Sunday, July 20, 2008

CHA---so great


I am tired, my back is sore, my feet hurt, but my heart is soo happy after going to CHA. It was an amazing experience in every way! I met my ScrapStreet girls in person! Bri and I got to have our embrace in the airport! Dora, the editor, opened her home to us! All weekend, we laughed soo hard! I can't believe how easy it was, how comfortable--it felt like we were all old friends!

I saw great products, participating in ordering kits, got some great goodies and met some of my scrapping idols! I ran into Celeste Smith at the airport and summoned the courage to go introduce myself. I hugged Alicia from Dream Street Papers, who I participate in Layout a Day with (I love her work.) Did I really talk to Courtney Walsh at the Chatterbox booth(which had amazing products!!!)? The same Courtney who I have adored in Memory Makers! And, oh, did I have the introduction of a lifetime with Kelly Goree! She is a Pea and recognized me (umm, not sure how that happened--I mean it is KELLY GOREE)! I, on the other hand, did not recognize her (her avator shows her sitting sideways, looking up) even though I am one of her biggest fans. So she asks to see my tag and says something like "I knew it was Stacey Michu." I am all cool because I am not recognizing her. I sit and start making and taking. Ten minutes later, I ask her, "What is your two peas name?" All my ScrapStreet gals just want to die because they know who it is and I have just stuck my foot in my mouth! She looks over and says, "Kelly Goree". Well, the look on my face! The mouth dropped, face turned red and I said, "nu, uh." Yep, it was her! I then started gushing, but the hole was dug! She tried to make me feel better by sharing how she once did the same type of thing with Becky Higgins. We laughed, a lot, and laughed about it the next day too. She is as sweet as she is talented!

It was a wonderful experience! A big thank you to Dora for the amazing opportunity and weekend!

15 comments:

  1. So jealous that you got to go to CHA! ;0) Sounds like you had tons of fun. Thanks for visiting my blog! I've really been enjoying looking at all of your work! :0)

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  2. Sounds like such a blast, I'm so hoping to go this winter. I've just got to see what it's like after all these years of seeing photos. I'm excited to see the CC booth pics! I didn't know whether my stuff even got there, let alone got put up on the booth.

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  3. tee hee ;)
    It was so great to meet you, Stacy Michu!

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  4. looks like you girls had so much fun!

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  5. You fit in Scrapstreet Just like an old shoe.. we love ya!

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  6. sounds like a hilarious time!

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  7. Jealous I didn't get to go but it is fun to read of your excitement. I never get over the fun of meeting my online friends and putting real faces to go with names!

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  8. Welcome home! Can't wait to hear of your travels! Embracing?!?!? Wow!

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  9. you made the trip fabulous honey! even if I am jealous of your cougar hair, I would not change a second of it! How many days until next year?

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  10. Looks like you had a fantastic time!!

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  11. Sounds like you had a wonderful time at CHA.

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  12. stacey, it was nice to meet you, you are adorable! and i had the same thing happen with laura kurz last year. i was MORTIFIED. i understand your pain :)

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  13. Aww, well darn. I wish we could've met. I love your Kelly story. HeeHee. You are so cute!!

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  14. Hehhea, I love your KG story. I"m sure that is so much fun to meet girls who you admire and "know" online. I sooo want to go to the winter CHA!! Glad you had fun!

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  15. I love your Kelly story too...I met her at CHA a few shows ago, or maybe it was just the last one...of course, I didn't introduce myself, I never do...they would just look at me blindly...a big portion of the 'celebrity' scrappers work the booths, and I do all the ordering, so I see them all....but have yet to introduce myself...occasionally someone will recognize me from my avatar...(I look pretty much just like it shows :) some still recognize me (Melanie Bauer from 2peas did)...and they say, 'hey, it's 'panther-bball' - my old name. You see, I've been around the pea block a LOOONG time,
    Anyway...didn't mean to go on and on and on...just thought your story was pretty darn cute, I can just picture you blushing :)
    Glad you had such a good time :)

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