one crazy idea (it was lindsay’s.)
a little convincing.
three girls.
photo courtesy katie unger
six months of planning.
thousands of emails.
endless amounts of teamwork.
lots of worrying.
a little bit of crying.
a smidgen of stress.
okay, more than a smidgen.
and it was all completely worth it!!
photo courtesy lindsay wright
blend 2012 was, hands down, one of the best weekends of my entire life. the fact that it actually happened is quite surreal. i get this goofy grin on my face every time i think about any bit or piece from the wild, wonderful weekend.
i have hundreds of photos and you KNOW i am long winded.. so my recaps will come one by one throughout the week. but for now, i am taking a rest day. i don’t remember a time my body was this active. (move more in may like woah!)
my body needs a rest. my brain needs one even more. be back tomorrow to start telling you all about the past five days! plus, randy, penny, and marshall need some attention from little old me. i missed them!!!
thanks to everyone who came to blend 2012. it was the best. no, really!
photo courtesy ashley mclaughlin photography
Q~
how was your weekend? any highlights or news? i miss you all–tell me what you’ve been up to.
xo. janetha g.
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So great you had such a memorable time!
i spent the weekend being jealous of everyone at blend and living vicariously through my instagram feed. :)
oh, and drinking lots of really good beer at craft beer week here in madison! so it wasn’t all bad…
You three are awesome. :)
My weekend was pretty awesome. Relaxed and did some homework on Saturday, spent the afternoon at the pool and had a nice date out with my boyfriend on Sunday.
SO sad I couldn’t come this year… NEXT YEAR for sure ;) Glad you had fun, cannot wait to hear all about it at work tomorrow!!!!!
I’m so planning on coming next yr!! It just looks like such a fantastic time and to meet the people that I’ve been following and stalking a bit (not in a Creepy McCreeper way) will be awesome!
Congrats on getting it all up and running, Janetha! From everything I saw, it looked like an awesome time and I’m extremely jealous! I hope you consider having it again next year!
YAY, you girls are awesome. wish I could have been there… if there is a 2013 Blend (and it’s not the weekend of May 24-26…) then I will be there. I mean, I CANNOT have two exhausting busy years in a row, right?
right?
can’t wait to hear more from you – but yes, rest! XO
I am so incredibly depressed that I wasn’t able to join you but you better believe I will be there next year! Miss you love!
WAS EPIC!!!! You 3 did an amazing job and no words can explain how awesome it was! LOVE YOU!
Uhhh, my weekend was AMAZING. Yes, amazing. I know I overuse that word- but this might be the first time that I’ve ever truly meant it.
I have 300 photos on my memory card… and about 100 on my iPhone. I need to take another day off work just to sort through and edit and post them! I’m hoping to get a re-cap done by the end of the week.
THANKS FOR EVERYTHING. It was surreal. You three deserve all the credit in the world and I don’t know how you pulled it all off- I would have thought you’d been planning retreats for years the way everything went so SMOOTH.
And seriously- thanks for giving me one of the most life-changing, wonderful, “feels like home” weekends of my entire life. xoxoxoxo
The last picture reminds me of summer camp, and I bet that’s what it felt like too — amazing times with amazing people packed into a short sunny time! my highlight of the weekend was finally painting our sunroom a lovely shade of gray….can’t wait to make it my cozy reading room!
awwww I wish I could have been there!! :( Looks like you all had an absolute BLAST! I will for sure be there next year! Can we sign up yet??
My weekend was a whirlwind as well…as you know! We are all moved to Nebraska and living in a hotel. Sweet life!! :) So glad to finally have all of our stuff here though!
Can’t wait to see all the pictures and drool over all of the fun stuff you did/ate!
you deserve a huge round of applause for getting the retreat organized and done! it is an amazing accomplish! congrats to you.
So glad to hear that you had an amazing time!! I wish I could have been there! Awesome job on planning what sounds like a totally great event :D
crazy, amazing, and genuine! rest up friend. SO PROUD OF YOU!
awww! So glad it went well. SO wish I could’ve come!! I’m sure it was just perfect. Kay went swimming again this weekend- that was my highlight!
