hello to those who read…
i want to introduce you officially to KM….better known as kristi belk mejia…. sorority sister and auburn tiger, sister in Christ, incredible mom and designer…..neighbor, fellow gym rat and early morning treadmil buddy (ok…sometimes)oh oh dark hair lovin’ MAC counter diva as well ….soon to be vacation partner and one of the most loyal friends i have ever known…. whom i did call on the very worst day of my life a few months ago ….i thank God for when i met her 15 years ago knowing that we would build a friendship that would help me withstand that day and those after….our friendship has brought great enjoyment…many laughs and tears over the past 15 years…yup 15…i love you friend…

so i just gave you a eulogy for someone that is absolutely surviving daily motherhood and “wifeville” beautifully…she is the owner and creator behind Carys Rose Designs….(oooohhh she is going to kill me for this but….remember this picture…one of my favorites…)
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anyway.....so....our super glamorous ups boxes that house BBTN samples for the next few weeks will also be bringing you the order forms for this precious fully customizable stationary (MEANING- pick patterns, colors, and designs, not to mention the medium which could be stickers, or paper)....so i can't wait for you to see them there....

so of course...you get rewarded for being a lurker...see? i will give you a sneak peak here....(no surpises remember...how do you spell that? suprises??? ugh...it's late)

so here goes....

until next time…
all of my love to bebek and sam….
p.s. said with every sweet intention i can muster…please please do not copy, keep or duplicate Carys Rose Designs or any others found here…we work so very hard to ensure that our designs are unique and well-thought-out and we would appreciate your respect in those endeavors….that way we can keep sharing here….just saying….designers’ pet peeve i guess…just keeping it honest…thanks, ok….goodnight….

hello to those who read…

this week is getting better…with just yesterday i feel as though we will finish what we need to accomplish this week…one comment from AC that she “wouldn’t leave me this week” to accomplish alone…and there was relief….

the reward though? we leave a week from today for a long overdue vacation for a few days with KM and husband….montego bay is our destination and we will be completely isolated from blogs, emails, texts, and boxes.  so this week we will ship to all of the stores we can muster for Favorite Laundry (total of 35) and 14 sample sets for bbtn…pack and get the kids to my parents in memphis… i realize i am telling all of you that we will not be at our house but the activity will not be coming to a hault here…..thank goodness for AC and KW….they will take care of life here as we get away for just a little while….thank you sweet friends & coworkers secondly!!

i found the couple of pictures that seemed to be in much better context for a few posts ago but i will share here just because…not quite so bossy with my html editor today as i have had my coffee

so on that note….we will be getting a little update here on the blog today by none other than my favorite designer joell…..

and even more fun….a surprise in my next post….hint? (since i don’t like surprises)…bbtn is partnering with one of my favorite friend’s company to offer stationary to you at each bbtn trunk show this season……
i can’t wait to show you what she will offer here…coming soon…

all of my love to bebek and sam…..

hello to those who read….

you have been neglected here this week and probably will be much of the next two…well…not entirely proven true…i remember telling you all that they busier we get here the more frequent my posting gets because of the stress release and also amount of stuff going on to tell you…..at this moment i should be moving tees….sigh…..

we’ll start here….right here as a matter of fact…the html editor may not like it  but it WILL behave today and let me put pictures exactly where i want to…HA….i haven’t had coffee yet can you tell??? well…and this is the only place i get to be bossy….lol

we received over 80 boxes this week with 23 more coming monday and theeeese are just some of the boxes that came in carrying 10,000 catalogs which in turn were packed and sent right back out…to you all…you hostess should have them at least by monday if not already…those of you who have not previous bought from us or signed in on the website…register with us and we will send a catalog just put “catalog” into the subject line and we will know what you mean…http://blessednames.com

these pictures were taken really early in the morning the day after the catalogs got here…i am pretty much addicted to sideways light coming from either early or kindof late and it is so hard to get a cooperative subject at either one of those times to enjoy it… but i didn’t get up to enjoy sideways light on a pile of boxes and catalogs…trust me….

