I've been tagged...to spread the LOVE!

I was given some blog love by Lisa from Elite Affairs (thanks Lisa!)

To share the love I will tag the following Blogs...

1.Stacey @ Affairs to Remember

2. Marni @ Creative Custom Cardboxes

3.Anna @ Fancy Pants

4.Jessica @ Jessica's Design Shop

5.Natasha @ Natasha Ylana Designs

6.Jose @ Elegancia

7.Nicole @ Your Champagne Wishes Events

8. Jessica @ Jessica's Life

9. Stephanie @ Mel Stephens Photography

10.GlamDoll @ Oh so Glamourous

Honorees please follow these instructions and share the LOVE!

1. Put the logo on your blog or post. (You can highlight the photo and text of this post and copy/paste wherever you need to...start your highlight from the bottom up to get the photo)

2. Nominate at least 10 blogs which show GREAT ATTITUDE and/or GRATITUDE

3. Be sure to link to your nominees within your post.

4. Let them know that they have received this award by commenting on their blog.

5. Share the love and link to this post and to the person from whom you received the award.

xoxo,

Cathy @ FYEP

Samantha Goldberg & Bridal Guide

Check out Samantha Goldberg's new BLOG!!
Samantha Goldberg's Red Carpet Weddings on BridalGuide.com

She will be sharing the latest on celebs, trends and of course behind the scenes of the "Life of a Wedding Planner" tales.
Check it out and feel free to ask her questions on line!
All I know is that I am definitely looking forward to all the gossip she may share...ha!

http://www.bridalguide.com/community/blogs/samantha-goldbergs-red-carpet-weddings/

Have you considered becoming a Wedding Planner and don't know where to start?

Want to learn from the best?

Samantha Goldberg & Co. presents

CAES Wedding Planning Course Series 100 Feb 7th 2009

Date: February 7th 9:30am- 3:30pm
Location: Samantha Goldberg & Co. 12 Bank Street Summit NJ 07901
Fee: $900Includes lunch

Please click on the following link for more information.
http://www.goldeventsplanning.com/class.html

If you would like to complete an application for February's course email: samanthagoldberg@goldeventsplanning.com

Unfortunately seating is limited. Max of 12 students. As of 1-10-09 there are 6 spots available!

Happy New Year!

Wishing you and your family a wonderful New Year!

May your 2009 be filled with health and happiness!

Best Wishes,
Catherine & For Your Event Planning

Fun Facts for the Holidays! LOL

1-Because of the different time zones Santa actually has 31 hours to deliver gifts. The reindeer have to fly very fast to get to 823 homes per second.

2- USPS delivers 20 billion cards and packages between Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve.

3- Rudolph first came on the scene in 1939 when Montgomery Ward Dept stores distributed 2.4 million copies of the booklet "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer' by the stores copywriter Robert May.

4- Executives from Montgomery Ward vetoed the original name Rollo so Robert went to his daughter - she suggested Rudolph!

5- Merry Christmas in Italian is Buon Natale!



6-The first candy cane dates back to 1670 in Germany. A choir director distributed the sugar sticks to young singers during a Christmas services to keep them quite.

7- More then 1.7 billion candy canes are made every year.

8- Charles Dickens write 'A Christmas Carol' between Oct and November of 1843. The story was a hit, selling 6,000 copies by Christmas Day.

9- Mele Kalikimaka (Hawaiian for Merry Christmas) is actually phonetic. When Westerners brought the tradition to Hawaii the locals were having trouble pronouncing Merry Christmas so turned it into words more easy to roll off their tongue.

10- Santa arrives to Hawaii in a bright red outrigger canoe, it carries him across the sea right onto the beach. Sleighs aren't much use so the reindeer can take a little rest while deliveries are made on the islands!



info: from Real Simple

Peppermint Martini

For your Holiday Party...a yummy drink. Enjoy!

Ingredients
2 1/2 ounces vodka
1 ounce of white crème de menthe
splash of peppermint schnapps
Mini candy canes

Instructions
1. Pour ingredients into a shaker filled with ice. Shake vigorously.

2. Strain into a chilled martini glass and garnish each with a candy cane or crush candy canes and rim glass.