My mom taught me a lot about how to be a southern lady. One of the things that she always impressed upon me was the importance of thank you notes and hostess gifts. When I am invited to a holiday…
Family Christmas Pajamas
Boutique Profile – The Villa Mandeville
Our Summer in Junior Tennis
The boys thrive in sports and we participate in our share of team sports throughout the year. Around Mandeville it seems like the majority of organized sports take a short summer hiatus and come back in the fall. I continually…
Discussing Denim with Mackenzie and Me
Denim is probably the most common thing in every persons wardrobe. No matter what you style is almost every single person owns a pair of jeans. Just because they are commonly owned though does not mean that shopping for them…
Wearing Sequin Joggers
I would think that most people would say that sequins are reserved for New Years Eve, Mardi Gras and Fancy Nights out. Well I’m not everyone so I am here to tell you more about how sequins can be for…
All Things Mardi Gras
We are officially moving on from Christmas and on to Mardi Gras in the King House. We kept our tree up like good New Orleanians until King’s Day but they rest came down shortly after Christmas Day. We are now…
Who What Wear – Olive Pants and Balloon Sleeve Sweater
Winter is finally reached the south. This past weekend was freezing as was the beginning of this week. With an early Mardi Gras this year it has me rethinking everything we will wear. You just never know with Mardi Gras. …
2018 Pantone Color of the Year – Ultra Violet
Happy New Year! This is our first post in 2018… Each year the Pantone Color Institute chooses a color of the year. 2018’s color is Ultra Violet (18-3838) which is a beautiful dusty purple that I think will look incredible…
Happy Hollandaise…
Christmas Casual
I follow a lot of other bloggers on Instagram and really love looking to them for inspiration or ideas. We all have our own style so it’s fun to see something they do and then put your own spin on…
My Extravagant Christmas List
Big Daddy and I still make Christmas lists for one another. It’s one of my favorite parts of the Christmas season. He usually starts asking me what is on my list in October so that he can start planning. I…
