Sunday, April 19, 2009

Asheville...

Yesterday was spent mostly traveling and waiting. My travels began early, as the sun was rising up over La Guardia Airport. From there, the trip is a blurry succession of images, hazed with sleepiness and the weariness of travel. Plane delays. Mechanical problems. Gate changes. You know you're desensitized to the woes of traveling when those things don't even sink in anymore and you're just sort of float along like a leaf caught up in the rushing waters of a stream.

I am here now in Asheville and already the feasting has begun! It is good to be with my family. Azalea is being super sweet and she's very excited about the new baby on the way. Cynthia is just finishing up work on the book. (I'm trying to encourage her to write part two and part one isn't even released yet!) But that's because I think the book is just that good. I wouldn't say that if I didn't think so.

It's definitely good to be here. In a few days we're going to meet up with Nina Bagley for a crafting and feasting extravaganza! I can't wait! We're also going to Florida. It'll be strange to go back. I haven't been in several years. We're going to visit my parents on the way down to Miami for the Best Bead show. It looks like it'll be a really good show. Make sure to drop by to say hello! And do wear your Green Girl Studios jewelry, as you'll get a free bead for representing.

5 comments:

RupaB said...

Do you need the break?....have fun and congrats on soon to becoming an uncle all over again!

I picked up some beautiful heart beads at the SFO show and cannot wait to get to work on them.....take care!

Andrew Thornton said...

The San Francisco show sounded like a lot of fun. I know so many folks who made it out there, including Greg, representing GGS.

Have fun working with your beads!

RupaB said...

......I picked up the heart beads and a couple of owl and the castle bead at the GGS booth! Yes the show was really really nice and so wished you could have come!

I picked up a lot of glass/czech beads and cannot wait to start working with them...actually I'm working on a piece for the Art Bead challenge...Birth of Venus.

Andrew Thornton said...

Yeah, I've had a lot of fun doing that show in the past. Greg likes to go though since he can visit with his friends who live in the Bay area.

I'm hoping to get out to San Francisco soon. I have a lot of friends out there that I miss much and would love to see... LIKE YOU!

(Are you going to Bead & Button?)

RupaB said...

B&B...sadly no...the dates always seem to conflict with my plans! But hope to make it in 2010 for sure....its been a while since I went, I remember when it was a fairly small show...and now it is so famous the world over...

Yay...looking forward to your visit!