in talking to someone who i have gotten very close to in the last month...a question was asked of me...
what is your biggest fear?
the question stopped me dead in my tracks...i hadn't really thought of it...or so...not intentionally...i think we do think about our fears, anxieties, stress...whatever you want to call it...
everyone has fears...what surprised me was that at the end of last year...i thought i would be afraid to give my heart away again...but then you meet someone...and you need to make a choice...do i not take a chance? do i tip-toe in quietly? do i dive in?
but that is not a fear for me...i truly believe that giving your heart away to someone is a risk...always...what will they do with your heart? will they guard it? will they cherish it? will they trample over it?
what i know is that i do need to guard my heart...but i also need to open it up for the opportunity before me...this last month has been a whirlwind of emotions...all good...
right now...we are getting to know each other...
right now...we are sharing our likes & dislikes...
right now...we are wanting to get to know each other better...
right now...we are enjoying each other...
i can't predict the future...but i can take into this new relationship...the things i learned from past relationships...when a relationship ends...there comes a time where you need to look at it...with open eyes...and evaluate what worked and what didn't...and i have done that...
right now...i have someone who i believe truly cares about me...he shows it to me in so many different ways...he surprises me with his unbelievable care for me...his respect for me...his interest in my thoughts, my concerns, my life...
right now...i choose to enjoy this new relationship...to open up my heart...
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
the beauty in scars...
i heard a speaker the other day...mentioning how often throughout scripture, God tells us to "remember...remember...remember" so, yes, sometimes we need to take a look back in order to move into the future that God has planned for us...but we also need to be freed or liberated from the past to live our lives fully and successfully...as devastating as it might have been, the past is just part of our lives...we need to remember that we also have the future...and the present...
i have often asked in my lifetime..."why did that happen to me?" or "why did i have to go through that?" as if somehow i should have been removed from feeling pain...i think that it is a normal response...the key...i think...is not to dwell there...i truly believe that i may never fully know the answer to these questions...but God knows...and whether i understand it or not...those things were the very thing He used to bring me to where i am right now...
i wouldn't be who i am today if it weren't for what i've gone through in my life...and today i can truly say that i am grateful for the painful things the Lord allowed me to experience...because He has used them to develop things in me that could never have been formed in any other way...based on what i had or didn't have...i had to develop other aspects of myself...like my personality, my intelligence, and my talents...and from my own struggles with rejection and loneliness...i developed empathy and compassion for others who struggle with those feelings...
the things my family went through also shaped me...as i watched my mother and father live their lives...i saw what humility and grace look like and learned that the difficult circumstances of life...however much they may weigh us down or cripple us...don't have to dictate who we become...
even recent wounds have been unexpected gifts to me...in all these trials...God ministered a mercy and tenderness to me that i can now minister to others...and as He has led me into the freedom of forgiving others, i can help others get there too...because i've "been there"
as our wounds become scars...they become more than reminders of what has been...they become reminders of what God has done...we now have something to give...we are able to dispense God's grace and mercy through the very scars that were once our wounds...what was once damaged is now made whole...what we once hid in shame is now our (His) glory...what was ugly is now beautiful...
when we expose our scars to others, we are saying "i understand what you've gone through...i understand the pain, the injustice, the betrayal...but take heart...there is One who heals...those gaping wounds will close too...only scars will be left"
God has touched the wounds of my past and turned my over-sensitivity to the opionions of others into a deep sensitivity to their needs...i am able to comfort others with the comfort i've received...
john trent wrote "everyone is influenced by his or her past...but as christians, none of us has to be controlled by it"
i know that i wouldn't be who i am today if it weren't for what i've gone through in my life...neither would you...we've all gone through a lot...but the key is this...we've come through it...and that for me...gives me great hope for whatever i will go through today and what i will go through tomorrow...
deliverance finally comes when you confront your past and put it in it proper perspective...it happened to you but it is not you...you survived the trauma...you too can walk again...
serita ann jakes
i have often asked in my lifetime..."why did that happen to me?" or "why did i have to go through that?" as if somehow i should have been removed from feeling pain...i think that it is a normal response...the key...i think...is not to dwell there...i truly believe that i may never fully know the answer to these questions...but God knows...and whether i understand it or not...those things were the very thing He used to bring me to where i am right now...
