My dad introduced me to tea when I was a kid; on the weekends we would play chess and have a cup of tea together. He would add a little bit of cream, while I added sweetened condensed milk—I know so cringy. Later, I began to appreciate the quintessential taste of bergamot infused in loose leaf black…
April Reading List
1 | C. S. Lewis — A Life: Eccentric Genius, Reluctant Prophet // Alister McGrath I’ve wanted to read Alister McGrath’s biography on C.S. Lewis for a while now and I am so excited to finally read it! I met Alister McGrath my sophomore year at Liberty (2006). He was a speaker at Convocation and author of…
Easter Dinner Party
Like all great meals, the most important part of a dinner party is great company. A healthy stock of chilled champagne is a close second. // Natalie Shukur We celebrated Easter and my father-in-laws birthday on Sunday—what a day! Stephen and I broke our entertaining rule number #2 and made a new dish the day…
Eight Rules For Hosting A Great Party
Amy Vanderbilt’s Complete Book of Etiquette is my personal holy grail for all things hosting and etiquette. She covers a lot of awkward situations and how to deal with them appropriately; like what to do with a guest who may be a little tipsy or how to properly eat oysters. Even if you don’t…
March Reading List
1| A Court of Thorns and Roses // Sarah J. Maas 2| A Court of Mist and Fury // Sarah J. Maas 3| A Court of Wings and Ruin // Sarah J. Maas I’ve spent most of March catching up on my reading list from February. I caught the flu after Valentines Day and barely read anything…
Why I became a Catholic
No soul that seriously and constantly desires joy will ever miss it. Those who seek find. To those who knock it is opened. //C.S. Lewis