Up, up, and away, we celebrated Annie’s first birthday! I’m sure MANY of you caught glimpses of Annie’s party on my Instagram stories at the end of September. Whether it was the organized chaos the day prior while we were frantically making DIY clouds and setting up our paper garland. Or, if you lucked out […]

When we started organizing the Mamas for Mamas VIP Lunch event we knew we wanted it to be bigger and better than last year and above all, we knew we REALLY wanted to spoil our guests. We are beyond appreciative of everyone who bid on a seat and donated whatever they could in hope of […]

I LOVE LOVE LOVE planning parties. The creative process, the outcome, the happiness it brings others. Oddly enough, I never really “loved” it when people fussed over parties in my honour. I don’t know if it’s because I KNOW how much work goes into a well-planned event and I want to spare my loved ones, […]

For those of you who don’t know or don’t follow me on social media … with the help of so many amazing people (I will go into further detail below) we were able to pull off a beautiful sip and see on Sunday for my cousin Tori and her sweet little boy Max. Tori and Max both mean […]

About 3 years ago I was looking for someone to help me with my extremely hectic lifestyle.  I decided to put out an ad on Craigslist and who would have ever thought… but that is how I found Dana Valeria Cramer Rubio. Dana worked with me for 3 years and taught me so much about […]

HAPPY FRIDAY EVERYONE!!! With National Macaroon Day happening tomorrow…we thought it would be fitting to experiment and make some homemade MACARONS!!!!!! The newest member of JHD, Linnea, gave them a go!!!! They ARE just as difficult to make as everyone says…only because it’s difficult to tell when to stop mixing – the egg whites are […]

Did you know that December is only FIVE days away?! That means Christmas is right around the corner and I couldn’t be happier! I absolutely LOVE everything about the holidays: family, the food, the décor (of course) and the general merriment. Oh and, yes, I even love the shopping despite the holiday chaos that often […]