AWESOME JOB! I know you put in a ton of work and I have heard nothing but rave reviews. I am going next year, no questions asked.
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heart face thing.
So glad to hear it went so well!!! Good work girl..it all paid off so enjoy your rest today. Weekend was fairly uneventful. Did go for a lovely walk around sydney opera house and botanical gardens though. Nice break from studying that day. Looking forward to the recaps xox
YAY!!! Congrats on the success!! I’m so glad to hear that it went well and that you had FUN after all the hard work!
MY weekend was awesome thanks to the planning of you ladies! So happy I got to be a part of it! :)
looked SO amazing from the pics all weekend!! I so wish I could have been there with you fab ladies!
WOW…one of the best weekends of your LIFE? Now I’m EXTRA bummed I missed it! ;) I am so glad that the weekend went well – I truly had no doubt that it would be a success with you, Katie, and Lindsay (plus the help of others) behind the event! :D
I had a WONDERFUL time away with my family…it was so worth it and relaxing, reconnecting for us all, and fun! The timing with BLEND was really unfortunate but you know what? There’s always next year!
You all looked great and moved lots and I know laughed and connected in beautiful ways – great work! :)
I wanted to go! But I was studying for the boards! Definitely in for 2013!!! (Even if I don’t have a blog…but I plan on it sometime!)
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU for planning this weekend. This was such an amazing weekend and I don’t think anything will top it for a very long time. Hopefully we hang out again before Blend 2013!
Get back here. Now.
we are so so so sad we could not come, next year for sure!!
glad to hear it was a blast!! look forward to hearing more about it
get some rest girl, you deserve it
<3 <3 <3
I miss you!!!
You ladies did a fabulous job putting this all together! I’m glad I got to spend some time hiking (and huffing and puffing) with you! Until next year ;)
it looks amazing!! im so glad that it all went off with out a hitch! hopefully I can make the next one:)
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SERIOUSLY worth it! Thanks to the 3 of you for such a wonderful treat!
You are all awesome. What an amazing thing YOU put together. I’m so happy for you (and totally jealous of everyone who got to go). :) Can’t wait to read your recaps.
I’m glad that you had such a great weekend! I had a good weekend too! Ran my first marathon. It was rough, but I finished! Aaaand I am addicted. haha.
I wish I’d been able to go – looks like an absolute blast! Congrats on pullin it all together, it seems like everyone had an amazing time!
Congrats on the success of your event! It looked like it was an amazing time! :)
It was THE best and I will shout it from the rooftops. Enjoy that rest day. I wish I was there to snuggle up with you. :)
I really wish I could have made it to Blend Retreat 2012. It looks like you all had one heck of a time. Perhaps I’ll get to come next year?!? ;)
So glad you all had a good time! I loved the Instagram updates. Sad I couldn’t make it this year, but maybe next time!
What an awesome event – I so wish I lived closer and could have made it – congrats on organizing such a fabulous weekend lady!!!
You guys rock, seriously. I soooo wish I had been there now! I really hope there is a blend 2013 in the works already ;-)
I’m so jealous that I wasn’t able to go. I have heard nothing but AWESOME reviews!! You three ladies are pretty amazing, if I do say so myself :)
You three are all-stars! Everyone seemed to have a great time, wish I was there!
Looked like such an amazing weekend!! I really have to get my butt to some of these; they look like so much fun! :-)
I can’t even express how happy I am for you! I was legit thinking about you guys all weekend and I’m so glad it turned out better than you ever thought possible. Keep it going girl…I will get there next year!
Such a wonderful weekend—you ladies put on an awesome weekend and I can’t wait for next years!
I think it’s so awesome that you planned this. Wish I could have been there. Glad it was such an amazing experience for so many people!
WOW! So happy for you all that this retreat was a HUGE success and perfectly executed! Such great energy there!!
Sounds amazing!! I am SO happy/glad for you and for everyone that it was such a success. Fabulous!!
This looks so awesome. I’ve been enjoying everyone’s recaps. I hope to be there with you all some day ;)
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