Holiday Sales

Hello, hello! Long time, no blog.

This past month has been a whirlwind of fun travel, and I'm sorry to see it end. It started with a long weekend trip to see my family in exotic Klamath Falls, OR, followed shortly after by five days in gorgeous Maui to see my very pregnant sister, and then last week I visited my dear friend and family in Minneapolis. All three trips were absolutely fantastic and relaxing. Why, oh why, does vacation have to end? I have stories to share, but I'll have to write those when I'm not so sleepy. I need a vacation to recover from my vacations.

The 4th of July was gorgeous (a shocker), and I spent my evening with friends at a house perfectly positioned for watching Seattle's amazing fireworks display. While walking over to a neighbor's yard to enjoy an even better view, Emily and I passed a little wooden table set on the sidewalk with two adorable, pigtailed, little girls sitting behind it. The table itself was covered with an assortment of kitchen utensils. As we passed, one little girl shouted "Spark-lers!" and the other promptly followed with "LEMONADE!!!" We stopped and stared, mesmerized by their enthusiasm, as they continued to energetically chant in turn "Spark-lers!" (slight pause) "LEMONADE!!!" "Spark-lers!" (slight pause)"LEMONADE!!!" They were so cute, and we started to giggle. While we couldn't see any evidence of sparklers or lemonade on their table, we decided they had a business strategy we could fully embrace. At the next Fremont fair, Emily and I are going to drag a card table and our merchandise out to a bustling street corner. In our pigtails, we'll alternately shout "Spark-lers!" "LEMONADE!!!"

Just so you know, I'm sparklers and she is lemonade.