cooking and The Pioneer Woman

If only I had more time! How many times have you heard yourself say that?
How easy it is to just get lost in the millions of blogs, some good, some, well, let's just say not so good.
One I've just started visiting briefly is one my mother in law reads as she is very much into cooking. We love visiting her!!
This lady has a very big following and mainly I think, because she is so natural. She's very beautiful, a great cook, a special mother and admiring wife. The Pioneer Woman is inspiring women all over the country with her cook book. She's doing a national tour at the moment.

So okay, we do Crafting Cruises, but hey, cooking is definitely a craft right. I seriously would love to do a cooking cruise with her, I think she'd be such a fun person to be around. What do you think? I just may have to see about that one.

Bermuda Scrapbook Cruise

It just amazes me how fast this year has gone! I leave in 3 weeks time for our Australia Scrapbook Cruise

Then we have in April, which I know will be here before we know it, the Bermuda Scrapbook Cruise with the very lovely and talented Jen Starr. I love her work and she's just such a fun person. This is one cruise I'm really looking forward to. Of all the places I've cruised in the Caribbean, Bahamas and so on while working on ships, Bermuda was one I missed. Gotta love those men in Bermuda shorts right!!

If you haven't been, then this is the time, rates are great, Jen has some amazing classes planned and this is one Scrapbook retreat the whole family is welcome to come along!
Check out Jen's blog,she has some samples of her amazing work on there as well as her general chat. Even the blog style is creative! Jen Starr

Radiance of the Seas

Johanna has some amazing pictures of the Radiance of the Seas. This is the ship the Girlfriends scrapbook cruise is gong on in May 2010. She is an amazing photographer and makes it look so easy!!
click on the title to see her pics

Girlfriends Scrapbook Cruise sneak peak

Here's some great pictures of the Radiance of the Seas Johanna took when we toured the ship last month Girlfriends Cruise ship pictures

scrapbook and Mixed Media cruise date changes

So we have a few changes
The cruise with Vicki Boutin, is going to be later in the year.
Also, the Mixed Media cruise with Lauren Ferguson, will most likely be in September instead of February, so you have plenty of time to save, do monthly payments and, we have more sponsors lined up, great!!
Visit their websites for some inspiration. Vicki at http://vickiboutin.typepad.com/ and Lauren at http://www.everythingaltered.com/

Upcoming Cruises

Well, I really have let the blog world down haven't I. It's not that I haven't had anything to say, just trying to prioritize and sadly this was down low on the list.

News!! Lots of cruises,
Vicki Boutin's Winter Escape on the Monarch of the Seas out of Port Canaveral on a 4 night Bahamas scrapbook cruise on February 8th, 2010

Lauren Ferguson's Mixed Media cruise on the Carnival Inspiration out of Tampa on a 5 night cruise on February 27th, 2010

Jen Starr's Bermuda cruise on Explorer of the Seas out of New Jersey on a 5 night Bermuda scrapbook cruise on May 10th, 2010

Johanna, Leah and Donna, the Girlfriends! Girlfriends scrapbook and crop cruise on the Radiance of the Seas out of San Diego on a 5 night Baja Mexico cruise on May 3rd, 2010

Jen Starr and Tracie Hudson on the Norwegian Gem Greek Isles scrapbook cruise out of Venice, Italy on a 7 night cruise June 5th, 2010

There will be more to come. Visit the "Upcoming Cruises" for info on each cruise. You will also soon be able to join us on Facebook and Twitter.