The Art of Handwritten Notes

Last night I received the sweetest note from K's mother, just saying thanks for a great party Saturday! Now, this is a woman after my own heart as I am the self-appointed stationery/correspondence queen. The top drawer of my wicker desk is filled to the brim with blank note cards, thank you cards, invitations, etc. I love finding new stationery, it's an inexpensive pleasure. Sending a card for no reason is a very easy way to make people feel special, which in turn makes you feel good. Karma, ya hear?
So I say to you now, Head out, pick up a $.99 'just thinking of you card', and send it to someone important to you. I promise you will feel good after doing this!
Here are two cards that caught my eye:




I would buy these notes with the lures for K. Do men send notes for no reason?
Something tells me they don't!
Anyway, I'm off to a four day weekend... I hope everyone has a wonderful Fourth of July!

Wednesday, Wsup!

I don't have any focus this morning, and this will be reflected in my post.
A few things:


I've painted my nails with Revlon Top Speed in "Cloud". I'm loving this color right now! I'm a big fan of quick dry polish, I'm a girl on the move! I've found Revlon's Top Speed to be the winner of drugstore brands, especially in comparison to Sally Hansen Insta-Dry. Sally's chips and peels much easier, creating the need for a daily manicure. No sir!

Also,


My friend George's band "Pinna" is playing at the Music Farm on Friday night! I went to primary school with George and not only is he a wonderful musician, he's one of the nicest guys you will ever meet. It's been a dream of his to play at the Music Farm and dreams do come true people! The show is only $7 and it really is a guaranteed good time. Maybe I'll see you there?

Another thing,


As of last night I've been officially invited to join the Palmetto Investors of Charleston! This is exciting news as I've been attending meetings for the last four months as a visitor. I initially became interested in the stock market as a way to relate to K but now it just feels neat that I have a piece of this pie!

And one last thought,

This ring is from Ross-Simons and I've been in love with it for quite some time. I'm a huge fan of mixing metals (I've always wanted a white gold engagement ring, yellow gold wedding band), and this is the absolute cutest way to do it! I've had this ring on my wishlist for a while, I've just been waiting for a good enough excuse to make the splurge. Perhaps a promotion at work...

Rewind: LCE Summer picnic

A couple weeks ago I talked about my company picnic on IOP.

I didn't tell you about the contest I was organizing for the kids! I organized a Sand Castle Contest with some awesome prizes. I was hesitant to mention it before the party, as I was unsure if I would even have participants, but 7 groups competed! Success!

Here, the winners:
1st Place: $100 Regal Cinema Gift Card- I love how they actually brought army men to protect the castle!




2nd place: $75.00 Regal Cinema Gift Card- Ok, so this is a life-size computer, complete with the LCE logo! Wow! This was the second place winner, as it was created by adults, no kids.
Check out the mouse!




3rd place: $50 Regal Cinema Gift Card- Check out the alligator (crocodile?)!



Awesome turnout! I love summer, don't you?