a list for this weeks....runaway from family!

from my first retreat.  when I knew nothing!  LOL

the nightly chocolate fountain.

the group of us!

Me and Debi!

1. Thursday morning....I am outta here!
2. OK...Thursday late morning....since check in is at 1pm and I am only about 25 minutes away.
3. FUN!
4. SCRAPBOOKING!
5. CHOCOLATE!
6. NO FAMILY!
7. Prizes, chocolate fountain, and shopping!
8. a six foot table of my own to scrap on
9. bringing my own comfy chair with wheels so life will be good
10. bringing a side table to sit my Cricut & embosser on
11. also bringing my clip it up.....yes, I am bringing way too much!
12. I bring more every year!
13. But, I hate it when I want something and I dont have it.
14. also bringing a mini fridge  :)
15. I have made kits
16. I have sorted photos and made small book making packets
17. I have a class I am going to teach...its all prepared!
18. I have 2 gifts to give away!
19. I have cool toys to play with.....aka....Cricut.
20. I have not used it much but plan on getting my vinyl letters cut for my van advertizing
21. I will get there 24 hours before the rest of my table partners will.  love that!
22. I plan on being lazy and NOT walking up that damned hill for meals and will drive, escorting my crippled buddy Debi.
23. I need to brew some tea to bring.
24. I am so looking forward to RELAXING!
25. No kids!
26. No hubby!
27. No SSS!
28. NO Oversight committee
29. no....anything that I don't have to do.
30. Just fun.
31. Ugly clothes!
32. jammies all weekend?????  Maybe?
33. wish it was colder...it would be sweats!
34. really thinking...jammies!
35. that would be heaven!
36. thinking....thinking!
37. This is my Christmas, Easter, Birthday...all wrapped into one thing.  The one thing I do for me!
38. Oh...and the best part......spending time with my BFF....Debi!  She will drive me nuts but....I love her so much!
39. I AM READY!