What a GREAT day it was!!!!

Yesterday was a really great day. If you read my blog post yesterday morning, you know I was going to meet Michelle (click HERE for her blog). I did and we were so chatty and comfortable and at ease with each other. I felt as if I'd known her for REAL for a long time (instead of just knowing her by way of our blogs for just about 2 years now). We had some laughs and talked about a lot of things....not just quilting. She is the wife of a career Air Force man (God bless those troops!!!) and I am the wife of someone who was in the Air Force many, MANY years ago. Both of our hubbies have been sent to foreign shores and conflicts that caused us both to have many days and nights of worry....and that is a bond that can only be understood by those who have experienced it. That...added to our common interests in quilting and scrapbooking and other crafts as well as sharing stories about family and about less-than-nice sewing machine dealers caused us to sit and talk for over 2 1/2 hours!!! (No....we were NOT eating all that time....thank goodness, huh??) We will definitely be getting together as often as possible. We know she will probably only be in this neck of the woods for 2 years, so we'll make the most of the time we can spend with each other. Here is a photo the waitress took of the two of us. Yesterday also had something else good happen for me. You all know I won a GO! cutter a couple of months back on AccuQuilt's Facebook page and I absolutely love that cutter. Recently, I was asked by them to have a giveaway for a cutter on my blog and that finished on Sunday. For doing that, AccuQuilt let me have 3 more dies for my cutter. A little over a week ago, they asked if any of us would make videos to show any tips we had for the cutter. I had an idea, but I was sitting on it for several days as I do NOT like to be in pictures or videos. However....I also feel very grateful to AccuQuilt for what I have gotten from them and for the fact that they have developed a product that is a wonderful addition to any quilter's sewing room. SO....I gave myself a good talking to...and I said, "SELF.....you get beyond your nervousness and make that darned video and show AccuQuilt how much you appreciate that cutter!" Yesterday hubby was the cameraman and video editor and we got the video done and put online. I still cringe when I watch myself, but it's gotten some positive feedback, so I guess I did okay with it. And now...it's done....and I'm glad. Whew! If you have a GO cutter or are fascinated by them and want to see the video, click HERE for the link. If you don't want to see it, that's fine, too!!! Be forewarned.....if your computer is slow, it will take a bit of time to download (which it does on mine). Today will be another good day, too, as a very close friend is arriving for a 5 day visit and she's not been here now for a few years! I won't be online as much while she is here, but I know she and I will have a lot of fun.