Firstly, I would like to take this opportunity to say thank you to all of the collectors (both new and old) who stopped by the STJ Soiree this weekend. Without your smiles, genuine interest, encouragement and support we wouldn't have fared as well as we did!
To Dani, Wendy and Lisa I want to say thanks for all of your hard work and continued efforts to make this a successful show.
And to my friends and peers (at the Soiree) I would like to give you the 26 letters of the alphabet (along with a little "soup")... I'm sure you'll all get the meaning behind what I am about to type.
A is for:
Amelia and After party!
B is for:
Brandi, Brian, Border guards, and Bunting.
C is for:
Collectors (both new and old), Carole, Cotton Candy, Cage and "Cranadians" - Pat Dean referred to Brian and I as this last year (Pattee, you were missed!!)
D is for:
Dani, Doreen, Dinner, Driving, Dancing and Dinosaurs (Dinosaurs were on my mind as we drove to the Soiree, I don't know why but they were.)
E is for:
Elaine (I missed you this year), Everyone and Enjoyable.
F is for:
FUN, Friends (who couldn't come), Frazetta's and (unfortunately) flood.
G is for:
Good times, "Grinch" and Garmin GPS.
H is for:
HALLOWEEN and HOLIDAY ART!
I is for:
Ill - because I have some sinus issues and a sore throat - not to worry I will keep on working!
J is for:
Jorge, Jenny, Jimmy and "Jacque" - Jacque is who we named the Brit voiced GPS guy.
K is for:
Kim (you were missed too Kim Hardt) and Kinship.
L is for:
LuLu, Lisa W., Lisa N. (missed you!) and lack of sleep.
M is for:
Marie (I am happy you came to the show, it was great to see you!!), Martha's, Mouse, and Masks.
N is for:
New Hope, Night life and New friends.
O is for:
Old Friends and Overalls.
P is for:
"Pink Panther", "Patrick" (the starfish from SpongeBob), "Peter Pan" and Pennsylvania.... because what happened in PA, should really stay in PA!!
Q is for:
Quick - because the past four days flew by too fast!
R is for:
"Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer", Retro Rudolph's and "Red Death" - something I drank last night.
S is for:
SpookyTime Jingles, Soiree, and Shots.
T is for:
Tracy!
U is for:
Umbrella and UPS.
V is for:
Van rides and Viral video.
W is for:
Wendy, William and Wigs.
X is for:
"X-rated".
Y is for:
Yearly.
Z is for:
Zzz's - something I plan to catch up on a little bit later tonight.
Again, thank you all... to my friends, collectors and family who help make doing shows a TON of FUN!!! ~ Lori