Bijou | Idaho Dinner Party | Thunderstorms

Thunderstorms are rolling in and I'm gladly awaiting them.
I don't mean big scary life thunderstorms are rolling in and I'm going to be dealing with 'rain' for a while. I mean actual spring thunderstorms are rolling in outside and I'm loving it! My husband and I woke up to thunder early this morning and it made for quite the alarm!

I also thought today would be a perfect time to catch up on here since I've been MIA for a while. My bad! But I think you all know my blogging consistencies by now.

During the month of March, I was sharing multiple exciting and fun adventures I had throughout the month. I was planning on sharing my last installment of it at the end of the month, highlighting both my trip to Idaho/Idahome and finally announcing my new business venture! However, my trip was filled to the rim and I had no energy left to write about it while there or even on my way home. Also, I was so busy trying to wrap up the details so I could launch my new website! Which I did, and I announced over Facebook and Instagram. So it's likely, if you know me or follow me, that you've already seen it.

But just to highlight the fun facts... I started an in-home event styling business, called Bijou, (pronunciation) here in Birmingham, AL! I'm super stoked about it! I have a passion for people entertaining in their own homes but I know it's not an easy task. So that's where I come in. ;) My website explains it all in detail here! Also, if you are a vendor in the Birmingham area, I would love to connect with you! Contact me and let's chat!

My trip to Idahome was awesome too! I had good quality time with family and friends, birthday celebrations, lots of shopping and a couple event stylings! One being a dinner party with photos I will share below.

I have a plan to use this blog as my new business blog base. As y'all are already aware, I'm not an avid blogger. However, now that I have a styling business, I do know this day in age calls for making the most out of all social media outlets to get your business known and shared. So I will be using this blog for both continuing what I'm already doing and sharing my events through Bijou.

It was such a pleasure to create and style this dinner party while in Coeur d'Alene! I absolutely LOVED my client's china, mix of sterling silver flatware and the chargers. My design recipe was a lavish garden feel. I collected fresh flowers from Fred Meyer, (They really have a great selection for flowers when you don't want/need/have time to order. However I don't have FM in Bham!) and beautiful greenery from Flower Bar in Riverstone, in Coeur d'Alene. If you live there, you should definitely check it out and meet Shawn who owns the place! She's SO sweet and her new store is full of charm and pretty things! I also used a cement "boat" from The Attic for the centerpiece.

Ok, onto photos! Here is what I designed for the dinner party:

Dinner prep, by the hostesses

Dessert table

Candlelit

Hope y'all have a great rest of your week!
xo,
t.

March is upon us. So that means I'm going to write about it. Because I can. (It's also my birthday month HEYYY-OOO!)

Hi! Hey, yes I'm late, I'm sorry! I'm here now! Let's begin.

(By the way, I never claimed I was a good blogger... right?)

I have just come to a realization. Hopefully it will help as I have been lacking in some serious inspiration to write/blog/express anything of value as of late. (Note: the realization is explained four short paragraphs below. I just gotta ramble about some stuff to get there.)

In the recent couple of weeks, a new adventure has approached and I'm currently trying to jump on the double-decker bus. (It has nothing to do with London.. though I wish...) I'm VERY excited! It has had a good bit of my attention as I've been working on it. I don't want to share anything yet, but I should be able to by the end of this month.

But that isn't all I'm here to not talk about. Today I woke up happy. Well, actually, that's not entirely true.. I woke up very tired while my husband poked me on my leg because I kept hitting my snooze button. Anyway, in a sense, I was happy (once I had had my coffee and was actually thinking about the day..) because it's MARCH 1st! Let me explain. First and foremost, it's my birthday month. And while I won't try to trick people into celebrating my birthday all 31 days of this beautiful month, I still can express some excitement and giddy joy because, well, I like my birthday. Always have. It's the glorious day when Taylor Elizabeth Perkins was born. And if you ask my mother, she'll tell you it was a pretty awesome day. I mean duhhhh.

Ok, ok enough with the boastful jokes. I'll move on. This month has a lot to offer me this year! Every other year, I've normally enjoyed March for a couple reasons that don't all reflect my birthday. My family used to travel a lot in March, it's the beginning of Spring after two terribly boring months of nothing, and in recent years, I've spent my birthday in Alabama with my bf. (Yes, I did just use the "bf" in a sentence. Deal.) But last year probably topped them ALL. Why? Because that very same boy popped THE question ON my birthday. (Which was also the day after our one-year anniversary of dating.) Yes, the question that I said "Yes" too and in return I got a gorgeous diamond ring that I love love love. Don't get me wrong, I do love him more. (But just between us kids, it seriously is my fav piece of jewelry.) Anyway! It was a good time had by all last March.

Moving on.
This year, I have multiple reasons that I know this month is going to be awesome. So I decided tonight, while making tacos and listening to some early 2000's music.. because I mean, who doesn't want a flashback to high school? *cue Santana feat. The Wreckers - I'm Feeling You* I am going to take the grand opportunity March is presenting me to share all the awesome stuff as I go along! I want to share cool stuff I encounter with you anyway, it's just that the last few weeks have served me nothing. Until now. I really am looking forward to some adventures this month, and I'm sure they'll continue into the next few months. But for now I'll start with one at a time.

"One" being tomorrow. So, yeah. You'll just have to read tomorrow for my first awe-inspiring March mania post. ;)


Until then, if you're stuck in snow, build a snowman. If you're not, dance in the rain? Build a fort. Or go work out! Swim suit season is cooommmmiinnnnggggggg *cue JAWS theme song*


t.