i wouldn't be who i am today if it weren't for what i've gone through in my life...and today i can truly say that i am grateful for the painful things the Lord allowed me to experience...because He has used them to develop things in me that could never have been formed in any other way...based on what i had or didn't have...i had to develop other aspects of myself...like my personality, my intelligence, and my talents...and from my own struggles with rejection and loneliness...i developed empathy and compassion for others who struggle with those feelings...
the things my family went through also shaped me...as i watched my mother and father live their lives...i saw what humility and grace look like and learned that the difficult circumstances of life...however much they may weigh us down or cripple us...don't have to dictate who we become...
even recent wounds have been unexpected gifts to me...in all these trials...God ministered a mercy and tenderness to me that i can now minister to others...and as He has led me into the freedom of forgiving others, i can help others get there too...because i've "been there"
as our wounds become scars...they become more than reminders of what has been...they become reminders of what God has done...we now have something to give...we are able to dispense God's grace and mercy through the very scars that were once our wounds...what was once damaged is now made whole...what we once hid in shame is now our (His) glory...what was ugly is now beautiful...
when we expose our scars to others, we are saying "i understand what you've gone through...i understand the pain, the injustice, the betrayal...but take heart...there is One who heals...those gaping wounds will close too...only scars will be left"
God has touched the wounds of my past and turned my over-sensitivity to the opionions of others into a deep sensitivity to their needs...i am able to comfort others with the comfort i've received...
john trent wrote "everyone is influenced by his or her past...but as christians, none of us has to be controlled by it"
i know that i wouldn't be who i am today if it weren't for what i've gone through in my life...neither would you...we've all gone through a lot...but the key is this...we've come through it...and that for me...gives me great hope for whatever i will go through today and what i will go through tomorrow...
deliverance finally comes when you confront your past and put it in it proper perspective...it happened to you but it is not you...you survived the trauma...you too can walk again...
serita ann jakes
Monday, March 9, 2009
running through the rain...
got another email this morning...the kind that makes you smile...the kind that reaffirms important things to focus on...i don't know if this email is true...but i know that the message is strong...and for that i share it with my readers...
i had the opportunity to spend the day with my niece jessica today...got her out of school...and we just hung out and talked...just the two of us...we talked about the past...the present and the future...no interuptions...no agenda...just sharing time with each other...these are the times that are so precious...not planned...just a moment in time...where you have an opportunity to sieze the moment...or let it pass you by...
may you enjoy the story...may you grasp the message...may you sieze the opportunities...
A little girl had been shopping with her Mom in Target. She must have been 6 years old, this beautiful red haired, freckle faced image of innocence. It was pouring outside. The kind of rain that gushes over the top of rain gutters, so much in a hurry to hit the earth it has no time to flow down the spout. We all stood there under the awning and just inside the door of the Target.
We waited, some patiently, others irritated because nature messed up their hurried day. I am always mesmerized by rainfall. I got lost in the sound and sight of the heavens washing away the dirt and dust of the world. Memories of running, splashing so care free as a child came pouring in as a welcome reprieve from the worries of my day.
The little voice was so sweet as it broke the hypnotic trance we were all caught in "Mom let's run through the rain," she said.
"What?" Mom asked.
"Let's run through the rain!" She repeated.
"No, honey. We'll wait until it slows down a bit," Mom replied.
This young child waited about another minute and repeated: "Mom, let's run through the rain."
"We'll get soaked if we do," Mom said.
"No, we won't, Mom. That's not what you said this morning," the young girl said as she tugged at her Mom's arm
"This morning? When did I say we could run through the rain and not get wet?"
"Don't you remember? When you were talking to Daddy about his cancer, you said, 'If God can get us through this, he can get us through anything!'"
The entire crowd stopped dead silent. I swear you couldn't hear anything but the rain. We all stood silently. No one came or left in the next few minutes.
Mom paused and thought for a moment about what she would say. Now some would laugh it off and scold her for being silly. Some might even ignore what was said. But this was a moment of affirmation in a young child's life. A time when innocent trust can be nurtured so that it will bloom into faith.
"Honey, you are absolutely right. Let's run through the rain. If God let's us get wet, well maybe we just needed washing," Mom said.
Then off they ran. We all stood watching, smiling and laughing as they darted past the cars and yes, through the puddles. They held their shopping bags over their heads just in case. They got soaked. But they were followed by a few who screamed and laughed like children all the way to their cars.
And yes, I did. I ran. I got wet. I needed washing.
Circumstances or people can take away your material possessions, they can take away your money, and they can take away your health. But no one can ever take away your precious memories...So, don't forget to make time and take the opportunities to make memories everyday. To everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under heaven.
