Month: February 2007

Party Weekend

Sarah General

We were social butterflies this weekend! Saturday was a holiday party with Denis’ new office. The party was held at Casa Larga, which was actually where we had our wedding reception. It brought back some really great memories, and it was a fun party despite the fact that neither of us knew most of the people there. We actually wound up dancing quite a bit more than usual (mostly so we wouldn’t look so awkward sitting at a table by ourselves) and had a blast.

Sunday, of course, was our friends’ Super Bowl party. Jenny took first place in the poster contest, and her poster was definitely fabulous. Our take on a sign that we’d hold up if we were in the stands during the superbowl was a little less polished, but we still won second place:

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And honestly, who would have really wanted to be sitting there in all that rain, when they could be comfortably watching the game (and the commercials) in a nice cozy room with lots of good food and friends?

Long Overdue Craft Update

Sarah Cross Stitch, Knitting, Project Spectrum 2.0

Every year I end up not doing much craft-wise in January, and every year it takes me the entire month to realize it’s because I’m burnt out from doing all sorts of crafts leading up to Christmas. This year was no exception. But I did work on a cross-stitch birth record for Carrie for a bit. And I just finished a girly baby hat for a friend’s new granddaughter.

I also dug out the potential blue/gray/white projects for Project Spectrum:

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There’s enough for four pairs of socks there, three of which are cotton blends. And the lone “cake” of Cascade 220 at the bottom of the picture has several friends, which along with a couple of different greens are destined to become zippered hoodies for myself and for Carrie.

Now I have to decide which project to start first. Sweaters? Socks?

Any votes?

First Snowman

Sarah Firsts, Project Spectrum 2.0

Carrie made her first snowman today. She was thrilled. We’ve read books about snowmen, but she wasn’t so much into playing in the snow last year, and we’ve only had snow a few times when it wasn’t too cold this year. Today, though, was perfect snowman-making weather – I imagine the next time we drive around the neighborhood there will be several snowmen hanging around.

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I took this picture as she was hugging the snowman and saying “I love you, snowman!” I think we’ll be paying daily visits to our snowman until he melts.

(Oh, and since the snowman is white with a blue hat, he fits nicely in with the colors for Project Spectrum!)

Indecision

Sarah Administrivia

You may have noticed all the entries from the past few days magically appearing suddenly. I’ve been caught in an agony of indecision. I’m sick and tired of not being able to access my own archives, since the Typekey protection that I’m using is only consistent in that it consistently doesn’t work for me (and from what I’ve heard, a few others). I’ve been contemplating my options, and I still haven’t made any decisions.

So, before anyone starts thinking I’ve dropped off the face of the earth, I’ve decided to publish all of my entries, including the protected ones, and decide later.