This is Sam’s wooden house that we keep in our bedroom. It used to belong to Cashew- Yannick’s cat (now deceased). His parents gave it to us and after sprinkling some catnip, Sam has taken to sleeping in it on the nights he’s not curled up between our feet. Do you see what I see?
 

I just realized that I can email the photos I take with my camera phone to myself, and then post them to my blog. I’m going to do a bunch of photos and try and post them over the next few days.

I also found out I can email the pics directly to blogger, so we’ll see if I can get that set up.

I also might have to move my blog away from Blogger, if they don’t get their photos thing working properly. I’m getting really frustrated with it, but I’ll take that up with them.

Oh…

…since I’m such a tease…

….

…I got my wedding dress…

… :]

I’m going to try on wedding dresses today. This is the first time I’ve ever tried on a wedding dress. The last time I wore a white dress I was 18, before that I was 3.

*breathe*

Feeling slightly dizzy.

Is the world spinning, or is it just me?

Thank GD I can bring knitting in the car.

Today is our 7 year anniversary. Most years at this point I’m nervous and feeling romantic and wondering what he got me as an anniversary gift. This year it feels so anti-climatic. We’ll go out for dinner and a movie tomorrow night, and obviously he loves me if he’s willing to go to RENT with me (ok, and the whole marriage thing, too).

Oh, on a separate note: I’m annoyed at Canada Post. No offense to anyone reading this who might be a Canada Post delivery person, but isn’t there some kind of protocol? Don’t you have to at least ATTEMPT delivery before you can leave a slip on someone’s door??? There have been so many times when I’d left for work and found a slip- and I’d been home all morning. That happened so many times when I was off work a few years ago, I didn’t go anywhere all day yet apparently the drivers “missed” me. Must have been when I was lying in bed eating bonbons in my negligee, I must have been so caught up in my reveries that I didn’t hear the mundane door and Bascombe the Butler was too busy folding laundry for me in the basement. And today the doorbell rings at 8:44am. There are only 2 reason the doorbell would ring at this hour: delivery person left a package, or wants to leave a package. I ran downstairs without even taking time to put on my glasses. I swear all I did was race down and by the time I got to my door the driver was in the truck already, no more than 20′ from my door. I ran out into our little courtyard and was waving and trying to flag him (her? I wasn’t wearing the glasses) down and all of a sudden the truck drives away. I was HOPING he/she was just turning around so I ran out to the street still waving my other mail and she/he just stopped at the next set of houses and then took off. And then I realized I was standing outside in my extremely thin, old, cartoon character pjs with my hair matted funny from sleeping on it wet.

So my package will be available to pick up tomorrow after 1pm. RRRRR I’m really excited ‘cus it’s a knitting machine! I purchased a LK-140 that’s supposedly still new in the box with the original packaging and stuff, so I can’t wait to get my grubby little hands on it.

In knitting news I’ve had a few items in the rotation lately. I’ve used about 4 skeins already of my Noro Kureyon to make the Tasha Tudor shawl. I’m using the red colorway and it takes 6 skeins for the body then 2 to go around for the edging (if I calculated my yardage conversion correctly). I carry that project around as my “mindless knitting” for times when I have a bit of time to knit but not enough time to get into a charted row or anything. Until 2 weeks ago my big Winter knitting project has been the Enchanted Forest cardigan. I’ve finished both fronts and am about 1/5 done on the back. I put that aside too, however, once the yarn came in for Yannick’s mother’s vest, since it is a Christmas gift and I want to make sure I have it done in time. I finished the 10.5″ on the body to the armholes and am now doing the first of the front pieces. I hope to have it finished in a week and a half tops, then can get back to the EF cardi. Or start something new. 🙂

I haven’t been posting much lately. I haven’t felt like using the computer much, and I’m still not sure if I want to keep this site as more of a knitting journal or a personal journal, or both. I did just get a cell phone with a digital camera, though, so I should be able to upload knitting pics…but we’ll see.

Anyways, I’m not gone, just knitting fast and slow in blogging. I think it’s just a mood thing. Blah snowy days make me want to curl up in bed, not sit at a desk.

That sounds like a good idea. I’m going to curl up in bed. And knit. (Of course).

I’ve been away a spell huh?

I guess I got busy with some wedding stuff. Last Saturday I had a hair trial after work, it came out quite nice but I’m waiting to get my photos developed to see how that came out. Sunday was the Sheldon Kagan show. I think I was quite productive. Apparently the whole point of going is to enter the contests from each booth, so I went with 30 pre-printed labels with my name, address and phone number. TRES time-saving!

Monday I ran around then had Joelle come to the house for my makeup trial. Very pretty, also waiting for the pics to see how they look.

Tuesday and Wednesday I went to auditions for the Lakeshore Players theater group. Thursday I found out I didn’t get a part. I don’t feel too bad, and I’m not taking it as a statement about my acting abilities. There are only 8 parts in the play, only 3 of those for women, and only 1 of those for a woman under 40. There were 3 of us who could play her, and one of us has been in the LP plays before AND is the membership person, so I had a feeling I wouldn’t get a part anyways. Plus she’s quite good (from what I saw).

