The Week in Review...

As you can probably guess, things are hoppin' here in Roccoland...hence, posting is very infrequent, but we're trying to at least get you an update on a weekly basis here. This one could be a long one since we've had a lot happen...and we've spent a lot of money, too!!

First of all, MeLissa discovered that she could indeed still exhibit at the Santa Clara Wedding Faire on July 22 and 23! Very exciting stuff we have to tell you! This particular show has approximately 3000 people venture through the numerous booths. MeLissa is looking forward to her first *big* opportunity to tell the world about her cool new services....especially the financial planning for newlyweds. She's been busy getting all her materials together including a giveaway gift perfect for any bride - an emergency kit. The kit has almost everything any bride might need on her wedding day. From baby powder (perfect for covering a stain on a white wedding dress) to a little bit of chocolate (a surefire cure for any moment of stress!), this gift is sure to be a hit! We'll be sure to let you know how it goes once all is said and done!

Another important happening was that Mark took his clinic entrance practical exam. He did very well and only has to retake 3 sections next week. He's got lots of company - only 2 of his classmates made it through unscathed. Since he passed all of the things that he was a bit worried about and only made mistakes that were "silly" in things he knows very well, we're pretty sure he'll be donning that white lab coat very soon! The retest is this week!

In preparation for MeLissa's bridal show, we went through quite a process to find a company to print her business cards (which are quite fabulous if she does say so herself!). We finally found that Kinko's would do it and that an actual human being would look at it. Yea! :) We figure we'll have them run off several copies of MeLissa's wedding and financial services information as well...

We also have some additional good news as a result of our trip to the bridal show last week. It may even make up for losing her wallet last week. So, first of all, she's going to have lunch with a photographer she met at the show last week. Her name is Lucie and she has some very neat features to her service including providing a few "min-photo books" to her clients as part of their photography package. We love Lucie! And, to top it all off, MeLissa had entered a contest to win free laser hair removal and won. Can you say bye by shaving? She can't wait! :)

This entry seems to be all about MeLissa. Since Mark is in class most of the day, and since you know who ends up writing this blog, it's a little slanted...we suppose you all don't mind too much. Starting a new business is an exciting thing!

At any rate, MeLissa also had her first meeting with the two other co-directors for the East Bay Networking Group for the Association of Bridal Consultants. She'll be working with two talented ladies who are full of great ideas. All three of us are looking forward to making things fun and exciting for members of the ABC who live and work here in the East Bay. Now her challenge is to create a list of potential sites for them to have their first function...while trying to keep up with her bridal show preparations. It should make for some very exciting days!

If this isn't enough excitement for you, we also got our half a cow yesterday....yummy! We enjoyed our first meal last night and it was so gooood. ;) We won't be short on beef any time soon...and the best part is that we didn't have to drive to far to get it since the people we bought it from were heading our way. :)

Finally, before we give you a preview of what the next week holds in store for us, we went last night to Best Buy and found a laptop that can help both MeLissa and Mark out. It will ultimately be MeLissa's business machine, but since Mark needs something to type his notes into, we're going to let him have the use of it for a while here. It's a great machine and we're looking forward to using it! :) After we made our purchase, we took a little trip to Santana Row (since we were there to buy the computer - our typical store was out of the ones we wanted) and enjoyed live music and some Ben and Jerry's treats. Yum!

So, with respect to the following week, MeLissa will be doing a lot of bridal show preparation as you can imagine. Mark will be doing his pre-clinic test and will be at school. Then next weekend, we'll both hop on over to the show and see if we can make some impressions. Exciting stuff! We hope you're all doing well! Until next time...