Tips for a fabulous Cinco de Mayo party! Cinco de Mayo, celebrated by Latinos and non-Latinos across the country, commemorates the victory of a heroic people and their struggle for freedom. Bluebird has suggestions for food, drink and music that will be sure to make your Cinco de Mayo celebration a true Mexican-style fiesta! Cinco de Mayo Baja Style Fish Taco Ingredients: Beer Batter: 1 cup all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper 1 cup dark Mexican beer* Cream Sauce: 1/3 cup mayonnaise 2/3 cup Mexican crema** or sour cream 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest 2 tablespoons …

Pinterest The Best Event and Wedding Planning Tool  The Bluebird girls have a new found love for Pinterest! If you know what Pinterest is, i’m sure you have found countless hours spent on it. If you do not know what it is, we suggest you sign up for an account ASAP. Pinterest is one of the best wedding and event planningtools we have found to date. Pinterest is the perfect palette where one can create “boards” of all your favorite things and ideas. Any image you see online can be “pinned” to a “board.” Virginia and I (Chelsea) have found …

LAST MINUTE HOLIDAY DECORATING IDEAS White House Holiday Florist Share Her Ideas Emily Thompson of Emily Thompson Flowers in New York was chosen to decorate the White House for the holidays this year. We were very inspired by her natural yet alive design style, that we wanted to share her tips for decorating for those of us that will not be inside the White House. “For those of us who don’t live in the White House, what are your three tips for home decoration this year?” From Vogue I would resist opening up a fireman’s hose of Yuletide. I like to make …

Holiday Cookie Recipes Did you have a crazy weekend of trimming the tree, shopping for holiday gifts, wrapping gifts, attending holiday events and making travel plans to see your family? The holidays can be a very exciting and stressful time of year. If you haven’t found the time to bake your holiday cookies, we have a few recipes that we wanted to share with you (just don’t eat all the dough before you bake the cookies – we know it’s tough to resist): 1. Raspberry-Almond Linzer Cookies 2. Almond Biscotti                     …

Holiday Party Time! It’s Holiday Party Time in Aspen, Colorado! Can you believe it?? As this week kicks off the celebrations, we wanted to share some advice on Holiday Party Etiquette – being the perfect guest! Being the perfect guest: – Always show up to holiday parties with a token of appreciation for your host/hostess. If you’d prefer to make this easier, buy a case of wine or champagne at the beginning of the season. If you run out, you can always bake your favorite holiday cookies or appetizer. – After the event, send a thank you note. Although firing …

Halloween and Pumpkins Galore! We adore the fall! There are so many reasons to throw a fun fall party. With Halloween a week away, we know you are gearing up for a fabulous weekend of celebrating. Why not make your front porch as festive as your costume? Take that pumpkin that you picked up this past weekend and get creative. Here are a few of our favorite ideas we’ve seen recently:   1) Decoupaged Fall Leaves on your pumpkin. Click here for instructions. 2) Glitter Pumpkins. Click here for the cleanest way to create these! 3) Pumpkin Heads. Click here …

Aspen is Abuzz Aspen is abuzz as the USA Pro Cycling Challenge is headed our way! This amazing event will bring more spectators to our sleepy mountain town on Wednesday than any event or holiday in our recent history. The “Silver Queen Stage” has everyone in town a little manic. Put your cars away and get your bikes out as the roads are shutting down soon. Curious what’s going on in Aspen this Wednesday? Here is the schedule of events. 11.00am-12.30pm – Kids and Citizen’s Race 1.05pm – 2.05pm Women’s Pro Race 3-4pm USA Pro Cycling Challenge Finish!! 4-7pm After …

 America’s 10 Most Beautiful Places According to Good Morning America As I was reading all the gloomy news about our economy and things, I came across a story that I couldn’t help but share with you. Good Morning America has announced America’s 10 Most Beautiful Places, and guess what? Aspen, CO is number 2!   We are definitely a little bias but we truly believe that Aspen is one of the most beautiful places in America. Aspen is one of those places that you fall in love with the moment you drive into town. This is also why so many …

Aspen Mt. Wedding & Maroon Bells Picnic We had a great weekend full of events for Liz and Elliot’s wedding weekend. The weekend entailed yoga, hiking, golf and biking to the Maroon Bells for a beautiful picnic. The picnic was full of wildflowers, cheese, fruit, salad, nuts, and many other snacks. Here are a few of the photos that we wanted to share with you:      

To Keep Your Maiden Name or Not? Excuse To Keep Your Maiden Name To change your last name or not to change is one of the big questions? “A simple name change initiated by a marriage or divorce can cost fewer than $100 if there are no licenses or passports to change. Depending on the state, though, change of name by court order, including changes to passport, licenses and miscellaneous document retrieval, with attorney or other professional fees can end up costing $500 or more. Changing your name can be expensive and is not a task to be taken lightly.” …