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When I was a little girl, my favorite game to play with my mother was WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE? She would sit my on her lap, look me in the eyes and say, "Mary, What do you Want to Be?" If my wish was to be a princess she would gently press her finger against my lips, poof I had lipstick. A slight brush of my head and there was my tiara, sprinkles of magic dust followed and TA-DA……I was a princess. We must have played this game 5 times a week for about 4 years and over those years I was everything from a Zoo Keeper to the Fonz. If...
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I must admit that most of my education has come from watching television. An avid fan of the TV show “The Monkees,” I once pulled out a dictionary (remember those?) after Frank Zappa appeared on an episode and he used the words “banal” and “insipid” (he was in fact referring to The Monkeess’ music, which I had no idea was an insult until after I pulled out the old Webster’s). PS – when banal appeared on my SAT, I had Frank Zappa to thank for getting that one correct! Growing up in a strict catholic household, everything I...
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Yesterday I sat down to write a guest list for our Inaugural Party to Christen the Party Barn in Woodstock this summer. (You are ALL invited). Of course two minutes into the list, I allowed my mind to drift and began instead to write up my ultimate dream list of guests – dead or alive – that I’d love to see around my table. And so… MY DREAM PARTY GUEST LIST No big shocker for my #1 invite….Micky Dolenz. Let’s face it folks, I am about 5 minutes away from either having a cardboard cut out of Micky seated permanently at our dinner...
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Last Friday could not have started any better. It was sunny, warm and I was on my way to Woodstock. Last August, Ryan and I purchased “that house”, the one that you both drive by and at the same time say, “if that house ever goes on the market we have to buy it.” We did that for 6 years and then last summer the day it went on the market, we made an offer and it was ours. We have spent the last seven months ripping apart “our dream house” to make it I guess even that much dreamier? And while we definitely suffered all the...
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It Truly Was A Circus Of A Week
Sometimes in the event world you get a perfect storm of events coupled with “interesting” weather. This week was certainly no exception for MGCE. I will use the word “interesting” to describe the 90+ degree days of pure sunshine and humidity we had to work with. The intricacies that go into planning a rooftop event are so detailed it could make your head spin. No matter how many hours, days, weeks, months you spend planning and thinking about how to best execute an event, there will ALWAYS be hurdles to get over. Try walking 3000...
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Event Mantra Numero Uno: “When planning your event, don’t waste time worring about things you have absoutley no control over.” The number one thing clients always stress about is weather and last night was a perfect example of what a waste of time that is. Jen set up her entire event just in time for the sky to open and pour down, but not on her party. Jen and our amazing team of waitstaff quickly moved the party inside to wait out the downpour and as soon as it was over…magic…party back on and a beautiful time...
read moreBikini Body Smoothie
One of my all-time favorite summer treats has to be a fruit smoothie. However, one problem I tend to encounter with these healthy treats is that often times there is an unnecessary amount of added sugar and preservatives to “enhance” taste and maintain freshness. In addition, while we’re all trying to keep our bodies bikini-ready, sometimes these smoothies can be packed with hidden calories and you can unknowingly consume half your daily calories before 10AM. My method for avoiding these unwanted additives is by using overripe...
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