Last week, Gayle and I found ourselves playing tourist in Chico, CA at the Yo-Yo Museum. One of the items on display was a 256 pound working yo-yo. It had actually been dropped from a crane and had “yo-ed” 10 times. “Big-Yo” (Yo-Yo Museum) also performed the “walk the dog” trick. The museum was filled with interesting memorabilia and a teenager that was performing some tricks and testing out some of the new yo-yos. His tricks were very impressive. However, we did not make a week long trek across the country just to visit Big-Yo. The main purpose of our trip was to throw a party for my parents for their 50th Wedding Anniversary. And everything went wonderfully, if I do say so myself. We had a reception in the afternoon with cake and finger foods. Gayle had put together a slide show of pictures from the last 50 years that was running on a big TV and there were other pictures used as decorations. The crowd consisted of friends and family from all over the U.S. Some had been friends of my dad’s for 60+ years. That evening there was a dinner for any interested at a restaurant right on the Sacramento River. The theme of the evening was a 50’s diner complete with Cherry Colas and music to “twist” to. A great time was had by all, and I know my parents appreciated seeing people they hadn’t seen for many years. After all the party planning, we still managed to get in some sightseeing. We spent some time in Chico and Paradise (if you need a quiet, beautiful getaway I would highly recommend Paradise, CA) and also a day touring San Francisco before we flew home. The best times were those spent reconnecting with friends that I hadn’t seen in years. We are now back home and working again. Yesterday was a busy Glynne’s Soaps day. We met with 2 companies that are thinking of partnering with us on making some custom soaps. We are very excited about both opportunities. Be on the lookout for these new soaps, coming soon! We will also be unveiling our Christmas scents in the near future, and new beer soap from a brewery in South Carolina. Exciting things are happening! Jenn soapmaker@glynnesoaps.com