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Ok! It is midnight and I am off to Newark, NJ tomorrow to attend Ranger U!!!! I will be staying with the super talented and oh so funny Kezia Whittaker from Tinker Ink. We are going to have a good time! I have a ton to post still from Amsterdam and Spain but it will have to wait until I get back! I want to share details and say thanks to the people I met but I don't have enough time to do it tonight!! So here is a quick pic from today to hold you over until I come back!!!
Have a great weekend!!!! Talk soon!
Congrats to my darling friend Amber and her family!!!!
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Ok my friends, I am going to start with the highlights from Amsterdam even though chronologically Spain should really come first. The reason for this...I do not have any of my pictures from Spain! My friend Karen Burniston was nice enough to download my 4 cards!! to her laptop but now I need to wait for her to recoup from jet lag before I start bugging her for the pictures! I'll give her a day or two! :) I'm just generous like that.
My reason for traveling to Amsterdam, Spain and back to Amsterdam was for a huge event called Scrap-A-Ganza. How did I find out about this SAG thing, you ask?? Well, it was all due to my very talented, Ranger using goddess Jen Starr. I met Jen through Scrapfest(an equally wonderful scrap event with a truly Canadian flair!) While chatting about all things scrappy she mentioned Scrap-A-Ganza and her lovely friend, Anka in Spain and the rest is history!
So...here are some photos from my first few days in Amsterdam. I spent some time with Karen Burniston and her very charming husband, John exploring the city. When the two of them embarked on their romantic pre-Scrap-A-Ganza holiday I am sure they had no intention of spending the first day with the whirlwind also known as Vicki but we had fun! Well, I did anyway and I'm sure they are still trying to figure out what hit them!!! Hee hee! Here are some photos....
John and Karen Burniston...two parts of our lovely threesome! Thanks for putting up with me!
Making the best of small spaces!!! Loved the little gardens at the front doors!
Karen pointed this one out! Grandpa Crossing! Love it! In Spain they had two school kids on the cross walk signs and the little girl had braids! Love it!
This one...an angel smoking a doob...nice.
I never thought there would come a day that I would have to worry about keeping my candy stash and the kids candy stash separate!!! Cannabis and hash lollies!!! Good times!!! :) No doubt..."They make you smile!"
Love the narrow streets in Amsterdam! They all look the same which didn't help when I tried to make my way back to the apartment only to find myself lost with no street address, cell phone, phone numbers etc. I walked up and down the street I was staying on 3 times before I actually found the dang apartment!!!!! I almost had to resort to asking if anyone knew "Heidi" and if they could bring my to her!!! Heidi was my host by the way, not one of my imaginary friends! :)
There was a lot of graffiti in Amsterdam! Some of it was fabulous!!! I really liked this door well with all of the tags.
Along with the graffiti there are a billion bikes in Amsterdam!!! It is just AWESOME!!! Everyone rides a bike and there are not a ton of cars. I am sure it is out of necessity because there is no where to park in this city but it sure does help the Dutch stay in shape!! Pedestrian, beware!!! And cyclists...beware of Karen Burniston and her little yellow bike smasher on four wheels! She had a little mishap with car and cyclist on her way to retrieve Jen and I from the airport. She assured us that he was ok...only a few bruises and a very foul temper resulted.
This is Amsterdam version of a minivan!!! I saw a family of 5 on a bike!!!!!
This is Amsterdam's version of Speedy Muffler..."It's the Bicycle Repair Man!!!"
When in Holland, one must sample a little "Cheese"! Here I am posing for a little "Cheesy" tourist photo! Gotta love it!!! And you know I couldn't wait to climb in to the big wooden shoe!!!
Beautiful flowers everywhere!!!!
And a variety of other indulgences, as well!
These are a few pictures from my first day in Amsterdam!!! Tomorrow I will share highlights from Scrap-A-Ganza and Scrapland as well as my boat cruise and time spent with Layle and Melodee!!!
Check back tomorrow!!!
Hello!!!! I'm here! Hope you all had a fabulous Father's Day! I did laundry and ironed for hours this morning!!! LOL! That is what happens when you are gone for 12 days. My darling spouse did a few loads while I was gone and definitely kept everything in order around here but I needed to tackle the ironing. I am a freak when it comes to wrinkled clothes! Add it to my very long list of pet peeves.
Sorry it has taken me a while to post since getting back. My kiddos are still in school and we have been busy with class trips and extra-curricular activities all week and add to that....JET LAG. It has been a long week adjusting to life. So, with that little intro let's get down to business! I HAD A GREAT TIME IN SPAIN AND AMSTERDAM!!! I have so much to talk about!! I think I may have to share my experiences and all of the highlights from my trip in installments! We are in the middle of a huge thunder storm so here are a few quick pictures and I will post more tomorrow!
Ok! More tomorrow and lots to talk about in addition to the photos! Have to log off before the power goes out!!! night! Glad to be back!!!
