It has been a little while since my party, but as you can imagine life has been a whirlwind since. However, since my out of state friends were unavailable to attend I wanted to let everyone know how amazing the night was.
First of all, how was I late to my own party? I say I needed to make an entrance. Yes, that is my story and I am sticking to it. I even had to do my makeup in the car so as to not be too terribly late. I have never been one to really worry about what to wear to an event. I am a jeans, shirt, and chucks/cowboy boots kinda princess, but for this event I was in overdrive trying to find the perfect dress! Don't worry, I found one! It was great and very unRachel.
I digress. It was heart melting to arrive and see all my friends and several of my teens waiting to help celebrate the release of my book. (I think some of them were only there for the cupcakes, but I will take what I can get.) Those who had already purchased my book brought it to be signed. It was the weirdest feeling actually signing books that had MY name on the cover. Talk about unreal! My teens decided that we needed to kick the party off with some Cupid Shuffle. I have mad skill and it was time to put it on display. While only my teens participated I loved sitting back and watching them have fun with one another being their own weird selves, which ultimatly is the point of my book!
To end the night I had one last surprise up my sleeve. CONFETTI GUNS!! Umm...yes! They were supposed to be one time use, but my girls proved the label wrong and we were provided with several minutes of entertainment and everyone got in on it!
The night was not all about me, I also wanted to thank each of the people who helped make all of it possible. My Mom: she has always been there for me, no matter what. Through teachers who I swear have a shot at the antichrist gig, through the world ending middle school years, and the focused domino years of high school. She has been there through college and the tough process of becoming an adult. Always there with encouragement and love. And my Dad: who brings logic and perspective to every hairbrained idea and dream. Who realistically kept pushing when I told him I wanted to write and his answer was "then do it." He too has gone through a lot of change the last couple of years and as he has tried to figure it out, he has shown me that as long as we keep God as our focus it will always work out. We just have to stay faithful. He never made me doubt I was his princess and will be forever. Then came my 2 best friends. Heather has had to deal with a lot from me over the years. For crying out loud the girl lived with me for 4 years! She's great, if I text at 2 am she is there with whatever I need. She always provides a distraction when needed and a prode when I get behind. And Samantha who is my rock without even knowing it. She is a great listener and always knows exactly what to say. I have amazing backup I hope one day I can share and support them in some new endeavor.
As the night came to a close I couldn't help feel like Rapunzel (yes I am making a Tangled referrence). As she sat in the boat with Eugene she suddenly realizes all her dreams are about to come true. In a second the excitement is replaced with fear. What now? It's then Eugene tells her you find a new dream. My dream has just come true, so what's next for me? Go bigger! I found out I need to sell 500 books by November to be considered successful, so my dream? Hit that goal and know that 500 girls are being reminded they are loved by a great and merciful Lord who always sees them as princesses!
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