On the road again...

My first blog post covered a stamping and scrapping road trip that a bunch of friends took this spring to Angola, NY. Well, we were recently on the road again attending Beth's Crafty Weekend from September 20 - 22nd.  This time we stayed a little closer to home. Beth books space at the local Quality Inn, a mere 15 minutes from home. Who can ask for more?

Beth is kind enough to roll up her sleeves and handle all the planning and scheduling that goes into this event for us twice a year...in September and again in February. She negotiates an affordable room rate so that anyone who wants to craft until she drops can do just that. She also arranges catering of lunch and dinner so that no one has to leave the building for nourishment. And, it's yummy! She sets up a great make and take table and runs a card class. She offers us this event an a very fair price. She's good to us.

I always struggle about what to pack up and haul, and usually take far too much stuff. Yet, every time we go on the road I find myself wishing I had remembered a brad or a bit of ribbon or a certain punch. I'm blessed to have friends who will share and usually someone has something that gets me past my creative impasse.

This year somewhere between 40 and 50 scrappers and stampers turned out to enjoy the fruits of Beth's labor. Here are some photos that show the roomy and well-lit space she provides. Here's a view of some of my peeps scrapping, stamping and gabbing. I just noticed that the folder in the lower left hand corner of the table says Happy. Happy. Happy. Yes we were. Yes we were. Yes we were.

Here's a shot of a different part of the room. Take note of the round snack table in the lower left hand corner of the picture. We don't starve at these events. No, siree!

Here's another view. You can see for yourself that Beth provides a beautiful, well-lit space with more than enough elbow room at each table to craft a long weekend away!

And, just in case you don't believe, or can't imagine, what I mean when I say I haul a lot of stuff to these events, here's the staging area in my dining room where I'm parking most of the stuff I'm preparing to pack into our Rav4. If you're old enough to remember the running gag about the closet in the oldie but goodie Fibber McGee and Molly films/TV series, you'll understand that there is a strategy involved in opening the doors once the deed is done. If you're too young to "get" the reference, follow the hyperlink for a bit of fun.

Lordy, just looking at this photo makes me tired again.


Note: As I type this I'm watching Dancing with the Stars as Bill Nye the Science Guy tries to dance in spite of his serious ligament injury. I'm not sure if I should give him a high five for giving it a go or smack him upside the the head for risking his future mobility.