A Fresh Start

Since Sunshine created a bunch of new year's resolutions, I thought I should write a little something. I'm not making a defined list of resolutions. I just don't have th energy to do that right now and I'm tired of making lists. I guess my first goal right now is really getting over my allegry related sinus crap & congestion from hell (pine trees + mucho rain = mold = congestion from hell) and get all the insurance claims filed and my life straightened out again so that I feel secure again.

Normally I would be staying up late to watch the ball drop but since I'm sick and very sleep deprived and I fly back tomorrow, I doubt that will be happening. Luckily my flight is not extremely early in the morning so I have that on my side.

Holiday Disasters and Retail Therapy

I am still in the Carolinas, but I thought I would update since a bunch of stuff has happened. We made it there Sunday evening with a few delays but our longest delay was only around an hour so I consider that to be good. Christmas Eve was pretty uneventful. We went to Target and Books A Million and watched the movie Waitress on DVD (this movie is sooo good but unfortunately it belongs to my Mom).

Christmas day started out really good. I got a lot of yarn, DVDs, a LV wallet and a North Face windbreaker from my dad and some other little things. Then we decided to go see Charlie Wilson's War at the movie theater because now that we are adults, it has been a tradition for us to go see a movie on Christmas. well, we went to the correct theater, but instead of Charlie Wilson's War they messed up and showed Alvin and the Chipmunks instead. Cute movie, but not the same! The theater people were jerks and wouldn't switch the movies, so we opted to just watch Alvin and the Chipmunks.

The fun begins when we get back to my parents house. I had left my cell phone at home since you can't have them turned on at the theater. Well I get back and there is a voice mail from a number with the same area code as the town I live in. Turns out it was a police officer calling to tell us that a robbery had been reported at our house back there and he found a cell phone bill of mine and that's how he was able to call me. Who in the hell robs people on Christmas Day! We don't know every single thing they took but it looks like they mostly just grabbed our electronics and ran. I have no idea if they took any of my stuff. i am trying really hard to not to think about it because it is just upsetting when I don't know what they went through. I had my ipod shuffle, my Mac laptop and my digi camera with me here in the Carolinas. I had some electronic items at home, but the only thing I would be pissed about is my old ipod but ha ha to them because it has my name engraved on the back of it and I still have the damn receipt! I feel bad though because they stole my sister's desktop and her laptop and her dvd players and our big tv for sure. Luckily our landlord was in town still so he came over and boarded up the window and the door they broke and he was able to tell my sister some of the big things that was missing but honestly we are the only ones that are going to know what is gone for sure. At the end of the day, I am just a little mad and disturbed but I am really grateful that no one was at home or hurt at the time of the break in.

So what does a girl do when she has been given a shit sandwhich? Two things: Call her best friend Sunshine and engage in retail therapy. Sunshine is the only person that doesn't say stupid things in a crisis and never treats me like i'm helpless. Talking to him was a nice relief and plus I was curious to see how his Christmas break was going anyways.

The day after Christmas in between numerous phone calls, I managed to hit the sales at Target and I saw the movie P.S. I Love You. First, the movie. The movie is based on a book and follows the general plot but changes some of the locations,etc. I really love this movie and am definitely buying it on dvd the first day it comes out. To top it off, the soundtrack is kick ass. Any soundtrack that has Flogging Molly, the Pogues and James Blunt on it is going to score beaucoup points with me. As for Target, I got seasons 4, 5 and 6 part two of Sex in the City for 9.99 each! i have never seen them marked down this low!!! I about freaked when I saw it listed in the ad that morning. Then today, we went back to Target and I picked up Heroes Season 1 for $19 and I found a hidden copy of Sex in the City season 6 part one. Mom and Dad, aka Santa got me seasons 1 and 3, so now I am just missing season 2 and they also bought me Boston Legal Season 3.

