Saturday, January 24, 2009

My creative and thoughtful fiancé...


First of all, today is my 24th birthday and my fiance, Steve, has done an amazing job of making today a special day. Here's the story.

About three days ago I got an email from Steve's best friend, Justin Holland. In Justin's email he asked me if I could design a special card for his wife Neely. He said that next week he was going to take her to get some custom boots made and wanted me to create a card with a design on the front. He asked me to keep the back of the card blank so he could write a special letter. I got really excited about designing it! I was also secretly jealous of the new boots she was going to get! I designed it the following day, sent a proof to him, and waited for his approval. He liked it, so I had it printed and then gave it to Steve to mail and that was that... so I thought.

This morning Steve woke up, made me breakfast, and then went into his room to get my present. He gave me a card to open and then said, "You have to open your card before your present." All I could see was a card. I opened the card and to my surprise, it was the card I had created for Justin, plus $50! I was a little confused at first, but I turned it over to read the back. 

Here is the message that was written on the back:

"Lesa, I couldn't think of a better person to make your bday card than you! Here's $50 for the time you spent on this. We can go to Lusky's (a boot store in the Fort Worth Stockyards) and pick out your custom boots whenever you're ready today. Happy Birthday. I love you, Steve."

Great teamwork Justin and Steve!! What a thoughtful way to surprise me and what an amazing gift!! We just got back from designing the boots! My favorite part of the design... my initials on one side of the boot straps and our wedding date on the other! My least favorite part... the fact that it takes 3-5 months to get the boots! 
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To make a short story, long...

I grew up in a town where creativity is a must in order to keep busy. Henderson, Texas isn't your typical town of attractions. Whether I was building a fort outside with imaginary elevators or pretending to be a mermaid in my swimming pool, I truly had a mind of my own. Having two older sisters, who were too old to play with me, might have had something to do with it too. My mom gets credit as well. She's an amazing artist. I used to steal her old sketchbooks and draw all over the pages. I probably ruined them, but I wanted to be just as good as her. 

Fast forward to 2009. I have now graduated from TCU and have held two jobs since then. Both gave me opportunities to explore my creative side and for that I am thankful. I left the first job in order to get closer to my first love, invitation design. The new job didn't give me much opportunity to design, but I was learning a lot about another important technique, typesetting. Unfortunately, that job was short lived. I was laid off in October, due to the bad economy. On the day I left that company, the CFO said to me, "We don't sell food." He was right. Invitations are not essential to our lives, but I can't just walk away from something I love so much. As heartbroken as I was to leave that job, I know God has a plan for me. Continuing on as a Typesetter just wasn't it.

The week I was laid off, my parents were gracious enough to buy me a brand new iMac with all the design programs I need to continue exploring my passion. I think they believe in me and that's an amazing feeling. I do not have another steady paying job. But, I do have a job, and that is to learn anything and everything about this passion of mine; to explore the creativity I have to offer. And along the way, hopefully people will see how important it is to me. 

I hope you will take a few seconds to look at some of my work and the different projects I have been working on. And, if you like my work and need invitations, announcements, or stationery, shoot me an email. I'd love to create a special card just for you! If you're still not convinced, all I can ask is that you at least take a chance on me. I will do my best to make you a happy customer!