Reminising about Old Times!

Well, really old times!  The Freemason's Naval Lodge No. 4 had a formal dinner in honor of Brother Foos and Brother Denham who fought in the civil war.  Isaiah, one of the mason brothers, found meeting minutes from over 150 years ago, including logs about these brothers who fought in the civil war. To commemorate these Freemasons who fought for their country, we had a party in their honor!



Can you recognize that silhouette? 



To create affordable table settings with flair, I created silhouettes of famous Civil War men.  Using decorative paper from Paper Source and ikea frames, we turned a 2 dollar project into a centerpiece!




Isaiah made all the food by himself! 



Presetting the salads allowed us to add some color to the table.  In addition to the great party, each party guest received a 20 oz. pint glass with the Naval Lodge No. 4 logo!




Real scenes from the Civil War! With the help of my wonderful boyfriend, we created mini battle scenes on each table.

 


The meeting minutes, a civil war sword and a photo of the brave brothers.



 

Thank you to the Naval Lodge for letting me be a part of this special occasion!  I look forward to our next event and next year's party!

Snips and Snails and Puppy Dog Tails

As I mentioned in my last post, I am a month away from being an aunt for the first time.  If you know our family at all, we are obsessed with dogs, so it was only perfect that the theme be "Snips and Snails and Puppy Dog Tails."  With the help of my co-hostess, my Mom, and a lot of work from Danny and my Dad, we were able to create a pretty amazing baby shower.  We had around 60 people, lots of food, drinks, baby stuff and of course our wonderful family and friends!



Delicious cookies from our favorite, Ashley's Bakery, in Oakwood, OH!





Who says people can't eat out of dog bowls??

 



Sam and Tammy enjoying some of our yummy dishes!





Our Signature Drink, created by Mixologist Scotty Holland: The Baby Bliss



 

The Baby Bliss

-¼ part with St-Germain

-Top with Champagne

-Squeeze of lemon

-Add 3 blueberries and a slice of lemon





Our give away, puppy chow!  I hand made the labels with the help from Paper Source.






Personalized cigars- with a surprise for one lucky winner, which turned out to be the Daddy-to-be!

 



We had a station to fill out wishes and advice for parents and baby.  Complete with silver dog pens!

 


Mommy-to-be!




Our Aunt Loura, Poppy and Mimi enjoying the signature cocktails!




Grandpa and great Grandpa to be!




There may have been a little cheating in the games, but we had many winners! 
Connie and Katie's aunt are hard at work!




My lovely co-Hostess! 




Poppy, Bridget and I creating our onesies!





Tony and Gwyn




Daddy-to-be practicing with the lovely little Charlotte




Cooling off after the party




Little Lucy and Mommy, Erin, came out to play!




Dad and Danny get some well deserved rest!




Thanks to Auntie Em for this gem :)



Sisters!



I know my brother and Katie will be amazing parents and I can't wait to meet Baby Shempp at Thanksgiving!  Thanks to my mom for all the help and support during this shower- we put on a great party!

xoxo,

Jza Jza

Hello!

Hello friends and family!  So I decided to take the plunge, give in to technomology and create a blog.  Not that my life is very exciting, but the busier I get, the worse I get at keeping in touch.  Hopefully by updating my information, it will inspire me to reach out to all of you more and more! 

A little about me:  I live with my wonderful boyfriend, Danny, and our beta fish, Hans Gruber, in Adams Morgan, DC.  We love our little neighborhood, but are getting kicked out of our apartment soon.  Damn you eviction (just kidding!!)  Our apartment building is turning into condos and we opted to not buy.  So we are on the hunt for the perfect (or just cheap) apartment in the same area. 

Danny spends his time studying for the GMAT, being involved with the Freemasons, anything sports and drinking beers with his buddies.  (Ask him about bear fights next time you see him).   I have been keeping very busy with a new promotion to Event Specialist at work, planning social events on the side, training for the NYC marathon and getting ready for my first nephew this fall!  So excited to be an aunt! :)

I plan to use this blog to update you on my life, the events I plan and things I love.  I hope you enjoy!

xoxo
Jacqueline "Jza Jza"