Sunday, December 14, 2014

Getting Crafty

What does a 20-something teacher a week away from winter break do on her Friday night? Crafts, of course!

Admittedly I'm not a very organized person, but I really wanted a way to put all the photos and memorabilia from the marathon into one place. I had so many photos, etc, to keep that it seemed like overkill to frame and display them all; a scrapbook seemed like the way to go.

After work I stopped by Target to pick up supplies (and let me just say, the snowbirds were out in full force and I spent a good ten minutes in the parking lot laughing myself into tears at some of the "driving" I witnessed), then spent the rest of the night diligently piecing together my memories.
Photos and supplies are ready to go!
I took a break for dinner and observed the mess I had made of the living room. Being crafty isn't tidy, that's for sure.
A work in progress.
Matt and I watched Edge of Tomorrow while I finished my project. I was pleasantly surprised. I may think Tom Cruise is a few sandwiches short of a picnic, but he's still one of my favorite actors.

I'm really happy with how the scrapbook turned out. I fit in the photos I liked most, my D-tag, notes of encouragement, and pages from the welcome packet. Plus, the blog came in handy; I printed out my recap and added it to the end.
Bart Yasso and the Sub 30 Club got their own pages.
A few pages from the finished book.
Now I can annoy guests by insisting they look through the scrapbook. Isn't that the main purpose of photo albums and the like? The bad news is that I may have found another hobby I want to take up...putting the book together was really fun and relaxing!

How do you save and store your race day memories?
How do you typically spend a Friday night?
Are you a Tom Cruise fan?

ABK

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    1. Thank you!! I'm really enjoying going through it and reliving it all!

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  2. I used to do a lot of scrapbooking and I've managed to gather about 2 rubbermade bins full of stuff....it's addictive....but such a wonderful way to remember the special times!!! Great job Ali!

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    1. Oh my gosh, that reminds me of when I was making jewelry...I ended up with tons of stuff I never used!

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  3. Wow, what a great race day keepsake! My Friday nights usually involve a lot of Netflix and couch pairings. ;)

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    1. Ah yes, Netflix...what a wonderful Friday night tradition!

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  4. I used to love scrapbooking! I was really into it for a year or two... scrapbooked my first marathon and did some of the musicals I was in. It is hard to scrapbook with cats though- I am sure you can imagine! I wish we lived closer, I would give you all my leftover scrapbook material that I never use anymore! I have so much paper and stuff just chilling down in my basement.

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    1. Oh my gosh...I can just imagine all the leftover materials. I don't think I could get really into scrapbooking because it's SO expensive and you have to buy so many cute stickers that are specific to the topic of your book! lol

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    2. It is expensive! Jelly would sit on a piece of paper and I'm like, "Noooo Jelly that piece of paper was TWO DOLLARS!!!!"

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  5. Whoo! Looks like the book came out awesome!

    I used to love scrapbooking but admittedly I haven't made one since I signed up for Facebook all those years ago. I guess now I just store and save all of my race memories on FB and the blog! :)

    I think Tom Cruise is a few sandwiches short as well but I've loved him since Top Gun!

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    1. Facebook is kind of like a scrapbook, but now that I don't use it as much I've found myself gravitating back toward real pictures. I'm sad I have so many on FB that I've never printed.

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  6. What a cool project! I'll be honest, I'm not very sentimental and I really can't stand sitting still, so scrapbooking isn't for me, but I sometimes wish I were better about holding onto things.

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    1. Sometimes just tossing things in a shoebox and shoving it under the bed is enough :o)

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  7. This is fantastic! I am a terrible scrapbooker. I am actually terrible at crafts in general. I'd be one of those "Pintrest Fail" people. So I don't even try. Yours looks lovely!

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    1. But you teach elementary kids! You HAVE to be crafty, it's like the law!

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  8. Why doesn't the organization of your job spill over into your home life? Never did for me, either...must be genetic.

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    1. I'm not even organized at work, I just fake it well!

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  9. Great way to keep your memories!!! I am so not crafty! Every now and again I get brave and try to make something new! I think it looks great and may have to try to find something similar to do with my stuff! But I will have to hire out! lol!!

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    1. Next time I may hire it out because it's less expensive...but it WAS fun to make myself!

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  10. This is super cool!!!! When I come to visit you will have to show me :)

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  11. Wow, that's an awesome scrapbook. I enjoy them as well but haven't made one since before the tot arrived. And agree with you on Tom Cruise. I won't go see a movie just because he's in it, but if he's in one I see, I always enjoy him.

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    1. Exactly...he's not enough to get me to the theater, but he's definitely fun to watch.

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  12. Scrapbooking was one of my favorite hobbies in high school. I don't have much time but I would love to get back into it eventually. Scrapping all of your races is a great idea!

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    1. I love the idea of doing it once in awhile when I have some time...but scrapping ALL races might be tough! I like the idea of a big scrapbook with one page per race and you could just keep adding to it!

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  13. Aw this is so cute! I need to make something like this for my races. What a nice idea!

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    1. It's been really nice to go back through. Even with the blog, it's nice to have something physical!

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  14. This is an awesome idea - I love that you printed out your race recap :) I might have to do that with my XC season recap as well :)

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    1. It's nice to have a physical book to flip through, even with all the details I put into the blog!

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