Never Left ... But I'm Back

Well.  I could make a lot of excuses about where I've been the past couple of months, but the truth is that although I never really left, it's just been a difficult couple of months for me.  A week to the day after my last entry here on the blog, I wound up in the hospital for gallbladder surgery, and although I bounced back from the surgery quite quickly, the weeks just continued to offer up one-two punches for a while.

In particular, I've been dealing for some time with a personal family situation about which I haven't yet decided whether I'm prepared to discuss openly.  For now, I will say that it has been an extraordinarily challenging period for me and my family, and for a time it was imperative that I hunker down and concentrate on my family and myself. I've been dog tired!

On the bright side, however, for the first time in a while things are looking up, and is that ever a welcome change!  For one thing, my hubby Doug and I decided to proceed with our 2nd annual Halloween Costume Party, and it was lots of fun!  Nothing like a bunch of crazy friends dressing up and dancing the night away to brighten one's spirits!!  I have some awesome pictures that I'll post very soon.

Another bit of welcome news is that I believe Isabelle Chase Studios will be showing up in some press come December or so.  If and when it happens, I will be posting the links!

Now that I'm emerging from my self-imposed time-out, I'm excited to be looking ahead to the holidays and beyond to the new year.  I'm getting a little ahead of myself, but I'm already anticipating that 2011 will be a fantastic year!

TTFN!