Once upon a time, a shy young girl woke up and found herself living in a dream…
Beauty was everywhere she turned…
Sweet delicacies of the finest kind were laid out for all to enjoy…
Graciously prepared by the angel with the biggest heart, Rosalyn-Sue.
A pile of presents awaited each girl who wished for one…
And she made posie princess boxes in return…
And an exquisite feast was laid out alongside beautiful peach concoctions to be shared among all the travelers.
Suddenly, another beautiful angel appeared to welcome her to this fine place…
Jennnifer Hayslip & Cassandra VanCuren
And an awe inspiring speech about the strength and creativity of women commenced…
New friendships were formed…
Karen DeCapite & Jodie LeJeune
And old ones renewed…
Jo Packham, Tiffany Kirchner Dixon, & Amada Lebel
Which kept the scary ghosts at bay…
In the morning, a splendid breakfast was enjoyed by all before they continued on our journey of delights.
Beautiful treasures were found…
And the young girl was entertained by a sweet baby boy and his shiny marble…
In the midst of incredible scenery…
And then pirates invaded their party! Stealing the heart of one of their own…
And trying to make off with the Little Bluebird…
But Marvin came to the rescue…
And they were whisked away to a delightful bakery, filled with Southern Belles in their finest and beautiful trinkets to be had…
The sky filled with clouds the next morning, and refreshing rain poured down from the skies, brining showers of creativity and talent…
Beauty was everywhere…
And gifts of knowledge were bestowed upon them…
It was hard to leave this beautiful place of sharing, friendship, and creativity…
But the shy young girl made such wonderful friendships during her stay, she knew she would live happily ever after.
27 comments:
Ackkk! Fun pics! Looks like "ya'll" had a great time~
I'm glad you got to meet up with Amada! She's great. I saw her goodies that she brought, too lovely!
Since You've been "MIA" Lulu Kellog and I signed up for Silver Bella in November!
And, I'm having a giveaway over at Bungalow Bling,,,ends tomorrow so stop over and post on Last Fridays!
Hugs and welcome "back!"
Shell
Great post. Love you. Glad you came to stay. My mama loved you too.
Looks like you all had a great time!
Hi Julie Ann,
I love the last picture of you and your two partners in crime! This was a beautiful blog post with gorgeous pictures.
Hey, where's the gorgeous Princess Catherine? I think she needs a post of her very own. lol Did you by chance get any pictures of my display? Mine came out terrible.
Have a wonderful weekend while I sit here in bed with the flu! CRAPOLA!!!
Love you my sweet friend.
xo Cath
What a beautiful post. I have been reading about this weekend all over blogland and I have to say I am just plain jealous. How fun to meet your blog buddies and play and see so many wonderful things.
Good for you.
Debby
OKay, I am crying. I had to call my hubby over to look at your post. This was such a sweet story sweetie. I loved the picture of Coe. Did I spell that right?
Sweetie, I love you so much. Really! I know that sounds fake , but I really do. Can we stay friends forever? You know I wouldn't have made it without you. i want to have another pajama party with all of us and Cathy Scalise. TeeHee!
(H-E-L-P-M-E) Love you hun, be nice to those rats this week okay!
Hugs,
Amada
What a sweet story about a sweet girl! So glad you could go, Julie!Hey, I want to see you in your dress!!!! :)
awww I am so happy you had a blast you so deserved it! Your such a sweetheart. Cute pictures and the story was sooo sweet! Ek makes me sad though wish I could been there cheesing it up with yall!! Didnt Jennifer out do herself! My gosh its like a shabby southern heaven! hehe Big hugs
toodles-
sarah
I am so glad that I got to meet you at vendor night and I am so sorry my brain had shut off when you told me who you were...duh. I was too wrapped up in Joanna's trick and well I was just plain dumb. I wish I could have hung out with you more and I can't wait till we all get together again.
love,
angela
I am so sad to have missed this! Last year, I was at Jenn's first event and it was so special. I hope she has many, many more in the future.
What a FABULOUS post!! Thanks for sharing this event with us! It looks like you had so much fun!
Monica.
Oh, this looks fun. I went down to Georgia to our own girl's weekend last year. You msut have had fun!! Thanks for stopping by.
Hi Pumpkin,
Just dropping by to say hello to a few sweet friends before I crawl back into bed to get well from this terrible flu. Have a wonderful warm weekend.
xo Cathy
p.s. Please drop back by my blog. I'm looking for votes for the Vetcy Award. lol
Thanks again,
Cath
So gorgeous! I would be going gaga over all that beauty!
What an amazing time you must have had!
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Awe Julie Ann!!!
This was the sweetest post about the event that I've EVER read yet...I didn't know you were a "story teller" amoung all the other talents you have!!!! ;)
Seriously girl, no one could have summed up the weekend better.
My only regret was that I didn't have enough time with you...you know, quiet time to visit with you one on one. It was a whirlwind of pink and ooohing and aaaahing...much more than this little brain of mine can take.
I was totally overwhelmed. Matter of fact...it's hard to believe that we were under a wet tent this time last week! It seems like just yesterday. I've still never caught up on my sleep nor have I unpacked. Surprised? not me...that's how I roll!
I miss you.
smooches!!!!!
LOVE IT ALL! Describes our wonderful long weekend perfectly!
GIRL!
Can you believe it's over? sigh.
I am so glad to have met you! And now we can look forward to seeing one another at the next event . . . which is . . WHAT?
In the meantime I'll be stalking your blog ... (heheheh)
Thanks for the wonderful time! Karen
I enjoyed your sweet post so very much - you sure had a grand time and I know this was loads of fun!
Loved all your pictures! Diann
how fun!!!
xo
elyse
You did a beautiful job writing about this event. It really touched me because I would be a shy girl!
Suz
Oh everyone seems to be having such a good time. I love all the beautiful pictures.
oh it looked like SO much wonderful fun! Jenn does the most amazing events and thinks of the most tiny details. i bet you had a blast - and made some wonderful new friends! wish i was there!
Once upon a time I was green with envy..LOL!! Wow it looked like a FABULOUS time! Isn't Sherry (in the last pic) so sweet!?!
Sand xox
Julie, what a wonderful story! Your pictures are fantastic....I can't even imagine being surrounded with all of those beautiful things, and friends. I know you had a vacation of a lifetime, and what wonderful memories you made. Thanks for sharing your blog pictures with me.
Hugs, Judee
i just finished backing up alllll of my photos and the first thing i'm doing is coming to your blog to check out your trip to georgia!!
it certainly looks like you had a really good time and were surrounded by wonderful women who love creating, too:)
you are a precious shy, young girl and i love you dearly.
(You're also quite beautiful as is evidenced in the photos!!)
xxxooo, jan
I miss this! I miss it so much! I can't wait to see everyone again! lol gosh that pirate picture kills me lol. Miss you. :) xo Cassandra
P.S gosh your blog looks lovely!
ok after reading this post I need to join more swaps lol. great tussie mussies. I wish I had gone to Parasols and Petticoats it looked like so much fun. beautiful blog.
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