I love my annual Arizona trip to the Tucson Gemshow/Visiting Marathon.
Here are some highlights from the first couple days.
(Dallas, me, Mary, Gina)
Gina comes all the way from Seattle and meets me there. She is a super fun shoppin partner and keeps me on track! I would be lost with out her. She comes prepared with snacks, laptop, her I-phone with GPS, earplugs and Tylenol PM for our good nights sleep :)
My buddy Mary housed us the first night & took us to one of my new favs Gratzi for dinner!
She always knows the yummiest places and where the best desserts are. She's been known to drive 2 hrs just for dessert.
Our theme for this years gemshow was
"IT'S A GEMSHOW MIRACLE"
SO many miracles this year:
Avoiding the 2 hr traffic jam on the way from Pheonix to Tucson by hurrying off the off-ramp and taking the
frontage roads all the way there.
Getting SWEET parking spots
and if not the shuttle appearing out of no where
to take us where-ever our hearts desired!
finding many many treasures at the show
Our new "friend" we met at the silver place and his arranged wife with some wicked "B.O."
getting a million heavy bags plus DC's in our room while laughing hysterically and peeing our pants and having the lady at the desk glare at us
Our super comfy-cozy courtesy breakfast that consisted of 2 bagels/a pitcher of milk and a bin of
fruit loops and 8 people staring at it wondering who was going to get the bagels
(so we turned around and headed to Mc-y D's)
our super sweet room with holes in the walls and the ugliest wall paper around but IT WAS CLEAN
and we had more $$ for gems so we didn't care
my awesome (not) driving skills taking us to some fun new parts of Tucson that I've always heard about
but never been lost enough to find
and last but not least GINA finding her a TIARA that she has always wanted
that had the number 15 on it--- which is what her hubby Kelly rates her on a scale of 1-10
sitting out in the barely cool air chatting by the fire. The perfect way to end the day!
5 comments:
Wow! So glad you had a great time. I miss Tucson.
i wanna copy of the last pic. is it jamie's? now i'm sad. :( good thing i have a billion pairs of earrings that remind me of you. :)it was sooo good to see you!
Is is to early to start planning your return trip! Im so glad you came and I miss you already:) Love Gina too, You two are so much fun, I can see why you love shoppin with her so much:) I might have to go get that dessert again and soon! and it was a gem show miracle that we all didn't throw up from the stench of that ladies BO:)
that was the perfect description of our wonderful trip! I had such a good time -- can't wait for next year. I've been crafting some lovelies -- will send photos soon!
a gem show miracle indeed, i always walk in that place in pure awe, and then crave it for days after wishing i had boughten more, too bad my damn "budget" isnt unlimited. i loved everything you got and am more excited to see everything you create with it.. you have got pure skillz at it! the mexican food was tasted better with you across the table, and even though my lemon bar was pure poo, sitting there w you made it the bestest night. im so glad i got to meet gina, what a fun friend i hope she wears what she says she was going to with that fancy crown.. he husband would love it.
i miss you.... i better go sniff my new neclace:)
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