You might think I'm nuts for buying all these dvds when all our dvd players were just stolen, but I still have Mackie so that's how I will be entertaining myself until we get our claim money from the Renter's Insurance (I CAN"T STRESS ENOUGH HOW IMPORTANT THIS IS IF YOU RENT!!!!) Then, since I just brought a tiny clutch purse with me, it was too small to put my brand new LV tri-fold wallet in it, so I hit the sales at the Aeropostale store by my parents house and found the cutest reversible cordoroy purse on sale for 9.99!!! So really, my retail therapy doesn't count as a buying spree because everything I bought was over 50% off and on special Christmas sale that only happens once a year.

It's in the upper 50s and 60s and it's so bright and sunny that it is really helping me with my winter of S.A.D. My mom bought me new knifty knitter looms (50% on sale at Michaels this week) so I have been chilling under the skylights making hats.

Anyways, I hope everyone is having a smashing holiday. I am still having a good holiday even though all that bad stuff happened. I baked 6 trays of cookies and one Holiday Funfetti cake and have done two loads of dishes so I guess I have been coping a little like Izzie Stevens-style but oh well. I also started reading Atonement by Ian McEwan and it is really good so far, especially if you love romantic epic novels like moi.

84 Song Playlist

Last night I created an 84 song playlist to load onto my Shuffle for my flight to Charlotte tomorrow. I think that should tide me over. Of course, my Mac will be with me. It is a ten day trip, so since I will be in the States the entire time, I totally plan on taking her and my digi cam. Apparently my dad is only going to be home for Christmas and Christmas Eve, but that's okay because I am honestly really going out there to see my beloved little Yorkies and my Mom. We plan on going to see a ton of movies and maybe a couple of little side trips. Who knows. I am fully confident that we will make our flights out there. I just checked weather.com and It looks good for us for the travel day. My mom has stockpiled yarn for me, and she says I can use her stash hooks while I am out there so I don't have to try and get mine through airport security. I would be really pissed if one of my Brittany hooks got trashed.

The Kansas City trip was a success. We got close to three inches of snow after we arrived, my sister and I were conned into sitting on Santa's lap, I got a new Starbucks mug, and we spent some glorious time at the 4 story Barnes and Noble. All my Christmas shopping is done. YAY! All my out of towners, received their presents and loved them.

I am almost done packing for Charlotte. I did the essential laundry last night, so I just have to pull a couple of shirts off the drying rack and I will be ready. I don't have ten casual shirts that I like, so i will do laundry at Mom's.

Hey Sunshine, have fun while I am gone. I expect updates while I am in Charlotte. I can't wait to see you in January.

Happy X-Mas, ya'll!!!

I'm Still Here, I promise

Work has been INSANE! The holidays are sucking my soul and I don't know where my time goes. Thank the Lord for bubble bath and the Foo Fighters because that is the only way I am getting through all of this in one piece. Did I mention that I fly out to the Carolinas on Sunday and I HAVE NO CLUE what to pack, other than my favorite jeans that I need my mommy to sew back together. I promise I will update more about my past week or so either Friday or Saturday. Hopefully, I will be a little more relaxed, but no promises on that.

the Ice Man Cometh

Well, this is officially day 2 of the freezing rain ice crap. it's not as bad as the ice storm that we had last January, but it still sucked. I did make it into work today though and back and my car and I are still in one piece. My sister just found out that school is cancelled again tomorrow so since she's a teacher, she's been at the house chillin' and grading papers.

My Secret Pal Gwen (the one I sent stuff to in SP 11) sent me a really sweet thank you box on Saturday. She sent me a hot pink scarf she knitted out of Rowan biggy print, a box of See's chocolates (yummy),a copy of the new Knit 1 issue, a Hello Kitty 2008 calendar (i needed one of these for at home!) and a nice card. Totally unexpected and completely appreciated.

I did go shopping in Owasso with some work friends on Saturday. this was pre-storm, it was just cool and gloomy. honestly, I didn't really see anything that I couldn't live without. I finished up one VIP gift that I will mail to someone as soon as this crappy weather goes away. I wrapped all my Christmas presents that I have purchased so far.I just have to get presents for my cousins and I am kind of waiting to see if the weather is going to clear up enough for us to go to Kansas City because Iowa is getting hammered with snow and ice right now, so it's a play it by ear thing.