I HOPE YOU STILL TAKE THE TIME TO RUN THROUGH THE RAIN.
i had the opportunity to spend the day with my niece jessica today...got her out of school...and we just hung out and talked...just the two of us...we talked about the past...the present and the future...no interuptions...no agenda...just sharing time with each other...these are the times that are so precious...not planned...just a moment in time...where you have an opportunity to sieze the moment...or let it pass you by...
may you enjoy the story...may you grasp the message...may you sieze the opportunities...
A little girl had been shopping with her Mom in Target. She must have been 6 years old, this beautiful red haired, freckle faced image of innocence. It was pouring outside. The kind of rain that gushes over the top of rain gutters, so much in a hurry to hit the earth it has no time to flow down the spout. We all stood there under the awning and just inside the door of the Target.
We waited, some patiently, others irritated because nature messed up their hurried day. I am always mesmerized by rainfall. I got lost in the sound and sight of the heavens washing away the dirt and dust of the world. Memories of running, splashing so care free as a child came pouring in as a welcome reprieve from the worries of my day.
The little voice was so sweet as it broke the hypnotic trance we were all caught in "Mom let's run through the rain," she said.
"What?" Mom asked.
"Let's run through the rain!" She repeated.
"No, honey. We'll wait until it slows down a bit," Mom replied.
This young child waited about another minute and repeated: "Mom, let's run through the rain."
"We'll get soaked if we do," Mom said.
"No, we won't, Mom. That's not what you said this morning," the young girl said as she tugged at her Mom's arm
"This morning? When did I say we could run through the rain and not get wet?"
"Don't you remember? When you were talking to Daddy about his cancer, you said, 'If God can get us through this, he can get us through anything!'"
The entire crowd stopped dead silent. I swear you couldn't hear anything but the rain. We all stood silently. No one came or left in the next few minutes.
Mom paused and thought for a moment about what she would say. Now some would laugh it off and scold her for being silly. Some might even ignore what was said. But this was a moment of affirmation in a young child's life. A time when innocent trust can be nurtured so that it will bloom into faith.
"Honey, you are absolutely right. Let's run through the rain. If God let's us get wet, well maybe we just needed washing," Mom said.
Then off they ran. We all stood watching, smiling and laughing as they darted past the cars and yes, through the puddles. They held their shopping bags over their heads just in case. They got soaked. But they were followed by a few who screamed and laughed like children all the way to their cars.
And yes, I did. I ran. I got wet. I needed washing.
Circumstances or people can take away your material possessions, they can take away your money, and they can take away your health. But no one can ever take away your precious memories...So, don't forget to make time and take the opportunities to make memories everyday. To everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under heaven.
I HOPE YOU STILL TAKE THE TIME TO RUN THROUGH THE RAIN.
Friday, March 6, 2009
four little words...
so...i've been on a little break from watching the news lately...
without living a life of denial...because obviously our economy is not doing to good right now...and no matter what industry you are in...it is a trickle affect...everyone is touched by it...
people are losing jobs...people can't find jobs...bills are coming in...without the funds to pay them...
yeah...i can be stressed all on my own...without the nightly news to help prod me along...so i've tried not to watch...
i have noticed that my life has been filled with worries and anxieties...there was one morning where i just wanted to pull the covers back over my head and forget everything...i'm sure we've all felt that way at one time or another...
i opened up my bible and came across four little words in philippians..."the Lord is near"...coincidence? i think not...
in reading these four little words...i was reminded of the profound truth that prayer isn't something i had to do...rather...prayer is something i get to do...i get to bring every worry and concern that i might have on any given day...God's cure for worry is always the same...prayer...not pulling the covers back over my head...His way involves action...that action begins with making everything known to Him...
because "the Lord is near"...we need not be anxious for anything...
because "the Lord is near"...we can have peace within...a deep abiding peace that passes all understanding...
because "the Lord is near"...joy fills every part of our lives...
because "the Lord is near"...our hearts and minds are renewed and restored in Him...
with this restoration we are able to become...once again...fresh...vibrant...and alive...
this is when i realize the importance of taking my eyes off myself...and thinking instead about whatever is true and noble, right, pure, admirable and lovely...we can then start seeing a little more clearly again that a great deal of that which surrounds us is excellent and praiseworthy...
but...this truly does not come naturally to us...
this is what i was encouraged by that morning as i set out to face another day under the care and direction of the Holy Spirit...
when we allow Him to...He is renewing us physically, mentally and spiritually...
