And I’m off!!
My first trip ever to Denver and the weather and company are going to be GLORIOUS. I’ve got my camera charged and my suitcase packed. A book for the plane and a new playlist for jammin’. Yesterday in the car I could not stop smiling I was so excited. Today I’m practically jumping for JOY.
The happiest of happy weekends to you. ALL OF YOU!
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P.S. While I’m away, check out my interview over on Ren’s blog…
I had so much fun answering her questions!
Cupcakes!
Balloons!
Tiny clothes!
A BABY! (ALMOST.)
This past weekend I made the short trek up to Maine for my friend Hannah’s baby shower. It was so nice to get out of the city for awhile, and even nicer still to be celebrating the coming of new life. Hannah and I met our sophomore year in college, became fast friends, and spent the majority of our time together the rest of our young and crazy college days. I feel extra lucky to have stayed such close friends with her as the years pass us by and I am SO glad I was able to be there to celebrate her tiny still-in-the-oven baby Magee. All in all, such a happy day.
Hannah, I am over the moon excited for you. I KNOW you are going to be an absolutely amazing mom. I love you, friend and I can’t even wait to meet him!
{p.s. that knit blanket + sweater/hat/mitten set? H’s mom has got some SURRRIOUS skills. Lessons, please!!}
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The baby’s room colors are orange and gray, so I got my gift for Hannah here.
Also, because OF COURSE, books. Lots and lots of books, but my most favorite here.
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And for fun, one of my favorite posts ever
{small pictures and all}
here.
{Original artwork by Zachary Smith via instagram}
Once again, I am okay. I am locked up in my home and I am safe.
This is all I have the energy for today. This week has left me tired and weary in ways I can’t explain, and right now I just want my city back. Thank you, Boston PD for your tireless efforts to help this city + its people during the completely mind boggling events that have unfolded here this week. When it’s all over, and I believe {and hope} that it will be soon, we will celebrate your courage and perseverance forever.
You are heros.
Forever THANK YOU.
I can officially say I know how to knit. So far I have only made a cotton dish cloth (and I’m not finished with it yet), but still, I know how to knit all the same.
Practice is the key here, I think, and before you and I know it, I’ll {hopefully} be knitting up a storm.
Here are some things I am dreaming of making:
A hat like this one
And a scarf like this one.
And for me.
Also, how adorable is this? I just can’t even.
Next Christmas, I’ll hopefully be making all my holiday gifts. At this point it seems I’m getting ahead of myself, but with enough practice I think I can start to make some magic. At least, I’m dreaming about it! There is so much pretty out there, I just want to make it all.
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I tried to teach myself via youtube, but that didn’t work in my favor, then my cousin Haley came to town and taught me how to knit and purl, but as soon as she left I forgot everything she taught me, so last weekend I finally decided to spend a little money to take an actual class.
Enter, Gather Here…
DREAMY!
The class (Knitting Basics) was awesome and completely worth the money ($45). It was just me and 4 other people, so it was really intimate and completely hands-on (obviously!). The instructor was super nice and adorable, and with the small number of students she was really able to walk around and help us as we needed it. It was two and a half hours, too, which seems really long but actually went by in a flash. I loved sitting around the knitting table chatting with the other beginning knitters, sipping on tea (they have it there for you to enjoy!) and working towards by goal.
Most of all, I love how good I feel about knitting now that I’ve taken the class. I feel more confident and now it’s just about a whole lot of practice.
Who knows, maybe next I’ll learn to sew?
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Do you knit? Did you have a hard time getting used to it? So far for me it’s still pretty laborious, but I dream of the day I can sit in front of the TV with my knitting needles working feverishly on a cozy project.
SOMEDAY!
I’ll be sure to post about my first real project (not my dish towel) as soon as I complete it. Wish me luck.
