Dream

"Alice laughed: "There's no use trying," she said; "one can't believe impossible things." "I daresay you haven't had much practice," said the Queen. "When I was younger, I always did it for half an hour a day. Why, sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast."  Lewis Carroll-Alice in Wonderland.

I love the Queen's response to Alice in this quote.  Dreaming must be practiced.  The greatest inventions, stories, or illustrations were once merely dreams by someone that practiced this marvelous art.  

I recently took my son to see the Leonardo DaVinci exhibit that was on display at Kansas City's Union Station.  I thought that I knew a good extent of what he did, but was, in fact, astonished at the amount of creation, invention and ingenuity that he brought to the world, not as merely an artist, but as an inventor, a scientist, and a weapons master.  Many of his inventions are still bigger than the technology of today.  Incredible!  I think that Leo might have believed as many as 10 impossible things before breakfast on a daily basis.

Don Quixote was a dreamer of dreams.  Walt Disney said that if you can dream it, you can achieve it.  Einstein said that the person with big dreams is more powerful than the one with all the facts. 

I love to plan events and parties for this reason.  Life can be tiring and it can be hard.  There is sorrow and pain in the world and if we let these be the ruling forces in our lives, we lose our dreams.  But what if we knew there was a time set aside for us to enjoy the camaraderie of family and friends and make new friends at the same time?  What if we opened the doors of our cars, committing to put aside work, stress, and worry and opened the door to a home filled with laughter, life and dreams instead?  

Let's dream impossible dreams and turn them into possible parties and events...together.  

Putting Away the Fear of Childishness

There was something magical about being a child.  Imagination was not something we had to give up, but something that was nurtured.  We played dress up and dreamed of our futures.  Tiaras were worn with holey jeans and stick guns.  Sadly much has changed in the world for our children in the realm of pretend, but I firmly believe as CS Lewis did when he said, "When I became a man I put away childish things, including the fear of childishness and the desire to be very grown up!"

Every year that I grow older, I long more for the days of make believe and pretend.  I think that I probably have more dress up clothes now than I did as I child.  Whether it is for my steam punk costume with corset and parasol, or my flamenco skirt for a Dia de los Muertos Halloween party, or my fantastically fun 50's dress for a Mad Men New Years cocktail party,  I am constantly adding pieces and accessories to my ever growing costume closet, (yes, I have a costume closet, much to my husband's chagrin).

And while my husband is a great lover of me and rolls his eyes and shakes his head at my crazy schemes, my partner in crime is my dear friend, Chastity who takes my crazy and runs naked down the street with it!  She doesn't balance me out, but tips me off the edge.  We have spouses to bring us back down to earth, but together her and I will conquer the world in corsets and lace gloves.

And so, when it was suggested that we start our own party planning company, we said, "Heck ya.  We have to support our costume habit somehow!"

Join us, would you?  This journey is going to be a blast and there is so much we want to do for you!  Let's chat together and share ideas!  Let's put away the fear of childishness and have some fun!