Pumpkins and Sunsets

Well folks it is official....I HAVE CARVED MY FIRST PUMPKIN WITH ROBERT GERARD!!!...Well I did it last weekend but I couldn't find my camera wire to post about it...heh. BUT IT HAS BEEN FOUND. Ladies and gentlemen (not sure if men read this though) may I present to you....LENNY THE PUMPKIN!!!!

Dont you just love him? That is me, Lenny and a super skinny body building competition prepping Robert Gerard.....I should have taken a picture of Lenny alone....I hate pictures of me....any whooooooo.......that is Lenny and what a project! It was gooey and slimy and chunky....but it was fun!!!!! Rob is going to bake the pumpkin seeds for snacks....such a health food nut!

Our friends carved so really cute ones too, I thought it was such a great idea how they did it.

Unfortunately there is a tragic end to this pumpkin fairy tale. Lenny has gotten....soft. I simply cannot have soft men in my life, they must strong and hard and full of life! Not soft and limp and slowly imploding on themselves. So tonight our affair will be no more =( and I must find a new pumpkin to make my dreams come true.......it was nice knowing you Lenny, you will be missed.

On a happier note, I was witness to a beautiful pink sky on the way home from work the other day and I thought I would share a picture with you. I-95 never looked so good =)

P.S I caved and bought the needle and yarn =O

Crazy Blog Stalker Person.....

I have been feeling more and more like a stalker person lately. It got to a point where I actually felt like I was friends with the people who write the knitting blogs that I love so much! I mean some of them just sound so nice and I can relate to so many of them that I have caught myself thinking that I actually knew them!! Isn't that more then a little creepy? I mean I certainly wish I knew them, I only have one knitting buddy and I don't really see her that often to knit so I do wish I had the kind of companionship that alot of bloggers have. Many go to stitch and bitch meetings and have knitting parties and that is just something I want to do but am too shy to do it. I have major social anxiety and unless someone I know is around I wouldn't go to anything like that. So maybe that is all it is. I want people to share my craft with and go/have knitting parties and be social....but instead I use the internet to read about it and wish I was friends with the people I read about.....I am at a whole new form of pathetic. ICKKK..........

To Splurge or Not to Splurge.....

I know that I am suppose to be good. I know that I am suppose to be saving money for a place and Christmas and all that, but it has come to my attention that with the present economy the odds of me getting a place anytime soon aren't good. I simply have to many loans to pay each month to even think about having enough money for rent and heat and all the crap that comes with getting an apartment. So it makes me wonder.....can I buy those knit picks knitting needles that I have been eyeing the last couple months? Can I afford to splurge away $30 of my hard earned money on well crafted and unique knitting needles along with a large amount of their nice inexpensive yarn? Is there a way for me to justify the purchase? Mind you, I do have these particular needles in a different brand....but they suck! The yarn keeps getting caught where the needle meets the cable and it is driving me crazy! And I need two pairs (socks on two circulars)

I hate having to be careful with my money. I work hard for it and want to enjoy it, but I know I should be thinking about whether or not I actually need to spend it on something. Don't get me wrong! I have been saving like crazy and have a nice little nest egg put away ( not exactly huge, but a decent size for me) but I realize that even if I save alot of money.....I can't live off my savings! There would be no point, eventually it would run out and what happens after that? I move back in with my mom? No, I need to be able to cover my bills on a monthly basis without having to dip into my savings. Then of course comes the depression of my situation.....who knows when that will be. Robert Gerard and I have been wanting to get a place for a long time, but the earliest I can see it happening is maybe in a year or two when we are making more money. ::Sigh:: I hate it, but it is true.
So what do you think? Should I just enjoy my $30 and buy the knitting needles and yarn I want? Or should I suck it up and hope I get them for X-mas or something?

Disney Woes...

Ok, so my friends Brendan and Amy are going to Disney World in December for the Christmas celebration which is fantastic! I have only been to Disney in during the month of August when it is humid and ickky (but no less fun ^_~). Anyways, so they invited me a Rob for the umpteenth time to join, since they have the vacation club time share there we would only have to pay for our passes and plane tickets which is such a good deal! I looked up some flights and prices and I figured it would cost us about 550 each which like I said, isnt bad!