I have made two hats with the cotton candy LB Homespun yarn that I bought at Hobby Lobby with my 40% off coupon in Owasso. I haven't really worked on the scarf lately.

My sis and I did catch Tin Man on the Sci Fi Channel and it was totally awesome. I really hope that they release it on DVD.

I have been reading the new Charles Schulz bio and Holidays on Ice by David Sedaris. Both are excellent reads. Holidays on Ice is one of my favorite holiday themed books, it's a collection of some of his holiday short stories and they are just really funny.

this post is for Sunshine, who complained that I hadn't updated lately. Insert eye roll here. I will update again later this week probably when I have more news.

Where Did All My Time Go?

Seriously? I have no idea what happened to the month of November. I finally realized this evening that it was December 1st and oh shit finals week starts on the 10th. Work is crazy because of the new projects I am working on. I just really love working on projects with no instructions and very little guidance. NOT!!!!!!!! Then my cousin calls to tell me that she was able to get the weekend of the 14th off so now my sister and I have to drive up to KC that weekend to meet them for our little Christmas celebration. Oh shit on that too.

On the upside, I knitted two baby hats today and half of a third. I finished reading Miranda July's latest short story book (i have forgotten the title and i am too lazy to look it up cause i just call it the bright yellow book because of the cover). Landlord installed oven #3 which is a brand new Whirlpool stovetop/oven and it is heaven on earth. we have already baked a frozen pizza and made two batches of chocolate chip cookies we were that excited.

A the co-worker and the wife of another co-worker and I are going to Owasso next weekend. however, I will probably like not be buying anything because I'm going to KC now.

We did get a Christmas tree this weekend. It looks really cute. We just got a 3 foot one to conserve space.

Anyways, it has been a very crazy weekend. I am very overwhelmed right now and I know things will get better, it's just until the holidays are over things are just going to be nuts for me.

The Black Friday Report

It wasn't as impressive as I thought it would be. And why do all the retailers think it is cool to make jeans skinny cut? It only looks good if you weight ten pounds. Old Navy had 50% jeans yesterday and since I desperately need a new pair, I bought a pair for $15 dollars.They would be perfect except for the fact that the leg is skinny bootcut. this pair was the only style that had the least amount of "skinny cut." walgreen's had 16 load Tide for $1.99 so my sister and i each bought the limit. It is really a good deal especially when it's just the two of us and we don't have a ton of laundry. I bought a book at Waldenbooks and read it yesterday evening. It is called P.S. I love you by Cecelia Ahren. It's really good and was just turned into a movie recently. I had Border bucks so I was able to get it and a reversible tote and two things of Bertie Botts jelly beans all for $12. I had $5 in Border bucks and a 25% off coupon to help me out.

My sister and I were so bored yesterday afternoon that once the madness died down we drove to Owasso to visit Target and Old Navy. At old navy I bought the above mentioned jeans plus a really adorable shirt for baby L. At Target I bought Sense and Sensibility on DVD for only $5!!! I also bought a little cat toy for Sunshine's cat, a dipping fork set for my aunt and hello kitty socks for L. At Hastings I found a book for baby K (not on sale) and at Bath and Body works I had a spend $10 get free lotion coupon so i bought lotion for cousin A and my friend M. I also got a snowman hand soap thing for my secret sister at work.

I did send off my last little Secret Pal 11 Reveal box and my favorite place box. I hope they like them. My Christmas gift shopping is slowly dwindling down which is good. I wish my aunt would call or email so I would know what they hell is going on with the Kansas City trip.

The Thanksgiving pot roast was a success. I took a picture to send to my mom so she would know that we didn't eat frozen pizza for Thanksgiving dinner.

We got a little snow this morning but it was so wet and wimpy it had melted away by 8 am this morning. It's in the 40s now so it is slightly warmer then it had been earlier this week.

