Friday Update
Reading all these books by chefs must have paid off because I came home from work today and decided that I would bake tonight since I got all this bakeware for Christmas. I made the cupcakes tonight. Tomorrow I am baking chocolate chip cookies. The problem is that I have a tiny ass apartment kitchen with like no countertop space and I have a limited amount of cookware, so it’s bake one thing, wash everything and repeat process. For the cupcakes, I used the cupcake recipe from MaryJane’s Farm that was featured in the special baking issue. The ingredients are semi-organic. The vegetable oil and the frosting were the only non-organic ingredients. The cupcake liners have pictures of V-day conversation hearts on them.
I finished the blocks for the rainbow Linus blankie #3 and I have 2 out of 56 blocks completed for the Sweet Pea afghan (free Lion Brand leaflet) that uses more Vanna’s Choice Baby. I am still procrastinating on weaving in all the ends. I did a lot of reading this week, so I didn’t make a whole ton of progress on my crochet projects.
I have been listening to the Flight of the Conchords cd and Luke Reynolds’ cd – Pictures and Sounds. Both are very excellent, although certain songs from the Flight of the Conchords cd are not good songs to have stuck in your head while sitting in your cubicle at work. My favorite song on that cd is Bowie and the Bowie episode is one of my favorite shows from Season 1. The Luke Reynolds is a good, mellow cd and I can actually listen to the whole cd without skipping tracks, so that is a miracle. I discovered his cd at Whole Foods the other day and it was totally worth it.
Saturday Update
I now have 4 ½ blocks done on the Sweet Pea Afghan. I was able to weave in all the ends on the rainbow Linus blankie, so one down, two to go. I am going to try to finish weaving ends on the other two tonight. It’s a slow process, but it goes better if you have Chibi needles and a Jonas Brothers cd. My mom has agreed to help me with the actual assembly process. I might have sweeted the deal by tracking down the 7 inch zippers she needs to finish the doll clothes for baby K's birthday.
So what did I do today? I went to the library to pick up all the Anthony Bourdain books I put on hold so I’ve been reading those this afternoon. I also went to Barnes and Noble and bought the new issue of BUST. Not only does it feature Amber Tamblyn on the front cover, but there is a little half page interview with my favorite vamp author Charlaine Harris. It also has a couple of crafty projects in it that I want to try. This is a really awesome issue so I know I will be keeping it for a long long time.
The neighbors below my apartment have moved out so hopefully some quiet soul will move in. I am not too in love with apartment living but it will be at least two years before I can even think about living in a place long enough to buy a house.
Saturday, January 31, 2009
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Gloomy Doom Doom
I command the sun to come out (well, I would if I good). Not only has the weather been dreary this week, but there's been more crappy news about the economy this week. Plus, this rainy weather is messing up my allergies and really makes me want to just crawl under my big ass pile of denim quilts. BTW, I can't believe that they have actually sold like 4 million of those crazy Snuggie blankets that were on the infomericals over Christmas. Apparently, these people are afghan deprived.
I would like to say that I have done a lot of exciting things this week but I really haven't. I have 9 out of 12 squares completed now on Linus Blankie #3. I think when this one is finished I will take a little break to weave in the ends on all three and assemble the little blocks into the blankies. They look so cute though, I'm pretty impressed with myself for actually following a pattern and straying away from my half-double crochet comfort zone.
I'm still adjusting to the feel of the new glasses on my face so progress is a little slow combined with the fact that I have been reading a lot of chef books this week and watching Doctor Who.
I will try to have a sunshiny post sometime this weekend.
I would like to say that I have done a lot of exciting things this week but I really haven't. I have 9 out of 12 squares completed now on Linus Blankie #3. I think when this one is finished I will take a little break to weave in the ends on all three and assemble the little blocks into the blankies. They look so cute though, I'm pretty impressed with myself for actually following a pattern and straying away from my half-double crochet comfort zone.
