A lot of road to go...

Well, my hopes for this blog didn't quite pan out.  My goal was to document my journey through grad school and here I am, a recent graduate without much blogging to show for it.  On Saturday, May 12th, I not only celebrated my 32nd birthday (ugh), but also turned my tassel on the Master of Science in Entrepreneurship program at Southern Methodist University.  I ended up having the highest grade point average of my classmates, so I had the honor of sitting on stage and announcing my classmates' names as they crossed the stage.  I got a nice little intro where several hundred (thousands?) people heard about my business goals.

Just as I had intended to do, I have a solid business plan and a property I intend to purchase and operate as a historic special event venue.  Now I am just looking for an investor to put the down payment on the loan and get us started.  Yes, "us."  I have taken on a partner, another wedding planner, to have a minority ownership and to share in all the strife that a new start-up guarantees.  

Also in my blogging absence, I was appointed to the position of North Texas and Oklahoma state coordinator for the Association of Bridal Consultants.  It is my job to spread the word about ABC in the barren West Texas and Oklahoma areas (since D/FW has such a strong group of leaders, I won't have to do much there).  Once again, I missed the deadline for submitting sessions for national conference. I swear...I will do it for 2013.  I must...it is one of the things I should accomplish before attempting to apply for my Master Bridal Consultant title.  

As you can see, I am well on my way to "Master."  I've got my degree and now it's time to focus on the career so that I can feel worthy of a Master Bridal Consultant title.  Hold me accountable.

Finally, I leave you with the promo video I helped create for my program at SMU.  Enjoy!

{This Could Be the Year}

This could be the moment.  I've been waiting my whole life to show the world the cards I'm holdin'.

Ok, that was a lyric from Ryan Star, but "this is it" seems to be a recurring theme for 2012.  Is it the Mayan "end of the world" prophecy that has everyone wanting to enjoy the here and the now?  Either way I look at it, this is going to be a critical year for me and it all boils down to choices.  

Here are my choices

I choose to get my Master of Science in Entrepreneurship degree.

I choose to take over as the Texas state coordinator for the Association of Bridal Consultants.

I choose yoga over most other commitments when possible.

Related, I choose to get a hotter, and stronger, body that will help me through it all.

I choose to take a risk based on my own experience and work ethic to start a new business.

I choose not to fail.  

I choose healthy teeth and if that means an extra two minutes in my nightly shut down routine, so be it.  

I choose my dogs.  I will find a way to give them a great backyard and still maintain my independence in a part of town I love.

I choose to be kind to our environment, my own body, and animals by not eating them.

Now... if I could only find a choice that would help me sleep better that isn't an addictive drug, I'd be set.