We Were Cruis’in
- posted by: Cheryl
- posted in: Uncategorized, Fiskafriendzy
- on: November 16, 2008
Good morning Fiskateers! I’m so excited to report that at the So. Cal Fiskafriendzy aboard the Queen Mary . . . we were cruis’in and had a blast. Friends made, crafts created, food consumed, laughs expressed . . . you name it.
Way to go . . . those of you who made it to and through the crop til midnight! What troopers . . . thanks Amanda too for being my travel buddy! We enjoyed the Scrapbook Sisters.
We traveled aboard ships, buses, planes and automobiles to and from the Queen Mary and Aquarium. I just dropped off the Fiskateer of the Year at the airport . . . you have to wait . . . I’ll share more later.
Want to thank everyone who attended and all those that helped! What a very incredible special day because of all the special Fiskateers present near and far.
I do want to mention to continue to keep the fiskateers, store owners, friends, law and fire personnel affected by the fires in California in your thoughts and prayers.
Off for now . . . it’s just the beginning of sharing some very fabulous and fun moments ‘on deck’.
NanaBeth#2906 says:
November 16th, 2008 at 1:08 pmCan’t wait to see pictures of the Aquarium. Did anyone have a run in with the Queen Mary’s spectral residents?
EileenW #1512 says:
November 16th, 2008 at 1:36 pmWhat a blast we had! Thanks Cheryl, your crew and Fiskars for a memorable event!
Shannon says:
November 16th, 2008 at 1:59 pmI had so much fun! I want to thank you and all the other ladies for such an awesome day! I didn’t go to the dinner (my husband had to “find” me because he was lost) but I sure wish I could have continued the whole adventure. The game that we got to play where we met new friends was so much fun. I wish we could have played 20-25 cards instead of just 10! Well I will have to write an e-mail to mention all the fun and awesome things about the day! Thank you Cheryl!
Jenn Stock #4450 says:
November 16th, 2008 at 2:37 pmI had a wonderful times. Thank you Cheryl and all Fiskars for such a fun event!
Jennifer says:
November 16th, 2008 at 2:45 pmHi Cheryl!
Thank you for a great time yesterday! The goodie tote was amazing, the centerpieces, food, make-and-take, the Queen Mary, you! And a huge thank you for my winnings! I was the grand prize winner and am so ready to bust into that bag and play!
Sadly, my mom and I had to leave before we went into the aquarium. We received a call that there was a fire in Brea. Mom (Angie) lives in Brea and I live just past there in Chino Hills. So we zipped home to make sure everything was okay. The fires was still pretty close to Brea and I had to wait a couple of hours before I could get home to my family because of canyon and freeway closures, but all is well. Please say a prayer for the firefighters!
Big hugs and many thanks,
Jennifer
Krafty Wahine#395 says:
November 16th, 2008 at 2:56 pmCheryl, thank you for making our FiskaFriendzy so totally awesome!! We had the BEST time. Congrats to Fiskateer of the year, MC (i haven’t seen her name announced yet so i do not want to ’spill the beans’! Way to go, Girl!!
We had the best time crus’in with all the fab Fiskateers. We chatted, played some great games, did a wonderful project with Candace Carpenter, photo ops, ate, snacked, swapped ATC cards, chatted, visited the Long Beach Aquarium, ate at Bubba Gumps and cropped till we dropped!!! And we had very special visitors, a Legend Fiskateer and another Lead!!! Yea!! I had the best time!!
Mahalo to Cheryl, her family, Fiskars and Fiskateers for making the Queen Mary FiskaFriendzy a fabulous and totally wonderful event!
aloha, anita
Angie Salazar says:
November 16th, 2008 at 3:04 pmWe were having a wonderful time. Jennifer had won the big Southern Calif. package. Lunch was delish. Then we heard about the fires in our area, Brea & Chino Hills. We got as far as getting our tickets at the acquarium but after seeing that big black smoke cloud and being rained upon with ashes, we went home to check on our families. Everyone is fine. Fires have been very close. It was hard for Jennifer to get home with the 57 Fwy and the Canyon being closed. Her hubby works for Edison so it was iffy if he would be even be home. She finally got home around 9:30. Kids were happy to see her. Keeping the tv & radio on, but things seem calmer.