I'm still adjusting to the feel of the new glasses on my face so progress is a little slow combined with the fact that I have been reading a lot of chef books this week and watching Doctor Who.
I will try to have a sunshiny post sometime this weekend.
Sunday, January 25, 2009
And Then There was Wine . . .
Last night was the crafty party. Pre-party, I met H & G at Borders and I ended up with a phone number and giving an impromptu granny square demonstration. Then we drove over to T's apartment. Her real name starts with A (of course!) so she gets to be T after her cat. Anyways, T has this apartment in a modern apartment complex and it's all decorated and she has real furniture and she had wine and cheese and margaritas so it was all awesome. After some of the other party people left, we ended up ordering Papa John's pizza and telling stories about all our crazy relatives. I don't think there was much crafting that went on, but we had fun, so who cares.
After I came home I ended up watching the Doctor Who episode The Unicorn & the Wasp which is the episode with Agatha Christie. I really liked this episode a lot because I used to read a lot of Agatha Christie novels when I was younger.
I woke up way way early for a Sunday morning so I read a little bit of Julie and Julia by Julie Powell which I bought at Mr. Mike's Used Books in hardcover for 3.99 and now I have decided that the next time Sunshine and I get together we need to make something from Mastering the Art of French Cooking. We will just dismiss the fact that I can't even American cook. If we can make Top Chef food we can do it Julia style.
I have four blocks completed of the rainbow Linus blankie #3. My zuma bag was so full yesterday, that I had to stuff yarn in my coach purse to take the blankie project to the crafty project because I have this crazy fear that I will be some place and I will run out of yarn.
After I came home I ended up watching the Doctor Who episode The Unicorn & the Wasp which is the episode with Agatha Christie. I really liked this episode a lot because I used to read a lot of Agatha Christie novels when I was younger.
I woke up way way early for a Sunday morning so I read a little bit of Julie and Julia by Julie Powell which I bought at Mr. Mike's Used Books in hardcover for 3.99 and now I have decided that the next time Sunshine and I get together we need to make something from Mastering the Art of French Cooking. We will just dismiss the fact that I can't even American cook. If we can make Top Chef food we can do it Julia style.
I have four blocks completed of the rainbow Linus blankie #3. My zuma bag was so full yesterday, that I had to stuff yarn in my coach purse to take the blankie project to the crafty project because I have this crazy fear that I will be some place and I will run out of yarn.
Saturday, January 24, 2009
Things that Happened this Week
1. We got like at least 6 inches of snow on Tuesday and the office closed at noon
2. Wednesday we had a two-hour delay
3. I finished the blocks for Linus blankie #2 - I am rocking the granny square!
4. This morning I started the first block for Linus blankie #3 which is rainbow brite inspired.
5. My glasses aren't in yet. Sniff sniff.
6. I have watched a ton of Flight of the Conchords Season one and Doctor Who season 4 episodes due to all my time off.
7. I discovered the Optimism lotion from Bath & Body Works. It's the new scent in their aromatherapy collection.
8. yay for the new President!
9. I have started reading Street Gang by Michael Davis, which is the history Sesame Street, and has a lot of history of children's telly and preschool education as well.
2. Wednesday we had a two-hour delay
3. I finished the blocks for Linus blankie #2 - I am rocking the granny square!
4. This morning I started the first block for Linus blankie #3 which is rainbow brite inspired.
5. My glasses aren't in yet. Sniff sniff.
6. I have watched a ton of Flight of the Conchords Season one and Doctor Who season 4 episodes due to all my time off.
7. I discovered the Optimism lotion from Bath & Body Works. It's the new scent in their aromatherapy collection.
8. yay for the new President!
9. I have started reading Street Gang by Michael Davis, which is the history Sesame Street, and has a lot of history of children's telly and preschool education as well.
Monday, January 19, 2009
Live from the Remote Office
This is my very first year of working in an office or job that gives MLK day off as a holiday and so I am grateful for it but it is very strange not being in the office since I took this past Friday off as a vacation day. So hence, I'm at my remote office, otherwise known as the local Starbucks. There is nothing like a nice latte to get you in party mode.
