Weekend Project!

I know it's only Thursday, but I'm certainly getting ready for the weekend. I will be attending my school's prom, spending some time with our favorite mothers for Mother's Day, and trying to squeeze in as much reading and crocheting time as possible. It's going to be a balancing act, for sure. Maybe I'm at that stage in the school year where I'm truly working for the weekend.

I stumbled across this pattern over at Lionbrand and instantly fell in love with this adorable tote! I'm itchin' to get my hooks started on this project. I'm excited for a few reasons. This bag seems like the perfect roadtrip accessory. It can hold a lot of notebooks and pens (and yarn!), but still be light weight. I also love the color combination. Confession: I'm really into colorful bags right now. Must be a spring thing! ;)

It has been so long since I've crocheted, let alone since I've crocheted for fun. I'm ready to get back at it!

 

Will you join in on the fun?

 

Half a Weekend in Review..

(This is a budding tree right outside of our home! Spring is here, my friends!)

I had a "just-what-I-needed" weekend, which seems to be the theme of the weekend for a lot of bloggers I follow, too. 

This past Friday Cory and I only had a half day with our students as it was the end of the first marking period for our new semester. Essentially, this means a lot of last minute grading, finalizing and submitting grades, and getting a head start on paperwork and planning for the following week. As soon as I got home from work I got a very exciting phone call--our water heater could be replaced that day! Hooray! What an adult-y thing to say, right? Either way, I'm ecstatic as I now have consistent hot water and nothing to worry about when friends come to stay with us! Worrying about if you'll have enough hot water is for the birds!

After Cory and I did a little victory dance, we shuffled downtown to soak in the last hours of sunshine and get in a little weekend thrifting. We didn't buy anything, but we did have a lovely time. We ended our night by grabbing sushi for dinner at our favorite spot, Hinode, which lead to the best brainstorming session possible. Long story short, Cory and I designed a new craft show display AND brainstormed new merchandise for the 2012 year! Exciting! We ended the night by browsing through Barnes & Nobel with a nice cup of tea and then picking up a few materials from JoAnn's that I needed for the new products. 

We burnt the midnight oil and stayed up listening to good records and watching Netflix. By the time we found ourselves going to bed, the clock was well-past 1:00 a.m. and we were exhausted. Bed never felt so good.

Saturday I worked my little fingers to the bone on a new collection of items that I am so excited to share with you. Some of you might have already seen the Lace & Leather Cuff Bracelets that I posted over the weekend. They are so fun and SO perfect for spring! 

We had big plans for Saturday night--checking out the local mom & pop barbecue joint that is highly rated in the country. I found out about the joint after Bryan Voltaggio (local chef, runner-up on Top Chef) tweeted about it earlier last week. We met up with Rich and Beth around 8p.m. for a late dinner. We had the best time drinking out of mason jars and eating the most tender brisket I have ever had. We ended up losing track of time and taking our dinner really slow--which lead us to closing the place down. I cherish evenings like that, you know?  They are the best.

Even though Rich and Beth came back to our house for a few ours to listen to music and catch up on their wedding plans (so soon!), we didn't seem to realize that we were getting ready to lose an hour of sleep. Our friends left around midnight which  made for a short night of sleep for me, as I was planning on heading to Philadelphia bright and early Sunday morning.

...and that's where I'm going to cut this post off. I have SO much to share with you about Fiber Philadelphia I can hardly contain myself. Check back tomorrow for a complete post dedicated to our day trip to check out the Fiber Phila exhibits! 

How was your weekend? Did you have any special moments?

Weekend Review

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It feels so good to be blogging again; it's like hanging out with an old friend. I'm completely rejuvenated by my new look and am ready to blog all spring and summer long! Other than getting back in the blogging groove, this weekend has been really great.

Friday evening I wanted to be as productive as possible to allow for more flexibility later in the weekend. With that being said, Cory and I immediately hit up Good Will to drop off bags upon bags of donations, then did our weekly grocery shopping trip. We decided to get take-out pizza from our favorite pizza place and enjoy it over a bottle of red wine. It was a nice, quiet way to end the week.

Yesterday, I had most of the morning and afternoon to myself as Cory was hosting a Yearbook workshop at his school. I got back into the blogging groove and anticipated my new look (butterflies, I tell ya)! I decided to take a quick jaunt to Smoothie King for lunch and daydreamed about spring as it was a nice 62 degrees outside.

Cory and I wrapped up our evening by taking a trip to Michael's so I could pick up some cotton yarn to work with for a few upcoming items I want to add to the shop. We made a quick stop at Barnes and Noble so I could pick up a new crochet magazine and so Cory could check out a recently published book. We then got sushi take-out and came home with plenty of time and energy to build a fort in the living room and watch a few episodes of Downton Abbey. It was some of the best quality time we've had together in a long time. 

This morning I woke up to Warren Zevon and Bob Dylan playing on the record player and Cory cooking breakfast in the kitchen. What a dream. We ate breakfast in our fort and continued to play records on the turntable. It was a nice, long morning.

Nice, quiet weekends were you eat every meal at home (even if it's not from home) are the best, no?

I hope you had a lovely weekend!

xo,