I need to give a little shout out to Sunshine and let him know that this entry is proudly posted from the Barnes and Noble by my new apartment. LOL. I heart wi-fi. Anyways, I am living in my apartment now. I have slept there for two nights and yes, it is completely undecorated and has like no furniture but I still love it. I am supposed to talk to the moving people on Tuesday after the holiday.
I have discovered the Barnes and Noble, the Target, Michaels, grocery stores, and AC Moore. Once I am done at BN, I am going to visit Bed Bath and Beyond. All of this is within a five mile radius from work and home. I have died and gone to some sort of nerd heaven. I filled up on Sunday and it is Saturday and I haven't even used a 1/4 tank of gas yet. I am still in shock.
I don't have cable or internet set up at home yet. That is on my list of things to do after payday and before Sunshine visits. he has informed me that normal people have things like tv and internet and furniture and silverware. I do have silverware, it is just made out of recyclable plastic. I guess my main concern is finding a way to decorate the white walls without violating the apartment's long list of decorating no-nos. I did see some stuff I liked at target last night so i am going to keep that in mind for when I get paid and I can decorate. I have money still but I am squirrling it away because I spent so much in apartment costs and hotel and gas to move out here that my debit card hates me. Luckily, now that I don't have to spend a bazillion dollars on gas for my commute I can use that to buy fun things. YAY FOR ME!
Lucky for me, Lime N Violet has put out two podcasts within the last week or so, so I am not bored and I have something to listen to while I am hanging out in the new apartment.
I just thought I would wave hello, so that people know that I am still alive, I have just been busy relocating and learning the new job.
P.S. Did I mention that the climate out here is turning my hair into a hot mess of spiral curls? Is this good or bad? I'm not sure yet but my co-workers seem to think it looks great. I just wish people would stop touching my hair when I have it down. I don't know where your hands have been people!
Saturday, May 24, 2008
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Finally!!!!
So after a few delays, everything is finally straightened out and I got my apartment. I get to pick up the keys on my lunch break tomorrow. I was going to do it after work today but then the IT guy at work brought over my new computer at like ten minutes til 5pm (eastern time) so I didn't leave on time. Then we were walking out of the office and it just started pouring like the sky was going to fall and I knew that there was no way I was going to make it to the grocery store to get a money order and make it over to the apartment office before they closed at 6pm. It would be different if I knew my way around here but I don't and there is a ton of crazy drivers and trees around here. I did manage to get my renter's insurance taken care of and electricity set up.
I finished my pink placemat and I think the 2nd one for my sister is basically finished but I am not sure if it is the right length or not because the first one I made is at the Oklahoma house. I started another RH Mexicana scarf with a skein from my stash here just so I would have something to take my mind off things while I was waiting on the apartment stuff.
I'm not planning on going anywhere for Memorial Day weekend other than doing some exploring around my neighborhood. After all of this traveling it will be kind of nice to stay in one place. Hell, I might even decorate a little. That's a big maybe on that.
Anyways, once I check out of the hotel it might be a week or two before I can post again because they are picky at work about using the internet and I am waiting until payday before I set up the internet because I just spent a bejesus amount of money on the trip out here and rent.
I finished my pink placemat and I think the 2nd one for my sister is basically finished but I am not sure if it is the right length or not because the first one I made is at the Oklahoma house. I started another RH Mexicana scarf with a skein from my stash here just so I would have something to take my mind off things while I was waiting on the apartment stuff.
I'm not planning on going anywhere for Memorial Day weekend other than doing some exploring around my neighborhood. After all of this traveling it will be kind of nice to stay in one place. Hell, I might even decorate a little. That's a big maybe on that.
Anyways, once I check out of the hotel it might be a week or two before I can post again because they are picky at work about using the internet and I am waiting until payday before I set up the internet because I just spent a bejesus amount of money on the trip out here and rent.
Sunday, May 18, 2008
Finally Here!
