In connecticut, with Joan, was AMAZING! It was soooo great to see her again! I got there a day and a half early so i jumped on the train to NYC and did some exploring. 

Then I got to hook up with a really great friend of mine, who made me laugh ALL WEEKEND! It was so funny. We were craving to win prizes in each class, and, of course, i never win anything, but Joan finally did! ......and....drumroll please.......IT WAS A PACK OF ASTROBRITE CARDSTOCK! I don't think I've laughed that hard for a LONG time!
She is an AMAZING woman....I mean, to know her is to ADORE her!
Here is one of the photos she took for a contest....it really turned out great. we were given a number of categories to shoot for a scavenger hunt.
The classes were very good, especially Jessica Sprague, Candace Stringham, and a teacher on lighting (whose name escapes my feeble mind) but he owns Del Sol photography.
I'm really missing my SpragueGround Buddies right now! Hopefully we can hook up again very soon!!!! more later...gotta catch up after being gone so long!