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Hi friends! I am just now recovering from my trip to CHA! It was SO fun!! There was not a whole lot of sleep involved, but there was tons of laughing, oogling over new products, eating amazing food, reconnecting with friends, meeting new friends, and even more eating!
I started my trip off at Tosh's house. We met over 5 years ago, but she's one of those people that you feel like you've known forever, kwim? Like long-lost sisters. She's also the only person that can call me "brat" and get away with it (because I know she says it in love"! LOL! Seriously though, I don't know what I would do without her...she's definitely a true blue friend!
This photo was taken on our way to CHA. Linda Duke also rode with us (sadly, I didn't get a photo of her) and it was a treat getting to know her!
I mentioned above that we did a lot of eating. And by a lot, I mean A LOT! LOL! Tosh introduced me to Chipotle (hey, we don't have a lot of great food options in Montana) and I was IN LOVE! YUM! We also did our fair share of Cheescake Factory visiting,... Just sayin'.
This is another photo of the Paper Smooches booth. I so loved meeting all the ladies helping at the booth: (from left to right) Kim Kesti, THE Kim Hughes, me, Michelle Gross, & Karolyn Loncon!
I had to show you the goodies Kim was giving away in her Paper Smooches booth! Teehehee! Yes, those are gummy smooches! LOVE it!
I showed you photos of the Cosmo Cricket booth already...but here's one with Tosh and I with Julie Comstock!
Yay!! I finally got to meet some fellow Verve Divas!! Susan Liles (left) and Jen del Muro (right) are both super sweet!!
At the Splitcoast Stampers dinner, I got to meet Julie Ebersole (top left) for the very first time!! I was also able to see Val Stangle (bottom left) and Cindy Lawrence again! These ladies are SO fun! I can't remember laughing that hard in a long time!
Last but not least, here is rainbow sock monkey with Heidi Van Laar's angry bird! It was so fun meeting her, and our traveling buddies got along well, I think! :-)
I have more photos to share with you this week (including some of my favorite new products)!
Hugs, Laurie
