A Homemade Cookie Cake for New Year’s Eve

Happy New Year!! I brought a cookie cake to our New Year’s Eve celebration this year and I have to tell you… it was an absolute hit. The littles, the teens, the adults – everyone raved. But, as with most things around here, the final product comes with quite a story. I first attempted this… Read More

Making Christmas Merry {Merry Little Mahjong Party}

For the past few years, I’ve hosted a Mom’s Merry Little Night Out – Favorite Things Christmas party and it has always been such a highlight of the season. This year, knowing I wanted to gather my mahjong girls for something festive, it just made sense to combine the two. There’s so much overlap in… Read More

Happy Hour {My First Fall Gathering & Autumn Sangria}

Before my big trip last month, I hosted a little mini-meeting for our chapter of the Young Men’s Service League (YMSL). The goal of these gatherings is simple but so important: for the moms to meet and connect without the boys before we serve together throughout the year. There are a variety of mini-meeting formats… Read More