Gardens. Garden Girls. Never in my life would I have imagined that these words would mean anything significant to me. If you had asked me last Monday what my scrapping goals were, I would have said maybe getting published a few more times. Inside, I would have been secretly whispering to myself that my goal was to be a Garden Girl someday, but I probably would never have vocalized it. There are sooooo many people more talented than I who deserve that honor. I scrap for fun. I try to get published for fun. Yeah, I've thought about making scrapping into something more, but I'm still so new at it that other goals really weren't realistic for me. So, I'm playing. And, I'm making friends. And then, I got an email on Tuesday that shocked me. Guest Garden Girl? ME? Really???? And now I don't know what to think about my goals, except to think that this is way more fun than I thought it would be. And that I am very humbled by the inspiration that I am able to receive everyday.
And, here's the story for those that have asked and missed it:
Last Tuesday, September 6th, I was at my computer uploading some LOs into a private album because I didn't have time to write all the journaling right then. My little gmail notification box jumped up beside me and it said "Kristina - Guest Garden Girl." I stared and stared at that little box until it went away, then opened my email as fast as my little fingers could type. I read the email and, being as dorky as I am, I started crying. I read it about 3x to make sure it was addressed to me and it was really from Pea and then I called my husband. Because I was crying, he thought one of the kids was much sicker. When I calmed down, I posted the "well..." thread to the pub.
And, then that afternoon, I got a dozen red roses from dh which translated into one of the GGG LOs. =) So, thanks, Kristina! ;)
I started scrapping that night and finished my 10th LO on Sunday night. I slept about 4-5 hours/night from Tuesday-Saturday, but I was never tired. I had such an amazing adrenaline rush going on that I simply couldn't sleep. Kristina's deadline for me was today, Sept. 15th, but I really wanted to get them to her sooner than that, so I emailed everything to her on Tuesday. I had no idea when the announcement would be made, but I certainly didn't imagine that it would be today. So, double surprise when I woke up and saw Lisa's thread!
I have always killed any and all gardens that I have planted. But, oh, this is a much better Garden and though I am playing just a wee bit part, I am loving it!
This is one of my simplest GGG LOs, but also one of my favorites.