Thank you for the great freebies from Fiskars. We’ll have to get together again in the future.
Angie Salazar #2618 says:
November 16th, 2008 at 3:06 pmIt looks like Jennifer and I were writing at the same time!
Carlee #2225 says:
November 16th, 2008 at 3:22 pmAdorable photo! Can’t wait to hear more about your nautical adventures!
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Judy #1032 says:
November 16th, 2008 at 4:00 pmA big THANK YOU to you, Cheryl, for putting this wonderful day together. I enjoyed meeting fellow Fiskateers. The ice breaker game was perfect. All of your speakers were fantastic and the project from Candace Carpenter FUN!!! Much Thanks also to Fiskars for the goodies in our tote bags.
Elizabeth Hicks #3791 says:
November 16th, 2008 at 4:59 pmThank you all! I had such a great time with all of you, meeting you, laughing with you and just getting to know everyone! I can’t wait to DL my pics and discovery all the fun again! I hope the freeways and the fires were not an inconvenience to any of you, See you soon!!
~liz
Karin #4472 says:
November 16th, 2008 at 5:22 pmCan’t wait to see pictures. And year more about the 4th FOY.
Betsy #2572 says:
November 16th, 2008 at 5:33 pmLooks like ya’ll had a blast!!!!!!I can’t wait to here more on your adventures!!!
Julie Overby says:
November 16th, 2008 at 6:14 pmSounds like a great time! I’m so excited for the FOY!!!
donna #4454 says:
November 16th, 2008 at 7:26 pmGlad to hear you all had a great time!
Stephanie Ackerman says:
November 16th, 2008 at 7:50 pmFirst…THANK you Cheryl…You are a blessing to me…and to soo many
Second…CONGRATULATIONS to Melita for being Fiskateer of the Year!!!!!!So glad I was able to be there for the suprise…
Third…Thank you to all of my Fiskateer Friends for a wonderful day!!
It was amazing…You can see some of the photos I loaded on my blog…
xo xo
s.
ERIN #3909 says:
November 16th, 2008 at 8:00 pmFriendship and such fun. Thank you Cheryl for bringing it all together with such love and care.
Our goodie bags are great allowing us to take our adventure home. The whole experince of meeting other friends makes me proud to be a fiskateer !!!!! I had fun dressing up for the special event !! Thanks yoodles for the great gift.
Patty 2262 says:
November 16th, 2008 at 8:09 pmIt all sounds so wonderful. I wish I could have spent a day with Cheryl and Angela scrapping. Thanks for the great weekend online!
Patty says:
November 16th, 2008 at 8:37 pmI had a wonderful day aboard the Queen Fiskars, “oops” I mean the Queen Mary!:)
Thank You Cheryl and everyone who made this such a wonder and entertaining day. Even with the smoky skies I had a blast getting to meet so many wonderful fellow crafters, laugh, eat and just relax and have a fun filled day.
Patty Root
p.s. it was very nice to win a prize too! I was so SHOCKED!
Maxine Hodges says:
November 16th, 2008 at 8:57 pmSounds like a wonderdul time. Praying that everyone will be safe through this difficult fire season.
L #4499 says:
November 16th, 2008 at 9:49 pmIt sounds like you all had a blast. Can’t wait to see the photos and los from it!
Lyn Dwyer says:
November 16th, 2008 at 10:13 pmSounds like you had a blast Cheryl…..I shall keep those people in my thoughts and prayers…..we heard about it over here in Australia……
The Captain’s hat suits you by the way…..”heave-ho”….aye…aye..captain Cheryl!
I Was waiting for you to steer the ship Down Under….LOL!
