Everything Else

jim-terri-resized Well, we do sort of look like Sonny and Cher!

Thirty-four years ago today, my sweet hubby and I said, “I Do.” No it wasn’t your traditional wedding, we actually went to the court house and got married by the justice of the peace, a real Andy Taylor wedding. It was snowing that morning, when I dressed for work, knowing all the time that I wouldn’t be showing up for work that day.

As we reminisced last night, about going to tell my parents that we were married, we both still shuddered at the thought! I was an only child for goodness sake! My parents could have killed him!

Our story begin on January 19, 1975 when we met at a local restaurant. Just six short weeks later, I become a wife and although it’s not always been a smooth ride, it has been one that I would do again in a second. jimterri-cropped

Now as we celebrate 34 years, people are asking, “What’s Your Secret?” And we tell them, it’s not a secret, just love God, keep Him first in your marriage, love and respect your spouse, never take the other for granted and start each day as if it was your 1st date! Keep the excitement going and your marriage will bloom and grow for a long time. Maybe even 34 years!

What’s this got to do with working with a virtual professional…nothing. I just wanted to share my happy day with you.

Networking All The Day Long

My husband says, I have been “running the roads” a lot lately. That’s a southern thing if you don’t understand that phrase. But he is correct. I have been going a lot of places in the last couple of weeks and according to my calendar, I’m not going to slow down until around Christmas.

Now for a virtual professional, that’s a bit of a culture shock to actually go outside of your virtual world. But I love getting out of here. I love to visit and talk with people and network everywhere I go.

I shared a booth with one of my clients at the National Philanthropy Day luncheon in Knoxville last week and enjoyed catching up with old friends and making new ones. And of course, sharing my business and the services I provide for administrative support and online marketing. I walked away with a great list of people to follow-up with this week.

As I mentioned in an earlier post, the East Tennessee Veteran’s Memorial was being dedicated this past weekend and I was honored to be invited to a reception and the dedication ceremony. The Mayor’s were there, as well as other politicians, high-ranking military personel and many familiar faces from my time with the organization. The ceremony was incredibly moving and I was proud to be an American and to have been involved in the early stages of the memorial’s planning. And it proved to be a great place to network. I was invited to be on a local radio show and several people are interested in learning more about my business.

I’m looking forward to the next couple of weeks and the many networking opportunties to share what I do and how I can help other business owners with their administrative and marketing needs.

So Honey, I have a few more “roads to run.”