I know, I know - it's just a lizard. It's more afraid of me than I am of it. I'm bigger, it's smaller. WHATEVER!!! I still don't want it in my kitchen. Its just sitting there - behind the sink. First it was green, then it moved and now it's brown. I considered sucking it up with the dust buster, but the dust buster is so loud that I'm sure it will scare the lizard and the lizard will run straight toward me.
I know I have issues.
I've lived gecko/lizard free since May of 2007. Why oh why is their a lizard in my house now????
On to other things - maybe, if I can possible concentrate on anything other than the D%^# lizard.
We had a super busy but fun weekend. Friday night we did dinner with my parents and Cole went home with them. So we decided to go see a movie. I really wanted to see Fireproof, but it started at 6 something and we were eating then. So we picked Eagle Eye - very good movie. SO good!!!
Then Saturday I spent the day at Scrap Etc. FUN TIMES were had by all. They got loads of new stuff in last week - I mean loads. Basic Grey and My Minds Eye being the favorites for me. Prima came in too and those flowers are yummy yummy as well. So I shopped a little off and on, helped by ringing some people up who had also picked out loads of MME and BG and Prima. Then I hosted a Happy Hour for Creative Cafe (it was a cute little blooming lollipop) and taught my VERY FIRST CLASS. I think it went well. I tried not to ramble on too much or give bad directions. We finished in plenty of time too - so that was a good sign. It's hard to calculate how much time you need to put something together. I even had kits left over to leave at the store and sell - so if you want one - let me know!! Then I did another Happy Hour - but no one participated, so we'll save that one for another day. I'm working on another blog. One that will show all the fun Creative Cafe stuff we're doing at Scrap Etc. I really really love all this stuff and the fun little projects and how cool it is that you can just run in and make something fun for next to nothing and in no time at all. I hope that the blog will help get people excited about it. It's not finished yet - you know I have to cute it all up. I want to take some pictures too - so I'll need to do that tomorrow maybe. Although, it wouldn't hurt my feelings at all today - sneak out of the lizard house and to the scrap book store. Hmmmm................
Ok, back to the weekend. Saturday night we went and watched the ALABAMA game with friends. Can I just say ROLL TIDE? Oh my gosh - we were amazed. All this talk now about how awesome the team is and National Champion stuff - WOW - we've been waiting for a good year for so long. And it's so easy to wrapped up in the hype and think "YEAH, we're doing it!!!" But on any given Saturday - everything could change. One bad loss could just ruin everything. Well, not really - but you know what I mean.
Sunday we headed to Alabama Adventure for the last day. It was hotter than we thought it would be and pretty busy. We got hungry once we smelled all the food and thought we'd get some chicken and fries. They were out of ketchup. Chicken and fries just aren't the same without ketchup. We let Cole lead the way and tell us what he wanted to ride. He is the boss, after all. So he rode the same old things he always rides, with the exception of the Scrambler - which was ok with me. It was gone actually - nothing there in it's place at all. That was a little strange. Anyway, a good time was had by all and I got some cute pictures that I'm going to use in a mini album about our Alabama Adventure Summer!!
Last week we also went to the fair in Pelham. It was nice. It was small though. Cole rode several things and fed the goats and did the pony ride. I'm really missed the Greater Gulf State Fair though. WOW - the fair in Mobile is loads bigger. I hope we get back to that here one day. Mobile always had great concerts on the weekends, too.
This week I have some scrapping planned - I'm uploading photos to Walmart.com right now. I'm going to work on cleaning out my studio too - it's a mess right now. So much to do - so little time without lizards!!
Alright - I'm going to check on the d#$% lizard again and see if he's moved (why are they always he's???) and then see if I can find anything to eat that doesn't require anything that's near the d#$% lizard!!
lisa
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Monday, September 29, 2008
Sunday, April 20, 2008
30 Scrap Etc. Event Highlights
Once again - it's another list. These things were highlights of the event in Tennessee. There are in no way in order of importance. There is no way I could actually list these things in order of importance - they were all great!!!
1. Carpooling with Molly, Carol and Nubia and caravaning with Tracy and Carrie. (This included mexican food, having our picture taken as we were riding along, watching Carrie change lanes quickly to take pictures, and having some random guy take a picture of all of us at a gas station) Fun times!!! The ride back was fun too - loved getting to know Nubia and Carol better!! You girls are the BEST!
