Saturday, June 27, 2009

THE most amazing weekend!

So I had the most amazing weekend! Many of you may know i'm a "Matilda Jane" Addict!  If you don't know what MJ is-it's a line of girls clothing a woman designs and creates herself out of Ft. Wayne, IN.  She sells some clothes on her website and the rest via Trunk Keepers.  I've hosted 2 parties and am officially addicted! The clothes are so colorful and unique-i just love them!
Anyhow, she was hosting an Art Fair this weekend at her location where the magic happens in IN. and invited everyone and anyone to come shop!  So, i made it a gals weekend and my mom and 2 daughters drove 3 1/2 hrs. to the Matilda Jane Art fair.  Friday night, Denise (the owner) held a fun party (cocktails/food/face painting and raffles) for all the guests.  We arrived, bought a few raffles tickets and enjoyed the night . . . but then . . . .they held the raffle . . . and  ohhhh BOY!!!
Denise's husband reading out the winners to the raffle!
WE WON the GRAND PRIZE!!!  Funny story, the prize was a TBA (to be announced) prize-Denise hadn't decided what it would be yet . . . so we waited and at 8PM they asked all the winners to meet at the front of the art studio.  Other winners won private shopping before the sale tomorrow or 5 free items, etc.  I still didn't know what i won?  So, we all walk to the studio (keep in mind the actual sale wasn't until Sat. 10am!!)  


We walk into her awesome studio and I'm in AWE!!!


So, they tell everyone to start their early shopping (the winners) and I say, uhh, don't know what i won yet . . and Denise, the owner (below) says, how many girls do you have? I say 2 and she says pick out 5 things for each little girl!!! WHOA! 
Denise has to be the sweetest, most giving lady out there-she was so nice, down to earth and very, very cool! :)
2 hours later, we exited the store! It was so hard to pick from all the beautiful things! The girls were so good and we had soooo much fun! Thanks Denise!!!

O telling K her fortune the next morning!

The Winning Goods!!!

I'm sorry if i sound like a big bragger on this post, but believe me- i NEVER win anything! SO heck, i had to brag a little-haha!

10 comments:

rachel said...

nicole! congratulations!!!!! how exciting that you won! that is so neat! can't wait to see more pics of the girls in their MJ garb!

Missy said...

Wow!!! So amazingly jealous right now ;) Congrats that is quite an awesome prize to win :)

Lisa said...

WOW~ that's so not bragging, just sharing this incredible good luck!! What a great weekend and the PRIZES look wonderful!!! :)
Yay!! Lisa

Tamara said...

Wow! Sounds like you had an amazing time. Anyone who won that deserves to brag just a little, LOL. (Yeah, I'm secretly a LOT jealous though, ROFL.) Congrats!

Jessica Paige said...

Hi Nicole! Looks like you had a blast! How cool that you won!!!! Nadia is starting to want to pick out her own clothes so we are just about out the MJ...sadly. Maybe she'll come back around. Are you a TK now?

xo
Jess

Sue said...

Oh My!!!! Congrats! How amazing! What a neat trip too and such wonderfully amazing clothes in that store. Have fun photographing your two sweeties in their new MJ clothes!!
(and I also thought maybe you were going to announce that you are a tk!)

Sarah said...

ACK! I wanted to go to this but I forgot the date and I'm so upset that I missed out. Congratulations!!!! How fun!!!!

Dunns said...

How stinking cool!! I'm also one of those who doesn't win anything! Brag girl!

Debbie

Julie said...

OMG I'm so jealous. Can't wait to see the great stuff you got. I think I'm going to have a party in the fall. I need some new stuff for Miss Rowan.

Blessed Family said...

I LOVE Matildas stuff, I wish I would have known about it before my daughter turned 7... she is so picky! I still am working on her though. Love your blog!