ELEVENAnaya had been planning Roscoe’s sixtieth birthday party for months and when it was time to finalize the venue, she decided there was no place like home. Thanks to a great local catering company, the Goode dining room looked nothing short of amazing. No detail was left unattended. Dimmed lights and soft jazz set the mood in the dining area, and the DVR was queued up in the living room for Ava’s boys. The rented gold tapestry from ZayZay’s draped the dining room entryway and gave an elegant but warm feel, and the décor was festive but not fussy. The guest list included the pregnant, the hearing impaired, and the ill-behaved. With that many people sitting at the table, Anaya wanted to keep it simple. She also did her best to place the name cards strategically to avoid too much conflict