2. Wilna was such a sweetheart and so kind to us. Her husband was so sweet too and her kids are beautiful and just as sweet!!
3. Jenny Bowlin is super cute and was just as sweet this year as last year. (And her husband was hot, too)
4. Angelia was sweet too - her album was gorgeous and I can't wait to make it myself.
5. Vanessa is a doll - love her. Her sister-in-law, Amanda, was the cutest thing, too and really talented!
6. Heidi Swapp was great too of course. I mean, what can you say about Heidi?? :)
7. The Creative Cafe girls were great - even when I couldn't find their room and ended up knocking on a 75 year old half naked man's hotel door!!!
8. And last but not least in the instructor area, Gretchen was so super cool. Loved her class, love her, loved wearing my 'I HEART GRETCHEN' button. Out of all of the classes - her concept and idea behind her album is the one I loved the most and probably the one thing that I'm missing in my scrapping - it's something I haven't done or even thought about!!
9. Meeting the HAMBLY girls and chatting with them!! So fun! I met Stacey and Kerry Lynn - who I've chatted with at SIStv and done swaps with. Then Michelle was there too - I met her at the last event, but only briefly. I got to have a picture taken with all of them - fabulous!! I was really excited. Michelle even collected all my swap cards for a SIStv swap and helped us out in our group when things got a bit nuts. Those girls really were fantastic. Oh, I met Allison from Hambly too Saturday night and she was super sweet.
10. Seeing all the SE message board girls in one place!!! Melita (aka - Matilda), Linh, Kelly, Kathy, Katie, Mandy, Gabbe, DeAnna, Amy, Amy, Amy (yes, there are three) - who else?? Gosh Deborah, June and Pat - so many of the B'ham area SE girls and those that frequent the message board from other states - so fun to be in one place at one time.
11. Hanging out at Findley's with some of the SE Inspiration Team and a bunch of the event volunteers and Gretchen's mom too!!
12. Having cool room mates and a cool team to work with. I would not have survived without them - Virginia, Katie, Morgan, Tracy, Tracy, Carrie, Nubia, Carol, and Malory.
13. Meeting Morgan - super sweet - great room mate and Team B volunteer!!!
14. Meeting so many SIStv girls. I met several I've talked to on the message boards (Patricia, Jen, Tina, Julie, Erin, the Hambly SISters of course, who else........gosh - OH I met Becca and KA too, and I got to register Kelly Darr Super Star and I even called her that!! I know I'm forgetting some).
15. I met the OPELS - and that was fun!!! I was actually standing at the registration table and saw them and was a bit star struck. Me and Melita just kind of stood there waiting for our chance to meet them - we were silly!! AND I didn't even GET A PICTURE with them!! Sadness!
16. Seeing the Boobie Bungalow on our drive up was a bit funny - gave us lots of fun things to ponder during the event!!
17. Giving the instructors their charm bracelets was super fun - again - I didn't get a single picture with any of them. Well, I take that back - I think Linh got a picture of me and her and our bracelet with Heidi - but that's the only one!
18. Hanging out at the Nashville Palace with the most AWESOME scrapping girls around!!! HELLLOOOOOOO :) I really was so glad to have some girly time with everyone - Virginia and Carol were the ones I spent the most time with over the weekend I guess and they are so sweet. I really hope the weekend has created some good bonds with all of us and I hope we get the chance to continue hanging out together back home - not just scrapping either girls!!
19. Getting texts messages about Kenny Chesney - thank you Janna!! (who really WAS NOT there - it was really a look a like and Kenny was actually in Connecticut Friday night) And having girls come find me to tell me they saw the look a like!! So Fun - thanks girls!!
20. Adhesive is a wonderful thing.
21. Class kits are fantastic and I cannot wait to get a chance to work on all my kits.
22. Lucy was amazing - I canNOT even begin to imagine how she pulled it all off - there was so much to do!!! She just totally blows me away that she does it all in the most fabulous heels too!!
23. Monique - good grief, the girl has big dreams, doesn't she?
24. Alyssa and Alayna gave me hugs all weekend since I wouldn't get to see Cole and get hugs from him. Everytime I saw them I got the best hug - sometimes a double hug!! Thanks girls! (like they read my blog lol)
25. Reconnecting with TWO people I haven't seen in over ten years!! It's a little crazy that I had to go to another state to see people that I knew from Birmingham. That was great and I have the PHOTOS to prove it.
