I'm back!
I had a WONDERFUL time!
But it is very late and I am exhausted and I will write more tomorrow. I took plenty of pictures. Plenty. I promise not to post them ALL...
Saturday, April 12, 2008
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Off to California...
I'm all packed and ready to go!
I'm pretty nervous about flying. It has been 7 years since I was on a plane, and that last trip wasn't exactly positive. Small plane. Lots of noises. Bumpy ride. Tears.
I am flying only on BIG PLANES for this trip, so I hope to erase those bad memories of flying and replace them with new ones! (Then maybe Chris and I can increase the scope of our future vacation plans beyond the distance we can drive in the car...)
I'm excited about the trip and am really looking forward to it. The weather is going to be just gorgeous.
Should make returning to SNOW this weekend even harder...
I'll post all about the trip when I get back!
I'm pretty nervous about flying. It has been 7 years since I was on a plane, and that last trip wasn't exactly positive. Small plane. Lots of noises. Bumpy ride. Tears.
I am flying only on BIG PLANES for this trip, so I hope to erase those bad memories of flying and replace them with new ones! (Then maybe Chris and I can increase the scope of our future vacation plans beyond the distance we can drive in the car...)
I'm excited about the trip and am really looking forward to it. The weather is going to be just gorgeous.
Should make returning to SNOW this weekend even harder...
I'll post all about the trip when I get back!
Sunday, April 6, 2008
The show went great!
Everything went off without a hitch!
I had a wonderful time being the moderator -- much better role that being a model! The models kept asking me if I was nervous. I don't think they quite believed me when I said, "No, not at all!" But I really wasn't. Modeling made me petrified. But talking? That's my forte!
The dresses really were beautiful, and the models and dressers did a spectacular job. I think everyone enjoyed it.
I can't thank the volunteers enough for all their help. From serving the pre-party drinks and snacks, to selling tickets, setting up chairs, and handing out raffle baskets, they did a fantastic job!
There are still a few dresses to be picked up, but most of them left on Saturday. We have about 5 that will be donated.
We'll take care of clean-up Monday morning!
I had a wonderful time being the moderator -- much better role that being a model! The models kept asking me if I was nervous. I don't think they quite believed me when I said, "No, not at all!" But I really wasn't. Modeling made me petrified. But talking? That's my forte!
The dresses really were beautiful, and the models and dressers did a spectacular job. I think everyone enjoyed it.
I can't thank the volunteers enough for all their help. From serving the pre-party drinks and snacks, to selling tickets, setting up chairs, and handing out raffle baskets, they did a fantastic job!
There are still a few dresses to be picked up, but most of them left on Saturday. We have about 5 that will be donated.
We'll take care of clean-up Monday morning!
Friday, April 4, 2008
Bridal show set up
We're done!!!
Here are some pictures of the set up! I think it looks GREAT!!!
A view of the stage, with our "tiki bar" on the left.
All of the wonderful baskets Stephanie made and organized!! (Gary's incredible posts that I promised to photograph the other day are at the end of the runway)
The ice cream basket my mom sponsored, which includes A YEAR of ice cream from Taggart's!
Another view of the stage.
Close up of the stage.
The other side of the stage.
The table decorations.
Going home now. Nothing left to do but wait until tomorrow!
Here are some pictures of the set up! I think it looks GREAT!!!
A view of the stage, with our "tiki bar" on the left.
All of the wonderful baskets Stephanie made and organized!! (Gary's incredible posts that I promised to photograph the other day are at the end of the runway)
The ice cream basket my mom sponsored, which includes A YEAR of ice cream from Taggart's!
Another view of the stage.
Close up of the stage.
The other side of the stage.
The table decorations.
Going home now. Nothing left to do but wait until tomorrow!
Bridal Show dress rehearsal
Last night we had the dress rehearsal for the show. Everything went great!
For some reason, we have LOTS of big, full ball gowns this year. They are just gorgeous! But we don't have a hoop for each dress! So there is more sharing of hoops this year than ever before.
The dresses really come to life, not only when they are worn, but when the full skirts are supported by the hoops, and the models also wear the headpieces. Each dress really shines! They look so much different hanging on a rack.
We are setting up this afternoon for the pre-party and luncheon. Stephanie is bringing the baskets down now. I am trying to decide where to put my tickets! There are so many nice ones, I can't make up my mind.
I'm really looking forward to being the moderator. There is no stress whatsoever, compared to how nervous I used to get as a model!
For some reason, we have LOTS of big, full ball gowns this year. They are just gorgeous! But we don't have a hoop for each dress! So there is more sharing of hoops this year than ever before.
The dresses really come to life, not only when they are worn, but when the full skirts are supported by the hoops, and the models also wear the headpieces. Each dress really shines! They look so much different hanging on a rack.
We are setting up this afternoon for the pre-party and luncheon. Stephanie is bringing the baskets down now. I am trying to decide where to put my tickets! There are so many nice ones, I can't make up my mind.
I'm really looking forward to being the moderator. There is no stress whatsoever, compared to how nervous I used to get as a model!
Thursday, April 3, 2008
Program at Hoover High School
Yesterday Chris and I spent the entire day at Hoover High School doing a combination of our two 1920s programs.
We did it NINE TIMES IN A ROW! No breaks.
They wanted all of the sophomore history classes to come see it, and while each teacher individually gets a break, it just so happens there was a history class every period of the day!
Hoover High School got a grant from Arts in Stark to do a whole series of 1920s-inspired programs that they are calling "Swing into Spring." It all started with a math teacher who swing dances and suggested that the school do something based on swing. And it just grew from there.