many of you have asked when the website pictures and slideshows will be up …i am working on those this week and hoping to have them finished very soon….just resizing all of the pics so that we do not have the same picture issues as we have in the past…..

last piece of business and then i will owe you a fun post next time…i will be sending a bulk email out to let everyone know the current show schedule but i am putting it here for now as well….we will be sending 14 sample sets this time (as opposed to 11 last season)….

the list below shows the representatives and hostesses but not necessarily all of the parties they are doing…for example…shannon goold is doing i think @ 8 shows all over the memphis area….so she will have the sample set for three weeks…

we have chosen super friendly & organized girls to help us with the sample sets and they would love to answer any questions you may have or will have regarding the clothes and party locations and times….
you are always welcome to email us and ask about the schedule but they never mind an email either (info@blessednames.com)

and as always we would love to talk with you if you are interested in hostessing a party in your area….
so here is the schedule….
all of my love to bebek and sam….

July 8th-12th

Shannon Goold-Memphis shangoold@aol.com
Susan Beason-Homewood, AL Thurs July 9th 6-8pm July 10th 10-12 amelia@blessednames.com
Tamara Willmann-Dallas/Fort Worth tamara_m_willman@yahoo.com
Maria Perry-Olive Branch/Starkville maria.perry@comcast.net
Luci Givens –Greenville, SC the givens@charter.net
Catherine Burnett/Amy Henderson-Tuscaloosa,AL/Riverchase July 9 1-7
Catherine Burnett/Allison Espey-Tuscaloosa, AL July 10th 9-1
C.Burnett/Leigh Ellyn Byers/Leigh Heifner Tuscaloose/Academy Dr July 11th 9-12
C.Burnett/Carolyn Williams Tuscaloosa, AL July 12th 1-4 ccb1972@comcast.net
Melissa Martin-Atlanta mdmartin02@yahoo.com
Mollie Hill/Glynes Hyde-Baton Rouge, LA July 10th night July 12th, 13th, 14th 2-5 molliehill@att.net or jghyde53@msn.com
Mary Beth Dunn- Birmingham, AL by appt mepdunn@aol.com
Nancy Brown-Columbus, GA netrotter@aol.com
Jeanie Rittenberry,Lynn Plummer-Lakeland,TN Thurs. July 9th, 10th jeanie.rittenberry@NCBS.com or lynn@outdoorsinc.com
Lisa Abbay-Memphis lisaabbay@comcast.net
Courtney Workmon-Kennesaw, GA achoow@gmail.com
Haley Kuhlman-Decatur, AL July 11th 10-2 amelia@blessednames.com

July 15th-19th

Shannon Goold-Memphis shangoold@aol.com
LeeAnn Davis-Vestavia,Ross Bridge leeannrdavis@msn.com
Tamara Willmann-Fort Worth/Dallas tamara_m_willman@yahoo.com
Maria Perry-Olive Branch/Starkville maria.perry@comcast.net
Luci Givens-Greenville, SC thegivens@charter.net
Catherine Burnett/Liz Whipple-Tuscaloosa/Brook Highland July 16th 4-7pm ccb1972@comcast.net
Catherine Burnett/Jennifer Minges – Tuscaloosa, AL July 17th 9-1 & 4-8 ccb1972@comcast.net
Melissa Martin-Atlanta mdmartin02@yahoo.com
Mollie Hill/Glynes Hyde -Baton Rouge,LA July 10th night July 12th, 13th, 14th 2-5 molliehill@att.net or jghyde53@msn.com
Mary Beth Dunn/Rachel Coleman-Liberty Park July 13 5-8 July 14 9-1 mepdunn@aol.com
Mary Beth Dunn/Melanie Williams-Mtn Brook July 20 5-8 July 21 9-1 mepdunn@aol.com
Michelle Johnson-Augusta, GA mgjohnson@knology.net
Lynn Plummer/Beth Brewer/Cindy Davis-Little Rock AR lynn@outdoorsinc.com
Lynn Plymmer/Meg Bounds-Maumelle, AR lynn@outdoorsinc.com
Lisa Abbay-Memphis lisaabbay@comcast.net
Courtney Workmon-Columbus, MS achoow@gmail.com
Allison McLendon-Columbia, SC alliemac1@gmail.com

