Archive: Parties
New Year's Eve
The first New Year's Eve I was married, I tried to recreate my honeymoon in Martha's Vineyard by cooking clam chowder and boiling lobsters for my new husband. The chowder tasted like a bad attempt at onion soup and was dumped into the kitchen sink drain. The lobsters were so...
By Liz Seymour | December 19, 2006; 01:13 PM ET | Comments (2) | TrackBack (0)
Holiday Music
If you've been following our daily tips online and in the Home section every week, you might have noticed yesterday's tip to create a holiday playlist on your iPod. If you actually followed our advice and created such a playlist, we'd like to hear what songs you selected. Holiday music...
By Liz Seymour | December 13, 2006; 08:30 AM ET | Comments (3) | TrackBack (0)
Party Wear
This week is traditionally a busy one for holiday parties. I've got a babysitter hired for three nights this week, which is usually more than I need in a typical month. My husband's office party is Thursday. We're meeting my cousin for dinner on Friday. And we've been invited to...
By Liz Seymour | December 11, 2006; 08:30 AM ET | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Late Night Entertaining
My company's holiday party is this Friday and my husband and I are hosting an "after-party" for a few of my close colleagues. We will all have enjoyed a four-course dinner, but I feel like I need to have some snacks and drinks available at my house. Any suggestions for...
By Liz Seymour | December 5, 2006; 01:41 PM ET | Comments (2) | TrackBack (0)
New Year's Plans
What's everyone doing New Year's Eve? Because I have two toddlers, I suspect I'm going to stay in. But I am thinking about hosting a New Year's Eve party during the day for friends and their children. Not sure how I would set it up and what food I'd serve,...
By Liz Seymour | December 1, 2006; 01:07 PM ET | Comments (4) | TrackBack (0)
Entertaining Extravaganza
I hope everyone is reading our two-day entertaining extravaganza in the Food and Home sections. The stories contain every possible detail on hosting a dinner party, buffet or cocktail party, from menus to music. We also have a question on this topic: I'm having a "Treats & Toddies" party. My...
By Liz Seymour | November 30, 2006; 12:09 PM ET | Comments (2) | TrackBack (0)
Cocktail Parties and Weekend Getaways
We've gotten several questions this morning so let's get to them: This will be the first Christmas I'll be away from my family because of work reasons. My girlfriend and I are looking to do something special on Dec. 22 to 24 that doesn't completely wipe out our wallets. We're...
By Liz Seymour | November 29, 2006; 12:14 PM ET | Comments (2) | TrackBack (0)
More on Fashion
We're getting some comments on this morning's post about dressing for holiday parties. One person thinks that my choice, black velvet, is frumpy and reminds her of the '80s. Though I'm grateful for any feedback, this opinion has sent me spinning into orbit. Why? Any of my friends (and even...
By Liz Seymour | November 28, 2006; 12:42 PM ET | Comments (9) | TrackBack (0)
Holiday Fashion
What are people wearing this holiday season? I have two nice dinners out and one or two office parties to attend in the next few weeks and my closet is not up to the task. It could be because I have been pregnant two of the last five Decembers and...
By Liz Seymour | November 28, 2006; 08:30 AM ET | Comments (6) | TrackBack (0)
Our First Question
Q: My husband's birthday is January 5th. As you can imagine, we usually do very little to celebrate because we are tired of celebrating! This year, I'd like to throw him a party. Any ideas on how to make this an event people will want to attend? Should I send...
By Liz Seymour | November 15, 2006; 10:33 AM ET | Comments (3) | TrackBack (0)
