gistfile1.php

	public function createStandalone($data) {
		$data['state_id'] = State::getIdFromCode($data['state']);
		$data['type'] = $data['address_type'];
		$data['addressee'] = $data['first_name'] . ' ' . $data['last_name'];
		$data['reference'] = 'brochures';

		$address = new Address($data);

		$request = $this->model->newInstance();
		$request->number = 1;

		// ditch the email event trigger - otherwise it'll go out without the associated address saved on it
		$request::flushEventListeners();

		$request->save();
		$request->addresses()->save($address);

		// trigger event manually because we trashed it above
		$admin_emailer = App::make('Pasta\Notification\AdminEmailer');
		$admin_emailer->onBrochureRequestCreated($request, $data);

		return $request;
	}