quinceañera

Gracie’s Quinceañera: Roses From Her Court

August 6, 2017 15 Comments

This post was made possible through a partnership with Commercial Silk. Wow, it seems like forever ago, but I am finally able to sit down and write a few posts about Gracie's big day, her Quinceañera. Gracie's party took a lot of planning and was a lot of hard work. I was exhausted by the end of it, but as my two older girls put it "Momma, you love those sort of things." One of the Quinceañera traditions that we started at Mikaela's party was that each member of her court gave Read more [...]

Special Moment for My Dad at Gracie’s Quinceañera

July 9, 2017 20 Comments

This is a sponsored post. One of the things we did when we started planning Gracie's Quinceañera was to make sure my dad was still a part of it. He was there for Mikaela's and was able to share a dance with her. He was such a big part of Gracie's life that when we needed something to show his presence like he was there with us in spirit. And when I was offered a chance to get this table cloth from Tablevogue I just knew that I had to get it. We had already Read more [...]

Allie’s Talking About House Sitting #AmericaLovesPets

June 9, 2017 Leave a Comment

Hey Folks, Allie here again. It has been a while since I last wrote but tons of stuff has happened. But before I start writing, I have to tell you that this is a sponsored post and my mommy and I will be paid for this. I can't believe all that has happened in our family. Gracie had her quinceanera. I didn't get to go but at least I was represented in one of her pictures at the event. Then, my big cousin, Matthew graduated from college in Wilmington. Once again, I didn't get to go. And to Read more [...]

Groupon Helped Me Save Money

May 15, 2017 1 Comment

This post was sponsored by Groupon. Wow, what can I say this past year has just flown by. I can hardly believe that school is almost out for summer. I guess I lost track of time because I have been so busy planning Gracie’s quince años which was nearly two weeks ago. I can’t begin to tell you how much time I put into it and how much money as well. But I will say that it could have been a lot more time and money if I hadn’t found ways to take some shortcuts to save me time and Read more [...]