Well, since our last post, the Low-Sugar Luxe Collection launched and can be found on the web site, readily available for you to enjoy, and just in time for swimsuit season! :P
Also in the works, we had our first set of solid chocolate bars come out for consumer-testing, and will hopefully be featuring those in the next couple weeks!
This last month was full of wedding fun, special requests for graduations and some celebration cakes. I had the awesome opportunity to work with the Werner family for daughter Lyndsie's wedding, and we had so much fun with their 2-piece chocolate boxes, filled with a sea-salt caramel and the honey-cranberry-amaretto truffle,
accented by a custom ordered pink transfer sheet and special ivory boxes with green ribbon and tulle. Becky and Lyndsie are absolute dolls, and they truly made my April and May memorable :)For graduation we had a fun request for a "vintage" treat, and provided Sue with a wonderful array of chocolate-dipped dried fruit for her daughter's party. Friends Abby and Zach Meyer celebrated Zach's medical school graduation with various treats, including a chocolate cake, filled with strawberry mousse, and covered in Italian buttercream. We went for a "scrub-colored blue gray" icing, and medical-related fondant accents :)
Another fun cake was for a bridal shower, with red and white being the main colors. We had a white cake with strawberry mousse, iced in American buttercream and had fondant flower accents for a light-hearted and friendly summer shower cake!
A super fun bridal shower took place at the school house, and it was for my very own sister, Sara. 
Crystal, Amanda and myself hosted (BTW-crystal and amanda are the BEST hostesses ever!) and Sara's other bridesmaids, Shanna and Kelsey made sure the day ran smoothly, and made it a great day filled with a high-heeled cookie decorating contest, 
lots of cookies, chocolate and Nicole's famous scotcharoos, presents, and fun facts about the bride and groom! I can't wait for the wedding in just a couple weeks!!!!! (PS- we sure miss bridesmaid Lizzie who's in FL...i'm so excited to hug you soon!)
Among these custom orders, we've had fun with everyday orders, as well as thoughtful gifts delivered for Mother's Day. It's you, our friends and customers, that make every day exciting and unexpected...and for that, we thank you!!
On a side note, we did suffer a technical loss with the failure of a laptop hard drive. This hard drive had been backed up in several areas, but many areas were not. This was an emotional and stressful event for us, but there is a silver lining to this really big and wretched cloud! One of our customers, Aaron Shaddy, President of Plum Root Technology,
offered to try to retrieve lost information, and even sent our hard drive out to CA in hopes for recovery. Sadly, it was unreadable, but having a customer go out of his way (and trust me, he's a busy guy!) to help, free of charge, made the whole situation bearable, and even made me smile. I am still in awe of this act of kindness, and wanted to extend my heartfelt thanks to him and his wonderful family.And this only goes to show what great people and small business owners we can find in our own back yard. So take a moment and learn more about Plum Root Technology, and all the services they provide: (systems design, administration and maintenance, protection of digital assets and basically ANYTHING to do with technology problems and solutions!!) *these guys rock*
More to follow in the next couple weeks, and thanks to you for a memorable May! :)