The Linus blankie is coming right along. I am hoping to finish the squares today. I started square 10 this morning before I left for Starbucks. I am still not sure about joining the squares together. I might try it but if it's too much of a pain then I will just take them down to my mom's house and get some help from her.
Last night I ended up staying up late and reading I'm Proud of You by Tim Madigan. It's the story of his friendship with Mister Rogers and it is so good and even melts my cold heart. I would highly recommend it for when you are having a crappy day or just need motivation in life.
The Linus blankie is coming right along. I am hoping to finish the squares today. I started square 10 this morning before I left for Starbucks. I am still not sure about joining the squares together. I might try it but if it's too much of a pain then I will just take them down to my mom's house and get some help from her.
Last night I ended up staying up late and reading I'm Proud of You by Tim Madigan. It's the story of his friendship with Mister Rogers and it is so good and even melts my cold heart. I would highly recommend it for when you are having a crappy day or just need motivation in life.
Sunday, January 18, 2009
Wake Up Call
I woke up at 6:34 AM ET this morning and I was ready to party. I was wide awake and there was no chance of going back to sleep, so I decided to work on my blog update.
The excitement of the week really started off with the Betsy Greer signing at the Barnes and Noble this past Tuesday. A good crowd showed up and we were all sitting and listening to her speak and knitting (or crocheting like me). G (her name really starts with an A but I know too many A people so she gets to be G taken from her avatar) and I got our books signed as well as a copy for H who was working that night. I really like Betsy’s book Knitting for Good and I forgot that she had an essay in Handmade Nation otherwise I would have brought my copy of that book to sign as well. The coolest thing about the evening was meeting a rep from the local Project Linus chapter. I’m a blanketeer now! A and I have gone through our stashes for donations and I have two of those Ziploc XXL (Like the size that goes up to your waist) full of yarn leftovers or stuff I realize I will never use in my lifetime. Then I was thinking, well, yarn is great, but I really felt the call to make a blanket for them. I decided to go to Jo-Ann’s and I was looking at the Vanna’s Choice Baby yarn because it is soft, machine-washable and it comes in a lot of bright colors. I was looking at the display and then I saw a copy of Vanna’s new book, Giggles & Grins, which is 12 crochet patterns to crochet for baby. I was flipping through it to see if their was a pattern I could make that didn’t require me to buy a ton of yarn and I found the granny square blankie. It’s a crib size and only requires 6 skeins but I think there will be a couple of colors where I will have leftovers. I started square 6 last night before I went to bed (out of 12) and I can’t believe how easy it is!!!! Prior to this, I had only made two tiny granny squares and that was when I first learned how to crochet and I had no clue what I was doing. I am also going to re-attempt to make the big sushi for my felted sushi wallet. My first attempt turned into a little sushi hat.
Friday, I took a day of vacation and I went to the eye doctor for the first time in 5 years. This was a combination of not having good insurance until now and having good eyesight. I think the doctor was amazed my glasses held out this long. I can still wear them but the finish is wearing off all over the frames, and the eye pieces are gross. I ended up getting a pair of Kate Spade “Elisabeth” glasses in black. I tried on the emerald green ones and they looked pretty on me but I just could not buy green glasses, so I ordered them in black from one of their other locations so cross your fingers because my greatest fear is that I will get them and they will be total puke on me. I feel like I have great expectations because I have had my current pair forever.
After the eye doctor, I ended up coming home and starting the blankie while watching Flight of the Concords Season 1. This show is AWESOME!!!! I am kicking myself for not going out and buying the cd at the same time. I also discovered that it is really hard to crochet and laugh at the same time. I also bought a new aluminum water bottle at Whole Foods. It’s a Sigg and it has Hello Kitty and hearts and it’s pink and red and it’s like a huge valentine to the environment. I made the dumb mistake of telling my sister about it and now she wants one because she is in the process of trying to quit pop completely. So I guess I will end up buying her one as a valentine’s day present.
