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Wednesday, November 09, 2005

I Just Knew That'd Happen..

Birthdays wear me out...

My birthday lasted a whopping three days.. and I still haven't gotten the gifts my parent's promised me yet.. They both (on their respective days) took me to a place to pick out something and we ended up getting nothing. lol. Mom has promised me a piece of jewelery that is around 150-170 dollars.. Dad has promised me a laptop he is getting from his friend for free. But depending on what it needs he'll get me Windows XP and maybe a case for it and a wireless mouse. I told him I really needed a laptop for school.. so he's working on it.

Anyway.. the shining star of my birthday was my Husband.. he did SUCH a good job!! You'll be proud of him when you see what he got me:




His presentation was even good... We were going out to the dinner theater on Saturday (The mom birthday) and while I was still getting ready he put the first present in a bag for me and he took it with us.. It was the DVD.

I was happy to have it but I was pretty sure that I would get it.. we had been asking Hollywood video a couple times when they'd be selling the "previously viewed" ones on the cheap because I wanted it.

I partially consider this a knitted related gift because of the great knitting scene.. Hehee. Yarn barf.

Then when we got home from the theater he said he wanted to give me another present and he brought it to me and he said "See, I wrapped it myself!" Even though it was clearly wrapped by the Barnes and Noble people.. (Who else has specially cut wrapping paper with tiny books on it?) I thought that was pretty funny.

He did a good job on this book.. he said he was standing in the "crafting section" for a good 45 minutes trying to think of the one I would want.. He knew I had never even seen that book before and he looked through the patterns and thought I would like some of them.. He said it's a book that will grow with me because I can't do all of the things in it yet.

He is right.. he was being thoughtful.... He is so sweet.

Course.. this wasn't all he got me.. (I know.. I'm misleading) but the reason the third gift isn't in the picture is because I don't have it write now.. It's at the jewelers being re-sized. (Yes... I said jewelers.... Hee!) He got me a seriously gorgeous sapphire necklace with small diamonds in a white gold setting... It is SO pretty and mindbogglingly huge.. (Two.. and a half.. karats. Yes! TWO .5!) I still smile about it even though I won't have it for good till Thursday. The chain was a bit too long for me so they're shortening it.

To make that knitting related... I'm sure I'll wear it while I knit >: ) (And all the rest of the time too! LOL)

So yes.. I'm quite proud of my dear Bradley.. he did soo good.

Just to round out the gifts I also got a total of $61 from relatives... This may or may not be spent on knitting related items... I haven't quite decided yet.

So anyway.. I've been knitting on Aunt Faye's gift for a few days now.. I have some progress to show.. and... Aunt Karen has decided she must have a scarf now..




The green yarn is the yarn Aunt Karen bought for her scarf... It doesn't feel so good and I've knitted with it before... I'm hoping to find a scarf pattern that isn't insanely and mind bogglingly boring to knit it with but I don't think I'll be able to... She may have to settle for garter-stitch : / On the upside that cute little bag came from her too.. When she came over for my birthday she had it as her purse and I said "I want that!" (Meaning that I want to know where I can buy myself one.) but I didn't know that she was giving it to me till last night when I got home from work.. it was in the bag she left here with the yarn in it. I consider it payment for knitting her scarf.. >: )

So that project for Aunt Faye.. it's not going horribly bad.. but I think I'm gonna have to tell Mammy that I absolutely don't want to knit another one.. I don't particularly like the yarn (both together) or the pattern that well.

I'm still nervous about the color combo too.. I'm not sure if it's just ugly or if I just don't like it because it's not my taste.

Here's a closeup:



I just don't know.. I would have preferred that the purple be darker.. I think that would look better... but who knows.. Aunt Faye might just love it the way it is..

On a totally random note.. The Yarn Harlot book is fabulous... I think it is SO funny! If you haven't read it yet.. you should!

So.. now I'm 21.. and I didn't drink a drop of alcohol.. Yeah.. I'm such a rebel ; )

PS. When the necklace is here... I'll post a picture of it just so yall can see the sapphirey splendor of it ; )
-Kim-   11:51 AM
 


4 Comments:

Wow! What a wonderful birthday. And such a thoughtful husband.
Liz, at 11/09/2005 5:59 PM  
Awww, what a sweet husband...sounds like he is a keeper :-)

i like the color combos of the scarf... it looks good.
Kim, at 11/09/2005 8:28 PM  
Oooh, looking forward to being dazzled by the splendor of your necklace!! Sounds like a wonderful b-day present.
Tina, at 11/10/2005 3:07 AM  
that color combo is the absolute FAVORITE of my Mom's - so it's not ugly =)

21, wow, those were the days ... hahahaha - I feel so Matriarchal all the sudden! LOL
April, at 11/11/2005 8:27 PM  

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