Ok, so it's been a week. Woops, sorry for that.

I can't give you a day-by-day account of everything that happened this week but here are some of the hilights. (SP?)

We signed the new Articles of Incorporation today, so those will soon be in the Secretary of State's office. I've also done some work to get us a website built and we'll be proceeding with that on Monday. We've also officially welcomed Mr. Trey Snyder onto our Board of Directors, he will be a valuable part of the Three Amigos that keep me fluffed and excited to make sure that my job gets done. Thanks Trey for joining our board!

We are preparing to visit the Battle on the Bayou race in Ocean Springs, MS. It's March 3. I'll be going out there with some rack cards and some more information on the race. And, I hope to make some new friends with the organizers of that race, maybe I'll be able to give them an extra hand if they need it. :)

We've also been rolling with the Bayou Teche Dog Paddle. That'll be a float down the Bayou from Breaux Bridge (the checkpoint) to the park in Parks (the rest stop) with favorite barking four legged friends. If you don't have a four legged friend, you can totally borrow one from the shelter. It will be on Aprill 22nd (that's Earth Day) and there will tons of pet related vendors in the park at the end of it all. (I'm dreaming of an Earth Day festival here.... who's with me??)

Ooohh!! And, today I picked up my first kayak. I bought a canoe within the last year, but don't use it much because it's too big and too heavy. So, I bought a Tribe 13.5 with Cory and Ingo at Bayou Teche Experience and I'm looking forward to putting it in the water soon!

I've also been stuffing our rack cards into envelopes to send to all of the state tourism centers, much like I did last year, but this year, I'll do it twice, once now and I guess again in July.

It's amazing how fast time flies, it seems like we were just organizing TDT II and now we're organizing TDT III, PTDT I, and TGBTDP. Can you keep up with all those initials????

Once the new website is up, I'll be putting up an online store with T-shirts, huggies, bumper stickers, boat number stickers, etc etc etc. Whatever my little heart can dream up, right? Ok, well maybe not.

I'm also thinking that for the Dog Paddle, participants, instead of getting a T-shirt or cap, will get an even specific key chain with a matching collar tag for the pups. I have to look at pricing for all that. There are tons of people on board that are helping to make this event a huge success. There's going to be some TV presence for this event soon, so keep your eyes open if you're in the Breaux Bridge/Lafayette area.

OOOOH! And the first magazine in my subscription to Canoe and Kayak magazine came in today. So, I get to look through it for whats left of tonight. And, I have a Better Homes and Gardens that hasn't been looked through yet either.

I hope this sorta catches you up for my absence this week. It's like every time I thought about blogging, my mind went to something else.

-Nicole