TV this weekend really sucks. We ended up watching Sense and Sensibility this morning. Our library is closed for the whole weekend so I can' t even go there to check books out.

I started a scrap afghan this weekend and hated it so it and the chevron afghan both took a trip to the frog pond. I am in a crafty funk right now or something.

Thanks and Giving

A quick update and then I will share my thanks and giving list with ya'll. On the yarn front, I bought the yarn for the Vanna's Choice afghan and then realized that I can't make a cluster stitch for shit. So, that project is shelved until I can visit Mommy the crochet guru over Christmas break. Since I needed a project, I started an afghan using the striped chervon stitch in my Vogue Knitting Stitchionary 4: Crochet book. I am going to use blue, purple and chocolate with the intention of having a small afghan to decorate my hope chest with. I finished the first stripe (two rows of purple) and I am going to start the next stripe. I also finally bought a copy of the Yarn Harlot's latest book and it is really funny.

i was able to get some Christmas presents but I feel really behind because M and A the co worker have almost all of their shopping done and so do a lot of my co-workers. i do have my final secret pal box and my favorite place swap box ready to mail out this weekend.

In honor of my sister and I's first thanksgiving by ourselves, I present to thee my Thanks and Giving List

1. I am thankful for my favorite shows on tv and pray that the writer's strike ends soon for the sake of those affected by the strike
2. I am thankful for the Foo Fighters. i was reminded last weekend of how much I love their music and I really like their song Home on their new album because it is so peaceful and not what you would expect from a typical Foo song.
3. Iam grateful for my Mac. My connection to the big world and it is refreshing to have a computer that I don't have to call tech support for.
4. Thanks to all my swap pals and swap hostesses. i have had some really good swap experiences this year.
5. I am thankful for A and Sunshine, my BFFs. You guys continue to keep me sane and entertained on a daily basis.
6. Even though my parents are far away and I can't spend Thanksgiving with them this year, I am grateful for their newfound happiness in the Carolinas.
7. I am thankful for the 79 cent Mountain Dew I purchased at Kmart this morning. It is one of my joys in life.
8. I am grateful for my job which allows me to afford school and my yarn and music stashes.

happy tofurky day, ya'll!

At the Dawn's Early Light

I am up way too early for a Saturday morning but I am like WIDE AWAKE! I am trying to be super quiet because I had a change of plans and ended up going to Sunshine's for the weekend and I don't want to wake him up. I am really glad that this coming week is only a three day work week for me. this last week was a mad house. Since we are in a new fiscal year at work, i had to load all of this new information in the system and it was a process I had never done before so it was a really busy week for me. it should be interesting though because half of the department is going to be gone for the whole week so hopefully it will not be too crazy.

I did finish baby L's afghan this week. There is just a couple of ends i need to weave in at the ends but other than that, it is basically done. It is strange not having an afghan in the works but i don't have all the yarn that I need to start the next project. It is an 8 color granny square that has sort of a star variation in the middle. It uses Lion Brand's Vanna's Choice yarn. I have two of the colors but I need a couple more before I can actually attempt to make a block. It might end up becoming one of those projects that I work on with my mother while I am in the Carolinas for Christmas. She is my knitting and crocheting and all things crafty guru. I miss her a lot.

My copy of Vogue Stitchionary 4 Crochet came in the mail this week. I LOVE IT!!!! I don't have a lot of stitch reference books and this one has charts for all the stitched up blocks. I know a lot of people are anti chart, but it really helps me figure out the turns and how the block as a whole is going to look. I still need the words, but i think charts help me a lot when it is something new and complicated for me. I am really glad that I brought it with me this weekend. I also got the new issues of Knit Simple and Interweave Knits but I didn't bring them with me cause I was attempting to pack light. LOL.

From Where You Are

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SUNSHINE!!!!!

Twenty-five years ago, my best friend was born. See, I can get away with saying that because I turned 27 in September. I thought I would write a little birthday post for him because he's been sick lately and it's not fun to be sick on your birthday. I'm at a loss for words to say this year because you have accomplished so many things since last November and we've even managed to squeeze in an adventure or two. I think there are four memories that really stand out from the past year.

