As of March 1st, My Office, located in the Lake Highlands Shopping Plaza at the southwest corner of Walnut Hill and Audelia, came under new ownership.

Meet Karen and Roger Hohnstein and their daughters Kelsey and Emily.

They live in the Lake Ridge Estates North neighborhood, a short walk across the street from their new place of business.

The sale was stimulated when My Office owners David Farris and Tony Doles, who also own the popular boutique T. Hee Greetings, learned that their manager, Tyler Oakley, would be moving on following his May graduation from the University Texas at Dallas.

Enter the Hohnsteins, who’d been investigating opening a business here in the neighborhood for some time.

“Ironically, we were looking at leasing the same space where My Office is now for another business idea we had a couple years ago," says Karen. "When David approached us in January, the timing was right and we jumped at the opportunity.”

Karen worked for Comerica as a Human Resource Manager for 15 years and continued in a similar capacity on a part-time basis after her daughters were born. She’s a 1985 graduate of Texas A&M and holds a business degree.

The best part is she’s a Lake Highlands girl through and through, attending Wallace Elementary, LHJH and LHHS.

Husband Roger is a Tax Manager with Texas Instruments, and their girls attend both Lake Highlands Elementary and the Lake Highlands Freshman Center.

Kelsey and Emily will be an important part of My Office. Both Roger and Karen want to incorporate the girls into the business.

“This will be a family affair, and Roger and I are looking forward to teaching our girls the work ethic that comes with owning a small business," says Karen.

While the Hohnsteins ownership of My Office became official March 1st, Karen, along with two part-time employees already in place, will officially take the helm when Tyler departs in May.

“We’re so happy and excited to be a part of the retail family in Lake Highlands," says Karen. "We very much want to see this business grow, and we want to expand the services that My Office provides to our neighbors."

"It will certainly be My Office business as usual, but we’re continuing with the Pearl Dry Cleaning & Laundry drop off and pick up, and we have plans for have a knife sharpening service, as well.”

Farris and Doles couldn’t be more pleased with the transition.

“Since we opened My Office last summer our business has built steadily," says Farris. "Karen is a lifetime Lake Highlands resident, so she understands the needs of our neighbors."

"She has great ideas for the store and will undoubtedly be able to grow it into the full-fledged service center that our customers want."

"Additionally this sale allows us to focus on our core business of T. Hee Greetings, as well as CoolCups - our wholesale gift division - while still generating traffic for LH Plaza.”

The Hohnsteins are planning an Open House soon, so stay tuned to LH Today. We'll let you know when the date is set.

Until then, drop by and welcome Roger, Karen, Kelsey and Emily to Lake Highlands Plaza and My Office - they looking forward to seeing you soon!