Silver Bella Jitters

All my swaps in a pile...what have they become?

About a year ago I discovered blogland. Why it took me that long is still a mystery to me...I am on my computer traversing the internet daily, and to this day I pinch myself for not having found this wonderland sooner. Anyway...last year, I came across Teresa McFayden's site, Paper Bella, only to find out there was an artistic extravaganza called "Silver Bella" a-coming. What was this? Can I go? Oh my, look at all the WOW classes...the vendors...the fun!!! Can I go? Well, no, because you didn't find this amazing world sooner and now all the tickets are gone, gone, GONE I say. So I made up my mind that nothing!!!! would keep me from this year's event. And nothing did! I waited and waited for the openeing bell(a) {ha ha} and promptly got myself a coveted spot at the Omaha Bash. It is now just days away!! Five, 5, five, to be exact. And I get to go!!! Oh lucky, lucky, blessed me!!!

I've had to really try hard not to let the excitement disrupt my every-day duties. But lately I've been indulging myself in thoughts of the fabulous classes I'll be attending...the dizzying array of goodies I can snag at Vendor Night (for which I've been nuturing a growing stash). And that's not to mention the fun planned at a local antiques store, or the guest speaker, or the fun swaps!!

This last 12 or so months, I have also been welcomed into this paperific, artistic world though a bunch of swaps I signed up for. I've met, through Flickr and blogs and swaps, a bevy of wonderful!! gals...and I'm going to see them, and they are going to see me!!! And now, I'm haunted by such thoughts as "will they like me?" "will I fit in?" "will I be chosen last to be on the baseball team?" "can I keep up with their very clever and inventive artsy ways?"


But I've comforted myself, also, because from what I have learned from reading your blogs, is that you are all wonderful, encouraging, sweet, charming, generous, caring and, from the sounds of things on the Silver Bella Yahoo Group, a whole buncha fun!!!!

So I'm just going to be myself and I know that this is going to be THE event of the year in my life. I can't wait to meet all of you in person!!! I can't wait...