1. Remember the time we stayed up late and I had way too much to drink and we decided to go shopping in Arkansas the next day? I just remember looking out the window at all the pretty trees and wishing that I could hurl out the window but I had so much fun.

2. Remember when we stayed at the Price Tower the weekend before the big flood hit? It's nice having someone to talk to about art and architecture with.

3. I only had the chance to see the band march once this season but what I did see was amazing. They have improved so much and I know they will continue to improve. All your hard work and effort really shows.

4. Did you really have to mention Krispy Kremes on the way to Dallas? My sister still gives me shit about that story. LOL... We had so much fun though! You are my favorite person to go on road trips with hands down. Hopefully I will have a shiny new ipod by the next time we see each other.

Hopefully this post makes you smile a little. rest up, because when you are feeling better we are totally celebrating your birthday!

Monday Monday

I'm a little less stuffier today than I was when the weekend started but I am dragging ass. I think I might be experiencing some sort of caffeine withdrawal because I quit drinking pop at work so now I only drink pop on the weekends or in the evenings at home. There were some people burning their fields off on my way home and all that smoke screws up my allergies. I'm just glad that it's allergies though.

I did tie on skein 6 for L's afghan this weekend. I had a lot of stuff I was thinking about this weekend so I ended up crocheting like a madwoman. Plus, I would like to give it to her for Christmas and I told myself that I couldn't start another afghan until I finished this one. there is a variation on a granny square that I would like to make that uses Vanna White's new yarn line from Lion Brand. i like my afghans to be machine washable and I really liked the colors they used in it, kind of like muted primary colors of sorts.

I sat through a three hour workshop at work today. the only reason why I stayed awake was because i was sitting right next to the controller and the person giving the workshop is a really important financial analyst in my division so I was trying to soak up all of his knowledge but it was really hard because I can't crochet at work and so it's hard for me to sit through something like that and stay still and focused.

I started reading a book about Hunter S. Thompson. It's like little oral histories by his friends and family which is edited by Jann Wenner and another guy from Rolling Stone magazine. While Hunter's style of writing might be sometimes off the wall, i really do enjoy reading his works. I like to challenge my brain with ideas that are totally outside of my box.

Stuffy Nose

Yup that's me. Warm.cold.warm.cold weather has screwed up my allergies again and I am all stuffed up. as a result, i don't really feel like doing much of anything. I did go to the library because one of the books I had reserved was available. i ended up reading it in one setting. It was Look Me in the Eye which is a memoir by John Elder Robison, who also happens to be the older brother of Augusten Burroughs. It was excellent, i love a good memoir.

I have been working on L's blanket today and watching old episodes of Christy. My favorite part about watching that show was the smokey mountain scenery.

My father called to inform me that he had finally purchased our plane tickets to spend christmas with them. I have no idea what we will do, but I am looking forward to playing with my beloved little doggies and crafty time with my mommy.

I also managed to send off box number two to my Secret Pal 11. I can't wait until she gets it, I hope she likes it. Now I just have to work on the Favorite Place swap. I think that is going to require a trip to Tulsa.

Where did all the time go?

We might have gained an hour due to the Daylight Savings thing this weekend, but I have no idea where in the hell all my time went this weekend. I did go to the rubber stamping party last night. it was actually a lot of fun. We made a thank-you card and a happy birthday card. I'm still trying to decide what all I want to order. The little catalog is 1/2 inch thick and has all the crafty items I would ever need aside from the yarn catagory.
the check engine light decided to turn off this morning on my way to walgreens to get the Sunday paper, so the oil change and my alternative mix cd that I made saturday night must have done the trick. I'm just glad that I don't have to go to Tulsa to have the light reset. YAY!!!!!!
I also finished the second hat for L yesterday and I made more progress on her blankie this evening. I didn't count the row number but i will lay it out after I finish this skein to see if it is big enough or if I need to tie on the last skein. I am halfway through skein five now.
I am kinda in a vegetating mood this weekend. time changes always screw up my eat/sleep routine.