26. Wandering around the massive hotel taking photos.
27. Our room upgrade so we would have a fabulous view of the Garden.
28. Diet Dr. Pepper and Tylenol PM.
29. Blow pops.
30. Going home!!!
There are so many things that were fun this past week. I learned so much about how an event of this size actually happens!! I was shocked, amazed, tired, sleepy, grumpy, hysterical, sad, overwhelmed, happy, emotional, exhausted, restless, and physically done in. Lots of good things but it was lots of hard work. I totally wanted to go to the spa yesterday and get the works - just to rejuvinate!! We didn't get to site see any and I hated that - I really wanted to check things out in Nashville. I hope we get to go back as a family and see some cool stuff, take some tours around the city, and stay in the same hotel. It was just the coolest place.
Hopefully I'll get to post some pictures tonight - maybe 30 photos from the event?? :) Then I'll actually be one list ahead!! YEAH ME!!
lisa
1. Carpooling with Molly, Carol and Nubia and caravaning with Tracy and Carrie. (This included mexican food, having our picture taken as we were riding along, watching Carrie change lanes quickly to take pictures, and having some random guy take a picture of all of us at a gas station) Fun times!!! The ride back was fun too - loved getting to know Nubia and Carol better!! You girls are the BEST!
2. Wilna was such a sweetheart and so kind to us. Her husband was so sweet too and her kids are beautiful and just as sweet!!
3. Jenny Bowlin is super cute and was just as sweet this year as last year. (And her husband was hot, too)
4. Angelia was sweet too - her album was gorgeous and I can't wait to make it myself.
5. Vanessa is a doll - love her. Her sister-in-law, Amanda, was the cutest thing, too and really talented!
6. Heidi Swapp was great too of course. I mean, what can you say about Heidi?? :)
7. The Creative Cafe girls were great - even when I couldn't find their room and ended up knocking on a 75 year old half naked man's hotel door!!!
8. And last but not least in the instructor area, Gretchen was so super cool. Loved her class, love her, loved wearing my 'I HEART GRETCHEN' button. Out of all of the classes - her concept and idea behind her album is the one I loved the most and probably the one thing that I'm missing in my scrapping - it's something I haven't done or even thought about!!
9. Meeting the HAMBLY girls and chatting with them!! So fun! I met Stacey and Kerry Lynn - who I've chatted with at SIStv and done swaps with. Then Michelle was there too - I met her at the last event, but only briefly. I got to have a picture taken with all of them - fabulous!! I was really excited. Michelle even collected all my swap cards for a SIStv swap and helped us out in our group when things got a bit nuts. Those girls really were fantastic. Oh, I met Allison from Hambly too Saturday night and she was super sweet.
10. Seeing all the SE message board girls in one place!!! Melita (aka - Matilda), Linh, Kelly, Kathy, Katie, Mandy, Gabbe, DeAnna, Amy, Amy, Amy (yes, there are three) - who else?? Gosh Deborah, June and Pat - so many of the B'ham area SE girls and those that frequent the message board from other states - so fun to be in one place at one time.
11. Hanging out at Findley's with some of the SE Inspiration Team and a bunch of the event volunteers and Gretchen's mom too!!
12. Having cool room mates and a cool team to work with. I would not have survived without them - Virginia, Katie, Morgan, Tracy, Tracy, Carrie, Nubia, Carol, and Malory.
13. Meeting Morgan - super sweet - great room mate and Team B volunteer!!!
14. Meeting so many SIStv girls. I met several I've talked to on the message boards (Patricia, Jen, Tina, Julie, Erin, the Hambly SISters of course, who else........gosh - OH I met Becca and KA too, and I got to register Kelly Darr Super Star and I even called her that!! I know I'm forgetting some).
15. I met the OPELS - and that was fun!!! I was actually standing at the registration table and saw them and was a bit star struck. Me and Melita just kind of stood there waiting for our chance to meet them - we were silly!! AND I didn't even GET A PICTURE with them!! Sadness!
