Getting ready for CKU

Good Monday morning! I am excited about this week. It's CKU time! I really enjoy going to CKU and meeting SO many wonderful scrapbooking ladies (and men sometimes too). There is such a high energy there and lots of people excited and ready to learn. It's a ton of work getting ready for something like this, creating the classes, kitting them all, making sure prizes are ready and making sure all of our class supplies are ready.. but once we are there.. it's seriously SO FUN! Nicole Stern who is in the marketing department with me, is coming with me to help teach and I can't wait! (and big thanks to the CS department and sara for kitting everthing for me!). I love the staff at CKU too.. Seriously some of the nicest people you will ever meet. Those are the ones you don't hear alot about because most of what you see at CKU are the celebrities like Lisa, Becky, Heidi, Margie etc, but the real women who put these events together like Emily, Angie, Tyanna and Paula.. these girls are the ones who RUN the show and make sure all of our boxes are where they are supposed to be, make sure that all the students have their goodie bags and class schedules, and lunches and fun at the crops etc. They are amazing. And then there are my friends.. I think my favorite part about this industry are the friends I have made within the industry who work for other manufacters... Seriuously so excited to see Margie, Donna, Tracy, Danelle, Tim (that guy ROCKS) OH! and Kollettel. (seriously sweet girl). Ali isn't going to be at this event.. which makes me sad.. I always enjoy hanging out with her and donna.. laughing my BUTT off! Seriously funny girls. Oh and Becky.. if you have ever wondered if there was anyone MORE genuine.. she is truly the most genuine person I know. She is always so kind, and just honestly wondering how I am doing and how my family is. What a great, well rounded person. Margie and I are going to go out to dinner on thursday and i can't wait! You can ALWAYS count on her for a good time! LOL.. Then's there's my pen pals.. all those great girls who live in Utah that i only get to see once a year but love to talk smack with.. Loni Stevens.. love her.. and Jessi Stringham. Both of these girls are so much fun! I am always so jealous because beacause them and Layle, Allison and Jackie all get to hang with each other all the time and I only get to see them like once a year.. they let me come into their little club once a year! LOL.. Well, it's time for me to get to work. Lots of stuff to do today. Creating a class for Melody to teach at an event she will be attending in South Africa this fall. She is so excited to go and meet the scrapbooking girls over there. She can't wait! On a family note: had a great weekend with my kids and husband. We went to church yesterday and then made snowcones and hung out in the backyard in 85 degree weather. Love my kids.. and am so excited to be going partime to spend more time with them. good decision. Even though it was hard to give up all those other fun things I get to do with my job.. my kids are completly worth it and the most important thing I can do with my life. There will be plenty of time when they are grown to get back into my marketing career with Chatterbox, but right now.. they are it! hugs! Christy

Comments

[deb munn]

Snowcones and 85 degrees... you lucky duck!! It has been raining here for seven straight days now. So glad you had a good day :) Happy for you that you will be spending more time with your kids. You're right... they're only young once!! I know you will enjoy every second of your time with them.

You're going to have such a great time at CKU. So much fun! Missed you at Albums in Stamford last October. Any chance you'll be at Masters in Boston this summer??

~deb~

[margie]

Can't wait to see you darling!
kiss kiss
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[courtney]

okay, i'm a dork. I thought you went to CKU LAST week! lol. whoops. disregard that email I just sent!

sounds like you're going to have a blast!! And sounds like your weekend was awesome too! I WISH we'd get some of your weather - windy, cold and rainy here... since Thursday. ugh.

:) hope you're doing well!!

[heidi larsen]

good for you. deciding to go part-time so you can spend more time with your kids. i have noticed a big change in my girls since i have been cutting back in scrapbooking to spend more time with them. the most important thing that you can do is be a good mom. i truly believe that. scrapbooking can always wait 'til later.

[lauravegas]

so wishing i could be at cku and take your class! i know how much work goes into putting just a small class together for my lss ... so i can only imagine how much goes into something as big as cku! sounds like so much fun though!