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Events, Lori Valenti says, are completed with contract staff and by coordinating with other trusted vendors – florists, for instance, and other vendors she works with to help her accomplish her customers’ visions. She describes them as the “East Texas Dream Team.”

Regardless of the size of the event, one customer says Lori always does a “perfect” job.

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My heels cracked terribly under the strain of all my baby – and ice cream – weight. I felt certain that my feet would return to normal after the twins were born, but sadly that did not happen. My heels continue to look disgusting and crack periodically seven years later.

I tried every remedy I could think of. Pedicures that specifically target heels. Gel socks. Vaseline and Aquaphor with Saran Wrap and socks overnight. All types of heel balm. Pinterest remedies.

Nothing provided long-term relief.

I mentioned my heel woes when out with a group of girlfriends – one of my heels had cracked yet again and it felt as if a knife blade was driving into my foot with every step. My friend Natalie asked if I’d ever heard of Baby Foot … nope.

Natalie had a package of Baby Foot at her house and offered to put it in my mailbox the next day. I was like a kid on Christmas morning awaiting the drop off, only to be disappointed when I read the directions and learned that you should not use the product with an open wound.

The packaging promised “Fantastic results in just one treatment!” The all-natural Baby Foot soak – full of Soapwort, Horsetail Herb and Camel Grass, among other extracts – promised that “After 5-7 days, the dead skin

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cells will start to peel off and the skin on your feet will be as fresh as a baby’s foot.” To say I was giddy with anticipation is an understatement.

After the crack healed, I eagerly donned the Saran Wrap like booties full of solution and relaxed while I perused Facebook for an hour. No tingling or signs of action. I discarded the booties and washed my feet, then waited.

Three days later as I was drying off after a shower I noticed that the entire bottoms of my feet were peeling off in one giant sheet!

It was the craziest thing I’d ever seen – I immediately called for Stephen to come see … I’m sure he was delighted!

My feet peeled for days – heels, toes, all the way up to my ankles

have some of the nastiest looking heels of all time.

It’s true.

My problems began when I was

pregnant with my twins.

where the top of the booties were. I couldn’t stop picking the skin – I’m pretty sure I left a little trail of foot flakes everywhere I went.

Gross, I know, but I tell you this to illustrate a very important point; you probably do not want to use Baby Foot immediately prior to any time your feet

My doctor told me to gain as much weight as possible.

might be on display. Flakey feet would not be a good

“eat as much ice cream as you want,” he said.

look in strappy sandals at your wedding, for example.

“eat ice cream every day,” he said.

I am not exaggerating when I say that after

Since I am a rule follower, I adhered to my doctor’s

about a week of peeling my feet did, indeed, look

orders 100 percent. As a result, I gained a TON of

like baby’s feet. It has been six weeks since my Baby

weight. The good news is my twins were full term and

Foot treatment and my heels are just now beginning

weighed in at nearly 12 pounds combined. The bad

to look a bit dry, which is pretty amazing.

news is that all that weight – baby, thighs, backside – was more than my poor feet were meant to bear.

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Rodan+Fields UPDATE

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can’t believe nearly a year has passed since I started my RODAN + FIELDS experiment. I have to admit that I was skeptical of the before and after photos

my experiment has come to an end – the answer is yes.

I hope you’ve enjoyed following my experiment as much as I’ve enjoyed being the guinea pig!

I’d seen online, but my own before and after speak for themselves. I have been very pleased.

Before

After

If you’ve been reading my updates over the last year, you know that my skin was initially pretty dry when using the RODAN + FIELDS Redefine line. It took several months to adjust, but I do think my skin is fully accustomed to the regimen and I rarely experience excessive dryness these days. That said, I do keep a tube of the RODAN + FIELDS Moisture Replenishing Cream from the Soothe line in my purse just in case.

I have fielded two frequent questions from friends regarding my year-long trial. The first is if I sell RODAN + FIELDS; I probably should have provided this disclaimer from the beginning, but the answer is no, nor do I plan to sell it. The second question is whether I plan to continue using RODAN + FIELDS now that

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PLANNING MADE

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t’s not hard to see the influence Lori Valenti’s parents had on her life.

Bob Damuth owned four garment

manufacturing plants before he moved to Longview in 1986 to start Valu-Line Long Distance in the wake of the deregulation of the telephone industry.

Lori, of Longview, laughed slightly when she says her father put her and her four siblings to work in his manufacturing business as soon as they were legal.

“No matter what he touched, it worked,” Lori says.

Lori studied fashion merchandising and design and went on to start her own garment design and manufacturing business, L.A. Valenti collections, which shipped to more than 400 stores across the country.

