GIVEAWAY...Little Miss Poppy!

I can't believe I am just now telling you about this little jem of a website!! SO...Most of you I'm sure, remember my amazing photographer friend Melissa Darst. Well, this year was such a roller coaster for her! After the whirlwind of the MVB photo shoot, she also launched her own hair accessory line called Little Miss Poppy! You guys so need to check it out! I LOVE everything on her site...we have a few pieces and we always get compliments on our fabby hair accessories! Thanks to Melissa for having such a creative line to spice up any outfit!
What's even more fun?! The girls got to model for her website!!! Here are a few of the pics from the photo shoot!
NOW...LETS DO A GIVEAWAY! My First ever GIVEAWAY! YIPEE! Everyone tell your friends about LMP...Here is her FB page Go "like" her page AND "like" my MVB pageThen leave a comment on THIS POST and you are entered to WIN!! What will you win? This fabulous flower that miss Ava is sporting on her outfit. see below. It is the "Yellow Brick Road" flower! Besides the fact that this is my all time FAVORITE picture of my precious Ava...the FLOWER is TOO CUTE and adds just the right POP!! The winner will be announced on January 1st, 2011! Good Luck!!!

Best Friends Forever...

Me, Sara, and Cassity



You guys have all heard me talk about the amazing friendships I have made in the business. Well, funny thing...most of the woman I honestly consider BEST friends of mine and I have never met them in person!! So FINALLY the day arrives that I get to meet Cassity Reed. I have talked about her in previous posts. She was my very first team member and has been a ROCK STAR in sales! She is an amazing leader and person. She is like superwoman. Three kids under the age of 4 and little missy has been amazing this season. Explain to me how a woman gives birth in August...the month we launch fall season and ends up on the TOP of the leader board ALL season?! WITH her newborn on her hip at every show...Girls...look at THIS leader...SHE IS AWESOME! Ok...off of the Cassity Reed soap box! LOL! So...I got to meet her in person! She is just what I expected her to be. She shows up with baby in hand and lookin super cute! Funny story, early that day, I called Cassity and left her a message that said we FINALLY get to meet each other! Well, my little Addison...smarty pants...says "mom, you KNOW Cassity already!" She can't fathom that I have a Best Friend and I haven't actually met her. LOL! We know each other and all about our families...this is what it's all about! Anyway...We got to hang out with some other TOP DSRs in the company...which included Cindy Boyd...my mentor. And Sara Hendricks who is under Cassity. Yep...Cindy Boyd's team was in the house! I had the opportunity to meet Sara early in the Fall season and she is an amazing lady too...it's so awesome to see the mothers, wives, professionals come together and have MVB in common and be at the TOP of the game together. Here are a few pics of us hanging out this week.
Jana...her future's so bright, she's got to wear shades

All the ladies with Jana and Jessica

Toasting to an amazing Spring/Summer 2011

A trip to the mountains...

Sometimes it is just nice to have some fun! I had a fabby new team member sign up and I just HAD to go to her launch party! I have been to colorado a couple of other times...I just love it there! Susan decided to join the fabulous life with MVB and she signed up with me! She is such a go getter and a really sweet person. This has been another awesome perk to this business...meeting such great people along the way and becoming friends with them! The launch party was HUGE...there were over 40 people in attendance, of course everyone LOVED the clothing! Thanks to my Colorado girls for such a great time! Oh...one of the best parts...Trista was there! Susan and Trista are BFFs and have the same circle of friends...so, of course Trista would be at the launch supporting one of her best friends! Oh! The pic below is me in my fabby MVB coat! Hadn't gotten to sport it in Texas yet...so fun dressing for fall in the mountains! Wouldn't you know, one day after I left they had their first snow! So sad I missed it! Mid October and the first snow...big difference from here in Texas...we hope we get a snow! LOL!

My Poor Neglected Blog...Fall Update..