July 22nd-26th

Shannon Goold-Memphis shangoold@aol.com
LeeAnn Davis-Vestavia/Ross Bridge leeannrdavis@msn.com
Tamara Willmann-Dallas/Fort Worth tamara_m_willman@yahoo.com
Holly Hurley-Marion, AR hollyhurley@mindspring.com
Elizabeth Graf-Mt Pleasant, SC engraf@hotmail.com
Catherine Burnett/Tara Anders-Coker, AL Tues July 21 3-7pmccb1972@comcast.net
Melissa Martin-Atlanta, GA mdmartin02@yahoo.com
Mandy Buckner-Macon, GA uf1jbuckner@hotmail.com
Mary Beth Dunn/Lauren Tanner-Homewood, AL July 23, July 24 lholderfield@hotmail.com
Heather Brandt-Nashville, TN heatherandbill@att.net
Lynn Plummer-Memphis lynn@outdoorsinc.com
Jennifer Warner,Lisa Abbay-Memphis,TN Thurs 5-7, Fri 10-1, Sat 10-1 j_warner2000@yahoo.com
Sherrie Collins/Andrea Goodson-Florence,AL July 25th andreagoodson@hotmail.com
Sherrie Collins/Kelly Windsor-Muscle Shoals, AL July 28th kelly_windsor@hotmail.com
Allison McLendon-Columbia, SC alliemac1@gmail.com

July 29th-Aug 2

Britney McGowan-St Louis, MO britneygreene@email.com
Elizabeth Souders-Montgomery, AL Wed morn elissouders@aol.com
Brenda Andrews-Birmingham, AL noahsblessing@aol.com
Celeste Brown-Houston, TX ajcabrown@sbcglobal.net
Sarah McLellan-Oxford, MS sarahmclellan@bellsouth.net
Cynthia Scarpa-Beaufort, SC scarpas@mac.com
Kristi Wells-Huntsville, AL kristicarter1@hotmail.com
Karisa Zickos-Arab, AL – karisawilks@yahoo.com
Mandy Buckner-Macon, GA uf1jbuckner@hotmail.com
Whitney Wilson-Birmingham, Fairhope, Gadsden whitjack@charter.net
Amber Brockett- Dothan, AL –amberbrockett@comcast.net
Leigh Ann Diamond-Hattiesburg, MS leighann_chad@yahoo.com
Katie Hughes/Rachel Anglin- Southhaven, MS luv2edukate@aol.com
Sherrie Collins-Florence/Athens, AL
Jaime Cole-Anderson, SC Jaime@hgservices.com

Aug 5th-9th

Tracy Ramirez-Cinci, OH- tbramirez@cincytrunkshows.com
Kimberly Waldrup/Heather Mitchell –Chelsea- kimberlyuab@aol.com
Kimberly Waldrup/Oxford, AL – kimberlyuab@aol.com
Lynn Dallas-Clarksville, TN lynn@fbct.org
Michelle Couch-Hernando, MS- mgcouch@comcast.net
Liz Stiles-Fayetteville, NC liz@reedh.com
Kristi Wells-Huntsville, AL kristicarter1@hotmail.com
Amy Cochran-Brentwood, TN amy_cochran@hotmail.com
Whitney Wilson- whitjake@charter.net
Amber Brockett-Dothan, AL amberbrockett@comcast.net
Angela Fratesi- Leland, Jackson, Brandon, Greenville, Cleveland,MS ang1398@yahoo.com
Jaime Cole- Anderson, SC Jaime@hgsservices.com
Katie Hughes – kmh0674@yahoo.com
Sherry Collins/Amanda Hargrove-Athens, AL ahargrov1@yahoo.com

