So, this weekend I am going away with some friends for a scrapbooking weekend. I know, it sounds kind of corny, but it is SO awesome. Last year, around this time, we went to this place called Cropping Daze in the middle part of Michigan. There were just three of us that went. I was a little skeptical of going at first. I didn’t know if I’d like being there with a bunch of other people I didn’t know, but it was great. It’s along the lines of a bed and breakfast, but you also get to scrapbook for the entire weekend. The place was like heaven and they treated us like queens. All of the meals are included in the price, along with snacks. And these meals aren’t just ordinary meals…they are GOURMET. I was never hungry the entire weekend. In addition to the meals and the snacks, they also keep out dishes of candy and other goodies all day. It’s definitely not a Weight Watchers friendly menu, but it is so delicious. They also made our beds every morning and leave candy on our pillows. Every night they would turn down our beds. On Saturday, a massage therapist came in and, for an additional charge, offered massages. I definitely acted upon that. The scrapbooking area itself was incredible. Each person had an 8 foot table that included outlets, a task lamp, cup holder, garbage can and a great office chair. The best part is that you were able to keep your stuff out all weekend and didn’t have to worry about packing everything up at the end of the day.
This weekend we’re trying out a new place. This place is called Memories Manor and it’s a little closer to home. I’m very interested to see how this place compares to Cropping Daze. Memories Manor’s website states that they have a bellhop that takes all of our bags to your room and scrapbook supplies to the scrapbooking area. It’s the same sort of deal, all the food is included and they will also offer massages on Saturday. I’m really hoping that the massage therapist knows how to do pregnancy massage, because I will be all over that!
Of course, the other interesting part of the whole process are the other people. There was a super annoying bunch that was with us at Cropping Daze last year. They insisted on having the TV on in the scrapping area, along with the stereo. They never once watched the TV. Then Saturday night they insisted on watching Saturday Night Live, turned off the stereo and never once watched it! Thankfully I had my back to them the entire weekend and didn’t have to witness anything that was going on. We found out on a couple of occasions that must not like swearing very much. The three of us were carrying on a conversation and someone *gasp* cursed and apparently, every single one of them bore their eyes into us. It wasn’t like we were a bunch of cussing sailors, we were just having a conversation. There was one woman with them that didn’t scrapbook the entire weekend, she didn’t even bring anything to scrapbook with. She did bring her laptop and was on it all weekend. I don’t know why you’d pay that much money to be on your laptop all weekend, but so be it.
This time there will be five us. I’m going to try and remember my camera so I can capture some good shots. I hope the food is just as good. I’m all about the food these days!
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