without living a life of denial...because obviously our economy is not doing to good right now...and no matter what industry you are in...it is a trickle affect...everyone is touched by it...
people are losing jobs...people can't find jobs...bills are coming in...without the funds to pay them...
yeah...i can be stressed all on my own...without the nightly news to help prod me along...so i've tried not to watch...
i have noticed that my life has been filled with worries and anxieties...there was one morning where i just wanted to pull the covers back over my head and forget everything...i'm sure we've all felt that way at one time or another...
i opened up my bible and came across four little words in philippians..."the Lord is near"...coincidence? i think not...
in reading these four little words...i was reminded of the profound truth that prayer isn't something i had to do...rather...prayer is something i get to do...i get to bring every worry and concern that i might have on any given day...God's cure for worry is always the same...prayer...not pulling the covers back over my head...His way involves action...that action begins with making everything known to Him...
because "the Lord is near"...we need not be anxious for anything...
because "the Lord is near"...we can have peace within...a deep abiding peace that passes all understanding...
because "the Lord is near"...joy fills every part of our lives...
because "the Lord is near"...our hearts and minds are renewed and restored in Him...
with this restoration we are able to become...once again...fresh...vibrant...and alive...
this is when i realize the importance of taking my eyes off myself...and thinking instead about whatever is true and noble, right, pure, admirable and lovely...we can then start seeing a little more clearly again that a great deal of that which surrounds us is excellent and praiseworthy...
but...this truly does not come naturally to us...
this is what i was encouraged by that morning as i set out to face another day under the care and direction of the Holy Spirit...
when we allow Him to...He is renewing us physically, mentally and spiritually...
Thursday, March 5, 2009
beauty...
beauty...we all long for it...
what i know is that real beauty isn't what we see in magazines or on movie screens...and it doesn't depend on the opinions of others or the changing tastes of culture...true beauty is seeing ourselves as God see us...reflected in the mirror of His word...
inner beauty...knowing who we really are...is what is closest to my heart as i sat down to write today...most of my writings are prompted from situations or conversations that i've had...recently...i've had many conversations with a girlfriend...who had her heart broken...and she is focusing on her beauty...and how it wasn't enough...
this angers me so much...that a man would tell her things that made her feel unworthy...unlovely...
so she sits...damaged...searching...wondering...why she wasn't enough...
i've been there...i can relate...for me it was years of searching and a long hard journey to reach the point where i really believed and felt that i was worth something...that i had value...
i grew up in a wonderful christian home...i felt secure in my parents' love...and then i fell in love with Jesus...i remember how i felt God's intimate tender love for me...and my tears would flow...God gave me a sensitive heart...i have always felt things very deeply...what i didn't understand then...was the flip side of feeling deeply...yes...i was receptive to His Spirit and His presence...and that was wonderful...but i was also very sensitive...too sensitive...to the attitudes and comments of the people around me...
as the years went by...hurt by hurt...my walls went up...through the years...other walls followed..all to ward off the pain, loneliness...and rejection of being different from others...not accepted...and not really understood...
i was always taught that beauty on the inside was what counted...
somehow i knew that it should have been true...that inner beauty was more important...but as i looked around...even at a young age...i noticed that it really didn't count that much...at least not as far as how people treated you...the physically beautiful...the socially acceptable...and the currently fashionable were what people...even in the church...really accepted and esteemed...
goodness, kindness and consideration...the traits my family possessed and taught me were important...didn't seem to matter as much as popularity...a sassy comeback...the right clothes...and a pretty face...
for many years i struggled to reconcile what God wanted me to be with what the world told me i should be...a struggle that i still sometimes face today...
what i know most about beauty has come from God healing my heart and showing me who i really am...He has turned the ashes of my heart into beauty...the mourning into joy...and i am praying that He will do the same for my girlfriend...
everyone has beauty...but not everyone sees it...
to my girlfriend:
i want you to look into the mirror of God's word and see yourself as He sees you...i want you to know how much He loves you and how much you have because of His Son...i want you to grasp the depth of God's love for you...to discover and embrace the beauty within you...and then to delight in the unique beauty He has reserved for you and you alone...
when you know who you really are...i think that you glow with an inner radiance and confidence that affects every other part of your life...and as you absorb the truth of how much God loves you and grab hold of the promises He has made you...you'll be surprised and delighted as you see yourself being transfromed into the vibrant, healthy, complete, beautiful woman you were always meant to be...