XOXO
Lyn
Sylvia #5019 says:
November 16th, 2008 at 10:14 pmI had such a good time! Thank you Cheryl (and thanks to your hubby and daughter… Fiskateer #2 1/2). Oh and thank you Fiskars, I’ve used Fiskars products for years but now I feel like I’m part of a big, HAPPY family. All the Fiskateers were so nice. I had the pleasure of sitting next to my awesome friends (Sonja and Tiffany) and I got to meet Melita the Fiskateer of the Year; she’s a sweetheart! Mitzi and her girlfriends were super nice too. Trish and Gina, you were so nice too… everyone was just so cool! On a sad note, the fires were and still are absolutely devastating and we do need to be grateful for our families and we should pray for those who have been hurt by the fires.
debby 2852 says:
November 16th, 2008 at 11:15 pmWhat a blast! I can’t wait to see and hear more.
Melanie says:
November 16th, 2008 at 11:19 pmThank you thank you Cheryl!! It was so much fun. I would say my favorite part was listening to you read the letter about the woman who has the father that travelled on the Queen Mary during WWII… and also petting the rays at the aquarium with my little cute short blonde pig-tailed friend!
marcie says:
November 16th, 2008 at 11:39 pmThanks so very much for yesterday I had an amazing time and met so many wonderful people who I can not wait to see again!! Cheryl you rock!! thanks so much for having me at such an amazing event I can’t wait for the next one!!
Julia 3642 says:
November 17th, 2008 at 12:54 amMy sister and I had such a wonderful time…we have not stopped talking about it. I spent all morning with my 4 yr old daughter today finishing the beautiful make-n-take that we got to bring home…she wanted to know when she can come to the “fun ‘kateers” events with me… Thanks again Cheryl and the whole team for puting this together…I am excited and look forward to the next one… -love, Julia
Michelle 3624 says:
November 17th, 2008 at 1:18 amI had a wonderful time and I want to thank you your crew and everybody I met along the way for making this such a special day. . . I made new friends, met some wonderful talent ladies and Jim, played with some great new tools, saw some fishies, had dinner at the best table in Bubba Gumps and stayed over night on the ship (yes Beth I did see a ghost or two but I always have so that was just kind of cool) and enjoyed some private time with my Honey a very good day indeed.
Amanda 4550 says:
November 17th, 2008 at 4:19 amCheryl,
Thank you so much. It was such a great event. Thank you, also, for the shout out; I’m just glad we made it back to the hotel since my sense of direction certainly didn’t help. My dear hubby and two girls drove down after the event to meet me (ten hours, brave guy).I am now ready to embark on an add-on vacation to Legoland, The Wild Animal Park, and Disneyland. Thanks Colette, Stephanie, and Angela. I had the best time with you ladies! Cheryl, you really outdid yourself.
Patty 2832 says:
November 17th, 2008 at 9:35 amThoughts and prayers go out to everyone involved with the fires!
The pic of you and Ang is just adorable! I so wish I could of been there too, I know it was a grand time!
Congrats to Melita! How fun is it to have 5 FOY’s !! So wonderful of Fiskars to recognize some great ladies!
Hugs to all
Sandy #1781 says:
November 17th, 2008 at 11:23 amWhat a great day! Thank you Cheryl and Crew. Thanks to Fiskars, Angela, and Stephenie too. There was so much going on and so much fun. I loved meeting so many of my fellow Fiskateers and very much enjoyed our table at the Queen, at Bubba Gumps, and at Scrapbook Sisters. A quick thanks too, to our new friends that were able to advise us on how to drive around the fires. It took a while, but we were able to edge by all the smoke and we were home in 12 hours.
While on the queen, I met a Fiskateer who was evacuated from her home that morning, and later, I could not find her again. Can anyone tell me how she and her family are? I’m sorry, right now, a lot of names are all mixed up in my head, so I can’t tell you hers for sure.
TJ says:
November 17th, 2008 at 1:10 pmCheryl,
You did an outstanding job! You are a RockStar! The Queen Mary was a terrific place to host this event. The entire day was so enjoyable expecially the “meet n greet” with all the ladies.
