Claudia graduates from the Leadership Academy with the City of Chula Vista

I just graduated from the Leadership Academy with the City of Chula Vista. It was an awesome experience to learn how the city functions. The seven week course was hosted by Mayor Cheryl Cox and different city officials. Each Wednesday evening, we had dinner with the Mayor and then learned about different departments including administration, elected officials, safety, planning & development, finance, recreation, and public works. We were also given a bus tour that showed us all the upcoming projects in Chula Vista including the Gaylord project in the City's bayfront. It was a great experience and gave me a chance to meet new wonderful people.

Southbay Expressway SR-125 Grand Opening

I just found the pictures of the balloons we did for the grand opening of the Southbay Expressway. We had to be on the freeway by 6 am to do the balloons for the cycling event. KUSI was there filming the grand opening. I'm sure many of you spotted Albert behind the reporter trying really hard to get on camera. After the cycling event, we moved the pillars to the festival at the Otay Ranch Town Center. We set up a booth at the festival and showcased our products.

More pictures of the Mariachi Festival

Mariachi Festival at Southwestern College

We were invited to decorate the stage for the Mariachi Festival at Southwestern College for the second year. We decorated it two years ago - last year the director did not want the stage decorated. We were asked to do it this year and it made such a difference. The colors and decorations just gave it that extra touch.

Pinata World at Babies R Us Baby Shower Event

Babies R us invited us to display our balloon centerpieces and custom centerpieces at their annual Baby Shower event.

Las Vegas Party & Halloween Convention

Albert and I went to Las Vegas in March 2008 for the Las Vegas Party & Halloween Convention. We walked for hours and hours checking out the latest products in party supplies. Half of the convention was for party supplies and the other half was for Halloween supplies. The Halloween side was amazing. They had robotics that looked real. We're hoping to add costumes to the store for this next season. Keep checking us out for updates. Bridget, Hugh Hefner's second girlfriend was there signing autographs. I guess she's a major Halloween fan. We also saw Elvira - she looks great for her age.

Frankie J and Andy Quinn shop at Pinata World

Frankie J and his guitarist Andy Quinn came by the store to on April 26th to pick up a balloon bouquet for his daughter's birthday. Frankie J was really nice and agreed to pose for a picture with us.