aaahhhhhh.. having a full week off from work is such a major luxury nowadays. the bosses always tell you take the time off before the year is over but it's not easy when there's only ONE other person to cover for you. in this case, the week off was well deserved and over way too quickly.

sunset in cape cod

so last weekend, KP and i played it cool and went to LI to visit friends and generally hang out around the house enjoying our time off. on monday, we took to our rental car and drove up to cape cod to visit with our friends lee and jackie in lee's mom's house. lee and jackie also brought along their three vivacious girls just to show us what life is like with three children all under the age of 5. needless to say, it's fun and hectic at the same time.

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this post is severely lacking in progress or pictures, sorry to say. i actually broke down over the weekend and started working on the second sock for KP. he's been so patient waiting for these socks that i feel i should just knit on them and FINISH THEM ALREADY! i've been working on them far too long and i feel guilty when i glance over at my WIP bag and see them languishing with the clapotis. so since the last massive update i've done one more repeat on clapotis, 4" of the second kyoto sleeve, and a few inches on the second sock for KP.

on saturday, KP and i rented a car and drove up to connecticut to visit our family for the day. while he played frisbee with his brother, i knit on one of the lounge chairs and chatted with my father and mother in law. i got a little flack from one of the guests but i think that he just wanted to know more about what i was doing so after a few jabs in the ribs, he was asking about how i learned to knit and everything was ok after that. the problem with driving to any destination, though, is that i'm always the navigator and have to give directions and watch for signs AND i get car sick easily so i can't knit in the car. saturday was pretty shot knitting-wise.

sunday, i got a chance to see lisa and veronique's new, cute apartment before lisa and i headed over to jess's place for some world cup action. i must say that i'm pretty happy with my world cup participation this time around. KP and i watched almost every single game (except for that one that KP accidentally deleted from the DVR! oh well) at home after work. we managed to avoid most spoilers during the day so it was as if we were watching them live with everyone else. the univision coverage was SO much better than ABC. yeah, i don't understand a lick of spanish but at least i don't have to listen to american color commentary which is repetitious at best. i watched the last game at jess's in english and was surprised at just how bad it is! ugh. jess and her lovely husband put out a great spread of cheese, crackers, chips, dip, fruit, wine, and beer. they were great hosts and all their friends were nice to hang out with.. though i found myself surrounded by france supporters and i was rooting for italy.

anyway, i'm very VERY happy that italy won! i love italy. our trip there was probably one of the best trips we have ever taken. the people we met there were warm and welcoming, the food and wine amazing, and my maternal grandfather is italian as well. i have much to love about italy. the more i think about it though, they got really lucky at the end. if zidane hadn't flipped out and headbutted materazzi (i love the announcer in this clip.. "POUR QUOI? POUR QUOI?" jeez, what does it look like?), the french team may have been able to pull through in the penalty kicks. from what i've seen online today, zidane flipped out because the italian player was talking smack at him? give me a break! this is a professional sport filled with testosterone. if you can't take the trash talking, you might as well not play. you have to be able to turn away or tell the other player his mother is a goat. anything but give in and resort to hitting or striking another player on the field. materazzi may have insulted him but zidane should learn to control his temper.

anyway, i have a full work week ahead of me but next week, KP and i are off! we're going to visit friends and family around the tri-state area and make a trip to cape cod! i can't wait. i really need a vacation and some extended knitting time.

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aaahhhh, four day weekends. why can't all weekends be four days long? i guess we wouldn't get as much done at work, right? but i certainly did a lot at home! i tested. i crafted. i triumphed over my to-do list. it was blissful and i still have a few hours left to enjoy with some prosecco, some kyoto, some world cup soccer, and hopefully some fireworks.

but i know that you all want to see what i was up to this weekend and i have digital proof to show you.

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sorry to all those lovely posters that suggested i should swatch for birch and see what it would look like. i just wasn't "feeling" it and hence it was ripped off the needles yesterday morning. i have to say that i'm happy with myself for doing it. i don't regret it for a second. when i got it off the needles and took a good look at it, i liked it even less so i guess that just wasn't meant to be. i'll come back to birch though at some point. i love that shawl. i just have to have the right yarn for it. maybe some from habu like veronique or kid silk haze like jess and jess.

so i moved on, and well, i hate to say it but i cast on for another clapotis.

clapotis #2

i know, boring right? blogland is SO OVER clapotis. i've even made one before!

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