what i know for sure...is that it was a journey for me...as i reflect...the struggles it took on my own path to understanding inner beauty...from insecurities and fear, through brokenness and doubt...i now...truly know...beyond a shadow of a doubt...what the psalmist proclaimed: "the King is enthralled by your beauty" psalm 45:11
beauty of form affects the mind, but then it must not be the mere shell that we admire...but the thought that this shell is only the beautiful case adjusted to the shape and value of a still more beautiful pearl within...jane porter
that is you...my beautiful friend...i see the pearl in you...my prayer is that you start to see it too...
what i know is that real beauty isn't what we see in magazines or on movie screens...and it doesn't depend on the opinions of others or the changing tastes of culture...true beauty is seeing ourselves as God see us...reflected in the mirror of His word...
inner beauty...knowing who we really are...is what is closest to my heart as i sat down to write today...most of my writings are prompted from situations or conversations that i've had...recently...i've had many conversations with a girlfriend...who had her heart broken...and she is focusing on her beauty...and how it wasn't enough...
this angers me so much...that a man would tell her things that made her feel unworthy...unlovely...
so she sits...damaged...searching...wondering...why she wasn't enough...
i've been there...i can relate...for me it was years of searching and a long hard journey to reach the point where i really believed and felt that i was worth something...that i had value...
i grew up in a wonderful christian home...i felt secure in my parents' love...and then i fell in love with Jesus...i remember how i felt God's intimate tender love for me...and my tears would flow...God gave me a sensitive heart...i have always felt things very deeply...what i didn't understand then...was the flip side of feeling deeply...yes...i was receptive to His Spirit and His presence...and that was wonderful...but i was also very sensitive...too sensitive...to the attitudes and comments of the people around me...
as the years went by...hurt by hurt...my walls went up...through the years...other walls followed..all to ward off the pain, loneliness...and rejection of being different from others...not accepted...and not really understood...
i was always taught that beauty on the inside was what counted...
somehow i knew that it should have been true...that inner beauty was more important...but as i looked around...even at a young age...i noticed that it really didn't count that much...at least not as far as how people treated you...the physically beautiful...the socially acceptable...and the currently fashionable were what people...even in the church...really accepted and esteemed...
goodness, kindness and consideration...the traits my family possessed and taught me were important...didn't seem to matter as much as popularity...a sassy comeback...the right clothes...and a pretty face...
for many years i struggled to reconcile what God wanted me to be with what the world told me i should be...a struggle that i still sometimes face today...
what i know most about beauty has come from God healing my heart and showing me who i really am...He has turned the ashes of my heart into beauty...the mourning into joy...and i am praying that He will do the same for my girlfriend...
everyone has beauty...but not everyone sees it...
to my girlfriend:
i want you to look into the mirror of God's word and see yourself as He sees you...i want you to know how much He loves you and how much you have because of His Son...i want you to grasp the depth of God's love for you...to discover and embrace the beauty within you...and then to delight in the unique beauty He has reserved for you and you alone...
when you know who you really are...i think that you glow with an inner radiance and confidence that affects every other part of your life...and as you absorb the truth of how much God loves you and grab hold of the promises He has made you...you'll be surprised and delighted as you see yourself being transfromed into the vibrant, healthy, complete, beautiful woman you were always meant to be...
what i know for sure...is that it was a journey for me...as i reflect...the struggles it took on my own path to understanding inner beauty...from insecurities and fear, through brokenness and doubt...i now...truly know...beyond a shadow of a doubt...what the psalmist proclaimed: "the King is enthralled by your beauty" psalm 45:11
beauty of form affects the mind, but then it must not be the mere shell that we admire...but the thought that this shell is only the beautiful case adjusted to the shape and value of a still more beautiful pearl within...jane porter
that is you...my beautiful friend...i see the pearl in you...my prayer is that you start to see it too...
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
salsa anyone?
last nite....i went to my first salsa dancing class...
fun fun fun!
i have wanted to learn how to salsa dance for so long...and have been thinking about taking classes for about two years...my good friend l...who is an excellent dancer...has periodically asked me to go...and i always had some excuse...but reality was...that i was just really nervous...
but...here we are in 2009...my year for living life...and breaking through fears...as l said to me..."you will salsa through your fear"...
l joined the class with me...which amazed me...cause if anyone does not need to be in a beginner class...it would be her...
i learned three steps...the last one i had a bit of trouble with...but as the instructor said..."it's the first hour...don't be hard on yourself...we will continue these steps week after week...adding new ones as we go along"...
