Good morning ladies and gentlemen of the Ahlusion page. It's Friday. Feel free to party like it's 1999, so says the artist formally known as Prince. I have been reading and keeping up the last couple of days, but it's been busy, so no posts until now. I am going to play catch up and keep it short and sweet at the same time if I can this morning.
1) Mr. Mann...you are going to be an amazing father. There is no real handbook for parenting..the ones that ARE written, and classes on parenting, you can definitely read up and sit in, but there is no be-all/end-all when it comes to parenting. You will get the gist of the mechanics (feeding, changing, tips, hints, ideas...etc ad nauseaum), but there is no secret formula when it comes to loving a child. If anyone tells you, it's easy to be a dad or mom, slap them...repeatedly. They aren't doing it right. Being a parent is amazing, awe-inspiring, powerful, sometimes heartbreaking, and one of the hardest things a human being will ever have to do in life. But I will tell you this one little secret...the first time you look into your precious little ones eyes, something in your heart is going to expand SO big..that combination of love and awe and fear (omg..what do I do now?)...and you just breathe and smile, because you created your most perfect masterpiece, a living, breathing little piece of you and the one you love...and all you can do is take it one step at a time..one moment at a time. I can't tell you to stop worrying, because you won't...no one ever does. I will tell you, however, to make sure you don't let your worry overpower your ability to treasure each and every moment. You are going to be....just...fine. Your little one is going to be blessed with a dad like you.
2) My order..should be here tomorrow. I'm not going to jump for joy just yet though...USPS might have some issues going on that I know nothing about from the storms and snows from earlier this week. I am not even close to being in Panic mode. Pink Label and SVC are holding steady... BVC might need a tad bit of rationing after the weekend.
3) I know it can be frustrating to want to order and be unable to do so. I also know, that with Wlad and Alley and company, it's every bit as frustrating for them to not be able to do what they are A+ amazing at..creating amazing E liquid. They have my total respect by closing shop until they have the latest kink worked out. If a surgeon was going to perform a surgery..be it routine or complicated..and you are the patient, you want them to have ALL of their equipment. You want them to make sure that equipment has been inspected and working perfectly. You do NOT want to be on the table for a "Houston, we have a problem" moment. It's their job to make sure any mistake is caught before you even make it to Pre-op and that your surgery goes as close to perfect as possible. Same thing applies to most any business that I can think of. All to soon, Ahlusion will be back and working at full speed, and customers old and new can celebrate and be at ease that the time and dedication Wlad and Alley are taking to making sure that their instruments and equipment are perfect. This is NOT a DIY kitchen/basement/garage company. From what I have read and been told, their standards are on par with specific guidelines for sterility (think back to laboratory/surgical sterile environment). Take a moment and appreciate that. Ahlusion is in for the long haul as a business and they are not going to be scrambling at the end of the day should some federal gavel decide to drop on the vaping industry as many others might. So yeah..I will go easy on my current juice hoard..I WILL be patient. It took me a year and a half just to FIND them..so another week to 2 weeks to place an order won't kill me or anyone else while standards are being achieved, and raised.
4) Chocolate cream sounds delightful, Tez...let me know how long you have been steeping this. Mine should be here soon.
Have a great Friday people. Enjoy it and make it yours.