Calm after the storm

This week is the start of our calm after the storm. Sunday we participated in the Brazos Valley Bridal Show here at Reed Arena (on campus of Texas A&M). We had a booth for Studio One and a booth for Avalon. The booths were right next to each other so that helped. We got there about 7:30 am and were finished setting up around 10:30 or so. I think that is a record for us. It tends to take us a while. This year one of our employees was able to help so that is what made the difference. We set up one of our gazebos in the Avalon booth and had lots of white drapey fabric and flowers and plants--felt kind of like the outdoors.

We had a great response to the Avalon booth and lots of questions. I wasn't at the Studio booth for any length of time so I am not sure how they did but it seemed to be busy over there sometimes. The show seemed a little slow compared to previous years. But we still had a lot of positive responses to Avalon and a few calls and emails afterwards so hopefully that trend continues this week.

We are getting ready for our trip to Big Bend next week. Keep my parents in your prayers....my Mom came down with the flu last week and just got over it and it seems my Dad has it now. They are going with us to Big Bend and will need to get their strength back up. I am sure they will be feeling better quickly.

We are looking forward to getting away from everything for a while. Our room does not have a TV, internet or a phone and I am not sure if our cell phones will work or not. So we really may be out in the middle of no where. Sounds really good right now.

I hope you have a great day!! Keep in touch!

Rebecca

NIce long weekend...

We had a nice long weekend. I wish I had more Mondays off. It is so nice to realize on Sunday night that you have a whole extra day until you have to go back to work. Oh well...end of the fun.

Darrin and I are taking my parents to Big Bend February 4-8th. Should be a whole lot of fun. We are really looking forward to it. It is so relaxing there...and yet you usually wear yourself out physically walking. I wore my hiking boots again today to get my feet used to them again. Of course they had about an inch or two of mud on them. It was really muddy out at Avalon today. We were picking up the tons and tons of brick bits, mortar and sand that the brick laying people left. We worked on it most of the day. My shoulders and back do not like me very much right now. But it all looks so much better now.

Well...I'd better get going. Have a blessed week!!

Finally my first post...

I have finally started my own blog! I have been reading several friends' blogs for a long time and have finally taken the plunge. I love keeping up with my friends by reading their blogs and wanted to offer my friends and family the same opportunity with us. I probably will be a little sporadic with posting here but will try to hit the highlights as we go.

Darrin and I are currently getting ready for a Bridal Fair on January 27th here in College Station. For those of you that don't know, Darrin opened a photography studio in College Station (Studio One Photographics http://www.studioonephoto.com) about 14 years ago. In April 2006, we purchased 7 acres of land just south of College Station and have been working on it for the last year and a half. It is an outdoor wedding facility named Avalon (http://www.avalonweddingsbcs.com). We have a booth for both businesses at the Bridal Fair and are hoping to get a lot of interest in Avalon.

Other than that, life is normal. We have two cats (Bahgeera and Moggie) and no kids yet. We own a house here in Bryan and two duplexes that we rent out. I am a bioterrorism preparedness planner at the Brazos Valley Council of Governments here in Bryan.

Guess that is enough for now. Talk to you later!!