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Back to Christmas...
Dec. 31st, 2006 01:37 pmWell, I left off on Christmas morning when no one but me and my mom were awake. After posting that and checking the wakefulness of sisters again I decided to hop in the shower.
I was interrupted towards the end by Gina running in to throw up. A lovely start to the day.
We roused the troops and opened presents and ate some blueberry coffee cake.
My presents:
From mom:
blue star earrings (I picked them out myself)
a pretty mermaid with mermaid-unicorn mug
kitty socks
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meli88:
a pretty little blue box with a silver star
From my cousin:
a cocktail book
From my aunt:
candy and a promise of yarn :)
Fromhibrian:
marzipan fruits!
The rest of the day was spent sitting around knitting and playing Intrepid. And I watched V for Vendetta. :)
On the 26th we headed out to the outlet mall where I got some much needed comfy-yet-presentable black shoes and a T-shirt for myself. I contemplated and should have bought a jacket at Eddie Bauer, but I didn't. I watched Memoirs of a Geisha. That night we went swimming at a neat pool with tubes and a water slide, which was pretty neat.
I got up early in the morning to take a train back to Seattle...
I was interrupted towards the end by Gina running in to throw up. A lovely start to the day.
We roused the troops and opened presents and ate some blueberry coffee cake.
My presents:
From mom:
blue star earrings (I picked them out myself)
a pretty mermaid with mermaid-unicorn mug
kitty socks
From
meli88:a pretty little blue box with a silver star
From my cousin:
a cocktail book
From my aunt:
candy and a promise of yarn :)
From
hibrian:marzipan fruits!
The rest of the day was spent sitting around knitting and playing Intrepid. And I watched V for Vendetta. :)
On the 26th we headed out to the outlet mall where I got some much needed comfy-yet-presentable black shoes and a T-shirt for myself. I contemplated and should have bought a jacket at Eddie Bauer, but I didn't. I watched Memoirs of a Geisha. That night we went swimming at a neat pool with tubes and a water slide, which was pretty neat.
I got up early in the morning to take a train back to Seattle...
Here's my (slightly late) Christmas present from my mom. Now the microwave isn't taking up the whole counter!
I put it together myself. With tools! Two types of screwdriver, a hammer, and about eleventy-one different kinds of screws and nails and hinges and other hardware. And it works! (I also finally found a use for the little drawer pulls that Robb got me a couple years ago. Just have to go buy some nuts tomorrow to put on the backs, since these have screws on the pulls and the ones that came with it have screw holes on the pulls.)
I put it together myself. With tools! Two types of screwdriver, a hammer, and about eleventy-one different kinds of screws and nails and hinges and other hardware. And it works! (I also finally found a use for the little drawer pulls that Robb got me a couple years ago. Just have to go buy some nuts tomorrow to put on the backs, since these have screws on the pulls and the ones that came with it have screw holes on the pulls.)
Today for our after-Christmas adventure, my family (and meli88's friend Cortnie) went horseback riding.
We waited in the barn and got to know the horses:
And then it was time to ride, and we ventured outside into the light rain (which thankfully stopped soon!)
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And after an hour we came back to the barn, and my mom snapped this picture of me on Jose just before I dismounted.
meli88's friend Cortnie) went horseback riding.We waited in the barn and got to know the horses:
And then it was time to ride, and we ventured outside into the light rain (which thankfully stopped soon!)
( Pictures behind the cut )
And after an hour we came back to the barn, and my mom snapped this picture of me on Jose just before I dismounted.
Holidays and knitting
Dec. 25th, 2005 01:42 pmI snapped this photo of the lovely meli88 dressed in a bunch of clothes she got from me.
The hat is my newest knitted creation, the sweashirt was a gift she opened this morning, and the PJ pants I bought for her (2?) years ago.
Now get back to your celebrating, (or your lamenting that nothing is open today), or movies, or whatever. :)
meli88 dressed in a bunch of clothes she got from me.The hat is my newest knitted creation, the sweashirt was a gift she opened this morning, and the PJ pants I bought for her (2?) years ago.
Now get back to your celebrating, (or your lamenting that nothing is open today), or movies, or whatever. :)
Oh the places I've seen...
Nov. 28th, 2005 10:01 pmSeattle places I've managed to hit:
Taste of India
Savan
Bamboo Garden
Chocolati x 2
Places I plan to hit tonight withhibrian:
Little Thai
Yunnie
Places I missed:
Taco Time (Hey, there's no Taco Time in Boston.) I always manage to miss this one.
decent Mexican (not to be confused with Taco Time)
People I saw:
Jason (kinda, only on the ride from the airport)
Aunts and uncles x 3
Cousin, wife, and for the very first time their baby
Mom
Melanie
Gina
hibrian (duh!)
People I missed:
chrssybr
halchedog
robb54
Brit (although I'll see him back in Boston)
Jason (kinda, see above)
Taste of India
Savan
Bamboo Garden
Chocolati x 2
Places I plan to hit tonight with
hibrian:Little Thai
Yunnie
Places I missed:
Taco Time (Hey, there's no Taco Time in Boston.) I always manage to miss this one.
decent Mexican (not to be confused with Taco Time)
People I saw:
Jason (kinda, only on the ride from the airport)
Aunts and uncles x 3
Cousin, wife, and for the very first time their baby
Mom
Melanie
Gina
hibrian (duh!)People I missed:
chrssybrhalchedogrobb54Brit (although I'll see him back in Boston)
Jason (kinda, see above)
Fun in Seattle
Nov. 26th, 2005 03:08 pm
Here's Melanie and me at the Volunteer Park greenhouse.
Yesterday we went to the greenhouse, went to Weaving Works and got our U-district fix, and then headed down to U-Village. We had some coffee at Starbucks with Zoe standing guard, and then we took turns holding Zoe while we alternately checked out stores.
Here's
meli88 with the wild-eyed Zoe.
Meli is wearing her birthday present rainbow scarf knit by yours truly.
