Today was our book launch and oh what fun it was - or so I heard. Unfortunately, I was not able to make the day being in Switzerland and what with having my life dictated to by school holidays. But all of my family and friends were there - and were in touch all day so it really was like I was there too. I thought I would also share here on the blog a few words that Taryne so kindly read out for me at the launch - largely because I can never thank everyone enough for all that they did to make this little dream come true...
HELLO
FRIENDS!
AS YOU KNOW I AM NOT THERE AND TOTALLY GUTTED
THAT I AM MISSING THE BIG BOOK DAY! LARGELY BECAUSE I WOULD KILL FOR A MINCE PIE!
BUT I GUESS ME HAVING ONE FOOT IN SA AND THE
OTHER IN SWITZERLAND IS THE STORY OF MY LIFE AND IN GOOD COMPANY. AND WHILST
TODAY I REALLY WISH I WAS THERE, I KNOW THAT IT IS BECAUSE I AM BETWEEN THE
TWO, I GET THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS!
IN GOOD COMPANY WAS BORN OUT OF THE FACT THAT I
FOUND MYSELF IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY FILLED WITH LOTS OF PRETTY PARTY THINGS AND I
WONDERED WHY THEY HADN’T MADE THERE WAY TO SA SHORES?
SIMILARLY, FOR GOOD TIMES, THE BOOK WAS BY NO
MEANS A UNIQUE IDEA. THERE ARE LOTS OF BOOKS/MAGAZINES/BLOGS SHOWCASING STYLISH
PARTIES – I HAVE QUITE A SIZEABLE LIBRARY TO PROVE IT. BUT IN PARTICULAR IT WAS
MY DAUGHTER BAILEY’S 3RD BIRTHDAY AND I HADN’T PLANNED MUCH WHEN FOR
THE FIRST TIME I FOUND MYSELF ACTUALLY REPLICATING A PARTY I SAW AND LOVED ON
THE INTERNET. AND THE MAIN REASON I DID IT WAS BECAUSE IT HAD EVERYTHING ALL IN
ONE LITTLE PLAN:
-
THE PHOTOS WERE BREATHTAKING.
-
THERE WERE EASY TO FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS FOR
THE CRAFTS AND FOOD.
-
AT THE BACK PAGE, A DETAILED LIST OF WHERE
ONE COULD BUY EVERYTHING.
-
IT HAD IT ALL! RIGHT DOWN TO ME PRINTING
OUT THE FREE INVITATION AND BIRTHDAY CROWN!
AND SO I KNEW, IF I EVER WAS GOING TO DO A PARTY
BOOK IT WOULD MEAN DOING IT JUST LIKE THE PARTY PLAN I HAD ACTUALLY USED IN
REAL LIFE!
IT THEN JUST HAPPENED THAT ALONG THE WAY, I MET
THE PERFECT TEAM:
- VANESSA (A WORLD-CLASS PHOTOGRAPHER WHO LOVES
PARTIES AS MUCH AS I DO),
- TARYNE (THE FOOD STYLIST - A REAL PRO – THANK GOODNESS AS WE KNOW I CAN’T
COOK)
- AMANDA & MICHAEL (THE GRAPHIC DESIGNERS,
WHO TAKE MY “SKETCHY BRIEF” AND MAKE AN ENTIRE PARTY THAT CAN BE PRINTED ON
YOUR HOME PC AND PRINTER)
- AND THEN FINALLY, LIBBY AND CRAIG FROM
QUIVERTREE PUBLICATIONS, WHO TOTALLY MADE MY YEAR WHEN THEY SAID YES! WE WILL
PUBLISH THE BOOK…
AND SO HERE IT IS, A BOOK THAT I AM PRETTY
CONFIDENT YOU WILL USE. I KNOW THIS BECAUSE MY FRIENDS ANDREA AND LIZ ARE
ALREADY GIVING A SIGH OF RELIEF THIS WEEK AS THEIR “NOT-A-CLUE-WHAT-TO-DO
PARTY” HAS TURNED INTO “THE MAGNIFICENT LUKAS & AMAZING CHRIS MAGIC SHOW
SPECTACULAR” AKA CHAPTER 4, MY FRIEND DONNA NOW MAKES THE KIDDIES HUMMUS FOR
HER SON’S SCHOOL SANDWICHES AND HE HASN’T COMPLAINED AKA CHAPTER 1 AND MY
CHRISTMAS DAY ACTIVITIES ARE BY ALL MEANS GOING TO BE AN EXACT COOKIE CUTTER
REPLICA OF CHAPTER 12.
SO, I HOPE YOU LOVE THE BOOK, AS MUCH AS WE LOVED
PUTTING IT TOGETHER. IT WAS A REAL TEAM EFFORT AND A SPECIAL AND HEARTFELT
THANKS TO VANESSA,
TARYNE, AMANDA, MICHAEL, LIAM, ZARA, BAILEY, EMILY, CLIFFORD, CHRISTINE, SAM,
ROSEMARY, AMY, KERRY, STEPHANIE, LITTLE SOPHIA, NINA, OUR KID MODELS AND ALL OF OUR FAMILY, FRIENDS, SUPPLIERS AND LOYAL CUSTOMERS THAT REALLY DO MAKE OUR DAY, EVERY DAY!
HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A VERY GOOD CHRISTMAS, AND A
GOOD NEW YEAR!
AND THERE BETTER BE A MINCE PIE OR TWO LEFTOVER
FOR ME!
(Thanks so much to Matt for the photos of the CT Launch and pics of the JHB one to follow soon).
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