Saturday was like the funnest day ever (I realize that is bad grammar, but funnest is really the best word to describe the day). G picked me up and we went to a new yarn shop on the east end of Raleigh and it is my new favorite yarn shop. They had the new Noro cotton yarn (which doesn’t fcel like a brillo pad but still has the great Noro colors), lots of sock yarn, Manos, a little Malabrigo, Cascade, Debbie Bliss, Claudia’s and a lot of other stuff that is on the A-list of yarn. They also carry Namaste bags and they had the pink version of the Zuma bag that I had just ordered from Scout’s Swag over Christmas. I bought four skeins of Mission Falls in a charcoal gray, a skein of Flat Feet (this is the new sock yarn that comes in a flat panel and you unravel it as you knit – flippin sweet), the keychain sock blocker sock kit, a Noni pattern for these Technicolor oven mitts, a sock pattern for my Mom and I think that was it. I know I fell off the yarn wagon, but I never go to real yarn stores that often and after waking up to 17 degrees on Friday morning for the first time since I left the Midwest, I felt called to make myself a new scarf out of wool.
Then G and I had lunch at Panera Bread and ended up just sitting and talking for a few hours. I had a blast hanging out with her as usual, she is a certified drama-free friend and we have a lot of similar taste in music.
The hilarious part is after I came home from our adventure, my Zuma bag was sitting on my doorstep and my Starbucks inspired stitch markers and crochet hook had arrived. I had just been lamenting at the yarn store about how cool the pink bag was in person and how I hoped it arrived for crafty day next weekend. By the way, I can fit my little Linus blankie in this bag and there is so many freakin pockets! I also received my Skull & Crossbones sock ruler keychain set (search for this on Scout’s Swag, it is really cool.
About an hour later, I received a call from the apartment people to notify me that the pipe that carries water to my building had busted (probably due to the unusual cold snap) and our water was being shut off. This happened right at dinner, so I had frozen pizza instead of mac & cheese like I was planning. Luckily, it was fixed and the water came back on a couple of hours later.
Anyways, I am probably going to hang out and work on the Linus blankie and do my usual Sunday morning Starbucks run. I might end up going to Whole Foods and at some point this weekend I need to return the oddly fitting hoodie I bought at Old Navy early in the week. I do not like hoodies that are not long and this one barely sits at my waist and it looked longer in the store. I also forgot to mention that I finished reading Labor of Love by Thomas Beatie and Food Matters by Mark Bittman, both awesome books.
The excitement of the week really started off with the Betsy Greer signing at the Barnes and Noble this past Tuesday. A good crowd showed up and we were all sitting and listening to her speak and knitting (or crocheting like me). G (her name really starts with an A but I know too many A people so she gets to be G taken from her avatar) and I got our books signed as well as a copy for H who was working that night. I really like Betsy’s book Knitting for Good and I forgot that she had an essay in Handmade Nation otherwise I would have brought my copy of that book to sign as well. The coolest thing about the evening was meeting a rep from the local Project Linus chapter. I’m a blanketeer now! A and I have gone through our stashes for donations and I have two of those Ziploc XXL (Like the size that goes up to your waist) full of yarn leftovers or stuff I realize I will never use in my lifetime. Then I was thinking, well, yarn is great, but I really felt the call to make a blanket for them. I decided to go to Jo-Ann’s and I was looking at the Vanna’s Choice Baby yarn because it is soft, machine-washable and it comes in a lot of bright colors. I was looking at the display and then I saw a copy of Vanna’s new book, Giggles & Grins, which is 12 crochet patterns to crochet for baby. I was flipping through it to see if their was a pattern I could make that didn’t require me to buy a ton of yarn and I found the granny square blankie. It’s a crib size and only requires 6 skeins but I think there will be a couple of colors where I will have leftovers. I started square 6 last night before I went to bed (out of 12) and I can’t believe how easy it is!!!! Prior to this, I had only made two tiny granny squares and that was when I first learned how to crochet and I had no clue what I was doing. I am also going to re-attempt to make the big sushi for my felted sushi wallet. My first attempt turned into a little sushi hat.
