Back row: Marla, Denise, LindaK
Front row: Wendy, Sara
Click image for larger view * It all started in chat one night in 1997 * We all became "regulars" chatting at dMaries every night. If one of our buddies wasn't there, we would summon them by using ICQ. Oh how we would brag about our latest layout or ideas! We would scan our layouts and send them to each other and one evening we even talked about putting up a website so we could share with others. The only problem was, no one knew how! Since I seemed to be the computer guru/techie(as they call me) I was elected to see if I could do it. Within a week or so, we had the home page done. How excited we were! Our very own web page!! Our web page needed a name, and it seemed every other line of someone's typing had "LOL" (laughing out loud) so we brainstormed and on March 17, 1998 Lots Of Layouts opened to the public. We are/were so proud, we did it! Lots Of Layouts consists of six women from all over: Linda aka LindaK is in Oklahoma Marla aka Cassie is in Utah Denise aka DeeDee is in Connecticut Suzy aka Scrappin' Suzy is in California Sara aka Satie is in California Wendy aka Queeny or Wendy in CA is in California
* Our second dream becomes a reality * Again while in chat, we used to talk about meeting and sending the "jet" and basically teased about flying to the others house so we could scrap together. One evening someone asked about the convention, and before any of us knew it 5 of the 6 of us were going to the Second Annual Scrapbook Convention in Arlington Texas. Suzy wasn't able to make this trip and we all missed her. But, the rest of us would meet at last! We talked, we cried, we laughed, we shared our precious memory albums, we shopped, we went to way to many classes and we even ate and shared rooms together. But, we never scrapped together! LOL Yes, we went to the crop on Saturday nite, we even took our supplies, but I don't think any of us got one page done. We just visited, shopped and oohed and awed over everyone else's 'stuff'! A few very special events happened that night at the crop though, and I know brought tears to all of us! LindaK presented us a special friendship ring to bind our ever lasting friendship. The picture above was presented to us from Sara! Marla presented us with autographed copies of her new book on Scrapbooking Quotes, Captions and Quips. Marla gave us a quickie class on photo tinting in the lobby of the hotel Saturday night. We didn't get enough of it though and in October of this year Marla will be flying to Sidelines Scrapbook Store (owned by our very own Sara) in California to put on workshops. LindaK will be flying in from OK, I plan on driving up, and hopefully we can get Suzy to drive over. Once again, it will only be 5 of the 6. We all have many pictures from the event, but with busy schedules we haven't completed our "Arlington Layouts". These are just a few of what we have to share with you now. LindaK
And
DeeDee spelled out LOL with
left over rib bones
Wendy
in CA
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