Welcome Home!

A year ago, last September, my brother-in-law Hugh and his girlfriend Brittni, along with their trusted pup Lily, packed up all of their belongings and headed to Williston, North Dakota.  No, not to pursue a job in the oil fields, but to pursue a job as a police officer.

You see, my brother is a cop.  Living out close to the Montana border, we don't get to see him very often.  This sucks and FaceTime only does so much for us!  We have seen him only once since he left, until this last weekend!!!!

It was amazing!  You don't realize how much you miss someone, until you don't get the opportunity to see them everyday.   Take my advice and don't take family for granted because one day they may have to pack up all of their belongings and go where the work is.

We were all so happy to have Hugh and Brittni home for a weekend visit and cannot wait until the next time we get to see them.  We are a very close family and the kids LOVE Uncle Hugh and Auntie Brittni!  We are just waiting for the day when she "officially" becomes a part of our family!

Check out some of the pictures from our fabulous weekend with family!

Surprise!  Natalie didn't know he was home!!

Loves!

Natalie, Hugh, Eli, and Brittni

Having fun!

The girls!

Time to Wrestle!

Pie Day 2013

I have lived in Braham (almost) my entire life.  I have attended Pie Day in the past, but this was my first year as a vendor.  Let me tell you, we had a blast.  I say "we" because I had my trusty sidekick-husband Ross, along for the ride!

Not familiar with Pie Day?  Pie Day is an annual event in Braham, MN.  It lands on the first Friday of August.  Estimated attendance is around 5,000 people and Braham is considered the homemade pie capitol of MN.  Lots of crafters are in attendance and lots of pie is eaten!!!

I truly believe what made this sale so much more successful than the sale in Eden Prairie was the fact that it was local.  We are local.  We live blocks away from the sale.  My mom and dad are local.  That is what made it so much fun.

We were able to see old friends and classmates from high school, make some sales, and interact with people from the community.  I LOVE that!  We also had a steady flow of law enforcement and fire department members in and out of our booth which always adds to the good time.

So much was taken away from this sale.  I feel as if nothing needs to be changed design wise for my booth, but some pricing needs to be tweaked for our next sale in September.  We will keep you posted on the details for this!

Thank you to all who came out and showed love and support to CindyBlue Designs.  It means so much to my mom and I, coming from this small town of loyal Braham-ites!  I am so proud to call Braham home and I am even more excited of where CindyBlue Designs is headed!!!

Thank you!

Marianne