05/19/2026
Two years ago tonight, I worked my last event at The Skirvin Hilton Oklahoma City.
Luxury weddings.
Corporate galas.
Twelve-hour days in heels.
Managing details no one else even noticed.
And honestly… I was good at it.
There’s a certain kind of pressure that comes with high-end events. You learn how to create atmosphere. Emotion. Experience. You learn timing, presentation, refinement, problem solving, composure.
What I didn’t know then was that those same skills would follow me into an entirely different life.
Two years ago, I walked away from stability and titles and stepped fully into building Etz Modern Vintage.
No guarantees.
No roadmap.
Just vision, instinct, and a garage full of furniture.
Since then, there have been moments of exhaustion, doubt, risk, growth, creativity, reinvention… and moments where I’ve stood back and realized:
I’m not just refinishing furniture.
I’m building a life that actually looks like me.
That’s the real success story.
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Here’s to the version of me who could run a ballroom…
and the version now covered in lacquer dust building something from scratch.