Archives for the month of: May, 2007

Sunflowerfairy tagged me for a meme so here it goes:

Each person tagged gives 7 random facts about themselves. Those tagged need to write in their blogs the 7 facts, as well as the rules of the game. You need to tag seven others and list their names on your blog. You have to leave those you plan on tagging a note in their comments so they know that they have been tagged and to read your blog.

My facts:

1. Most of the people likes the sound of a grandfather clock ticking, then the bells ringing at every hour, or the bells from the churches at every hour – I hate it! I get such an anxiety attack when I hear it. I’m not sure if it’s because the frequency of the ring or what, but it just bugs me crazy.

2. I like to keep everything that’s sentimental – even if it is a movie ticket from date night with David. I know I’ll never get around to scrapbook it, but I just like to keep it, until my brother or David finds it without me knowing and throw it away. And no, I don’t miss it once it’s thrown away either – I must have some kind of mental disorder.

3. I love to travel – even if it means to go somewhere far for a weekend. I once went to Germany for a weekend, and I will do it again in a heartbeat!

4. I spoil my dog Bruno – he is allergic to everything, and he is such a good and old puppy that I want him to enjoy himself, give him treats once awhile, so I buy these super expensive treats that’s 50 bucks for a tub for him. I also cook ground beef for him for dinner when I can. Yes I know, I spoil my dog. But only him though, I don’t do it for the other two, not because I don’t love them, but because they can eat anything, so I give them big cookies everyday instead of super allergen free dog treats/food/ground beef.

5. I hate driving. If I have all the money in the world, the first thing I would do is to hire a personal chauffeur. David thinks I’m crazy because he LOVES driving – hence he drive me around and to SnB every week :)

6. I hate tomatoes – with a passion. I will go so far as to ask the waiter to bring the stuff back and exchange the dish if I have to, even though I know all they are going to do is to pick out the tomatoes, but it’s the principle of things. I specifically asked for no tomatoes, then I don’t want tomatoes in my food. And yes, I love pizza and pasta, in one condition – there must be NO chunky tomatoes in my sauce! I’m weird, I know.

7. 5’2″ and 1/4. Yes, I am 5’2″ and 1/4 tall, not 5’2″, not 5’3″.

So who should I tag…. hmm…

Anphoe
Zarzuela
Almost Felted
Sneaksleep
CinderOla
The Real Baby Beth
Sami

Tag. You’re it.

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Cabled Pullover

Pattern – Cabled Pullover by Kathy Zimmerman in Luxe of Classic Elite Yarns
Yarn Called For – 13 Balls Classic Elite Wool Bam Boo in #1681 Celery
Yarn Used – 14 1/2 Balls Elsebeth Lavold Classic AL in #004 Desert Night
Needles – Addi Turbo size 3 circular
Gauge – 20 sts and 32 rows = 4″ in St st
Knit – January 07, 2007 to May 08, 2007

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The Back

I took today off since I was going to drop off my parents at the airport in the middle of the day, so there would be no sense of going to work. I still got up early because David still had to go to work, so I used the early morning quiet time and finished sewing the pieces together! I am SO HAPPY it is done! This is the first time I sewed anything with sleeves and I am not sure if I am very happy with the results, but I suppose you really can’t tell what was wrong with it. I’ll need a lot more practice, that’s for sure.

So the parents are gone, back to Cali, then to Taiwan. I’ll be seeing them in 6 months though. And don’t worry, they left me plenty of knitting projects to keep me busy!

YARN!

My parents are visiting from Taiwan so I didn’t get to go to Maryland Wool and Sheep Festival, where many of my fellow SnB friends are at. But the good thing is, I get to see my parents.

My mom had recently pick up knitting, so needless to say, many hours had been spent talking about yarn and knitting and patterns. Then my parents asked: Is there a place that sells yarn around here? Of course, after that question, I had to take them to WEBS! I mean, you CAN NOT compare to WEBS and I think my parents would agree that there is no other place to buy yarn but WEBS. Lets review our newly added stash:


Top: Dolly maxi by Laines Du Nord in Pink(10 Balls), Odyssey by Reynolds in Purple (15 Balls) and Black (20 Balls)
Bottom: alpaca silk dk by Debbie Bliss in Light Green (20 Balls) , Baby Merino by Jaeger in Red (8 Balls) and Baby Alpaca Brush by Plymouth Yarn in Magenta (10 Balls)



Regia Color, Regia Stretch Color, Interweave Knits Spring 2005 issue, Louisa Harding Winters Muse Classics Pattern Book and Knit Klips

So did you notice how many balls of yarn we bought? YEAH… A LOT! The top pictures are for my parents and grandma, and the bottom pictures are for me. I thought I did well myself. Not too much yarn but some new patterns to use up my yarn :) Well, now I have a lot of projects in my plate – 3 vests for my dad, a shirt for my mom. Notice the Regia I bought? I joined the Summer of Socks 2007 by Zarzuela! So that means I actually have to knit socks this summer since I wanted to compete for the traveling socks contest :) Now the question is, do the socks have to be completed when they travel or they can be WIP??? Hmmm… Zarzuela!?!?After spending 3 and half hours at WEBS, it was well passed our lunch time, so we ask my GPS for a little help and it led us to Sylveste’s Restaurant – It serves breakfast and lunch. We were super hungry and checked out the menu real quick and went in and sat down. I ordered a Hot Chocolate named Candy Cane and Chowder and Salad, mom had Corned Beef Hash with Sunny Side Up and Dad had Huevos Rancheros, which is “Two eggs served atop black beans with melted cheddar along with grilled homemade corn bread, our homemade salsa and sour cream”. They were mmm mmm good!

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Candy Cane!!!!img_1886
My Soup and Salad with a GIANT homemade whole grain roll

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Mom’s Corned Beef Hash with Sunny Side ups and Corn Bread

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Dad’s Huevos Rancheros with Corn Bread

Did I tell you how inexpensive this place is? With all that food, it was less than 30 dollars!!! We went away full and happy, and with a small doggy bag.

Although I didn’t get to go to Maryland this year, I am still having a good time and certainly added more yarn to my yarn wall. All I can say is, I can’t wait for the WEBS tent sale in two weeks!

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