i'm a winner!

This is one of the reasons I love ebay! I just got the vintage pattern book I won in and auction...



There are some really great looking patterns...maybe 10 in all. And, assuming I can find some yarns that fit with the guages, I'm going to make some Vintage-y sweaters.

crappy weekend!

Friday night I went out to dinner at one of my favorite Mexican restaurants in the city. It's small quiet and the food is usually really good and reasonably priced. And, as usual, I enjoyed my meal. Unfortunately, the next day as my BF and I were getting ready to venture out of the house, things started to "not sit well." I had just finished eating some breakfast, but I don't think that the eggs could have turned my stomach in a matter of minutes.

So, I spent the next few hours in pain while my body purged the bad parts. And, since we had plans for dinner, I was hoping that it would all pass by 7pm. By the time we left for dinner I thought things were alright...but, I guess Ethiopian proved to be a touch too exotic for my sensitive stomach. My BF and I ended up hopping into a cab directly after dinner and I went home and called it a night.

Thankfully my stomach had gotten back to normal by Sunday morning, 'cos I had plans to take my Mom to Brunch @ The Castle.

long weekend...

Time to catch up, with blogging that is:

Valentine's Day was great! We just lounged around the house for the day and cooked. We made tapas, 5 different things that all turned out really well. We ate on the floor at our little coffee table, with loads of candles around. It was really nice and cozy.

Sunday, we hung out with my friend Salil who was in town. The afternoon included 2 painful games of Scrabble. Then we ordered some food and watched American Splender. Excellent movie!

i love this one...

You are a warm and fuzzy type who works well with
others, doing your share without being too
weighty. You can be stubborn and absolutely
refuse to change your position once it is set,
but that's okay since you are good at covering
up your mistakes.


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my valentine...

Wow! Would you believe it's been 5 years since I met my BF. We didn't spend the first VD together cos I had already scheduled a trip to Chicago. But, we've been together ever since!

So, this Saturday we're going to celebrate our 5th anniversary, VD and everything in between. So far, the plan is to make dinner - tapas. I don't think we'll venture out, since most places will be crowded. And, since he's not the most creative shopper, I already know what I'm getting.

resolution update...

I really am a good friend - I mailed my friend Jill my extra copy of Interweave's winter edition. I ended up with a 2nd copy because my aunt got me a subscription for x-mas. (by the way I think I'm going to try to make this 1% for each good dead this year. hopefully it won't take too long to get to 100! So, I'm going to add 1% for the ReadyMade subscription I gave my friend Matt.)

Sporty - borrowed Winsor Pilates from Anne, did the 20-minute work out twice this week...doesn't count for any thing yet but I'm going to give myself 5% for each week I do a rountine 3 times in that week. does that make sense?) So far I like it because it's not too intense, yet the aching later lets you know that your muscles have been working.

Coming out of the closet - I need to figure out what to do with the rest of my tee shirts. I'd love to think of something crafty that shows off the logos and whatnot. Also, I've begun the hem on my new jeans that will round out the pants/jeans chapters.

new starts...

I had an A.D.D. moment this morning. See, I got the new Interweave magazine in the mail last night!



It made me want to start planning ahead for some great spring pieces. I know that wool is a year-round material, but I really want some lightweight tops this year. Then, I remembered that I had bought some ggh Somoa last year to make this



So, I cast on this morning a few minutes before leaving to catch the bus! And, I'm making time with the 2x2 ribs that make up the body.