WELL, IT IS NOT OFTEN I’M SURPRISED, BUT I AM! ICAN’T BELIEVE THE ENCOURAGEMENT I HAVE RECEIVED THIS WEEKEND.

SO AFTER WEEKS OF NOT SLEEPING. I MEAN NOT THAT I HAVE EVER BEEN A GREAT SLEEPER. PRETTY SURE THE DOCTOR FIRST PUT ME ON SLEEPING MEDICINE IN MY TEEN YEARS. AND I MOST DEFINITELY REMEMBER INSOMNIA AT AGE 11. SO THIS IS NOT NEW. AS A MATTER OF FACT TWO OF MY 7 KIDS ARE VERY MUCH LIKE I AM. IF WE LIVED ON CALIFORNIA TIME IT WOULD BE PERFECT. ANYWAY, AFTER A COUPLE OF WEEKS OF STRAIGHT 20+ HOUR DAYS I GOT TO SEE MY DREAM LAUNCH INTO REALITY. I GOT TO SHARE IT WITH MY CHILDREN TOO!

OH BUT WHAT BIG LAUNCH DOESN’T HAVE AT LEAST ONE OR TWO SNAFUS?? NOT ALL SIZING INFO IMPORTED AND YOU KNOW I DELETED THE ENTIRE MENS SECTION. HA, NO BIG DEAL. I MEAN IT ONLY TOOK ME 4 HOURS OR MORE TO GET IT ALL BACK IN PLACE MANUALLY ;)

AT LEAST IT WAS FOOTBALL SUNDAY AND WE WERE ALL TOGETHER (EVEN MY BOY OUT OF STATE FACETIMED IN WITH US). BUT OH WAIT OUR LOCAL TEAM WAS POSTPONED FOR COVID. AT LEAST MY FAVORITE RESTAURANT WITH THE GREATEST GREEN BEANS AND GLUTEN FREE HAR GOW OPENED FINALLY AFTER BEING CLOSED SINCE MARCH DUE TO COVID!! NAH, AFTER HOURS OF BUSY SIGNAL NO ONE EVEN ANSWERED! HA! APPARENTLY EVERYONE ELSE WANTS THEIR FOOD AS WELL :)

I MEAN ALL OF THAT DID INDEED HAPPEN, BUT NOTHING WAS GOING TO TAKE MY JOY AWAY!! WHAT A DAY.

I TRULY THANK EACH AND EVERYONE ONE OF YOU WHO STARTED ME OFF WITH A BANG! EVERY TIME MY PHONE AND COMPUTER ALERTED ME THAT SOMEONE WAS TAKING A CHANCE ON ME AND WOULD BE WEARING MY DESIGN, I CAN NOT EVEN TELL YOU HOW THAT FELT. THE MESSAGES OF ENCOURAGEMENT TOO. ALL OF IT.

SO THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART. I HOPE THIS GROWS AND GROWS. I AM SO BEYOND EXCITED.

I USED TO JOKE THAT BY 21 I HAD ALREADY GRADUATED, GOTTEN MARRIED, HAD A CAREER AND A CHILD- WHAT WAS LEFT??? SOCIAL SECURITY AND DEATH?! JUST KIDDING-ISH. WHAT WAS LEFT WAS THE REST OF MY LIFE. 7 KIDS, A FARM OF BELOVED ANIMALS AND A LIFE I AM BOTH PROUD OF AND EXCITED TO LIVE- I CAN’T WAIT TO SEE WHERE THIS ALL GOES.