Yep, that is the song in my head at the moment!! It's Friday, it's Friday. I'm so excited. Obviously no work for 2 whole days is a big part of my joy but I also have an all day scrapbook function planned for tomorrow in Arlington. As long as Hurricane Ike stays out of my way, that is where I plan to be from 9am-8am. Last year I attended this function for the first time and had a blast. It was the first time I'd ever done any sort of scrapbook function that lasted longer than 6 hours. Walking into the Arlington Convention Center last year and seeing all those women laughing, cropping and having a ball was quite a site to behold. I decided right then and there that I wanted to come back every year. I actually signed up for this year's convention about three months ago and have been counting the days for it arrive.
I'm guessing if you are not a scrapbooker or crafting type person, you have no idea why this is so exciting. I learned recently that when a Mom at E's preschool learned from my mother that I was scrapbooking all day Saturday, she called me "one of those people". Honestly, I have no problem being one of "those" people. I have always wanted to be a crafty type person and was not gifted with any type of natural artistic ability so to me - this is the closest I come to creating art. I'm sure some people look at my work and think it's a supreme waste of time and money but those are not the people I scrapbook for. The ones I do this for live inside my very own house. My husband and children love looking thru my books. I catch A and my husband looking thru old books all the time to relive a specific time in our lives. Even E likes to look at his books and laugh at the pictures, stickers and memories. A gets the biggest kick out of every single page I create whether it is in one of her books, her brother's book or one of my side projects. She even dabbles in scrapbooking a bit herself and had a grand time a scrapbook camp one day this summer.
I absolutely love the social aspect of scrapbooking. Whether it is someone you know or a perfect stranger, the minute you realize that you have scrapbooking in common - you form a special bond. Just last night, I was scrapbooking at the Club with two of my close friends and I passed a lady in the bathroom on my way thru to refill my drink. She wanted to know what was going on in the room we were in and I told her it was just a few ladies working on their scrapbooks. The woman's eyes lit up as she proclaimed that she loves to scrapbook and wanted to see our work. There is a certain level of pride as someone new looks thru your work for the first time.
My sincere hope for my friends is that you all have something you do that brings you joy like scrapbooking does for me.
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