Hi! Sorry, sorry, sorry! It's been 20 days since my last blog... I sound like I am at a BA (bloggers anonymous) meeting... Ok, so, I've been really busy the last few weeks, which therefore explains my absence from Heart and Soles. Work has fortunately started to pick up, and we are putting together trend and fashion info for the Fall 2009 (yes, we work an entire year in advance) line. I was in Chicago two weeks ago looking for "the next big trend"... Didn't find it, but we got lot's of cute stuff anyway! I love going there because we get to shop in the cute trendy urban areas like Bucktown and Wicker Park. The have so many independent little shops and boutiques, and not just for little kids, but for Men/Women as well... They now have a Cynthia Rowley store, BCBG Max Azria, Intermix, etc... Tons of places you only hear about on the east and west coast... Not to mention the fun restaurants! Oh my! All of these cute little places w/ tons of outdoor seating! I love going on shopping trips for work!
Other than work, the weekends have been pretty crazy too. Last weekend I got to go out to dinner with one of my best friends from college, Abby, and her awesome family and their friends! We went to Charlie Gitto's on the Hill in St. Louis and the food/wine/atmosphere were AMAZING! We had such a good time and I didn't want the night to end!
Saturday I went to the river with my friend Cori. Her parents live right by a sandbar on the Mississippi River and everyone just parks their boats and hangs out and grills. We drank grape vodka and club soda, which is my favorite drink of the moment... I was quite intoxicated by the time I got home, so I didn't make it out to watch the Mizzou/IL football game, but that's ok:)
As for this week, it's been really low key at the office, my boss has been shopping in Denver (think hiking boots and outdoorsy stuff), and then L.A./San Diego so it's been just me in our big ol' mega cube... I've also been sick with a stupid cold all week, so it's nice not to have anyone breathing down my neck either.
Next week will pretty busy, so I hope that I am feeling better by then. I will be in the office on Monday, but Tuesday through Friday I am going to Miami and Puerto Rico to shoe shop! I am so excited! The only bummer will be if the stupid hurricanes continue to stir up trouble... I will be so hacked if the PR part of the trip gets cancelled- I have never been there!
Ok, well, I should probably try to do some more work, considering I have only done one sample today (which doesn't really account for much). I am counting down the minutes until 4:30!!
Peace Out
