Posts Tagged ‘Holidays’
Fourth of July Reflections
Are you finding ways to have a socially distant yet celebratory Fourth of July? Over the course of America’s history, we’ve seen some dark times: wars, pandemics, economic crisis, and more. So 2020 will not be the first year that we aren’t able to celebrate holidays the way we’d like to! Yet…
Read MoreSummer DIY Ideas
The temperature is quickly heating up, and you’re ready to drag out the cooler, the beach chairs, the swimsuits, and the sunscreen and head to a relaxing day at the beach…
Read MoreBetter Together: Valentine’s Date Ideas
February 14th can bring with it a lot of pressure, uncertainty, and unnecessary stress in trying to orchestrate “the perfect date.” It can even be easier to ignore the holiday altogether and just pretend it’s another day of the year. But this year, we challenge you to make Valentine’s Day a new kind of special day for…
Read More2019 Discovered
Each new year, we are offered the chance to start fresh, begin again, and wipe the slate clean. But as we toss our old calendars and open the page to a new year (and a new planner!), we can’t help but pause first and reflect back on all that 2019 has brought us. When we think back to our beginnings at High Point Discovered…
Read MoreThe Ultimate High Point Gift Guide
Christmas may be just around the corner, but that doesn’t mean you don’t have a few (or maybe a lot) of people left on your holiday shopping list. If you’re anything like us, it can be difficult to feel like you’ve found the perfect gift…
Read MoreChristmas for the Whole Community: HPU’s Community Christmas
Every year, High Point University turns their campus into a winter wonderland – just for us all to experience the magic of Christmas! With beautiful Christmas decorations, hot cocoa and treats, free gifts, photos with Santa Claus, live music, Polar Express rides, petting zoos, and more…
Read MoreSpreading Holiday Cheer: How to Give This Holiday Season
You don’t have to look far this holiday season to see you have a lot to give thanks for. We can admit that sometimes it’s easier to notice what you don’t have rather than what you do. Which is why we are challenging ourselves – and all of you, dear readers – to take time from the busyness, the buying…
Read MoreCreating High Point Holiday Traditions
It’s the smell of your favorite family recipe warm from the oven on Christmas afternoon. It’s the crisp scent of pine needles off the Christmas tree your family buys every year the day after Thanksgiving. It’s the old…
Read MoreRecipes and Reflections | Happy Thanksgiving from HPD!
Every year between October 31st and December 1st, it’s easy to forget about the November holiday, sandwiched between Halloween and Christmas – unless you’re the one responsible for cooking! For all of you who may be contributing to the Thanksgiving table this year, we are sharing with you a few of our favorite family recipes to use in your Thanksgiving meal prep…
Read MoreSanta Cliff is Coming to Town: High Point’s Famous Santa
Today Santa Cliff is one of the most famous Santas in the world. His picture has made its way across the globe, on gift bags, in portraits, and in advertisements. He has been inducted, alongside other famous Santas like Mickey Rooney, into the Santa Hall of Fame. His wife of more than 50 years might deny being…
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