Thursday, September 16, 2010

Family Jewels....and Scrapfest...

Well Happy Thursday to me!

Today I flew from Fredericton to Minneapolis via Toronto for a couple reasons - A) I had to be here for Monday for training and B) Scrapfest 2010 at Archivers - if you have no idea what i'm talking about go visit http://www.scrapfest10.ca/ it's sort of a Scrapbookers dream come true if you will :)

I am so lucky to be able to be here for this event - and really feel blessed.

Anyhooooo - I arrive in Toronto , go through customs and drop my bags off (you have to pick them up in Toronto for US flights and then drop them off again) and proceed through security.

Well I go 'right' and go to the farrr right.  I get in line and I notice this air canada employee beside me - and it's obvious that she's helping this gentleman - I look at him - think oh that's nice....the poor blind man is being assisted through the airport by this employee (sunglasses, hat with hair pulled back and his hair is black and kinda 'over-processed' looking if you will)- She looks at me and smiles (doesnt happen very often with air canada employees (go to last post haha)  and says "Thank you".  I'm like...."you're welcome" ... not really sure what she's thanking me for.  (Thinking back she probably is thanking me for not making a fuss.).

Any how we are standing there, the gentleman takes his boots off, puts them in the tray, now i'm thinking....hmmm he looks kinda familiar.... still not really thinking anything.....but that he looks familiar.....

So then he looks at her (and by this time i realize the dude must not be blind) and looks at me and says, "Should I take my pants off?"....and he's looking at me....

"Nahhh You better not" I reply.....

He sort of chuckles a bit - not like HEHE but like hehehe....and scrunches up his lips in a "pouty" face....

"Well if you want to - go ahead - probably the most excitement in the airport all day" Susan(at this point I'm a dork so will refer to myself in 3rd person) Laughs.....

Not-Blind man chuckles.......

Susan walks through security......

I'm putting my footwear on - got my coat back on.......

Look back and there is  Not-Blind man coming through the security thing-y holding his passport up kinda to his face (still with glasses on).

he doesnt 'ding' or anything and so comes up beside me.....

I hear 'murmurings' of 'Simms..' - at this point I'm thinking .....I think its that guy.....that guy from TV - married to Shannon Tweed - but it can't be........

THEN the security guard guy says " Hey You look different from the last time I saw ya!"

Mr. Not blind man says "You do too - less makeup?"
"Look at these boots...there nice boots arent they? (cowboy boots probably some sort of snake or something)..."
He's showing them his I-phone ....
At this point i'm sort of walking away....thinking HOLY crap that's Gene Simmons......from KISS....this is cRAZY!!!  I wanna run back and show him *my* iphone......haha

Then I hear some people saying..."hey that's gene simmons", "I just saw Gene Simmons"......

At this point i'm sort of in a bit of a daze....and start down the escalator - ......and then THINK - oh shit I shoudl have got a picture!!!! so i seriously wait at the bottom of the escalator - thinking...IF he comes down I'm going to tell him to take his pants off!!

Well the Air canada lounge is at the top of the escalator - and his air canada escort took him in there......

I was sooo excited!! I couldnt believe it!!!

I bet he thought I was sooo cool.....hahahaha....leaving him alone and not buggin him.....hahaha

OK so non-scrapbookers this next part you prolly dont care about....:)

SO Scrapfest!! - well first off i've talked to more people than I thought I would! (OK OK i dont want to hear it..hehhee)

Arrived at hotel via shuttle with 10 other like minded ladies!! woot woot! shout out to Two peas Ladies!!  Our parcel of scrapbooking goodies arrived Kel!! Woot Woot!

Ventured off to Mall of America for registration at around 6pm! Only waited about 15 minutes in line for my 'badge' and then went to do some shopping :)

Out of the 'bargain area' with only $25 bucks spent (yay for me!) and then went off to the Archivers Store....Who do i meet ? the owner of Echo Park! Yep really nice GUY?!? Yes GUY! So i'm sure down the road somewhere this will be very meaningful..hahaha and he'll be famous and it will be my day of meeting 3(i'm getting to it) famous men!!

So i'm walking around the store and I hear this "titter-titter" of women...and look over and low and behold Tim Holtz! - Yep Tim *freaking* Holtz - oh crap i didnt mention the 'trick' with the blending solution (see post at skrapnchat if you dont know what i'm talking about - its about using blending solution to get rid of hair dye--yep i guess it works).

So I put my camera up and i'm like going to take a picture from afar - and the woman working says...go right over I'm sure he wont mind....So i walk right up - Hey Tim Holtz - can I get a picture with you??? He says Sure and so it happened!!

I've had such an exciting day!!

My 'finds' - well this echo park paper is really cute! I got the I-rock and a bunch of different gems - very excited about that! found my good friend a clip board (hoping it's the one she wants)!! 

Tally at end of day $100.00 "or so"

Woot Woot!!

1 comment:

Queen Mel said...

OMG! Your killing me, I so wish I were you right now Susan! I know you thought I always felt like I wanted to be you but today (I mean yesterday) I so very much wish I were you!!!!!

So very cool! What a day!