Whether you hire a party planner or just plan on doing things yourself, here is a little cheat sheet yours truly has put together for your next soiree to make party planning easier! Party Planning 2 Months Ahead: Make your list of invitees and start getting their addresses. No one’s […]
Throw An Awesome Kid’s Party & Not Spend A Ton!
OK, it’s birthday time again and you’ve barely paid off the credit card from the last bash. Armed with steely resolve, you swear you’re not going to spend too much on your kid’s party. Yeah, right! No, really! With these simple tips, you can throw your little angel a rock-star […]
Eat What You Want Day & Survive The Indulgence!
Wine flights! Cheese plates! Decadent desserts! It’s Eat What You Want Day, so stuff your face full of your favorite food and drinks… we won’t tell! Everyone has their favorite restaurant. Today offers the perfect excuse to go there and not worry about how many carbs are in the fettucine […]
It’s Time To Cinco de Drinko On Cinco de Mayo!
You all know I’m a serious partier and that means taking parties seriously. (Duh! I’m an event planner!) So, I’ve had the handyman at my house this week installing new fixtures for my annual Cinco de Mayo party! And it’s been somewhat of a fiasco… but that’s how serious I […]
Mez-You-Up Mezcal Cocktails For Cinco De Mayo!
As promised, as you ramp up for Cinco de Mayo tomorrow, your Party Goddess! team proudly presents more mezcal cocktails from friends and artisan mezcal makers, Kimo Sabe Mezcal! But First, Some Fun Facts… That you won’t remember AT ALL after you’ve consumed these mez-you-up Mezcal Cocktails! The most common […]
Sacred Succulent That Makes Mezcal Muy Bueno!
I spent the weekend doing some party prep for my upcoming Cinco de Mayo fiesta. Shoring up the menu and booze bar had me reminiscing about this fab restaurant I went to in Austin a few years back called La Condesa. Nominated for a James Beard Foundation Award, they describe […]
Knocking It Out Of The Park On Babe Ruth Day!
Any baseball fans in the house? Today we celebrate one of the most notable characters of America’s favorite past time! And you know this guy’s special cuz he gets his own day AND a freakin’ candy bar named after him. Hello?! That’s right, it’s Babe Ruth Day! The Babe was […]
Throw A Green Get Together, It’s Earth Day!
You know me, I’ll use any excuse I can find to have a get together! So, Earth Day totally works! Yeah, I know, the whole eco-friendly, ecologically sound, fair trade, responsible citizen stuff can get really overwhelming. Combine all of that with trying to throw a fabulous party and you’re […]
Update On My Sweet Stanley
Thank you all so, so, so much for the outpouring of texts, FB messages, calls, emails and everything else about my sweet Stanley. Exactly never in my life did I think that I would be calling Stanley “sweet”, but I guess even when a dragon is injured, you see them […]
Get Hopped Up On A Trix Martini This Easter!
For All You Silly Rabbits! I’ll never forget the ads for Trix where a very clever rabbit was always trying to get his hungry paws on some Trix cereal. When he finally did, he was told by some bratty kid, “Silly rabbit, Trix are for kids!” I’m not so sure […]