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Drinks are often one of the hardest things about entertaining. Figuring out how to host a festive gathering where everyone has a drink that pleases, without having to spend a fortune or stock your house with enough bottles to open a bar. And while BYOB is always an option, you are then still stuck with an obligation to provide all the mixers and garnishes and other drink fixings.

Costco is saving the holiday season. That is not really hyperbole for me. As someone who entertains nearly weekly during the rest of the year, you can only imagine how much we are hosting during the festive season. I have always relied on Costco for reasonably priced, quality products in sizes to feed a crowd, whether it is bags of lemons and limes to prep the bar with beverage garnish, easy trays of prepped vegetables or cut up fruit, or vats of salsa and guac, there is always something there that can take a task off your plate while saving you money.

If I suddenly had trillions of dollars, after I'd solved the bottom slab of Maslow's hierarchy of needs for all mankind, I'd buy a blimp. Not for wacky steampunk travels, but rather to deliver a message far and wide to as many people as I could, starting right after Halloween: Stop panicking about the holidays.

Disney is releasing an adorable new Mickey Mouse dinnerware set just in time for the holidays.

The seasonal collection was announced on the Disney Parks Blog this week.

WATCH: How to Make Mickey Mouse Dipped Apples

We’re grabbing our last load of summer squash and filling our glass to the brim with summer sangria because fall is just around the corner. Though we still have a few weeks until the official change of seasons, the weekend designated for taking in every last bit of summer is upon us—and we’re not about to waste a single minute of it.

Black Friday is only a few days away, and we’re already planning our shopping strategy to take advantage of some of the best deals of the year.

Williams-Sonoma is offering can’t-beat deals on Black Friday this year so you can score a discount on everything from a new knife set to a new coffee pot. With prices up to 50% off, it’s the perfect time to get ahead on holiday shopping for the foodie in your life, or a great time to treat yourself to a new appliance to prep your kitchen for all the cooking you’ll be doing during the holiday season.