Monday, September 12, 2011

A Fabulous Visit with Charlene aka Bertie aka LilLuvsStampin

If you are looking for my Totally Stampalicious post, click here.


Now...on to the REAL news......


I am not one who really likes to share pics of myself.......just hate the reality of them all.....IYKWIM....however, since my dear stamping friend, Charlene (LilLuvsStampin) was kind enough to drive all the way from Michigan so we could meet face to face, I just have to 'get over it' and share some pics.  Charlene will have more to share as I forgot my camera yesterday.  I only got shots in Mystic and at my house.......!  She has already left and is now visiting Cape Cod for a couple of days before heading to Boston to meet up with Julia (artystamper) and Anne (jdmommy).  Quite a whirlwind of a trip!!!



Charlene is to the left.  I am on the right.
  Picture was taken while visiting Mystic, CT.

Charlene and her traveling friend, Sandy, pointing to the Mystic Pizza sign.
  Sandy is a film buff, so we had to visit Mystic Pizza for lunch.

Charlene in front of our local diner, named after her (wink!)
It actually was a real diner years ago, but now is a storefront restaurant.

Charlene and I in the stamp cave.
Doesn't look like those showcase ones that many have,
but it works for me.  Dawn L. was the one who gave it its name
when she visited a year or two ago.  It has cloth walls and no windows....
it is in a real New England unfinished basement.

My tradition when people come to visit is to take a final picture
in front of my fav Japanese maple bush.  Unfortunately, after this pic,
Charlene and Sandy headed on the road for Cape Cod.

I hope that have a wonderful trip and am so tickled that they came
to Connecticut to spend some time with me.

Thanks, Charlene.....you truly warmed my heart!!!!

17 comments:

Dawn said...

oh...I'm totally jealous!! HOW FUN!!!
hopefully one day, I'll make it back there!

StampOwl said...

ditto what Dawn said, cept for the bit about making it back seeing I have never been there yet ... one day maybe :)

Traci M said...

So fun to see you two finally meet...and the pics are wonderful, Joanne!! Your stamp cave looks very well stocked, too!! Wishing Charlene a safe journey...that's a lot of miles!! Thanks for sharing!

Tosha Leyendekker said...

Ohhhhh!! It looks like you guys had the most fun!! As jealous as I am, I'm glad you guys got to meet irl and spend some time together. Thanks for sharing the pics my friend!!

Carol L said...

It's wonderful to get to meet fellow stampers in person isn't it?! Thanks for sharing these great photos of all of you, and your stamp cave may not have walls or windows, but it sure enables you to crank out some gorgeous cards! That's all that really matters :)

Lynn McAuley said...

How awesome!! There is nothing better than spending time with someone who understands your passions!!

wannabcre8tive said...

I am so glad that Charlene and her friend came to see you. Looks like you all had a great time. Thanks so much for sharing the pictures.

Denise Marzec said...

Awwwww, great pics of you and Charlene! I'm so glad you shared them!

Vicky Gould said...

It is always fun to meet our SCS friends in person. Charlene is a joy as you are and I bet you two hit it off. I also enjoyed seeing your stamp cave! Thanks for sharing a part of your life, Joanne! Luv ya, GF!

Mothermark said...

Whoo hoo! #1 I am glad she got there safe and sound! #2 I am glad you all had a wonderful time. #3 I am glad you shared these awesome pictures! Tee hee! You guys look like long time friends! Well, you are, but you know what I mean!

How nice......You musta posted these after I visited your blog yesterday.....I am glad I came back to see them......

You both look wonderful! It was fun seeing the Stamp Cave...I have one of those too...but its upstairs so its a climb up instead of a trip down! Ha!

Awesome photos!

PS I loved that movie Mytic Pizza...is that what it was called? With Julia Roberts???

Benzi said...

Great to see the pictures of you two stampers. I've never met any of the online stampers but I know it must be a huge treat. Great pics and so glad you shared.

Lois said...

It's always fun when two cyber-friends finally meet. Looks like you had a fun day together!

Charlene Merrick (LilLuvsStampin) said...

Hey, JoJo! What a wonderful treat it was to finally meet you! I cannot believe how fast our time went by. You are such a kind, funny, generous woman. I am blessed to call you "friend". We saw the whales today, which was AWESOME!

Joan Ervin said...

How fun for you two to meet in person...looks like you had a great time!!!! All the pics are fabulous, Joanne, and I loved seeing your stamp cave....a lotta gorgeous art has been created in that little room!!!

Julia Aston said...

How fun Joanne! Lovely pics of you both! Love your stamping cave too!!

I just spoke to Charlene and they are presently on their way to Provincetown on the Cape - and had a wonderful whale watching trip yesterday!

I'm looking forward to her arrival tomorrow night for her visit to Boston!!

jdmommy - Anne Harmon said...

Julia and I are anxiously awaiting Charlene's and Sandy's arrival. We hope to have some pics too, but if we don't, yours are wonderful! TFS!! *sigh* Wish you were coming too!

Cindy Haffner said...

Ohh how FUN for you guys!!~