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Things are a little slower on Sunday in Atlanta, but as usual,  we were up and on our way to the Mart.  We had several items to look for before the crowd arrived.  Once our booth was straightened,  I headed over to see Starr at the Starr Luna booth.  She has the best designer T’s.  We can’t wait to receive seven of her new styles!  I can’t decide which one is my favorite.  The Starr Luna shirts will be arriving next week.  My Dad headed over to Building 2 to see what floors 6-14 were all about.  Happy to report he arrived back with lots of brochures and new product ideas.  It is always good to see what someone else likes!!! We had so many customers bustling around today.  So nice to see our friends from the Lily Pad, La Te Da, Ivy Traditions, and so many more.

Received news today that our friend Ms. Natalie Chang and the company she works for won “Best of Floor”.  I am so happy she received the award.  There is no else who was more deserving of the honor.

Our friends from Houndstooth and Polka Dots came by to say Hi!  The ladies from Show Off Art are so super sweet.  They are gearing up for the Dallas Market that start Wednesday.  I can’t imagine doing two shows in one month,  but my friends are relentless and push on through.  Can’t wait to see the new design for the Harrisburg Bulldogs that Houndstooth and Polka Dots are creating for us.

I have met the most interesting man in the booth behind me.  He is a self made business man who started with nothing and now owns five distributions centers and has over 300 employees who work for him.  Such an interesting conversation and what a story to look back on when I have a down day.  His father sent him to the United States to get an education and he is now a multi millionaire.  Just shows that hard work does pay off!!!

At dinner this evening we met Pam Zonsius designer of the Brelli.  She is in the High Design Section of the Mart.   What an interesting conversation we had with her and her daughter.  Check out their website www.thebrelli.com

Until tomorrow – Signing off from Atlanta