Please bear with me as I express my overwhelming love and gratitude to the team behind the launch of the Birdhouse. It took a very special village to get this off the ground, and each of these people was an integral part of the success and beauty of the party.

To Noah, Brenda, Bill & Patta (my family), thank you for watching my boys, making sure I was fed and giving me hugs. And thank you for being here for so many hours and allowing me to be mentally and physically present.

Thank you to Rachel, Liz, Stef & Teri, our incredible pre-event team. I couldn’t have done it without you, not just because you rock at cutting fruit and ironing linens, but because of your incredible attitudes, love & selflessness. I love you guys so much.

To Joe & Rach for the late night potted plant move. That was really fun.

Thank you to my precious yoginis, Lisa, Arch, Jess, Sabrina & Jen. Your energy carried me through the party. It means the world to me that you came and I am so excited about what’s to come for each of you. Come teach.

Thank you to Courtney & Katy, my sweet and supportive friends. The candles and wind chime will be a very special part of the Birdhouse. I love you.

Thank you to Jennifer Lato for the incredible flowers. You are a floral genius.

To the Bollengier family, Rachel, Maddy, Abby & Jack: you make me laugh and I love you all. Please come hang out with me all the time ; )

Thank you to Rachel Bollengier for all the beautiful signs inside and outside of the Birdhouse and for all the help leading up to the event. I adore you so much, special girl.

Thank you to Joanne Sposito for all your work on the website, booking site & sponsor cards. I sure put you to work!! (SPO Creative, http://www.spocreative.com)

Thank you to Latitude, Spatini and Justin for the incredible wine. And a special thanks to Meaghan Mott & Nancy Morrill!!

A huge hug and thank you to Lisa Bonacic with Photography by Lisa B. Your positivity and beautiful smile calmed my nerves. I can’t wait to see the pictures. You were an absolute gem to work with and can’t wait to do more work together in the future.

Thank you to Arlene Thompson for the yummy and adorable cookies! You are so talented!

Thank you to Teri Reynolds & JSP Concierge. I can’t seem to do a life event without you. Watch out, we are friends for life and you are never getting rid of us. Besides, my kids love Teri more than me!

Thank you to Penny Lorain (Auntie Penny) for the stunning mural on the Birdhouse wall. It is absolutely perfect.

Thank you to Jenn Fitzpatrick, Jami Garner, Katy Jensen, Leah Hardesty, Jessica Schwerma & Missy Bollengier for the raffle giveaways. You were so generous to have donated such incredible gifts for our party guests.

And to all the beautiful families who came: it was such a joy to meet you and your kids. I am so excited to have you in our classes and get to know you better. It was so wonderful to put faces to names : )

To Greg Muyskens and his incredible team for building our beautiful studio.

For all of the thoughtful gifts and the cards, they will grace the studio and be a constant reminder of this blessed launch.

And the hugest thank you of all to my dear friend and partner, Missy Bollengier. This has been such an incredible journey and I feel so blessed that our worlds coincided in this beautiful way. You are so mindful, so aware and so calming. Your insights, ideas and perspectives are so fresh and thoughtful. I feel so excited for our students to learn from you and all your invaluable experience. Thank you for listening, for bearing with my messy and crowded mind, for showing so much love and acceptance to my kids, for laughing uncontrollably with me and for being up for anything. You are an incredible person and I am so so so blessed to have you be a part of the studio.

It’s overwhelming, touching & humbling when your dream comes true. I am honored to have had each and every one of you at our grand opening. There is so much good to come. Thank you from the bottom of my over-flowing heart.