so a funny thing happened tonight.

after much scrambling and a valiant save by Lucy, I was dressed up and ready to go to a party tonight at 8ish. Prior to this moment, J and I had discussed a couple of times that it seemed odd to go to a political event the day before an election. We were assured not once, but several times by several people that the election was today, and by the person inviting us as well. I guess she didn't hear jesse when he repeated 3 times, "It's tonight? Tonight, right? See you tonight?" and she replied 'yes'. I am hoping she has a similar story as ours next time we see her.

it wasn't tonight.

it's tomorrow night.

ROFLMAO. we knew it. She better have gotten all prettied up and then realized, OMG-it's Monday! We are going to kick her ass tomorrow night! :-)

But, we had an awesome fancy dinner at Boulevard instead. I had the filet mignon-I only eat steak about 3-4 times a year, so it better be good when I do. And it was. Yum. Dessert was amazing as well. good times. One of those nights that will be better for the telling because of the mishap, but it was damn good food on its own! J is determined to eat at each of the restaurants in the area that received Michelin stars this year. (he's a foodie in the making)

bon appetit!

fun times were had by both...

had a very nice lunch today with Katie- she made a yummy spicy pasta dish, and then we crafted!

we made Holiday Idea Binders, decoupage all over, it was so nice and relaxing. I love having a friend that I feel comfortable enough with to just sit and craft without having to 'do' anything else :-) It was the perfect weather to have tea and craft- we made plans for our sewing project out of my new Amy Butler book, we are doing an apron, hers for herself, and mine for my mom- woo hoo!

We both need to just find the fabric and I plan on doing mine before dec, she will do hers next year. (very busy, that girl) I have about a week without a husband coming up, so...we shall see how much I get done!

this might be my favorite fabric group AB has right now...
with this one as my leading fave from that group... yum.

thank you stumble

Megatron is real.



if you don't yet, you should... stumble - by far one of the most fun habits on the net.

it's a firefox extension, and btw- I am a whore for Firefox also, you should get on that bandwagon as well...






edited to add: Holy Christ on a Cracker! check this out.

I don't know why two copies show up- it doesn't look that way in the html...must be either a blogger or user issue, I am thinking blogger.Just pick one and stick with it- they are both the same. and to the person who did the slow-mo part- not me- that had me rofl...



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I MUST STOP STUMBLING!!!!!!!!!!
but I must say, it has made me both happy and jealous this evening/morning- there are so many smart and amazing bloggers out there! Puts my ass to shame! I must do better...

ps- does anyone else consistently type 'blooger' instead of blogger? Oh, well...me neither, I was just asking cause I heard about this one guy...

FO

a scarf for Morgan- mohair and really easy to do!

Pattern: Sublime, Amour
the color is really closer to red wine, a nice burgandy, not as red-red as it appears here.

I am working on another one, this time with beads :-0







I also found the greatest craft project ever...

to my girls...

for L, because you are oh-so-sassy:
ideas for your wedding...

For Stotz, because I miss you and want an update:


For Feminist SAHM, because I think this might be something you would agree with (and I do too):
google search for 'hip mama feminist'

for my other readers that I suspect are reading but haven't yet appeared on comments:

Cynthia, because you need a smile today, hope you have a good weekend: get to know Winston
I think he's Toppers boyfriend.

Bekah, because I bet you could totally win: this contest

Amanda, because you like random shit as much as I do: I got 73 in 10 seconds

2:11am ....

still awake y'all.

damn.

insomnia...my familiar enemy.

Last night was a doozy. I was very tired, but did not get sleepy until well after 8 am. I tried my old reliable tricks of reading, meditating, counting, and reading some more (the reading was good, but not so much that it should have kept me awake all night) but to no avail. I finished the book and just laid in bed with J until his alarm went off. I offered to make him breakfast, but he wasn't into it. I slept for about 2 hrs then got up and tried to pretend it didn't happen.

The rest of the my day was spent trying to stay awake (because my insomnia only arrives in the dark times, never the light, I can sleep during the day with no problem, in full sunlight), and trying to convince myself that I could just nap for 'a little bit, then I'll get up and be productive...' yeah, right.

what a wasted day. I finally feel normal- with not much accomplished besides guilty feelings.

I am hoping this was not a precursor of things to come- my insomnia is sometimes cyclical, and may stick around wrecking havoc on my life for about a week or two, then it slinks away- me believing I have finally beaten it for good...then it comes back a few months or even six months later. Maybe this was a fluke night- a one of...?

It can be productive sometimes to not sleep at night- if I take advantage of it and don't worry about making noise. I can clean the whole house in 8hrs without a problem if it's from midnight to 8 am- but J doesn't appreciate the sound of the washer, dishes and vacuuming when he has to be up at 7 (as a normal person wouldn't). I also spend about half the night believing it's almost over, I will be asleep soon- so I shouldn't start something I love/like or it will keep me up longer - like knitting or getting on the computer- so frustrating.

so anyway- I am grumpy from guilt and fucked up sleep patterns- and I don't have a clue what I want for dinner. Anyone want to come and make dinner for J and me and sing me lullabies tonight?