I am sooooo tired. We didn't make it to the hotel until 2am last night because of all the time we spent at Cooter's Place (Dukes of Hazzard Museum) and Dollywood but it was completely worth it. It was sunny the whole entire trip right up until a couple of minutes ago when it started raining. My sister is currently on her way back to Oklahoma (flying of course). My mighty Subaru was a trooper and held strong the whole trip even when we were winding through the Great Smoky Mountains. I died a little inside when I tallied up all my gas receipts because with our detour to Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, TN it was a grand total of 1200 miles one way which makes me really glad that I got an oil change before I left.
We took I-40 all the way out there. I think every bug in Oklahoma and Arkansas died on my car windshield. We drove past 52 Cracker Barrels (we might have missed a couple but pretty close). By the time we made it to Little Rock, the sun had already gone down and so there wasn't much to see but I did see a couple of signs for Bill Clinton's Presidential Library. We drove through Memphis and it really sucked because it was late at night and they had two lanes of I-40 closed due to construction. We made it through and stopped for the night at a Hampton Inn in Jackson, TN. Even though we didn't get there until 2am it was worth it because then we had less of a drive on Saturday and more time to do stuff. Plus this Hampton Inn had only been open since the beginning of this year and IT WAS AWESOME. Big plasma tv, granite shower, a bed that we had to take a running leap to get into and it was really nice to stay there after such a long day.
Driving through Tennessee was GORGEOUS. I still can't get over all the trees that are in TN and NC. It is like some big enchanted forest. I had promised my sister that we would be able to stop along the way and do some touristy things. One of my old co-workers had told me that Ben "Cooter" Jones from Dukes of Hazzard had a museum called Cooter's Place. My sister and I grew up watching Dukes of Hazzard on tv (i saw some of them when they originally aired) and so when I told her about it she said we had to stop. By a twist of fate we happened to go there on a day when Cooter himself was going to be doing an autograph signing. I was a little nervous waiting in line due to the excitement of it all but it was all worth it. He is one of the nicest people and nicest celebrities you will ever meet. He talked to us and even posed for pics and signed our souvenirs and even gave me directions to Raleigh! I am going to frame my autographed picture and proudly display it when I move into my apartment. It was a neat place. there is a gift shop and memorabilia to see and a good representation of the vehicles are on display.
Next door to Cooter's Place was a little musuem called Willie Nelson and Friends Museum Showcase. It was started with some memorabilia purchased at Willie Nelson's tax evasion auction. It had some cool stuff in it. it was one of those things where we were like why not and I don't think that either one of us wanted to get back in the car right away. there was a Wax Museum next door but we didn't go through it because it was going to be $9 each and it looked like it wasn't going to be that fancy.
Finally we were on our way again. We took a slight detour so that we could go to Dollywood in Pigeon Forge. Neither one of us had ever been there before but I am a huge Dolly fan, so I knew that we had to stop since we were going to be so close. Pigeon Forge is like a mini Branson. It seemed like we constantly had to stop for stoplights and there was a lot of traffic. It is one of the prettiest theme parks I have ever been to. It's nestled in the Smokies and there are trees everywhere which was nice because then it wasn't as hot. We only got to spend a couple of hours there since we got there just before closing but it was so much fun. There was a lot of craftsman demonstrations that were interesting and I was able to get some pins at the pin shop. I definitely plan on going back.
Driving through the Smoky Mountains wasn't as bad as I thought it would be but we did drive through a couple of tunnels and there were some places where we had to slow down to 45 and 50 mph because of the steepness and curves. We drove by Asheville, NC but it was pitch black by then and late at night so I didn't really see much driving through there. By the time we made it to my temporary home aka the hotel it was 2am and all we wanted to do was hit the sack.
