I Did It!!!!

Can you believe it???? I made it!! It's still so unreal to me. Not only did I graduate but I actually spoke in front of people and did well. :) People even told me afterwards that I really ministered to them and quite a few said my story made them cry and gave them hope! God is so good!!! Now on to Disneyland!! (okay so I have to wait two weeks)

3 More Days

Did you see the tracker at the top of my page? 3 MORE DAYS UNTIL I GRADUATE!!! I can't believe it. In between now and then I have 3 finals, one last sermon to preach, and a presentation. It's almost over!!! Well, see you on the other side. :) I probably won't post again until after my friends leave. Three of my friends are coming down after we graduate for a little mini vacation. I'll make sure to post pictures of me graduating after that...and soon we will get back to more normal knitting content. And just because I hate a pictureless post, here is a picture of my at the Tiffany & Co. window. I just thought it was appropriate. :) I should have been eating a bagel though.

Look What I've Been Up To

I've been dyeing yarn!! It has been so much fun. I'm hoping to make a little extra money since I work from home and have to be creative on ways to get income as a single mom. :) I know I will get better with time but I think I'm doing pretty good.

To see the rest and purchase them go to my etsy store. Thanks for looking!

Knitting in Public Day

Saturday was world wide knit in public day. My friend Gabi and I went to the Rose Festival Grand Floral Parade. It was great. We had indoor tickets so we got to watch and stay dry. :) We also saw the coronation. There was plenty of time to knit. I finished a sock while we sat there.


Concentrating on my knitting. :) (And there were other people there just not all around us yet. They came later.)


"Okay I'll look up and smile....but I'm busy!"


"Oh wait! Take a picture of me holding the sock up like the Yarn Harlot." "The who?" "Never mind just take the picture."

After we were done with the parade we hopped on the bus to go to OMSI for the Body World 3 exhibit. Well I make that sound easier then it was. First of all it was raining and we had one small umbrella. Secondly, neither of us knew for sure what we were doing. Imagine a Romanian and a small town girl trying to figure out city transportation system. But we always seem to figure out the way to get to where we are going. A couple friendly transit workers later and we were there.


The exhibit was amazing. If you get a chance to go to one do it! I learned so much and was in awe of how creative they were. This picture was taken as we were leaving. We couldn't take pictures in the exhibit so we had to settle by the sign. I could have got some great shots while were in there....especially if they would have let me put the sock...oh I don't know...in a hand or something. :)


As we were walking to the bus stop we walked past the OMSI sign. I thought Gabi needed a picture with his head through the "O". Did I mention it had been raining? Which means water. :) He humored me and did it. I was a little more enthusiastic and stuck my head on top of the opening and held up my sock. As we were walking down the street I said "I think it's raining again. My head is wet and I feel drips on my shoulders." But silly me...it was the water that was all over the top of my head. Sometimes I'm not to quick! :)

In non-related news.....I SOLD MY FIRST BIT OF YARN TODAY!!! I AM SO EXCITED!!! Go check what is left at my etsy shop. I will do another update in early July.

Knitters' Coffee Swap Pal

Thank you Sharon! Sharon was my Knitters' Coffee Swap Pal. She put together a great package for me and for Ben.




She gave me some great yarn and a pattern to go with it. I love the pattern and I love that she paired it up for me so I don't have to. :)

She also gave me some coffee (of course), a note pad, a journal, soap, wax thingies, and some great stuff for Ben.

She also had all of this throughout the package:



Thank you Sharon!! You're the best!

Starlight Parade

So I am a bad blogger and am just now posting about last weekend. :) But I need to so that I can blog about all the exciting stuff I am doing tomorrow. Last Friday night we went to the fireworks for the Rose Festival. It was a lot of fun. I'm really glad we did it. Then the next night one of my friends and I decieded to go to the Starlight Parade. We got down there three hours early and still couldn't find a good spot. We found a little corner that was just big enough for the two of us and waited for the parade to start. It was fun. We saw some "interesting" things and I knit on his sock while he read me a book that he was translating from Romanian into English for me. (And we are just friends so don't get any ideas) We had a great time. When the parade started we ended up standing so we could actually see. It was a lot of fun. I am so glad we went even though I was so exhausted from two very late nights! I will leave you with pictures.


Knitting away on the sock.


My friend Corrie and I sitting waiting for the fireworks last Friday night.


All the people waiting for the parade. Notice how light it is and we still had to wait for dark.


One of the floats.

Oh I almost forgot one of the most exciting things of last Saturday is that I got a phone call from my best friend Sarah and she is engaged!!! We have been friends for a really, really, really long time (sixth grade). And I get to be a bridesmaid. I've never been a bridesmaid before. I am so excited!!

Thank You Felted Spring Bag Exchange Secret Pal

Yipppeee. I received my first package from my Felted Spring Bag Exchange Secret Pal (wow that's a mouth full). :) I still don't know who she is yet and I can't wait to find out. The package was wonderful. I got some great pink and brown hand dyed yarn, a super cute piggy postcard, a great package of note cards (I've already used one), a great little note pad that now has residence in my purse, and a fabulous wall flower air freshener thingy from White Barn Candle Co. It smells lovely and is plugged in in my room.



Here is a close up of the yarn.



I also got these great colored chocolate covered nuts (mostly sunflower seeds my absolute favorite). Ben promptly found them and wanted them and spilled them all over the table.



Here he is very happy with himself just before they are all over the table.



She also included this great trucks book that Ben just loves.

Thank you so much!!!!