Oct 21

Oct 21 Book Launch Party 2019

Photographer:Cate Sheriff — Photographer:*Cate Sheriff*

I can’t believe it has been over a week since the Book Launch Party! It has taken me this long to wrap my brain around all the magic and loving energy that filled Third Space Studios that night.

Photographer: Brooks Peterson — Photographer: *Brooks Peterson*

I have yet to find the right words to describe how satisfying it was to have so many people I love in the same room. It was a large family/friend reunion. I cannot thank you all enough for your love and support. I’m not sure I have ever experienced that much joy in two hours—it was so much to take in!

10:30 am—Breakfast with birthday girl, My Little Butterfly.

Sitting across from her, avocado toast on my plate, pancakes on hers. I sip my coffee and watch her in awe. This is the first time I have had this much time with my daughter. It’s her birthday and we are celebrating by having breakfast, just the two of us. I have never eaten a meal in front of her or been face to face with her for over thirty minutes. I am nervous, to say the least. I wonder how she is feeling, from the outside she is poised and laughing comfortably. I try to do the same.

Once I relaxed and let go, the conversation went smooth. We laughed, talked about school, friends, and how excited we were to see each other. Sitting across from her for over an hour, watching her mannerisms, hearing about what she adores and who she adores, getting a small peek into her life through her eyes was pure bliss.

6:45 pm—The venue is prepped, the band (Music Garage) is ready to go.

I walk out of the restroom, drying my hands, and look up to see my sister—from Colorado! A surprise visit! I screamed and jumped up and down like a little kid. Minutes before, I voiced to everyone in the room how I wished she was there. I’ll never forget the rush of seeing her face.

7 pm—People start piling in. One by one, by one by one. New friends and old friends. I’m signing books, which is surreal in itself, and watching the friends I love mingling with the family I love.

7:30 pm—I take the stage. I have to remind myself to breathe, several times. I’m looking out at 100+ people who all came to support a dream I had of becoming an author. My heart goes out to every single one of them.

“Tonight isn’t really about me or necessarily the book its—about all of you! You all have dreams. And tonight I hope this celebration reminds you that dreams COME TRUE and if I can do it—you all can too! I am so proud of myself and I think as women sometimes that is hard for us to say out loud. Hell, I think it’s hard for all of us to say out loud. I am proud of the work I have done.”

You had to be there to hear and feel the rest.

7:45 pm—The band plays (with an extra guitar player, my son!). We dance. We laugh. We sing.

8 pm—Another surprise from my friend who helped me start Birth Mother Baskets—all the way from CA! I screamed, again, and hugged her so tight I think I broke her ribs. I never knew I liked surprises.

9 pm—Most have made their way in to share their loving support and have left, but some still lingered and by 9:30 pm—I was kicking people out.

I have never been in such a state of total bliss! My children, all four of my children, laughing and dancing together. The conversations and introductions that were happening right under my nose. There is too much to explain and too much that words cannot touch. Some experiences are simply too meaningful to express properly. I wish you all could have been there to feel the pure magic of positive energy vibrating in a single room.

I am forever grateful for every single person who has played a part in my journey, not only in writing A Seemingly Unfillable Heart but my journey of becoming me!

If you missed the Book Launch Party, you can get your copy here on Amazon. If you would like a signed copy, please message me.

Thank you to my Wild Women who helped me put this event together. My best friend for her moral support, my family and friends, and Cate Sheriff and Brooks Peterson for beautiful photos.

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