RVA craft weekend in review

Because I promised all of my pretty classmates a million pictures, this will be a very picture-filled post :) Even more than the last one. The last day of the RVA Craft Weekend was bittersweet. I took a lot of great classes, hung out with new friends, ate pizza house, red velvet cupcakes, and Reeces peanut butter cups, took lots of pictures, and had soooooo much fun at the craft party. Here is all of that in pictures!!

Jari and Kimi at the Screen Printed Embroidery Class

Vivianna taught me how to do a French Knot!  Yay!  looooove her!

Big Mamma's made us a bunch of delicous Red Velvet Cupcakes <3

Wildberry smoothie from Big Mamma's...staying cool with a Vivianna creation!

Tamara, Kimi, Leigh Ann, Jari

Yay!  Welcome sign at the Firehouse (which btw was beyond amazing)

Leigh Ann and I at the Dimensional Journaling class by Rachel....loooved this journal, loooved Leigh Ann!

My Messy space!

Elizabeth, Elsie and Emma's mom taught this Abstract Art Journal Class!

Sister Sister <3>

I loved the ceiling at the firehouse.

Vivianna teaching me her faces!

The lovely Rachel Denbow and I.

My completed 3-D journal

I totally made this cutie leather journal!!

Me and my "Indie Husband"

Beautiful Commercial Street!

Part of a huge mural in the firehouse (pictures by Adam :D)

Vivs reliving her kindergarten days!

Lacy, finishing her gourd-geous gord <3>

Jenny and Viv (looove them and miss them soo much!

Nerds

Indie love

Leigh Ann at the craft party!

My lovely felt and mermaid pot holder

Jari journaling <3>

Crafting with Elsie (miss you!)

This was the crafty project Adam and Jenny were working on at the party :D  He was a natural.

My girls!!

loooooooove them.

RVA Craft weekend group pictures by Adam (Will was there to take the professional ones, can't wait to see them!)

Adam and Elsie.

My painted eyelashes...thanks Leigh Ann!

Kimi....love and miss her too!!

Emma, me and Elsie

Erin, Me, Vivs, Kimi

Rachel and Me saying final goodbye :(

One of my favorite pictures from the whole trip.  Jari, I am framing this one!!

Yay Pirate Ship!!

Adam and Jeremy

Adam's new tatoo...what do you think??

All I can say is...best weekend ever. The weekend was soooo full of fun, inspiration, friendships, creating, music, laughing, sharing, rain, and love. Great weekend and thank you to all of the lovely ladies who made this weekend possible. I miss you and love you all!!

Yay!

magical <3

Yesterday was sooooo amazing that there are hardly words. I met new best friends for life, hung out with Elsie, Leigh-Ann, Rachel, and Emma like it was no big deal, went to the best concert I had ever seen (and that is a lot), was moved to tears, had another in a thousand glimpses as to why I married the greatest man ever, and am now the proud owner of a pirate ship :D It was so "Magical!" That really is the only word that could describe my day. Since, I can't think of words, I will show pictures (which are way more fun anyway right?).
BTW-all photos are by my wonderful new BFF Kimi who was the photog for the day since I left mine in the car:


































The only thing on earth that is cooler than yesterday, is today :) Today was another day full of magic and inspiration. I am sooooo tired though so I will have to post all about it tomorrow :)
Goodnight lovies!
xoxo

smiiiiiiiles

Husband to the rescue! Adam decided to cancel his boys weekend and take me to Springfield. What an amazing guy I have. I woke up this morning and he was like...let's go! So, I am currently on my way :) Yay!!!
Now let's see how many classes he goes to with me :)
loooooooove it!

looooong day...

Today was the day for our RVA fun-ness.
THis morning Nicole told me that she was having a bit of pain in her side and wanted to go to Urgent Care to quickly get checked out.
After an hour of waiting they said to go immediately to the ER...sounds like appendicitis.
My poor sister endured all kinds of tests and many many hours of sitting in the ER, only to hear that they can't see anything wrong with her appendix YET. They are pretty sure that this is a "smoldering" appendix. This means, that yeah, she may have an appendicitis attack sometime really soon but not just yet. POOR THING. Seriously I felt so horrible for her.
As we were leaving the hospital around 6:30ish, the doctor adds, and I definitely don't want you going out of town on your trip.
Sooooo...this is the lame part.
I got home, went to my room, climbed in bed and cried like a little kid. Ugly face, heaving breath, all of that. The weird thing is, is that I am NOT a crier. I am super emotional but I usually hold things in, and I barely ever cry, even when I am sad.
So, I cried and cried and cried. I asked Adam to please leave me be, and he did.
I have been looking forward to this weekend since January when it was announced. I saved every penny I had for this and used all of my birthday money to take all of these classes. I was also looking forward to meeting some of my Pretty Online Class friends too. A weekend sooooo full of inspiration and crafting, and amazing people....heaven!
I cried.
I couldn't figure out why I felt soooooo mad.
I obviously wasn't mad at Nicole. I am actually so happy that she didn't need surgery and will hopefully begin to feel better with the medicine. Like I said, the poor thing went through a lot today and did not complain or get scared once. She is amazing and I wish I could be more like that.
I realized that I was mad at myself.
I am so mad and sad that I am not a strong enough person to be able to get in a car, drive the 3 hours to Springfield and go by myself. I can't do that, and that makes me so sad.
I'm just not strong enough.
LAME!
Well, 5 hours later, after sleeping and feeling sorry for myself, I am feeling better. I am still sooooo bummed that I won't be participating in the amazing weekend hosted by those amazing ladies but I am just focusing on the blessing that Nicole didn't have to get surgery and that she is at home working on feeling better.
Enough of my pity party.
I am excited to see pictures from the weekend but I know that I am going to be soooo jealous too :)
Have fun ladies!!
Take a lot of pictures
I will DEFINITELY be at the next one.