The Ides of March...(and a giveaway!)
Sunday, March 15, 2009 at 05:01PM Didn't turn out so well for Julius Caesar, eh? But. My March 15th has been going okay. Getting stuff done. How about you? :)
Now. A quick recap of my first scrapbook teaching experience at CKC in Portland last weekend...I arrived Thursday with a still sore throat (I was still only getting soup and hot tea down...had been that way all week...joy) but had a lovely afternoon with my mom and baby sister, getting pedicures and then enjoying dinner at my aunt's house. I'll spare you the tales of directional woes, LOL! (Cas, you know what I'm talking about, LOL!)
Friday was a full day of classes...8 am to 8 pm roughly. Amazingly, I woke up finally able to get down solid food and was seriously thrilled. You honestly have no idea how sick of tea and soup I was. :) Plus, it made the whole teaching classes thing easier...being able to talk and all (thank goodness, too, for microphones). Now, about the classes. I think it went okay. I apologize to those of you who may have had me in one of the first few classes, as I was still learning the ropes. I know I could do a better job now and thank you for putting up with me. ;) Friday night, my other sister, niece and grandma got to town and we all spent the evening again at my aunt's. Good times.
Saturday I taught classes again until 5:30 and was definitely in a better groove that second day. I also got a chance finally to wander around the vendor fair and was so proud of myself for only buying two things. ;) My mom brought me some crisp meat burritos from Taco Time that I'd been craving (they don't have Taco Time here in Colorado and I'd be lying if I said that didn't factor into my decision to go to Portland, LOL!)...yum! I don't think I've shared this layout before, but here's a bit about my love of crisp meat burritos:
Yes. Really. I made this layout about my last birthday (made it in December I think). Incidentally, on this past Monday I discovered that Carl's Jr is now carrying a crisp meat burrito! Not quite as good as Taco Time, but I'll take it. Happy sigh.
Where was I? Ah yes. All in all, I had a blast chatting with everyone during the classes, holding the three babies I had a chance to hold (so adorable!), and just being around folks who scrapbook. I also want to sincerely thank the volunteers I had...Holly, Nadine, Kyda, Pattie and Michelle, you guys were great!
After I finished up on Saturday, my sister and I caught a movie and then some late dinner. Sunday, a group of us headed to Ikea (why, oh why, do they still not have an Ikea in Colorado?!) before my aunt brought me to the airport. Upon landing in Denver, Nathan and the boys picked me up and took me out to dinner. We finally made it home around 11:30 pm.
Whew. So, that was last weekend. Fun times, and it was wonderful seeing my various family members...thanks all! I'll catch up on more personal life and all in a day or two (still editing some photos). In the meantime, I promised a giveaway! :) In celebration of the luck of the Irish (bet Caesar was wishing he had some of that, lol), I have this fun jar of goodies and this adorable (and hilarious!) little book:
The jar is packed with random bits and pieces...three stamps, some paper ribbon rolls, and heaps of other goodies...some older, some newer. To win, just be the person to guess how many items are in the jar. Person who is closest without going over wins the jar, the contents of the jar, and the book. I'll leave the comments open for guessing until St. Patrick's Day at noon.
And. To be helpful, here are pics of the jar from each side. I'll also tell you that the jar is about 5" tall and that the number is fewer than 500...
Yup, there are some bottle caps, American Crafts shapes and such (foam, chipboard and acetate), flowers (felt, silk and otherwise), snowflakes, lots of metal pieces, a couple pieces of reindeer ribbon (each piece counts as an item, not each reindeer) and heaps of other stuff. As I said, to win, just be the person to guess how many items are in the jar. Person who is closest without going over wins the jar, the contents of the jar, and the book. I'll announce the winner after noon on March 17. Good luck!
Reader Comments (68)
My guess is 293. I just recently found your blog after loving your work in CK magazine. Congrats on your first teaching experience. how fun!!
My guess is 349! Thanks for the fun game/giveaway!
I'm guessing 315, because that's the date, and today is my birthday so hopefully 315 will be lucky for me :)
Hmmm... My guess is 382! :)
I was all signed up to take your class but then had to go out of town last minute to take care of some family drama. I was so bummed since I wanted to meet you! Well maybe next time!
Okay, my guess is going to be 368. Thanks again for the fun class at CKC. Since I had your class on Saturday I had no idea you weren't feeling well, I'm glad you're doing good. Thanks again for holding Carter for me :)
I'll guess 313. Looks like a fun jar! :)
My guess is 418
I'm going to guess 315 because today is DH's b'day - 3/15 - so seems a good number to guess. Sounds like you had a great time at CKC Portland and how great that you got to connect with you mom and sis's and aunt (did I get everyone?!). :)
I'll guess 331 for my son's first birthday on march 31. =)
Hmmm, I'll guess 407. No reasoning behind it at all.
I'll guess 250. I've always been so bad at these types of guessing games. =)
Sorry I didn't make it down to Portland - I ended up going to LA for the weekend. Sounds like your classes were a success!
Oh and my guess is 257!
My guess is 389. I just kind of like that number today. :)
I am going to roll with 323...
Glad to see you back posting!
Um, 401? I have no idea!
Fun giveaway. I'll guess 429.
Looks like fun!!! My guess is 263.
485 -- I'm going high since everyone else seems to be going lower. Thanks for posting again!
My guess is 472 pieces. Such fun! What a great way to recyle and the book looks fun too! Glad you enjoyed CKC Portland!
I am going to go for 425. And I love reading your blog.