Friday I got to feed Bradley then came home to crash, and Saturday after work Julie picked me up and we drove down to Ottawa to stay overnight at hers and Rich’s new house where Yannick had been since Friday afternoon. I love their house! And Julie took me around Ottawa today so I got to go to Michael’s and get a bunch of Homespun to make a few sweaters, and then around the downtown area and one of the malls. Bought some cool stuff, my favorite of which is Mexican chocolate and ancho powder to make authentic Mexican hot chocolate. I’ve been dying to try Mexican chocolate (which is weird, ‘cus I really DON’T like chocolate at all), and I can use the chili powder in other stuff too, plus it’s not too hot. The store “Chilly Chiles” was really cute, everything chili-related you could ever want! Plus, anyplace that sells

just rocks, no?

To Robyn: I’m feeling much better, and thank you for the stickers! I wish I knew what type of thing you collected so I could repay…I don’t think they have camera or purse stickers…

Keri: the You Knit What? blog is hysterical! Thanks for telling me about it, I just spent an hour going through TRES FUGLY archives!!

Secret Pal: Curves is still fun, even if the pounds aren’t just falling off. I’m hoping for long-term payoff, in place of short term ones that don’t stay, so we’ll see…

The Montreal Knits group was hit with one of those memes like the “2 things” one I did for Robyn. (Hey, anyone know what the definition of memes is, or how you pronounce it?). This one was a challange to name “20 things about you”. Molly Ann answered for the group, perfectly:

1. Many of us have cats. Except for those of us who have dogs.
2. Many of us aren’t actually from Montreal. We have folk from Germany, Missouri, Nebraska, Massachusets (probably spelled wrong, I guess I could just say Boston), New York, Washington DC, Vancouver, Toronto and other places that I just can’t think of right now (but I really don’t mean to leave anyone out!).
3. Three of our members (Kate, Mona, Veronik) are published designers.
4. Every now and again, on a Sunday, a very nice lady named Audrey comes to the Second Cup with a basket full of hand-dyed kid mohair things from her farm. It’s kinda like having your crack dealer come to your house.
5. Every now and again, on a Sunday, a very nice lady from Ami Ami yarns comes to the Second Cup with a very cute hand-crocheted bag full of various yarns imported from Japan. It’s kinda like getting Vicodin from a mail-order website delivered right to your door.
6. Even though many of the group are francophone (that would be “french speaking” to those of you who don’t live in Quebec), we meet in english. We anglophones (do I have to spell it out for you?) appreciate this greatly.
7. We have all seen the original, the first, THE clapotis.
8. All the kids who have ever come to a meeting are a) adorable and b) extremely well-behaved. I am way impressed.
9. People usually stare at us when we have a meeting, and sometimes they come over and talk to us. One nice old lady remarked that none of us looked even close to being grandmothers. Um, thanks?
10. Jo’s partner Carl occasionally comes to meetings. Apparently he CAN knit, but won’t do it in front of us.
11. We have knitters of all levels of experience, from I’ve-only-knit-scarves all the way up to experts who have done cables, intarsia, fair-isle, provisional cast-ons, tubular cast-ons, tubular cast-offs, lace and etc. (but not all in the same project).
12. None of us has knitted a poncho–that we would publically admit to.
13. We have collectively spent enough money at the Second Cup to purchase a franchise.
14. Our average age appears to be around 35. Although we look much younger. Not in a “mutton dressed as lamb” kind of way either. And the fact that possibly one of us might be single and turning 36 soon has nothing to do with this comment whatsoever.
15. I don’t think any of us have used our sewing machines in ages.
16. Many of us seem to be/have been involved in the arts in some way–theatre, film, advertising, design.
17. I have never seen anyone knitting with fun fur at a meeting.
18. We all instinctively know how to pronounce “clapotis,” but also find Deawn’s Texan friend’s alternate pronounciation of “platypus” quite hilarious.
19. We have official meetings four times a month, but sometimes meet even more frequently. We like us, we really like us!
20. There are only 19 interesting things about Montreal Knits.
Phew. I’m out.

LOL If I’m tagged I will do almost anything (but sometimes it might be good to email me and let me know I’ve been tagged).

7 Things I Want To Do Before I Die:
Have kids
Read all the books I own
Get to be a stay-at-home mom for at least a year
Get published and paid (writing or knitting, I won’t be picky)
Go to Israel with Yannick
Make better friends with my siblings
Play a full game of golf

7 Things I Cannot Do:
Sing (although I do it extremely frequently. I’m the driver who looks like she’s having a seizure, and I’ve actually lost my voice ‘cus I sing so loud in the car)
Stop hating spiders
Deliberatly hurt another human being
Let go of certain things in my past
Gardening – not my thing (I’m copying you right out here Robyn. Not that I would suck if I tried to garden, but I have no interest. Once I’m home there are so many things I can do IN the house, it honestly NEVER occurs to me to go outside and clean up or do stuff.)
Jog or swim laps (although I can do aerobics for hours, weird huh?)
Admit I’m wrong when I truly believe I’m not

7 Things That Attract Me to the Opposite Sex:
Smile
Eyes
Someone I can feel safe in their arms
Confidence
Sense of humor
Sex appeal
Hair

7 Things I Say Most Often:
Do I have “things” I say? I giggle a lot, does that count? Um… I have NO CLUE as to this one.

7 Celebrity Crushes:
Scott Foley
Wentworth Miller
Shawn Christiansen
Johnny Depp
Brett Favre
James Denton
Gina Gershon (Yannick and I share her)
Angelina Jolie (doesn’t EVERYONE have some kind of crush on her???)
Is this 8?? AJ doens’t count, everyone wants her. 🙂

7 People I Want To Do This:
My sister
My brother
My other brother
My cousin Jon
My mom
My dad
Yannick
(sorry to all bloggers out there, I find it more interesting to hear these insights from people I think I know)