Happy Thanksgiving!

Hello and Happy Thanksgiving (to my US friends!)  I wanted to take just a brief moment to say thank you. 

As most of you know, the last few weeks with Hurricane Sandy and the aftermath were challenging for so many.  Although we were damaged, our damage was minimal compared to those who lost everything.  It’s really helped put things in perspective for me a bit.  Even with our damage, we were really very fortunate.  And for that, I am extremely grateful. 

I am also so grateful that this little dream of mine, of owning i {heart} papers, continues to thrive 4 years after its inception.  But, I know that is not without a lot of people helping make that happen.  Here’s my short list of thanks. 

First and foremost, thank you to each and every one of my loyal customers, many of which have been with me since day one.  You are the reason IHP thrives and continues to grow and be successful and I never forget that without you, my little store wouldn’t exist.  (Extra thanks to the customers who waited so patiently during the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy for packages to arrive that were held up by the USPS in postal limbo.)

Thank you to my amazing design team, both past and present.  You are my friends, my trusted advisors and my crafty inspiration.  I’ve loved watching you grow over these past 4 years and look forward to many more together!

Thank you to Taylor, my amazing social media coordinator.  She helps keep me organized and sane and I honestly don’t know how I survived the first 4 years without her. 

Thank you to my love and partner, John.  He’s patient and willing to help whenever I need him to.  He’s my backup order packer/shipper and my Copic organizer.  And he’s just generally pretty awesome.

And thank you to all of the volunteers who help those less fortunate than all of us to have a little something special this holiday.  The food bank workers, the soup kitchen servers, the township volunteers who serve hot meals to those in need, the people who have donated to Hurricane Sandy relief efforts, the police/fire/hospital workers who give up their day to help those who need it and our military, who sacrifice so much for all of us. 

Thank you to all of you.   And Happy Thanksgiving.

~Kate