Halloween Dinner Party: It’s Just a Bunch of Hocus Pocus!

Halloween Dinner Party Hocus Pocus

If you like Halloween, then you’re probably a fan the movie Hocus Pocus. Did you know that this year is the 25th Anniversary of this Halloween classic? For this reason, I have decided to invite the Sanderson sisters – played by Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy – to my {imaginary} Halloween dinner party! The Sanderson sisters – Winifred, Sarah, and Mary – were a trio of diabolical witches that were executed in the 17th century but “thanks to a combination of a spell spoken before their demise and the accidental actions of Max, the new-kid-in-town, the sisters […]

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Dinner Party with my Fellow Capricorns

I’m starting out this year’s Dinner Party series by throwing a birthday dinner party for me and a few of my fellow Capricorns. As Capricorns, we know how to get the party started so don’t let our initial reserved demeanor fool you. This dinner party celebrates those of us born between December 21st and January 19th, and includes several honored birthday guests. My guests include British actor Eddie Redmayne (Jan. 6th), English American actress Sienna Miller (Dec. 28th), musician John Legend (Dec. 28th), American model Christy Turlington Burns (Jan. 2nd), Australian actor Liam Hemsworth (Jan. 13th), former First Lady Michelle […]

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Saturday Dinner Party: Country Music Couples

Hello, and welcome to another Saturday Dinner Party, where I invite some of my favorite celebrities {from movies, TV, music, and other entertainment genres} over to my house in the East Tennessee countryside for an imaginary dinner party. This month, I’ve invited three of my favorite Country Music couples. I don’t listen to country music as much now as I did several years ago {I’m an NPR junkie}, but these country music artists are still some of my favorites to this day. The three couples I’ve invited to my {imaginary} dinner party are Tim McGraw and Faith Hill, Garth Brooks […]

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Dinner Party: Special Mother’s Day Edition

Welcome to another one of my {imaginary} Saturday dinner parties, where I invite celebrity guests into my home. This month is special because it’s Mother’s Day is next Sunday. So today’s blog post is extra special because it features some of my favorite celebrity mother-daughter duos. I really think my mother would enjoy having dinner with these wonderful and inspiring women, sharing a meal with them, and exchanging stories about raising strong, independent, smart, and sassy daughters. The resemblances in these mother-daughter duos are uncanny and anyone can see why the acting bug didn’t fall far from the tree. You can also […]

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12 Hollywood Couples I’d Love to Host for Dinner

It’s Saturday and my fantasy dinner party is coming together. I’ve got a simple, yet elegant, tablescape. The wine chilling is in the fridge. And I’m putting the final touches on dinner and dessert. So which Hollywood couples are on my dinner party guest list? They are couples who have been married a long time, with the exception of one adorable couple whom I still consider newlyweds. I have been huge fans of these actors and actresses for years. I remember watching some of these actors in big budget movies and independent films, and on TV shows. So let’s get to the […]

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