Happy Holidays!! Thanksgiving Rocked!
November 28th, 2004 at 7:14 pm by firebrunette (Main Page)
Well, home at last!!
After a snow delay in Idaho Falls, Idaho last night we got home later than expected. But all is well! We even managed to get all of our bags as well! I do have to say that a turboprop plane in snow storms can be a little scary….not normally frightened by flying but well this time I had all my genetic productions on the plane with me. They just thought the bumpy, loud ride was fun……riiiiiight……
On the knitting front I finished a pair of socks for son Trevor out of some chunky patons I had with me. Just a simple 2×2 pattern. I finished 1 1/2 socks for Sadie out of some really cute purple sock yarn, I think it was kry 4-ply. I did a 5×1 rib & then single crocheted around the top.
So after being at my parents & sister’s house I decided that I will get my act together & finish the sweater & blanket for my mom. I was thinking of a sweater for my dad, or maybe some thrummed mittens. Let me tell you, it is frickin’ freezing in Idaho!! Being the SoCal girl that I am I forgot what a high of 26degrees can be like!
I am so happy that I have the parents that I have. I am so blessed that I can be their daughter & friend. And of course they are blessed to have me! (that is a little of my dad coming out in me, he rubs off way more than is healthy;o)) And my sister & her kids….they are just the loves of my life!! I hate it that until 2 years ago we all lived within an hour of eachother in Cali but now it’s a 2 day drive or a $2k trip on a scary ass plane. But I am happy that I did get the time with them that I did.
Stacy, my sister, hostessed us for Thanksgiving. Their were 24 of us total for dinner. A family & a couple friends came along with just the Sedgwicks (I am a maiden Sedgwick). So damn fun!
It snowed the first morning we were there, that made George’s trip! But then it melted & rained on Thursday so he was kinda bummed. Of course as we needed to fly out there was a big storm & delayed. Couldn’t play in it, just had to be mad at it.
Okay it’s 5 hours later & the front of moms sweater is done. I just have the shaping on the back of the sweater & one sleeve to do. It is in the round raglan short sleeves. I am excited to be done with it in the next couple of days! I just cross my fingers that it will fit. That is what ribbing & nice stretchy yarn is for 
Anonymous said,
November 29th, 2004 at 2:34 pm
I’m glad you had such a good and stress free time with the fam! You certainly deserve it!
Anonymous said,
November 29th, 2004 at 4:51 pm
Glad you had a great time! Wish I could’ve played in the snow!
Will I see you on Thursday?
Anonymous said,
November 29th, 2004 at 4:52 pm
Oops! Sorry. Forgot to tell you that the last one was me.
~Melissa (18 days to my bday too! Yippee!)
Anonymous said,
November 29th, 2004 at 9:35 pm
Hi! I’ve been admiring your pot surprise yarn for the longest time, and kept wondering where you got it from. I actually think my handpainted yarn is a different colorway than yours, mine seems darker. I really love handpaintedyarn.com/their ebay store, sometimes they’ve got the nicest colorways!
-Christina
Anonymous said,
November 30th, 2004 at 4:19 pm
I’m glad you had a happy Thanksgiving with the Sedgwicks (and I can’t get over how pretty your maiden name is… no fair, you getting nice maiden *and* married names), yay!
I sympathize with you about the plane ride, too… I’m not usually afraid of flying, but every so often I get really jumpy on a flight — and if I had my (as yet nonexistent) mate and progeny with me, I’d probably have to be sedated during any sort of turbulence.
Now I see why my mom always got all serious at the beginnings of flights and told me if anything happened I had to forget about her and make sure I was safe.
(All the while, I was thinking “Oh come ON, let’s crash-land! I want to slide down the inflatable chute and wear a floaty life-vest!” Oh, the innocence of youth…)
But… yeah. Being nervous about planes doesn’t make it any easier to see your sister and her little ones, which is sad.
Maybe we procure some valium for her, and then she can fly out to see you instead?
Ok, this is a crap comment and is turning into a long email-y type thing, so I’m going to stop now. Except to say I’m glad you’re back.
*Summers.