Are you feeling the love today? I hope you are! In case you’re feeling panic about Valentine’s Day, might I recommend the iPhone app Red Stamp. I’ve used it to send personal virtual cards today. So cute and so free! See for yourself! Anywho, back to the Likes for this week… Red Carpet Ready: I’m [...]
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NewlyWife Likes #34
February 14th, 2012 
Emily 
Posted in Fun Stuff, Holidays, NewlyWife Likes 
Tags: newlywife likes, Parties, valentine's day 
1 Comment »Valentine’s Day in France
February 14th, 2012 Emily Happy Valentine’s Day! This year, Matt and I spent our Valentine’s date in France. Well, sorta. Let me back up a bit. You may remember that I’m not usually the kind to make a big fuss over Valentine’s Day. This year, though, I came up with a great idea in advance so I had some [...]
Posted in At Home, Entertaining, Food, Fun Stuff, Holidays, The NewlyWives Tags: date, dinner, marriage, valentine's day 4 Comments »How to Properly Open a Bottle of Champagne
December 30th, 2011 Emily If you didn’t know by know, sparkling wine is one of my favorite things to drink — if not one of my favorite things ever! I’ve come a long way in learning about bubbly. My first experience was trying a sip at a wedding when I was in high school, wherein Megan used one of [...]
Guamosa Tropical Bubbly Cocktail
December 28th, 2011 Emily A more recent family tradition has become one of my favorites. Every Christmas morning, we have breakfast with my parents. We are greeted at the door with champagne flutes of guamosas. Like its cousin the mimosa, the guamosa is sparkling wine with a splash of guava juice. My parents discovered this drink during a trip [...]
Posted in Christmas, Drinks, Food, Holidays Tags: champagne, christmas, cocktails, drinks, traditions 1 Comment »A Very NewlyWife Christmas
December 27th, 2011 Emily It was another NewlyWife reunion this weekend as Megan and Matthew came up to celebrate Christmas with the Northern California side of the family. The weekend included a trip to San Francisco’s Union Square, eating, gifting and playing games like Wits and Wagers. Oh, and there was a wrapping paper wad war or two. Here [...]