To all my fabulous followers...SO SORRY, I have neglected this blog for WAY to long. Hold on...this post may be a doozie. Here are the quick stats. My team has grown from 18 to 55 team members so far this season!!! Blessed Fabulous is on FIRE!!! LOVE IT! Thank you to all of my fabby team members for working this business and building our team so strong!
How have I done with top ten this season??? Not too shabby.
August- #1...second to none;) hehe
September-#8...this was my BEST month in MVB and I ended up #8! At least it was top ten!
October-:( Just out of top ten...Cassity was #2 though!
November-#10...that was a close one!
All of this and not to mention how amazing my team is too...Cassity was in TOP TEN with me every month from September-November. I was so super excited about November because Sara Hendricks was #1, Cassity Reed #2 and me #8...Blessed Fabulous had THREE of the Top Ten this month! So cool!!!
I am so excited at the growth of this company...sales went through the roof this season and I know we are just going to keep going up, up, up! I know I always say this..but really, I am sooo blessed to be a part of this amazing team of women! The Lord Blesses us when we least expect it...MVB came to me and I took a leap of faith and it has literally paid off!

REWIND...only the HIGHLIGHT of my spring season...AMERICAN IDOL CASEY JAMES

How did I forget this?! It's a long story but so worth the read...if you ask me! hehe! Here goes...Who watched american idol season 9?! If you did...I know you noticed the little hottie Casey James! Well, its a small world. Turns out my little Addison goes to kindergarten with Lyndi Poynter. She happens to be Casey's cousin! Lyndi lives just down the street from us and her mother and I are good friends. How cool that their cousin is on IDOL!? I get the hairbrain idea to dress the kids in MVB and send them with signs in the audience...Lyndi's mom, Sara had told me they were going to see him live on the show. I had to hook them up and get MVB some publicity on national TV! I called corporate MVB and a box was sent to my house with lots of outfits for them to choose from. Then...I have another friend that owns Crestview Printing...called him and asked if he could make us some signs for the kids to hold up at the show. I made a trip down to the print shop and helped design the signs...so fun! They were set. It was a shot in the dark...would they even let them bring in the signs? if they did, would the signs even be seen on tv? They did and they were!!! SCORE!!! Next...even more fun...I try to pull together a watch party and have this huge event for fans to come to. Well, turns out...Casey's cousin is already planning one, so I hop on his bandwagon and start helping him plan! FOX 4 will be there...and MVB! I contacted corporate and my print shop friend AGAIN...this time for t-shirts! I got to design with the print shop again! MVB decided to give away outfits to the first 50 girls to show up at our watch party AND a $500 shopping spree to one lucky winner! The watch party ended up being a hit...over 250 people attended. WAIT...IT GETS BETTER...the next night is the vote off. Sadly Casey gets the boot, BUT check out the video...THAT'S LYNDI! And...THAT IS AN MVB OUTFIT I PROVIDED HER! WooHoo! All and all...tons of press for MVB and Casey ended up #3...not to shabby! Can't wait to purchase his album...you know I have a secret crush! shhhh!
MY AUTOGRAPHED POSTER!! OMG!!!

JESSICA TEXTING HER VOTE!

ME, BRENDA and DEBBIE, Casey's MOM!

Hostess with the Mostest

Okay...finally I have time to fill you in on the details of my launch party! First let me say...it was a blast. All of my friends in one place at the same time getting pampered! Wonderful! There were 8 guests in attendance...3 shows were booked and the show volume was just over $1,000. What did I earn? $150 worth of FREE clothing AND 7...yes ladies...SEVEN half off items! What did I buy? Well, had to keep my fabulous customers in mind. I added to my fall sample line. I already have several girls outfits so I decided to purchase some boys clothing! I don't have boys so it was kinda fun shopping for a boy! I just know if I had one...he would be too cool for school in his MVB duds! ;) Can't wait to get all of my goodies! I gotta say...it sure is fun being the hostess with the mostest! This night reminded me yet again why I love having my own MVB busniness. I just can't think of any other job that would allow me to have a fun night of wine, pedicures and girl talk all while earning hostess rewards AND commission! WooHoo! Enjoy the photos of my event and I hope all of you become a hostess with the mostest too!!

