Sometimes I Work With Flowers

Just a little post about some of the things I make at work...

I have tons (seriously, guys. TONS..) of pictures of my floral work and thought I'd just post a few from my first week back at The Flower Patch.

Simple rose bouquet with greens.

A very typical bouquet of the Provo BYU area. Lilies, gerber daisies, poms.

Hydrangea, orchids, Calla Lilies and Stock 

With a corset ribbon tie. 

What $150 will buy you... 

And this is actually a bouquet of a co-worker of mine, Kayleen. 

Purple stock, green carnations, green cymbidium orchids, purple crown aster, 

and green hypericum.

Just a little headband of white daisies & solid ego as modeled by lovely Kyshel.

Pastel sympathy arrangement. 

Z-Z-Z-ZUMBA!!

Ladies and Gentlemen (but mostly ladies..)

I am starting a new class on Mondays at 10 at the Royal Academy of Ballet in Lindon (on the west side of Geneva Road)!!!

That means my Zumba Schedule looks like this...


Mondays: 
Time: 10 am
Place: RAB
Cost: ??


Tuesdays and Thursdays: 
Time: 8 pm
Place: Beyond Sports
Cost: $5 for one, $6 for two

If you've never done Zumba before, don't worry! Nobody comes to judge. They come for the party! The loud music, the booty shakin' good time and of course, all the calories you can burn!!
Hope to see your lovely faces.
P.s. Click on the highlighted locations to see a map and directions!

Worth The Wait

I am proud to announce that I finally have a teaching job at a dance studio in Orem. I am not sure when I'll start because they're still installing sound systems and mirrors and such, but I was fortunate to have been in the right place at the right time. And of course, with the help of my sister, Andrea, who referred me. I'm looking forward to finally teaching. I was so excited that I had butterflies in my tummy just thinking about it. I was already readying my playlists and choreography. WOO!
Weddings seem to have been bombarding us lately. I always think that somehow I'll get away with not being stressed... but unfortunately, it's inevitable. I always run into people who have a problem with something, or mishaps at the wholesaler, or who knows what else. Thankfully, I can say that my work has not been affected by the aforementioned. I am often so proud of my work for these weddings.

Wristlet Corsage 

Bride's bouquet

Boutonniere and Pin-on Corsage

Bride's Bouquet

Work at The Flower Patch

First day at the Flower Patch yesterday and it feels like nothing has changed (except for that I'm working in West Jordan now, not Provo). Valentine's Day preparations are just like I left them. Thankfully for me, my old boss Celia called me for help at her store and I was more than glad to oblige. I have to say I was very happy to walk into that store and already feel like I wasn't really going to work, I was just hanging out with friends, doing what I love, which is to design flowers! Initially, I was terrified that I'd lost all my designing ability in the year that I haven't touched flowers. But I sat down, grabbed my flowers, grabbed my clippers and tied my apron and it was like with every flower I picked up, my ability started to flow back through my fingers. It was AWESOME.

Unfortunately, for the last part of my night, I spent the work day in the downstairs section of the store, making corsage orders for the 6 Valentine's Day dances that are also happening the week of Valentine's Day. In other words, for you who don't really know what it's like, It is absolute chaos. Dances by themselves are a monster. And coupled with the Valentines Day mess is a true nightmare to behold. I LOVE IT. The pace is dizzying, the work is tedious, the customers are a biatch, but there is nothing I love more than getting ready for bed at the end of a day of hard work and washing out the grime from underneath my fingernails and my clothes smell like flower stems. Ah, it's just so wonderful. I am so sad it's only going to last a week.


Sadly, today I may or may not be going in to work. Calvin has been slowly and steadily getting more sick. It all started after I came home and noticed his nose was running and his hands were extra clammy, and extra cold. After about a week, with his cough getting worse and worse, and the crying more frequent, I find myself with no other choice than to take him in to the doctor's office in hopes that they might tell me how to make him better. I feel so bad for Cal. I've been getting up at least twice a night with him this past week making sure he can breathe, and that he's alright. I can just hear him gasping for air between coughs. He can hardly catch his breath! On top of everything, I think he may have an ear infection. Augh! Poor thing. When it rains, it pores. I hope today ends well for me, and ends better for Calvin.