My old office was in a bind for a few weeks in between full time positions so they asked me to step in and help! It was fun to go back to my old stomping grounds and make a little cash!

I had some friends watch Nora for a few days and it was crazy being away from her-I literally really hadn't unless she was with family or Jason. So to just drop her off all day and go to work was an interesting experiment. By the end of a couple weeks she knew what was going on and didn't love me leaving which made ti all the much harder! But I knew it was good for both of us and such a short time.

Plus it was a great way to see everyone again before we ended up moving! Thanks for the good times AHS. I only snapped a couple boring selfies but I really did enjoy diving back into work again. A good little experiment for me if I want to do any work with kiddos in the future (which I have been contemplating in some form).

I got cute pictures like this of Nora from Jaymie:

She and Matt watched Nora one day and I know she LOVED IT! They took her to the park and played lots and she had so much fun. 

Post park humidity hair

These sweet pictures made my day! 

Kasee's Big Event Round 2

This year, my big event went even better than last year! I was pretty proud of it and especially since I was 11 weeks pregnant at the time (which most staff didn't know!).

I planned the event for months and it sold out before tickets even began! We had almost 500 guests at the Four Seasons and the night went off with only a few tiny hitches and I was so proud! I chose the theme of Happily Ever After and it was adorable. The show featured story book characters and movies and looked great! 

Even better, Jason, Dad and Carol came to see me shine!  I only saw them for 5 minutes since I was busy working but they said it went great too.

I really do love event planning. I wish I could do just big events all the time!

The silent auction area-I coordinated over 200 items! I was happy to see this part over :)

And pictures from once the night began!

 The Dream Team from the Development Team (my boss and my favorite lady Megan)

 When I point with highlighters, people listen. And apparently laugh. :)

 It was a great night! Went SO well!

Here are some pictures from the show I coordinate:-I arrange celebrities, celebrities costumes, dogs, dog costumes, music, etc. etc. It's a huge undertaking but I love it! 

 Mary Poppins with the Banks "children"

 Dorothy and "the scarecrow"

 Shrek and Fiona with the donkey and dragon!

 Snow White and her "dwarfs"

 Peter Pan and Hook!

 A full house! The bubble machine was my touch for the finale of Ariel and "Sebastian". 

 We honored Senator Kirk Watson for his contributions to the animal community. He was so kind and funny too! It was an honor to meet and work with him. 

 The most powerful part of the night, as the bidder numbers rise and we raise money!

 So moving! 

I hope you enjoyed this little peek into my work life! 

Kasee's Big Event

If you want to know why I was so MIA before December 1st, here is why! I was planning our biggest fundraiser of the year at work and it was wildly successful if I do say so myself!

We blew our goals out of the water and it was a great night. It included a live auction, silent auction, and fashion show with 25 dogs and local celebrities. With over 500 guests and a full fashion show (of which I had to pick out all people and dog costumes!) it was a ton to plan but it all went very well. 

Jason took a few action shots of me prepping before guests arrived the night of. I was really stressed trying to figure everything out but I'm really proud of how it all turned out.

Life has calmed down lots now but I am so happy to have been able to plan and execute my first event. I wish I could share more details but I think it's best to keep just the basics here.

 Feel free to ask me anything about it in person though!

Don't you love my fanny pack? They asked me to have one. haha.

Check in at the very beginning.

Our silent auction with over 120 items!

It was a diamond theme and I think it looked great!

Hopefully it will turn out even better this year!