I had a great week - sure hope you did, too! I did some house cleaning, working on the Christmas closet and getting three huge boxes of papers to be shredded ready for Rex to take to the Tiki free shred day on Saturday. If only he had read the multiple messages I shared with him so that he would have gone to the right venue....I learned today that he thought it didn't happen (due to rain!) because he went to the wrong place. Good thing I love him!! And thankfully, I saw a billboard about another shred day coming up in Galveston in a couple of weeks, so I have time to gather even more boxes of 'tutts' to be shredded. How do you handle your paper stuff? I get most everything paperless these days, so it's crazy to me that I still have piles of paper to deal with. Bonus was I got to look through old CM things, letters from my mom (and I found a book she had written for Kim and me about her life!), and the file box full of my precious childhood mementos. Time to be doing some digitizing!
My friend Ann invited me to a 'Lip Sense' party at her house on Monday - cool product - and it was fun to meet some new peeps. Ann is a fabulous cook - her homemade biscuits with ham and honey were heavenly! I was invited to lunch with the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at UT (Tennessee) on Tuesday, and I had a lovely time talking about my time at UTK with her and her assistant. I was impressed that they drove down to Galveston (from Houston) to meet with me. And no, they did not do a pressure-filled push for donations! I had a fun little walk down memory lane and look forward to getting back to Knoxville for a tour of the campus. Sounds like a lot has changed since I was last there.
By far the highlight of my week was my annual trek to the mountains of Colorado where I shared a little knowledge and a lot of love for Artisan at a p2P LIVE event at Southpaw Retreat. This was my third year to train at this event, and it was fun to see 10 familiar friends and meet five new ones. These women are quick studies - they made fantastic pages - and I even got some work done on the baby's first year calendar I'm making for Morgan (yikes - I'm already two months behind!!) Southpaw proprietors Sheri and Bob always make me feel welcome and I ate so much that I am loathe to step on the scales just yet.... I hated to miss sharing a hot toddy with Bob, but it is still Dry January. Thanks for your fabulous hospitality, y'all! I am looking forward to February, but am glad to report that it's not been a problem to lay off the sauce.
Being at Southpaw meant I didn't get to watch the Duke v UVa game, which I guess was a good thing. I was following along - sure wish the Devils had pulled that one out! I was glad State finished strong, and UT did well, too! It's another great ACC basketball season - I'm watching Duke play as I write. There sure is a lot of talent on that team - it will be fun to see how well they mesh as the season goes on. I also missed the Grammy's - hoping I'll be able to see some of the best clips later this week. It was great to have a very social week and spend time with women I enjoy and admire.
Looking forward to the super blue blood moon and lunar eclipse this week and hoping the weather will cooperate! Be sure to look skyward on Wednesday night! I realized that one of the things that intrigued me about being in Denver was seeing snow on the ground and having it be a non-event. Really put our two day non-stop news about a little bit of ice in perspective! It is worth noting that it is not nearly as cold feeling when the humidity is low, even if the temperature is lower. I took my big coat and never had on more than a sweater...
Make it a fabulous week!
Jan
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