This is all that is left of the Christmas Knitting!
1. Om Yoga Mat Bag
2. Quicky Bib from MDK
That effing yoga mat is the bain of my existence. I cannot tell you how many stupid mistakes I have made - poor Matt has had to witness me cuss at the damn thing more than once; and I wasn't even drinking while knitting on it!
However, speaking of cocktails, it's Holiday Brunch Party Time (albeit 2 weeks late)!
My sister (right) is looking a little less than sober in that last one. I love me some good friends and good champagne on a Sunday afternoon. Since we are hypothetically getting older and wiser, it wasn't quite as wild as some
past events, but epic as always.
Oh Yes-siree, Christmas Spirit has come and barfed all over my life.
(I've got a great shot of Matt with the Santa Hat sitting on his head, striking an entertaining resemblance to a lawn gnome, but he'd probably kill me if I posted it here)In the spirit of HO HO HO, Matt and I were in the Bay Area on Saturday. I knew this was going to be a great party as soon as I got there and they had my 2 of my
favorite wines flowing (I'm realizing I am starting to sound like an alcoholic in this post... but hey it's the Holidays... so what if I'm a little over-indulgent!). The morning after we walked around Ikea and oooh-ahhed over the kitchens, but managed to walk out with only about $50 worth of stuff. Amazing. From there over to Pier 39/Fisherman's Wharf for
Clam Chowder, Oysters, and
Irish Coffee (I resisted yarn shopping all day and for that, I deserve a medal). It was a fabulous trip - no photos, obviously, because I was feeling the effects of the good wine and forgot it in the car. Bah.
On the way back I finished the cabled body of the Sideways Spencer. Upon blocking it, I noticed that one of the balls of yarn soaked up MUCH more water than the others, making it much darker. At the time, I thought it was due to the differnet dye lot because I was S.O.L. on the other one. I was all freaked out about it, and next thing I know, Matt is on his hands and knees blotting the offending area with a towel. I almost cried it was so cute.
FINALLY,
Jennifer tagged me for a meme, 5 things you might not know about me. So here we go:
1) I LOVE vinegar or anything pickled. It is somewhat embarrassing the amount of white wine vinegar &
Antipasti I go through every month.
2) I am a bargain/sale whore. I seriously have a problem buying anything that isn't marked down.
3) My first pet was a
guinea pig named Snowball. It was an albino with red eyes and had long hair I had to cut out of her eyes and away from her, um, backside, but I loved that thing. After she went to that cage in the sky, I got two more which I cleverly named "Murphy" and "Brownie". Can you tell what my favorite show was as a pre-teen? I have a sneaking suspicion there will be another guinea in my life at some point.
4) My dream is to star in a staged production. I have decent acting ability and can dance pretty darn well, but I can't sing to save my life. Is there any hope for me?
5) I like living in my "small" town. F'no tends to have a pretty crappy reputation from other Californians, but I love it here. Something about knowing everyone around you and even the Agricultural vibe is something I totally value.
I'm tagging
May (who just graduated! Go give her congrats!),
Lauren, and
Kate. Get crazy, ladies.