16. Seeing the Boobie Bungalow on our drive up was a bit funny - gave us lots of fun things to ponder during the event!!
17. Giving the instructors their charm bracelets was super fun - again - I didn't get a single picture with any of them. Well, I take that back - I think Linh got a picture of me and her and our bracelet with Heidi - but that's the only one!
18. Hanging out at the Nashville Palace with the most AWESOME scrapping girls around!!! HELLLOOOOOOO :) I really was so glad to have some girly time with everyone - Virginia and Carol were the ones I spent the most time with over the weekend I guess and they are so sweet. I really hope the weekend has created some good bonds with all of us and I hope we get the chance to continue hanging out together back home - not just scrapping either girls!!
19. Getting texts messages about Kenny Chesney - thank you Janna!! (who really WAS NOT there - it was really a look a like and Kenny was actually in Connecticut Friday night) And having girls come find me to tell me they saw the look a like!! So Fun - thanks girls!!
20. Adhesive is a wonderful thing.
21. Class kits are fantastic and I cannot wait to get a chance to work on all my kits.
22. Lucy was amazing - I canNOT even begin to imagine how she pulled it all off - there was so much to do!!! She just totally blows me away that she does it all in the most fabulous heels too!!
23. Monique - good grief, the girl has big dreams, doesn't she?
24. Alyssa and Alayna gave me hugs all weekend since I wouldn't get to see Cole and get hugs from him. Everytime I saw them I got the best hug - sometimes a double hug!! Thanks girls! (like they read my blog lol)
25. Reconnecting with TWO people I haven't seen in over ten years!! It's a little crazy that I had to go to another state to see people that I knew from Birmingham. That was great and I have the PHOTOS to prove it.
26. Wandering around the massive hotel taking photos.
27. Our room upgrade so we would have a fabulous view of the Garden.
28. Diet Dr. Pepper and Tylenol PM.
29. Blow pops.
30. Going home!!!
There are so many things that were fun this past week. I learned so much about how an event of this size actually happens!! I was shocked, amazed, tired, sleepy, grumpy, hysterical, sad, overwhelmed, happy, emotional, exhausted, restless, and physically done in. Lots of good things but it was lots of hard work. I totally wanted to go to the spa yesterday and get the works - just to rejuvinate!! We didn't get to site see any and I hated that - I really wanted to check things out in Nashville. I hope we get to go back as a family and see some cool stuff, take some tours around the city, and stay in the same hotel. It was just the coolest place.
Hopefully I'll get to post some pictures tonight - maybe 30 photos from the event?? :) Then I'll actually be one list ahead!! YEAH ME!!
lisa
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
60 things - WOW
So, first I'm still playing catch up and I need to post 60 things today - that's today and yesterday's list. How in the world am I going to do this from Nashville?? I'll owe you like a million things upon my return.
I was reading Molly's 30 for today and it's her list of what she needs to take to Nashville, so I'm posting the same, along with the second 30 being what I have to pack for Cole going to the G's house!!
So here's my 30 things I need to pack for Nashville
1. My two favorite jeans, two pair of capris and one other pair of something for the trip home
2. My black Ashley Jude shirt, a shirt for the trip home, and two back ups incase our event shirts don't arrive (i'm worried about that for some reason)
3. Black flip flops, Brown flip flops, crocs
4. Make up/skin care crap
5. Hair care - spray water bottle, gel cream so my hair will behave, hair dryer???
6. Rubber bands for hair in case I'm having a bad hair day
7. pj's
8. my pillow
9. a book or two (not like i'll have time to read, but i HAVE to read before bed)
10. sinus medicine and prilosec, and the all important tylenol PM
11. contact case, extra contacts, glasses just in case
12. charm bracelets for the instructors and lucy
13. my roladex cards along with a yellow ribbon
14. my ATC's for the SIStv swap
15. my 2007 event apron
16. my cute hot pink flower pens (a few of them)
17. my camera, battery charger and extra battery
18. the laptop (if jason doesn't need it)
19. cell phone charger - oh so important
20. a light weight jacket of some sort - i don't really even have one - but i've got to come up with something
21. diet dr pepper (don't leave home without it)
22. some 100 calorie snacks
23. sun glasses for the drive
24. a few better cd's maybe - the girls riding with me probably don't want to hear all kenny!! :)
25. oh, all those unmentionable things like socks and underwear (is it unmentionable if i just mentioned it?)
