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Mystic, CT 2004 Fun Report! |
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WOW!! What a wonderful time we had at the Mystic retreat!! Every retreat has been wonderful, but each one seems even better than the last!
Dawn & Kathy After dinner I managed to step into another deep puddle on the way out and was back to sloshing in my clogs. I was thinking, hmmm, every time I get together with Dawn I manage to make a moron out of myself! I was hoping I would avoid that for once, but no! It gets better! (Or worse…!) We arrived at the hotel parking lot and in the rainy dark I spotted Jeannette and Dale hustling into the hotel. I hollered out to them and Jeannette turned and looked at me briefly but didn’t seem to even recognize me. So I yelled out, “It’s Sue!” And they both looked at me quickly but kept hustling into the hotel. It was then that Kathy said, “Maybe it’s not them!” As they reached the lights at the hotel entrance I realized Kathy was right!! Omigosh, we laughed ourselves sick in the car. I was doubled over with laughter. Dawn began picking on me and asking if I’d had any “virgin” Pina Coladas (see Kissimmee 2003 Fun Report). Kathy said, “Um…maybe we need to wait awhile before going in?” Ha-ha!! But I decided it wasn’t the first time I’d made a jerk of myself, and surely wouldn’t be the last, so we went into the hotel, me sloshing in my clogs. So who was right inside the door checking into their hotel room? “Jeannette” and “Dale”. I tried to pretend I wasn’t the fool they had seen yelling from the car, and Kathy and Dawn fled to the safety of their hotel room!!
That night I began working on setting things up for the retreat. Lisa from Needle Pulling Thread had arrived, and soon we were joined by Lynda from Scandinavian Stitches. Naturally I had to look at all their stash and try not to drool on things that the stitchers would be looking at the next morning. It was really cool -- like having my own personal sneak preview! Lisa had some of Jeannette’s trunk show and a big selection of charts, stitching toys, and much more. Lynda set up a big display of stitched Scandinavian Designs that were just wonderful. Seeing stitched models is always amazing – everything looks better in person then pictured on a chart. With everything in place for the next day, I headed for a good night’s sleep.
for the flood of stitchers as Diane reaches for her Fun Pack Oh, what treasures awaited them in their Fun Packs! There were items from Brightneedle, Brittercup Designs, Elizabeth’s Designs, Full Circle Designs, Glory Bee, Grateful Hearts, Jeannette Douglas Designs, Kreinik, Ladybug Lane Designs, M Designs, monsterbubbles, Needle Craft World (a shop in Kissimmee, FL), Needle Pulling Thread, Nordic Needle, Old Willow Stitchery, Rosewood Manor, Scandinavian Stitches, The Prairie Schooler, The Victoria Sampler, Udder Cream, Weeks Dye Works, With My Needle, and, of course, Stitcher’s Hideaway. Throughout the retreat stitchers commented on the generosity of the designers and the wonderful charts and threads they received. Several of the design lines were new to us and it was a great introduction!
We broke for lunch prepared by Chef Michael. He made a big batch of baklava for us and it was delicious! And that rascal…snuggled in on one of the food trays was a frog he created out of a lime! After some more stash enhancement, we returned to our cozy classroom. Just before class began I scooted up to my hotel room to grab something I’d forgotten, and then got on the elevator to return to the classroom. Guess who was in the elevator?!? “Jeannette” and “Dale”! I did my best to pretend I wasn’t the fool who had yelled my greetings at them the night before. I did my best, actually, to pretend I was anywhere else but on the elevator with them!!! {blush} So we began class with me telling everyone of my latest humiliation, followed by some more door prizes. Everyone was surprised to find more freebies waiting for them at their seats.
Peggy thrilled with her doorprize!
Class Time -- Lisa from CA in the yellow t-shirt
Linda, Debbie & Diane We enjoyed Jeannette so much! Her directions were excellent and she was fun and patient and had a great time right along with us. We took a break, ate and shopped some more, then returned back to continue working on our samplers only to find more freebies waiting! The hours just really flew by and the next thing we knew it was dinner time!! We had a delicious meal catered by Mystic Catering and incredible apple and blackberry pies. We were stuffed – but did that prevent us from standing up and doing some more shopping?!? No way!
Stash Enhancement Frenzy!! There was so much to see!! So many wonderful designs!!! What a wonderful display!!
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