Hi All! I got back from the IOLI convention and I had the most WONDERFUL time! I kept looking around at all the stuff the RMLG (Rocky Mountain Lace Guild) were doing to keep everything running smoothly and I was really impressed! On Sunday night, they had the Pajama party. There were some super imaginative get-ups that night! I don't know her name, but there was one lady with what looked like an authentic nightgown and lace cap. SIGH!! When we checked in, we got a fancy badge holder plus a zipper tote bag. I proceeded to live out of those two items for the week. I could stick my room card and however much money I was allowing myself in the badge holder, and class books and supplies in the tote bag. Do you know that I simply locked up my purse and did not miss it at all? Considering how much stuff one would need to carry to class, it was quite a load off my shoulders! The classes that I took were really well set up and the teachers quite knowledgeable. I took Bobbin Lace with Wire from Carolyn Regnier in the morning, and got to sit in on the Lier Lace Class with Greet Rome-Verbeylen in the afternoon. I thoroughly enjoyed both classes, and think I learned a lot. The arachne lunch was a blast, and it was great finally being able to put faces to e-names. I must admit, I really loved all the goodies we would get during the week. There were about four meals included in the registration fee, and my roommates and I had bought some snacks along so we did not need to waste money on meals, when we could spend it on more important things. (Like lace books and bobbins!) There were no classes on Wednesday, so we visited some of Rebecca's Colorado friends, it started raining in the afternoon, but I don't know if that interferred with the IOLI plans or not. It proceeded to rain most of the night and the next morning. But as we were doing lace, I don't think anyone minded! The grand Banquet on Friday night was a ton of fun! People were wearing all sorts of lace, either projects they completed in classes, or antique lace. More Sighing! All in all, I had a great time, and I thank the RMLG for the tons of work they put in to make the convention a success! Bless you all! JoAnne Pruitt [EMAIL PROTECTED] (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED])
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