My Little Addison gets a pic on famecrawler...

Original Bachelorette Trista Sutter Designs My Vintage Baby Collection | Famecrawler
With Trista Sutter joining our team, we sure have been getting alot of media coverage!!! This one caught my eye...Addison's pic is in it!!! So neat. I do have to say, winter rose is one of my favorites this season! I LOVE these jeans!

Fabulous Feet for Fall!

The date has been set! By now most of you have dropped by my website to view the new fall line. If you haven't...What are you waiting for??? Click here to view the line! Anyway, it is time to plan my launch party! I like to do themes. You saw the "boots and bling" post. What to do for fall? I was thinking a play on words with one of the line names...paisley party, vintage safari, winter rose??? Nothing was really standing out. Hmmmm?? Then Cindy calls me and tells me about her fabulous idea to invite all of her friends to do have pedicures for a trunk show. LOVE IT! But...it needed a cute name and how else am I going to make this fabulous. Side Note...haven't told you guys that I thought my team needed a name. BLESSED FABULOUS! Everything is fabulous with me! hehe! Okay...back to the party planning. I started surfing and found a suggestion for "Fabulous Feet for Fall!" Like that...gonna use it, but what to serve and colors? I know...over the top. I love this part of the party planning. Me and my clever self decided on Pedicure and Petit Fours! I contacted a local nail salon and they agreed to give all of my guests 15% off of their services and they serve the drinks (including wine)! What a bargain! I have asked a new friend Amy Armstrong to create Petit Fours for the event and I have no doubt they will be fabulous. She has even decorated a tower to put the petit fours on! Yeah! The plan is...each guest will arrive and be seated in a pedicure chair. The will be served drinks and browse the Fabulous Fall catalog while enjoying their pedicures and petit fours! How Fabulous!!! I have sent out fancy little invites printed on hot pink paper and the back page is black damask. I topped them off with a cute black and white polka dot ribbon. Placed in pink envelopes...these little gems are on their way to mailboxes everywhere! I do need your help though...I want to give a small gift to each guest in attendance. What do I give?? I am going to do a drawing for one lucky guest to get their pedicure for FREE. I can do a drawing for a ticket to Tea with Trista. But what cute little gift should I give to all of the fabulous ladies that attend??? HELP!

Adding to my resume...

June and July were a whirlwind! I did some super fun things and added a few things to my resume. Scheduling assistant, model coordinator, Hair and wardrobe stylist, and photography assistant! Melissa Darst and I have become such close friends over the last several months so when she invisioned the ranch for the catalog photoshoot I was so there! My girls would be modeling and she wanted an assistant to be able to focus on the clothing while she would focus on the kiddos. I was her girl. Road Trip! Off to college station we went. Don't Laugh...it was an "experience" for me. I have seen cows before, but not like this! We got to the ranch late at night, as we drove up in our little rental car, there were cows everywhere! They were laying right in the middle of the drive and we had to honk the car horn to wake them so they would move! I grew up in a small town but, this was the closest I had ever been to a cow! LOL! They were as big as that little rental car that we were in! haha! Anyway, we get there...get the girls to bed and Melissa and I went to work. Hanging outfits, laying out shoes and hair accessories and finalizing the schedule. We have every last detail ready for the next morning when the models would arrive...then...the RAIN came! Uggh! There we were all dressed up and no place to go! The models and parents were so easy going. We would just hang out and as soon as the rain drops would stop out we would go! We did this all day, in and out, model after model, one outfit and then another! It was enough to wear this girl out! And...I had to be mommy in between all of that too. There I was getting the models dressed, then I would do their hair (loved that part), then I would hand deliver the model outside to Melissa and be her assistant. Oh...almosst forgot...there was another assistant that made a debut. LUIS! I met luis just a couple of weeks before via a friend on FB. He was interested in MVB and I swear he ask a MILLION questions...which was great...and he signed up on my team!! He is the first guy in MVB and I am so honored to have him on my team! Small World...he lives in College Station! We needed another model and another hand...he was our guy! I was so excited to meet him and we worked very closely over the next few days. He and I were Melissa's extra hands. I will never forget the Sweet and Sassy shoot. It is the pic in the catalog that is on a vanity with the tri fold mirror. Everywhere we stood, we were in the picture somehow! The model would be ready, Melisssa in place, the perfect shot and Melissa would say "Shannon, Luis, you're in the shot!" We would move left, move right, back up...we were still in the shot! LOL! We ran around and ducked down and voile...the perfect shot! HAHA! Anyway, long story longer...days at the ranch and a few southlake shoots and a trip to Colorado later...the catalog shoot had wrapped! I had a BLAST wearing all of these hats! Fell off the sales band wagon during these 2 months, but continued recruiting for my team and booking shows for fall in the mean time. And...my team still rocked it in the top ten! That is June and July...now onto August! The Fall 2010 Launch!!!

