Wow, what a season! What a year! What a last two years! It’s been a roller coaster ride of highs and lows for sure. But for all of it, this community has shown up for my business and my fellow Stylebook businesses. I and I think it’s safe to say that everyone who contributes here is tremendously grateful.

To our readers and customers, thank you for being shop local champions. I don’t need to tell you what it means to shop local because you are already living that value. For every online purchase, every in-store event attended, every social media shout-out, and every referral given, you have lived the shop local lifestyle. And I promise you, Alexandria is better for it.

Without your support, we would not have had our best holiday season ever! If you shopped at Red Barn Mercantile and/or Penny Post, then you should have gotten a silver or gold envelope to bring back in January. If you did, then dig it out of the holiday rubble and put it where you’ll remember it because it’s time to end the suspense and find out what’s inside! We will be closed on January 1, but starting January 2, bring in your envelope, and we will open it for you. It could be a $100 gift card!

Thank you again for your support this holiday season and all year round. We have big plans for 2022 and can’t wait to have you join the ride!