Sephora Love & Tarte Eyeliner

I took the advantage of being at Village Pointe last night to get to Sephora to pick up my FREE birthday gift. Did you know they give out FREE birthday gifts if you sign up for their Beauty Insider club (there’s no fee, it’s just a sign-up thing for specials, etc.). The little freebie was fantastic: a set of 3 tiny juicy lip gloss tubes – each their own tasty flavor. I love it! Backstory: I bought a drugstore eyeliner last week and promptly lost it. While I was at Sephora, I picked out a new eyeliner to replace my lost one. I was going to just get the Sephora brand since I like most of their stuff but they didn’t have any in stock so I bought a twist up eyeliner from TARTE. OH MY GOSH I’M SO GLAD I DID THAT!!! It is the tiniest pencil you’ve ever seen – so thin that it makes application extremely precise. And, for a girl who wears eyeliner but can’t wear mascara (it itches too much), this stuff is nothing short of a miracle. It’s like working with a professional pencil instead of a chunky toddler crayon! Anyway…highly recommend it!

Knitting: Echo Lake Cardigan

Spotted on Interweave Knits today. This beautiful cardigan made by Leah Radford is for a man but I think it would look equally great on a woman. I’m putting it on my “to do” list!

My French Blog Obsession

I have been obsessed with reading French blogs lately. They are so interesting! What is it that makes French women so interesting and beautiful? Here are some of my favorite places to lurk:

1. Claire et Coutures
2. Lili lui
3. Mars Avril Mai
4. Nabe fabric
5. Douceur Temeraires
6. Autour d’Une Tasse de The
7. Trois-Trente
8. 22 Rue
9. Mademoiselle Milou
10. Les Manies de Melanie

That last one makes me want to have my own little French baby named Fleur just so I can knit her a sweater like that!!! Sooooo precious. Hope you enjoy the links as much as I have. I also have to thank Zoelioth – my first French blog place that I lurked.

Gabe’s Baptism & Birthday

This past Sunday was about as perfect as any day could get. Gabe was sweet and brave and got baptized on his 8th birthday. His teacher, Miss Gibb, came and many friends and family. We are so lucky to have him in our family! Gabe is funny, smart, generous and kind (not to mention cute). We had a lovely time at the church during the baptism and yummy treats and cream filled cake afterwards. Thanks to all who came for making it such a special day. It was good to see cousins that we don’t see enough as well as old friends from Papillion. We love you all.