This morning we slept in. the whole Eastern time is really messing with me. It feels like i am getting gipped an hour but I finally got all my clocks changed over so that I knew what the hell time it was. We watched some tv and then we headed over to the apartment office as soon as it opened since I wasn't going to have much time before I had to take her to the airport. The apartment complex is gorgeous and clean and QUIET. I actually got to tour the actual apartment and it is really nice and very white. No 70s decor here. everything is painted white and I have a light beige kitchen and a balcony and a walk in closet. it is a very pretty area with lots of trees, sand volleyball, tennis, a pool and fitness center. Unless it turns out that I have some criminal background that I don't know about then I should be able to move in on Tuesday which would be great because then I could check out of the hotel early and hopefully save a little money. It is all electric so that saves me from having to call another utility.
Anyways, tomorrow is the first day of work so hopefully everything goes well. i think it will be fine, it's just kind of the big scary until I get there and meet my department.
We took I-40 all the way out there. I think every bug in Oklahoma and Arkansas died on my car windshield. We drove past 52 Cracker Barrels (we might have missed a couple but pretty close). By the time we made it to Little Rock, the sun had already gone down and so there wasn't much to see but I did see a couple of signs for Bill Clinton's Presidential Library. We drove through Memphis and it really sucked because it was late at night and they had two lanes of I-40 closed due to construction. We made it through and stopped for the night at a Hampton Inn in Jackson, TN. Even though we didn't get there until 2am it was worth it because then we had less of a drive on Saturday and more time to do stuff. Plus this Hampton Inn had only been open since the beginning of this year and IT WAS AWESOME. Big plasma tv, granite shower, a bed that we had to take a running leap to get into and it was really nice to stay there after such a long day.
Driving through Tennessee was GORGEOUS. I still can't get over all the trees that are in TN and NC. It is like some big enchanted forest. I had promised my sister that we would be able to stop along the way and do some touristy things. One of my old co-workers had told me that Ben "Cooter" Jones from Dukes of Hazzard had a museum called Cooter's Place. My sister and I grew up watching Dukes of Hazzard on tv (i saw some of them when they originally aired) and so when I told her about it she said we had to stop. By a twist of fate we happened to go there on a day when Cooter himself was going to be doing an autograph signing. I was a little nervous waiting in line due to the excitement of it all but it was all worth it. He is one of the nicest people and nicest celebrities you will ever meet. He talked to us and even posed for pics and signed our souvenirs and even gave me directions to Raleigh! I am going to frame my autographed picture and proudly display it when I move into my apartment. It was a neat place. there is a gift shop and memorabilia to see and a good representation of the vehicles are on display.
Next door to Cooter's Place was a little musuem called Willie Nelson and Friends Museum Showcase. It was started with some memorabilia purchased at Willie Nelson's tax evasion auction. It had some cool stuff in it. it was one of those things where we were like why not and I don't think that either one of us wanted to get back in the car right away. there was a Wax Museum next door but we didn't go through it because it was going to be $9 each and it looked like it wasn't going to be that fancy.
Finally we were on our way again. We took a slight detour so that we could go to Dollywood in Pigeon Forge. Neither one of us had ever been there before but I am a huge Dolly fan, so I knew that we had to stop since we were going to be so close. Pigeon Forge is like a mini Branson. It seemed like we constantly had to stop for stoplights and there was a lot of traffic. It is one of the prettiest theme parks I have ever been to. It's nestled in the Smokies and there are trees everywhere which was nice because then it wasn't as hot. We only got to spend a couple of hours there since we got there just before closing but it was so much fun. There was a lot of craftsman demonstrations that were interesting and I was able to get some pins at the pin shop. I definitely plan on going back.
Driving through the Smoky Mountains wasn't as bad as I thought it would be but we did drive through a couple of tunnels and there were some places where we had to slow down to 45 and 50 mph because of the steepness and curves. We drove by Asheville, NC but it was pitch black by then and late at night so I didn't really see much driving through there. By the time we made it to my temporary home aka the hotel it was 2am and all we wanted to do was hit the sack.
