It's Official!!

Well bloggers, for those of you who know me, I have been waiting for a special present from Dave for a little while now. For those of you who don't know, let me catch you up to speed. Back in May Dave and I moced into our new apartment. The night before we had our new furniture delivered Dave asked me to marry him. I said yes, but he later said it wasn't an official engagement because there was not a ring. So I have been waiting and waiting....and it's here!!! I am so excited and so fortunate. Dave is wonderful and I couldn't be happier. I am hoping to get pics of us together, the engaged couple, when I get home from San Antonio.

Well, I'm off to finish my Halloween projects! Hope you all have a great night!!

Hugs,

Jessi

Happy Birthday To me!!

Well, my birthday was Thursday, but I had to work so I celebrated all week. my awesome brother came home from the Navy to have dinner with me Monday. He gave a $25 gc to Mike's which I used to buy my very first Roller cart. WOO HOO! I also got the new MM Tag Curler and oodles of tags. I'll have to make some cool stuff and show it off here.

I spent my birthday at the store making fun trinkets and stuff for the Christmas Feature. We had a blast and I am really looking forward to putting out all the new Christmas Goodies this week.

Friday I worked at the Frisco store...NEVER AGAIN!!! I won't air the dirty laundry but trust me, I wouldn't work there even if the stores weren't closing. I missed my girls and my customers. I also cropped at my store Friday night with my mom and my best friend Shawna. We had a good time, but my mom didn't win the chipboard feet she wanted. It's ok tho. We had another chance to win Saturday night. We cropped Saturday with 1/2 the staff from our store and we had a blast!!! Karen, Chrystin, Heidi, Ed, Sharon, Jessica, Shawna, Sonia and Mom and I were there. and we had a great time. There was so much creativity and catti-ness flying around the table, it was fabulous! We had such a good time and everybody won some cute stuff. At the end of the night, my mom won her feet! It was hilarious and fun and I guess you ahd to be there.

Well, I'm off the clean my studio(or at least my half of the office) so I can scrap and post more beautiful works of art. Remember, keep the Recollections gals in your thoughts and prayers through the end of the year. It'll be a rough season and we need all the happy vibes we can get. Thanks for all your support!
Hugs!
Jessi

Sad News....

I am sure by now most of you know, but for those who do not....*sigh*...Recollections is closing. The decision was made by the board of directors over Michaels Inc. We did not have any clues this was coming...nothing. I am told by our corporate team the decision was not one based on porfits or lack there of, but as a way to focus on the main company, Michaels. Our corporate team found out the day before we did. If you have a Recollections near you, show some love to the staff by attending their crops and classes, and let them know how much you truly appreciate them. Most of the stores' staff is truly passionate about papercrafting and it has been a devistating week for all of us. If you shop at my store, Greenville Ave in Dallas, stop by and see me. I'd love to hear your favorite stories or memories about us. I will miss all of the customers whom I've become firends with over the past year. I will also miss my crew their. You have become my family and I will miss you all very much.
I will be attending both crops this weekend, so hopefully I'll have some goodies to show off this weekend to you all. Have a great night and thanks for stopping by. You all mean so much to me.
Hugs!!
Jessi

OMG!!! I'm going to San Antonio!!!

Many of you know I'm a member of the Fiskateers website. You may also know the Fiskateers are hosting a "Round up" the first weekend of November to train 50 fabulous Fiskateers on Fiskars latest and greatest. Well, I wrote last week that my mom was in need of congrats cuase she was picked...guess what? SO WAS I!! I got the invitation yesterday and got my flight reservation confirmation this morning! I am so EXCITED!! I'm gonna meet 49 fabuous Fiska-Friends and 3 of the 4 fabulous crafting ambassadors. I am also so buzzed about meeting Heidi Grace. I am in love with her papers and fun accessories so it is an incredibly HUGE honor to finally meet her. I am also going to get to meet the fabulous ladies at Cloud 9, another fave vendor of mine. I tell you, I am on cloud 9 right now...hee hee...

Other happenings in my life:
I am also gearing up for a fabulous Open House this weekend! If you live near a Recollections and have some spare time, even if it's just a little bit of time, I encourage you to stop by one and enjoy all the goodies. We're doing a fantastic fun Make and Take, Demos on 5 minute cards or less, and you'll get to see all the fantasticly fun and fabulous Holiday projects.
Other upcoming events: My birthday is in 14 days!!! I'll be 27 in 2 weeks, very exciting.
Well, I hope you all have a wonderful week and a fantastic weekend!
Hugs until next time!
~Jessi