It's a Small World...

April and May it is about time to start thinking about the fall catalog! Well, MVB has always used the same amazing photographer for their catalog shoots. Fall would be a little different. Remember my portrait event with Melisssa Darst? After our event, I forwarded the pics to Jessica and Lisa...come to find out jess and Melissa actually knew each other from way back. Jessica was in the marketing world before she dreamed up MVB and she and Melissa went way back! A great friendship rekindled from my event! The two of them began chatting and Jessica remembered a ranch that she loved...That was melissa's grandparents. Long story short, MVB decided to change things up this fall and go with a completely different look for the catalog. How could Jessica use the ranch and not ask Melissa to do the catalog? How could she tell their amazing photographer she wanted to use this ranch and melissa since it is her ranch? A few conversations later, a very understanding and super sweet photographer and voila! Melissa would be doing the Fall/winter 2010 catalog shoot! Such a small world! I meet this random photoag on the Internet and she totally knows Jessica AND she ends up doing the catalog! Wow! The Lord puts in people's lives for a reason. He truly blesses us every day!

Amazing Friends...

Let me bring you up to speed. In March I ended up #12. :( My first month out of the top ten. BUMMER! But...let me tell you about some good happenings that took place in Feb and March! So far I had only focused my business on selling through home shows. I began to toy with the idea of building a team. But I just didn't know how to start. God has an amazing way of working sometimes. This random girl messages me on facebook and wants to know about My Vintage Baby and possibly sign up. I guess that was my answer, yes, I am building a business. So the message basically said that she wanted to talk with someone actually in the business. She chose me because I was wearing an OU Sooners shirt in my fb profile pic. LOL! I am originally from Oklahoma and we are sooner fans! Who is this random girl?? Cassity Reed! My first team member and she is a fabby one! She hit the ground running. She and I began to talk almost daily. She had tons of questions and I had the answers. The funny thing is, when we talked, it seemed like we had been friends forever. We always refer to each other as "my friend". I consider her a great friend...however, I have never even met her in person yet! LOL! After Cassity, several others began to inquire through my website and were given to me through corporate. (when you are top ten, you get orders and prospects from the corporate site) GREAT PERK! I quickly became a team leader...to date I have about 25 people on my team total...and growing!!
Now...back to that #12 status...uggh! Had to step up my game again. I thought I was doing everything I could! Maybe I wasn't? Time for some one-on-one coaching with the sales queen, Jana! She gave me some great tips on hostess coaching to help decrease my number of cancelled shows. April was a little better, #10 and May was even better...#3!!! In May Cassity and I had a friendly competition going. When the numbers came out mid month, I was #1 and she was #2. I called her and she told me "I'm gonna knock you off!" It was so on...the final numbers came in and there she was #2! She totally beat me. Guess what?? Fine with me...because she was on my team and I am getting paid on her sales! Whoop! Cassity, you go girl! ;)

Photographers wanted...

