Congratulations, Brian and Megan

The Thornton Family has a new member. Brian and Megan are officially married. Here are some pictures from the wedding weekend.

It was so nice to see all of Andrew's family. We hadn't seen many of them for a while, so it was nice to catch up with them.







The rehearsal dinner was at Andrew's parents house. We ate some delicious BBQ and had fun with bubbles....



and balloons.



Once the big day arrived, it was off to look pretty.







The wedding was really nice and we all had fun.









Welcome to the family, Meg!

My New Favorite Blog - The Pleated Poppy

I love blogs! I might not be the best with keeping up with the StyleMark Designs blog (I'm trying to improve...promise!), but I'm a diligent blog reader at night. I don't start to relax at the end of the day until I've read my daily websites like People and Us Weekly and all of my blogs.

There is one blog that I'm just loving right now! It's the...

Image Credit: The Pleated Poppy

I just love Lindsey's story, product, blog...you name it! Plus, I'm in love with her blog design (hint of what's to come!). So, jump over to Lindsey's blog and check it out. I bet you'll become an avid reader like me!

What blog do you look forward to reading each day?

A Thank You From Texas

Last week, I received a thank you e-mail from one of my new customers, Amanda, that really touched my heart. Here is what she said:

We love our sign! My husband and I are both Active Duty Military (me - Air Force and my husband - Army) and we are stationed 13 hours apart. He will deploy soon to Iraq and I'll deploy shortly later to Afghanistan. This is such a nice way to bond us. Even though we don't live together and won't for another year and a half, we're still a family. Thank you so much. It's beautiful.

Along with the sweet message, she sent me these photographs.



I love receiving e-mails like this! To know that my customers love their items makes my heart smile :).

Thanks again for sending me this e-mail and for protecting our country, Amanda!

-N

Trick or Treat, Smell My Feet!

Are you looking for a cute trick or treat basket to pass out candy or am adorable sign to greet kiddos? Check out the fun designs I've just added to the StyleMark Designs shop.

Welcome - Leave All Brooms at the Door Wooden Sign

Don't make me get out my flying monkeys wooden sign

Trick or Treat Basket

Trick or Treat Basket

-N

Race Week

It's race week. I can't believe it's already here. With four days to the Chicago Marathon, I have a mix of emotions.

I'm nervous...worried...


and excited.

I just hope I can finish within six and a half hours and that my knees stay strong. ::Fingers Crossed::

If you're interested in tracking me during the race, you can receive text messages when I've finished certain sections of the route. All you have to do is...

- Visit http://www.textinterface.com/pls/text/TF_BACM_DT
- Search for me: Nicky Thornton, Bib #: 45026
- Press "track"
- Enter your mobile number and press "submit."

It's that easy! I'll be sure to give an update once I've finished the race. Until then, here's a few pictures from our trip so far in Chi-Town.




The wall of marathon runners at NikeTown:



-N