Love is in the Air

Love was in the air this weekend! We went to a co-workers wedding at the Seaport Trade Center in Boston and we had a great time! I have never been to such an expensive wedding before but it was very well put together. There was also a first for me....I wore a PINK dress! can you believe it? My co-worker made me buy it, this is a color I would never normally buy myself but it looked pretty good.

After the church they had a cocktail hour with free drinks for a hour.....FREE DRINKS PEOPLE! So me and Robert Gerard had as many as we could before we went into the reception. Then there was free wine all night, haha needless to say I got pretty hammered and had a blast! the food was good, the company was good and all in all it was a great night.

Me and Robert Gerard

The Bride and Groom

Me and the crazy co-worker who made me buy the pink dress (aka Tina)

P.s 8 weeks and I will be in Disney!

Tour De Fleece

There has been alot of chatter on the spinning blogs and Ravelry lately about the Tour de Fleece this summer! It starts July 4th and runs until the end of the Tour de France. I have read about it on a few different websites and never thought I would ever want to do it but something lit a fire under my butt! I have been under so much stress lately because of money, cars and my sister's poor choice in men that I need something to get me through the next couple months and keep me sane. Enter spinning and knitting.

I have decided to join this rather large spin a long because there is no pressure, no real deadlines and it is something that relaxes me and makes me happy. I am not sure what my goal will be for myself, probably something small and manageable. In other words I am not going to be spinning for a sweater because that it way too much, but I would like a small challenge. Something I have never done before. This weekend was the first time I had ever knit with my handspun yarn and I must say that I love the feeling of accomplishment! I have never knit a sock so fast in my life and I am dying to start the second one! I spun up some yarn a few months ago in hopes of making wool socks for one Robert Gerard and they knit up beautifully in the corriedale I spun! I think I smiled the whole way through it and never once was bored. I LOVE knitting with my handspun....so I need to make more....Enter Tour de Fleece.

So tonight I am going to dig through my stash and start making my goals in my head and maybe even post on the forums instead of lurking around them like I always do. Maybe make a few spinning friends over the internet...wish I wasn't so shy. Maybe this will make feel happier....make life a little less complicated. And just think of all the handspun I will have to knit with! I want hats and socks for the winter.....maybe a scarf but we dont want to get ahead of ourselves...ahem.

P.S. 9 weeks and I will be in Disney!......the happiest place on earth!...we will see about that this year.