As some of you may know, I've recently become a partner in a flower shop.

My partner has been a professional floral designer for over 20 years and has racked up quite a few awards and honors.

She can put another one on the list!

Last week she was asked to be one of the Professional Floral Designers for two floats in the Pasadena Rose Parade this year!! She will be working primarily on two floats, The City of Anaheim and Bayer Advanced, but will be assisting on two or three others as time allows.

www.phxdeco.com click on 2009 floats and you can see the floats.

It's quite an honor! The only drawback is the first year you are asked, you pay your own travel expenses to and from Pasadena! They pay your expenses while you are there but you have to get there. We are looking for local corporate sponsors as she will be walking the entire 5 mile route alongside the floats and can wear anything on her shirt she wants!

It's quite an honor and she was absolutely blown away! We are so excited about this! She will be gone for 5 days which means I will be busy while she is gone! Fortunately, it's usually not a very busy time between Christmas and New Year's Day.

I would love to go with her and help out but there is no way I can walk all those miles (at least right now) but if we raise enough money maybe I will go. There are things I can do to help out and I would just love to be a part of this!!!

We have some feelers out for sponsorship and hopefully they will come through! There is one other florist in our town who is also going.

This is sooo exciting!!!