What a day I had yesterday! I picked up my friend, Bad Bev, at 7:00 in the morning and we headed off to Stampaway Convention in Cincinnati. WOW how much fun we had!!! We met some of my fellow Splitcoast friends there who I have been talking to in chat threads for a couple of years now and have never met. I have to say it’s always fun to meet people you’ve talked to and never met. I feel like I’ve known these ladies for years and when I finally got to meet them, the chit chat just doesn’t stop.
After shopping, we all got together and had our picture made with none other than the cowardly lion. That’s me, Bad Bev, Barb, Jen, Dawn and Amber. Jen traveled the farthest, she actually drove down from Michigan to visit with us — I’m so glad she did!
Of course, while browsing through the booths, I was lucky enough to meet Lori (llasanford) who has been chatting with us on Splitcoast, Debbie (cincimom) and her friend, and a few other who recognized me from my avatar. After we took the picture above, and were getting ready to leave, I heard my name from down the hallway – well, it was none other than Tish Brunkhart and some of the other demos that I had the opportunity of meeting earlier in the year when I traveled to the Stampin’ and Pamperin’ Retreat. What fun to see these ladies again.
We went to eat at Cracker Barrel after our shopping, and the waitress was so amazed that we had never met each other before. We talked, laughed, and had the best time. It was so nice to spend time with these ladies. Each of them are just the nicest, sweetest and funniest women – what a pleasure it was for me to finally meet them.
I know you are all curious as to what I purchased yesterday, and I did miss out on some things that I regret I didn’t spend a closer time looking at – but here it is:
Not as much as I picked up in Orlando, but some stamps that I had never seen before and have so many possibilities.
Hope everyone has a great weekend, and I’m hoping to make it to the studio for a while today to play with some of my new stuff!
