Happy And Sad.......Hellos And Goodbyes!

(Latte Mugs - set of two - by theprintedsurface)

         It's been an interesting set of events the last few days. I'm happy....I'm sad.....I'm ecstatic....I'm gloomy....I'm in a state of disbelief.....I'm in a state of "ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!!!!" LOL Here are the reasons why.......*I'm on a roll, doing the 'reasons why' thing, since the reasons I love weddings went so well! ^_^

      I'm happy because...I got an opportunity to do a custom order for a really nice lady! Her husband had been a customer of mine before. In fact, she sent me the photos of her husband wearing his boutonnieres! :-) She liked them so much that she thought of a great idea and wanted to know if I could do it!....Make a hair clip for her! :-)

     I made three, so that she could choose what style she wanted......She saw them and...bought all three!!!.....Hello!! :-)

       I'm sad because....it's already the second week of the U.S. Open tennis tournament, and things are happening that mean that tennis will never be the same for me after this tournament. :-(

        Kim Clijesters is retiring...

 (Facebook)

       I think they said she wants to have another baby and get on with the rest of her life....Understandable, but STILL!! ;'_'; ...She played her last match, a doubles match with Bob Bryan, one of the Bryan brothers, who are the doubles champions right now...

 (Facebook)

It was so cute watching him and her do the signature 'chest bump' that the brothers usually do after a win. :-))

(US Open (dot) Org)

               Goodbye Kim. I'm gonna miss you! :-( ....Both of us are now....moving on!

    Okay, I'm ecstatic because...yesterday, after selling the three hair clips to a great customer, I looked back in my shop to see what needed updating, and lo and behold.....another sale!!! Another lapel pin sold! :-) ...Hello new customer! :-)

       I think that's the first time I can remember getting two sales in the same day! :-) ....Hello!

     I'm gloomy because...I found out that not only is Kim Clijesters not gonna be playing tennis for a while....but neither is my 'baby boy', Rafael Nadal. :-( 

 (Rafa Nadal's FB Page)

       He's stopping for a couple of months to rest and recover his knee...So, no US Open....no Davis Cup...What about the Australian Open?! O_O I guess we have to wait and see! But I'm not thinking it's gonna happen...Goodbye high tennis hopes! :-(

      I'm in a state of disbelief because...at the same Open,  Andy Roddick decided to announce his retirement!!!! O_O

      What's going on around here?!!! Does no one wanna play tennis anymore?! O_O ..."Now listen here, Serena, Novak, Maria and Roger, you better not go anywhere for a while!!!" ...Goodbye Andy. I'm gonna miss you! :-(

     And last, I'm in a state of 'ARE YOU KIDDING ME' because....I was contacted by yet another customer, for a custom order of lapel pins!! He wanted them done a certain way and wanted to know if I could do them for him. I worked at it....and worked at it....and worked at it some more! I finally came up with this...

       He loved it!!! He says I'm a 'knotting genius'! Ha! Ha! Ha!...I don't know exactly what that means, but hey!...I've been called worse!! LOL I actually think his expression means something good though! ^_^

      He wants me to make him five......5!!!!....Are you kidding me?!!! He wants them in very specific color combinations...I'm so excited!!...These are the three I've done so far...

    They're time consuming, but pretty cute when they're done. :-) I've got two more to do today. I have a little time before I have to worry about shipping them though, because the U.S. is having a holiday today and post offices are closed.

      The 'ARE YOU KIDDING ME' response didn't end there however!...because this morning I popped over to my shop and these three babies are also now SOLD!!! :-) ...

       Hello, official lapel pin business woman! :-) ......Goodbye 'free time'!! Ha! Ha! Ha!...Hello New customers and bloggers!! :-) ...*waving*...As I said in the beginning, it's been an interesting few days!...Goodbye everybody! Have a good day! :-)

Trying Something New

Sticking my feet in the water,
sticking my toe in the sand,
sticking my tongue out to taste it,
rolling it around in my hand.

It's not somewhere I've been before.
It's not something that I've ever had.
It's not what I had expected.
But you know what? It's not that bad!