Goodbye August

Hello Dear Blog!  I couldn't let the month end without a quick recap.  Just returned yesterday from a weekend away with Mom, my oldest brother, Brian and his adorable girlfriend Renee.  We went for the Grand Opening of the Mardi Gras Casino and Resort in Cross Lanes, WV and had an absolute ball!  Hate to say it but this was a first for all of us to go together somewhere out of town because we rarely can get our schedules to jive.  Brian and Renee flew in from Atlanta so Brian could play in the poker tournaments and it all worked out perfectly.  After a busy week of jewelry making, a breakfast shoot for the American Cancer Society's Breast Cancer Walk and selling art at the Blues Festival in Huntington, WV, I was due for a little fun!  We arrived early Saturday so we had the entire weekend to play.  Saturday night I had a surprise bonus by running into one of my besties from high school!  She was there with her husband and daughter so we spent the rest of the night reminiscing about 80's rock stars we met, great concerts, old friends, big hair and completely laughing our heads off!  We spent practically every day and night together the year before I moved away for art school.  We have so many amazing memories together...friends like her are priceless and timeless, you pick up right where you left off and the love never fades, only gets stronger.  I'm blessed on that level.

Well, now into the week ahead...Proofing sessions, Etsy orders to ship, jewelry to make, First Friday at the Pendleton, Tri State Arts Association Exhibit... :)