Whew! It's over!

Hello Blogger PeePs!

Valentine's Day is behind this florist...yay! One of the most stressful holidays ever! Hoping to sell the amount of product purchased & the thrill of unstable weather has once again caused many a gray hair that only my stylist will see ;) Friday the 13th & Sat. Valentine's Day was unbelievable! The foot traffic in the shop was so heavy! Being a one woman flower shop..there was only so much I could do so I concentrated on the men that actually made a point to come TO the shop. We had a line!! They were my focus. You are here, I am giving you my best! The weather was brutally frigid. All flowers that left the shop were triple wrapped with paper to protect the blooms from windchill. The men appreciated a little lesson about the temps and blooms. On Friday it was so cold & wind chills so bad, I placed a rose outside the door & within 5min. it was frozen. I displayed the 5min. frozen rose so they could see to not even leave their flowers in the car.

Our deliveries on Valentine's Day were a task also! Recipients had to be home to receive our flowers. It was a Saturday, so that made it even more difficult. But my 2 drivers, the professionals they are were 100%, they got it done! We delivered 7 at a time so the vehicles did not get too cold when we were loading.

So after many hours worked. This florist was in desperate need of rest and as you can see..someone missed me. He has been a permanent fixture on my lap :)

But today I head back to the shop, Valentines Day was a success and behind me now, Whew! And now our Modus Operandi is BRING ON SPRING!!! Bring on the St. Patrick's Day Parades in Belmar and Asbury Park! Bring on Green Carnations! Bring on the TULIPS! Bring on Lent! Bring on Easter!! We are ready for just a little warmth! Mother Nature send us a taste of Spring!! Here on the Jersey shore we are more than ready!!

~~Carpe diem!~~~

Tina :)