One Year Celebration

I can't believe how fast time flies. I remember the day I started bringing boxes through the "coming soon" covered doors. The feeling it gave me was the same feeling I had, and forgot about, when I moved into my first new apartment. The excitement, the planning and setting up. I've always loved setting things up and finding the perfect spot for everything I owned. So, you can imagine the thrill it gave me to see all those empty shelves waiting to be merchandised.

Well, I have been setting up and merchandising for a full year now. I still love all the fussing. Finding the perfect spot for even the simplest item still gives me great pleasure. In celebration of this one year milestone, I threw Flourish a "first birthday party"complete with Cinderella. I invited parents and children in the area to come and help Flourish celebrate. We had balloons, cake, goodie-bags and a visit with the princess for pictures and singing. She was simply enchanting. We even raffled off a basket full of some of Flourish's favorites for a lucky mom to take home.