I had planned to have a very relaxing weekend... staying in and working on the Steelers afghan. Of course, I'm not a downkey person so that quickly went out the window. Friday I did hole up and watch a bit of Queer as Folk: The Complete Third Season and work on the Steelers afghan. But Saturday morning, my mom and I decided to jet off to New York and go to a Casino on the Seneca indian reservation. Fun stuff... even tho I lost all my bucks.

Sunday I did a little bit of shopping and got a haircut (finally!) So in order to regroup, I took half a day off today and watched more Queer As Folk and worked on the afghan... the design is maybe halfway done. Plus I wanted to relax before I meet some friends from high school (!) for dinner at a little italian place with huge portions. Almost time to go... hopefully I will have something to show eventually.

Heading off to Pittsburgh this weekend (of course) to hole up with my boyfriend. I think I'm gonna request we order in chinese and don't go out... I need some time to chill. Happy end of April... bring on the warmer weather!

Not much to report. I'm thinking of getting a pair of these:



Yes those are Crocs shoes. Altho I probably wouldn't get that style, they seem pretty comfy. With one exception... I can't seem to figure out what size fits. 8's feel like they might fall off a little while 7's have my toe hitting the tip. Do these stretch? Shrink? How should they fit? Does anyone know? Input would be much appreciated ;)

No new FO's... working on the 2 I currently have going... and a lot of other stuff taking up my time. I need a vacation ;) Staying home this weekend - maybe there will be some progress

Blooming Roses Doily

I used to be so good about updating this thing...not sure what happened. Oh yeah, I got a job... and a life... and a laptop which is not as conducive to uploading pics. But, whatever.

I finished the Roses doily from the Doilies in Bloom book last week, and took a few pics. Not the best, but I don't have time or energy to fiddle with lighting and such. Here is the big picture:



It turned out quite a bit smaller than it was sposed to. But I'd rather have nice, sharp stitches than size (but why can't I have both *whine). I think it's cute, tho not entirely useful to put anything on. Here is a close up of the center, with more realistic coloring:



And the little rosettes at the edges. Thank goodness there were only six, they got to be a pain to make in duplicate:



That's all for now. My stepfather is in town this week so gonna hang out with him in the evenings then mebbe head out of town this weekend, per usual.

My mom and I had been planning to go to Niagara Falls to gamble last weekend, but due to possible bad weather and other complications, we ended up skipping it. I still didn't head out to Pittsburgh over the weekend, because I wanted to rest some without all the travel. So instead I went shopping! What did I buy? Why, this...


Isn't she pretty? It's a new '06 Honda Civic EX - the bestest trim level with an extra protective covering on the paint and fabric! The first place I went to was horrible to me and I ended up walking out. They kept trying to push a lease on me (The lady *said* she didn't want to lease!), would not give me the discount they advertised through my employer (Apparently it's not available on the "number one car in america"... only on the "hottest selling models"...) and also were not giving sale prices, after they advertised "Every new Honda on sale"! LIARS! After they gave me their "last best offer" and I had refused and was ready to leave, they were willing to give me the price I wanted. But it was too late (last means last to me), and after insulting my car, holding my keys hostage, and being general @$$holes, it was WAY too late. I had to yell to get my keys back and after I was leaving my mom was still going off.

So after 3 hours of hell, I went to a place near me that did not advertise sale prices OR a discount at my work. I told them I did NOT want to lease or get a different model (oh yeah, the other place tried to talk me down to paying too much for a cheaper model when I didn't want to pay too much for the one I wanted *sigh*). Without asking, they gave me $1000 off and the warranty at cost. And the rest is history! I have a not so pretty payment for the next 5.5 years *gasp!*, but my year of purgatory is up June 21 and hopefully I can post to a better job. If not I may be looking to switch companies.

Oh yeah, and I finished the roses doily but due to poor weather (see previous pictures), I haven't photographed it yet. But I will! Soon! Happy Tuesday :)