“He taught us all how to work,” Lori says of her father. She sold her business when she and her family moved to Longview as part of her husband Phillip’s job working for Valu-Line.

Her mother, Jean Damuth, is from Savannah, Lori says, recalling that her mother “knew how to throw a party.” Her mother instilled that “southern belle hospitality” in Lori.

“That kind of helped shape me,” she says.

Her parents’ influences have combined in her newest venture, as owner of Perfect Catering in Longview.

Lori was a stay-at-home mom to her son and daughter when they first moved to Longview some 20 years ago. (They’re grown now, and she has one granddaughter.) When her children were older she began working for her church, planning events there.

“I think that’s when I kind of fell in love with that side of it – organizing,” she says. “I realized I was an organizational freak at that point. I really enjoyed seeing an event through from start to finish.”

Lori decided she wanted to work in that business, and took a job with another restaurant in Longview, The Summit Club, as an event planner. She left there in 2011 to work for the original Perfect Catering owners, Adam and Melissa Wagner. continued on pg. 12  mycharmonline.com 11

She says the business hadn’t tackled large events on a regular basis before she joined the company.

“I knew how much of that was in this town — all the fundraisers, all the parties. I knew how much there was to grab here, and then the wedding side, which I really concentrated on because I had a good feel for that,” Lori says, explaining that she handled all the marketing, quoting prices, planning event staffing and other aspects.

She came to a point, though, when she began to feel as if she had achieved everything she could in her job.

“I didn’t feel like I could go any further. I always loved to be challenged,” she says. “I like the hunt. I thrive off of that and crash off of that. I think I felt like I had reached a little bit of impasse as an employee.”

It was about that time that she was presented the option of purchasing the catering business. (The Wagners retained The Perfect Blend coffee shop, Lori says.)

About six months in, she says she’s slowly making changes to take the business in the direction she wants. She has five employees, including a chef she hired who has 36 years of experience.

“That’s a huge plus for us,” she says. “It takes us to that

Lori Valenti of Perfect Catering caters an event Nov. 11 at El Cerrito Lodge near New Diana. Photo by: Les Hassell

foodie level.”

Events, she says, are completed with contract staff and by coordinating with other trusted vendors – florists, for instance, and other vendors she works with to help her accomplish her customers’ visions. She describes them as the “East Texas Dream Team.”

Regardless of the size of the event, one customer says Lori always does a “perfect” job. Stephanie Ellis, marketing manager at Robroy Industries in Gilmer, says she has worked with Lori for about seven years, first when Lori was at The Summit Club and then moving with Lori when she accepted the job at Perfect Catering.

“She’s my favorite vendor. I have several vendors I work with on the marketing side, but she’s my favorite vendor because if I give something to Lori, I don’t worry about it. I can communicate with her once and it’s taken care of,” Stephanie says.

Lori is detail-oriented, with a good eye for aesthetics, Stephanie says. She’s also a good communicator and easy to work with.

“I think sometimes people can get the impression that event

event were trying to delve into the details, down to discussing what kind of flowers to use. She told them that with Lori, they don’t have to get that detailed. They can give Lori the overall vision and budget and be confident it will turn out “amazing,” Stephanie says.

“I just like things to be done right,” Lori says, adding there’s a “level of professionalism” she wants to bring to her work.

That starts with just returning phone calls in a timely manner.

That’s one of the things she said she hears most – “thank you for calling me back.”

“That has gotten me more business,” she says. “People just want to know you care about their event.”

She works to let customers know “Perfect Catering” is “on it” from the first contact.

“I just want to put people’s minds at ease,” Lori says, and, when an event is over, she seeks “follow-up” – input on what should have been done differently. It will only make the business better.

planners can be controlling, uppity,” Stephanie says. “Lori – she

“It is hard work, and I don’t think that people understand

can work with anybody. It always amazes me how good she is with

how hard it is,” Lori says when she considers everything

that. She has a great, friendly demeanor.”

involved in successful catering and event planning. Her days

Robroy in November was planning its Christmas party, and

might include meeting with a potential client to sample foods,

Stephanie recalled how a couple of new women working on the

reviewing a plan for event flowers with a florist or helping

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decorate or staff one or more events. That’s on top of managing payroll and other administrative duties.

Perfect Catering is “catering exclusively.”

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It’s not attached to a restaurant, Lori says.

“That’s a huge selling point,” she says, explaining the company has invested its money in its catering equipment.

As she spoke, Lori was preparing for one

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of her busiest seasons: the Christmas holidays.

One year, she says, the company served more than 7,700 meals in about 21 days.

“That’s a lot in this small kitchen,” she

says.

