Spooky Spooktacular Retreat!!

Aunt Helga was a special guest at my Spooktacular retreat and she had a treat and scrapbook goodie for everyone!  All the ladies were giggling during her visit!!  We had a fun Halloween mask contest.  There were prizes for the scariest, funniest, ugliest, prettiest and best overall.  Everyone who participated got a prize too!  We also served lots of spooky treats -- Ghostly peanut butter ghookies, Brenda's batty chocolate chip cookies (the best ever!), Frankie's cupcakes and black widow pie!! 

I had such a good time putting on this retreat and always look forward to the next one!

Ugliest mask

Funniest and scariest mask

Jacob and Edward came to the retreat too!!

Prettiest costume

The Joker was the best overall.

Ghostly peanut butter ghookies

Brenda's batty cookies

Frankie's cupcakes

Black widow pie

UPCOMING RETREATS - JANUARY 26-27 and APRIL 13-14

I have two fun upcoming retreats.  I hope you are able to attend. 

First, on January 27-28 we are going to have a Happy New Year retreat at the Crystal Inn in Brigham City.  Now is the time to make your New Year's resolution - GET MORE SCRAPBOOKING DONE!!  Going to retreats is the perfect way to accomplish your New Year's resolution.  I have resorted to the fact that no matter how much I think I am going to scrapbook at home - I never do!  So...going to my retreats and other retreats is the way I get it done.  So, come join us and start the New Year off right!!

Red Moose Lodge

My next retreat will be a Happy Birthday Retreat held on April 13-14 at the beautiful Red Moose Lodge in Eden.  This place is one of my most favorite places to have a retreat.  It is located in the beautiful Ogden Valley and has a country/lodge type atmosphere with an outdoor jacuzzi.  All the rooms are decorated very beautifully and are very spacious.  We are going to be celebrating everyone's birthday.  So come and join the fun!!

Red Moose Lodge Lobby

Had a Rough'n It Good Time!!

My Rough'n It Retreat was full of lots of good company, food, prizes, and of course, scrapbooking.  Everyone loved the location and thought it was beautiful.  We all brought our mattresses, pads, cots or foam and slept either inside or outside (upstairs) on the deck.  We had "smores by the oven!" (We all decided we wanted to stay inside and have smores instead of going outside by the fire.  You know, there has been bear sitings recently!!)  We also had a watermelon eating contest and a water balloon toss contest.  Everyone was a trooper and endured my fun games either by watching or participating!  And, as with all my other fun activities I have at my retreats, everyone always gets a prize for just participating with more prizes for the winners!

I am already planning my Rough'n It Retreat for next summer.  It will be a two nighter, so watch for the date!

The "smores by the oven" were delicious! 
We first melted the chocolate which made them very creamy!

Waking up outside to the fresh air was so nice!

These beds look as comfortable as mine at home.
Who says this was a rough'n it retreat!!!

The beautiful morning sky.

Enjoying meals outside on the deck.

They didn't know they were going to eat
their watermelon blindfolded!

Anita was the winner!

Water balloon contest winner. 
Notice their wet shirts and pants!!
It was hot outside so I am sure it felt refreshing!!

I LOVE GOING TO OTHER SCRAPBOOK RETREATS TOO!

Last weekend my friend, Julie, and I were invited to go on a two night retreat way up in the mountains past Kamas.  The lady who put on the retreat started having retreats there a few years ago as a fundraiser for the NICU (neonatal intensive care unit for premature babies).  She had twin babies that were born premature and found a great way to give back!  We all had a wonderful time.  As you can see, the location was just beautiful.
 

We all received a sweatshirt with eyelets embroidered on the front that said "it's all FUN & GAMES until someone loses an eyelet!  They were so cute and warm.  We needed them in the evenings in the cool air!

Doing a make'n'take!

THANKS TO EVERYONE FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT AND FRIENDSHIP!!

I want to thank everyone who came to my 2nd annual Customer Appreciation Party!!  I enjoyed meeting lots of new ladies (and a few husbands!!).  It was fun meeting some of the ladies who have been following my blog!  Everyone enjoyed shopping for scrapbook supplies and kits I had marked at fabulous prices.  They also received a scrapbook gift and almost everyone entered into my drawing for a CRICUT EXPRESSION and lots of other scrapbook supplies and gift baskets.  I served some yummy refreshments and had a couple of make-n-take projects.  I also had a few ladies come and scrapbook.  I am already thinking about what I am going to do for my annual Customer Appreciation Party next year!

Lisa from Taylorsville won the
Cricut Expression!  Congratulations!!

Mom & daughter doing make-n-takes!
(Notice Lisa was also the
Cricut Expression winner!!  They were one
of the first ones to my party!)

Scrapbook friends and raffle judges!

Randa, my good neighbor and friend
won two gift basket items!

One of the scrapbook
supplies winner!