Ooops, I forgot...Happy Belated Valentines Day!!!

Heh my favorite peeps!
I am sorry I forgot to wish you a day filled with love and affection!!!! My valentines day was spent with Michelle Dulaney! I guess us Pink House girlies, have to stick together. No seriously, we were on a plane home. Normally I don't really think about Valentines Day, beyond my girls. Scrambling around making awesome handmade treats and cards for my daughters to give away or out flower shopping for Ryan. I know we do it backward in our house. I buy Ry flowers. Though there are always years that Ryan decides to be wonderful. I called him from CHA, for my normal check in with the husband phone call. He said he got me a Valentine's Day present. I was taken back. My response was seriously...why? I know I know, such a shitty wife right, but Ry never gets me anything. Plus since I wasn't even going to be home for Valentines Day so it made me wonder. So I get home..and on my kitchen table is a Pajama gram. For sure Ry spent FAR TOO MUCH MONEY on a pair of Pajamas. But I gave him bonus points for actually thinking about getting me something. And since I was gone this year, he was responsible for getting our girls their Valentines Presents. I told Ry a long time ago, don't let another man be the first male to give your girls chocolate and flowers. I know a stupid thing right, but it is what it is. I also told him don't wait for another man to give his daughters their first diamonds. He still has yet to deliver on that, but one step at a time, right? Anyway, he got the girls something flowery! So check plus to him! Anyway..enough blogging for today..my parents leave tomorrow and Brianna has travel. Plus my Carolina Gang meet tomorrow..so I am going to ninja in and see what I have been missing! My girls are still out of school Monday, so I don't go back to work till Tuesday. OH, but the workload I already have! Anyway...know that I love you
xoxo
ronee

*Home again home again*

Who would have thought the best thing about returning from CHA was my bed. Well really it wasn't, but I did enjoy having my Cali King back. Even if Ryan was in it! I arrived home LATE Thursday night...well, Friday morning, depending on how you look at it! But One am isn't too bad, right? Anyway, it was fine. My mom arrived, after she got lost for a bit...but Michelle and I were just ready to be home. Who would have thought that it takes an entire day to get back from LA? We were delayed oh about 45 minutes in Chicago, but we made it safely home! No superstar sightings this time, but oh well. I am SO excited for The Pink House. Michelle scooped up a TON of awesome stuffs! If you shop us, you are going to LOVE IT! Anyway, I have a buttercup ton load of pictures, but I thought I should start off with the best ones. Of course it is of my rockstar sightings. A lot of them just have Michelle in them since I was taking the pictures. But plus, it is her store...she should be in them, if they are going on her walls...right? At least that made me feel better. But here are some!
This Jinger, from "Just Jinger". She was so awesome. She was totally working her own booth and helping everyone with the Make n' Takes. Which by the way, was a total superstar one! She makes these great embellishments! Oh I loved them! Not to mention, she so told us her story, on how her line started out.
This is Erin from Glitz. Last year, these Glitz girls were just babies. But this year, Ginger, Laura, and Erin have arrived. If you have been watching QVC, you have seen their product! They are so rockstar, it is AWESOME! Not to mention that their husbands built their booth this year. It looked so great. I can't wait till you see all the wonderful things we got from them!
Michelle got us tickets to Suzi Ormen. She was the guest speaker at CHA. The problem, was that we had to check out large rolling back, before we could head out to her seminar. So who do I see in line behind us. Ali Edwards. OH MY GOSS!!! Remember a while back I selected my word, rather phrase, for the year. It was totally Ali's movement. I just love her!
This is Doug, from Bazzill. Yes, he owns Bazzill. His niece helped us with our order! But he was nice enough to take a second and take a picture with us!

