2.27.08

I feel like posting today, but I don't have a lot to say. We'll see where this goes.

We've been settling into post-wedding life (38 days ago!) and all the cardboard boxes and PACKING PEANUTS (oh, the packing peanuts) are finally out of the house. This is the first time we've been able to focus on actually getting the house put together, and it's been SO satisfying to complete these little home projects (putting away the china in felt covers, sanding down and painting a desk for the spare room, planting some grass and freesia plants in the backyard, organizing the garage). My newest obsession is what to do to add some visual appeal to our living room. I've been LOVING patterns - and I think curtains are the best way to do this:


I just LOVE these from Pottery Barn but even on sale, I don't feel like dropping that sort of $$$ for my vision. So fabric.com it is:




Since I FINALLY have place for my sewing machine (see home projects; above), this may come to be. I've been totally inspired by the mysterious subscription to Domino that started showing up 2 monthes ago.

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As seen in a previous post, I started a sweater for Matt. It's Cobblestone, in Jo Sharp Silkroad Aran Tweed (which is SERIOUSLY my favorite yarn EVER). I love how rustic it is turning out - very different from anything else in my sweetie's closet. I finished the body and am about 1/2 way through the 1st sleeve. Goal finish date is the end of March, in time for our weekend in Cambria. Working on a pillow for the spare room and a Linen top, too. The WIP's never stop.

Wear Your Knits To Work Day

The weather around here has been GORGEOUS. LOVELY. OH-WHY-DO-I-HAVE-TO-BE-AT-WORK-AND-NOT-ON-A-PATIO-DRINKING-MARGARTIAS type of days.

So last weeked, we took my mom hiking bright and early for her birthday. Personally, my birth celebrations usually include mimosas and sleeping in, but hey, it was her day!



Ok, so my sister and I prefered goofing off to listening to the history of the area. At least I got in some skipping-rock practice.


But now the weather is crap. Katy is going to be devasted, but I will not walking her in this yuckiness later on tonight. But the good news is, I now have the opportunity to wear the U-Neck Vestee to work today.


Lets hope my umbrella doesn't fail me like last time; I ended up smelling like a wet dog for half the morning.

Hubby M is gone tonight, so the menagerie and I will be parked on the sofa, with soup and Silkroad Tweed. Perfect way to spend a rainy evening.

V-Day 2008

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY FROM OUR HOME TO YOURS!

Of Honeymoons and Vests

The best part of the wedding was the honeymoon [well not really, but DAMN it was nice to have a week off with no cell phones or computers, and lots of wine and beach].



The new hubby and I headed down to Coronado on a little "pre-honeymoon" right after the wedding. [Our big trip is next January, when we go to Italy and Greece, but that is for another post].



We stayed at the Loews Hotel, which I can't recommend strongly enough, and generally did a whole lot of nothing except eating, drinking, and lounging (which included a bottle of wine and YUMMY food on a Wednesday at 2pm for no good reason, other than just because we COULD)



Most of our planned activities, like whale watching and the Cays Gondola ride, got rained out, but it didn't really matter to us.

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I knit like a maniac during this trip, which was nice because I hadn't been able to knit a stitch in a couple weeks. I pretty much knocked the entire Back-to-School vest on that patio.


Day 1

and when I got home, I had this:


Day 10 - Click for larger

No blocking yet, but overall I am pretty happy with it. I love the shaping at the bust, it's perfect for my body type ["busty"]. I used Knit Picks Wool of the Andes in Maple Leaf, 4 skeins, and size 7 needles. Raveled here.

Terror

Matt and I like terrorizing our dog, apparently.

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Sweater updates soon:

2.5.2008

Gawd, where has the time gone?

First and foremost, a very heartfelt THANK YOU to everyone for sending the good vibes our way through this entire process. From our engagement, to my mushy-sappy posts, to talk about flowers and cake. I really do appriciate it. And I apologize that I never responded to any of your comments (looking at you, Eca!) - I plead wedding-induced amnesia!!

I want to do a nice post about the entire day, but I am still sorting through mounds of photos and it just seems a bit too overwhelming right now. I will get to it soon - I promise :)



It's been quite a crash landing back into reality, after having like 16 days off in a row and you know, experiencing one of the biggest days of my life. I have been knitting like CRAZY. In the days leading up the wedding I tried, I really did, but my fingers just wouldn't budge. But the minute we hit the road for the honeymoon, I was off and running. I've almost finished two sweaters in 3 weeks (nevermind that one is knit on size 10s). Matt is finally getting a handknit sweater too, but more about that later on.

I leave you with one gem from the wedding: My new brother-in-law's speech. Between him and my sister, I laughed so hard my ribs hurt. The best part is if you fast forward it to about 1:50 left, and listen for "Everything Matt's done....."