Art Festival. . .

This was the post that held me up for so long.  Too many pictures, too many thoughts.  And now it's far enough in the past that it's not a big deal.  This is one of those events that has actually been enjoyable for me.  Laid back and easy.  And this was the last time . . .

 

We had another event on the evening of the second day of the Arts Fest- High Street at City Hall in Meridian.  Rob had stuff to do all weekend so I helped Kurt with the Art Fest and hired Jamie to help Rob at City Hall.  I just showed up part way through and listened.  This is a band worth listening to for sure. . .

Day Two of the Art Fest:

And. . . taking it all down.  I remember thinking when I took these last four pictures, that I wanted to remember how physically demanding this part of all of our events has been so that if I ever feel sentimental about it I can look at these pictures and feel relief that I don't have to do it anymore. . .

Since I'm posting this in retrospect on October 18th, I know that we had just two more set ups like this one and each was more difficult than the one before it.  So I guess you could say I will miss this particular event a teeny tiny bit but the back breaking tear downs will always, only make me shudder. . .

Three To Go. . .

So. . . the countdown has begun.  Today when we were setting up the stage, I realized that after this weekend there are only three more stage set ups for me.  Three more.  I will not miss it.  It's hard work.  It's time consuming.  I'm getting too old for this.  I have to wonder how I even decided that this would be my life.  I guess it doesn't matter.  It's been my life but not anymore.  Not after three more stage set ups. . .

 Much needed fresh coat of paint. . .

The Nampa Festival of the Arts has always been one of my favorites.  It will be laid back and easy.  In theory. . .

Gloria and Max

Tears...

I cried today. Nothing new, really. I cry a lot lately. But I think today's tears were cathartic. I've had these moments that I really consider stepping stones. I learn and get stronger with each one. I let go of things that I don't need to hold onto and I gain wisdom about the next step. So while this whole process has been incredibly painful, it has also been very necessary for me to move forward and find my happy again. And I WILL find my happy again. I'm sure of it.

Tonight's sunset....

Miss, Won't Miss . . .

I invested a lot of time and energy into creating our retail space.  I enjoyed making the tags and learning about the products.  It was fun and interesting to bring in new product and arrange it neatly in the store.  It was the one area of life that I think I felt I had some control over.  It was usually pretty clean, there was an absence of chaos and I had product information at my finger tips thanks to Google.  This has been one of the hardest things to let go of.  My time and my energy feels wasted now although I know it wasn't because I learned so much.  Probably knowledge that I will never need but maybe not.  I will miss having a store. . . 

 

I will NOT miss crawling through small, dusty spaces running speaker cable into the unknown. . .

Quaker Hill Summer Staff 2014

So I totally stalked Zach's Facebook page and found these great photos! I would say he's having a fabulous summer!

Makeovers. . .

So. . . this happened over the weekend.  I don't think the photos need an explanation. . .