Sep 9, 2016 | Homemaking, Hospitality & Entertaining
I’ve had a summer filled with festivities and celebrations. In a perfect world, these monumental moments call for days, weeks months of planning, but in the realistic world of Jen living, I could barely wrap my mind around the day to day, so I choose to focus on...
Jul 21, 2014 | Homemaking, Hospitality & Entertaining
I’m in a season of choosing my “Yeses” wisely. In fact, the summer is nearly over, our son goes off to collage in just a few weeks and I’ve watched days turn to weeks, turn to months and those moments are slipping by. I don’t like it one...
Mar 31, 2014 | Hospitality & Entertaining
There’s something about gathering with friends that I just adore. Whether it’s friends that you’ve known for decades, who get you and love you regardless of the bedlam your life entails, or whether it’s new friends sharing their love of DIY and...
May 29, 2015 | Hospitality & Entertaining
I remember our first home gathering as a couple. I was over the top excited to welcome our friends. We lived in a tiny apartment, but it had its own door out onto the grass, so it felt like just a piece of it was ours. It was a casual affair – paper plates,...
Apr 24, 2014 | Hospitality & Entertaining
Inspiration is everywhere, but it’s not often that I step into a bakery and pretty much call myself at home. In fact, if I recall correctly, I hugged the owner and told her I wanted to move in, on a cot or however she’d take me. Yes, I really did. When I...