Wedding Paparazzi

If you are looking for straight knitting content or the thought of weddings makes you want to puke, you may want to skip this post.

I was going to talk about what a fantastic day Sunday was: 73 degrees, lemon-mint vodka coolers on the patio, seared steak and onions with goat cheese pasta for dinner. But I have no photos and I hate posting things like that what with no photos. Alas that is my own fault, because I thought about it like 10 times but I was way too content with my vodka drink and Cobblestone sleeve to move.

I was also going to talk about how I finished the Drops Cardigan, but then I had to rip the entire collar out because my increases looked like crap. Stay tuned for that.

So I am going to talk about the wedding once again. And not just the wedding, but the many, MANY photos we have.

Matt could kill me because I like to look through the 1000+ photos we just got from our photographer every night. It's like reliving all the best parts of the day without having to remember the evil moments like staying up till 2am putting together seating cards or completely breaking down because I couldn't find a tube of lipstick I had just bought.

Anyhow, I am very happy with them. I can't share them in full because we don't own the originals yet, but the above is a good sneak peak. However, I do have a couple to show: I talked a lot about my flowers, which was my favorite part of the wedding. A friend of ours who is relatively new to the business did them, and they were FABULOUS:




Almost makes me forget about breaking down and crying over the guestlist at work! ;)

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.