Today I drove over to Atlanta so that I can help my sister-in-law Janie for a few days in her booth at gift market. I’ve heard of “market” all of my life but have never been, and so this afternoon when I walked into Building 3 for the first time and saw the sheer volume of merchandise in front of me, I seriously had to pause for a few seconds to try to take it all in.
My mind, it boggled.
Specifically, it boggled at the sight of so many plates and crosses and decorative boxes and Christmas decorations and tote bags and luggage and rugs and backpacks and jewelry and purses and crystal. SWEET MERCY there’s a lot of product.
Janie’s here to sell her JJs, and her booth is adorable. In fact, I have a picture of the booth to show you, mainly because I think you’ll appreciate all the pink and brown cuteness.
And that is where I’ll be for the next two days.
If any of you internets happen to be at market, come see us. Email me and I’ll tell you specifically where we are in Building 3. And if you come by to visit, just know that I’ll be the one who’s trying not to devour the cute pink and brown M&Ms that Janie bought for her customers.
Like me, she’s a fan of a color scheme. Even chocolate is no exception.
By the way, we had one of the best meals of my whole life tonight at a place called Il Localino. That’s a blog post in and of itself, mainly because I am a bit of a hillbilly when it comes to fine dining, but oh my word we had such a great time.
And if you’re worried about my fellas, don’t. They’re having a little father / son weekend at the beach with David’s brother’s family. When I talked to them a few minutes ago, they were basically the happiest two people alive what with all the sand and sunshine and surf and swimming. I’ll miss my boys, but it’s going to be such a fun trip for them.
It’s gonna be fun here in ATL, too. I’ll keep y’all posted.
Provided that I’m not too busy eating those M&Ms.
Have a great weekend, everybody!
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That IS very cute. But I must say, when it comes to chocolate, I’m no respecter of colors.
The JJ’s are so cute!!! Is she looking for places to sell them in Texas? My husbands grandma has a prailine and gift shop and I think she would LOVE them!!
I would certainly buy a product from anyone willing to color-coordinate M&Ms for the sake of continuity. She’s a business woman with fine taste.
Oh, and I’ve been meaning to tell you how much I love the design of your blog every time you redo it. You have such a flair!
Wow! That’s awesome. I’m totally loving my JJ.
Gosh I’m so jealous! Rhoda went too.
Love that booth in pink & brown, it’s so pretty.
DebraK
Hmm…I lived in Atlanta for a year about 7 years ago and I don’t remember the Market. Looks like I missed out!
I love JJ’s design. I may just have to order one. I do a bit of traveling and taking jewelry along is a mess.
Have a good time!
Isn’t market amazing? My aunt works the Dallas market and I used to get to help her with it when I was younger. My mother-in-law is actually attending the Atlanta market this weekend. She said it is awesome!
Her booth is precious! Have fun and try not to eat all the M&M’s!
Oh, crud!
I TOTALLY wasted a weekend laying on a couch watching Hope Floats and X-Men when I could have gone to Altanta’s Mart, shop and maybe even meet the too cute for words BooMama! :(
So I tried to stop by Market and visit, and then I found out that it isn’t open to the general public. A security guard shooed me out. :-) Oh well. Next time you’re in Atlanta let us all know. I’d love to meet you! :-)
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