Saturday, June 28, 2008

My Shawl Swap Package!

I also received a wonderful package from my partner in the Shawl/Stole Swap on ravelry yesterday!

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My partner sent me two very pretty (and soft) skeins of Fiddlesticks Knitting Zephyr Wool-Silk yarn in the colorway Juniper. It is a very pretty blue-green and I can't wait to make my new shawl out of it. The shawl pattern that she chose for me is Juno Regina from Knitty. It is very pretty and I can't wait to start.

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She also sent me a copy of the pattern, some nice almond milk hand cream and a pumice stone.

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Thank you so much Tasha!!

Yay! Swap Package! (Picture Heavy!)

I received my first package from my secret swap partner yesterday! It was very nicely wrapped in pink and green paper. Unfortunately I don't have pictures of that because my camera didn't have batteries and I was too impatient to wait until I got some more. Inside I found many many wonderful things!
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There was two packages of chocolate, Choxie truffle chocolates and a dark chocolate mix from Ghirardelli (Mmmmm.... they have already been sampled my Spenser and myself).
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There was also some alba body cream in Kukui nut scent! It smells delicious.
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My partner also included some goodies from Race for the Cure. A very pretty head scarf in pink, and some keychains that represent different sizes of tumors found in the breast.
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Also, some gummy bears (partially snacked upon by me), a very cute card and a super cool bag for my knitting notions.
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The bag is made out of recycled bottles. How cool is that?

And, saving the best for last, a wonderful skein of C*Eye*Ber fiber sock yarn in the Lily Pad colorway. 435 yds of Superwash merino and nylon. It is very soft and very pretty!

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Thank you Secret Partner, whoever you may be!! I have to say that you have spoiled me rotten!!

Wednesday, June 25, 2008

So You Think You Can Dance?

Oh My goodness! Why didn't I fall in love with this show earlier? I have totally loved Tabitha and Napoleon. I love their Katie and Josh routine the first week :http://youtube.com/watch?v=c_GRUm3-0jU&feature=related. This week, I am also totally in love with their routine they did for Chelsea and Mark :http://youtube.com/watch?v=ovjAuBuepVA. So far I have watched it about four times. Shhhhh..... Yes, I am one of those crazy people who can listen to a song an infinite amount of times in a row before I get tired of it (and I LOVED this song!)

Tuesday, June 17, 2008

DON'T TOUCH MY STOMACH!!

Okay, so yesterday I got an inside look at what it is going to be like when I am pregnant in the future (far future). My boss was telling me what I needed to do to get ready for us opening when all of a sudden, she stops talking, stares at my stomach and then slowly reaches over and pats/rubs it! WTF?? All I could say was "No", as in, "No, I'm not pregnant." The word pregnant never actually was said by either of us, but I knew what she was referring to when she patted my stomach. Who does that??



I have heard many ladies complain about how people would always touch their stomachs when they were pregnant which is something I completely don't understand at all. Why do people suddenly think that since you are growing a child in your stomach, it is okay to go ahead and touch you? They wouldn't think it was okay to come and touch your stomach normally, so why when you have a child in there? But then, for someone to reach out and touch your stomach when they don't even know if you are pregnant, that is even worse. Why would you do that?



Oh yeah, then when I told her "No, I'm not pregnant." She says, "Oh, just relaxing for summer then?" What? Did she just call me fat? I will be glad when I do not have her as a boss any more. But I will be sad to be leaving the beautiful new science building!

Wednesday, June 4, 2008

Some WIP's

These are my "Socks of Science." I am making them for Senor for father's day.




Now, you may be asking yourself why these are a work in progress and why they are called socks of science. Well, I still have to add "socks of science" on one foot and a microscope on the other. They are called "Socks of Science" because a while back Senor began adding of science to the end of anything. Now his students have taken to it and many gifts he receive have the infamous "of science" on them. So, now he will have some socks to go along with it.


These socks are going to be knee highs. They are made with Knit Picks Felici yarn in the colorway Gelato. So far, they are one of my favorite pairs of socks. My other favorite pair was the monkey socks I made for Kat. Pictures will come for those after I give them to her!
This yarn is SO soft!! I can't wait to wear them.
Hopefully you all have a nice week! Well, are having a nice week!