Friday, I took a day of vacation and I went to the eye doctor for the first time in 5 years. This was a combination of not having good insurance until now and having good eyesight. I think the doctor was amazed my glasses held out this long. I can still wear them but the finish is wearing off all over the frames, and the eye pieces are gross. I ended up getting a pair of Kate Spade “Elisabeth” glasses in black. I tried on the emerald green ones and they looked pretty on me but I just could not buy green glasses, so I ordered them in black from one of their other locations so cross your fingers because my greatest fear is that I will get them and they will be total puke on me. I feel like I have great expectations because I have had my current pair forever.
After the eye doctor, I ended up coming home and starting the blankie while watching Flight of the Concords Season 1. This show is AWESOME!!!! I am kicking myself for not going out and buying the cd at the same time. I also discovered that it is really hard to crochet and laugh at the same time. I also bought a new aluminum water bottle at Whole Foods. It’s a Sigg and it has Hello Kitty and hearts and it’s pink and red and it’s like a huge valentine to the environment. I made the dumb mistake of telling my sister about it and now she wants one because she is in the process of trying to quit pop completely. So I guess I will end up buying her one as a valentine’s day present.
Saturday was like the funnest day ever (I realize that is bad grammar, but funnest is really the best word to describe the day). G picked me up and we went to a new yarn shop on the east end of Raleigh and it is my new favorite yarn shop. They had the new Noro cotton yarn (which doesn’t fcel like a brillo pad but still has the great Noro colors), lots of sock yarn, Manos, a little Malabrigo, Cascade, Debbie Bliss, Claudia’s and a lot of other stuff that is on the A-list of yarn. They also carry Namaste bags and they had the pink version of the Zuma bag that I had just ordered from Scout’s Swag over Christmas. I bought four skeins of Mission Falls in a charcoal gray, a skein of Flat Feet (this is the new sock yarn that comes in a flat panel and you unravel it as you knit – flippin sweet), the keychain sock blocker sock kit, a Noni pattern for these Technicolor oven mitts, a sock pattern for my Mom and I think that was it. I know I fell off the yarn wagon, but I never go to real yarn stores that often and after waking up to 17 degrees on Friday morning for the first time since I left the Midwest, I felt called to make myself a new scarf out of wool.
Then G and I had lunch at Panera Bread and ended up just sitting and talking for a few hours. I had a blast hanging out with her as usual, she is a certified drama-free friend and we have a lot of similar taste in music.
The hilarious part is after I came home from our adventure, my Zuma bag was sitting on my doorstep and my Starbucks inspired stitch markers and crochet hook had arrived. I had just been lamenting at the yarn store about how cool the pink bag was in person and how I hoped it arrived for crafty day next weekend. By the way, I can fit my little Linus blankie in this bag and there is so many freakin pockets! I also received my Skull & Crossbones sock ruler keychain set (search for this on Scout’s Swag, it is really cool.
About an hour later, I received a call from the apartment people to notify me that the pipe that carries water to my building had busted (probably due to the unusual cold snap) and our water was being shut off. This happened right at dinner, so I had frozen pizza instead of mac & cheese like I was planning. Luckily, it was fixed and the water came back on a couple of hours later.
Anyways, I am probably going to hang out and work on the Linus blankie and do my usual Sunday morning Starbucks run. I might end up going to Whole Foods and at some point this weekend I need to return the oddly fitting hoodie I bought at Old Navy early in the week. I do not like hoodies that are not long and this one barely sits at my waist and it looked longer in the store. I also forgot to mention that I finished reading Labor of Love by Thomas Beatie and Food Matters by Mark Bittman, both awesome books.
Saturday, January 10, 2009
S is for Saturday
Last night, my order from MaryJanes Farm arrived and I was so stoked. I had ordered the back issue set and the budget mix, so now I just need to figure out what recipes I want to try.