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Catering headquarters on Teague Street, at a table in a tasting room she made from her former office.

In total in 2015, Perfect Catering provided a total of 61,583 meals for a variety of events.

“People don’t realize we’re that busy, or “I THINK THAT’S WHEN I KIND OF FELL IN LOVE WITH THAT SIDE OF IT – ORGANIZING,”

she says.

“I REALIZED I WAS AN ORGANIZATIONAL FREAK AT THAT POINT. I REALLY ENJOYED SEEING AN EVENT THROUGH FROM

start TO finish.”

we’re that large,” Lori says.

Perfect Catering is available pretty much around the clock, she explains, providing services in an approximately 60-mile radius.

She notes that the area’s manufacturing base helps keep Perfect Catering busy, feeding shift workers during quarterly safety events and banquets, for instance.

“It’s very rare we have a day we don’t do anything,” Lori says.

Still, Lori believes she can do more – at her current location and, later, at a new location she hopes to build. Her five-yearplan includes moving to a larger location with more employees, she says, explaining the business is busting at the seams at its current home.

“The place I want to take (Perfect Catering) to is a level of excellence East Texas is not used to,” Lori says. C

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F EATURE

happily EVER AFTER

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A

Flos

s I sit here typing this, my husband and I are coming up on seven wonderful years of marriage. We also just recently celebrated our 12th anniversary of the day we first met by completely forgetting about it.

I know, I know. How do you forget something like that? But using an

Words by APRILL BRANDON | Illustrations by MICHELLE LAVERELL

And now that we have children, we’re closer than ever. A child truly is the ultimate manifestation of love between two people and …ah, hang on… honey, Mommy can’t play with you right now. She’s writing about what an awesome wife and mother she is. Here, go play with Daddy’s cell phone. Just don’t throw it…and you threw it down the stairs. Awesome.

anniversary to stare all googly-eyed at each other while you drink champagne

Anyway, starting a family allowed us both to see each other in a new

and eat strawberries in bed is for new couples who haven’t yet had the

light. And while that new light isn’t always flattering (I haven’t plucked my

experience of sharing a tiny bathroom while you both have the flu.

eyebrows since May), there is this beautiful sense that you have created

But still, it’s a pretty big deal to have been together this long, especially

something that is not only bigger than you, but bigger than the both of you.

if you consider the horrible things that went down in that bathroom that we

And that bigger something is full of joy and love and yes, a bit of chaos, but

can never un-see. I mean, even after all these years my husband is still my

chaos isn’t always a bad thing. Because, as the old saying goes…Oh, come

best friend. And I’ve only had two fantasies, three tops, of dropping a giant

on! What now? … Seriously, dude, you need to speak up. … No, I have

anvil on his head, Wile E. Coyote style.

no idea where your cell phone is. Now, can I finish this, please? For the

In all honesty, I love that man with all my…ugh…hang on…what’s that,

love of …

babe? Babe? RYAN! Did you say something? Are you talking to me or the

ANYWAY, as I was saying, marriage is what happens when you’re busy

dog? …if you’re talking to me, I can’t hear you. … Still can’t hear you. …

making other plans. Wait, is that the saying? Well, it doesn’t matter. It still fits.

Why are you mumbling? … I don’t know, look in the junk drawer. … THE

I remember all the nights we sat around drinking wine, making elaborate

JUNK DRAWER. … Did you find it? … I said DID YOU FIND IT? … I

plans those first few years. The things we would do. The places we would

can’t. … CAUSE I’M BUSY … I’m writing about how much we love each

go. The shiny, shiny things we would buy because hey, it’s not like we’ll be

other… I SAID HOW MUCH WE LOVE EACH OTHER, GRANDPA!

poor forever.

Anyway, as I was saying, I still love that man as much, if not more, than

And even though hey, we are going to be poor forever because kids need

I did on our wedding day. Which, trust me, is a lot considering the beer

a lot of stupid, expensive crap, and even though I still haven’t been tapped

was flowing like wine at our reception and Momma was a VERY happy girl

to replace Tina Fey on SNL and he hasn’t yet turned into Batman, and even

that day.

though our last vacation was to exotic Target, what did happen was a decade

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plus of a very happy life together (minus one flu-ridden weekend that still gives us nightmares).

You know, when it comes down to it, it really is the simple things in life that make it … I swear to all that is holy, if you guys keep bugging me while I’m trying to write this, I will throw away all the toys and comic books, got me? DO NOT TEST ME. And stop all that screaming. I’m almost done.

Just give me a few more minutes.

Ugh. Anyway… I don’t know. Marriage is great and junk. Blah, blah, blah.

