I started school (again) today. Intro Sociology. I spent most of the class knitting today. It was quite nice, actually. I cast on for the front of the prairie tunic yesterday and have about 20 rows done so far. The amount of purling really makes me wish it was a circular knit. And my needles seem to be about a mile long.
On the home front, our lawn mower decided to eat its own cord on Saturday. Just before H-bomb's birthday party, so we had a meadow in the back yard. Correction... we have a meadow in the back yard. I used the weed wacker to create some paths for gardening and briefly thought that it would be possible to mow the lawn with it. Luckily, I was able to talk myself out of it.
We are also the proud owners of a new fridge. After spending most of last evening trying to hook up the water line, we decided to get a different one. We ended up using plastic tubing which was far easier to work with than copper. When we get around to fixing up the kitchen, we can put in a copper water line, but for now a leak-free plastic tube is fine with me.

What a Weekend!

Phew!! My dancing legs are tired! Saturday was the big day for Kara and Dan. The wedding went very smoothly, as did all of the preparations in the two days leading up to it. SuperGeek and I left Mad-town on Thursday afternoon, arrived at the hotel and then went to Kara and Dan's house. It's super cute. We drank some wine and beer and ate bar food. Then went back to the hotel, which had the most comfortable beds I've ever slept in.... at a hotel.
Friday was spent eating garlic for lunch, decorating the reception hall and wrapping the bouquets. The flowers turned out lovely, if I do say so myself, and Kara got many compliments on them and requests for the florist's name. We wondered briefly if we could start up a business, but decided that it probably wouldn't work, mostly because of the 5 hour drive time between us.
The rehearsal went almost smoothly.... Mrs. Jesberger has some particular ideas for how things should work and is not shy about sharing those thoughts. After running through the ceremony a few times and making sure our foot angles were right, we watched the guys move tables. They did a wonderful job and it was very nice having room for the dip.
We had a rehearsal dinner at the hotel, with many pitchers of beer and lots of good conversation.
Then came Saturday morning! It was very relaxing getting my hair done. I think the last time it was styled was for my own wedding. Jessica, another bridesmaid, and I spent time working on our knitting projects. After getting dressed, it was time to head down for photos. As we were standing on the hotel restaurant's deck, it started snowing. And we got locked out.
Heading over to the Smith Avenue Overlook, it started pouring, but was done by the time we got there. We then went back to the Bluffs of Mendota to get ready for the wedding and reception. A few last minute decisions were made and guests began to arrive. The whole night went smoothly and we all had a lot of fun.
Kara and Dan seem to be made just for each other and I wish them the best in their long life together.

Party Stores....

Are incredibly overwhelming.
I went out to find invitations and other supplies for a birthday party for H-bomb. After taking University to Middleton, I was ready to get off the road. I went to the party store next to Target. I wandered around the store for a while, trying to find Princess Party Stuff. Well, they have about 8 different styles. H-bomb wants a Sleeping Beauty party, but there weren't any supplies for that. Instead I went with Cinderella invitations. I haven't made a decision on tableware, but it will probably end up being the heart-shaped Princess stuff.
While I was there, a man was looking at the same sort of stuff. I wanted to ask how old his princess was going to be, but he was on the phone, presumably with his wife. I felt sorry for the guy. If it was too much for me, I'm fairly certain he was about to faint. They were calling each other back and forth, trying to decide what sort of gift bags and activity kits to buy. I had gone into the store with the idea of getting foamy tiaras for the girls to decorate, but they didn't have any that I liked.
So I headed over to Michaels, which was full of women planning what sounded like a bachelorette party. Since I haven't had one, and one has been promised, I would like to take this time to suggest that foamies are for kids. I'm hoping that the women get the bride nice and drunk before springing the foam accessories on her.

On the knitting front, I finished the decrease rows on GG last night. I also cast on for the Prairie Tunic from the latest Interweave Knits. I started with the medium size, but it would have been way too big, so I ripped it out and started over with the small size. The lace pattern is similar to the Green Gable's, so it should be a nice tank to layer over a cami for the summer.

Mother's Day

I was talking with Sweater Girl earlier this week and she asked me if I was getting a gift for Mother's Day. We barely celebrate regular holidays at our house, so greeting card holidays are mostly ignored. I'm not one to turn down a gift, though, so I've been thinking about what I might like. While I do spend a lot of time with my knitting, I don't really need anything. That's not to say that I don't want anything. And a lot of my time has been spent outdoors this spring, where it has been sorely needed. So maybe I should be lobbying for gardening supplies.
Or we could just skip a celebration and I can use the day for rest and relaxation, however I see fit. Knitting and gardening, with my family fanning me with palm fronds while I sip an ice cold drink.