it was when we started rotating partners that i noticed how a partner truly makes all the difference...i told myself before class...that i would do everything in my power not to lead...as if i could...i had no idea what i was doing...the funny thing was though...that some of the men were waiting for me to start...so i would laugh and say..."i won't start till you do"...and we would laugh and my partner would start us off...
i can't wait till next week...i am so excited to add this new adventure to my life...i'm definately not ready to do any serious salsa dancing...but i can picture it...sometime in the future...
thanks l...for being patient with me in your invitations...you didn't give up on me...i think all along you knew that i would love it...i just needed to take that first step...
fun fun fun!
i have wanted to learn how to salsa dance for so long...and have been thinking about taking classes for about two years...my good friend l...who is an excellent dancer...has periodically asked me to go...and i always had some excuse...but reality was...that i was just really nervous...
but...here we are in 2009...my year for living life...and breaking through fears...as l said to me..."you will salsa through your fear"...
l joined the class with me...which amazed me...cause if anyone does not need to be in a beginner class...it would be her...
i learned three steps...the last one i had a bit of trouble with...but as the instructor said..."it's the first hour...don't be hard on yourself...we will continue these steps week after week...adding new ones as we go along"...
it was when we started rotating partners that i noticed how a partner truly makes all the difference...i told myself before class...that i would do everything in my power not to lead...as if i could...i had no idea what i was doing...the funny thing was though...that some of the men were waiting for me to start...so i would laugh and say..."i won't start till you do"...and we would laugh and my partner would start us off...
i can't wait till next week...i am so excited to add this new adventure to my life...i'm definately not ready to do any serious salsa dancing...but i can picture it...sometime in the future...
thanks l...for being patient with me in your invitations...you didn't give up on me...i think all along you knew that i would love it...i just needed to take that first step...
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
champagne fashion-ar
sunday nite was our first champagne fashion-ar (think seminar)...
what a fun nite it was...adena (my business partner & friend) and i have been thinking about doing these classes for quite some time...and honestly...we were not sure how they would be received...or what kind of response we would get...
we ended up having a full house...we knew that we could accomodate about 20 women...and we were definately at standing room only...which was pretty exciting...
the women came and were able to hear a talk by a color consultant...they learned of how depending on your skin, hair & eye color...different colors in clothing may work for you...or not...and how certain colors cause different reactons from people...how colors can make you look more approachable, warm, authorative...etc...
the ladies had champagne & lovely appetizers...they were chatting & learning & most importantly...shopping! now that is a recipe for a fun fashion-ar...they also received a leopard print gift bag (any other kind?) with lots of goodies for them...
i have to say...the response was pretty amazing...and we had to turn some away...due to room constraints...but adena & i are definately excited about planning the next one...
our worth spring 2009 trunk show is down to its last two days...and we have had some great appointments...with the economy the way it is...we were a bit worried...but there are still shoppers out there...
the most important part of what adena and i do...is helping women look their best...unfortunately...first impressions are usually on the outside of a person...so why not always try and look your best...that is what we try and help in...
well...i'm off to more appointments...had some very busy days...i even forgot to write in my blog yesterday! that was a first...hopefully it won't happen again... ;o)
what a fun nite it was...adena (my business partner & friend) and i have been thinking about doing these classes for quite some time...and honestly...we were not sure how they would be received...or what kind of response we would get...
we ended up having a full house...we knew that we could accomodate about 20 women...and we were definately at standing room only...which was pretty exciting...
the women came and were able to hear a talk by a color consultant...they learned of how depending on your skin, hair & eye color...different colors in clothing may work for you...or not...and how certain colors cause different reactons from people...how colors can make you look more approachable, warm, authorative...etc...
the ladies had champagne & lovely appetizers...they were chatting & learning & most importantly...shopping! now that is a recipe for a fun fashion-ar...they also received a leopard print gift bag (any other kind?) with lots of goodies for them...
i have to say...the response was pretty amazing...and we had to turn some away...due to room constraints...but adena & i are definately excited about planning the next one...
our worth spring 2009 trunk show is down to its last two days...and we have had some great appointments...with the economy the way it is...we were a bit worried...but there are still shoppers out there...
the most important part of what adena and i do...is helping women look their best...unfortunately...first impressions are usually on the outside of a person...so why not always try and look your best...that is what we try and help in...
well...i'm off to more appointments...had some very busy days...i even forgot to write in my blog yesterday! that was a first...hopefully it won't happen again... ;o)
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