"He's a cold hearted snake" (singing in the voice of Paula Abdul).
You youngsters out there probably have no idea who she is!! HAHA
This was sung over and over and over to my husband when we were making cuts on the folks who entered to be one of our reps. It was sooo hard to narrow it down. I was about in tears over it all and he is just so black and white. How do guys do that??
We had around 350 people enter ranging from babies to adults and from all parts of the country. Of course, the majority were from North Louisiana, and so many of you we knew personally.... which made it even tougher!!
First, let me say THANK YOU for even applying and wanting to rep our little company (and score some free shirts too). We take it serious!!! I looked at every single photo that you entered (all 1500+ of them) and then I looked at them again. I made a list of all the ones that interested me and then went back and looked through ALL of your personal photos on your page.
I felt very stalker-ish!!!!!
I then printed out my top 60 or so. And then Brent went through like Freddy Krueger and slashed at that list.
"yes, yes, yes, no, no, yes, no, no !!"
How does he do that so quickly?
I asked him and he said "I just know who I like".
So then, the list shrunk again and that is when the arguing started. I went to bat for soooo many people ( like a crazy person!!!) that I didn't even know.
"yes, yes, yes, no, no, yes, no, no !!"
I asked him and he said "I just know who I like".
So then, the list shrunk again and that is when the arguing started. I went to bat for soooo many people ( like a crazy person!!!) that I didn't even know.
"BUT I LOVE HER!" hahahahah
We finally narrowed it down to 18, and it stayed that 18 all weekend.
I wouldn't budge.
He thought it was a little excessive, but I couldn't imagine "cutting" any of them!
I'd already cut folks who I felt terrible about but we couldn't have 50 something reps.
And then, he finally gave in!
Thank you Hubs!! He took a deep breath and told me to keep them all. So yes- we have 18 people (or groups because some of them are brothers/sisters/twins).
I wouldn't budge.
He thought it was a little excessive, but I couldn't imagine "cutting" any of them!
I'd already cut folks who I felt terrible about but we couldn't have 50 something reps.
And then, he finally gave in!
Thank you Hubs!! He took a deep breath and told me to keep them all. So yes- we have 18 people (or groups because some of them are brothers/sisters/twins).
This is THE MOST we have ever had.
7 more than last year. But let me tell you, I am so excited. I can't wait to get to know all of these people. I have loved all of our reps in the past few years and consider them to be friends.
If you weren't selected, please please know how very sorry I am. I know some of you have tried out multiple times. It was so tough. I went to bed last night worrying about the folks we didn't pick. Please know that we may be calling you for a photoshoot this year. We keep all the entries on file and constantly use the list to pick out models for different shoots.
Sooooo, I know you are dying to know....here are the winners.......
The Little People:
1)Ace McDaniel- This little red headed handsome is from West Monroe and is 3. He likes cookies, candy, swinging and wearing hats!! (he sounds like me!!- Ha!)
2) Sims May- She is 3 years old (and sisters to one of our pre teen reps, Teller May). She lives out in Luna, LA and attends daycare at First United Methodist.
3) Maggie Keyes- Little Maggie loves to be outside and is from West Monroe, LA. She always looks so cute and her Mama is the assistant principal out at Sterlington Elementary.
4) Laken McClain- This stylish little bitty is in Pre K and loves LOL dolls and fashion. She also plays soccer and t-ball. Another one from West Monroe, LA
5) Twins Hayden and Harper Gavitt from Lantana, Texas. They are 2 1/2 years old and both take gymnastics.
6) Brother /Sister Adon and Ruthie Anderson from Littleton, Colorado. Adon is in kindergarten and loves biking at the skate park, drawing and legos. Ruthie is in Pre-K and loves dancing, cooking with Mom and unicorns.
7) Brother/Sister Jackson (6) and Brookelyn (10) Hinton from West Monroe, LA. They attend Clairborne Christian School. Jackson loves the xBox and Brookelyn loves to cook.
8) Brothers Jude (4) and Reed (3) Plummer from Russellville, Arkansas. They love to play baseball and follow and track deer through the woods. Jude dislikes naps, and Reed loves naps! Im with Reed :) HA!
For Pre Teens
1) Teller May- 12 years old and in 6th grade at Pinecrest Middle School. She loves art and plays basketball. (her little sister is Sims who is a toddler rep)
2) Adisyn Fuller is in 6th grade at Good Hope Middle. She loves to cheer, photography, softball and animal care.
For High School:
1) Jewell McGuffee- She is a senior at West Ouachita High School where she runs track. She also plays the piano and is the cheer coach at Pinecrest Middle School.
2) Ryah Johnson- She is a junior from Savannah, Georgia. She loves sunshine, Disney, Halloween, movies and dislikes alarm clocks! She also enjoys theatre, skateboarding and reading.
3) Mattie Day- She is from Monroe, LA and is a sophomore at Ouachita High School where she plays softball. She also plays the piano and sings at her church.
4) Shelby Rambo- She is sophomore at West Monroe High School. She dances with Linda Lavender School of Dance/Twin City Ballet and is a very talented artist.
For College/Adults:
1) Hannah McClure AKA "Suzie" the Homemaker- This mother of 3 is from Amherst, Ohio and loves the outdoors, chickens, baking and leather working. She is a stay at home mom who enjoys gardening, sewing and photography. This girl can cook!!!
2) Rachel Smith- She is from Choudrant, LA and attends Louisiana Tech with a major in Family Child Studies. She is in Sigma Kappa Sorority. In the Summer, she works at Camp Ozark and during the school year, she works at Log Cabin.
3) Breanna Crow- She is from Sterlington, LA and attends University of Louisiana at Monroe where she is an education major. She also coaches the Sterlington Softball team.
4) Hally Poole- She is from Columbia, LA and is a freshman at Louisiana Delta Community College where she is studying Elementary Education. She loves traveling and seeing new places with friends.
And....there is one more.....
We are excited to introduce our very first Canine Rep!!!
Meet Magnolia.
She is a gorgeous 10 month old Golden Retriever who lives on 40 acres in Choudrant, LA. She loves to play sports with her humans (The Jeffords family) and her special talent is giving hugs!!
So there you have it!!
Our newest Brand Reps for 2018-19. To recap, this year we had 5 out of staters from Texas, Colorado, Arkansas, Georgia and Ohio and the rest from Louisiana.
We can't wait to see them in our tees!!!
Meet Magnolia.
So there you have it!!
Our newest Brand Reps for 2018-19. To recap, this year we had 5 out of staters from Texas, Colorado, Arkansas, Georgia and Ohio and the rest from Louisiana.
We are busy working on all of our new spring designs and can't wait to introduce them in person for the first time in a couple of weeks. Come see us at the Monroe,LA Junior League Spring Market at the Civic Center
from Friday March 15th-Sunday March 17th.
We are doing some crazy things with pecans!!
We are doing some crazy things with pecans!!
We will then have these new styles available online after that opening weekend
Thanks for reading!!!
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