a great girls night out

October 9, 2006
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Girls_night_out_6Lots of ladies came out to enjoy a fun filled evening at both catching fireflies locations last Thursday at our ‘girls night out event’.  We served up sweet cider and delicious doughnuts as shoppers scoped out handsome handbag deals.

Girls_night_out_1 Eric Fritts played some groovy acoustic tunes for two and half hours without a break at our Rochester location and the ladies just loved it! (thanks for rockin’ the house Eric) In fact one birthday girl lucked out and Eric played and sang Happy Birthday while the rest of the crowd joined in… what a special treat.

Creating fun and festive memories is just one of the many reasons we love to host ‘girls night out’.  Thanks to all of you who visited us and made it a wild success!

humane society mega march 2006

October 8, 2006
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Meet team catching fireflies… Steve, April, Danielle. Loribeth, Angela and of course Samson. With the help of your generous donations we raised $750 for the Michigan Humane Society at the Mega March in downtown Detroit on October 8th 2006.  Thank you so much for your support.  We had lots of fun struttin’ Samson around town and would like to share some fun photos we took throughout the dayTeam_catching_fireflies_b_1.

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Samson is ready to get the party started and is eager to meet some new doggie friends.

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Being we were downtown the day after the Tigers beat the Yankees, we spotted quite a few canine fans.

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There were dogs of all sizes, personalities and breeds… big ones

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…pocket sized ones

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…just plain goofy ones

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… the divas

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… and we can’t leave out the kids and one brave cat!

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Samson was star struck by local celebrity Jay Towers of Fox News and 97.1 FM (who by the way is a big fan of bulldogs… he even took a photo of Samson with this phone)

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Samson had no problem trotting the 2 mile loop… but some dogs had deluxe transportation.

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At the end of the walk, two rows of cheerleaders congratulated all the dogs.  Samson celebrated by indulging in some frosty paws ice cream.

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Afterwards Samson stretched out and enjoyed the sunshine… then took a very long Sunday afternoon nap.

quaint downtown rockford, michigan

October 8, 2006
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Downtown_4Since I was in Grand Rapids for a friends wedding over the weekend, I thought it’d be fun to spend some time with my mom and head to the cute little town of Rockford.

My sister-in-law also lives here and has raved about the wonderful fall harvest weekends they put on each year.  In addition to the cute shops & restaurants it definitely is a great place for family fun activities. 

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Some of my favorite boutiques are Jade and Paper Doll.  They both carry a wonderful assortment of fabulous frocks, bags and accessories.

Aunt Candy’s is a must stop for a HUGE assortment of unique toys & goods for kids of all ages.

My art fair friend, Apryl Lea recently opened an artsy shop cleverly named Pawsitive Vybe.  She offers an eclectic assortment of goodies for all dogs & dog lovers and also does dog training.  In fact just in the short time I visited her I got some awesome training tips for our dog Samson.

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After an afternoon of shopping my mom and I dined at the classic Corner Bar… where you have to get their famous chili dog with all the fixins.  It was a perfect way to finish off a fun day about town.

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