As a newbie, I don't know that my two cents will count for anything, but here is my thought on the whole "date selection controversy".....
Can someone PM the shutterfly info. The PFF was the only thing I was able to attend with everyone. Thanks
Me too please. I thought I had the info, but I can't find it .
I'm happy a group of the ladies threw out some ideas & came up with a date that should work for most. We learned last year that voting doesn't work and someone's feelings will be hurt no matter what dates are picked. It doesn't sound like the dates were picked for personal preference, but rather the dates that are the most logical based on this years dates, weather, crowds, holiday's and people's AP's.
I'm in the camp of ladies who doesn't care how the choice of dates are made & as long as everyone is giving enough notice, hopefully they can make it .
I'm hip with the dates too...doesn't matter to me. The info presented makes perfect sense to me also and the sooner we get the date picked the quicker we can start planning for 2012
I had no idea how the plans came together and don't even recall the announcement...LOL...guess I was yacking to somebody or crunching my chicken and ribs too loudly. I by no means meant to upset anybody and my post about putting all the facts out to the masses, was only meant to explain the details to everybody at the same time and keep the drama down to a dull roar
Let's all enjoy all the photo's and memories we have created.
Another big thank you to everybody who worked so hard to make this trip fabulous
I love your pics too. Was there a Mardi Gras theme while you were there?I just uploaded a few pics, including the princess group shot, to the shutterfly account. I guessed by looking at the list that we were supposed to create our own album for our stuff.....
I am agreeing with those that felt the way the dates were picked and announced was not exactly the right way to go about it. It seems like quite a few of us did not hear a thing at the BBQ . The best way to announce the dates would have been to do it here and ask if that worked for everyone.
Of course it's hard to find a date that works for everyone but at least we'd feel that we had a say so.
Also I was under the impression that Steph took over this year for Beth because Beth was unable to make the trip. We all are thankful that Steph stepped up to organize things this year but I thought Beth would be back.
Jessica- we will see you on the next brochure ad for Billy Hill
BILLY!
Is anyone going to do a TR? I am looking forward to hearing more about it and seeing some pics
And I love the newest Billy!! Way to go, Jessica!! How on earth did you manage to get pulled on stage? I don't think I've ever seen them do that before. How fun!! "You're gonna end up on youtube." LOL!!!
One more video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zACtsp5N4Wc
Oh, and could somebody please PM me the Shutterfly info Thanks!
Anyone can have a conflict arise at any point during the next year. As of this moment, I am planning to go. If at some point something comes up, I suppose we'd have to address that then.Well Beth just said that with a wedding conflict she just might not make it, so maybe Steph should just keep up with the thread for now. But part way through planning do we want to find someone to take over the thread again in case Beth can't make it and decides that someone else should take over again?
Haha, very cool.It's what I get for taking photos! They grabbed someone from the crowd to come up and play the mini fiddle and me and my obsessive-billy-stalking-by-camera skills got me in trouble! I'd never seen them do that before either and was pretty petrified when he walked by and then turned on he spot and pointed at me.
Glad to hear you're planning to make the next trip ! Like you said, it truly is a group effort but all groups need a leader.Anyone can have a conflict arise at any point during the next year. As of this moment, I am planning to go. If at some point something comes up, I suppose we'd have to address that then.
I actually have sent Steph a PM on Facebook and am waiting for her reply. I figure she's had a lot to deal with returning home after a long vacation and will get back to me as soon as she's able. I've made it clear how much I appreciate the work she did.
I love this group, I love these trips, and have put many long hours over the first three years/trips into planning them along with the help of some amazing ladies. After all, these trips are truly a group effort. But I'll leave it up to her to decide if she wants to continue on with overseeing the planning thread. As long as the trips continue, I'm fine with it either way.
Haha, very cool.
Here is the video I took of the hokey pokey if anyone wants to see it too
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKd8SwFuPeQ