Stephanie Klein's Greek Tragedy

december birthday theme for twins

Just a quick screengrab from etsy. holy organized people! Oh, yeah. It's true. I've totally lost it, all sense of perspective and sanity. Poof. Because when you spend even half your day researching "Vintage Circus Theme" and "Under…

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wedding touches can lead to gropes

Using the good china to eat a brownie Formal teas, a tutu over her soccer uniform Toothsome brioche sandwiches in the woods Bringing champagne to a campsite I believe in denim and diamonds. Not…

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fourth of july fest

You could pretty much add "fest" to anything and make it sound like a good time. Pickin' up dog shit fest. See? Except here the fest bit is redundant because it's always a good time on the 4th. Even if…

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oscartini’s and cry babies

I have plenty to post, but you're gonna have to wait for it. I need to collect myself, defrizz, hydrate, and sit with the thoughts. I need sleep. We all screamed and wept like little girls when Sandy…

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chinese love, black dolls, and racist friends

Growing up, each Chinese New Year, my parents held a potluck, inviting their friends to bring their most treasured dishes from their favorite Chinese restaurants. Maybe they didn’t do it to celebrate the Chinese New Year. Maybe it was a…

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being out-niced by your neighbors, yet again

We were out-niced again. That's what comes with living in Austin: Southern Hospitality. And it extends beyond a well-appointed powder room fit with Neiman Marcus hand soaps. It's beyond handwritten notes on social stationery. Miniature black bottom cheesecakes wrapped in…

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top ten gifts for the foodie

   

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holiday movies and moments

Happy Hanukkah! Happy potato and onion grating, happy latkes, happy applesauce, happy sour cream, happy tradition. The festival of lights was always celebrated in my childhood home, lightly. We'd say a prayer over the candles, then open a…

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oops is the best part: what’s your holitude?

It’s that time of year when I want to change my ringtone from Default to Deck The Halls, or, more accurately, to my favorite holiday song of all-time (sorry Santa Baby): Silver Bells.  It’s the season of holiday party invites,…

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it’s the thought that counts, not the calories

I created a menu for Thanksgiving. It was the kind of menu you print on heavy ecru paper with rounded corners edged in gold, framed, placed on a table of mixed company—the joining of strangers, much like a wedding…

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