Check Engine Lights and Leftover Candy

We did not get one single solitary trick or treater on Halloween. Co-Worker J has agreed to eat all of my vanilla tootsie rolls and my Dots because my sister and I won't eat those. I am going to make hat #2 for L with some multi-colored yarn that I bought at the Ben Franklin going out of business in Belle Plaine sale while I was back in Iowa.
Last night in the middle of my commute home my evil little Check Engine light came on. Out of nowhere. My Subaru was completely happy. All I did differently was top off my tank with gas on my way into work this morning and I was a few miles over on my oil change, but my car wasn't making noises or omitting or leaking anything.It's not quite 5 years old and in really good shape. Since my Dad is still in China, I called Mom and she said that when we first got the Subarus the Check engine light would come on if the gas cap wasn't on perfect so they would have to take it in and have the little light turned off. So, out of supreme guilt, I got up this morning and took my Subaru into the swanky oil change place. The light is still on but according to the manual, it could take several trips before the light would come off or I would have to have it reset. So I might be making a trip to Broken Arrow next weekend to have them turn the little light off. Insert eye roll here.
Anyways, I am still planning on going to co-worker J's wife's rubber stamping demonstration party because we are going to make two special occasion cards and I think it sounds fun. co-worker A is going with me, so that way we will know some people because co-worker J and his wife just moved here in June.
My sister had cleaned the whole entire house while I was getting my oil changed and at the grocery store. I about fainted from the shear bliss and joy of coming home to having all her crap cleaned up AND all of the dishes done. Sunshine would totally understand this.

Candy n' Crochet

I decided to buy candy to pass out to the trick or treaters on Wednesday. I have no idea how many I will get, but I will pass out candy until my little pink witch bucket is empty. I am the designated candy person so that my sister can remain anoynomous. I think it will be a lot more fun this year because in my parents' old neighborhood, the subdivision was so big that we would get like close to 1000 trick or treaters and we would go through almost 20 bags of candy. My mom has no idea how many they will get at the Carolinas house but my dad left her with plenty of candy just in case because their subdivision is still under construction but there are a lot of kids in the neighborhood.

I made L a purple camo hat on Saturday per her mom's request since it is getting "cold" outside and she is two and has outgrown her little baby hats I made her. I liked the purple camo yarn from Bernat so much that I made myself a little ipod cozy using an old Crochet Me pattern with the leftovers. I have finished the green scarf and wove in all the ends on it and the Boss Lady scarf. I even finished skein 4 of L's blankie and tied on skein 5 so I consider that some major progress.

I made some Jello No-Bake cheesecake for snack day tomorrow. I am a huge fan of No-bake anything because I hate cooking and we have a hoopty oven that doesn't keep a level temperature. LOL...

I am pooped. Fiscal year-end closing sucks. It was nuts at the office and we kept having server problems (probably due to the high usage) so it was hard to run jobs. My trick or treat mug that I got at Starbucks was a huge hit at work. everyone told me it was really festive and kept asking where I bought it. It's one of the tall skinny mugs and is black with white line drawings on it. It is really uber cute.

Thank-you Secret Pal 11

Secret Pal 11 goodies here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/shoe_girl/1782489027/

I received my final package from my Secret Pal 11. She has been a totally awesome pal. She has done a wonderful job picking out the perfect goodies to spoil me and she included really nice letters with the packages. This has probably been one of my top swapping experiences.Here's what was in the package:

1. Eight skeins of Palette yarn in orange, pink, hot pink and burgundyish purple
2. Pumpkin wax melts (they smell really good in the package)
3. A Halloween treat bag
4. Halloween socks

I was really excited to receive this package and I am either going to make a pillow or a stripy scarf with the yarn. I just finished the scarf that I made with the Plymouth Tweed yarn that she sent in the last package and I am really happy with how it turned out.

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!

