About | My Story

I've updated the "About" page on the site.  Just inwards instance yous were interested to know a niggling to a greater extent than almost me, hither it goes:

Six brusk years ago, I spent my days promoting other people's businesses as well as brands.  I would pass my nights dreaming of a create of my own.  H5N1 create that would portray an easy, thoughtful, fulfilling, comfortable, elegant, as well as creative lifestyle that I had sought to pick out for myself.  H5N1 life of tardily going entertaining, habitation cooked dinners, a cozy habitation as well as fun weekends of exploration as well as travel.

At my desk chore every bit an Advertising Executive, I daydreamed of hosting intimate dinner parties, creative babe as well as bridal showers, festive cocktail events as well as set dorsum clambakes.  I knew that I had a 'something' share, possibly a trend as well as philosophy for entertaining that others would also discovery appealing. 

I began plans for an effect planning companionship that would specialize inwards designing small-scale to medium-sized events inwards the homes of my (future) clients.  Occasions Entertaining was born.

I spent 5 years planning as well as catering events - creating floral arrangements, decorating cupcakes, designing tables settings, selecting linens, choosing menus as well as cooking for my rattling especial clients.   

Every calendar week (sometimes every other day) I was planning or preparing something novel - a babe shower, thus a rehearsal dinner followed past times a birthday celebration.  I tin genuinely holler back driving habitation from a 500 individual cocktail political party that I only completed (with my automobile withal total of rentals) thinking almost a burn downwardly engine birthday cake for a toddlers birthday political party I was going to go on the side past times side morning.  And... at that topographic point were those mornings I would larn upwardly at 4:30 a.m. to ready the monthly breakfast for i of my favorite corporate clients' morn board meetings.  It was a rattling busy as well as exhausting lifestyle.   I loved it.  I loved that every unmarried 24-hour interval I was doing something different, beingness creative as well as making something.

In 2007, I was asked to live a invitee teacher for a cooking degree at a gourmet store called H5N1 Thyme for Everything.  I taught my degree the secrets to hosting a successful cocktail party.  We prepared some of my signature carte items that are ever big hits at my parties.  I also demonstrated tardily to get together floral centerpieces that could live created from grocery store flowers as well as a tabular array setting that was elementary as well as seasonal.  I taught a novel degree amongst a novel Entertaining Idea every month.  Instructing the classes brought an alone novel low-cal to what a career inwards 'entertaining' could hold off like.  I loved inspiring as well as didactics others to practise the things that brought me thus much joy as well as fulfillment.  

At almost the same fourth dimension that I started didactics the classes, I started dating my husband.  In fact, it was his Mother who recommended me every bit a degree instructor!  Over the terminal 4 years we've enjoyed edifice our life as well as creating a home.  We both thrive on projects as well as creating - nosotros are constantly dreaming upwardly novel pieces of article of furniture to build, cobblestone patios to construct, as well as small-scale (or major) modifications nosotros tin practise that volition pick out big impacts.  Some of our favorite times together are waking upwardly on Sabbatum morning, heading to the java store as well as thus straight off to the hardware store to larn supplies or inspiration.  

Our travels ever inspire us - whether it is a favorite novel recipe (homemade pasta as well as truffles from our Italian honeymoon), or a blueprint aesthetic for our habitation from a trip to Aspen or Seaside.  Due to a novel chore chance for Mike, nosotros pick out of late moved from our commencement habitation inwards Fairway, Kansas to Concord, Massachusetts.  Our weekends are total of exploring nearby towns, mountains, coastlines as well as islands.  We pick out many novel projects planned for our novel habitation - rest tuned!

Today, I pick out shut the chapter on my effect planning business.  Instead, I pass my days entertaining for our friends, making our habitation cozy as well as traveling amongst my husband.

Through this blog, I strive to exhilarate my readers past times sharing my experiences of living what I experience is a rattling skillful as well as fulfilling life, hoping that it volition convey insight as well as inspiration into the lives of my readers. 

My Entertaining Philosophy : 

I practise non believe that parties are almost perfection as well as fussiness.

"Entertaining at is best is done often, amongst an effortless as well as tardily style.  It should live fun - for the host as well as the guests. H5N1 party amongst elaborate decor as well as fancy nutrient isn't necessarily to a greater extent than fun. In fact, if the hostess is running only about the kitchen as well as non spending whatever fourth dimension entertaining, it tin experience awkward - similar she is torturing herself for the sake of your dinner. It can set a lot of pull per unit of measurement area on your guests to experience similar they should alleviate your stress. A dandy political party should live tardily to host as well as tardily to attend. I ever recommend to entertain inwards a trend that is well-suited to your personality. Don't assay out to live a June Cleaver if your are a clearly a Lucille Ball. Go amongst what feels skillful to yous - if that is burgers on the grill or a make-it-yourself pizza political party - perfect!"

I believe that selecting a carte for entertaining tin create or interruption your party.

"Not only does it vesture me out to create several complicated recipes, every bit good many times our gustation buds (and stomachs) tin live overwhelmed amongst every bit good many  rich flavors.  I similar to serve i dandy show-stopper... a rich blueish cheese sauce, a genuinely decadent chocolate soufflé, a creamy truffle pasta, or an over-the-top cheesy mac n'cheese.  Everything else should live simple.  For example, if yous are serving a genuinely rich entree, live certain to serve a low-cal (maybe fruit?) dessert.  And I hardly ever serve appetizers if I'm serving dinner - it is disheartening to listen that someone is every bit good total for dinner afterwards indulging every bit good much baked brie!"

My trend of entertaining is casual as well as elegant at the same time.  

"When I'm throwing a party, I rarely purpose plastic plates or newspaper napkins...  as well as that is non to live stuffy or fancy, but because I intend nutrient tastes ameliorate off of existent plates as well as existent utensils.  I intend people experience to a greater extent than at habitation when they  serve themselves from a big stack of white plates as well as a soft cotton fiber napkin.  I also intend it is of import to pick out fresh flowers or herbs on your table.  You don't pick out to pick out a formal bouquet from the florist - it tin live from the grocery store or your backyard - only something live that is fresh as well as seasonal inwards a small-scale vase is perfect. There is something intrinsic almost the presence of flowers that create everything look to a greater extent than special."

I savour entertaining all of the time, non only "Special Occasions" as well as Holidays.  

"When people only entertain for especial occasions or holidays, they larn rattling nervous to host a political party as well as it tin expire a rattling stressful event.  Not only are they practically remodeling their habitation for the occasion, but they terminate upwardly over spending their budget as well as running themselves ragged.  I similar to pick out a political party - whether it is a breakfast or a board game political party - at to the lowest degree i time every 2 weeks.  It keeps our habitation feeling opened upwardly as well as total of friends... as well as it keeps me from getting every bit good far behind on housework."

ABOUT

Jenny was raised inwards the small-scale historic town of Lexington, Missouri where most of her identify unit of measurement withal lives. She grew upwardly inwards the country, every bit her Father is a Farmer. She loved living inwards the province as well as hopes to provide to the broad opened upwardly at some point. 

Before her entrepreneurial adventures, she attended as well as graduated from Mizzou's School of Journalism inwards 2003 as well as began go every bit an Advertising Executive.

Jenny married Michael Hobick inwards 2010. Visit her spider web log to reckon photos from their wedding inwards Seaside, Florida as well as honeymoon inwards Italy. They currently live inwards Concord, Mass. and pass their weekends entertaining friends, traveling and working on diy habitation projects. 

Jenny has been featured inwards Lucky Magazine, on the Martha Stewart Home Decorating Blog, Style Me Pretty as well as was of late on the encompass of Her Life Magazine.

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