I've posted about Nelliepalooza before so I will link to that post in case you want to see some more pictures from the event.
For the past 9 years, I have hosted Nelliepalooza every fall and spring. For one weekend, a big group of friends meets at a local campground, and we craft, laugh and eat our way from Friday-Sunday. It is always very fun and memorable. This year, I could not get motivated to work on stuff in advance, despite hosting the event during spring break and having the entire week off to get ready---I just wasn't looking forward to the 'work' part of it.... Also, many of my friends were gone on vacation so I only had a couple of people that I actually 'know' in attendance, out of the 33 guests that were there. I decided to announce that this will be my last Nelliepalooza event. I had mixed feelings about this announcement. The part that I look forward to the most: getting everything set up and getting to work on whatever project I have in the works.....will no longer be part of my routine twice a year. The parts that I look forward to the least: cleaning 28 toilets, sweeping floors and dealing with people's questions/issues for 3 days. The group in the photo below are part of the original group that attended 9 years ago for my birthday...everyone else that was there this time are all newbies or have only been coming for a few years. I opened it up for someone else to take over organizing the retreat if they were so inclined, one group volunteered and a couple of others were definitely interested in keeping it going. Maybe in the future I can attend as a guest and not be in charge. Its definitely the end of an era and I'm excited to put my attention and energy elsewhere in the future!
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