I'm most proud that I was able to finish the full marathon this year (despite fighting a nasty head cold and being in the middle of Girl Scout cookie season)! I think my second biggest accomplishment was letting go of the notion that a layout had to be 'print ready' in order to share.
Thank you to our fabulous hostesses who made me think outside the box. I'm not a huge "one photo only" scrapper (I take too many pictures for that

), so those challenges were a little harder for me to get started on, but I am thrilled with the final outcome. This picture has so many memories for me and I love that I was able to give it a special showcase.
I'm also proud of learning a new colouring technique - and was surprised at how easy it was! I think it has become one of my favourite layouts from the weekend.
Wishes for next year? Getting my java updated in time so I can join in on the chats! Although last year I tried to chat and scrap at the same time with very limited success......maybe it was the missing chat room that allowed me to finish the full marathon this year!