Last weekend was the fall scrap booking retreat sponsored by the local scrap booking store, DML (Down Memory Lane). It was held at the Wooden Spoke Guest Ranch outside of Snyder, Tx. Kind of in the middle of no where, but it was a great location. The sleeping quarters were a little tight, but the crop room was big and the country setting was nice.
I love going to the retreats because it's a good chance to get lots of scraping done. At home I don't get much done because I have to get everything out and then put it up in the same session. That gets old after a while so being able to leave my stuff out for 48 hours is great! This retreat was extra special because my mom went with us! It was her first time to scrap and her first retreat. My very, very good friends Becky and Raegina were there as well. Becky is the one who got me back into scrapping and introduced me to Raegina. Mom fit right in and got 4 pages done as well as a recipe booklet.
For those of you who don't scrap, success at a retreat isn't measured in pages because there are other things that represent time well spent....like eating (lots of snacks and home baked goodies), visiting, organizing pictures and looking at the work of fellow scrappers. Everyone wears comfy clothing and by Saturday morning all bets are off with hair and make-up. No one cares about how they look or how they're dressed. That's pretty refreshing in a world where women are sometimes pretty hard on one another! Everyone is in a good mood and happy to have the opportunity to get some work done and visit. There is also shopping!!! DML brings lots of cool stuff, some things that aren't on the shelf at their store!!!
I had a great time and am grateful to Marc for arranging his days off in order to take care of the kids so I could go play! Such a good hubby! I'm so glad that Mom went and was able to spend time with me and my friends. She's catching the fever and it's fun to see someone going thru what I did a couple of years ago. Buying new tools, paper and embellishments.....it's a lot of fun!
There may be another retreat in Lubbock in January.....:)
P.S. For those of you who looked at the burrito recipe...I sub'ed chicken broth for the beer.
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Glad that you got to retreat for a little while doing something you enjoy! I love how the scrapbooks look, but dont have the patience to do all of that. Also, as Jill will tell you, I am not very creative! Love ya, v
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