Wreath-making equals wine-drinking, obviously.

I am normally someone who CAN NOT wait to decorate for the holidays. Something about cuddling on the couch with the Christmas tree twinkling or coming around our block to see our house lit up with arguably cute (or tacky) illuminated lawn decor just makes me utterly happy. Thanksgiving coming so late in the month this year and traveling out of state for both holidays has made the very short 3 weeks in between seem overwhelming to get myself prepared. As Blake would say, I’ve sort of mailed it in this year. I figured the least I could do was invite some of my favorite people over to boost us into the spirit; add crafting and add wine so that we can get through the crafting.

When I first moved to Highland Park, I found the most incredible florist amidst my daily fall into the Instagram black hole. Kirbey Rogic, who owns The Flower House is a local mom with incredible talent who saw in herself what she was capable of and seized her moment. I can’t be the only one who thinks that 1-800-Flowers and the like is a bit of a racket and have often been disheartened by the cost of what turns out to be a sad display at best. Kirbey’s work is stunning, creative, and exceeds expectations (and the bill) every time. Who better to help us make front-door worthy wreaths and who else would have the patience?

Getting started...

Look Ma. I did it!

And we did drink wine…and ate lots of cheese. Blake has belonged to the James Gang (the Tobin James wine club) for longer than I have known him and we continue to be loyal members. Located just outside of Paso Robles, Tobin James wines deliver consistently great wines at very good prices. We followed that with another go-to (i.e. we just keep ordering more) - Orin Swift’s Slander. And did I mention cheese?