Steppin' up my game! Warning...long post. I got creative and decided to invite area photographers to do a combined event. We would invite people to come use my MVB samples and the photographers would take pictures! Win, Win! I have a sea of photographers here in the metroplex, but I didn't want just any photographer...I wanted amazing, gifted and unique photographers. I have a passion for pictures. Although I do not have an intrest in taking the pictures, I LOVE to look at professional photography. Some people just have a gift and it translates through pictures! So...I went surfin'. Invited some of my favorites to humor me and try this event. Someone would have to be a guinea pig...someone I don't even know. It's a shot in the dark...but I thought it could be so successful. Enter...Melissa Darst.
You may have noticed there was no post of my precious babies modeling in the Spring 2010 catalog. We missed out...I decided I wasn't willing to take Addison out of Kindergarten for a photoshoot. :( BUT, I got some of the most fabulous pictures of my girls in the spring/summer collections! Wait till you see!
How I met Melissa...I went on a mommy, networking website. I reached out to her saying, I LOVE your work and I would LOVE to work with you. Well, a few weeks later she contacted me! She LOVED the clothing line and she was all about this idea. Her and I hammered out details over several weeks. We decided to promote the event on her blog and she needed to take pics for our promotion. We would need to meet. I give her clothing and she photographers her kids for promotion...and mine too!
Our first meeting...We meet at a local shopping center. She is adorable...cute green flower in her hair, so put together even with her kiddos in tow. I give her the clothes and ask about the location. Well...she was in love with this old house...just up the street. I jumped in her car and off we went to see the possible location. Only one problem...there were no trespassing signs all over it! No trespassing? No problem! I get on the phone, start workin' some serious magic, and voila! Approved!! OUR FIRST HOUSE! ;) When we turn around to head back to the shopping center...Melissa's breaks went out! AHHHH! Keeping in mind, this is our first time to actually meet. I ride with her, white-knuckled the whole way, back to her house to switch cars. On the way there she says, "we are going to look back at this and laugh about the day our friendship started!" Memories.
The house was booked and we took the pics for promotion...you can follow this link to see how our marketing for the event. The pics below are my girls Addison and Ava and Melissa's little cuties...Dylan and Maren!

I Love the 80s...

And the parties keep comin'! I started getting creative...I wanted to have each party even more fun than the last. I offered a couple of themes (suggested by Jana). Let's Get Wild about MVB! Everyone wears animal prints. I Love the 80s! Any excuse to dress up 80s style is always good! LOL! I have 4 cousins that live in the same town...they wanted to host together...well, of course 4 woman couldn't agree on a theme. SO...Let's Get Wild 80s style! We suggested everyone wear animal prints and do 80s inspired hair! OMG! This was hilarious!!! I crimped my hair! There were girls rockin' side-ponies, bangs and the aquanet was in the house!!! I have to say...this was the most fun theme. Most of my hostess' would choose to just have everyone wear animal prints...easy enough, but still spices up our party! Enjoy the pics!!!
Oh...February stats...#9. Whew, barely made top ten...I better step up my game!
What else could I do???

Boyd Bed and Breakfast...

Let me give you guys the 4-1-1 on my spring/summer season. I had no excuses! Once I hosted my first few shows with friends it was a domino effect. I just had to say "if anyone here is interested in free clothes for their kiddos, I have my calendar with me." Right then...at every show, I scheduled another show. I traveled here, there and everywhere. I was working as a nurse on Friday and Saturday nights. I found that people wanted shows on the weekend...i could do Sunday that was it. I set up my calendar...I booked a show for every Sunday and Tuesday...2 a week. Several of my first few clients were in the McKinney area, 65miles away from me. So...I would schedule the shows on Sunday, early afternoon. Remember Cindy, my mentor? Well, she and her family opened their home to me every Sunday that I had a show in their area. I would drive there at 7am after I got off of work at the hospital and sleep in there guest room for a few hours. Then, up and off to the show! The first morning I stayed, it was like a bed and breakfast. When I woke up, Cindy had made me gourmet lunch! From here on out, their house became the Boyd Bed and Breakfast! Such an amazing family, so giving!

