lots and lots of pictures from the weekend.
three of the girls flew to kansas…two from california…one from alabama.
two of the girls drove from oklahoma.
the rest of the girls were local within 30 minutes.
three of us went to the airport to pick them all up…there were even some tears of joy upon meeting in real life.
craig is a super star and took all of our kids to his mom's for the weekend…with the stomach flu.
all the blogger girls stayed at my house.
i have lots of beds….a little known fact apparently.
everyone had their own mattress.
we must be mattress hoarders.
my dining room that turned into a game room decided to become a craft retreat lodge this weekend.
we fit in there so well!
all the sewing machines were on the pool table!
it was like the room was made for it.
on friday night we made our first craft led by julie.
we used this tutorial by little miss momma.
they turned out so cute.
almost everyone chose a different color.
you need to make this!
kimberlee didn't have on lipstick so we had her use her necklace for lipstick.
lots and lots of chit chat while we were crafty.
and i see waffle's paw at the bottom left corner of this picture.
he was by our sides every minute….loving the the attention from the ladies.
there was so much good food.
cindy made breakfast on saturday.
we got to sleep in….a requirement made by me.
don't you hate going places for a "retreat" and then have to be at breakfast by 7:30 am??
there was even a sweet little baby in attendance!
after cindy filled us with crepes with fresh fruit and quiche we loaded into a 15 passenger van to go antiquing.
we debated about decorating the van with bunting……
so fun.
we are any stores DREAM.
a van pulling up with 10 women to shop???
we were met with big smiles.
9 out of 10 ladies left with new found treasures.
cole with his mama picking out all the best doilies.
i took them to my favorite antique store…Bearly Makin It.
so much to choose from.
if you are in kansas….you should go.
heather found silverware for her party planning business.
a total score!
anyone need a milk jug???
loving the sunshine!
all the ladies took turns holding sweet baby cole.
it was our pleasure.
he hardly made a peep the whole weekend.
and everyone had envy of julie's gorgeous hair….it is soooo pretty.
on saturday in kansas we had a really odd extremely warm day.
we were so grateful for it.
can you guess what i bought from all these goodies? ha ha ha
after a sonic happy hour run we made it back to my house for more crafts.
the ruffle pillow tutorial heather taught us with is here.
3 women had never sewn on a machine before.
they ended up being ruffle making rock stars!
they did fantastic.
ashley's machine made the best ruffles…we all waitied for our turn on her machine.
no one knew what the secret was….but it worked….no gathering required.
i love being around people who love technology as much as i do….
threading a needle….
the third craft was embroidery hoop art.
we were given lots of examples that we could make or we could make our own design.
amy's was amazing.
we stayed up crafting and listening to frank sinatra on pandora and eating tiramisu until 2 in the morning.
kimberlee made breakfast on sunday.
there was frosting involved.
YUM.
another great thing about crafty girls weekends….women clean up.
always.
there were cameras everywhere.
and fabric everywhere.
dreamy.
and my brass lamps from the thrift shop. :)
there is a peek at amy jupin's ruffle pillow.
i am in love with the ruffle pillows…i want to make a hundred of them.
and her turquoise flower necklace is also in the picture.
these were all of our hoops together…not all finished but all together.
mine is the one right
here under these
letters.
trying to set up our cameras for a group shot….caught kimberlee being silly.
jana (no blog….yet) and amy jupin.
jess and julie.
ashley and cindy (also no blog….YET).
cindy came with ashley so she didn't have to drive alone and show up to a house full of women she had never met and be trapped with us if she didn't like us…
turns out we LOVED them both!
very much.
heather, cole and me.
amy (my neighbor) and kimberlee (my cleaning partner)
and that was that.
they went home with their suitcases full of new crafts, antiques, julie's messy flowers and full tummies.
and i haven't stopped smiling since.
God gave me blogging.
He gave me a gift that i get to continue opening when i meet new friends from all over.
