I was going to have all these photos of the fourth and of my newly painted kitchen for you, but sorry… I don’t.
I haven’t uploaded the photos from the fourth yet and not quite finished with painting the kitchen/den. But I will get to it I promise.
In the mean time I do have some pictures of some finished objects:
These are socks that I recently finished for a friend. I used Wendy Johnson’s Butterfly Sock pattern. Wasn’t too wild about the yarn, but they turned out okay.
These socks kicked though! I used Cookie A‘s Wanida pattern and the yarn is Tosh Sock by Madeleinetosh, colorway Wood Violet.
My cousin that married in October is pregnant with her first child and I’m knitting away on a sweater for the baby. Having a baby to knit for is so exciting for me. Celia having a baby is also exciting because she is practically my little sister. I am going to be in the delivery room with her and will go to birthing classes with her too. (Although trust me, I don’t think I need classes. I remember the birthing process in great detail). Still it will be good to coach her and be there as soon as the little butterbean pops out. I hope to finish this sweater, a blanket, booties, a hat, and another sweater (pattern determined by what sex the baby will be) before the baby is born. Due date… wait for it… is February 11. That’s right… one day before my birthday. An awesome aquarian baby.
In other news, I’ve had to do a couple of whirlwind trips to Atlanta and when I say whirlwind, I mean leaving from the Memphis airport in the morning and flying back to Memphis that night. Those one day turnarounds are very tiring.
Next weekend, I am going to Lebowski Fest with my good friend Kel. We’ve talked about going for years, but now, we’ve made our reservations and have bought our tickets. I’m sure I’ll have plenty of pictures to share from that. Can’t wait for the bowling party on Saturday night.
The weekend after that, we’re in Chicago to visit my chi-town friends and catch a cubs game. My brother and his girlfriend are also coming along. My goal is to do some crazy shoe shopping while I’m there. (And also go to Hot Doug’s).
We also have another trip planned for Boston some time in August but I have to firm up with Bea on a good time. Can’t wait to see her again and play with the bullies.
That’s it. For any stalkers out there, know that my house is protected by a 110 lb labrador that will shed and slobber all over you if you try to break in. Also – I have a couple of awesome pet sitters that camp out at my house (and drink my beer) while I’m away.