Misc. Thoughts

Things are so crazy at work right now because it is our fiscal year end. Multi-tasking makes me tired! I started reading Into the Wild (recently turned into a movie) last night and made it about halfway through. Boston Legal was pre-empted because of the California wildfires coverage and there wasn't much on tv, so I ended up reading instead. Plus, reading a book is easier to do curled up in my denim quilts. i will admit to turning on the heater on low but if the house is too cold then my sister turns into a Smurf and my hands get all cold and i don't like cold hands.

My sister and I are debating on whether or not to pass out candy on Halloween. this is our first Halloween at this house and there really isn't many little kids on our little street, just annoying teenagers. Plus, my sister is concerned that her students would accidently find out where we live and tee pee our house for life...LOL..

Where Did the Sun Go?

So I spent the entire weekend in Iowa where it was in the mid 70s which is unheard of in October and then I come back to Oklahoma and it is rainy and like barely 50 degrees. What in the world?!!! this evening, I had to turn on the heater for a little while because I couldn't figure out why I was cold and then I realize that the little house thermostat said it was 60 degrees.

I did finish the Boss Lady Scarf on the way up to Iowa, I just need to weave in a couple of ends. It is really huge and I haven't laid it out yet to see how really long it is. I did start a scarf with some of the Plymouth Tweed that my SP 11 sent me. I am almost done with skein number two and it looks really pretty and bright. I like my scarves long so that if it is actually cold outside, I could wrap them around my neck.

Anyways, I am back to my dull boring life. I had a blast hanging out with my cousins. Lots of good food and laughs. It was kind of nice being around the family. I also managed to go a whopping 4 days without getting on the Internet or checking my email.

I managed to do a load of laundry tonight and make some Suddenly Salad (ranch and bacon) for our ladies' luncheon at work tomorrow. I am currently burning a bunch of baptism photo cds for the relatives right now.

My sister picked up three pairs of the over the knee socks for me at Target on her way home from night class tonight. YAY!!! I love socks like this and Target has them on sale this week. I feel like such a bad ass when I wear them. I love accessories. Tall socks keep me warmer too and my fun socks are wearing out since I bought them in 2004 when I worked at Sears in the mall.

Traveling

Right now, i am trying to get things prepared for my trip to Iowa on Thursday. It is going to be a whirlwind weekend for sure. I have been trying to plan out what I am going to wear so that I have enough clothes for the weekend. I also ran the dishwasher tonight because Wednesday night will be last minute laundry night.

i am just not motivated for anything right now because I am learning all these new job responsibilities at work and it is like information overload so i don't want to do crap when I get home, especially not homework. I think I am just generally overwhelmed with the amount of stuff going on for school and work.

I have tied on the fourth and final skein for the boss lady scarf. It is looking really nice and it would definitely keep you nice and warm while you shovel a foot of snow off your driveway in January. She will really like it. It is what I would call mindless crochet, because I am just doing rows of half-double crochet, which is a stitch I can do practically in my sleep.

Anyways, I promise a big exciting post Monday or so after I get back from Iowa. I am sure there will be tons of stories to tell.

Song of the Day: Undone (the sweater song) by Weezer

Secret Pal 11 Goodness

So this morning I went to the post office to mail my secret pal a letter and when i got back from my errands, there was this awesome package waiting from my Secret Pal (the one spoiling me). She sent:
3 skeins Plymouth Tweed in color 5324 (this is like a blueish green color,sooo pretty)
1 skein Knit Picks Swish Superwash Capri (so soft and it's an electric blue color
1 skein Plymouth Sockotta color 06 (blueish/greenish color)

Thanks so much! I love all the yarn and I can't wait to turn them into projects.

I have been cleaning today and doing laundry in preparation for our trip home to Iowa this week. I started making the Boss Lady Scarf this week. It is a black crocheted extra-wide extra long scarf for my boss that is transfering to North Central Iowa where it is really cold. she is like 6 ft tall and always has her heater in her office turned on. Anyways, we are making her a cold weather survival package as her going away present. I think this is going to be my trip project because she is leaving November 9th, so I don't have much time to get this done.