So...how did I do?? January was my first month in the business...I was #4! Holla! Really? Is it that easy?? Can I keep this up?? IDK, but this sure is fun!

Boots and Bling

The spring/summer selling season is underway. I need to have a launch party. I decided on the theme...boots and bling. I invited all of my fabby friends to come shop the line, BUT you must wear your boots and bling. Prizes were given away for best boots and most bling! It was a blast! The amount of bling these ladies were adorned with was hilarious! My girls were here too...sporting their MVB with some cute boots too! What a great job....Fun with friends and my girls can attend too!! I got to mingle and make money all at the same time. What a deal!

January 2010...I'm in like flynn

Here we go...I am in the business. How fun is this?! Believe me it came with a bit of a struggle! Can I really do sales? I mean...really? I am a nurse and a mom. I have tried other direct sales before. How would this be any different? Wait...it IS different...this is the most amazing children's clothing line I have ever seen! I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE dressing my girls in these clothes! The girls are show-stoppers when they are in MVB. This is something I am EXCITED about! It is so easy to get excited about dressing up my girls, way easier than excitement about face wash or lotion. Still, I had a bit of hesitation...So, I ask the hubby...he says "I know you can do anything you want to do and I support you if you decide to do this!" I know ladies...eat your heart out...he is a keeper! With Jason's support and my head spinning with ideas, I dove right in! Purchased my sample line and soon got a call from Jana. Who is Jana? She is the national sales director and is a wealth of knowledge. She told me...ok...don't wait until you get your clothing to book shows. Call your friends today! So I did! I started by asking all of my good friends to host a show for me! I would say..."I don't have a clue what I am doing, but I am excited!" LOL! I was text messaging and facebooking like a mad woman! Within hours I had 4 shows on the books! WooHoo!
Let me tell you about a few relationships that started at this point...Cindy Boyd. Since I came into the business through corporate, not a sales rep already working the business, I was signed up under a random person. It was Cindy! Cindy was one of the first 17 sales reps in the business. Cindy would become my "go-to girl"! More to come on her...stay tuned! Told you about Jana...love her! I become closer to Jessica, I mean I am IN the business! Lisa too...poor Lisa, I must have emailed her a million times within the first week that I had signed up! She is the lady with ALL the technical answers, I am so not technical. So many amazing relationships now and SO many more to come! The Lord works in amazing ways...He has placed such amazing people in my life. Friendship Blessings from above!

Fall 2009...Going Direct!

Ok. I know you guys are ready to hear the rest of the story...hang in there. This post might be a long one too.
MVB goes direct this season! What does that mean? Well, they are no longer in the boutiques or retailers. What is the good news? More designs and lower prices. Jessica would design so many great pieces each season, but then the retail buyers would pick and choose a few items...so many great designs never got to the consumer. Who knew...there were more of these to-die-for collections that we never got the opportunity to purchase?! Shopping just became a little more fun and easier too. A hostess could earn free clothing just by inviting her friends to come and shop this exclusive line in their home! Wait a minute...Why am I not a sales rep for this company? I have had a relationship with them for years and they are launching this awesome new business model that anyone can be a part of...this is so up my ally! Sign me up!!! Literally...I email Lisa (Jessica's BFF and business partner), who I have come to know over the years, I say "give me details about this direct sales business." A couple of emails later, within a couple of hours, I was on my way to the fabulous life with fashion, friends and fun! I signed up early December to be a rep for Spring 2010! I hit the ground running too!
Oh...the modeling...the girls made this catalog several times! Ava cracked me up this year with her little under bite smile. You know...one of those crazy-smile phases kids go through?! Ava's made it to print! LOL! Addison was a regular by now and she really worked-it! She was so into Hannah Montana at this time..."you got the limo out front, oooo, hottest styles, every shoe every color" Just a few lines of that and her hips were movin'! The pic of her in the Christmas dress was classic! It's so fun to know the behind-the-scenes of these fun photo shoots!!! Also, gotta give a shout out to some of our friends that made the catalog too. MVB put out an email asking for more models and I had the hook-up! I am a nurse in the NICU and I work with hundreds of other woman...mommies! 2 of my co-workers were able to make the photo shoot and their girls made it to print! Miss Charlotte and Miss Aubrey! So fun to have our friends model with us!!! Check them out below!

