Hi Everyone,
I went to my Guild's retreat from Thursday thru Sunday in Sonoma, CA. It's the first time I have gone. Everyone always raves about how much fun it is & this year, I made my mind up to go. I went with 3 other girlfriends, but I can see how you could easily go by yourself. Our retreat is held at a Sonoma State University. It's a beautiful campus & our pods were very nice & quite comfortable. For 3 nights & 4 days & all meals, I think I paid about $215 - what a bargain! There is no structure to our retreat - everyone brings whatever they want to work on & we can start sewing at 7:00 AM & sew until midnight. The food service people brought us coffee between breakfast & after dinner everyday. I was especially spoiled, because I am still recovering from my broken leg & my friends took very good care of me & each time we arrived at the dining hall, a student employee was sent to load my food tray up for me & escort me to my table.
There were about 46 of us on retreat & we had so much fun - as well as getting lots accomplished. One night, we laughed so much, I thought I was going to PIMP & I warned my friends if that happened, they knew who was going to have to clean it up! I've only been a member of my guild for about
3 - 4 years & this was a great way to really get to know many of the other members. We did do a block exchange & everyone brought a sewing related gift to exchange & the last day we had show & tell. If you belong to a guild & they have a retreat - I highly recommend going. I can't remember when I've had so much fun - I can't wait till next year!
Pauline Northern California