26. bathroom stuff - soap, shampoo, toothpaste, toothbrush, etc
27. an extra lipstick for my apron (canNOT be without lipstick - I apply it like 30 times a day)
28. index cards to write my team members cell phone and room numbers on in case of emergency
29. some sanity - i think i'll need it - but i'm so excited!!!!!!
30. An extra luggage rack for all of the other stuff the other girls are bringing!!! :)
ok - here's the hard list - 30 things to pack for Cole's trip to the G's house - this is Grammy and Granddaddy!! Mom signs their cards to Cole "G & G" for Grammy and Granddaddy. Sunday they stopped by and Cole said "The G's are here!!!" So cute!
1. thyroid medicine
2. muffins and cookies
3. orange juice and chocolate milk
4. frozen pizza's - his favorite
5. gold fish
6. dvd's to watch at Grammy's
7. nintendo DS, DS games, DS charger
8. the mommy's blankie (my baby blanket that Cole sleeps with)
9. his C Mickey Mouse pillow his cousin Bailey made for him
10. a stuffed animal of his choice
11. green eggs and ham, and probably a few other books as well
he has requested that he get to bring his collections (small plastic figures from disney) so here they are:
12. winnie the pooh characters
13. little einsteins
14. toy story
15. some disney pixar cars
16. rocket (what are the little einsteins without rocket anyway?)
17. he'll probably want to take Little Bill - he's playing with him a lot lately
18. three pairs of pants
19. four shirts
20. two pair of shorts (just in case there is a drastic weather change, again)
21. two pair of pj's
22. socks and shoes and underwear
23. hair bursh
24. toothbrush and toothpaste
25. soap for the tub
26. his car seat
27. some random thing he will decide at the last minute that he canNOT go without
28. a small stock pile of cold medicine just in case
29. a BIG hug from me - I haven't been away from him for more than two nights before
30. a kiss from me to carry in his pocket (and I hope I get one in return)
ok - now i need enough time in my day to pack all these things, get my oil changed and make a trip to the DMV, drive through a car wash, and drop off books at the library!!
lisa
I was reading Molly's 30 for today and it's her list of what she needs to take to Nashville, so I'm posting the same, along with the second 30 being what I have to pack for Cole going to the G's house!!
So here's my 30 things I need to pack for Nashville
1. My two favorite jeans, two pair of capris and one other pair of something for the trip home
2. My black Ashley Jude shirt, a shirt for the trip home, and two back ups incase our event shirts don't arrive (i'm worried about that for some reason)
3. Black flip flops, Brown flip flops, crocs
4. Make up/skin care crap
5. Hair care - spray water bottle, gel cream so my hair will behave, hair dryer???
6. Rubber bands for hair in case I'm having a bad hair day
7. pj's
8. my pillow
9. a book or two (not like i'll have time to read, but i HAVE to read before bed)
10. sinus medicine and prilosec, and the all important tylenol PM
11. contact case, extra contacts, glasses just in case
12. charm bracelets for the instructors and lucy
13. my roladex cards along with a yellow ribbon
14. my ATC's for the SIStv swap
15. my 2007 event apron
16. my cute hot pink flower pens (a few of them)
17. my camera, battery charger and extra battery
18. the laptop (if jason doesn't need it)
19. cell phone charger - oh so important
20. a light weight jacket of some sort - i don't really even have one - but i've got to come up with something
21. diet dr pepper (don't leave home without it)
22. some 100 calorie snacks
23. sun glasses for the drive
24. a few better cd's maybe - the girls riding with me probably don't want to hear all kenny!! :)
25. oh, all those unmentionable things like socks and underwear (is it unmentionable if i just mentioned it?)
26. bathroom stuff - soap, shampoo, toothpaste, toothbrush, etc
27. an extra lipstick for my apron (canNOT be without lipstick - I apply it like 30 times a day)
28. index cards to write my team members cell phone and room numbers on in case of emergency
29. some sanity - i think i'll need it - but i'm so excited!!!!!!
30. An extra luggage rack for all of the other stuff the other girls are bringing!!! :)
ok - here's the hard list - 30 things to pack for Cole's trip to the G's house - this is Grammy and Granddaddy!! Mom signs their cards to Cole "G & G" for Grammy and Granddaddy. Sunday they stopped by and Cole said "The G's are here!!!" So cute!