God is so awesome.
my mind feels full of creativity.
my heart feels full of love and friendship.
my body feels too full of cinnamon rolls and cheesecake.
the retirement center has been missing me.
my bloggy friends left just in time….we are snowed in here and it's FREEZING.
my house has never been this cold.
i am bundled up in a blanket with many layers and hot coffee and i am still frozen.
kristine - you are gorgeous and glowing!!!
Trysha - Beautiful photos!
Our golden retriever is named Dug after the dog in the movie. It’s a very fitting name. 🙂
Camforbes - *blush*… thank you for featuring my photos, Megan!
And thanks for letting me direct you in our little Folgers commercial.
(Folgers… are you SEEING this?)
Of course in that instance the “best part of waking up” was looking out over the vast Pacific from the confines of an awesome beach house filled with fun people. But I digress…
I wish I could remember what I said that made you laugh. Probably something about farts.
And that last one just says… “Whatever”
How fitting. 🙂
Best,
Cam
http://camforbes.tumblr.com/post/3603004627/token-dude
Tsu Ria - http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/community/blogs/ngc/_nat-geo-brings-disneypixar-up-balloon-house-life
Here you go!
Southern Gal - Cool! Up made me cry. Such a beautiful story. Toy Story 3 did, too. Mainly because we took our 19-year-old (who we took to Toy Story 2) and our 8-year-old. My husband and I sat and kept looking at each other around the boys. Tears were everywhere. It was so surreal. Could it have been over 10 years earlier when Jacob was as young as Ethan? Gah. I’m crying now.
Love the pics of you.
kristin - okay. i am showing that up house to preschool. now.
and i love that last photo of you. : )
Kat - You are so naturally beautiful Meg. Love your pics!
AshleyAnn - There you go with that awesome hair again. Maybe I’ll fix mine tomorrow instead of wearing this hat for the third day in a row. Probably not.
amy jupin - beaver orchestras…….you killed me with that.
i am passionate…about beavers…
hahahhaaaaaaaaaaahahahahaaaaaaa
john jupin is giving me dirty looks.
🙂
Kirsten J - Gorgeous photos of you, girl. And my pet peeve is our elementary parking lot, too. Yesterday (and I can’t believe I’m admitting this….) I was using my hand like an imaginary gun at the man who got out of his car and got his kids’ backpacks out of the trunk and put them on their backs!!! REALLY!!! Like, backing up the whole parking lot for that!!! No one saw my gun. And I didn’t really mean it. Just had to get my frustration out somehow. I mean, I couldn’t honk or yell at him. Someday, that parking lot will give me a stroke.
Prudence - love those balloon pics!
hannah - That last picture of you, STUNNING! You’re so gorgeous!!!
Have a happy Tuesday!
Kelly - Those are great pics of you and I love your hair! Yea for guest blogging on Marta Writes. I’ve recently been reading. Good blog. Kelly
Amber - beautiful pics!!!
Shauna - I love your hair. We own Up and my 4 year old thought Russel was hysterical. He laughed so hard he cried. I keep checking your shop to see if you secretly listed everything and a hoodie is just waiting for me to buy it. I know I am pathetic.
Valerie Page - Love your photos. They are beautiful:)
Wish I was in more photos with my family. I am always the photographer. My 12 year old is starting to take more photos with me in them cause my husband hates taking photos.
sarah - that last photo=whimsy, mysterious, simply beautiful.
April M - I have my iPod alarm set every morning to wake us up to the theme music for Up!
(“I have just met you and I <3 you!")
Your pictures are inspiring! Beautiful. Makes me think I should hand over the camera to someone else for a change. There are at least two family Christmas' where I'm not in a single photo bc I was busy taking them!
Courtney Walsh - Love the pics of you and the Up house is so cool. I think I cried 8 times during that movie. ugh.
Hope you’re doing well. 🙂
Celia - Love the photo of you throwing your head back and laughing. It’s beautiful!
Sarah @ Handbags*N*Pigtails - I LOVE the Up House!!! My hubby is a balloon artist on the side so we loved Up when it came out. And of course we own it. And yes, our beagle is much the same way “squirrel”.
