Relief

I am tired in so many ways right now. Physically, mentally, emotionally... the list goes on... I told Jenn this morning, I think that the last 10 days have been the busiest I have experienced since finals my senior year in college. I am completely serious when I say that I could close my eyes and sleep for 24 hours without stirring. My eyes can barely focus today, and I slept a solid 8 hours last night.

The Open House is over and my strongest feeling is relief. It was an interesting experience. We didn't sell much but I am still glad that we participated. There wasn't a huge turnout, and probably 70% of the people who came didn't buy anything. It was an interesting mix of vendors... shoppers had a variety of things to look at and a wide price range to select from. I think that if it had been a craft show, we would have sold most of what we had because it was all cute. In fact, my mom and I are talking about buying a booth at Canton one month next year and I think that we would sell well there. We would certainly encounter the right audience for our products.

But I learned a lot. If I am ever asked to participate in one of these again, I will change a few things that I think will make us more productive. And I passed out a lot of brochures and business cards, which I am very pleased with, by the way, so who knows... maybe I will still get some business from yesterday.

Thank you to Krista, Melanie, my mom and Margaret for coming. It meant a LOT to see you there. And a HUGE thank you to Jenna for doing this with me. I would have been a mess without you there yesterday.

The Open House was tiring, but there was another thing that made yesterday hard. Two friends of my sister, Laura, were in a very serious car accident early yesterday morning. I have known them both for over a decade, and one of them, Ashley, is like a sister to me. Both girls are still in critical condition, so I covet your prayers for their recovery. I probably don't know all of the details, but I know that Ashley's spine is broken in 3 places, she has at least 3 broken ribs, her collar bone is broken (or something in that area... I'm a little unsure of that detail), she has a hole in her foot and they haven't been able to do an MRI yet because she can't be moved. Celeste, who is married and has 2 sweet little children, has not woken up yet. She is unresponsive, but as of this morning, she is breathing on her own. Her jaw is broken and her skull is broken. That is all that I know right not, but please, pray for them. It would hurt me, and hundreds of others, immensely to lose these two girls.