Farm Chicks 2016
Farm Chicks weekend was an absolute whirlwind. A fun whirlwind but a whirlwind just the same. I think I am still recuperating from it. Farm Chicks actually begins a few days before the big show with trailer drop off. If you don't get a good spot for your trailer unloading and loading will be a big nightmare. Tyler, awesome husband that he is, waited in line for hours at trailer drop off. He is the best!!
Then the day after that is set-up day. This day is fun, frantic, and stressful. But it is awesome to see so many friends at set-up and to catch up with them. The vintage community is full of love! The downside of set-up day is the stress of having to do a rather elaborate booth design in a limited amount of time. Not fun.
This year we filled our trailer twice, our suburban twice, and our Honda. My mom had her large trailer packed along with her SUV. Stacey had her trailer packed and her SUV along with her husband John's truck. All of which had to be unloaded. As usual Tyler helped out with 3D design. His help is so valuable!! It is so nice to digitally place all the big and small pieces and then print off a "map". It totally cuts down set up time. This year we went with an extra large 4 booth space in a square configuration so it took a little extra design work.
Some pictures of our booth this year:
A picture of our booth from one side of the square.
Our booth from the other side of the square.
One of the things that I love the most is seeing all of our vintage friends together in one place. Even though Farm Chicks is super busy and we don't all get a ton of time together; I love the time that we do get. I wish that I had pictures of all of them. :(
I love our friend Penny with her vintage $1 store and our friend Rebecca who has our favorite clothing line...Peace Within.
I love these two "literally" sweet ladies!! Sally and Judy who own Sweet Frosting Bakeshop!! They are the best and they kept us supplied with all the cupcakes and macarons we could eat!! I adore them.
These are my two very favorite flavors...Strawberry Champagne and Salted Caramel...even though it is very difficult to pick a favorite as they have so many varieties and there has never been a cupcake flavor that I haven't liked. But both of these are my top two and I have had birthday cakes made out of both of them over the years. Delicious.
But the very best part of the weekend...which also happened to be my birthday weekend...was the surprise arrival of Reilly!! My birthday was on day two of Farm Chicks this year and she surprised me by driving up from Provo to spend my birthday with me and to help out with Farm Chicks. More on that later but it was the definite highlight.
I love that daughter of mine!!
After it was all over we had the best tear down crew...Tyler, Reilly, Kameron, Stacey's husband John, and my sister, Kelley. It was the fastest tear down on record.
Even though this pic is a little blurry, I love the love and support that it shows. (Ailey was also a huge help babysitting Bryn, Elle, and River!) I am grateful for my family and all that they do to support my dreams!! It was a wonderful show!! We loved every minute.
