Not-so-wordless Wednesday :p

Cross stitch update above.  I'm still not going to have it done by Christmas, but that's ok.  She'll be surprised when I give it to her any time.

This past week has been wacky.

Last Thursday, we celebrated Jean's (my mother-in-law) birthday.  We went to Four Winds Cafe in Forest Oaks.  If you are in the Piedmont-Triad area and want something truly unique, I highly suggest it.  It's a little hole in the wall place, but the owner was the chef at the White House when Reagan was in office.  It's FANTASTIC.  Every meal is 3 courses.  He never makes the same dessert twice - I'm dying for him to make his Irish Cream Parfait again.

Anyhow, that's what we did Thursday.  Friday was the 3-year anniversary of my dad's passing :(.  Saturday was our 21st wedding anniversary.  We again ate at Four Winds - both for breakfast and dinner :)

That all is mostly why I have been so quiet this past week.  I've just been in a REALLY REALLY bad funk and I can't get out :(

Running to Hobby Lobby here in a few to get a frame to finish mom's present.  Will take a pic after it's framed so you all can see.

Hope you're having a great week!

My Christmas Present

Merry Christmas to me!  But, I can't keep it yet.....I have to give it to my mother-in-law so she can wrap it :(.

I wanted either this or the Kindle Fire for Christmas.  When my mother in law asked what I wanted, I kinda off-handedly mentioned the Nook Tablet or Kindle.  Not that I expected her to get either for me or take me seriously.

Honestly, I don't care what I get.  I don't NEED anything.  Yeah, I could use a new laptop, clothes, stuff like that, but I don't NEED it.  The past 21 years Michael and I have been married, Christmas has always been for the kids and family.  We rarely, if ever, exchange gifts.  We give each other stuff through the year. 

Well, dear mil calls Michael and tells him she looked up the price and as much as she wished she could get it for me, she had to stay in her budget.  She does, after all, have 3 sons, 2 daugthers-in-law, 4 granddaughters, 3 grandsons and 2 great-grandsons to buy for.  Not to mention, 2 ex-wives of said sons and random boyfriends of the granddaughters.  I told him I did not tell her that is what I wanted.  I told her it would be nice but I realy didn't need anything.  So my most wonderful hubby says "What if I go in half with mom on it" I said YAYAAYAYAAYAYAYAYA!!!!!!

Then, he says "So, you go buy it and give it to mom so she can wrap it". 

Me - **blink**........*blank stare*

Him - "Really, go get it and we can give it to mom when we have dinner with her on Thursday"

Me - "Why can't you go get it"

Him - "You want it right?"

Me - "**sigh** ok."

So, that is what I did at lunch today, I went and bought my own Christmas present.

Then, I went to Starbucks because when I got back to work, I couldn't finish setting it up becuase we don't have wi-fi at work.  I needed extra lunch time anyway :p

All I have to say is ......IT'S AMAZING!!!!   I can't wait til I get it home on Christmas Eve to play with it.  The graphics are breathtaking, and the video is outstanding.  Super fast loading time.  I'm stoked for the in-color knitting and crocheting books I'm going to get for it.

YAY for fun Christmas presents!

It's soooo fluffy! ... or, the yarn I love to hate

December is such a crazy/stressful time for me.  I am coming down to the wire on projects.  I am in no way going to get my mother-in-laws cross stitch done :(.  I'll give it to her as a random gift.  We have a backup - she wants a blu-ray player, so that'll have to do.  My brother's scarf is almost done.  Gotta get mom's cross stitch framed this weekend so I can send them off to Oklahoma.

Mother-in-law's birthday is the 7th.
3rd anniversary of my daddy's death is the 9th.
My 21st wedding anniversary is the 10th.
Both my work and hubby's Christmas dinners on the 16th.
Christmas eve....Christmas....New Years......need I say more?

Top that off with I have been working 60-70 hours/week since May.  I'm pooped.

I haven't been to the gym regularly in 3 weeks and it's KILLING ME!!  I LOVE my gym time.  We are coming down to the wire on our January 19th audit and I work in regulatory affairs at a food flavoring company.  If you've had a frappachino from a place with golden arches, you've had our products.  If you use cake mix....you've used our products...same with biscuits, cookies, dog food/supplements, fish bait, vodka, rum, flavored water, you've used our prodcts.....get the picture? lol..  I haven't had a day off since May and I still have 7 vacation days to use before March.......

Anyhow.....this wasn't a gripe post, really.

I have discovered a new yarn!  Well, new to me.   It's eyelash yarn.  All  I can think of when I use it is the little girl from Despicable Me with the big fuzzy unicorn shaking it and saying "IT'S SO FLUFFY!!!!!".  I love this stuff....or rather, I HATE it because when you drop a stitch, you can't find it....and you can't take it apart because it knots like CRAZY!!! UGH!!

This is the PERFECT color for my hubby...if you follow football, it's Carolina Panther colors!!  I'm going to make a 3-strip lapghan for him.  Then, I am going to make a body pillow for me, lol!!! I freaking love how soft this stuff is!  The swatch above is longer than it looks.  It's squished up on the needle.  It's 70 stitches wide. 

Have you ever used it?  What did you make with it?