The Big Lug

This weekend was quite social for this old married lady. On Friday I arranged an impromptu party-like gathering at our apartment that included beer and pizza and more beer. And people coming over. And beer.
Saturday was my brother-in-law John’s birthday so we went down to visit for the night. Here is a picture of Chris’s dog that lives at home still. She did not move away and go to college, never to come back like Chris. She did however, eat an entire cheeseburger that my father-in-law accidently dropped on the floor.

We also saw one of these giant dogs at my nephew’s hockey game. In this picture it looks like a furry black rock. But in real life it was huge and there were two of them and they were very patient as my niece repeatedly threw herself on top of them.

That night included a couple of cocktails, trips to two different casinos, and a grilled chese and tomato sandwich consumed at 3am. Ahh, it was like the good ole days. Oh and I won $70 on the nickel slot machines. I felt like a millionaire.
Yesterday I took the best nap I’ve ever had in my life and then we watched The Aristocrats. I would give that movie 3 laughs out of 5. I didn’t love it, but it was amusing.

I went to knitting group last night. I don’t think I post enough about knitting group. As far as I know I’m the only blogger in the group. (Though I think that a new member, Lesley, does blog I don’t have her url.) The group is full of a lot of fun girls including Zoe, whose patterns you can buy on Knitpicks! She’s our group celebrity.
At any rate, I finished knitting the anklettes I started a while back while I was at group last night. Everyone else is working on a Branching Out knit along. I just can’t bring myself to start it right now. But here are the anklettes! I wore them to work today!

Yarn: Patons KroySocks in Fancy Free
Pattern: Free anklette pattern I found online
This yarn is okay. And the pattern is quick. It’s not my favorite. I enjoyed the jaywalkers better. And the socks that rock yarn is much softer.
I also finished knnitting the secret project that many of you guessed the nature of. I worked a little on it in the car last weekend, but finished it at home. It’s my first FO of 2006!

Tagged by Skylar:
What were you doing 9 years ago?
I was just starting my 2nd summester of college, so I was going to class, living in the dorms with my freshman year roommate Brianne and I was just about to break up with my high school boyfriend. I think I was working at Victoria’s secret for extra cash. I was going to frat parties. And I was probably watching the X-Files. I was 19 years old.
What were you doing 6 years ago?
I was 22 years old and was finished school, even though I hadn’t walked for graduation yet. I was living in Glassboro with my two roomates Jax and Lisa and my boyfriend at the time. I was about to get engaged to him, but didn’t know it yet. I worked at Channel 10 in Philadelphia as a production assistant. Later that year I would get engaged, move, break off the engagement and start dating my now husband. Quite a year.
What were you doing one hour ago?
Watching a repeat of the Gilmore Girls, reading your blogs and eating a Klondike Slim-a-bear bar.
Name 3 movies/tv programs you can’t turn off if you stumble across them on television.
gilmore girls, project runway, Dr. 90210
Name 3 things you want to improve upon this year.
My yoga poses, My lack of owning a house, my inability to run for more than 2 minutes
Name 3 things you can’t live without.
Besides the givens of food water and husband:
Tivo, Coffee, Snacks
Name 3 things you could…
Mondays, Deadlines, Sinus headaches
Name 3 things you really like about yourself.
Making people laugh, I can cook, I get along with almost anyone
Tagggggggg….JT, Lisa (do it on myspace) and Chris now that your blog is back in effect.