Oct 11 2009
Austin Area Shoebox Swap!
What a delightful weekend I’m going to share with you! The 3rd Annual Austin Area Shoebox Swap was held in Georgetown, TX this weekend. Our venue was the Lone Star Retreat Center, and we enjoyed the facilities and food oh so very much! If you’re looking for a retreat spot for your family reunion, group gathering, or scrapbooking event in Texas, you’ll want to check this out for sure. Thank you, Karmen! Some lucky stampers spent the entire weekend at the retreat center, because it even includes a darling bunkhouse for overnight guests!
Kudos to Brenda (sassybee), Karen (gamblemom), and Rae Ann for a smoothly run weekend of sweet fun for our many Texas stampin’ friends! As usual, I have many pictures. I’ll share a few of them here just to give you a peek at the happy smiles and awesome stampers/swappers! I cannot identify all … it’s that little glitch on my physically internal hard drive. 😉 YKWIM! hee hee Click the pics for a little larger peek!
Fern, Joan, & Holly … … … 
Christy (cpine) 
Karen (gamblemom)
This is Karmen, the owner of the Lone Star Retreat Center! Thanks to her, we had a terrific facility for the weekend, along with yummy home-made meals!!
Libby, Lori, & Joan … … …. 
Brenda & Stephany
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I’ve uploaded several more photos to the SCS gallery for the Austin Area Shoebox Swap 2009, if you would like to see the rest! The gallery should be filling up with more photos from more of our swappers this week, as they get their pics edited and uploaded.
Huge thanks to my sweet friend & hostess, Joan! Opportunities to spend time with friends, laughing, smiling, & sharing are priceless! ((((hugs to you!)))
8 responses so far
Oh, man — I didn’t know anything about this!! Looks like you had a blast!
It looks like you had a fabby time Tex! Luv ya
Vicki
Oh, Bev, I just saw this swap . . . too little too late LOL. Looks like everyone had a ton of fun.
oh I bet it was a hoot and a holler! so glad that you were able to attend! 🙂
Thanks for sharing the photos, Bev! Looks like so much fun!! Makes me want to be living in TX!!!
OH WHAT FUN!!!! Rae Anne (huera90) is a BFF of mine and I am going to another of your’all’s Texas gathering in May!!!! ARE YOU COMING???? No deets as of yet… but there will be…. I think Sassy is doing it too!!!!!
Whoopie….dinn’t we have a blast!!!!!! I am sooo lonely now….I keep wandering around the house calling for you….BEVVVVVVVVVVVVV…where are you??????? George just shakes his head…..are we going to the one in Dec??????????????????
It looks like such a fun time, and I see many familiar happy faces there! Thanks for sharing, Bev!!