This morning we slept in. the whole Eastern time is really messing with me. It feels like i am getting gipped an hour but I finally got all my clocks changed over so that I knew what the hell time it was. We watched some tv and then we headed over to the apartment office as soon as it opened since I wasn't going to have much time before I had to take her to the airport. The apartment complex is gorgeous and clean and QUIET. I actually got to tour the actual apartment and it is really nice and very white. No 70s decor here. everything is painted white and I have a light beige kitchen and a balcony and a walk in closet. it is a very pretty area with lots of trees, sand volleyball, tennis, a pool and fitness center. Unless it turns out that I have some criminal background that I don't know about then I should be able to move in on Tuesday which would be great because then I could check out of the hotel early and hopefully save a little money. It is all electric so that saves me from having to call another utility.
Anyways, tomorrow is the first day of work so hopefully everything goes well. i think it will be fine, it's just kind of the big scary until I get there and meet my department.
Friday, May 16, 2008
East Bound
Okay, so I lied. I decided to post today just for kicks. My entire life is in a ziploc bag. Lol. well several of them. Snacks, candy, tolietries, computer cords. It is a little crazy, but this is what happens when you move out of state and not just across town. I updated the maps on TomTom the GPS so we will not be led astray. He is snug as a bug in a rug in his hot pink felted Malabrigo case. It kind of coordinates with Mackie the laptop's pink sleeve.
Yesterday, I ran a bunch of errands and watched Project Runway Season 1 on dvd. I needed something to keep me occupied since I fidget too much when i am at home all day. I have been busy printing off all my hotel reservations and maps and addresses to places. It is kind of crazy. I have two folders and a ziploc bag full of important papers.
I know it will be fun, it will just be interesting because I have never driven cross-country east before past Memphis anyways. I feel like I am taking a ton of stuff but most of it is stuff the movers won't take or stuff I don't want to get lost in the move. I think i will be able to fit it all in the trunk with the cover pulled over it.
Happy Trails!
Yesterday, I ran a bunch of errands and watched Project Runway Season 1 on dvd. I needed something to keep me occupied since I fidget too much when i am at home all day. I have been busy printing off all my hotel reservations and maps and addresses to places. It is kind of crazy. I have two folders and a ziploc bag full of important papers.
I know it will be fun, it will just be interesting because I have never driven cross-country east before past Memphis anyways. I feel like I am taking a ton of stuff but most of it is stuff the movers won't take or stuff I don't want to get lost in the move. I think i will be able to fit it all in the trunk with the cover pulled over it.
Happy Trails!
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Covered Wagon
So today was my last day at work locally. I start at the new unit on Monday and hopefully I am as smart as everyone says I am. It was really sweet. My co-workers took me out to eat at one of our favorite places and they bestowed me with lots of nice gifts and cards and gave nice speeches. I think i have been hugged more times today then I have in the last year. The sis and I leave friday afternoon to make the big trek out east. I feel like I should be loading up the covered wagon and saying good-bye to Pa. Okay, maybe not that dramatic because the covered wagon is really a Subaru.
I did receive a package from my spoiler in the Swap on a Budget. The highlights include stitch markers, MALABRIGO (YUMMY!), Eucalan, pure Maine maple syrup, candy, and the tiniest bamboo crochet hook I have ever seen, and a little felted case that just happens to fit my Tomtom perfectly. So I was really excited to receive all the goodies and managed to eat the candy and shove the rest into my knitting basket that I am taking with me as one of my "necessities" in the Subaru.
For the road trip, I purchased the new issues of Interweave Knits, Creative Knitting and the book knitalong: Celebrating the Tradition of Knitting Together. I also found a used copy of Loving Frank by Nancy Horan which is the fictionalized love tale of Frank Lloyd Wright and Mamah Cheney. This is also intended to help me bide the time until I am into an apartment and my stuff is moved in. Plus, the tv lineup for this summer really blows, so this might just be the push I need to read more. I also downloaded Pearl Jam's Ten album. it is my all time favorite cd and around a year ago, i accidently shut it in my dash lid and it broke in half, so I downloaded it on itunes so I could have some good tunes to accompany us on the long trip.
