Saturday, August 13, 2011

A Different Kind of Travel

The Write Now! workshop at BPC has helped me focus on writing and journaling this past week, and I was inspired to create this layout using Shimelle's April 4x6 Photo Love sketch. The sketch was designed for four 4x6 photos, however  I cropped several of my photos & ended up using six photos. Two photos & the journaling are underneath the title flap.

Journaling Reads: Twice in the spring of 2010, we traveled for job interviews – once to Houston, once to southeast Louisiana. As I had prayed for Robbie a new job over the past year, I had repeatedly told the Lord that we would go wherever He sent us. At least Houston was still in Texas, even if it was back in hurricane territory and 100% humidity year round. Louisiana was another story – if we were going to have to move, couldn’t it at least be somewhere more glamorous sounding than Lou-i-si-ana? Luckily these jobs did not pan out and Robbie returned to work in Dallas. Were these trips useless? Did we learn anything? Oh yes . . . The Strip House in downtown Houston serves a delicious Baked Alaska, and the azaleas are in perfect bloom during late March in southeast Louisiana.

12 comments:

  1. I like how you incorporated the journaling here. This is another class I would have liked taking, I loved her Textuality class which I see is coming again.

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  2. Wonderful layout! I love the hidden journaling and the photo underneath looks divine!

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  3. I have really enjoyed your journaling today Melissa. You certainly seem to have found some inspiration in class!

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  4. I love your page and so glad you staed in Big D!

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  5. Lovely page and interesting journalling - strange but Lou-i-si-ana sounds perfectly glamorous to me ;-)

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  6. Oh and that Baked Alaska looks scrumptious!

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  7. The Baked Alaska DOES look good! Great LO!
    Alison xx

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  8. I like how you used the flap for a hidden surprise! So fun and I am glad you stayed in the area!!

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  9. You captured some great details in your journaling. Love the hidden flap with the journaling and more photos. So glad to hear that Robbie's job went full time and life is getting back to normal for you guys. :)

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  10. Melissa, you include wonderful journaling in your pages and they are always a pleasure to read.
    The baked Alaska really does look sensational!

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  11. Love the orange finger nails in the last pic!

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