So the family took a road trip to NYC to visit the in-laws for the Prez day weekend. We left Thursday night, arrived friday morning and departed Sunday night to arrive Monday morn. It was both fun and stressful! It was a very loooong ride. 10hours there, 12 hours back, thanks to the awful rain most of the way back. What was cool was that we passed thru all my old stomping grounds…Morgantown WV, Pittsburgh PA, Harrisburg Pa, Waynesburg, Pa, etc, etc. I had lots of stories of my misspent youth for the hubby, like the time me and my crew ate and and ran from the Eat’n'Park….aaah, good times.
The best part of the trip was that this time I got to see the NY I want to see, and I got to go out on my own without a bodyguard, lol. I went to the fashion district in Manhattan, and got to visit a good number of fabric stores and bead stores. The selection was quite overwhelming, but I did manage to snag a whole bunch of fabrics, and some jewelry findings and beads. It was wonderful! I also got to see my friend S.W. We met for drinks in the village and went to a gallery opening. Fun times.
Next stop, Palm Springs in April. Then it’s on to VA for a wedding in June. I can’t wait to explore fabrics and more stuff in CA. Oh, here’s some of the patterns I snagged today at Hancock’s pattern sale. I am all about the dresses this spring/summer. This is the first summer in like 7 years, that I’m not either a)pregnant, or b)nursing. I plan to fully flaunt it! I can’t wait to get sewing!
List of things I’m excited about today:
1. ooh, ooh, My Lotta Jansdotter book is arriving tommorrow!
2. I also preordered her latest book coming out in april.
3. My Faux-Gocco I made today. I still gotta work on getting a perfect print, but I love it so far.
4. My paper bowl that I made. I still need to paint it, then take a pic, so stay tuned.
5. The fact that I’m doing some traveling this year.
6. My friend S.W helped me crystallize what I want to do, establish my brand. Thanks girl.
7. My oldest, who is not quite 7 years old yet, is reading chapter books.
8. I have the best hubby in the world.
9. I have the most beautiful, sweetest, kindest, most loving, most generous, closest-knit children in the world.
10. I get to do exactly what I want, and live how I want to live. It’s not perfect, but it’s pretty darn close.
