stumbling through the good parts

This past week, I found out some amazing news.  Whilst drinking my coffee and having my "morning-me" time this week, I stumbled upon a very exciting announcement.  The Making Things Happen Conference announced they were having their conference this coming March for not just 1, but TWO DAYS!  What is The Making Things Happen (MTH) conference?  I'm so glad you asked! MTH is an intensive conference that is designed to get down to the heart of a business.  Your heart.  The conference is ran by 3 very talented women that have actually gone through and started their own personal businesses and seem them grow, thrive and flourish over the last few years.  These women have amazing stories to tell and they have brought in some amazing talent as keynote speakers over the two days.  Many have planted their roots in the wedding industry and have gone in the direction that they were led and have seen all the benefits of their hard word, passion, creativit...

This past weekend my dear friend, Jessie had her bachelorette festivities.  It was a whirlwind of a weekend, but it was a lot of fun.  The Roosevelts Baths in Saratoga Springs is one of the most historic day spa's in the country.  We all were joking because the informational email sent after we confirmed our reservation was that it was a "historical spa" (said in a haughty-taughty voice), which is funny, because it was way cooler than what I imagine a real spa experience would be like.  We got to the baths, changed into our gigantic robes and went to the "relaxation room" where we luxuriously sipped green tea and read really dramatic avant-garde magazines. After taking the bride-to-be to her mineral bath and massage, they brought us to our individual bathing rooms.  Turns out the individual baths, while quite luxurious, the mineral water is combined with hot fresh water to bring the water temperature to 97º Fahrenheit which appearently keeps the carbonation a...