Well, folks, Tayleene and I are in sunny Anaheim, and just finished our first day at market. We flew in to John Wayne International Airport (there are 5 international airports in the greater Los Angeles area, apparently), and got started at about 9:00 this morning. We actually made good time in seeing the product we wanted to see. We may actually finish early. As I type this Tayleene is hard at work going over the product we saw, to decide what we're actually going to bring back for your enjoyment. Tomorrow's post will include a few samples of product we decide to buy. Below are some pictures of today's events.

The convention center is HUGE. This is a picture of part of the front of the building. Quite an impressive structure. I love all the palm trees here.





This is a picture of Tayleene and I at some booth. I forget which one! We probably visited 30-40 booths today!











Tayleene with Anna Griffin. She's a very nice person, seems very down to earth. She showed us around like we were the VIP's of the show (which we were not, but it was nice anyway!). Her new product is great, and we're excited about bring it home with us. We think you'll like her newest additions.







Tayleene with Vicki Chrisman. Vicki is a designer that works with various companies, and she visited scraps this last Fall and taught some classes for us. She's super-nice, and always fun to talk to. We hope to have her back to Scraps some day.





While waiting for Tayleene to get out of a seminar I took these pictures from a second floor balcony. Again, I just love the palm trees, and just couldn't help thinking "I wonder how cold it is in Kansas?"

This is Tayleene after a long day at the show. The upside down nature of the picture is due to the camera being upside down when I took the picture, and i'm too lazy right now to fix it. I thought the upside-down aspect kind of added to the sense of her being exhausted anyway, so I left it. She's put a lot of time and effort in the last few months trying to find the best, most original product to bring back. I think its going to pay off. Check tomorrow's post for a semi-embarrassing picture of me, looking silly trying to get free stuff.

Tayleene and I at Bubba Gump Shrimp. We work hard all day, then treat ourselves to a good meal at night. I had the "Accidental Fish and Shrimp", and Tayleene had the Stuffed Shrimp. Yummy!

That's all for tonight. Check back tomorrow night for our next installment of Winter CHA news!

Mark and Tayleene