Aug 12-16

Shelly Powers-Chelsea, AL & Moody, AL
Angela Fratesi-MS- ang1398@yahoo.com
Liz Stiles- Wilmington, NC liz@reedh.com
Kristi Wells-Hunstville, AL kristicarter1@hotmail.com
Katie Hughes-Memphis, Lakeland, Rosemark, TN kmh0674@yahoo.com
Elizabeth Greenleaf-Auburn, AL cgreenleaf4573@charter.net

Aug 19-23

Eve Gloede-Tampa, FL egloede@tampabay.rr.com

Aug 26-30

Eve Gloede-Tampa, FL egloede@tampabay.rr.com

hello to all who read….

from one tired & “so over tagging” friend….

it’s past the time that i said i was going to bed…i often say 9:30 i would love to be  tucked in and asleep…but it never quite happens because it is just too fun to read, piddle, work, pick-up, or just get ready for the next day…and who could forget the absolute relief to sit down in front of a list of ti-voed favorite shows…veg time to be sure is a wonderful set of moments…hmmmmm…it makes work so much more enjoyable knowing that there is both time to accomplish and time to rest….

so just a few random thoughts…

so the new tags are in…the ones i couldn’t wait to see…..i could wait a lot longer to see now…all 4K of them i am now seeing in my sleep….not complaining…just a statement….grateful, i promise….what a hoot…i am soooo complaining and don’t mean to be…but my fingers hurt from the tag gun being a little too close….ok really close, as a matter-of-fact…right in the middle of my middle finger on my left hand…….

you have almost made it through this “quite quirky”…had a shiraz with KM post….yes…girl chat/encouragement, kids asleep, men at her house and just us girls at ours….(to KM….13 days & counting to vacation!!)

ok…on second thought…see you tomorrow…i know i painstakingly edited a few pictures that simply arean’t where they swore they would be…i give up….more tomorrow…

oh BTW…precious friends…my kitchen/keeping room paint color that is in the “camera crew” post…wedgewood green – pottery barn/ benjamin moore…(i figure that if pottery barn picked it then it must be better than the 10K paint colors i would have tried on a piece of dry-wall and hated)…they narrow the selection to the “at least THEY think it looks good list …and for pete’s sake they have a REALLY big catalog and i know have a VERY healthy respect for catalogs- so they MUST know what they are talking about right??….looking at THAT in a whole new light…..

retiring….now…it’s been fun girls…even if this was a largely one-sided chat after KM left…hmmmm!! therapy perhaps…or do you think it was just the tag gun??

goodnight!!

all of my love to bebek and sam….and to my person, we did it Favorite Laundry ships this week!!

hello to those who read…
at risk of the title cheapening this fabulous weekend as it was anything but about a dumb dress….but at the same time it was end to my most recent bathroom mirror goal and the beginning of a new life of one of my dearest and oldest friends….since we were about 2…so that makes 31 years of friendship….

the pictures do not show the tears shed over the sweetest moments of a God-ordained pure marriage, or the ones shed over God’s faithfulness to her and to her dear husband…or friends that are so dear that words cannot really do that connection justice…over even worship in song and time in the Word just between friends at a sweet brunch…

this was a small group who shares just what God intended in common….a bond that is stronger than any common make-up brand, neighborhood, small group, or even kids….we all love God Almighty with everything we have and there just aren’t enough words for that sometimes…..

i enjoyed the Lord this weekend…..he showed me a visual of his faithfulness to those who seek him, love him, and commit their hopes & desires to him….God loves his people….even though he is a just God he does delight in us as well….but one of the most important parts is his timing…not ours

so i share…. the sweetest of memories that are barely captured by my camera….
all of my love to bebek and sam….