Current scrapping goals?

[knittingbec]

My next steps are to get the rest of 2019 into templates, which should be a little less than 100 pages. I haven't been 8 months behind in my scrapping in years. I think I've figured out that I've completed almost 2 years of scrapping since the shutdown.

Wow! That must feel so good!
I'm going to go scour this thread & maybe a couple others to see if I can find more about your 'process'-- do you get the pics & journaling into templates & then go back to add the rest? That's what I try to do for PL, but I should really do it for my regular pages too.

 

[Kimberly27]

I am glad I found this group to know that I am not alone in the way behind category. LOL I just finished a 2018 trip to DC but haven't printed much in a while....my problem is I need to print layouts.
I took 4 years off to do other stuff...why I don't know. I love scrapping and have missed it. Now I am so far behind on pictures. I have so many trips...I take THOUSANDS of pics on our trips too. Our Disney trip alone I have close to 2000 pictures. Hubby and I take a mini vaca every summer together so I have those trips over the last 8 years to scrap...several big ones like Paris (work trip), a cruise to Alaska, an anniversary trip to the North East 8 years ago. Don't even get me started on the kids...poor second kid. LOL
My goal right now though is to get caught up on 2020 and work backwards since I take less pics now then I did when they were babies. I am also working on our Thanksgiving trip to Universal/Florida Coast. The challenges here are so open ended and provide a lot of help in getting these pages done.

 

[nesser1981]

So are you guys going to Elmendorf? I was in the Air Force too, just 10 years. I have a few friends still there that retired there. It is a great assignment. Fantastic food and lots to see, even though its so remote.

You'll see Moose a lot! I saw my first bear on base just a couple months after getting there.

I will definitely not be doing ANY of the driving! My vehicle is getting shipped. Everyone keeps asking my husband, "Aren't you nervous to do that drive?"...he wasn't, until everyone started bringing it up, lol.
My husband will retire from the Air Force after this, and we feel like this is going to be an excellent final assignment.


Yep, that's our next stop! We're excited!



Thanks! It should make for some good scrapbook pages Moose are my favorite animal, but I've never seen one in real life! Lol...that's about to change! I hope one walks through my yard! Someone from my husband's new office shared a video of a moose giving birth right outside their building. Just watched it through the office window :blink:

 

[Saar]

That's fantastic!

I need to finish September 2019, and then I'm going to order the 3 books I've wrapped up.

My next steps are to get the rest of 2019 into templates, which should be a little less than 100 pages. I haven't been 8 months behind in my scrapping in years. I think I've figured out that I've completed almost 2 years of scrapping since the shutdown.

Wow, that's amazing Vanessa!
:thumbup:

 

[knittingbec]

So are you guys going to Elmendorf? I was in the Air Force too, just 10 years. I have a few friends still there that retired there. It is a great assignment. Fantastic food and lots to see, even though its so remote.

You'll see Moose a lot! I saw my first bear on base just a couple months after getting there.

Yes, Elmendorf! My husband has been in for 21 years next week & was planning on retiring this October. We've been at an embassy for 2 years, language/attache school the year before that, and a DOD agency before that & decided that being back in a 'real' squadron at a 'real' base with the 'real' Air Force would be a more satisfying end to his career for all of us. (Especially when we saw our assignment )

Was Elmendorf your last base?
Back when I was a "young military wife", an "older, wiser" military wife (who was probably younger than I am now, lol) said, "your last (meaning most recent) base is always your favorite". And so there was no way Turkmenistan could be our final last base! Hahaha...

 

[nesser1981]

Yes, Elemendorf was my last base. That makes sense. It's a big base, since it's joint with Fort Richardson too. I'm happy to report, you'll have a Target, which we did not have most of our time there. LOL! It's a great city. You'll have to check out Moose's Tooth, Humpy's, Snowcity Cafe and Glacier Brewhouse. Those were a few of our favorite places to eat when we were there.

Aside from school, I was only at Misawa AB in Japan and Beale in North California (didn't care for it), LOL!

I know you guys will love it! Can't wait to see all of your photos and layouts from there! I was early in my scrapbooking "career" back then, so I wish I would have documented so much more.

Yes, Elmendorf! My husband has been in for 21 years next week & was planning on retiring this October. We've been at an embassy for 2 years, language/attache school the year before that, and a DOD agency before that & decided that being back in a 'real' squadron at a 'real' base with the 'real' Air Force would be a more satisfying end to his career for all of us. (Especially when we saw our assignment )

Was Elmendorf your last base?
Back when I was a "young military wife", an "older, wiser" military wife (who was probably younger than I am now, lol) said, "your last (meaning most recent) base is always your favorite". And so there was no way Turkmenistan could be our final last base! Hahaha...

 

[knittingbec]

Yes, Elemendorf was my last base. That makes sense. It's a big base, since it's joint with Fort Richardson too. I'm happy to report, you'll have a Target, which we did not have most of our time there. LOL! It's a great city. You'll have to check out Moose's Tooth, Humpy's, Snowcity Cafe and Glacier Brewhouse. Those were a few of our favorite places to eat when we were there.

Aside from school, I was only at Misawa AB in Japan and Beale in North California (didn't care for it), LOL!

I know you guys will love it! Can't wait to see all of your photos and layouts from there! I was early in my scrapbooking "career" back then, so I wish I would have documented so much more.

Moose's Tooth is already on my list, I'll add your other suggestions too!