Small Loops intertwined…..Stitches!

I went yesterday to Stitches Market in Santa Clara Convention Center.  I went with all the prior expectations of being wowed and overwhelmed and time just flying by….and,  i mean, i was wowed – it was a great turnout, much better than a couple years ago when i helped out in a booth and just lots of lovely knitting/crocheting/fiber people – but I wasn’t wowed in the way i expected.  It was kind of a funny feeling.  I’ve been now to 5 stitches events and 4 TNNA’s (think stitches only 5 times bigger and when you buy something it shows up in your shop a month later and the bills scare the bejesus out of you….).

I knew it was different from the time i walked over the bridge from the parking garage to the convention center and thought – “hm.  i know my way around here just fine and this all seems so familiar”.  I walked into the event itself and thought “oh lord, people…..” not yarn, even though there was a ton to be oohed and awed.  and It felt like walking into my old high school or some such thing, where every hallway and classroom looks exactly as it did last time i was there, only, some of the faces had changed – my outlook had changed.  funny huh? -In any case, the booths were beautiful and i had fun with friends shopping for yarn and came away with some nice things myself.  Thanks to Aida, I didn’t end up driving as planned and so I got to finish my sock.  for me.  with a toe for my flip flops – yay!

yay orange socks!!!

toe!!!!!

As for the rest of my weekend – the kiddos have been visiting my sister and parents since Thursday and I’m now missing them and it’s just weird to be up in the morning and have time to actually upload pictures and blog and read my bible study homework and a little pride and prejudice with coffee before anyone else ever talks to me – don’t get me wrong, i do enjoy the solitude in the morning, it’s one of the things I complain most of being deprived of by my children – but i do miss them.

and the cats play

(just to clarify – this picture was taken Friday evening – NOT this morning with my coffee )

Scott and I are going to church and then to travel about and find him some shoes today and then just hang out at home – we’ve been borrowing our housemates Wii – and it may be contagious enough for us to save to get one here soon – such a fun thing – the fit makes you feel like your little workouts are effective and the guitar hero is just addicting.

Have a lovely Sunday everyone and enjoy the miserably wet (good for knitting and cooking) weather