2010 Happenings :)

SO MUCH HAS HAPPENED THIS SUMMER. Hahaha, it is unreal how much my life has changed completely in a few short months. Kim came out to live with me, sort of unexpectedly at the beginning of this summer. I am so lucky to have her in my life. No matter what we are going through, we always work together for the better. She is my inspiration and joy, and we have had an unforgettable summer, tinged with laughter, joy, tears, and heartache. Oh, and a LOT of traveling.

Some places we have gotten to see this summer include:


Our Nauvoo group in Carthage, Illinois.

At the YSA Dance that we ROCKED in Kirtland, Ohio


Kim, Will, Wes, and I at the St. Louis, MO Arch.

Hopefully, we will have a few more travel destinations under our belt before the summer comes to a close, and Kim runs of to Rexburg to finish her last year at BYUI.

In addition to positively owning the midwest in travel this year, Kim and I have been fortunate to really find out a lot of things about ourselves as well. The weekend of July 11th, my good friend Maria got married. We had the opportunity to use Kim's knowledge of floral design, and my knowledge of how to stay on task in the workplace to the absolute limit, and we pulled off a very successful assortment of wedding flowers, ranging from the brides bouquet, to 17 centerpieces, to bouts and corsages. I had made a few bouts in my day, and cut some flowers, but to spend 15 hours working intricate bridesmaids bouquets was well beyond my realm of knowledge before this weekend. While I learned that I can, in fact, make exceptionally beautiful floral pieces, I also learned that Kim and I have a unique partnership in the workplace because of our amount of respect for one another, and because of our trust we have in each other's integrity. It's really amazing what we are able to create with one another.

Here are a few examples of the work that we did for Maria!


FLOWERS Everywhere!!! We completed all of this in the Hilton :).
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Kim in her element... packing the multiple centerpieces we'd created.

Kim with the bride's bouquet (which she created), checking the size of the toss bouquet (which I designed!!!)


Congratulations Maria!!! (Kim completed the bride's bouquet solo)

We have been crunching numbers for a few weeks now, and it has been decided that we will be starting our own floral design and events planning company, and opening doors September 2011 here in Chicago! More to follow!