Yes, that's Tim Holtz. He is the hottest thing going on right now in the crafting world! I totally got some cheek to cheek action! He was right next to the Bazzill both, and when I saw him, I was like OH MY GOODNESS! He was so much fun! He worked the Ranger Booth and was demoing everything and anything. I can't wait to get his stuff in our store!
So my most favorite thing this CHA was meeting Donna Downey. Oh okay, and getting that hands on personal instruction on the wishblade with Tracy. Now I have seen a lot of "famous" peoples! I worked in an entertainment department for the MWR in Korea. So I have seen peoples...but my total overhelming..oh my gosh there she is moment, was when I saw Donna Downey wonder into Anna Griffin's booth. Her and Bill, yea cause I know them like that, just happened to walk in the same time as we did. I was talking to the person in the booth, and Michelle was yelling my name. I was like, just a sec, but she said, no you have to look now. I apologized to the sales girl a,d ran over to get my camera out. I explained to her that we saw her on the plane, but didn't want to bother her. But here, you are totally fair game! Anyway, here is our shot together. Bill took the picture! He mentioned to us that she is having an event in Concord, NC...which is in their neighborhood, but they would love to make a trip to Charleston. OH MY GOSS! I totally threw him a card and said, PLEASE PLEASE let me know when you are planning to be in our area. We'd love her to stop by...but maybe even talk about her teaching a class! Just how awesome would that be? I mean seriously. Donna Downey teaching in our store. I would be amazed! Loved her! Her and her husband are so chill and real! I mean of course I feel like I know her. I read her Blog daily! I hear about her and her new flip. Bill and his father daughter dances, I mean everything! I am still excited as I am blogging about it! Anyway, there are tons more pictures I have to share, but that is going to be what I leave with you today! Know that I love you guys..and I will check back in tomorrow!
xoxo
ronee

Final Day of CHA

Well CHA has come to an end! WOW, where did the week go? I have to say I had a great time. If I gained nothing else from this show, it was the SUPERSTAR Wishblade class I took...AND....Meeting all the rockstar celebs here at CHA! We ran into my favortive Donna Downey. We really, first spotted her on the plane here from Charlotte. I was leaning into the aisle, and caught a quick look at her. I leaned back quickly and whispered to Michelle....oh my goss, here comes Donna Downey! She was totally in stalker distance the entire plane ride. But I sorta felt, that she just might want some personal time! So I let her and Bill could have their moments on the plane. Thinking I had lost my chance to see her, we run into her in Anna Griffin's booth. I squeal, and rush over to see her. She was busy talking with someone, so I told her husband that I totally saw them on the plane and he remembered seeing us! Total rockstar moment! It was so fun! Donna and Bill are so trying to see if they can come to Charleston. HOW INSANE WOULD THAT BE? If Donna had a little private class at The Pink House. I am not sure what I would do if that happened? Well if she doesn't ever get down to our area to teach, you can see her close to us because she is having an event in April, in Concord, NC. Just check out her blog and you can totally see what her schedule is like!

So we leave for home tomorrow. We won't get home actually to around midnight, but at least I made it home right??? SO Happy Valentine's Day! I hear Ryan has bought me an awesome Valentines Day present!!! I promise as soon as I get off the plane, then sleep a bit..unpack, get Tyra to the doctors, I will start to post my pictures. You won't believe how many pictures I took. Thank Goodness for the 2G card!

Know that I love you!
xoxo
ronee

Smooth Sailing

Aloha from CHA:
I totally wish I had brought a laptop! WHY...cause then you would get to see all the wonderful pictures I have been taking! Everything is doing well on this front! Hitting vendors and making sure our store is always on the cutting! Just today we ordered from a company that we happen to find last year. They are so on the rise. They are about to be featured on QVC. How crazy is that! Michelle and I are working like we are crazy..but we are having fun!
Know that I love you!!!
xoxo
ronee

