Suite Retreat 2013

What is the above picture of????  None other than "Becky's Espresso" now featured at the annual Suite Retreat!!!  The ONLY thing missing from our scrap booking get together is GOOD COFFEE!!  Since Jessi was coming from Denver on Friday morning, she offered to stop and get us coffee before heading to Embassy Suites - well, the closest place that I would even CONSIDER getting coffee was 3 miles up Academy, way out of the way - so Jessi suggested (since she knew I would be there 3 mornings this year) that I just bring my own and I DID!!!  Yummy coffee 3 days in a row - perfect!!

Our scrap booking coordinator offered us an extra night this year and we all jumped at the chance - by the time you haul all your scrap booking supplies, a suitcase, pillow and enough food to last a week, it's well worth it to have an extra day!!

Jaime and I headed down Thursday afternoon and set up tables and unpacked - we had a great meal at Zio's restaurant before heading to Happy Hour and then started to scrap book!!  Jill joined us later that evening and Jessi was there by 7:30am on Friday morning - the weekend had begun!!

But first - COFFEE!!!

We had a wonderful weekend talking and laughing, eating and drinking!!  It was some great GIRL TIME and we sure look forward to it every year!!  Texas Roadhouse was our catered meal for Friday night and Qdoba was our catered lunch on Saturday!!  In between times we had enough snacks to last a week plus yummy apple cider drinks to round out our evenings!!

Jessi and I ran to Hobby Lobby for a few things Saturday afternoon so picked up a bouquet of flowers for Stacey, who is not only the coordinator for this event but a close friend!!

We drank Woo Woo's at Happy Hour.

Jaime and Jill have decided to try digital scrap booking so spent a lot of time on the computer this year - Jessi and I racked up something like 100 scrap booking sides if I recall!!  I just know I finished the year 2012 and am now ready to start on 2013 - not bad just being a year behind!!

All in all, one great weekend!!  It always goes too fast but the memories we make will carry us to next year..............