Anyways, I don't know how much I will be able to post in the next couple of weeks. Assume that I am still alive, I am just going to be busy starting a new position and trying to find things like an apartment and knit nights.
I did receive a package from my spoiler in the Swap on a Budget. The highlights include stitch markers, MALABRIGO (YUMMY!), Eucalan, pure Maine maple syrup, candy, and the tiniest bamboo crochet hook I have ever seen, and a little felted case that just happens to fit my Tomtom perfectly. So I was really excited to receive all the goodies and managed to eat the candy and shove the rest into my knitting basket that I am taking with me as one of my "necessities" in the Subaru.
For the road trip, I purchased the new issues of Interweave Knits, Creative Knitting and the book knitalong: Celebrating the Tradition of Knitting Together. I also found a used copy of Loving Frank by Nancy Horan which is the fictionalized love tale of Frank Lloyd Wright and Mamah Cheney. This is also intended to help me bide the time until I am into an apartment and my stuff is moved in. Plus, the tv lineup for this summer really blows, so this might just be the push I need to read more. I also downloaded Pearl Jam's Ten album. it is my all time favorite cd and around a year ago, i accidently shut it in my dash lid and it broke in half, so I downloaded it on itunes so I could have some good tunes to accompany us on the long trip.
Anyways, I don't know how much I will be able to post in the next couple of weeks. Assume that I am still alive, I am just going to be busy starting a new position and trying to find things like an apartment and knit nights.
Sunday, May 11, 2008
Wicked Storms
So this weekend there was some bad storms in the region, but we lucked out and completely missed them and it was sunny with high winds all weekend. I did talk to Relocation on Thursday morning and received my relocation money on Friday so things are moving faster. My sister's return ticket is ordered and I am working on the apartment thing but it is really hard to apartment hunt when you are not on that side of the country. Friday morning I ended up selling my books back online, I keep forgetting to buy boxes but I plan on mailing them prior to leaving for NC on friday.
I did buy a GPS. It is a Tomtom like the one that Sunshine and Debbie Stoller have. I am such a follower! It's programmed but i keep forgetting to take it with me in the car! Maybe I will take it with me on my commute. I have purchased two books for the road trip--The Host by Stephenie Meyer (author of the Twilight series) and Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr. Wicked Lovely is a YA book about faeries that I saw on the rack at Target and I thought what the hell, it's written by a Melissa and it is about faeries, so I think it will be good road trip reading. Road trips are supposed to be fun and carefree, so I didn't want to bring any serious literary-type books with me. I also bought P.S. I Love You and Living with Ed Season 1 on DVD and watched those while I was hanging out around the house.
I am almost finished with placemat #1 for my sister which is made from some orange/pink/yellow sugar n cream cotton. it was supposed to be for the new kitchen table, but when we brought it home from Kmart, one of the underneath pieces of the table top was broken and so we had to take it back to Kmart and it was such an ordeal in the first place that we didn't get another one. Note to self: do not let high-schooler stockroom boy jam a table into the back of your subaru. Sunday morning, we went to Wal-mart to get my sister a new bookshelf and we got this $18 bookcase and we get the back all nailed on and realize that it is like the leaning tower of pisa bookcase because of the way the pre-drilled holes and the crooked-cut back. So it is still upstairs because neither one of us thought we could take the back off in one piece and our dumpster is full right now.
I have decided that I am DEFINITELY NOT buying any furniture for the new apartment until sunshine comes to visit because A). he enjoys furniture shopping and B). he has handy-man skillz and likes assembling things and I am convinced that he has more patience than I do. My mother and Sunshine have started this little campaign to convince me to actually buy furniture for my place like a real bed (to replace my futon) and my mom keeps mentioning dirty words like lamps and end tables and a couch! I really that these are normal, basic ideas but I just honestly don't care about decorating and furnishing a home. I am not a nester.
