Yesterday a bunch of us got together to throw our friend Ali a surprise graduation party. She's just finishing up nursing school and definitely deserved an awesome day of fun. We decided to have it at Tydings Park, which is lovely and right near the bay/boardwalk... and conveniently only 2 miles or so from my apartment. Here's the view from our picnic table:
All day long it was looking like rain, and when Jane and I ran errands to pick up the cake and other party goods, it was misting. We didn't really have a plan B for rain, but it eventually all worked out, and the sun even came out for a while. We grilled burgers and chicken:
We also had salad made from lettuce my mom picked from my parents' garden, kimchee and chicken fried rice made by Jane's mom, buffalo dip Lisa made, guacamole that Jesse made (Jane's mom loved it, and also -- he just happened to have a molcajete -- how awesome is that?), and fruit salad Fred made. I'm sure I'm missing something, but I know I tried and loved everything we had. The cake was awesome too:
It was an awesome time. After some bocce and clean-up, Jesse, Ali and I walked the boardwalk. Ali headed home, and Jesse and I kept on trucking... straight to Bomboy's for some ice cream. Ha ha. Later that night, all of us went to see a friend's band play, and I had a few gin and tonics. Jesse and I fell asleep on my living room floor.
Oh, and Friday Jane, Ali and I took my Mom to a Shins concert! It was my Mother's Day gift to my Mom this year. It was sooo soooo good. It was at a smaller venue, Ramshead Live in Baltimore, and we got front row, right in the middle. The show made me love the Shins that much more, and I also love how much the singer looks like Kevin Spacey (photo stolen from Jane):
It's been an awesome weekend. I've lost 8 lbs. since last Monday doing Weight Watchers. I read a whole New Yorker, cover to cover, for the first time since... last summer. I finished up another semester of grad school. I've been knitting -- a lot. My next blog will likely be about all of the yarn I got from the Webs sale... and a few FOs.
I realize I haven’t posted in a while. I’ve been busy!
Classes have been insane this semester, but are starting to wind down (one last weekend of crunching!). Work’s been crazy too. Also, new boyfriend (Since February) that I’ve really been spending a lot of time with. And lately… knitting. I can’t stop!
I’ve been working on EZ’s seamless hybrid, and the miles of mindless st st have been excellent. The best part? I’m knitting this for said boyfriend, but he doesn’t know it. For some reason he thinks it’s a skirt. I love being sneaky. And yes, I know all about the Sweater Curse, but you know what? If the worst happens (which I don’t foresee happening at all) the sweater would totes fit me (I’m knitting the 40” size… sweet!). A slim boyfriend is all a knitter could want.
Recently, I noticed that I hardly have a single picture of myself from the last 3 months. Plus, all of the pics taken of me have been in bars. Not cool! So I decided I want to start the Flickr 365 project. My friend Jane said she would do it with me. I recently signed up for Weight Watchers (again) and I think it will be a good way to track my progress, too. So… that’s that. Here's 365:1 (weird ceiling fan pic):
Since my last post, I’ve finished knitting the Hanna cardigan (from cocoknits). I bought this sweet shawl pin on Etsy, and thought it made the perfect fastener for the sweater:
I also knitted Habitat for the boy (woo, that was a fun/complicated knit):
Started knitting Ysolda’s Ishbel (with some KDG hand-dyed farm wool, which I got from Lancaster Yarn Shop):
Started and abandoned a pair of Nutkin socks (love that colorway! It’s Amy’s Vintage Office from Lorna’s Laces):
And finally got myself some KDG yarn in mustard seed, which I promptly knitted into a scarfy:
P.S., I totes dropped the ball on MDSW this year again. Last year, same issue: broke. A yarnie festival is the last place I want to be with no money. I know I should be able to enjoy an event without having to buy anything, but in this case… nope. Not possible. I know I would have just been pissy about being broke. So next year… yeah, I hope it works out next year.
