Weekending

Friday always sneaks up on me, I work earlier that day and it always seems the hardest day of the work week to get up and going. It was a pretty normal Friday that finished up with Preston making spaghetti and garlic bread and we actually enjoyed a date night it at home.  Schedules have changed for the girls so we will see them more on the weekends hopefully.

Saturday morning was extremely rough for me, I needed extra help waking up and mr80grit was chatty which made me want to duck tape his mouth.  But coffee soon made me a human. Band practice was busy and done before I knew it. Then it was time to wrap gifts and head out for a baby shower. I love knitting gifts that the receiver is overwhelmed with delight.  Both mom and dad to be were ecstatic about the gifts. We finished Saturday night off with dinner with Preston's parents at our favorite place! Before calling it quits for the night I did finish my first pair of toe up socks.

Sunday was busy with two church services with lunch and a meeting afterwards.  It was quick and fun but a horrible migraine brought me down in the afternoon. I rallied back later by casting on a baby sweater and after ripping back to the 6th row was able to knit into the night. I also cast on new toe up socks at church in the morning 

 I think I am ready for the new week. Monday is suppose to be in the mid 50's. Really would like a good snow storm, but it looks like the best we are going to get it rain maybe.

Sleepy Sunday

Well it is Sunday evening and with the time change already dark. But I am loving it as it was a rainy cold day, perfect for napping.  I sitting down to finish the last of my required knitting for Christmas, everything after this pair of bedsocks will be extra. 

Not many pictures taken this weekend but that is okay. Maybe I will try my hand at the NaBloPoMo 2014, this month. The picture was this morning at band practice before service.  Boy that coffee was good.  

My Weekend in Photos

included coffee,tea and  knitting,

Coffee and sock at leg

Iced wonderful tea

Sock with Heel flap completed

Serrati Shawl at the last section to knit

Sock with gusset completed

Weekending - Fall color drive

after a rainy Saturday, Sunday was cloudy and rainy but with enough sunshine to take a nice ride up the canyons.

The last picture is the top of Alta ski resort was 44 degrees, even with the alpaca/wool wrap I was cold. Switched to a hoodie after the photo

Weekending

Picture from our drive up the canyon. The shawl is Aerea , it is sock yarn and alpaca lace. Perfect for fall here in Utah. I love the pattern and would love to do it with silk.

 Mr Preston's new socks.  I fought all summer with these socks with needles too small, ripped the first sock out two weeks ago and went to a bigger needle and Ta da! They are done and headed for a bath and a block. Mr Preston is so ready for them. They are a lightweight so perfect for this time of year.

Catching up from the weekend

I meant to blog yesterday about the weekend. It was filled with fun, adventure and yarn.  After work on Friday, Preston convinced me to head to a local coffee shop to try some coffee.  It was downtown by the city library which meant we had to walk a ways which normally would have been okay had it not been pouring rain.  I felt like a wet dog by the time we got into the shop.  Even my socks were wet, yucky. But we got a cup of coffee and I did a little knitting.

See that almost finished sock? Well I hated it, the needle size was driving me crazy so once we got home, I frogged it. Re-balled the yarn and started over.

Saturday morning meant sound practice at the church. We headed home grabbed Amy J and headed to the Great Basin Fiber Fair where we got some fiber and I got a cute project bag.

The skein of sock yarn closest is yarn that Amy J bought for Emily. I will knit the socks. The other green is sock yarn for Preston. The two other skeins are for a shawl for myself.  I love my sheep bag, perfect size for socks.  After dropping Amy off, it was off to another coffee shop.  This time we found a coffee that we really enjoy.

Coffee on nitro is the closest I am going to get to Guinness beer. It was delicious. I am much happier with the bigger needles. I didn't work a lot on my sock on Saturday, worked on my Aerea shawl and completed on Sunday.

I can't wait to block it to show its real beauty.  I am so excited about this shawl.  I love the sock yarn and alpaca lace.

Monday came way to quickly but after a busy day at the office. Preston picked me up and took me to the park so hear my boss' band play.  It was great and I knitted more on the sock.

Weekend recap

As my summer break ended this weekend, I knitted on my many different projects, two of which aren't shown. I drank coffee, napped, and just ate good food. We were on sound/visual this weekend at church which is a great way to get back into the work environment for me. My boss had the weekend off from praise band and was actually out of town.  I am hoping to finish sock one of the gray pair of socks this week along with the first square of the blanket. 

Weekend Catchup

Well the weekend is over, I don't think I did much note worthy stuff this weekend. I was fighting a cold or something for most of it. I did some knitting.

Dinner out Saturday Night

New Shawl Cast on Saturday

Sock Knitting during Sermons on  Sunday

Catch up recap

Wow it has been a few days since I posted last. I had drama at work that is going to take some time to work its way out.  But the weekend was fun. Saturday morning coffee with making angel food cake twice that day. I really like King Arthur Gluten Free flour.

 I finished the first of the booties for Knit Night Knit a long.

 Here is all of us with our finished bootie.

 A little yarn purchase on saturday

 I cast on the second bootie on the way to the movies on Sunday

 My hubby was thrilled I wanted to go to the movies on Sunday and let me pick the movie which I totally enjoyed.

Enjoying my weekends!

I really liked my weekend. I got to spend a lot of time with my hubby and the girls.  Preston and I ran errands on Saturday which included new walking shoes for me. Lunch at our favorite place.

We came home to the gang outside in the backyard enjoying the sun and reading.  Then off to Costco for three of us. Then a quick trip home to change out people and then headed to a Summer Bash with great music. I was able to knit while listening to awesome music.

Sunday was the typical go to church, but then had lunch with friends J and T. We don't see them enough. I am hoping with Preston's change of schedule we can spend more time with them. Then we did the Angel Food attempt. First one was with Banana flour, this is not a good use of the flour.  Scored a -10 and immediately went into the garbage. The 2nd one was with some other gluten free flour, it was good but not my best. The flour was old and now I will get fresher and try again.

Also I woke up this morning to find that the niece of my heart has made her debut! I cannot wait to snuggle this one next month. It seems so weird not to be there for her birth.