Perhaps it is because of the long weekend of shopping and overindulgence, but I have a strong desire to listen to Queen sing christmas songs all day and quit my job.
I love my job, wouldn't trade it for any other. But today, like many others, I would much rather sit around drinking tea, dancing in my kitchen, and sewing all day. But moving on. This is supposed to be a summary post; a bridging post; a post to fill you all in on what in the hell we've been doing since any of us posted last; GET. IT. TOGETHER.
So this fall has mostly been a craft crash of everyone getting presents ready for christmas. Jaime I'm sure will give you a full summary once all her gifts have been disbursed and everyone is incredibly happy with their new savvy homemade gift. She's making everyone's present so I'm sure she's going crazy. I should probably check on her, make sure she hasn't succumbed. In the interest of not ruining anyone's christmas glee, I will be vague and only go over the public projects.
First we took a christmas stocking class. Through this we learned to do colorwork which I think everyone will agree makes general knitting seem SO MUCH EASIER. The green things are supposed to be dog bones, but clearly it looks more like barbed wire. So we'll run with that.
One of our Harry Potter book club members--yes, we have a book club (we have finished HP and are now on to game of thrones)--one of our members is expecting, so we threw a HP themed baby shower with themed foods, drinks, games, and gifts. Was the best baby shower I've ever been to. Here's a picture of the diaper cake we created which includes a baby hat, scarf, and shirt, and a scarf for mom.
Most recently I visited Chicago, and while it has NOTHING to do with anything here, I'm still using it as an excuse for the severe lack of posting, so here--have a picture!
Last but not least, I forced my sig fig to attend the Elk Falls Outhouse Tour. Yes, I couldn't possibly make this up. (For proof, see http://elkfallsouthousetour.com)
There were outhouses placed all over Elk Falls, along with food stops, crafts, and even a quilt show. For a dollar you got a button, a map, and a ballot. Absolutely amazing. I think it may actually become an annual trip for me and it may become a supper club outing as well. It is the weekend before Thanksgiving every year, and the weather could not have been better this year. To prove I'm not lying, here's a picture of the winning outhouse.
More posts to come on the status of our christmas projects and pictures of the decor as well. Until then, THERE ARE ONLY 27 DAYS TO CHRISTMAS-GET OFF YOUR ASS!
--Christy
