Ladies, Brunch is Served!

I began blogging this past March as a way to deal with the emotions of moving from our cozy little house in the suburbs to our new home in the country. 

Several of the ladies I work with have been following my blog, over at WordPress, as we built our new house and have expressed an interest in coming out to see the end result. 

I feel kinda odd inviting people over to look at our house.  But they asked for it...so about a month ago I decided it would be fun to have them over for brunch.  I also decided to host a trunk show at the same time to help ease the self imposed awkwardness of having people checking out our new nest. 

We are not completely moved in, there are dozens of boxes in the garage that still need going through.  Also, There are several boxes that need to be stored in the attic, but the attic is in the process of being decked.  There are candle holders without candles, pictures that haven't been hung.  There is also a missing box of antique wall mirrors.  Which I am desperately looking for and has added to the chaos in the garage. 

I don't think anyone who is coming to visit this week will care one way or the other about the unpacked boxes or the huge mess in the garage.  For that I am thankful!

The Brunch Menu:

Goat Cheese and Fig Sandwiches 

Blueberry Muffins

Fresh Berries with Cream

Chicken Salad on Croissants

Cheese Broccoli Soup

Pumpkin Bread smeared with Cream Cheese

Coffee

Orange Juice & Sweet Tea

love love entertaining...

I absolutely love entertaining!  I love deciding on the guest list; which group of friends will create the best group for conversation.  Will we invite our dearest friends or mix it up and invite mostly family and a couple of friends, or maybe invite friends who have never met one another but have similar interests.

I love deciding on the menu and base it on the guest list.  Are they adventurous and willing to try anything or should we keep it simple and basic.

I love shopping for the party; table decorations, flowers, main ingredients and dessert.  I love don't mind cleaning the house before the party.

I love slicing and dicing, mixing and measuring and assisting my husband with the cooking.  I love how everything comes together at just the right moment.  I love greeting our guests  friends as they arrive for the party. 

We have hosted two dinner parties in our new home and they were both filled with family and friends, good food, great dessert and lots of laughs.