a new years eve eve celebration

HAPPY NEW YEAR’S EVE EVE

I can’t think of a better way to spend New Year’s Eve eve than with special friends. That’s right it that time of year again, tonight we hosted our annual New Year’s Eve eve party and it was better than last year!! We celebrate New Year’s Eve on the 30th of December, the night -before-“the night”. We blast the Karaoke machine, “load” the gummy bears & put on our cute outfits -all in good fun & lots of laughter, memories…un-forgetable moments.

New Year’s Eve Eve party is a tradition that we started last year; we all have our own families and young kids, so New Year’s Eve needs to be celebrated early. Its way easier to find a babysitter & we get to party twice -any excuse for a party, am I right? Read on and check out our little party…

a new years eve eve celebration

a new years eve eve celebration

I kept the food table decor very simple this year, went with black, whites and touches of gold/silver here and there. Everyone brought an appetizer to share and we got the party started.

a new years eve eve celebration

doughnuts

clock strikes 12

brie cheesse platter

BRIE CHEESE WITH A PECAN CARAMEL TOPPING

I wanted to share this amazing recipe with ya’ll. Not only is it really simple to make, its delicious and so beautiful on a platter. You can make it 10 minutes before your party starts! Of course make sure you have all of your Ingredients…

Ingredients:
1/2 cup brown sugar lightly packed
1/4 cup corn syrup
1/4 cup unsalted butter
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon of vanilla extract
1 Cup of pecan halves, roughly chopped
1 (one) 3-inch round, Brie cheese

Preparation:
Combine brown sugar, corn syrup, vanilla extract, salt and butter in a small, saucepan set over medium heat. Stir mixture until it comes to a boil. Boil gently, without stirring, for 1 minute.

Remove from heat and quickly whisk in baking soda. Add the pecans until mixture begins to set, about 30 seconds.

Working quickly, mound warm nut mixture on top of Brie and let caramel cascade down sides of cheese.

Thats it! just like that, you have a delicious appetizer !

brie cheesse platter

white platters displayed the food

white platters displayed the food

ROSEMARY CRANBERRY MARTINIS & OLD FASHIONED

I used the bart cart again, this time we had a drink for the gentlemen and a drink for the ladies. These were delicious & paired perfectly with the appetizers that we shared tonight.

white platters displayed the food

old fashioned

rosemary canberry martini

bar cart

the drinks

OUR FRIENDS

Wherever you are doing life at – make sure you do life in community. Build and work on meeting, finding and growing friendships & relationships. Your tribe is the group of people who will be there for you in the good times in life; but more importantly in the bad times. We all know that life brings its ups and down, the good times, the challenging times, time of celebration & times of mourning -find the group who will walk with you in all seasons.

I can tell you that we have faced challenges together, we have hurt & forgiven, laughed & cried, mourned & celebrated, built & demolished, swung from trees, cleaned each others floors, shared meals & rides, survived POOPY situations together…and we are still here celebrating life together.

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Hello friend! I am Melissa…a Caribbean girl now living in Austin,Texas. A beach lover living in the middle of hill country; I write about what inspires me to balance a life as a mother, wife, DIYer, traveler, hostess and homemaker.

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