a layout

Waahoo I did a layout :) its Friday night and I am trying to get in the mood to scrap book, so I started with some fun photos.  The pictures are of my son and his teacher (mrs. b) that we had to leave in Florida.  She was his Kindergarten teacher, then she decided to loop up to first grade the following year, so he got to be in her class for Kindergarten & First grade.  She became a part of our family.  Emily came to my children's birthday parties, became my shopping & bingo partner, she attended my husband's winging & truly loved my child.  We worked as a team to make sure Jacob didn't get bored with school (he is academically gifted) and went far and beyond what a teacher is required to do.  Anyhow, you get the picture :)  So this layout is going into my son's schoolday's album.  

When I scrapbook, its for me, so I don't follow trends really, the pictures tell me what to do.   I happen to journal a lot.  Journaling is just as important as the picture, in my opinion, and I try to always do it in my handwriting.  I have an album full of letters that my Grandmother wrote to me, & there is something to be said about the personal connection I feel reading the words she wrote with her hands.  To me it just means more.  

This is a simple layout but my son happens to love it, so that's all that matters.

So I have a question.  What is your style of scrap booking?  I'm curious to hear about other people's thought process.