This Moment - A US Citizen

{this moment} – A Friday ritual from Soule Mama.  A single photo  – no words –(cheating this week with words and an extra video) capturing a moment from the week.  A simple, special, extraordinary moment.  A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.  If you’re inspired to do the same, leave a link to your “moment” in the comments for all to find and see.

My Step-sister becomes a US Citizen!!  So happy for her!

This Tuesday my step-sister became a US citizen!  I'm SO very proud and happy for her.  Our parents married over 20 years ago and she has been a part of my life since I was 7.  She is an amazing person with a HUGE heart and someone who I love dearly.  One of her desires for I don't know how long has been to become a US citizen.  She moved from Panama to the States about 10 years ago and finally after a very long journey became a citizen.  When we heard she passed her test, we all decided that we had to go to her ceremony to support her.  None of u had been to one so we weren't sure what to expect but it was pretty interesting.  First thing I thought when we sat down in a conference room FULL of people was where are these people from.  And part of the ceremony is them saying a country and the person(s) from that country stand.  There were people from all over the world but only one from Panama!  


During the ceremony, they also played God Bless the USA by Lee Greenwood and this is a song that they used to play ALL the time on TV in Panama on the 2 English channels that I grew up on, channels 8 and 10!  Yes, I grew up on only 2 channels in English on TV so if I don't know a reference to some show you watched as a child that's why!  I didn't get Disney growing up but I remember LOVING to watch it when we came to visit the states.   Anyway, the song was great and I knew every word.  

My step-sister swore in as a US citizen and I'm so glad that I could be a part of it!  After the ceremony, we went to the Cheesecake factory to celebrate and then Carmen got to sit on Santa's lap, which she was not a fan of but pic to come.


Congrats Luz!  Love you and am so happy for you!

Sharimom's Visit with pictures!!

Sharimom, Special K's mom came to visit a couple weekends back and I kept meaning to post about it. I mentioned it but here's the recap.

First off it was great having her here. We had a great time and it was her first visit to Florida so that was special. She flew in on Friday night and stayed until Monday night. On Saturday, my sisters, their families, and Special K's boss and wife came over and we had a dinner. I wanted my sisters to meet her and they all got along great. The kids had fun especially when we built a fire and had smores...YUMMO!! I don't have any pictures...we were all having too much fun!!

Sunday morning Special K, Sharimom and I went to brunch at the Don Cesar Beach Resort, which is a very nice resort here in St. Petersburg. It's pink and expensive. Special K had won tickets for two and it was our 9 month anniversary...so we decided to take his mom with us. The food was great but the company was even better. :) Here are pictures of us after brunch out on the beach behind the resort.What a cute Special K and Sharimom picture!!

That afternoon we, along with my step-sister Luz, drove down to the outlet mall in Ellenton and shopped. That was fun and we all got some great finds. After we got back we headed back to the beach for some sunset pictures...
I sat on the beach and knit on my sock. It was beautiful and peaceful and I must do this again!! Especially went it gets cooler. :) Evidence of BK, beach knitting. That's Luz relaxing on the blanket with me.

I couldn't upload the video so I'm going to try again later. It was too big to load. Gotta go pick up the girls I'm sitting for or I'd finish it. :)

Have a great day!!

Knitting this weekend will be spent figuring out what my next sock pattern will be and which yarn to use. I might need some help so I'll post on it later if I do. I've done a swatch with one yarn and I'm working on the swatch for the second.

Special K also agreed to help me make the yarn swift this saturday!! I'll take pictures of the process. If it goes well then Sunday I might head to joann's and pick me up a ball winder...since I've gotten three 50% coupons in the last couple days. I'm also thinking of sewing a knitting bag for my Ohio road trip to keep all my projects together. I might get some fabric this weekend or next. 50% is fun!!

Quick update

I won a contest over at KnitMap.com. YEAH!! It looks like a great prize!! If you haven't already you should check the site out. Add your local yarn shop or leave a comment.

I spent yesterday afternoon hanging out with my step-sister Luz, and Surfer Girl. We sat around and knit. We had a great time. Luz wanted to learn how so I taught her to cast on and knit. She's doing pretty good.

Yesterday morning and today has been spent working on the house because Special K's mom will be here next weekend. Special K did wonders on our front yard and is working on the backyard today. I'm helping and doing some other stuff around the house as well. Gotta get back to it!!

Happy Knitting!!