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I just wanted to wish all of you a very safe trip to MSQC for the fall forum retreat! Hope everyone has a great time meeting new friends and seeing your friends from last year. I know everyone is excited & getting ready to go!
Don't forget to take plenty of pictures to share with the rest of us!
We will all be waiting for a full report! :D Have fun and keep us posted! :icon_wave:
Thanks! I was packing up my "Projects" bag just today. I can't pack up the machine yet as I might get a "Need to sew" moment and have to get it out again. LOL.
I think it will be a great time. It's rolling up fast and I hope it doesn't fly by when we get there.
I hope everyone has a blast! Please send pictures so we can enjoy it with you!
I think it should be great fun with all of you in one place!!
I hope Hamilton is ready for it!!
If anyone has a free moment, take the time to read the posts under the 2014 fall retreat in the group section.
The posts are hysterical! I do believe they may need to call the sheriff on this group before the week is over!
This is going to be an interesting week!! LOL!
I too wish you all a great time! We will be with you in spirit, even though we can't be there in person. Maybe some year I can figure out a way to do it. M* is definitely on my bucket list.
I don't think anyone here has any idea how badly the attendees wish that each and every regular forum member were able to be there with us. Pictures promised - and we'll think of each and every one of you while we giggle and stitch (or is that B*tch and wiggle?)
My laptop is going with me and I'm sure several will have their iPads so there should be plenty of connectivity.
Someone could possibly forget and leave an open webcam running on skype ....
Don't you dare Karen...I know how much you don't like having your pic taken, lol. I am getting there...working on my demo, tut, thingy...I am not sure that I am not more excited this year than last year.....All I know is we are gonna have a blast...and hopefully get some stuff done...Plenty of pics and posts will be made for those that can't make it.Quote:
Originally Posted by K. McEuen
Thanks, Forum friends! We wish it could be all of us there! Wow! Hamilton would swell to 10 times its current size! We'll behave, sort of! You know what they say....
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And then we have Bob there to keep us in line...or to get us reved up even more! Time will tell! I have my bail money lined up before I go!
Ha Ha...what happens in Hamilton....ends up on the forum...ROTFLMAO
Bob has told me that he's not going to be responsible for anything unusual . . . he promised.
Besides, he's holding my bail money.
Have fun all. Wish I could join you. Maybe someday.....
Have fun, y'all! And please post to the forum while you're there so the rest of us don't get lonely! You never know -- I might just have to drop everything & drive over there for coffee or lunch on Saturday -- it's not *so* far -- what's five hours in the car, really?
I think our best bet would be to have one of the Doan's hold the bail money ...
Oh, but if we get to out of hand the Doan's may leave us there until we calm down. :)
Living vicariously through the group forums, are we? LOL... You should load up and come with us! We promise we will let you leave when we are done with you.Quote:
Originally Posted by irishrn
I wish everyone from the forum could attend. That would be such an awesome thing to meet all of you from all over the world. I have my camera and my laptop on my list to pack. I've been working on packing quilting stuff to take but with everything going not sure how much I will actually get quilted with the wild bunch that is going. On most retreats, it would be what happens at the retreat stays at the retreat but on this one, it seems to be what happens at the retreat will be posted for the whole world to see.
I hope that more of you will be able to make it next year :)
Everyone's idea of "unusual" is not the same. With my luck, the person holding my bail money would be there right beside me.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sandy Navas
That's right... what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas... But what happens at the M* retreat, ends up on the forums, facebook, twitter and instagram.Quote:
Originally Posted by Simply Quilting
Told you not to give it to me ...Quote:
Originally Posted by kensington
Have a safe and Happy trip everyone.I hope you all have a great time.
I would love to see pictures of the town,streets, etc. We see quilt pics all the time. I want to see the innards :)
Have fun!!
I just know you are talking about me....at least I seem like the most likely candidate, lol.Quote:
Originally Posted by kensington
Not to worry... Martin will get us out! I know he will!Quote:
Originally Posted by auntiemern
Hoping all of you have a safe trip and have a lot of fun. Take lots of pictures so us that can not go can live the experience through you.
If my husband offers to hold bail money DO NOT LET HIM! He won't be coming to Hamilton every day. If I get a ride from someone he will have the van. And I've heard there is a casino within driving distance. lol
Yes I am! I needed a good laugh and I was hysterical reading those posts!!Quote:
Originally Posted by kensington
Someday I will be joining you! So keep up the good name of the lovely forum members so you don't get banned from Hamilton for life!!
Have fun everyone! Still sooo jealous..lol..but really looking forward to reading about all the adventures.
I might miss your first day since that is the day I go have my oral surgery done, but I will definitely be catching up on Thursday.
Have a great time everyone! Kudos to the organizers. Very nicely done.
Have a great time at MSQC! I'll be with you in spirit and waiting for pictures!
This is the most unusual trip for me. Usually I am trying to decide- should I take that pair of shoes or this pair, oh what the heck I'll take both pair. This time, I'll wear all black so one pair of shoes will do for the week. I am trying to eliminate everything that is not absolutely necessary so I can bring home more quilting things and buy material in Hamilton.
I am so excited to meet everyone and see Jenny's trunk show. If I can figure out how to post pictures we'll put lots on. Of course, blackmail pictures remain within the group. It should be fun. I wonder how many jelly rolls you can fit in a purse?
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Originally Posted by K. McEuen
Last year Karen spent my bail money on fabric with pigs on it . . .
You got it!Quote:
Originally Posted by Hulamoon
We can show you some very creative ways to wrap yourself in jelly rolls so you can get through customs without a body check. Be sure to pack clothes at least three sizes too large for your flight home.Quote:
Originally Posted by Grandma Nan
Lorie, when you are bored one night, type the address of M* into Google Maps and when it comes up hit street view. You can then click on the street and "drive" around Hamilton. I'm sure you can do the same with Google Earth, but I find that takes so much memory that my computer doesn't like it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hulamoon
Pig Dogs!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Sandy Navas
Ok that does it. I'm not giving my bail money to anyone else. if it gets spent on material, it better be me doing the spending. By the way, does anyone know how the food is in the Hamilton jail? It would be a great way to stay longer and stay within budget. Also you could get in some really dedicated sewing time. Might be an idea to bring hand stitching as they might consider my sewing machine as contraband. I think that it is going to be a blast, everyone seems to have that sick sense of humour that I have.
Love the draping of jelly rolls Sandy. I'm pretty sure customs wouldn't mind. Ha Ha. I love your thinking.
I just cannot stand it. I am saving my pennies (and I do mean pennies, lol) for next year. I am so jealous, and at the same time so happy for all of you to have this opportunity to meet and play.
I too am looking forward to a lot of pictures - silly ones, fabric ones, etc, etc, etc.
Have fun, be safe, spend lots.
First of all, You say "Unusual", I say FUN!
Secondly, the bail money should be held by an independent party, but a true friend will be right there in the cell with you saying, "Wow, that was the most fun we have had in a while."
I can see now that this group is going to be a blast to be with. Reading all of these posts really has been fun and I know that getting to meet so many new folks this year and renewing friendships from last year is going to be wonderful. I just did not that there was so many of you with the same warped sense of humor as mine!!! I can hardly wait till next week.