I have started making my 101 Things in 1001 days list but I only have like around 50 things so far and I think I'm having a hard time coming up with things that I think I could actually accomplish within 1001 days.
Right now I am reading a ton of mystery books. I discovered a couple of authors that write knitting & crochet mysteries, so it's like a little mini-genre. I like reading authors that write series because it seems like you get more stories that way.
I have finished around 6 rows on the crochet drop stitch scarf but it is slow going because of all the treble and double treble crochet stitches in the scarf, but if I can pull this off, it will look amazing because I am only attempting this scarf because I fell in love with the store sample at a yarn shop in Pineville.
I have started making my 101 Things in 1001 days list but I only have like around 50 things so far and I think I'm having a hard time coming up with things that I think I could actually accomplish within 1001 days.
Right now I am reading a ton of mystery books. I discovered a couple of authors that write knitting & crochet mysteries, so it's like a little mini-genre. I like reading authors that write series because it seems like you get more stories that way.
I have finished around 6 rows on the crochet drop stitch scarf but it is slow going because of all the treble and double treble crochet stitches in the scarf, but if I can pull this off, it will look amazing because I am only attempting this scarf because I fell in love with the store sample at a yarn shop in Pineville.
Saturday, January 03, 2009
Yarny Goodness
Um, so Fox Network is stupid. they showed the parts of the two college band performances, a bunch of stupid commentary and then two seconds of the combined high school bands walking off the field before the half time show was over. But I'm still really really super proud of all the bands involved.
I can't believe my holiday vacation is almost over with. I'm not ready to go back to work yet and all the pile of work that will appear since the entire company will be back at work in full force.
I am almost done with the brown veteran's scarf I stared with left over scraps of Berella 4 yarn. I started it last night after I finished the Vanna's Choice taupe scarf. There is a lot of down time at Mom's house because my sister and my mother are not shoppers or touristy types.
Out of shear boredom and stir craziness, I convinced my Mom into going to Pineville to visit The Yarn Shop. I fell off the wagon of not-spending. I ended up with three skeins of Noro Silk Garden Chunky color #11 which is purple based, one skien of Opal Harry Potter in Harry (finally someplace has this in my area!), and one Brittany F hook. Mom fared much better. She bought 3 sock leaflets and a pair of Denise tips. I don't go to actual yarn shops that often and normally I don't spend that much, so it was like a treat for me. Plus, The Yarn Shop has a TON of Noro in all types, so a piece of me died inside, because I was in heaven! Plus, I needed some vibrant yarn after all the neutral yarn I had been using for the veteran's scarves. I had never tried the Silk Garden Chunky, I think it is one of their newer ones but I saw the color and I was in some serious yarn love. They also had a really cool store pattern for a crochet version of the knitted drop stitch scarf that I am going to attempt to make because I have a skein of Noro that I think it would look really good in (hopefully it's enough, otherwise I might just have to get more!).
I can't believe my holiday vacation is almost over with. I'm not ready to go back to work yet and all the pile of work that will appear since the entire company will be back at work in full force.
I am almost done with the brown veteran's scarf I stared with left over scraps of Berella 4 yarn. I started it last night after I finished the Vanna's Choice taupe scarf. There is a lot of down time at Mom's house because my sister and my mother are not shoppers or touristy types.
Out of shear boredom and stir craziness, I convinced my Mom into going to Pineville to visit The Yarn Shop. I fell off the wagon of not-spending. I ended up with three skeins of Noro Silk Garden Chunky color #11 which is purple based, one skien of Opal Harry Potter in Harry (finally someplace has this in my area!), and one Brittany F hook. Mom fared much better. She bought 3 sock leaflets and a pair of Denise tips. I don't go to actual yarn shops that often and normally I don't spend that much, so it was like a treat for me. Plus, The Yarn Shop has a TON of Noro in all types, so a piece of me died inside, because I was in heaven! Plus, I needed some vibrant yarn after all the neutral yarn I had been using for the veteran's scarves. I had never tried the Silk Garden Chunky, I think it is one of their newer ones but I saw the color and I was in some serious yarn love. They also had a really cool store pattern for a crochet version of the knitted drop stitch scarf that I am going to attempt to make because I have a skein of Noro that I think it would look really good in (hopefully it's enough, otherwise I might just have to get more!).
