Mawwaige, that Bwessed Event...

Since I was 9, I said I'd never do it. I thought my personal hang-ups (or his for that matter) would prevent any kind of long-term,  commitment.  I thought I never wanted to risk being part of the 50% divorce rate. I thought, "I'm an independent, do-it-yourself kind of gal". But yet, here I am picking out wedding colors, dresses, and other girlie things I never thought I'd have to do. And to tell the truth, its kind of fun. 

I could even see some women getting married just to have a wedding. Another excuse to plan, plan, plan, spend money that isn't yours, and then party, complete with tears and the emotional ride.

However, I knew I found my guy in the first two weeks we were dating. No emotional hang-ups, chemistry is good, and most of all, I trust him.

So, here are my colors. Geek that I am, I used Color Picker  to get just the right shades of Green (C5DE49), Periwinkle (AAB1FA), and Tangerine (FFD23D). Next I'm gonna go to the hardware store for paint samples, just to make sure I got it right.

I'm trying to do at least one thing per day to plan. Yesterday, I impulse bought a wedding dress on-line. Watch out, who knows what I'll do today. Don't be surprised if you see me cruising town, hanging out of a limo window in order to make sure I have just the right amount of wind in my face as we take our leave of the reception. 

Car Knitting

In times of hustle and travel it is tough to get any time for side projects. I found a way to get around this by taking projects on the road (and strategies for not up-chucking my Wheaties along the way).

To avoid car sickness I recommend four things:

1.) Only knit if you are a passenger. I hope this one is for obvious reasons.


2.) Look up once in awhile. Momma always said to stop and smell the flowers, and traveling ain't fun unless you can take in the scenery.

3.) Stop knitting on winding stretches of road. These portions of the trip are often the best to offer to take a turn at the wheel (which often helps me if I'm feeling at all sick).

4.) Stitch and Bitch. Carry on a conversation or listen to music.  It helps keep me distracted from motion sickness, which I think could be 80% mental (if you don't think you feel sick, you can actually convince yourself you aren't- at least for awhile).

I finished this pattern for fingerless gloves on the way to a holiday rendezvous. These were a present for my niece Katie. Because I had to start over a few times and didn't want to undo my stitches, I just started another pair. I'm almost finished with that second pair now.

Next was a sweater vest. I worked on this mostly in the airport on a trip to see my nephews. Not your typical sweater vest- this one has a scoop neck design and a rib that took a long time. It is the biggest project I've done in years and much of it was done off the ground.

I actually had someone ask me if I was from Europe in the airport because they couldn't believe anyone from the US still knit.