An ending of an era...and a new beginning!

  We opened Jeanie's Boutique the March 12, 1994...just a few months before I graduated from High School. In 2003, we relocated a few stores down and renamed the store, Jeanie's Fine Jewelry, the year before I got married. I have spent a majority of my adult life and my professional career working and and then managing this jewelry store. I even met my husband here! So, it was a shock to find out that we had to relocate our shop, again. I was really nervous at first and wasn't sure what the future would hold for me and my family. And as I spent the last few weeks preparing to move, I was overwhelmed with feelings of sadness and nostalgia as I though of leaving our beautiful store. But then reality kicked in and I realized that we were moving regardless and I could pout of do something about it. So, my Mom and I went to work and put all our energy into making the best out of our new location.
After a lot of blood, sweat and tears (heehee), Jeanie and I got the new location fixed up and are officially open for business as of yesterday! I’m excited for the future possibilities that our new location has for us. I am pleasantly surprised at how many people walk by the store (one of our major concerns was that no one would find us in our new location) and how busy it is down here. That and this is a space that my Mom and I started together...and something that I have put my heart and soul into. I’m no longer an employee...I’m a proud shop co-owner and I am so excited for Lee to come home and be a part of our new business! I am going ot have to work 7 days a week, 9 hours a day for a while until we get a better feel for how business will go, but I am willing to do so to try and turn this into something that Lee and I can retire on and possibly pass on to one of our children!

So here's to NEW BEGINNINGS...I've had a lot of those this year and know that all these changes are for my benefit. The Lord counsels us that,

"And if thou shouldst be cast into the pit, or into the hands of murderers, and the sentence of death passed upon thee; if thou be cast into the deep; if the billowing surge conspire against thee; if fierce winds become thine enemy; if the heavens gather blackness, and all the elements combine to hedge up the way; and above all, if the very jaws of hell shall gape open the mouth wide after thee, know thou, my son, that all these things shall give thee experience, and shall be for thy good. The Son of Man hath descended below them all. Art thou greater than he? My son, peace be unto thy soul; thine adversity and thine afflictions shall be but a small moment; And then, if thou endure it well, God shall exalt thee on high; thou shalt triumph over all thy foes.”

My trials are nothing compared to what our Savior suffered and with HIS support I know that we will prosper and be successful in all areas of our life! So with my Husband, family, friends and Heavenly Father by my side, I will overcome every obstacle that comes my way!

Old Jeanie's...

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