Thank you for all the games, goodies and prizes that Fiskars presented to all of us! You ROCK Captain Chad! Thank you FISKARS for your generosity!
Terry Frias says:
November 17th, 2008 at 1:34 pmHad a great time, met some new Fiskabuddies too! Thanks so much for all your hard work Captain Cheryl
Rochelle says:
November 17th, 2008 at 1:58 pmOMG! I had a blast! I met so many great new friends! Thank you Cheryl!:)
LWal says:
November 17th, 2008 at 5:16 pmOMG…I can’t wait to see the pix..sounds like you had a blast!
Sue says:
November 17th, 2008 at 5:53 pmCheryl, The first time I met you…I knew I had met someone very special. Sure enough…true to my first feelings…the event you put together for all of us was not only special, but spectacular!
We had know idea what to expect, but it far surpassed anything we thought it might be. Your family, helpers, anyone involved with helping you were soooo nice. The whole experience is one that I will not forget for a looonnnggg
time and has a special place in my heart. Speaking of my heart…thank you. Only someone as special as you could put on an event like that. Thank you Cheryl, Fiskars and anyone who helped make this an incredable event. Your all rock!
Sudie #97 says:
November 17th, 2008 at 10:20 pmCheryl, everything you do is so special and from the heart. I know it was wonderful from hearing from my friends what a wonderful time they had. Blessings, Sudie
Annie #4658 says:
November 18th, 2008 at 7:28 amI have to say, Thank you again! My daughter has told me it’s not offensive to point out that you all thought I was not in costume. No I am not the cool artistic type that dresses in goth, never!! I was all excited and nervous about my “pirate” costume. And then I was given the honor of being thought of as a cool artistic type. It sure made me feel young and cool that I pulled something I didn’t know I had off
~
betsy #1142 says:
November 18th, 2008 at 9:08 amSounds like a great day. I took some dramamine in your honor!
Laura Bray #1150 says:
November 18th, 2008 at 1:12 pmThanks for a wonderful event! Your hardwork more than paid-off Cheryl!
Patty #749 says:
November 18th, 2008 at 9:38 pmI had a total blast! Cheryl, you made everyone feel so special. Dinner at Bubba Gumps was so much fun. A perfect spot to end the evening, all 53 of us! I plan to upload my pics, but still now sure which site to use. Thanks again for the great day of sharing and caring.
So glad I met that day at CHA.
Patty
Merlene says:
November 19th, 2008 at 4:26 pmCheryl, It was wonderful! I know just how much work it is to put on such an event. To all five of you Leads THANK YOU for everything. Thank you Stephenie, Carrie, Suzanne, “Captain Chad”, and everyone at Fiskars and BOF who made it all work. Without you it would not be possible. I feel very blessed to be part of such a great group! I had a wondeful time.
Leslie Dupont says:
November 26th, 2008 at 12:22 amCheryl and All Who Coordinated the Long Beach Fiska Friendzy–
Thanks so much for all your hard work. It was an incredible, exhausting, rewarding day. My Fiska-travel buddy and I stayed through the entire course–from about 8:00 in the morning setting up the ATC table until after midnight at the craft store.
One cool thing about my day: my raffle ticket number was the same as my Fiskateer number (1941). When I got it, I figured that they had organized the tickets that way. (I know–what a doofus.)
I didn’t win any prizes with it, but that number sure indicated to me that I was in the right place at the right time–and that was the best prize of all!
I haven’t had a chance to upload my pictures, yet, but there are a couple of the ticket. I also was able to get some really cool pics at the Aquarium, which I can’t wait to share.
To Cheryl, Angela, Your Many Helpers, and Fiskars: your generosity and stamina are amazing.
Thanks!
Leslie Dupont, #1941
Annie Bausman says:
December 2nd, 2008 at 11:02 amhttp://annieathome.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!BCB04559A4C3A598!176.entry
I can’t say enough how wonderful a time I had. So I blogged about it today. I am actually so inspired by all the wonderful work I am seeing throughout this lovely site. Everyone is so friendly and organized and sharing.
I had to start a blog of my own.