Birthday Booty

Thanks to everyone who stopped by to say Happy B-day! I turned the big 3-0 on Saturday!! I started celebrating pretty early...like Thursday. A friend took me out to dinner at Samba Room, where we shared the black bean salsa (marquetas), some lovely red wine, then we split the spanish paella accompanied by mango mojitos.
On Friday, I shared the birthday glory with Cathi, by celebrating at Monkey Bean, accompanied by Stacey and Michelle.

On Saturday, the actual birthday, I was tired from these long nights, and did some retail therapy for myself... and then went to a late night movie with Stacey... has everyone seen walk the line with Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon? I am no aficionado of Johnny Cash, but I thoroughly enjoyed this movie. Sunday... a friend took me to Saigon Bowl (excellent vietnamese food... we shared the combo appetizer) for a birthday lunch, and then I hoofed it down to Stacey's mom's house for a little holiday get together (Marsha... when are you gonna start a blog already?) We ate, knit, laughed, knit, ate, knit, ate. And ate some more. Many were in attendance... and I'm hoping some of the other people in attendance will have more to say (or see) about the event.

Onto the porn.


On the right, we've got the most adorable glittery snowflake candles, some cute knitting notecards, and some sticky notes in my initials from Wanda... Thanks Wanda! Left, we have a cute card and gift certificate to A Knitted Peace from Joanne... Thanks Joanne. Anyone care to guess how long it will sit in my pocket?




Here's a couple books I got this weekend... A second treasury is from Stacey... and the Yarns to Dye for book I got in the holiday gift exchange at Marsha's event. Here's a large haul... an awesome smelling Yankee candle, sour apple lip balm, and 2 skeins of Inca Alpaca in the loveliest green. All from Michelle for my b-day! She's so sneaky. I've been wanting that candle since I smelled it at her house a month or so ago! The chibi and mm mmm good teas are also from Stacey. Thanks girls!


These 2 skeins of yarn... Lorna's Laces, shepard worsted, in Black Purl are a b-day gift from myself to myself. I decided I deserved it after receiving official notice on Saturday that I had passed my licensure exam (the NCC). So yay for me!


I have much more to say. But, first set of applications are due on Thursday. Either I'll see you then, or I'll post in order to procrastinate.