1. thyroid medicine
2. muffins and cookies
3. orange juice and chocolate milk
4. frozen pizza's - his favorite
5. gold fish
6. dvd's to watch at Grammy's
7. nintendo DS, DS games, DS charger
8. the mommy's blankie (my baby blanket that Cole sleeps with)
9. his C Mickey Mouse pillow his cousin Bailey made for him
10. a stuffed animal of his choice
11. green eggs and ham, and probably a few other books as well
he has requested that he get to bring his collections (small plastic figures from disney) so here they are:
12. winnie the pooh characters
13. little einsteins
14. toy story
15. some disney pixar cars
16. rocket (what are the little einsteins without rocket anyway?)
17. he'll probably want to take Little Bill - he's playing with him a lot lately
18. three pairs of pants
19. four shirts
20. two pair of shorts (just in case there is a drastic weather change, again)
21. two pair of pj's
22. socks and shoes and underwear
23. hair bursh
24. toothbrush and toothpaste
25. soap for the tub
26. his car seat
27. some random thing he will decide at the last minute that he canNOT go without
28. a small stock pile of cold medicine just in case
29. a BIG hug from me - I haven't been away from him for more than two nights before
30. a kiss from me to carry in his pocket (and I hope I get one in return)
ok - now i need enough time in my day to pack all these things, get my oil changed and make a trip to the DMV, drive through a car wash, and drop off books at the library!!
lisa
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
30 things I have enjoyed/learned/loved while being on the Scrap Etc. Event Team (before the event)
Ok - this is a fun list!! And again these are in no particular order!! And I'll try to do an 'after the event' list too because I'm sure there will be more interesting things occuring next week!!! :)
1. Getting to see all of the behind the scenes stuff is so much fun. It's amazing to hear Monique talk about what she wants to do - because as she's telling you, she has a way of describing it where you can actually see it yourself!
2. Getting to know the other team members.
3. Packing kits - it's been hard work but it's been fun - again it's the whole process that amazes me - how someone comes up with an idea for an album, a layouts, etc - and to see the pieces fall into place is fun!
4. Hearing all about Church of the Highlands from Monique and Jer at one of our earlier meeting.
5. Going to Church of the Highlands because of hearing about it from Monique and Jer.
6. Continuing to go to Church of the Highlands and really loving it - and Cole and Jason love it too!
7. Tracy's carmel corn.
8. Carol's Godiva.
9. Making Buttons - Ok that wasn't really something I enjoyed - it's hard on your arm, but it's something I learned how to do.
10. Knowing things that others don't know - hee hee - that's always fun.
11. Spending time working with other girls - and getting in quality girl chit chat. Even if it's just about reality tv. I'm so outnumbered at home.
12. Seeing Cole play with other kids outside of school. He has many new girlfriends now!!
13. Giving while expecting nothing in return.
14. Being behind the scenes of something I've enjoyed attending has given me a different view of the event. I had no clue how all these things came together in the past - how much time and thought and hard work went in it - it's amazing. And now I can say from both sides (the attendee and the team member) it's worth it!!!
15. Hanging out with people who love Disney as much as me and who know as much (OK WAY more) than me about it.
16. Cole got a new audience to entertain. (He can tell you all about the Rocking Roller Coaster starring Areosmith)
17. I feel like I've made an effort to get to know new people. (Something I wasn't very good at in Mobile - I'm a little shy)
18. Hanging out with the Design Team has been fun - but sadly none of their fabulousness has rubbed off on me yet.
19. There's no better place to hang out during a tornado warning than at the Monique's moms.
20. I learned that when you use the restroom at someone else's house - and the bathrooms are rather large - you need to check to see if there is more than one door to the bathroom - and close it!!
21. I also learned that my van, when parked on a hill, with a little more than a quarter of a tank of gas won't crank.
22. I learned to always stop for gas before going to Monique's house (see number 21).
23. Other people's kids really are as entertaining as mine. I really thought only Cole could be that fabulous!! :)
24. My husband will NOT ever understand this 'scrapbooking thing' I love.
25. I learned that you can only put so many sheets of paper through the Accu Cut at a time.
26. I learned that ziplock bags really need to be about a 1/4 of an inch wider than they are.
27. I learned that if you spend an evening with girls, doing things like kit packing, you're in a much better mood when you get home than you would have been after spending the day with second grade.
