11/30/2025
Another Happy Hour in the Books! 🎉
What an incredible way to kick off Thanksgiving morning with our friends! This year marked the fifth annual Happy Hour at our home, a tradition that began in 2020 when gatherings were scarce. What started as a small gathering has blossomed into a full-blown event, welcoming up to 40 guests over three hours of fun, food, and festive spirits! 🍹✨
This year’s menu featured some amazing concoctions, including Fireball Punch (apple cider, cranberry juice, orange juice, and Fireball with delightful garnishes), a build-your-own hot chocolate bar (real hot chocolate with milk and various specialty creamers), an incredible brown sugar bourbon Old Fashioned, and breakfast martinis with orange marmalade. Oh, and I couldn’t resist bringing out the pumpkin spice martini for everyone to try! 🎃🥂
We piled our table high with breakfast casseroles, orange marmalade French toast bake, champagne Jell-O shots, mini donuts paired with breakfast sausage, and a few Trader Joe’s treats to round it all out.
Huge thanks to Mike, Easton, and Diane for their amazing help in getting everything ready—saving the ‘tall’ projects for Easton was a great idea! 😂 And a special shoutout to .arthur for the beautiful balloon arch that added the perfect touch! 🎈
Here’s to friends, food, and fun! Can’t wait for next year! 🦃❤️