Today starts some fun holiday content and I've been wanting to post this for so long! These are always some of my favorite posts from bloggers -- fun, festive, and entertaining.

Around the holidays, my friends & I  always get together for fun little parties, whether they're lowkey Friday nights or a more of a fun party-like atmosphere.

When I do have my friends over for these types of get-togethers, I like my house to be as festive as possible. There is just something so wonderful about the house being decorated for all the holidays (especially Christmas) and makes everything cozier and just better.

Basically, whenever we have these gatherings we create little stations to make entertaining a little easier; we usually have a drink station, a food station, and then a dessert station. That way, everyone can get a little bit of everything and everything is organized -- you know how much I love being organized!

For Christmas, I especially love the idea of a hot drink station, which is great if you're doing a more low-key night with some sweet things and not real food.

You can decorate a hot drink station in so many ways and really customize it to what your guests like and what kind of vibe you're going for. I love getting inspiration from so many places for interior design, including Pinterest & the awesome website Havenly , where you can hire an interior designer (if you're in the market for something bigger than a holiday part!)

For my hot drink station, I chose a lot of fun, festive hot chocolate flavors, and toppers -- add some coffee and tea and you've covered all the bases! You can even put out some Baileys for a little alcohol fun if you're into that!

I got almost everything at Target and I'll link it down below! I had so much fun with this little shoot -- it was really allowing me to flex my blogger muscle and do something I don't normally do!

Reindeer Games Sign (similar) White Christmas Tree (similar -- I have this tree & it's SO cute!) Snow Day Mug (similar) Evelyn Henson mug (no longer available but here are her others)

Cup of Cheer Salted Caramel Hot Cocoa Cups of Cheer Peppermint Hot Chocolate Kit Chocolate Peppermint Hot Cocoa Toper Peppermint Hot Cocoa Topper

Let me know in the comments if you liked this sort of post!

Thank you for reading!
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Brunch is the only kind of social drinking atmosphere I like now that I've graduated to the adult world. I don't care for crowded bars or crazy, loud clubs; brunch is the perfect mixture of friends, drinks, and food. It's better than going out to dinner, because it's socially acceptable to drink a little heavier.

Also, breakfast food is better than dinner food & that is always a plus in my book.

I am the queen of brunch, and I attended a really great brunch this weekend, a Friendsgiving brunch to be exact. My sorority sister who planned it had little pilgrim hats, and fun Thanksgiving accessories.






I also wore my turkey flats from Jack Rogers, and it was the perfect touch of festive fun.

I've been all about being festive this holiday season; something has just sprung up in me when I want to be in the holiday spirit, decorate my house and be a homebody. You can read all about this little phase in tomorrow's post... a truly Thanksgiving themed one.

Because of all of this, mixed with a mutual love of brunch (I think everyone feels that way about brunch, am I right?), the holidays are the perfect time to host a get together. That's usually the consensus around this time of the year... lots of holiday parties, lots of little get togethers.

It can get tiring, to go to these dinners, because mostly these secret santas, holiday gatherings are at night & in a dinner setting.

If I host a holiday gathering, which I'm hoping too, I think I'll go the brunch route. It's fun, different, and you don't have to shelp to Manhattan, or whichever city is near you. Sometimes it's nice to have brunch right at home, with your closest friends. Make that a Christmas theme and you've got yourself a party.

If you're thinking of throwing a holiday brunch, there are a few things you need:

• Invitations
• Decorations
• Food

Coco Tub Invite

Christmas Tree Cream Cheese Danish

Gingerbread Muffins

Slow Cooker Vanilla Latte

Grinch Juice: OMFG I need this!!

A little decor inspiration

Christmas Brunch Tablescape