A Girl Named Timi

I Have A Fun Hangover

Oh it's been busy busy busy around here.

I apologize that I'm behind on my blogging, blog reading, and blog maintenance.

I promise to start getting caught up this week.

The last couple weeks have been super busy working with Annie on getting things ready for this last weekend and The Hot Blogust Night event. I also have had summer family visits and general everyday stuff that has just gotten me behind on everything.

It all started on Friday when Lisa and Isabel made the 4 hour trip from Portland to my house for their weekend stay.

The plan.........

Junkin', eatin', meetin' other bloggers, readers and more eatin'.

Friday night I threw a party

Junk Swap

This was an idea that my friend Dani gave me and it was so fabulous that I had to do it right away.

I couldn't think of a better time or group of women to try it out on.

Lisa and Isabel. Jana in the backgroundThe table of food.

One can't have a party without A LOT of food.

Have ya ever been to a party with no food?

Yeah I know!

Let's not even go there.

Jana and Annie laughing at me.

I might need to get new people

I'm currently taking applications for new peeps!

They were laughing at me because my camera fell on the ground and broke in to a million pieces. I picked it up, put it back together and tried to snap this picture. The camera seemed like it was going to work but it didn't. So I was putting the camera down and it just started snapping pictures like it had a mind of it's own.

This picture of Annie and Jana laughing was one of the random pictures it started taking on it's own.

The camera is now on the dining room table with flowers around it. One of it's crappy pictures beside it.

You may stop by and view it and give me your condolences between the hours of 8 am and 4 pm.

Please bring a Diet Coke with you.

What?

I'm in mourning!

I have had that crappy camera for many years. We have taken a lot of crappy pictures together.

Ok, back to the party............

Amber and Trish

Being all cute and funny like always.

The ladies chatting, drinking, and picking numbers.

Here is how the Junk Swap worked

Everyone brought 2 junk items.

This could be some fabulous find that didn't work out for you, something you made, or something brand new. All the items were clean, working and ready to go to a new home.

Price range, size, and style didn't matter.

We spread them all out on a table for display.

We drew numbers to determine the order in which we would choose.

One by one we looked over all the fabulous stuff and carefully choose one item.

Then after everyone had chose something we drew numbers again to change up the order for round 2.

This is the first time I have done this but it was so much fun we are thinking of doing it at least once a month.

Maybe change up the theme a little

That concludes my pictures of my party so this will also conclude my sharing portion of the weekend. Go to these blogs for more pictures and stories of the evening. They all had cameras.

Isabel

Lisa

Annie

Trish

Amber

Jennifer

Jana

Saturday morning Lisa, Isabel and I got up and did a little local junkin before the blog party.

I think they did pretty well

A truck load

and I mean a load
Lisa unloading some of her loot.

Lots of fun finds.

I'm going camera shopping so I can take pictures of all my great finds to show you.

No pictures of the blog party for me

No camera

This was a really fun evening. It was nice to finally meet some fellow bloggers and readers.


I found out that I live within walking distance (if one liked to walk) of Melanie and apparently Kim lives only a short drive away.


Who would have guessed that I lived so close to such talented women.

Don't think I'm not going to be showing up on their door steps hoping that some of their creativeness will rub off on me.

You know the whole "product of your environment" theory.
I'm fixin' to try this theory out on all of these ladies.

Each store had cocktails and appetizers out for tasting;
They had special in store discounts;
Annie had door prize drawings,
and we voted on the best blog badge

The winner was...........

Lisa from a Thing For Roses

A big Thank You to Rene for traveling so far to come to our little blog party.
It was so fun to finally meet you and I know we are all looking forward to your next visit.

Another big Thanks to Lisa and Isabel for coming up from Portland to spend the entire weekend with us.
The Hubs and I really enjoyed having both of you.

It was suggested that I open a "Junkers Bed and Breakfast"

I'm thinkin'.............HELL YEAH!
Anytime!

Here is a list of some of those with blogs that were in attendance on Saturday for our Hot Blogust Night.

Lisa

Isabel

Jana

Annie

Shell

Kim

Linda

Amber

Trish

Kim

Melanie

Laura

Debi

Barb

Rene

Charlene

Go check them out and look at their pictures, read their stories and stop in and say hello.

With all the fun we had I feel like I'm suffering from a hangover. The laughing, eating, drinking, more belly laughing, and just general fun has left me tired, not wanting to do anything and swearing I'll never do it again.

Thank you everyone for coming out! A special thank you to Annie and Mary. Especially Annie for getting all the stores in Snohomish that participated on board for this event. It was super fun and we are going to have to talk Annie in to having another one.

Seeeeeee Just like a hangover, you swear you never will do it again and in the same breath your saying "That was so much fun we should do it again!"

This week...........


I'm buyin' a new camera and catchin' up on my blogging duties.