It is amazing how fast time flies by. I am really not sure where the weekend went. My head keeps spinning with all the things I need to do for the Big Move. I'm sure everything will be all fantastic in the end, but I until I get to that point it is going to be all shades of crazy.
I did buy a GPS. It is a Tomtom like the one that Sunshine and Debbie Stoller have. I am such a follower! It's programmed but i keep forgetting to take it with me in the car! Maybe I will take it with me on my commute. I have purchased two books for the road trip--The Host by Stephenie Meyer (author of the Twilight series) and Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr. Wicked Lovely is a YA book about faeries that I saw on the rack at Target and I thought what the hell, it's written by a Melissa and it is about faeries, so I think it will be good road trip reading. Road trips are supposed to be fun and carefree, so I didn't want to bring any serious literary-type books with me. I also bought P.S. I Love You and Living with Ed Season 1 on DVD and watched those while I was hanging out around the house.
I am almost finished with placemat #1 for my sister which is made from some orange/pink/yellow sugar n cream cotton. it was supposed to be for the new kitchen table, but when we brought it home from Kmart, one of the underneath pieces of the table top was broken and so we had to take it back to Kmart and it was such an ordeal in the first place that we didn't get another one. Note to self: do not let high-schooler stockroom boy jam a table into the back of your subaru. Sunday morning, we went to Wal-mart to get my sister a new bookshelf and we got this $18 bookcase and we get the back all nailed on and realize that it is like the leaning tower of pisa bookcase because of the way the pre-drilled holes and the crooked-cut back. So it is still upstairs because neither one of us thought we could take the back off in one piece and our dumpster is full right now.
I have decided that I am DEFINITELY NOT buying any furniture for the new apartment until sunshine comes to visit because A). he enjoys furniture shopping and B). he has handy-man skillz and likes assembling things and I am convinced that he has more patience than I do. My mother and Sunshine have started this little campaign to convince me to actually buy furniture for my place like a real bed (to replace my futon) and my mom keeps mentioning dirty words like lamps and end tables and a couch! I really that these are normal, basic ideas but I just honestly don't care about decorating and furnishing a home. I am not a nester.
It is amazing how fast time flies by. I am really not sure where the weekend went. My head keeps spinning with all the things I need to do for the Big Move. I'm sure everything will be all fantastic in the end, but I until I get to that point it is going to be all shades of crazy.
Tuesday, May 06, 2008
Things
Well HR blows. they screwed up my paperwork and that is what took so damn long. after several frantic emails and phone calls, it has been fixed and I should hear from relocation hopefully tomorrow. I am still starting the new job on the 19th. Little Sis and I are going to drive out starting on the 16th, in the Subaru (full o yarn) Thelma and Louise style sans Brad Pitt and we are not planning on driving off a cliff. New boss has found me an potential apartment so I might not have to crochet a house out of yarn. This is a plus. LOL. Isn't it good that I am maintaining a sense of humor? I just keep reminding me that they are PAYING ME to move to an awesome place.
I am not making much crafty progress this week. I started having allergy issues today. I think I am allergic to either the outdoors or my cubicle. It's muggy which I don't like. I am just cranky right now I guess. It's finals week too. It also doesn't help that they are tearing up two major streets downtown, so driving home takes longer and I never know which lane is going to be open today.
Anyways, I am taking another personal day on friday, so I can sell my stupid textbooks back, work on a Ravelry swap and visit the insurance people. I also need to figure out what I am going to take out there with me to tide me over until I am in an apartment and my stuff is moved in.
I am not making much crafty progress this week. I started having allergy issues today. I think I am allergic to either the outdoors or my cubicle. It's muggy which I don't like. I am just cranky right now I guess. It's finals week too. It also doesn't help that they are tearing up two major streets downtown, so driving home takes longer and I never know which lane is going to be open today.