Chris and I were the kick-off for the program. I trimmed back my "Little Chicago" program and Chris selected a few piano pieces from his "Music of the Roaring Twenties" program. We blended the two programs together to paint a picture of the decade for the kids.
I talked for awhile, and then Chris played a song. It was a really nice blend of both programs. We're thinking of taking the idea and using it on other programs!
I don't normally read programs (I prefer to use notes with a few key words on it, so I can talk instead of read), but I decided to write it out for two reasons. First, we needed to time it so it fit into a high school class period (I have been known to go off on tangents from time to time, when I have a microphone and a stage...). Second, I knew that after I did it so many times, I wouldn't know what I had said and what I hadn't!
It went well, but boy, we were dog tired at the end! Not only did we have to be there at 7:00 in the morning (which everyone knows is against my principles as a NON-Morning Person!), but we only had 4 minute breaks between classes.
They provided us with snacks and water to get us through the day.
One thing that happened really touched both of us. At the end of the program, Chris played "Side By Side." It was composed by Harry Woods, who was born without fingers on his left hand. Chris told the kids that he would thump out the rhythm with his left hand, mostly on the black keys.
After one class let out, a young man came up and asked Chris for the name of the composer again. He had his books in his left arm, and then he lifted them up, showed us his hand, and said, "Because I was born without fingers on my left hand too."
Chris told him that there are a lot of songs that have been composed for piano using just the right hand.
I don't know if he'll run out and take piano lessons or not, but it was nice to be able to show this kid that someone with the same disability he has achieved great things.
Overall it was a great experience. I think if we are ever asked to do something like this again, we might have to break it into two days.
It's great to see high schools stepping outside the box to get kids interested in history. Sometimes it takes something like "Swing into Spring" to get that spark started!
We did it NINE TIMES IN A ROW! No breaks.
They wanted all of the sophomore history classes to come see it, and while each teacher individually gets a break, it just so happens there was a history class every period of the day!
Hoover High School got a grant from Arts in Stark to do a whole series of 1920s-inspired programs that they are calling "Swing into Spring." It all started with a math teacher who swing dances and suggested that the school do something based on swing. And it just grew from there.
Chris and I were the kick-off for the program. I trimmed back my "Little Chicago" program and Chris selected a few piano pieces from his "Music of the Roaring Twenties" program. We blended the two programs together to paint a picture of the decade for the kids.
I talked for awhile, and then Chris played a song. It was a really nice blend of both programs. We're thinking of taking the idea and using it on other programs!
I don't normally read programs (I prefer to use notes with a few key words on it, so I can talk instead of read), but I decided to write it out for two reasons. First, we needed to time it so it fit into a high school class period (I have been known to go off on tangents from time to time, when I have a microphone and a stage...). Second, I knew that after I did it so many times, I wouldn't know what I had said and what I hadn't!
It went well, but boy, we were dog tired at the end! Not only did we have to be there at 7:00 in the morning (which everyone knows is against my principles as a NON-Morning Person!), but we only had 4 minute breaks between classes.
They provided us with snacks and water to get us through the day.
One thing that happened really touched both of us. At the end of the program, Chris played "Side By Side." It was composed by Harry Woods, who was born without fingers on his left hand. Chris told the kids that he would thump out the rhythm with his left hand, mostly on the black keys.
After one class let out, a young man came up and asked Chris for the name of the composer again. He had his books in his left arm, and then he lifted them up, showed us his hand, and said, "Because I was born without fingers on my left hand too."
Chris told him that there are a lot of songs that have been composed for piano using just the right hand.
I don't know if he'll run out and take piano lessons or not, but it was nice to be able to show this kid that someone with the same disability he has achieved great things.
Overall it was a great experience. I think if we are ever asked to do something like this again, we might have to break it into two days.
It's great to see high schools stepping outside the box to get kids interested in history. Sometimes it takes something like "Swing into Spring" to get that spark started!
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
Bridal show fever
We are all consumed with Bridal Show prep this week!
The script is all written, hole punched, and in a binder.
The dresses and veils are all steamed and ready to go.
The program is ALMOST done -- still need to tweak it a bit. A few last minute donations are trickling in so I don't think I will run them until Thursday.
WE ALSO GOT A SPONSOR FOR THE PRE-PARTY!
Ohio Laser & Wellness Centers has come on board. THANK YOU!!! (Good thing I didn't run the program this morning like I had planned to!)
Gary made incredible posts that look like the piers on a dock! I will post pictures when they the scene is complete. You won't believe that they're just mailing tubes!!!
I am finishing up a poster for the restaurant raffle. I like to put all the logos of the restaurants on the sign so people can see what they might win.
Dress rehearsal is Thursday at 6:00.
We set up on Friday.
And Saturday is SHOW TIME!!
The script is all written, hole punched, and in a binder.
The dresses and veils are all steamed and ready to go.
The program is ALMOST done -- still need to tweak it a bit. A few last minute donations are trickling in so I don't think I will run them until Thursday.
WE ALSO GOT A SPONSOR FOR THE PRE-PARTY!
Ohio Laser & Wellness Centers has come on board. THANK YOU!!! (Good thing I didn't run the program this morning like I had planned to!)
Gary made incredible posts that look like the piers on a dock! I will post pictures when they the scene is complete. You won't believe that they're just mailing tubes!!!
I am finishing up a poster for the restaurant raffle. I like to put all the logos of the restaurants on the sign so people can see what they might win.
Dress rehearsal is Thursday at 6:00.
We set up on Friday.
And Saturday is SHOW TIME!!
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