Friday, January 02, 2009
It's Sugar Bowl Time!
So hell has frozen over and I am watching football. This is a special occasion because Sunshine's band is one of the schools chosen to perform at the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans so I have to watch and see them perform. It's so exciting even though I am not a sports freak because I know they have been working so hard for the last few months towards this goal and it is really cool to see them on the big screen. Yay for Sunshine! Yay for the marching band!
I could care less who wins the game. It's been awhile since I've watched any level of football game either live or on tv. Anyways, like I would normally do at any other football game performance of his band, I am watching the halftime show and then switching over to regularly scheduled tv shows. Since it's just mom, sis and I, I didn't make any party food but I am rocking the Diet Mountain Dew and the Weight Watchers Key Lime Yogurt as my "party snacks." I am hooked on this yogurt. I love the key lime flavor and it's not chunky and only 1 point (100 calories).
I finished another hat this afternoon and now I am almost done with another veteran's scarf, this time made out of Vanna's Choice in Taupe (which to me looks like a light fudge color). I am certain I will finish this scarf by the time the halftime show is over because I am at least halfway done.
I could care less who wins the game. It's been awhile since I've watched any level of football game either live or on tv. Anyways, like I would normally do at any other football game performance of his band, I am watching the halftime show and then switching over to regularly scheduled tv shows. Since it's just mom, sis and I, I didn't make any party food but I am rocking the Diet Mountain Dew and the Weight Watchers Key Lime Yogurt as my "party snacks." I am hooked on this yogurt. I love the key lime flavor and it's not chunky and only 1 point (100 calories).
I finished another hat this afternoon and now I am almost done with another veteran's scarf, this time made out of Vanna's Choice in Taupe (which to me looks like a light fudge color). I am certain I will finish this scarf by the time the halftime show is over because I am at least halfway done.
Thursday, January 01, 2009
Rose Bowl Parade 2009
The Rose Bowl Parade is my favorite parade of the year because I love the floats and all the marching bands that perform. Watching this parade is one of my new year's traditions. My highlights for this year's parade include:
Favorite Floats:
1. Cynthia Nixon and the Vera Bradley float - Cynthia and purses, heaven!
2. The Stars of Hope float - I loved the star shapes and the story behind the float was really touching.
3. Honda float - I loved the confetti hat
4. Wizard of Oz float
5. Seasame Street float
Favorite Marching Bands:
1. Broken Arrow, OK
2. Blue Springs, MO
3. Bands of America Honor Band
Bowl fever continues tomorrow with the Sugar Bowl and watching Sunshine's band perform. I did stay up late enough to watch the ball drop in Times Square and I finished a total of two hats last night and one hat this morning with the leftover homespun. I also used some Christmas money to place an order with Scout's Swag, but that doesn't count if it's like Christmas money.
Favorite Floats:
1. Cynthia Nixon and the Vera Bradley float - Cynthia and purses, heaven!
2. The Stars of Hope float - I loved the star shapes and the story behind the float was really touching.
3. Honda float - I loved the confetti hat
4. Wizard of Oz float
5. Seasame Street float
Favorite Marching Bands:
1. Broken Arrow, OK
2. Blue Springs, MO
3. Bands of America Honor Band
Bowl fever continues tomorrow with the Sugar Bowl and watching Sunshine's band perform. I did stay up late enough to watch the ball drop in Times Square and I finished a total of two hats last night and one hat this morning with the leftover homespun. I also used some Christmas money to place an order with Scout's Swag, but that doesn't count if it's like Christmas money.
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