Anyways, I am taking another personal day on friday, so I can sell my stupid textbooks back, work on a Ravelry swap and visit the insurance people. I also need to figure out what I am going to take out there with me to tide me over until I am in an apartment and my stuff is moved in.
Saturday, May 03, 2008
Princess and the Purse
I finally did it! I bought my Coach purse! I am in my own little state of Nirvana. It is the Soho hobo small flap (camel color). it is the perfect fit for my shoulder and it holds everything I need with some spare room. I even bought the special cleaner for it to keep the fabric all nice and beautiful. I feel especially grown up carrying it around. I also stopped at the Origins store and bought a tube of their lip saver which is amazing!! I did go to Barnes and Noble and I bought a magazine and I bought the paperback edition of Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver. I originally checked out this book when it first came out in hardback at the library. There is just so much good information and it is really well written.
We also ate at The Cheesecake Factory. Even though they stuck us at the tiniest table there, the slice of cheesecake I had for dessert was completely awesome (and totally worth it even though I don't really tolerate dairy well). I would like to state for the record that Sunshine spoils me rotten! He is so patient with me when I drag him on all of my shopping and yarn expeditions. He taped a bunch of my Bravo shows for me so I got to watch them on his big new tv and crochet and it was just fantastic.
It was definitely a cultural weekend. I went to a band concert and an orchestra concert and listened to NPR (which I secretly love). Sunshine and I drove over to A's house to see her and L. That was a very interesting experience. I don't think I will be having kids any time soon.I think the best part of the visit was the light up crochet hook she gave me (it lights up really bright) and the brief trip to Jo-Ann's Etc store which is like the supercenter version of Jo-Ann's. I bought a skein of Debbie Mumm's Traditions yarn in Chocolate Raspberry because it was so pretty and soft and it is 75% acrylic and 23% wool. If it didn't say Debbie Mumm for Jo-Ann's on it you would mistake it for fancy yarn store yarn.
I finished a pink placemat made of Sugar n Cream. I started the Malabrigo purse but I don't see how in the hell one skein is going to make this purse, so I think I am going to have to call my mom and have her interpret the pattern for me. I am happy to report that Sunshine's cat loves her new kitty bed and that he liked the plarn bag that I made for him.
Anyways, now I am back home and have to go back to work tomorrow. Boo! I don't want to deal with annoying HR and Relocation people.
We also ate at The Cheesecake Factory. Even though they stuck us at the tiniest table there, the slice of cheesecake I had for dessert was completely awesome (and totally worth it even though I don't really tolerate dairy well). I would like to state for the record that Sunshine spoils me rotten! He is so patient with me when I drag him on all of my shopping and yarn expeditions. He taped a bunch of my Bravo shows for me so I got to watch them on his big new tv and crochet and it was just fantastic.
It was definitely a cultural weekend. I went to a band concert and an orchestra concert and listened to NPR (which I secretly love). Sunshine and I drove over to A's house to see her and L. That was a very interesting experience. I don't think I will be having kids any time soon.I think the best part of the visit was the light up crochet hook she gave me (it lights up really bright) and the brief trip to Jo-Ann's Etc store which is like the supercenter version of Jo-Ann's. I bought a skein of Debbie Mumm's Traditions yarn in Chocolate Raspberry because it was so pretty and soft and it is 75% acrylic and 23% wool. If it didn't say Debbie Mumm for Jo-Ann's on it you would mistake it for fancy yarn store yarn.
I finished a pink placemat made of Sugar n Cream. I started the Malabrigo purse but I don't see how in the hell one skein is going to make this purse, so I think I am going to have to call my mom and have her interpret the pattern for me. I am happy to report that Sunshine's cat loves her new kitty bed and that he liked the plarn bag that I made for him.
Anyways, now I am back home and have to go back to work tomorrow. Boo! I don't want to deal with annoying HR and Relocation people.
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