I've got that "lost" feeling!

It's with a heavy heart that I tell you my dear friend Chris passed away over the weekend. Even though we all knew it was coming....it doesn't make it any easier to accept the news that she is gone. It certainly didn't make it any easier when her sweet husband called me Sunday morning to tell me personally even though I knew through Facebook.
Her husband....wow! What can I say but those 2 were so in love and it showed through all of the nasty stuff! He took the time to contact all of her close friends the morning after she passed. My husband would never do that!!
Chris will always be in my heart and soul as the sister that I always wanted. Cancer may have taken her body but it can never take her spirit!
I love you Chris and I miss you so much! I don't know how many times I have reached for the phone to call you but then I remembered... :(
RIP Sweet lady!

Is it over yet?

This past winter has been awful! We have had more snow this year than we knew what to do with! Literally....it was piled all over the place because they didn't know what to do with it!

Last weekend was beautiful....nice and warm and sunny!! Oh how I missed the sun! The last couple of days though have been cold and rainy. According to Accuweather...we are on a warming trend....I hope it stays this way!!

Along with the warmer weather comes outdoor parties and BBQ's! Oh how I love this time of the year! Nothing like the smell of a BBQ going and kids laughing and playing.

Are you looking for new creative ideas for your next outdoor party? If you want your party to stand out from the rest then call me! Together we can create the outdoor party of a lifetime...or until the next party at least! :)

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A lesson learned...the hard way!

So as many of you know...my life has been incredibly busy lately with everything that I am involved in. I won't go into details but this past weekend was a true testament to how busy I am with one of the biggest fundraisers for the All Night Grad party happening. Now even though I was not one of the key players (thankfully, I have committee chairs to do this)I was still running around doing different things.
Don't get me wrong...I enjoy every second of it but sometimes I tend to put off the important things...like calling a dear friend when I said I would!

Yes, that dear friend is Chris. I kept telling myself that I would call her and I kept putting it off. Not on purpose....other things just got in the way.

After being offline for a couple of days, I get back on to find out that she has taken a turn for the worst. Talk about feeling really bad!! I told her I would call her to let her know how the fundraiser turned out. She was really interested and really cared....and I screwed up! Not that it would have changed anything but at least I would have heard her voice one last time...had one more good conversation with her...and heard her laugh one more time. Now, all I have is memories of her voice, our past conversations, and her infectious laugh!

Chris is being kept sedated and comfortable right now...that's about all they can do for her anymore.

As I called her house today...not really knowing what to say...I could hear her laughing at me telling me to stop being silly. I honestly didn't know if I wanted someone to answer (well, of course I wanted Chris to answer and this to be a horrible nightmare but that didn't happen) or it to go to voicemail....but what would I say if it did go to vm?
Luckly, her husband answered. He is such an awesome man! A pillar of strength...her rock.
We talked for a little while...we laughed and of course we cried! I tried so hard to stay strong (if you know me, you know that I cry easily) but when G started to cry...I of course lost it! They have such a strong, loving bond to one another and you could hear the pain in his voice.

As I hung up the phone, I had a pain in my heart knowing that not only will G lose his best friend and his life companion but also that I should have called earlier.

Next time....I will stop what I'm doing and do what is most important in life! You just never know....

Chris....I love you now and forever. You will always have a special place in my heart!

There is always a reason!

As some of you know, Bella Mia Weddings and Events has been a longtime dream of mine but came to fruition because of a conversation I had with a good friend of mine one night. I told her about my dream and she said she always thought that would be fun to plan other peoples parties and she wished she could do it.
C has been battling Breast Cancer for about 5 years now. Sadly, chemo wasn't doing what it should be doing and it was making her sick...so sick she had to give up her photography studio because she couldn't shoot anymore.
To make a long story short....everything I do with Bella Mia will be in honor of C and once I get everything set up...I plan on becoming affiliated with an organization to fight Breast Cancer....in honor of C and everyone else fighting the horrible disease.
On another note....about 2 weeks ago, C asked me to help plan her Life Celebration party. I'd be lying if I told you I was thrilled about it but I was very honored. I love C and would do anything for her, as she is my hero. She is an incredibly strong lady!
I didn't know if I should blog about it or not....even though I really wanted to. So what do you do when you have a question and you don't know who to turn to? You turn to your Business Idol and ask her! In this case, one of my business Idol's is The Party Goddess!
She gave me some good sound advice and I followed it!
C....I love you...keep fighting girl!!!