Here for a Meh Time for sure...

Well, painting is done!   I went to Round Rock Thursday, stopped for some delicious Tex-Mex, and got here around 9 or so.  I listened to They Might Be Giants almost the whole way.  I have not listened to them in almost 20 years, and I don't know why!!  They are so amazing.  When I got to Hutto, I went into the house and moved stuff out of the way of the painters and then just chilled in the hotel room afterwards.  

Friday, I got up and let the painters in, and then I went to Kohl's, then Target where I found a cute black and white striped sweater that it's almost too hard to wear, but I'll need it in CO!  Did some craft shopping and then went to the Outlet mall because I need some more walking shoes.  I was good and didn't spend a ton of money!  I did find a Shaun of the Dead Funko Pop and YOINK!  He is mine!  I bought a book called Obitchuary that's about funny death facts.  Can't wait to start it! I came back to the room, took a nap, and finished this piece by The Gloomy Gremlin! 

I went back out after and locked up after the painters left.  They did an amazing job.   I love our home so much.  I cried like a baby.  It's so beautiful and hard to say goodbye.  I went out into the back  yard, to see my beautiful lavender bushes that are thriving, and to sit on my patio furniture.  My dad and Allen built this patio for us almost 3 years ago and now I have to say goodbye.  They worked so hard on it... it makes me so sad.  I put so much love and magic here and now I have to leave.  It's gutting.  I'm about to start crying so I'd better move on...

After marveling at how amazing the house looks, I went back to the hotel and watched a bunch of TV, ate some pizza and was a fat slob in the bed all night.  I had to let the painters in again Saturday to finish up.  I went up to Lakeline Mall and they were having some big market thing.  I got a Picard Funko for Allen.  I went up to Leander for a bit then went back to the house to lock up after the painters.  They finished up and it looked beautiful.  

I met my friend Anja in Taylor to go over some wedding stuff, since I'm officiating her wedding.  Then I went bwent home!  Spent some time with my parents yesterday, and finished this guy from The Witchy Stitcher's Cryptid Stitch-along.  These little guys stitch up so fast! Oh, and my mom LOVED the "Here for a Meh Time", and wanted to know if I could do one for her in the same colors.  So I'm gonna frame this one up for her and she can have it!  I was just gonna put it in a portfolio anyway.  It really meant a lot to me that she liked it so much.

That's about all for now, I think!  

Love Potion

 

I have had this pattern for a while.  It's by Haunted Frames.  I don't know why I was so intimidated by it, and then I started stitching it up and it's not really hard... I just kept messing it up.  I think the outline for some reason was tripping me up and I still think I may have messed it up.  The lighter pink thread that I have must be old or just not a very good quality (although it is DMC and I never have issues with their thread), because it kept snagging and fraying.  I finally finished this one, though.  It's on glittery aida, but I don't think it really picked up the sparkle in the picture.  

I bought this blue aida years ago and have barely used it.  I love the color but didn't really know what I wanted to use it for.  Then I was inspired.  I love this color combo.  The pattern is by CryBabyCrossStitch on Etsy.  I LOVE LOVE her patterns and have several in my dragon hoard of cross stitch patterns.

Right now, I don't have anywhere to put my finished pieces.  I thought about framing them all and putting them in some boxes.  I also thought about photographing them all.  Then I thought... I have all of these unfinished pieces I need to do something with and many of them will not fit into a frame.  Then it dawned on me... I need to get an art portfolio and that way I can put these in and they will be safe until I can frame them!  I just need to find one I like... 

Poop and Painting

 Well, it's March.  This year has gone by kind of fast in spite of the horrors!  

I have been pretty good about keeping up on my Stitch-A-Day project.  I did something to my wrist and it hurt to stitch for about a week and so I had to to some mad catching up.  

I made one of these long ago for the bathroom at our house in Hutto, but I really like this simpler design, so I stitched it up for the bathroom here in Coldspring.  When I leave, it shall be my gift to the house!  This pattern is from EmbroideryByZeze on Etsy.

We are finally all moved out and we cleaned the house and painted the first coat on the walls.  It looks HORRIBLE... so we thought maybe another coat of primer and then paint.  Allen put some more primer on, and then we went to paint over that... it still looks like shit.  UGH.  Frustrated, we decided to get an estimate on house painters and we are going forward with that.  One of us will have to be there to let them in, but that's okay.  I feel like we have already sunk so much money into this move, and we wasted time and paint and money but... what else are we gonna do??  So that really lifted some stress off of me and Allen.

So, next week, I'm taking some time off and I'll go to Hutto, spend some time with friends, and then let the painters in and lock up after they're gone.  Then I can do some other stuff out there that needs to be done and come home Saturday.  I'm looking forward to hotel time and time with friends!!