We scrapped. We laughed. We woke up early and stayed up late. We ate. We hung out with old friends, and made some new ones. Time flew. And before we knew it, Sunday had arrived and it was time to pack up and get back to reality!
We came, we saw...WE SCRAPPED!
A heartfelt thanks to all of you. What an amazingly talented group of ladies. It was my pleasure being your host for the weekend.
Thanks to all of our Vendors for offering great scrapbooking products, make-n-takes and classes!
May 1-3, 2009
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Here are our memories and crazy times,
we are friends at heart and partners in crime;
This September we went to Shipshewana, Indiana. We had a great time! I'll see you all again real soon!
"Great as always! Food, Fun and Friends - what more could you ask for."
~ Michelle H.
Thanks again Michelle!
Michelle Hansen
317-347-0438
"This was perfect! Loved it! Learned lots, pushed my creativity to enter the contests and try new things."
~ Nikki N.
"I had a great time, the set up was great and the group was a lot of fun! I enjoyed the make-n-takes and album class."
~ Jennifer K.
"Dawn has great ideas!"
~ Amy P.
"I had a great time!"
~ Kim L.
"Everything was great! You do a great job Dawn!"
~ Valerie
"Great times! It was great! Good food, nice room, good goody bags, Dawn does and awesome job organizing the retreats. I will definately be attending her retreats again - it was a real re-"TREAT" !"
~ Andrea M.
"I love it! This is my first one. It was very reasonably prices. The food was great and so was the company!"
~ Lisa C.
"Awesome! I liked the hotel and area!"
~ Ellen O.
"I am new and this is my first retreat - I really enjoyed myself and learned a lot! I cannot wait for the next one!"
~ Mindy R.
"Loved it! Do it here again!"
~ Patty K.
"Awesome as always that's why we keep coming back!
*loved idea of light lunch
*everyone is so friendly
*great vendors
Michell and Stacey
*massage a must"
~ Renee G.
"It turned out great! I was so very proud of you! Let's do it again and again. You make it so fun and enjoyable. I love you Dawn"
~ Peg W.
(my mom :) - I left the super mushy stuff out! lol Love you too Mom!)
Andrea and Lisa, I want to thank you both for the yummy smelling Yankee Candle! Your thoughtfulness really meant a lot to me. It was great getting to know you both! I had a blast! Andrea, keep me posted with the details about your Crop for the Cure!
Thanks again to all of you! I had a great time, and hope you did too! Keep up the good work! I hope to see you all real soon! ~Dawn
I love this crazy picture! You can't even see the baby grand piano that we all gathered around.
Well, we just got back from our February 2010 Swan Lake Retreat in Plymouth, Indiana. We had so much fun! Thank you for coming out and spending the weekend with us.
A special thanks to Susan, for bringing a special group of kids to our attention, and for allowing us to share some things that we normally take for granted.
"This was my first retreat, but it won't be my last! I had a blast! I have made so many scrappin' friends this weekend, what more could one ask for. Thanks again for a wonderful weekend away!"
Janet
"Just wanted to email you, I had a great time at the Plymouth retreat. You did a fantastic job and everything was perfect . It is always fun to learn new ideas from other people. Thank you!"
Leisa"Thanks Dawn! It was so nice to meet you and both Karen and I had a great time. As mentioned before you did a great job and your table presentation of "goodies" was awesome. It was like Christmas when I returned home. My 10 yr. old daughter couldn't wait to see what pages I did and what all I got. Karen and I are looking forward to another crop."
Thanks again,Mary "Thanks for another great retreat! Great location, great food, great fellowship and many more greats! I know everyone in my party had a great time. "
Thanks again!Andrea"Dawn, I had so much fun this weekend. Thank you for setting it all up. Now I can't wait until May."
Karen"We had a lot of fun this weekend. Thank you!"
AimeeA special thanks to Renee - thanks for the card and chocolates! I sincerely appreciate your thoughtfulness. Also, thanks for all of the very nice emails, and positive feedback. Here are just a few of the notes I have received.
A truly talented bunch of ladies joined us for the 3rd annual Retreat at the Potawatomi Inn at Pokagon State Park. As always, it was fun! Join us next year, when we go back to Pokagon!
For those of you that snapped photos of the retreat, please send them to me at aroundthecorner@netnitco.net It would be great to share your photos!
Thank you to "Mr. Giggles" the balloon twister that happened to be standing close by and offered to take a couple of pictures of the group. Thanks for your kindness! If you're in the Fort Wayne area, and are in need of a clown or some balloon entertainment check out,
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We had a scrappin' good time in Shipshewana! And I think we would all agree that we had a lot of fun taking this photo! I'm so happy you all could make it, thanks again! We all made some new friends, and got to spend time with our old friends. I had a blast, and hope you did too! I can't wait until we do it all again! Until then, Happy Scrappin'!
Danielle, I hope you had a Happy Birthday!
What happens at the Crop
Stays at the Crop!
Happy Birthday Patty! Thanks for spending your day with us!
Thanks for all of your hard work organizing and planning! We had a great time, got lots of pages done, and learned some new techniques. Can't wait for next time! Bethany
This retreat was AMAZING and I think the best ever. You just keep getting better and better! The techniques taught were awesome – I learned so much. The album we made was incredible. I know it took a lot of work to get that ready for us and I appreciate it. It is SOOOO cool! The shopping – the prizes – the contests – the classes – the K-cups!!! All FANTASTIC!!!! You go girl!!!
Patty
Hi Dawn, I just wanted to say "Thanks for the great weekend" and let you know that I had a blast! I would love to turn this into an annual thing for me if you continue to book at Pokagon! I really enjoyed myself and the girls were all so nice!
Your make and takes and all the projects were awesome too! Thanks for all you do...I bet it is a job but I really appreciated how fun and inviting it was And I loved my prize too...how fun!!
Wendi
I had a great time this weekend. You did a great job! Stacey
"Hi Dawn! Thank you for another great scrapbooking weekend at Pokagon. Can't wait until next year." Amy
Hi There Scrappin' Mommas! Thank you all for coming to the Potawatomi Retreat!
I had such a good time last weekend! It's hard to believe that this was the 4th Annual Pokagon Retreat! Wow! Time flies when we're scrappin! We'll be back in Pokagon before you know it scrappin', laughing and having fun!
Until then...SCRAP ON!
Thanks for your notes and emails. It means so much! See you soon! ~Dawn