So why am I having Disney woes you ask? Well my wonderful Robert Gerard doesn't want to go!! ::Sniffle:: I mean I can completely understand where he is coming from......we just spent a shit load of money in Vegas, Christmas is coming up and we will be hard pressed toward the end, and we should be saving for our apartment. All valid reasons why we shouldn't go so I made him an offer. What if I just bought his park pass for X-mas and his plane ticket for his birthday. That would give me gifts to give him and he wouldn't have to pay for anything! The only thing would be food which I would be happy to help pay for with the many hours of overtime money I am getting. All this to no avail.....he doesn't want to go during Christmas. I respect his decision but I sure would have loved to see Mickey in that Santa suit ::double sniffle::

Stash Enhancements and Two FOs!

I have been shopping for beautious yarn for the last week and a half and I think it is time to share what I have gotten. Some is from my LYS that is closing, some is from KnitPicks and all are fabulous (at least to me)

First I would like to share my Malabrigo yarn and an FO made from it! I have 5 hanks of this yarn and it is awesome! It is 100%, single ply Merino wool and it is so soft and squishy! I just love how it feels and it knits up quick.

And of course the finished objects that I made from this Malabrigo yarn. I loved this pattern, it was quick and easy and pretty =). It is called the Amanda Hat and you can find it on Ravelry. I did it in this orange yellow color because I wanted to knit something bright, and believe me it is bright! the picture doesn't do it justice!

Next I i got a whole bunch of yarn on knit picks for my birthday. My mom got it for me =), I am going to use the bare sock yarn to try my hand at dying with koolaide.....we will see how that goes.

And lastly I just bought so sock yarn from my LYS and it is very pretty =), I beleive the brand is happy feet, I can't wait to start some socks with it....i should probably finish the ones I am already working on first.....no time!!!

And last but not least my finished sock!! yay!!! It took me forever to sit down and actually finish and now I have to do the second one! ickk.....but i am gonna do it! They are a gift =(...Sorry about the picture quality, I had to snap it quick at work.

Well thats all I had to show. If you are interested in any brands or colorways I will be posting all of these on Ravelry eventually, I just need to find the time and the tags to do it haha.

FOs Finished Objects

I don't know if you have noticed a growing trend here on my boring little blog, but I tend to start things and then not finish them. I have a multitude of started projects on this blog and none have been completed to date (except for the dragon gloves for lisa marie hehe!)

Well I have made a pact with myself that I will finish at least one project ( just for the record, two socks count as two projects ^_~) by the end of each week. I am tired of not having the proper time for my knitting and that ends now! I am making time damn it! These things need to get done if I am going to give anything to anyone for Christmas ::sigh::.....I do have a finished object that I finished a few days ago but I will post it tomorrow since I don't have my camera to take a picture....it was done in my new favorite yarn for hats and possibly scarves .....Malabrigo 100% single ply hand dyed Merino yarn, soooo prettttyyyyyy......

Sock! Socks! Socks!

As I have said in my August 21st post, I am on a major sock kick. I don't know what makes sock yarn so alluring but something has certainly drawn me, the moth, to the flame. I have been uncontrollably buying and researching sock yarn on the internet. I bought 4 more skeins at my yarn shop that is closing and I had my mom buy me some on KnitPicks for my birthday, like for more skeins (along with harmony DPNs, size 1). I even bought a bare skein in merino wool so I can try my hand at dying with Koolaide....crazy me!!

I have also joined a sock club people! A club that for about 17 dollars a month will send you a pattern and a skein of sock yarn to go with the pattern each month! How cool is that....maybe I won't have to buy any more sock yarn for a while now that I am doing that......AHAHAHAHA yeah right!!! I joined the club on TheKnitter.com, and it was the least expensive I could find....most go for around 30 a month which I feel is too much for one skein of sock yarn...I could buy three decent ones for that! They send out their yarn on the 15th of the month if anyone is curious and wants to join. I think it will be fun, and if I dont like it I can always cancel it or see if I can trade the yarn, no worries!

In Ravelry news, tomorrow I will be joining a really nice sock yarn swap that is hosted on ravelry. It is supposed to be yarn from your stash so I will have to find some I am willing to part with...gonna be hard but I am sure I can find something. You also have to give goodies and stuff just like the other swaps I have been in =) I am excited to see what I can come up with and what my partner will send me.....just like opening presents! So much fun!