A few weeks ago at our weekly staff meeting, or ME Tricia Jo was running through budgets and I had picked up a couple stories but wanted something more that I could really sink my teeth into.
If you know me, you probably know I love planning and organizing and I LOVE being in charge. Thus, I took on the job to plan and coordinate two photoshoots. Yup. For the cover and an inside double truck with products. Similar to the shopping guide Metro featured in the Dec. issue.
Add on the monthly launch party, the original articles, my job at Bath and Body and alas, I was much too busy, even for me.
Oh, and lest I forget, one of my oldest and dearest friends, Heather Day (now, Contreras) got married last weekend in Yakima! I was so thrilled and honored to be asked to join her bridal party and going home was a nice break from the grind. However, as giddy as I was to help her celebrate her big day, I was still thinking in the back of my mind about all I had to do at work.
With only one day left until I leave for FLORIDA, I still have a brief interview to conduct, an article to write and a few hours to put in at B&B. Nonetheless, the photoshoots are OVER and I am quite pleased. The cover turned out beautifully and the shoot today went off without a hitch. When the products get returned to their rightful owners tomorrow -and I get the kayak off the top of my Corolla (yup! the other intern got a canoe on top of her Jetta)- I will be able to breathe even more easily.
I don't know how it always gets done in time, but it does.
Oh, and the publisher seemed rather impressed that I pulled it off ;-)
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Saturday, July 4, 2009
My new favorite piece of jewelry...
Holy cow. So soo much has happened since my last post and I apologize for the delay. I have HUGE news.
I'M ENGAGED!
Eric Alexander LaPlante proposed to me on May 7, 2009 at Lawson Gardens in Pullman, WA. He had prepared a scavenger hunt for me for my birthday surprise and the anticipation was thick.
Over a month beforehand, I went to Sam Dial Jewelers with a good friend of mine, Stephanie. It was the first time I'd ever looked at engagement rings but I had a feeling the day was approaching so I picked one on the spot. My grandfather had given my mother my grandmother's wedding ring set and she graciously gave it to me so Eric and I could use the center diamond on my set. Eric then went into SDJ with Steph and she helped him pick out the same ring.
The scavenger hunt was around Pullman with stops which held sentimental value for us: the place where we had our first good conversation, the library, the park where he asked me to be his girlfriend, and finally our favorite park in Pullman. Though there were clues along the way, He was at the very end and I knew what was coming. As I walked up, I noticed he was wearing a handsome blue shirt and tie with dress pants and was looking so good.
He held my hands and started in with something mushy. I'm not going to lie and say I remember what he said becuase I certainly do not. It was at this point that everything hit me and I started crying. He got down on one knee, visibly confused about the crying. After composing myself, I nodded that I did indeed want to marry him, followed by a verbal afirmative. The ring was perfect and means so much to us because I can have a piece of my grandma and her marriage with me.
I'M ENGAGED!
Eric Alexander LaPlante proposed to me on May 7, 2009 at Lawson Gardens in Pullman, WA. He had prepared a scavenger hunt for me for my birthday surprise and the anticipation was thick.
Over a month beforehand, I went to Sam Dial Jewelers with a good friend of mine, Stephanie. It was the first time I'd ever looked at engagement rings but I had a feeling the day was approaching so I picked one on the spot. My grandfather had given my mother my grandmother's wedding ring set and she graciously gave it to me so Eric and I could use the center diamond on my set. Eric then went into SDJ with Steph and she helped him pick out the same ring.
The scavenger hunt was around Pullman with stops which held sentimental value for us: the place where we had our first good conversation, the library, the park where he asked me to be his girlfriend, and finally our favorite park in Pullman. Though there were clues along the way, He was at the very end and I knew what was coming. As I walked up, I noticed he was wearing a handsome blue shirt and tie with dress pants and was looking so good.
He held my hands and started in with something mushy. I'm not going to lie and say I remember what he said becuase I certainly do not. It was at this point that everything hit me and I started crying. He got down on one knee, visibly confused about the crying. After composing myself, I nodded that I did indeed want to marry him, followed by a verbal afirmative. The ring was perfect and means so much to us because I can have a piece of my grandma and her marriage with me.
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