Inspirational Monday: Barbara

This beauty draped in lavendar is my fun-loving friend, Barbara!

We had a fabulous time at the Renaissance Elementary Girl Scouts Mother & Daughter Tea Treasured Moments! Have you ever experienced a giddy feeling that you were unable to control even though you try hard? That was me and several other mothers I had the grand opportunity to speak with at the tea party. It was truly a grand time!

I plan to talk more in detail about the tea party (click here to read the details) but since today is Inspirational Monday, I must introduce you to Barbara, one of the shining stars and the motivator behind the idea and the implementation of this glorious event that made my “good” day memorable!

Barbara and I were co-workers. The day I became her neighbor in the adjacent cubicle to hers, we became friends. We brought the 10th floor to life! Other employees would wander down to our cubicles just because they wanted and needed to join in our laughter. We were passionate about dancing, singing and telling our family stories during our breaks. We had such a blast! The work relationship spilled over into our personal lives and I can tell you that we’ve been friends ever since.

During work, I was so impressed with Barbara’s ability to snatch an idea out of the universe and make it her own. She always turned every job assignment into something magical. I was awed by her ability to rally co-workers, managers and executives to make things happen and she did it with such grace and style. I've learned a lot from here.

Well, Barbara has taken her extraordinary ability from the workplace and applied it to every aspect of her children’s life. I’m so amazed at her energy level and her passion to bring and show the world to her three children. She asked the Girl Scout team, "Why not have our own tea party?” And when they agreed, she said, “Ok, I’ve never been to a tea party so what do you do? That’s just like Barbara. She is so special and funny. She just takes on her idea and brings such a distinctive quality to everything she does by making it her own.

I’m so inspired by Barbara’s love and desire to stay involved in her children’s schools, their extra curricular activities and most importantly, her passion and love that she spreads to everyone she knows and meets. She is the reason why we all connected on such a peaceful and loving level. She is truly a loving force!

I have much to share with you about the tea party, but I want to first show you the beautiful women that made their hats sophisticated… Their presence shined and I was excited to be one of the receivers!

Who are what inspires you?

Happy Inspirational Monday!
Photo desciptions are on top...

Barbara speaking to us "tea" ladies - She's wearing that hat!

Have a closer look at Barbara's hat - beautiful!

Ms. Sonya in yellow and black (Hey Sonya, love that vibrant smile!) and yours truly on the right - We shared the same table.

I was walking by and snuck this shot - Her pink bow reminded me of a butterfly.

We had a best hat contest and this beautiful lady shared the win with another lady!

This classy lady was the other winner of the best hat content!

Meet Tracy, she and I talked about blogging! She was rockin that hat with such sophistication!

The next sweet lady, Grant, warrants two photos. Her beautiful hat made me think of a peacock or bird. I loved it!

Again, Happy Inspirational Monday! I hope you enjoyed it.