I meant to do this blog post on Sunday and here I am on Wednesday, finally getting around to it. Sigh…

Anyway, this is one of the best Sundays I have had in awhile. Nearly perfect. I woke up around 8am and decided to stay in bed and read. I had thoughts of going to Starbucks for a hot apple cider I had promised myself the day before, but I was so comfortable I decided against it. Around 9:45, I decided to go for that HAC, so I quickly get ready and walked quickly to the Target (which has a Starbucks and is about 5 minutes closer than the actual Starbucks). Plus, I was able to pick up some cream cheese for some bagels I had in the freezer. In 20 minutes I was back home heating up said bagel, and 3 minutes after that, I was back in bed. Success!

It was wonderful, relaxing, lazy, decadent… I have to make time for this more often! I did drag myself out of bed before 1 to head down to the couch with my knitting. And ‘da Bears. I was able to finish my potato chip scarf (no pictures yet). This scarf was more of a mental challenge than a knitting challenge. Details to come in a separate post.

I have also committed myself to a local holiday bazaar. I am excited and nervous but my business has taken a back seat to other stuff so far this year and I feel like this is a good way to resuscitate it. My mom has agreed to help me (yay for moms!) and I’ve figured out a plan to make is as low-stress as possible. This weekend including some time spent cutting fabric and ironing. Last night I started working on some zippered pouches. I’ve also started work on a scarf that I am making as a Christmas present. And, I started a new book (The Thin Man, Dashiell Hammett).

I can’t forget to tell you about the previous weekend when I went up to Connecticut to see Jacob, my mom and my aunt who was visiting from Salt Lake City. The weather was gorgeous and the colors were beautiful! Jacob chauffeured us around CT as we took in the colors ( and I took in the back of my eyelids) but we did find a place to get fresh apple cider. Yum! The next day Mom, Lynn and I went to NYC and did tons of walking. I really need to invest in a good pair of nice looking black walking shoes. We walked from Grand Central Station to the fashion district and went into a couple of findings (buttons, ribbons, trim, etc) store and Mode Fabrics (from Project Runway!). Then we headed on to 5th Avenue to Central Park (I think it’s down, I’m too lazy to check a map) with a brief stop for cupcakes from Crumbs (YUM!), eaten in Bryant Park. Then down 5th Avenue with a stop in St. Pat’s cathedral and Henri Bendel’s where my aunt bought me an awesome canvas bag!! Onto Central Park for a nice walk and then back to the Plaza Hotel where we asked a doorman for a place where we could get pizza and beer (and rest our weary feet). The pizza was great (can’t remember the name of the place) and the beer was ice cold (so refreshing). We then walked to Times Square and met up with my friend and her nephews who were visiting from Bolivia. And then we walked back to Grand Central Station, caught the train home to Connecticut and went to sleep. What a day! It was fantastic! I had to go home the next day, but I’m so glad I was able to spend that time with my family.

As my dad says, “you know what I know.”