28. I learned that before I make a list of 30 things about something I should probably make sure I have thirty things to say about IT.
29. I learned that once you reach 29, you still have one more to go.
30. I learned that planning a major scrapbooking event can consume your life. Every minute of your day (almost) has to be devoted to the event - everything from answering emails (as quickly as you possibly can when you have 400000000 other things going on) to making sure you have enough snacks, tshirts, cardstock, rooms, cardboard - etc.
I really admire everyone of the girls that are the creative mind behind this event. Not just Monique - although she has the idea and knows what she wants it to be about - but everyone else that knows how to take her idea and make it real. She does so much of it on her own - but gosh - the people that help her inspire me!!! I mean, I'm helping in a simple way - these girls are making the dream come true - all of them together. AMAZING!!!
lisa
1. Getting to see all of the behind the scenes stuff is so much fun. It's amazing to hear Monique talk about what she wants to do - because as she's telling you, she has a way of describing it where you can actually see it yourself!
2. Getting to know the other team members.
3. Packing kits - it's been hard work but it's been fun - again it's the whole process that amazes me - how someone comes up with an idea for an album, a layouts, etc - and to see the pieces fall into place is fun!
4. Hearing all about Church of the Highlands from Monique and Jer at one of our earlier meeting.
5. Going to Church of the Highlands because of hearing about it from Monique and Jer.
6. Continuing to go to Church of the Highlands and really loving it - and Cole and Jason love it too!
7. Tracy's carmel corn.
8. Carol's Godiva.
9. Making Buttons - Ok that wasn't really something I enjoyed - it's hard on your arm, but it's something I learned how to do.
10. Knowing things that others don't know - hee hee - that's always fun.
11. Spending time working with other girls - and getting in quality girl chit chat. Even if it's just about reality tv. I'm so outnumbered at home.
12. Seeing Cole play with other kids outside of school. He has many new girlfriends now!!
13. Giving while expecting nothing in return.
14. Being behind the scenes of something I've enjoyed attending has given me a different view of the event. I had no clue how all these things came together in the past - how much time and thought and hard work went in it - it's amazing. And now I can say from both sides (the attendee and the team member) it's worth it!!!
15. Hanging out with people who love Disney as much as me and who know as much (OK WAY more) than me about it.
16. Cole got a new audience to entertain. (He can tell you all about the Rocking Roller Coaster starring Areosmith)
17. I feel like I've made an effort to get to know new people. (Something I wasn't very good at in Mobile - I'm a little shy)
18. Hanging out with the Design Team has been fun - but sadly none of their fabulousness has rubbed off on me yet.
19. There's no better place to hang out during a tornado warning than at the Monique's moms.
20. I learned that when you use the restroom at someone else's house - and the bathrooms are rather large - you need to check to see if there is more than one door to the bathroom - and close it!!
21. I also learned that my van, when parked on a hill, with a little more than a quarter of a tank of gas won't crank.
22. I learned to always stop for gas before going to Monique's house (see number 21).
23. Other people's kids really are as entertaining as mine. I really thought only Cole could be that fabulous!! :)
24. My husband will NOT ever understand this 'scrapbooking thing' I love.
25. I learned that you can only put so many sheets of paper through the Accu Cut at a time.
26. I learned that ziplock bags really need to be about a 1/4 of an inch wider than they are.
27. I learned that if you spend an evening with girls, doing things like kit packing, you're in a much better mood when you get home than you would have been after spending the day with second grade.
28. I learned that before I make a list of 30 things about something I should probably make sure I have thirty things to say about IT.
29. I learned that once you reach 29, you still have one more to go.
30. I learned that planning a major scrapbooking event can consume your life. Every minute of your day (almost) has to be devoted to the event - everything from answering emails (as quickly as you possibly can when you have 400000000 other things going on) to making sure you have enough snacks, tshirts, cardstock, rooms, cardboard - etc.
I really admire everyone of the girls that are the creative mind behind this event. Not just Monique - although she has the idea and knows what she wants it to be about - but everyone else that knows how to take her idea and make it real. She does so much of it on her own - but gosh - the people that help her inspire me!!! I mean, I'm helping in a simple way - these girls are making the dream come true - all of them together. AMAZING!!!
lisa
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