It's here!!!!!

Ahhh...that no good son-of-a-bitch didn't wake me up this morning! My lovely alarm did....a good sign that I was happily in dreamland...not dreaming about vegan goodies, may I add!! And not subconsciously thinking about baking (subconsciously thinking....is that possible???). I wrapped everything up last night around 10:30. I had the house to myself - I had my iTunes baking mix blaring, with the likes of fine musicians including Lil Wayne, Black Eyed Peas, QTip, FloRida. What would I do without these ingenious masters of musical waves? They, afterall, provide me the energy to bake, package, run out to Sadie (for those of you not in the know, my car), dash back in to the sound of the oven alarm, check the frosting in the mixer, frost more cupcakes, package them, run out to Sadie, and so on. Meanwhile, I dance around the kitchen...who knew a gal could have so much fun Friday night shaking her hips while frosting cupcakes! So, 10:30 came and I was done! Sadie was loaded with baked goods....an all natural Yankee Candle Car Jar, sans the $5.00 to Yankee. What a feeling! As I stood below the moonlit sky having ceased my loop of kitchen-car-kitchen-car, the chill caught up with me. It didn't matter...the sight of Sadie packed to the gills with vegan goodies that I made, and that I packaged, 8 years of plans and work were staring back at me and my goosebump laden arms. What a feeling! I couldn't believe that I did all of that! Which brings me to reveal a secret about myself (of which those of you who are close to me are sadly aware)....I am a stubborn Sicilian Irish gal! This entire HTG empire :) ...everything starting from 8 years ago...I have done. As much as I love everyone around me - friends and family - who offer to help with odds and ends - I want to do it all on my own. I am very stubborn when it comes to matters of me doing something by myself and having that sense of satisfaction. And with that, my staring at Sadie last night returned the emotions of those eight years, and more soberly, those of the past 3 days and nights of preparation! It was an amazing feeling. I actually did it! So...I've done my part...now it just has to take off....