I took some time off this weekend for my first trip away from my boys (in this case, I consider Joe one of the boys). I think the last time I was away from my family for more than a day was Sock Summit in '09, so I think it was time for a girls getaway, don't you? Mine included cross stitch, kntting, relaxing by a fire (in JULY. Who knew?!), not cutting up anyone's food or wiping anyone's behind, shopping in quaint stores without hearing the phrase "I'm bo-ored", sitting on the beach with my eyes closed, eating foods that don't have the phrase "-n-cheese" in them. It was awesome.
Now it's back to reality. Thankfully, I like my reality. It's full of little pudgy little hands, shouts of MAMA and, oh yeah, all the yarn I could ever want.
I now have four-ish of these squares complete in a Halloween Sampler from this website. These ladies are awesomely talented and I may have splurged on several patterns.
Fishtown.
Joe's nearly completed sock in Jeans from this new line.
The fire I sat by in the evening in Northport, MI. A fire in JULY. What the heck, nature? I'm not really complaining, but it certainly wasn't expected.
What was your first trip away from your family? Was it something awesome like Paris? Or something closer to home like the shore? Do tell.
I went to brother's wedding when my kids were about 1.5 and 3.5. The older one was mad when I left because he couldn't go with, happy to see me when I returned. The younger waved me of happily, not understanding what was going on, then wouldn't look at me when I came home.
Posted by: bittenbyknittin | July 22, 2014 at 12:29 PM
First trip away from home was after the kids were grown and married! Up till then, it was send them off to a relative's house for a long weekend or a week; send the husband off hunting or fishing - and then I could have alone time with long bubble baths, visits to restaurants that only I liked - cross stitch or read or knit till the wee hours of the morning and get a good nap during the day. I like your cross stitch work - it really looks good.
Posted by: Leslie Fehr | July 22, 2014 at 05:08 PM
I thought I recognized Fishtown (that's in Leland, MI) ...... so glad you came up here to the North ... next time, come on over the Mighty Mackinac Bridge and visit us in Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan ! we only have one decent yarn store, tho' ......
Posted by: Sara Lee | July 23, 2014 at 06:49 AM