Is Lynden ready for this....

What do you think?

Is Lynden ready for TOMs?

Would you like to see TOMs at Sole Obsession Footwear?

Post your comment below and let us know.

{Enjoy it while it lasts}

I read this ~ 

Enjoy it while it lasts: Cold, wet May will be back this weekend - bellinghamherald.com

And I do this!

It's so painful I just can't stand it. 

I'm starting a petition that the government should

be issuing free trips to Hawaii for those of us who have to live in the Northwest 

and put up with this absurdity.  

Are you with me?

If so sign below.  I'll be sure to get it to the powers at be.

After you're done...get out and enjoy the semi-sunny, overcast-ish, currently rain free day.

It may be the last of it's kind for awhile.

What to do on a Saturday in Lynden?

Come to the Fairway center and join  Ace Hardware's Planting Event.

After you're done, you can warm up at The Wood's Coffee in the Windmill.

                                                          Visit the Fairway Cafe for Lunch.

Grab some dessert at Doris Jean's Donuts.

Next...pick out some new shoes at Sole Obsession Footwear and start pretending spring is here!

After that visit Surroundings and pick out a gift for Mom!



There's always a lot happening at Fairway Center in Lynden. Stop by and check it out!

LC Central Office TRIVIA

A few weeks ago I stopped by the central office at Lynden Christian.

This is what happened...

When I walked in all {and I mean ALL}  of the ladies in the office started showing off their 

Sole Obsession shoes.  

It was hilarious and totally cute.  

Each of the ladies that were working that day happened to be wearing the shoes they had 

bought from Sole Obsession.  

The moment was so priceless that we just had to get a picture.  

Thankfully the school photographer was on site and Becky snapped a shot of all of us sporting our awesome shoes.

Thanks ladies for supporting the store and shopping local.

So now for the trivia...

If you can tell me who one of the ladies is in this photo

 (without asking at the Central Office ~ no cheating) 

you can be the proud recipient of $10 Sole Obsession Bucks.  

Redeemable on your next pair of shoes.  

So start guessing and see how well you do.

{Leave your email address in the comment section or email me so I can get your $10 coupon to you!}

*If you are in the picture you can play too.  :)
*First 15 comments win.  Offer ends 1/21/11 so get your comments in soon.
*Some restrictions apply.  See store for more details.

Raspberries come and go

...but Sole Obsession will last forever.
We survived another Raspberry Festival.  It was busy, fun, entertaining...and did I mention busy?
Thanks to all of you who showed up to say "hi".  I love seeing friendly faces throughout the day.

Here's some pics of our booth.  You will have to stop by next year if you missed us this time around.

If you came out and joined the festivities you should check out the pictures captured by the Lynden Tribune photographers.  They post all their pictures and you can even purchase them online.  Its a pretty cool set up.  Check it out at the lyndentribune.com in their Photo Gallery section.  (or click here.)

Raspberries, Ice Cream, and Festivals OH MY!

Its Raspberry Festival time.  One of my all time favorite Lynden traditions.

The Raspberry Festival is such a cool way to celebrate our unique town and the landscape that provides us with decadent berries all summer long.  MMMMMM!

Get out this weekend and come join in the fun!  There are great events all weekend long for the whole family.

Here's the list of events you won't want to miss!

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Find this info sheet and more at the Lynden Chamber of Commerce website www.lynden.org.

Plus...all weekend long Sole Obsession Footwear will be having great sales at the 3rd store and our booth downtown at 6th & Front.

• Smartwool socks ~ Buy 3, Get 1 FREE
• Buy 1 Pair of Sandals and Get a 2nd Pair 30% OFF
• Chaco sandals 20% OFF
• and more....

HOPE TO SEE YOU AROUND TOWN ENJOYING OUR BEAUTIFUL WEATHER AND 

OUR WONDERFUL TOWN!

Shop Local and Support YOUR Community!

Lynden = Parade

I know I've said this before but Lynden and parades go hand in hand in my mind.
I love parade excitement.
Come down and join the fun.
Parade at 11am and then great festivities all day long throughout Lynden.

• Open-Air market on 7th and Front
• Kid's bouncy house, train rides, sand art, etc
• Klompen Dancers
• and so much more....

Check out the Chamber website for all the details.

Thank you People's Bank for sponsoring such a great event celebrating Lynden's Heritage.

Anniversary Sale - Join us on Nov 21st

BIG savings on virtually everything in the store! Come see us and get a jump start on your holiday shopping.

New this year Sole Obsession now has gift cards.

Sales will be starting at the Holiday Open House November 19th. Click here to see more info about Downtown Lynden's Holiday Open House event.

Lynden

Sometimes people ask me why I opened a store in Lynden. "Why Lynden?" "Why not Bellingham?" "Do you like living in such a small town?" "Is there anything to do in Lynden?" "Isn't it hard to break in to the cliques?" Well to all of you who wonder the same thing, I come back with, "Why NOT Lynden?" Lynden, as a kid, was always this magical place. I grew up in Canada and would travel to the US with my family through Lynden. I can distinctly remember the farm house that I chose for my own on Vinup Rd. (Now occupied by my daughter's friend). I loved the perfectly manicured lawns. The trees lining Front Street and the old homes that have shared their space for centuries. The city park.
It is all so impossibly beautiful and I still love it just as much today as when I was a little girl. I told my dad once that one day I would live in Lynden. I'm sure he rolled his eyes and said "Sure honey", translation~"whatever". But here I am...living in my childhood dream. Wow!
Recently I have taken to learning more about the history of this great town. I have read some history books from the library about how Lynden began and visited the graveyard with The Judson Family (Lynden's founder) tombstones. Its great to learn about the people who formed this town and see how it has become, in part, what it is today. I hope that as a local business owner I can help to maintain the values held dear for generations. Hard work, honest business, community contributor...the list goes on. I have learned a lot over this last 10 months of business about how much work it takes to keep a town like Lynden what it is. It doesn't happen by accident. I can't wait to be a part of it for years to come.

Sole Obsession Footwear, in blog-world

Lots of people have been blogging about their "Sole Obsession". I love it. I love that people buy shoes here and like their shoes so much that they blog about them. I love that a shoe store in Lynden is big news and I get to be a part of it. I love that people (I will add some people because I am well informed that not all) like my taste in shoes and like the store. And the free advertising is a wonderful bonus. So check out everyone's love of shoes and what they found to take home from Sole Obsession Footwear.

• The Lady in the Stone House has done a few posts: here, here, and here.


• The Snapsisters did some nice pics for us: check them out in post 1, post 2 and post 3. Post 4: This one isn't really about shoes but is still fun.


• Jerrie bought some great Simple's.

Oh the fun of a local, small, and supportive community. I couldn't be in a better place.

Any other Sole Obsession Footwear bloggers out there that I have missed? Link and share.