10/06/2026
🩷 Market at the Gardens — it really does take a village!
I’m a couple days late, but I couldn’t let the weekend go by without saying a huge THANK YOU to everyone who came out to Market at the Gardens Saturday! 🌿🍂
We had beautiful fall weather, a great day visiting with everyone, and I definitely felt the love from the minute we arrived until the last rack was loaded up. 😂
The morning started with a little adventure. My hubby dropped off all of my heavy tables, racks and bulky stuff on his way to work, and my boys came along to help me set everything up. Before I even made it over to our spot, they were already struggling with the canopy — and the Alldredge family and one of our awesome vendor neighbors jumped right in to help them. I sure wish I got some pictures of this setup.😂🙌 It was definitely an all-hands-on-deck, teamwork-makes-the-dream-work kind of morning!
And that teamwork continued all day.
Thank you to everyone who stopped by to say hi, visited with us, bought a freshie, picked out a leather charm, grabbed a sticker that looked like your pup, or simply came by to see what was new. Every single interaction means more to this little business than you probably realize. 🩷
Then at teardown, another lifesaver showed up! My hubby wasn’t able to make it back from location in time, and there was NO WAY my two boys, all those tables and those giant gridwall racks were fitting in my 4Runner. 😂 Thankfully, an amazing friend showed up to see me and happened to have a truck, helped us tear everything down, and between our two vehicles we got it all home.🙌
Days like Saturday remind me that Happy Camper has never been just me.
It’s my husband loading the heavy stuff before work.
It’s my boys spending their Saturday helping Mom.
It’s fellow vendors jumping in when they see someone struggling.
It’s friends showing up when you need an extra set of hands.
And it’s YOU choosing to support a small local business. 🫶
What started as me taking a chance on a little side hustle has turned into something I’m incredibly grateful for. I get to create something with my own hands and then watch y’all pick them out, hang them in your cars, give them as gifts and come back for more. 🥹🩷
So from our little Happy Camper crew — THANK YOU. Saturday was a good reminder that it really does take a village, and we have a pretty awesome one. 🏕️🩷 Market leftovers are restocked at Grace & Hustle, including carpet refresh and room sprays!