First let me just say in case it has slipped your mind…It’s December! A month of celebration. Did you know that the most awesome people are born in December. People born in December are driven, kind, gentle, warm, giving, loving, friendly, sweet, nurturing…sound familiar…of course it does -  I just described Jules and I…the golden pair, the black chick and the white chick…the Avo Queens…our names fill your heart with joy and gladness…at the sound of our voices you delight in our existence. It’s okay we know this to be true.

So before I launch into my reflections of 2007, just a gentle reminder . There are two dates you need to keep in mind the 24th and the 31st. And yes, we do accept expensive gifts. We live for your calls, with wishes of good health and propserity it is the least we can do for you. Allow you to submit at our throne.

Okay enough of our wonderfulness.

2007 at an end, and what a dynamite year, some much has happened to me personally and in the Avo space, engagements, marriages, death, new team members, new clients, new growth and so much more. Yes, it has been hard, it’s been challenging, it’s been exhausting but it’s been beautiful. It has demanded of me, it has stretched me, challenged me, reduced me to tears, humbled me, strengthened me. I remember sitting with Jules on December 31st last year and saying 2007 is going to be my year. It has been. Not quite as I had expected. We would all prefer plain sailing, it’s been everything but that. I would not change a single second for the world. The journey I have travelled this year has brought me full circle.

I am so grateful, for every tear shed, every smile, every laugh, every moment of despondency, every moment of victory, for every friendship made, for every friendship lost and for the pain of that loss.

I am deeply grateful for the opportunities presented to me in 2007, thank you. May the year ahead be filled with as much joy and challenge, may I be pushed beyond what I believe I can endure…it is only in times of struggle that I will grow with my darling precious Avos alongside me cheering me on.

Avos you have achieved so much this year. Well done. Celebrate your achievement, celebrate each other. May 2008 bring your joy and happiness, peace and love, propserity and thankfulness.

With much love E

And for the newly married Avos…GET ON WITH IT WILL YOU!!!!