How to Choose the Perfect Hostess Gift
A gift for your hostess need not be extravagant, but a little creativity does go a long way toward making this present surprising and special.
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Hostess Do’s — And Definitely Don’ts
You have the menu, the strategy, the guest list — the biggest variable left is your stress level, and stress has a funny way of making us morph into those beings (or other B-words) we don’t want to be.
Three Ways to End Your Party Gracefully
There are many upsides to throwing a really great party — the rush of self-satisfaction, the guaranteed invites to your guests’ future bashes, the matchmaking/networking/stand-up-routine-honing that you facilitate. The downside? It’s 2 a.m. and your college roommate and your husband’s golf buddy are still rooted to the couch, while your best friend is happily holding court in the kitchen with your dog walker.
Conversation Starters and Stoppers
An awkward pause can open like a sinkhole in the middle of party patter, sending you and your conversation partner scrambling for safety. Here are some suggestions next time you need help reaching for the right words.
Housewarming Gifts
A real meal can be hard to come by in the early days of unpacking. Requiring no cutlery or plates, fried chicken with biscuits, served in a vintage cake tin, is delicious.
How to Set the Perfect Table
Each place should be set with all the glasses that will be used during dinner (except dessert-wine glasses, which may be brought out when the dessert is served). The water glass belongs to the right of the plate, just above the knife. Wineglasses should be set to the right of the water glasses in the order in which they will be used.
Party Foul: One-Sided Introduction
From YumSugar
Last Friday night I found myself at an annual ornament-exchange holiday party. The event is in its ninth year, but this was my first time attending. Before we began to open ornaments, white elephant-style, the hostess felt the need to introduce “the newcomers” (myself and another girl).
Keys to the Perfect Tailgate
Whether you are attending a game or concert it is necessary to remember the importance of a quality tailgate. Done right the tailgate can end up being the best part of the day! To ensure everyone’s tailgating experience is a success, here are five key tips to the perfect tailgate.
What to Wear to a Summer Wedding
From Tarot.com
It’s wedding season! You’ve got your designated plus-one, you’ve bought the gifts off the registry — now you just need to decide what to wear.