Ava's Modeling Debut...Spring 2009...Addy too!

Time for another modeling call...Addison is invited back! Guess who fits in the sample size now??? Miss Ava! Following in the footsteps of big sister...Ava made a fabby little model. This is important...remember Ava's pose! I am dying...she totally poses like this almost 2 years later...you will see in the holiday collection for 2010! So funny! Ava has a "signature pose"! Ok...so here we are on this journey. Modeling and attending warehouse sales twice a year! Lets be serious here...we couldn't afford to shop at nordstrom and high end boutiques...we need a SALE girls!

Addison's Modeling Debut

SO...the first modeling experience. My little Ava didn't fit into the sample sizes, BUT miss Addison did! She was all about this! So...it is a FREEZING cold day in January 2008. So, cold...in some of the pics you could even see her little red nose. Torture?? No way! She was eating it up! For months after this shoot...she asked to see miss leann and miss lauren. (the 2 ladies at the shoot) These ladies kept telling Addy how cute she was, tickling her and giving her lollipops! Of course, this was a 3 year olds, dream come true! Here is my little diva...a poster, hanging in the My Vintage Baby show room!!! How fun?!

And so it began....

Here we go...thanks for coming along on this journey. Let me catch you up to speed. Buckle-up this first post is going to be a doozie! How did all of this begin? Well, My Vintage Baby (MVB) has been around for several years. But, back in the day...they were only in boutiques and high-end retailers like Nordstrom. But...at the end of every season...they would have this ginormous end of season warehouse sale! I had the inside scoop, so I was there waiting for the doors to open. You know like that old commercial " Open, Open, Open!" You had to be one of the first because all of us ladies at the sale were on a mission! Upscale clothing for such amazing prices...I would drive for almost 2 hours just to be the first one in.
Now...REWIND...all the way back to 1999 Oologah Oklahoma. I was a mustang cheerleader in high school. I had a really good friend on the squad with me named Susan. (remember her, she is a key to my MVB beginning)
So...graduated, married my high-school sweetheart, transferred to Fort Worth, TX for a job, had our first baby girl (Addison) in 2004 and or next little bundle came in 2006 (Ava).
FAST FORWARD to Spring 2008...I am on myspace (it was back in the day...give me a break...i don't myspace anymore) ;) Anyhoo, I find my friend Susan...well...has she got a deal for me!? She works for this amazing company called My Vintage Baby and they are having their warehouse sale...I just have to come out there and get some clothes for my little divas AND we can have lunch to catch up on all that has happened since Oologah High! So...here I go...road trip with my almost 2 and 4 year old girls...double stroller in tow. I arrive and while I am shopping this woman comes up to me and asks "what size are your girls?" well...18mos and 3t at the time. NEXT...she says..."they are adorable, we need them in our catalog!" What?! Are you kidding?! Ok...it was every mothers dream, right? We all think that our children are the cutest kids that were ever born...but this woman...she confirmed it! LOL! Gasp...YES! I would love for them to model. Who is this woman? Ummm Jessica Wiswall, only the designer and CEO of the company! So it began...