What Women REALLY Do at an All Nighter

For a full account of my adventures getting into Scrap Pink, go here.
Scrap Pink was awesome. First, a special shout out to Kasey for taking Reese and Quincy overnight, so the boys could do the whole "male bonding" thing, and go fishing part of the weekend. Your wonderful service bought us an entire weekend of guilt-free scrapping!

I'm feeling PINK....so this Post is dedicated to Jerushia and Heather's Mom, who survived Breast Cancer several times, before it took her life two years ago. Her daughters are beautiful women that I love and adore. Jerushia and Heather both speak of their mother with a reverence that shows she was an incredible woman. It sounds like she was a woman of obedience, faith, dignity,and integrity. A fighter, an angel. A role model and incredible mother to my sweet friends. The weekend of scrap pink, we scrapped for ourselves, for our families and friends, for fun, and for the boobies. Most importantly, we scrapped to save lives, so there will be less heartaches, and more women like this out there to raise daughters as awesome as Jerushia and Heather. This is a tribute to her, and all survivors we know, who live their lives as women of excellence. We find joy in your examples.

There were SO many fun ladies at our table (did ANYone get a group picture?) and we spent the weekend eating, laughing, singing, dancing, and SCRAPPING. My mom and I made a serious dent in our stacks of photos, and together have about 45 two-page layouts to show for it. More importantly, we had our well anticipated "retreat", and made memories to last.

The highlight of the weekend has to be the Altered Bra Contest. The winner received Cricut cartridges (oooh, aaaaah) and many other PINK goodies. We lost, but still had a wonderful time parading around as contestants in the boobie line-up. (wow, this post will be blocked by SO many internet filters...I must be hitting a zillion buzz-words!)


Here (me) we have the "Under-bra", for those ladies (you know who you are) who can't tell the difference between a bra and swimwear. If only I had a photo of the woman who inspired the design. I had an encounter with her several months ago, while she was sitting in a lawn chair in a plastic wading pool on her front lawn, talking on her cordless and yelling at her pre-teen daughter and dog at the same time. SPORTING THE UnderBra.
Fashioned from paper, bead necklaces, and pink staples, it had a halter top and easy open clasp in the back (we wouldn't want any tan lines on that tacky back).

AND (mom) the "Swing Low Sweet Chariots Bra". Boobs are like Yard Dogs...if you don't keep 'em on a rope, they'll run themselves all over yo neighborhood. Mom's bra started out down near the belly button (for those who had too much fun letting those beauties fly free during the whole "womens-lib era") and had 2 cords. When pulled, the styrofoam plate under wire and cords pulled those babies right back "up where they belong".

A bra for the Real Woman. Spin those tassels, birthday girl!

Jerushia was a runner up with her "Nursing Bra" Now you can Scrap and Nurse your baby at the same time! Jerushia and Heather also won for "most pink" spirited....if only I had videotaped the rap. Whoomp there it is! The bra on her left was one of my favorites...cute huh?

It gets better.

and better.
The owner of SSD. I've never met her, but I can tell this woman is a total boob (hehe). The winner was the woman standing right behind her in the picture below, with the little white feathers and crystal ball centers. It was the "Hardest Nipples, Guaranteed. Bra".
I will be there next year...in line at 7am...tapping the glass and begging for a spot on that sign-up sheet! Get ready, Kristen-I'll start calling the store in July.
Shelly, Sherri, Heather, Jerushia, Alannah, Kristen, Michelle...do any of you have pics of the group...particularly one featuring our PINK outfits? I don't have a single photo that features any wings, cat ears, feather boas, cowgirl hats, bunny ears, or tiaras! (with OUT Dr. Pepper, I might add...I'm "off the sauce" until I quit yelling at people in my sleep My new love, Simply Limeaid-thank you Aunt Laurie for introducing me to the sugary, sour goodness!) How about pics of the Crop Walk? Heather and I got our GROOVE on...kristen, I KNOW you have some serious booty pics of me...feel free to use photo shop, or else just burn them before they break your camera.

The Final Line-Up.
This is what women do at 1 am. If only there had been a pillow fight. Somehow I still think this is pretty far off from any man's fantasy. 4o babes in pink? YES...Mother In Law? No.