new direction announcement and some love

so here is the official oober fancy, graphic designer ken murphy version of my announcement of things to come. (new blog will be coming too!)

i have to say again how much i truly LOVE working with ken. he (and now his girl jamie too!) are not just wonderful designers. yeah they rock at that. but what they really do so well is listen.

every single time i call or email with another idea or need they really listen. i mean all those folks we deal with every day...we hope they 'get it' and we think they might. but when was the last time you worked with someone and really felt like you were heard? it's just the best.

i am in love with that. and i hope that i can be like that too. cause what's more important right now than actually hearing and connecting with other people? in a world where a lot of us spend most of our time interacting with others on the computer i think it's extremely important to really connect when we can.

i feel so lucky to work with great people. it's the experience along the way which makes you able to share who you really are. it builds trust. and damn if that isn't what life is all about. we should all seek out those to do business with who you can really be honest with, who truly listen and therefore you can really trust. 

so there's my love for ken for the day. maybe you will be next! (: be sure to check out the information on the announcement card too.

Empire Reindeer Christmas Club Charity Gala!

this was THE event to attend, more than because I say so. it was a fundraiser for the toys for tots foundation and succeeded in raising over $10,000 in cash! what better cause could there be this time of year (though i am sure there are many other good causes as well, i know, i know!) than giving children a gift to open on christmas day who would not normally have one!! this makes me so happy!!
so ken murphy is the genius behind the event. he is also a truly amazing designer. don't take my word for it check him out here: murphy empire . i am in awe of his work.
ok, so he and a bunch of other great folks got together and created this wonderful event at the portland yacht club, a beautiful location for a beautiful cause. there was the really fab band called eastwave radio that you should check out if you haven't heard yet. they played a wide array of genres of music over the course of the night and made it great fun! and, of course, i would like to thank the marines who came to represent the toys for tots program and those who serve us every day. and lastly here is the link to the site for the party empire reindeer christmas club.
here are a few of my favorites from the night. i think like they give you a nice feel for the evening. please come next year as it only promises to be bigger and better!


i truly love this image and the feeling it conveys. if i had to pick one image from the night it would be this one.



the one on the far right is ken murphy!








wouldn't you love to know what he just heard!