My CHA Checklist

Heh gang:
So I stayed up, and my house was perfect, minus putting away all the laundry, but i had the house perfect. I did have to sacrifice sleep. But I will get enough of that on the plane tomorrow. so my bag is pretty much packed. I got a book today new slippers, aka flip flops, and have my ipod and psp charging. I still have to print off some labels and get the rest of all that coordinated, but it is what it is. I feel SUPER unprepared, but it is D-Day and it's too too late to worry about it. Anyway, I am a bit nervous leaving the girls here. Not that my parents can't totally rock taking care of my girls, I just have never been away for an entire week from Traysea or Nanea. Tyra has gone with my mom on vacation, when she was little, but a week away from my piglets, i am not sure how i feel about all that! Anyway, I am sure it is just over protective mom syndrome. I am not taking the laptop with me, so I will try and upload pictures, IF I can!
know that i love you
xoxo
me

*Three days*

Wait what? Three days? That's not possible! I leave for CHA in four days, but my Mommy and Daddy arrive here in three days. I have to say I was productive today! It was time for an oil change for the van, and since my parents will be taking my girls back and forth, I knew that I needed to get it changed. So, I decided to knock a few other things while I had to get my oil changed. So off to Wal Mart I went. Gam Gam had taken her van there. It was cost effective and I could run my errands. So tada. Groceries, check. Laundry soap, check. Oil change, check. Cleaned out the fridge, check. Wiped down the entire fridge and freezer, check. Ran errands for Pink House Michelle, check! I didn't get to the mall and I didn't get to actually doing any laundry. Plus I forgot to get the babies Valentine's day snacks for their goodie bags. BUT heh, I am going to take today as a winner! Anyway, I promise pictures soon! Plus I have to show you Baby Bugs and Kahe's valentines for their classmates. All I have to say is SEI Jolie Chocolate and Doodlebug! UH OH!
I open tomorrow..come by and see me!
xoxo
ronee

**Not it**

Remember when you were a kid, and it was time for hide and seek...and you would rush to say not it? Well being tagged made me think of this! Katie was nice enough to tag me...I was tagged a while ago..but it was so long ago..i thought that it might be fun to see where my life is at today! So the rules are....(1) Link to the person that tagged you. Okay check. (2) Post the rules on your blog. Okay check. (3) Share six non-important things/habits/quirks about yourself. Okay check. (4) Tag six random people at the end of your post by linking to their blogs. (5) Let each random person know that they have been tagged by leaving a comment on their site

*So 6 random things about me...hmmm*

1.) I am in such a happy place now. I am not sure what it is. A job a love, a husband I love..children that I love. Maybe it is just the total circle for me right now. Funny enought it is not always the case..but in this moment, I am pretty happy!!!

2.) I am bath and body works FREAK! I love to smell good. But I am normally a lotion type of girl. The spray spray thing is not always my first choice..but when a girl gets needy! Anything might do! My pure obsessions are Tropical Collada. Yes B&B stop making this...and Breathe Vanilla. OH MY GOODNESS...oh and my favorite Michelle turned me on to this Jasmine Vanilla..OH YUM!

3.) I love fish. I love seafood in general...pretty much..but I love fish. I can eat it boiled, baked,fryed or just cut it up and serve it to me. I think raw is always my favorite. YUM! Poke, Sashimi..all of it..YUM!

4.) I love presents. I love to give them, get them..all of it! It all makes me smile! I love presents that mean something..or just getting them because the person was listening. Ryan at Christmas always ask me, what do I want. I seriously go through out the year pointing and mentioning things that I would love to have..sometimes he should just listen!

5.) I love pictures. I mean seriously love to take them! I always have. For like a micro second, I thought I might be a photographer. But I do. I can click off them all day long. I love candid and posed. Which natually leads to scrapbooking right!!!

6.) Hmmm, let's see what's left. I love sports, I guess that is a good one. No I seriously love sports. I love to watch them, play them, attend them. I love it.

I don't know six people that haven't already been tagged...so I guess the tagging will stop with me. I was thinking about Kelly or Lauren...but maybe their plates are already filled..I will let you know who I will be taggin next.....
I am at the store all day sunday...come visit me
xoxo
ronee