And to help you get to the point that you too completely forget any and all anniversaries, here is my list of the Top 10 Most Useless Marriage Advice:

10. choose your battles.

In the end, the battles don’t matter. What matters is who wins the major wars. Let them take satisfaction in winning the “Battle of Who Does the Wednesday Chili Night Dishes.” You’ll have the last laugh when you win the “Let’s Retire in New Zealand” war.

9. if all else fails, get naked. You’ll forget what you’re fighting about.

I guarantee this works for Tom Brady and Giselle, or Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively. But when you have a normal human body, complete with hair stubble, pimples in weird places, wobbly bits and PMS bloat, getting naked is just likely to make your partner go “What are you doing? Good God, woman, we have neighbors. Put your sweatpants back on.”

8. always be honest with each other.

I’ll grant you that being honest 85 percent of the time is healthy for your relationship. The other 15 percent should be made up of little white lies like “No, five glasses of wine is definitely not too much,” and “No, those definitely don’t qualify as man boobs” and “Yes, I’d LOVE for you to tell me all about how the ‘Avengers’ movie differs from the comic book series.”

restaurant where the waiters wear flair on their vests. Sure, set aside special times to spend with your spouse. But don’t feel you have to, like, put on a bra or anything.

6. put your spouse on a pedestal.

This one is just simply impossible. Especially if you share a bathroom.

5. always say “I love you.”

Show, don’t tell. “Oh, you love me? That’s super great, hon. But if you really did, you’d pull all the dental floss the dog ate last night out of his butt.”

4. really listen to what your partner is saying.

This is good advice unless it’s the 12th time they’ve come home from work griping about Sharon again.

3. never argue about money.

Are you kidding me? ARE YOU KIDDING ME? If you didn’t argue about money, chances are high all your worldly possessions would consist of a 200-inch flat screen TV and 800 pairs of high heels. Of course you can argue about money. Just do it smartly. And learn to compromise. Like purchasing a 72-inch flat screen and only 400 pairs of shoes instead.

2. don’t sweat the small stuff.

Unless the small stuff is his FREAKING socks that he left ALL OVER the house AGAIN because he gets a weird, perverted THRILL out of taking off his socks in EVERY ROOM IN THE HOUSE AND LEAVING THEM THERE UNTIL THEY DECOMPOSE OF THEIR OWN ACCORD!

1. never go to bed angry.

This only works if you started fighting at 8 a.m. Sometimes you just need to go to freaking bed. Regain your strength. Obsessively go over and over ways to poke holes into their stupid argument about how the time travel

7. never stop dating.

in the “Terminator” series could totally work until you fall asleep. And then

Dating sucks. That’s why you got married. So you wouldn’t have to shave, wax, bleach, bronze, dye, pluck and paint all so you can go to a crappy

wake up, refreshed and armed with an arsenal of new insults that emerged from your subconscious the night before. C

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Hundreds of runners participated Nov. 19 in the annual Gobble Wobble fun run to benefit Newgate Mission. The run is the primary fundraiser for the mission, which provides meals and assistance to community members in need. This year, Newgate has served more than 50,000 meals.

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A new festival in October drew thousands of people to downtown Longview for a day of rock music and biker events.

Rockers, Riders and Ribs saw dozens of motorcyclists parade into downtown Longview with events throughout the day, including the opportunity for a better view of the stage and private bar for those visiting the VIP tent.

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LONGVIEW | MAUDE COBB CONVENTION AND ACTIVITY CENTER | 10/15/2016 Photos by COURTNEY CASE

Dozens of East Texans came out to Maude Cobb on Oct. 15 to celebrate the 33rd annual Gold Rush, “Rendezvous on the Bayou.” The event is sponsored by the Good Shepherd Foundation and annually raises money for a cause. This year’s proceeds went to Longview World of Wonders to sponsor the upcoming exhibit, Healthyville.

KYLE MARSHALL, GREG BARTON

JOSEPH EGBE, TIFFANY EGBE, HELEN DANIEL, OWEN GLAVE, SANJAY AND VEENA REDDY

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MARIE MAHON, JEFF TONINI

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LMFA MAGIC AND MAYHEM LONGVIEW | THE SUMMIT CLUB | 10/29/2016 Photos by TYE JACKSON

A masquerade fundraiser in October raised funds for Longview Museum of Fine Arts. The museum offered its first “Magic and Mayhem: Museum Masquerade” fundraiser, which featured live entertainment, live and silent auctions, dinner, EUGENIE AND TODD HOLMAN

drinks and – of course – costumes with prizes awarded for best dressed.

NIKI GROCE, JO POPMA, PILAR MCLEMORE

CAROL AND WILL BLAIR

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