Don't call me Lucky.

Whew! *sigh of relief*

I just got through my "Hell Week".

And by "Hell Week".....I mean the most awesomely awesome spectacular high point of an already freak-tastic splendid October.

I only call it "Hell Week" because it almost broke me. (And I knew it would before I signed up for it because I'm nuts.) Seriously. I averaged 4-5 hours of sleep per night from October 12-October 19. Don't get me wrong...I'm not complaining. AT ALL. Just tired of people who call me "lucky". "Lucky" is not the word that should be used for hard working tired people. You can call me "determined"....I'll take that. :) Oh, and I'm only "lucky" to have found the most supportive husband on the planet to help me through it all. I think he washed about 14 loads of dishes, 5 or 6 loads of laundry and kept our kids alive and healthy through all of this. (mmmwha kisses)

So my awesome "Hell Week" started the BEST way possible! I felt honored to have the opportunity to work with KTVB Channel 7 and do some makeup for their big political debates. Political opinions aside, I got to work on some amazing people! I'm not going to say who, because that doesn't matter as much. They were all so kind to me and it's so nice to see these people go through normal human emotions. Having a political debate on Idaho's Most Watched news station is not easy on the most experienced of candidates and I got a micro glimpse into these candidates lives. I wish them all the best!

Here's me with Dr. Weatherby behind the scenes. I got the feeling that he didn't like being in the makeup chair. My apologies Sir! ....but you looked fantastic!

Two awesome night of debates with KTVB Channel 7 was followed by:

DRUM ROLL PLEASE!!!!

Idaho Horror Film Festival! (click on logo to check out their Facebook page)

I was asked to do some makeup for them for a promo night that they were having for the event. I had the best ever super assistant that I could ever ask for (Teagan Cameron). We had a blast! All the makeups had to be done quickly....so nothing too scary came together.  But this is what we came up with:

AND THEN CAME........TREE CITY COMIC CON!!

Boise's first Comic Con.....

My first Comic Con as a vendor....(SyFyDAD and myself doing a demo)

and My first Comic Con as a cosplayer! (Me as my alternate persona @alkali_layke)

I even got to pose with some well known beauties! @leeannavamp @joanniebrosas and the super fantastic @hotnerdgirl!

I have to say.....Hot Nerd Girl is quite impressive! She really knows her nerd knowledge...and she's super cute to boot! AND.....I loved her mom (Mama Jedi!!!). Here is SyFyDAD playing some major creeps on Mama Jedi!:

This whole weekend was a dream come true! Here I am on my VERY FIRST panel as an expert in Special effects, Cosplay Makeup and Prop Making. I'm pictured with Matthew Gray (The Klingon) and Bill Duran with Punished Props. These two guys are super awesome. I was so impressed by Bill with Punished Props! This dude really knows what he's talking about. Teach me Obi One Kenobi!

Lastly for the pics......me and SyFySIS in front of my booth. She makes a lovely Maleficent don't you think? I was so happy to share my first ever Comic Con with my kids. (The pic with SyFyBOY didn't turn out.....he's shying away from cameras lately). I've always said that I'll enjoy things more through their eyes than with my own. I swear I'm going to show these SyFyKIDS everything. I don't want to see the Sistine Chapel someday unless it's right next to them! But....that's a far off dream....so we'll start with Tree City Comic Con!

Well, that's it.....the "Best Ever Can't Wait To Do It All Again In A Week (umm....no...never again)" Hell Week ever!!

Maybe next time I'll schedule better! At least my Physical Therapist is enjoying my company (neck/back.....oucch!!).