rushley & crew

Well folks, I think I settled on an annual party I'd like to throw -- Pie Night! I first heard of pie night shortly after I entered Russ's family, because one of his aunts does this every year (for her immediate family I think, but that's how I heard about it). In case you're unfamiliar with it, the idea is that on Thanksgiving Day, you get too full from all the other good food, that by the time it's time to eat pie, you can't fully enjoy it. Thus, you have a "pie night" some other time, where you can thoroughly enjoy all the pie. Pie Night is a great party to throw because it's relatively easy and cheap! Decor is already taken care of because Thanksgiving decor counts; all I had to do food-wise is make (or buy!) one pie, and then I provided milk, cool whip, and reddiwhip; and my only costs were basically paper products, printing costs (for invitations, printable, and food tent labels), and I really splurged with the three dollar store p...

A murder mystery been on my "party list" for ages, but I've never gotten around to throwing one (probably because there are too many other ideas on my party list haha). So even though we were planning to do Harry Potter movie parties every Friday and Saturday in October, when my friend asked if we'd be available for a murder mystery, I told her I would rearrange my schedule to be there! Haha :) When the actual invitation came, I was super impressed because it was so themed and legit! Diana went above and beyond -- the kit they bought (from  Night of Mystery ) came with invitations, but she had someone design different ones that were so awesome. Girl knows how to get the party started right from the get-go! I had heard about and seen other murder mysteries before, and the main thing I always heard about was people dressing up. It was so fun to arrive at Diana and Michael's and find that everyone had really gone all out with their costumes! Wigs,...

I've said it before and I'll say it again--one thing I love about having a bucket list is that it makes me plan things and do things that I might not otherwise do. Such is the case with this item: Have a tea party--complete with hats and/or gloves! There was no real reason for putting this item on my list other than it sounded like a fun theme for a party. I loved the idea of dressing up and eating pretty food! I kept the party small, just inviting a few of my college best friends, and everything turned out perfectly :) Also, my brother was kind enough to photograph for me again, and I am so happy  with the pictures that he took! He was able to capture everything wonderful about this tea party :) Also, he returned the pictures to me in less than 48 hours! Which is a big deal because this week is the last week of classes and he is going out of town, too, but he still made time to get them back to me quickly. What a nice brother I have :) And now, a bunch of beautif...