Love the pics of you too, beautiful lady! Hoping I get to meet you at BlogSugar if Im able to go.
XO,
Sarah
Sam - I LOVE that movie, it makes me laugh everytime I see it…:-)
Anna Marie - My husband and I love the movie “Up”. In fact, we are naming our daughter Ellie who will be here at the end of May :o)
Alisha - We just watched Up for the first time a few weeks ago. I cried at the beginning. His love for Ellie is just priceless. 🙂 Love the beautiful pics of you!
I blogged about Sarah’s, which you recommended to me some time back. THANK YOU!!! I LOVED IT! I could drop some serious dough in that store. Sheesh!!
jaz - Those balloons are so YOU!!
And those portraits are so real and so beautiful!!
xoxox
PS I love seeing all your cushions together like in the next post – it’s a cornucopia of divineness!
Jenni Carlisle - You look stunning in these pics Meg! Between your hair and Julie’s hair, ya’ll. are. killing. me. I reallllly wanna have patience and grow my hair out like Julie’s, but then you go and look all spunky and sassy and sexy (I like alliteration, sorry) and I wanna chop it.
Suzette - You look maaaah-ve-lous! Are you too young to get my Billy Crystal reference?! Seriously…beautiful!
Erin Leigh - Love this movie. This such a great picture. Love these pictures of you, too. It is so hard to get a good picture of myself. Mostly because i hate saying: Take a picture of me.
Daniele Valois - Those photos of your are gorgeous!!!
Molly Pearce - The first time I watched the movie ‘Up’, my husband turned to me and said ‘thats us’. I cried throughout the rest of the movie! Your pictures are beautiful! Love the one of you laughing!
~Molly P
karen - PYT is a good one!
That movie really was Beautiful…so sweet!
great pics meg..really like the one of you laughing.
Genn - Hi Meg!
Those pictures of you are just beautiful. Really. I love your haircut too, it looks great on you.
I just bought my blog sugar ticket and I can’t wait to hear you speak!!
Have a great day.
~Genn
Jenny Joy - I love “Up”. We might just have to watch that this morning.
And I, too, LOVE the photos of you. So pretty. And the 3rd one? AMAAAAAAAAAZING!!! (in my best Oprah voice)
Jessica Johnson - just watched up for the first time last week. and sobbed almost the whole way through. especially that darn book. EVERY. TIME. he opened it. i was a goner. embarrassing.
beautiful pictures, meg. i might steal your haircut.
Susan - You are beautiful Megan! I love the pictures of you.
Gemma - Hi Meg!
I’ve never seen UP before…it sounds like I should!
You look fab in the pictures…your eyes are lovely : )
Gemma x
candace - we saw that NG segment on the news the other night – wouldn’t that be fabulous? love, LOVE up. such a good story.
great hair, by the way.
deborah@applesinwonderland - we all loved “up” too. your waffle looks like my sis’s oliver. and your annie? like my niece–my sis’s daughter. love the pics of you and your new haircut, just so you know.:)
Jodi - LOVE the movie “Up”… we believe they modeled Doug after our dog, Beckham… :o)
LOVE the pics. You’re beautiful!
Andrea - I loved Up too. I have a “Doug” dog too but she says “bird.” 🙂 Made me smile to see you were holding coffee in 2 pics. Really liked the third one though – bet your husband would like that one framed.
happygirl - I LOVED Up. I think my dog, Chet, is Doug, too. squirrel. You are beautiful. I’m glad you posted the pics. I’m looking forward to checking out Marta Writes. See you there. <3
Ashley Crenshaw - Love that they did a real life UP house. So awesome! Great pictures of you at the beach!!
Trish - cute pics… i probably should edit my photos:) i’m such a slacker. i haven’t even looked at them since i did my blog post on the trip.
Kimberlee J. - The movie title of “UP” to Talia is forever: “That movie we watched in Megan’s backyard.” Ha. I cried too.
I like you at the beach.
Let’s go to a beach.
Ok?
Nicole Q. - That last pic of you is stunning!! Have a good day.