J. Hilburn Conference in Dallas

Leslie and I at the welcome dinner. 

On Friday, I flew out to Texas with Tiffani for the 2nd annual J. Hilburn conference.  I joined J. Hilburn last August when the thought of starting a family was in the somewhat near future.  I love love love teaching, but I also know that I want to be able to stay at home with the kids to raise them.  AND the cost of daycare is so high, we would be about breaking even with what I make every month!

SO, I joined this AMAZING company called J. Hilburn (www.jhilburn.com).  It is NOT a direct sell company, or anything like that... I sell custom clothing to men.  Right now we have custom made dress shirts and polos, but we are going to be launching sweaters, slacks, and more very very soon.  

I originally did this job just to have a little extra income, but also because it is a way for me to get out and interact with the community more.  I also did it because I hoped the potential would be there for me to do this full time with a baby at home.  It is turning out to be all of the above!  

I had a great time in Dallas and am so motivated to keep on selling!

Our First Shower!

COUPLE'S SHOWER!

Thursday night, the most wonderful friends in the world threw us a couple's shower.  We had SUCH a great time and it makes us feel incredibly blessed to have these wonderful people in our lives.  Cal is going to be one loved baby!

At the start of the party... ready to celebrate! 

Me with the 5 hostesses: Andrea, Sara, Julie, Elizabeth, and Katie.  I am SO lucky to have friends like these!  They worked so hard to make the shower as wonderful as it was.  

I LOVE THEM!

The koozies were a HUGE hit of the night!  I LOVE THEM (how many times can I write that on one post??)!  For our wedding, we had a bunch of stuff with CWE on it: Eddie is Calvin Edwin Williamson, I am Carrie Elizabeth Williamson, and together, we are Carrie and Eddie Williamson, so it applies all around!  Now our little one has to follow the same trend too!

Tiffani and Peter, our amazing friends (I LOVE THEM!), gave us a Baby Bjorn.  Of course, Eddie had to give it a go... oh my!  That thing is complicated!  We got some learning to do to figure out a faster way to put the thing on!  haha!

My good friend, Leslie, came to the shower all the way from Winston-Salem.  She is a trooper since she is pregnant with TWINS!  I am so excited for her and it was great to see her before she heads out to LA for her new life! 

Thank you to Elizabeth, Sara, Andrea, Julie, and Katie for the most amazing shower EVER!