Current events

Once again, some time has passed since I have blogged.  Sigh...

B-rad got done harvesting (I think I told you that) & now he comes home most evenings & just hangs out at home.  Last week I had the 2 new jewelers training shows & then one of my own.  Busy, busy, busy...

This past weekend was my renewal show/open house.  I was a little disappointed in the turn out.  Let me just say though that I am very grateful for those of you that came!  This year, I wanted to test my theory about people that live in town refusing to drive to the country.  I've decided I was right!  (Are you shocked?!).   I did have a few ladies rsvp saying they had other plans & that's completely understandable.  But let me give ya some cold hard facts:  Last year my renewal show was in New Albany.  I had 16 people come.  This year it was in the country - I had 5.  So, I will have to do some thinking about what I will do for next year. 

I didn't take any pictures at the facility, but I have these pics I took at home.  This was my sassy purple 'pick your discount' tree.  I let everyone pick a box & inside was either 15, 20 or 30% off their entire order.

I also had this little tree with stockings I got from the Dollar store for $.75.  Cha-ching.  Inside they had a special incentive for anyone who wanted to schedule a jewelry show of their own... 

 Look at me being crafty...

Side note- the facility where I had the open house was also being used that day for a funeral dinner.  I had already rented the upstairs (which is nice & finished) so they had to rent the downstairs (which is not finished...)  I knew some of the family that was going to be down there.  The whole time I was there, people kept coming upstairs to use the oven or wash utensils.  The biggest draw was that the bathroom is up there.  When people walked in the door that I didn't know I would say, 'Hi!  Are you looking for the restroom?'  I was quite the bejeweled navigator.

So the day was winding down & I heard the door open...again...  I peeked my head around the corner to say, "the bathroom is right there" & I recognized this person.  It was B-rad's cousin Derek's wife, Khirstin!  I said, "What are you doing here?!"  Then I was like 'duh!'  It was her dad's sister that died & they were having the dinner downstairs.  (Told ya I knew the family that was having the dinner...I was just slow with the math.)  She said, "yea, they said Jaime McAfee was upstairs & I remembered today was your open house!"  She came all the way from Pennsylvania...just for me...!  (Ok-not really, but that's what I'M choosing to believe!)  We chatted for a few minutes & she said Derek was downstairs too so I told her he better come up & say hi!  It was really good to see them!

The motorcycle gang boys were going to have a game night Saturday night.   It was going to be at Brian & Shauna's.  You know, where the boys act like their 13 years old?  Playing games, screaming at the tv, burping & farting...  Can you see all the tv's?  This is serious business...

 

The girls planned a 'girls night' to get us out of the house while the boys were playing.  Eventually, most the girls cancelled & it was just Shauna, myself & 1 other girl.  Shauna had come to my open house & even helped me carry everything back to my car, followed me home & helped me take it all inside.  That was awesome.  Her & I just left from my house & went in town to shop for awhile before dinner.  We got back to the house around 10:30 (we were exhausted...).  We hung out (& made fun of) the boys for a bit & then we hung out upstairs.  The original plan was for us to stay the night, but I really wanted to go home & sleep (in) in my own bed.  We left their house around 4:30AM.  Yawn.

On Sunday we had B-rad's grandparents 65th anniversary par-tay.  We visited with everyone for about an hour & then we had to leave.  We stopped at one of the new jewelers houses so I could help her close out her training show.  We got back home around 7 & watched a movie.  We rarely watch movies.  We always have a full dvr...

Last night was the first night in a while that I just got to go home... & do nothing.  Well, I had to get ready for my show on Wednesday but I was still able to take a nap.  Heaven.

I've decided I'm going to try & do better about blogging even if I don't have pictures.  Sometimes I'm not in a picture taking mood therefore I feel like I have nothing to blog about.  However, I've decided that I can use my words to paint an elaborate enough picture for you.  Prepare yourselves...