Last weekend I went on a wonderful, relaxing scrapbook retreat to the Compass Centre down by Hillsboro. This was my fourth time going, and it just gets better every time. I got 65 pages done in three days, which is WAY more than I ever get done at home.
The Compass Centre was built specifically for quilter and scrapbooker retreats. It is so fun and colorful! The main area has lots of space - enough for 33 people to have 2 4-foot tables for their own exclusive use all weekend, with lots of extra table space on the side. There's a window open to the kitchen, and wonderful smells waft out temptingly before lunch and dinner.
The meals - oh, the meals! The ladies who work there are amazing, and their food is fabulous.
There are colorful quilts hanging on the hallway walls, and each room has a theme with a different design of quilt on each bed. Here are some of my favorites:
Of course, the best thing of all about going on a retreat is getting to work alongside a bunch of wonderful women. Michelle Kirchner (who used to be in my ward, and whom I've known off and on since I was 9) came this time, and we giggled a LOT together.
This amazing lady, Julia Stonecipher, is the Creative Memories consultant who pulls this retreat together twice a year and makes it a wonderful experience for everyone who goes:
I had so much fun meeting new people and catching up with old friends there. This retreat is one of the highlights of my year, and I'm so grateful to Greg for supporting me going and to my mom for staying with my kids so I could go for the entire time!
The Compass Centre was built specifically for quilter and scrapbooker retreats. It is so fun and colorful! The main area has lots of space - enough for 33 people to have 2 4-foot tables for their own exclusive use all weekend, with lots of extra table space on the side. There's a window open to the kitchen, and wonderful smells waft out temptingly before lunch and dinner.
The meals - oh, the meals! The ladies who work there are amazing, and their food is fabulous.
There are colorful quilts hanging on the hallway walls, and each room has a theme with a different design of quilt on each bed. Here are some of my favorites:
Of course, the best thing of all about going on a retreat is getting to work alongside a bunch of wonderful women. Michelle Kirchner (who used to be in my ward, and whom I've known off and on since I was 9) came this time, and we giggled a LOT together.
This amazing lady, Julia Stonecipher, is the Creative Memories consultant who pulls this retreat together twice a year and makes it a wonderful experience for everyone who goes:
I had so much fun meeting new people and catching up with old friends there. This retreat is one of the highlights of my year, and I'm so grateful to Greg for supporting me going and to my mom for staying with my kids so I could go for the entire time!
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