Day 1
On Friday evening, things kicked off with a meet-and-greet dinner at our hosts' home with food and laughter and sharing of our scrapbooks. I brought two, one a mini-book about the names I'm called, and a 12 x 12 volume of our Disney vacation in the summer of 2018. It was such a blast to be together with other scrapbookers and see how they tell their stories.
Day 2
Saturday morning, coffee was a necessity. (Isn't it always?) I treated myself to room service because I woke up earlier than I expected and needed the caffeine kickstart.
Several of us had agreed the night before to meet in the hotel lobby and make a Starbucks run because...coffee! Thankfully the Starbucks in downtown East Lansing is just a block or so away from the hotel.
On the way back, I snapped a shot of our home away from home for the weekend, the Mariott.
Our day of workshops began at 10:00, and we jumped into creating in these adorable little notebooks.
Page one, completed.
And there's page 2, completed. I loved playing with some die cuts, a selfie and some stamps, and I want to bring these daily pages into my regular paper-crafting routine.
For lunch, we all ate together at Hop Cat, also not a long walk from the hotel, which was good because it was blistering hot in Michigan that day. I tried an artisan beer called Foster the Bananas that was spectaclar.
Selfie inside the restaurant.
A sign outside Blue Owl Coffee on the way back to the hotel after lunch.
I couldn't resist, especially when I found out they had cold brew ice cream floats. That's one good way of beating the heat. SO yummy!
One of our afternoon workshops included these supplies to create a mini book.
Dinner time meant Buffalo Wild Wings and a nice, tall Bell's Oberon.
After dinner, we went back to the hotel for some more crafting and visiting and taking selfies before it was time to wrap up the day of workshops. Later, after this stunning sunset, the view from my room window, a group of us gathered in the lobby to play my friend Tracey's game, Scraps Incite Calamity. We laughed and laughed, and it was so much fun, we stayed up really, really late. We didn't want the day to end.
Day 3
Sunday morning, the plan was to do a photo walk around the Michigan State campus, but the weather prevented that adventure, so we went on another one: the grocery and garden store called Horrocks. Free coffee? I was all in! We all wandered around and took photos, and some of us bought stuff.
I wanted to take these beauties home with me, but it just wasn't feasible.
Many of us took selfies with the lovely plants and flowers as the perfect backdrop.
So many pretty flowers!
Last on our agenda was a trip to the MSU Dairy for ice cream and the last 45 minutes or so of our time together. With group pictures, more selfies, and lots of hugs, we started to go our separate ways, already planning to see each other again next year.
This looks so fun. I would love to do something like that, one of these days. I miss connecting with other scrapbookers face to face. I am glad you had such a great time and thanks for sharing your pictures and memories.
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