MY LAYOUT AND FUN RETREAT PICS - WARNING, LONG POST :-)

Good morning all!! I am later than I wanted to be posting, but we had no internet for most of the day yesterday due to a huge storm that is rolling through so it put me behind several hours :-(  BUT, it is working today thankfully!!!  As promised, I wanted to share some photos of the fun retreat I went on this past weekend.  And, the first pic is proof that I actually got something done, LOL!! This is a layout of my daughter's 13th birthday party at a place called Sky High which is an entire building made up of trampolines!  They had a great time although they were all pretty worn out on the way home after jumping for three hours, heehee!!! I made a collage of some of my favorite pics and I am going to make this the first page in a book I am making for her to have and share with her friends if she wants. 

I used a lot of In-Colors and played around with the new Smooch sprays in the Summer mini (I am addicted to them!) on the balloons which really makes them shine!  I don't think I am totally done with this page - I often will go back to it when I think of what is missing, LOL!! But, for now, this is what I have.  I do still need to journal a bit, but I usually do that last anyway!  So, this is proof that I actually DID get something done at the Retreat, LOL!  Although, I did not get nearly what I wanted to get done, but I think it always works that way, doesn't it??  I had a wonderful time talking, drinking wine, laughing, and getting to know the other gals so to me, that was a success! Here are some fun pics of some of the other gals that I met while there!!!

 

 

 

 So, here they are - the gang!! Unfortunately, a couple of the pics did not come out so I don't have everyone on here, but they were all wonderful and I am glad I had the chance to meet them!   In that first pic you can see all of us working diligently on our projects...NOT, lol!!!! The empty, messy space up front is mine. I tend to work in chaos, but hey, it works for me :-)  And yes, I brought waaaayyyy too much stuff!!!  Then, there is Wendy, a very close friend of mine who went with me!  I was so glad she was able to get away, she does not get nearly enough crafty time and she seemed to really have fun!!!  Then, there is Kathy and Karan - I loved meeting these ladies, they are LOADS of fun and we laughed a lot together!! I am hoping to see them again soon, they were such fun to hang out with!! Then, there is Kim and Kat - they are both demos and very nice ladies! Kim is actually in Patty Bennett's downline - small world, right? She is super sweet and reminds me of my BFF Vicki back in Florida!   The next two ladies are Laurie and Katherine - super fun ladies who I enjoyed chatting with and getting to know!  And, last but not least is my partner in crime Candice - she is actually one of two fab people who put the whole retreat together (sorry Lisa, did not get a good pic) and they did a wonderful job doing it!! Candice is one of my closest friends here in Northern Cal - we met at a shoebox swap and hit it off and have been friends ever since!! She lives over an hour away but we talk everyday and I love her to death!!  Lisa, Candice, and I went to Regionals together and had a great time - they are both fun to hang out with!!! And, I had to add this last pic of Karan playing with Smooch - her and I had sooo much fun spraying all kinds of different colors into the color catcher on all types of paper, LOL!!!  We were like two kids at Christmas, heehee!!!

Now, these last two pics are of the view - isn't it gorgeous??!! We had absolutely beautiful weather (and now we have another winter storm, go figure!) and there was a large porch off the back and this is what you saw! And, I was able to capture a pic of one more guest we had - one of the furry kind, lol!! She is soooo cute, I could not resist!!!  So, there you have it - a wonderful weekend away with the girls - can't wait to do it again in the Fall!!! Whooohoo!!!!!  So, I have about a million kits to cut so I best get moving! I hope you enjoyed the pics and if you are still awake after this long post, well, I {heart} you for sticking with me *wink*  I will be back tomorrow with some fun smooch projects to share - see you then!!! Thanks so much for stopping by!