good times

i'm back. portland. i had a great time out in southern cal. i met some great people and two of them are based out of seattle. they've both invited me to come up and stay with them in the next month. the flight back from john wayne airport was a riot. me and (2) other passengers just kept going on and on. good times.
i met up with the girls and a boy ;) at navarre [small plates, big sips and communal spirit] for a birthday celebration. jen, i hope you have a relaxing day. happy birthday girl!

the reason for not being able to update my blog on a daily basis was due to not wanting to pay $8.00 a session for internet access. i am leaning towards the idea of making another purchase. a computer for my apartment so i do not have to rush when writing my daily blog. so forgive me if i sound choppy at times. the (1) hour limit at the library feels like 5 minutes.

so to sum up:

i gained this week an hour of sun time on my face before leaving costa mesa and received (2) packages in the mail. count them (2). i think for me the receival of snail mail puts me in the best of moods. i even mentioned to my colleagues during my sales seminar that i bounce around when i even see the package sitting there at my front door. joking around, joey [from chicago] said he was going to send me something with nothing in it. i actually took what he said in lightly and laughed with him. and then kirsten [from new york] was like you are going to get something and something obscene. so hopefully the mail will start trinkling in. my evil plan might come into fruition one of these days. ;)

i got an amazing letter from my cousin astrid with tons of photos included. [msg to astrid: i plan to write you a letter today and get it out to you this weekend. and yes, just like old times, i miss you too].

the second package was from sharon [from las vegas and msg to sharon: i LOVE all the goodies. you shouldn't have but you totally made my day so for that, thank you so much]. sharon sent to me a) a skein of black, softwist, 41% wool, laire and 59% rayon, vicose, b) a skein of vermicelli yarn 100% polyamide (with instructions), c) two burnt orange skeins to make a beanie using karabella yarns [made in italy] AND a knit chek, knit counter, locking stitch markers, bulky-knit-count, jumbo darning needle set and a cable stitch holder set. [msg to sharon, look what a donkey can get you, ha ha]

my loss this week: i lost the first 10 photos that i took using my 'new' digital camera. the group photo is gone. crap.

i'm heading back home now. my day will consist of knitting and eating. i hope michele has a great time in san diego. i was able to take a side trip out to newport beach. AND as i was flying back, the pacific ocean is a site for sore eyes. there is no place like the NW. none.

is this what jasmine wants? ;) meow...



last but not least,
~my tv stand arrives on february 12th.
~the new ad campaign.