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.
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| Bart Yasso and the Sub 30 Club got their own pages. |
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| 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
Brilliant idea!
ReplyDeleteThank you!! I'm really enjoying going through it and reliving it all!
DeleteI 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!
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh, that reminds me of when I was making jewelry...I ended up with tons of stuff I never used!
DeleteWow, what a great race day keepsake! My Friday nights usually involve a lot of Netflix and couch pairings. ;)
ReplyDeleteAh yes, Netflix...what a wonderful Friday night tradition!
DeleteI 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.
ReplyDeleteOh 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
DeleteIt is expensive! Jelly would sit on a piece of paper and I'm like, "Noooo Jelly that piece of paper was TWO DOLLARS!!!!"
DeleteWhoo! Looks like the book came out awesome!
ReplyDeleteI 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!
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.
DeleteWhat 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.
ReplyDeleteSometimes just tossing things in a shoebox and shoving it under the bed is enough :o)
DeleteThis 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!
ReplyDeleteBut you teach elementary kids! You HAVE to be crafty, it's like the law!
DeleteWhy doesn't the organization of your job spill over into your home life? Never did for me, either...must be genetic.
ReplyDeleteI'm not even organized at work, I just fake it well!
DeleteGreat 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!!
ReplyDeleteNext time I may hire it out because it's less expensive...but it WAS fun to make myself!
DeleteThis is super cool!!!! When I come to visit you will have to show me :)
ReplyDeleteHaha will do!
DeleteWow, 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.
ReplyDeleteExactly...he's not enough to get me to the theater, but he's definitely fun to watch.
DeleteScrapbooking 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!
ReplyDeleteI 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!
DeleteAw this is so cute! I need to make something like this for my races. What a nice idea!
ReplyDeleteIt's been really nice to go back through. Even with the blog, it's nice to have something physical!
DeleteThis 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 :)
ReplyDeleteIt's nice to have a physical book to flip through, even with all the details I put into the blog!
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