Makeup is a BIG DEAL!

I am back from California....I went with my daughter to LA and Pasadena to IMATS.  It is International Makeup Artists Trade Show....let me tell you what....Makeup is a BIG DEAL!  The lines where LONG....here is just one line (time lapsed):

After we got in, there were just more and more lines.....but we had a fantastic time!  She even snap chatted how good I was doing!

Paige got some stuff that was regularly sold out...and some exclusive stuff....she even saw Jaclyn Hill (who is a very big deal).  There was even a kiosk/vending machine for makeup at the airport (yes, we got some).

The apple really does not fall far from the tree here....these are her makeup purchases just for Saturday (look familiar to a bunch of yarn laying out on a bed?)....while she did not buy a whole lot on Sunday, we did still go again on Sunday before flying home.

Here are the bands for both days:

I did go to one yarn store called The Altered Stitch (I think they host Stephen and Steven soon)...it was a lovely shop, but a little ironic for me.  I wanted to get some local to CA yarn and they not only had Madelinetosh (from Dallas) but they also had Texas Dyed Wools yarn (from Austin)....ha, ha!  I did not buy anything (see how good I am), but it was nice to go.

Now you are probably wondering if I got to knit at all (I mean, this is a knitting blog)....well, I did....while I was in line!  I did not knit much on the planes, but that is because my ears were bothering me (they still are).

I worked on the fingerless mitts for my cousin.....remember I barely had them started at the beginning of the year...I saved them for this trip:

I have the second mitt to the second red stripe....so they are coming along.  I also finished my January Socks!  These are Desert Vista Dyeworks in the Flintstones Colorway!

Lastly, I worked on my Karee Shawl:

Now, I have a couple of stash enhancements....but I won one of them!

I won a skein from Brazen Stitchery in the Northman colorway!  I love it!  Thanks Stacey!

and I bought a bag for a cross stitch project....along with Q Snap Covers!  I love the sheep!!

Oh, I also have to tell you that I had to take Antonio to the dr this past week for his vaccinations....he was such a great trooper, we got a 529 pc lego set.....he loved putting it together and playing with it!

Well, that is all I have...but I leave you with a sight seeing picture (Pinches Tacos...LOL) and pictures of the sunset at the Santa Monica Pier.

Happy Happy Happy Knitting!

Crazy Busy Weekend!

Paige moved apartments…from a first floor apartment (well, there are 7 steps to get to her first floor apartment…not that I counted) to a third floor apartment….where there are 39 steps, again, not that I was counting (LOL!).

Well, if you do not already know this...let me tell you that I am a very sedentary person!  However, this past weekend, for Saturday I did 8,753 steps and Sunday I did 14,124 steps…..I had about 100 ‘active’ hours…which is more ‘active’ hours that I probably had in all of 2015!

So, I am bushed!  My calves are on FIRE and I never want to walk again…but I did survive.

This new apartment is just for Paige and Antonio….and she is excited for the clean break.  She broke up with her boyfriend, Chris, and is no longer living with her best friend, Bizzle…..Paige felt like she was mother to 3 children and not just 1…..so now the new chapter of just Paige and Antonio starts…..she loves her new apartment and so does Antonio....I am very happy for them!

I do have a snapshot to prove my pain....LOL!

Here is a picture of her bathroom, I am pretty impressed with the tub!

On to the knitting......I have a pretty exciting stash enhancement....I got some SMOOSHY yarn.  I have wanted to get some of this yarn for a long time to make a big ole smooshy blanket.  Well, I finally got some.  I got it from a friend, Trish, in Indiana.  She owns a shop called Colorways Gallery, and she gave me a much appreciated discount.  I cannot wait to make this blanket...but I have no yet decided what pattern I will use....

Here is my stuff with some pics of the beautiful blankets made with it.

and here I am showing the girls at lunch how you would knit with such huge needles (they are size US 120).

I also had a friend destash some of her DVD yarn, so I grabbed this one:

I tried to do my nails by myself this week because I got these super cute dachshund stickers....it looked really bad.....

So, I went and had them professionally done (yes, I also got a pedicure) and they looked much better.....I say looked (past tense) because after the move, they do not look so hot!

Now, as far as knitting.....man, I really have not done much....I did not get to knit much at all this weekend...maybe just an hour each day.  I did work on my Karee Shawl (I am loving how this is looking):

Darlene also knitted some fingerless mitts for Antonio, I knitted the very end of one of his mitts, so I could leave them for him at his new apartment....Thank you Darlene, he loved them!

Lastly, I have been working away at my DVD socks for January.  I am hoping to finish these before Paige and I leave to CA on Friday!

And that is it.  I know, not much....but it was really a crazy and busy weekend for me (which is where most of my knitting time is).

Happy Happy Happy Knitting Everyone!!

Happy New Year 2016 = Startitis 2016!

Happy New Year!  I hope you guys all had a fantastic New Year!  I had a nice New Years Eve and was in bed about 10 min before midnight (Exciting, I know)!  However, since the 1st of January I have managed to turn this year into a startitis year!  I cast on 4 new project!  YIKES!

Last week I posted about 5 things I needed to start...well, I started 3 of them and then added 1 more:

1.  mitts for my cousin in Germany   ü

2.  mitts for Antonio in rainbow color.....not yet!

3.  DVD sock of the month (I will use the Flintstones colorway)ü

4. the Karee Shawl...this will be a KAL in the Bags by AwesomeGrannie ravelry groupü

5. the grey socks for Paige.....not yet!
6.  Converse socks for my aunt  ü


Here they are......

Yes, I know...they are all just barely started.....but they are started because I had a big case of startitis!  

Also, did you notice that my socks were on DPN's?  Well, they are Darlene's Signature DPN's...and every once in a while I feel like trying DPN's and then I try them and remember how much I like magic loop better.....so these are back on magic loop....here is my progress on one of them being moved to magic loop....and thank you to Darlene for always letting me borrow her DPN's every once in a while!

Now, I may have started 4 things, but I did finish 2 things (hey, half ain't bad).

I finished the socks for Chris:

And the mitts for me :)

I do have a few stash enhancements too.....Darlene got me this awesome gauge ruler....you put it over your knitting and if the drawings on the ruler match your knitting, you found your gauge :)

Then, I got a package from the UK...this is for the Hiya Hiya Product Swap....Pauline (aka kisho on ravelry) send me this awesome yarn, notepad and CHOCOLATE.....if you look really close, the chocolate package with Santa on it has a knit pattern in the background....I love it!  I am waiting on one last HiyaHiya Swap Package.

A couple of weeks ago I got the cutest ornament from a knitting friend....I forgot to show you because it went straight onto my tree....well, I took my tree down yesterday and I had to take a picture to show you.  Inside this ornament is a pair of knitting needles, longhorn orange yarn and cream yarn with a little label on it that makes it look like a Miss Babs Skein of yarn and I note that says In case of Emergency, BREAK GLASS Christmas 2015.....Thank you Debbie!  You are so wonderful, I am thankful to know you and have you as a friend!

My last stash enhancement is not knitting related....it is my Christmas gift from Jaime....it has a long story behind it that I will not type out, but it is a pair of wireless headphones for me to use at work.  I love them!  I have been using them all day!

Well, that is all I have.....I hope everyone has a fantastic New Year with lots of new Projects and lots of new Finished Objects!  Do you have any new Years Resolutions?

Happy Happy Happy Knitting!