It's a pizza party!

Thursday evening was a night of much anticipation. We have been hosting our home building seminars for quite some time, but because the Holiday Inn is undergoing renovations, we had to find a new venue to host this seminar.

We had heard that Dino's Pizza was allowing their dining room to be reserved for events, so we arranged with them for the seminar this time.

I showed up early at 4pm and Ali, the owner, and I set the room up for all the attendees, our handouts, and of course...pizza.

We had 40 or so sign up this time, so it was a tight fit. We were pleasantly surprised that over 50 showed up. Eric joked around with me, that it was because of the pizza. Truth be told, I'm sure it didn't hurt :)

The night was light and exciting. Everyone seemed genuinely interested to hear about building. It was nice to see how appreciative everyone was of the information- and the pizza :). Most everyone filled out their surveys which is helpful for us to have the feedback.

Next time it help if we can better filter the noise from the bar side, and have some "plain cheese" pizzas. I know Ali was just trying to show off all he could do, but we underestimated how many people just like cheese pizza.

If you were there, thanks for coming- especially given the fact the weather was not ideal. And if you couldn't make it- mark your calendars for the end of March!

A sea of red...

Tonight I attended the GO RED for women dinner at SUNY. It was mostly women, and a few token men on hand to eat a heart healthy meal and here inspirational stories of women who have survived heart disease. It was powerful to see the entire ballroom of women tonight all dressed in red.

It is a misunderstood disease and a huge killer of women. Women and those who love them need to educate themselves to learn more about the signs of heart attacks in women as the signs are atypical of men.

Please do what you can to support the GO RED cause and the American Heart Association. I was happy to pay the entry fee and to bring a silent auction item as our small part.

Our family was adversely affected by heart disease when it took my mom at 45 years old. She left a void in our lives but gave me the foundation I needed to lead the life I live today. I hope that I do as good a job rearing my boys as she did with me. Love you, mom.

This is what it's all about

Over the weekend, we celebrated our son Josh's 15th birthday. In front of our fireplace, Eric and I, the boy's and Eric's mom, MaryAnn played cards and had some snacks before dinner. I thought to myself, this is our home. I felt safe and happy.

And this is what we help people to accomplish. Yes, we want your home to be well built and energy efficient... yes, we want it to have nice cabinetry, but most of all, we want to help you build a place to call home and where you too will celebrate holidays and milestones in your own family.

Thank you for the privilege and honor to help make that happen.