wonderful weekend fun....

laura and i went to the scrapbook zone in farmington hills for a friday crop and saturday class by ali edwards. it was so nice to see ali again. i met her last summer in wisconsin at the two peas crop. i had always wanted to meet her because i admired her work so i made it my mission to get to know her in wisconsin. she has such a great easy going and friendly personality. we have passed a few emails back and forth in the last year so i was happy to hear that she was coming to michigan, mostly because nobody from the scrapbooking industry ever comes to michigan. she was at the crop on friday night and then laura and i took a class with her yesterday morning. i made an album for austen called "today you" and will post pictures when i finish it completly. thanks ali, i had a blast and it was really great seeing you again.

it was also nice to see some familiar faces, (hey torm) and meet some new people (hi lin and meera). i love scrapbooking, everyone is always so nice and friendly. i have been lucky enough to meet some really great people in this industry. laura and i try to get as much scrapbooking done but with 5 kids between us, it isn't always easy to find the time. that is why i cherish these little getaway trips. i have to admit that the hotel we stayed in was nice but very noisy and laura and i didn't get much shuteye. oh well, it was well worth the loss of sleep.

i did manage to get some pages done friday night. i haven't scrapped in a really long time. i need to get back to it because i don't realize how much i miss it until i start up again. i am going to work harder to get more done. these aren't the greatest scans but at least they're up on the blog.

p.s. thanks don and curtis for making this weekend possible for laura and i.