ran around Lake Tahoe

Not really, but I ran 1/7th of it and followed in a car the rest of the way. My team (Run Happy) consisted of 7 people who each ran a leg that was between 8 and 12 miles. We ran through town, along the highways, through tunnels, and across two-lane passes in rain, wind, and hail. It took us 11 hours and 34 minutes to make our way around Lake Tahoe. Run Happy placed 86 out of 150 teams - not bad!! :)

Here's a banner that we made while we were up at the cabin.



And here's our team pre-race, still smiling, unaware of what was ahead.

zig zaggin along...

I had dinner with an old co-worker on Tuesday and she mentioned that she can't blog-stalk me because I never update. Woops. So, this one's for you, Steph.

I finally picked up my zig zag afghan again after a few weeks hiatus. I had to look up how to crochet it because I had forgotten everything, including how to hdc (half double crochet) - a very basic stitch. Anyway, I told Dang that this blanket would be for our guest bedroom someday and he said that it's ugly (among other things). That made me quite sad and so to punish him, instead of having it in the guest room, this bad boy will go straight to our bedroom, where it belonged in the first place. He should've known by now that because I'm such a reasonable person, it's hard for me to take no for an answer when I really want something. ;)

What do you think of the zigzag 'ghan? Here's a photo of the one from Crochet Today.

And guess what, internet? I'm engaged! We want a simple, no fuss wedding and I'm hoping to do some of the crafting and creating myself. The thing I'm looking forward to most is seeing what elements of my imaginary/dream wedding can actually be incorporated into my real one. Can't wait!

am finito!

I've finished the wedding tasks for my friends, MC, and am quite pleased, if I may say so myself. I must admit that I thoroughly enjoyed the projects and they barely felt like tasks. D says I may have enjoyed it more than I should have. Hmm? No such thing. The compass in my new blog banner is from the map I drew for the wedding invites. I have a feeling the wedding fever is going to make a full comeback this weekend.

Anyway, I'm shutting down and am going to prep for an evening of family and a weekend of fun and friends! (notice how I did not group the "fun" and "family" together - they made me fry a gazillion eggrolls this morning) ;)

I'm hoping for a few days of sunshine and hand-holding. Wishing you a safe holiday weekend!

busted my finger

I hurt my hand last Thursday, jamming it in my car door while turning around to do something; I'm blaming aging for my poor reflexes. Anyway, my hand swelled up to resemble little sausages - think vienna or lil smokies. Since I was going camping for the weekend, I went to the doc to get it checked out and ended having to get a painful tetnus shot in my right arm since my middle finger had a gash in it. Luckily, there were no broken bones but still, camping isn't as enjoyable when it seems like all the odds are against you.

After we set up camp, we left to check out the beach. When we returned, I learned that my tent (which I'd attempted to fix pre-trip) ended up ripping completely open. There I was in sweat-dripping weather with a sore arm, a broken tent, and a bad finger that was naturally flipping the whole situation the bird. I'd like to think I made the most of it. But man, there were times when I just wanted to quit. So I'm sorry if it looks like I'm flipping you off; I'm really just trying to entertain myself to keep from crying.

Since I can't bend my middle finger and still haven't regained feeling in it, I can't crochet for a few days. I'm halting the granny squares and turning my spirits around by starting a new quilting project! Hopefully by the time I get all my fabric, wash and press everything, I will be able to use the rotary cutter with my right hand. There is hope. And if that doesn't work, there are friends.

am trying to avoid all kinds of fever

I've spent a somewhat quiet afternoon working on these guys. Nine down and just about a gazillion left to do.

I took a break to go for a quick run to get outside of my head & these crazy thoughts related to the wedding fever that's spreading like wildfire. The run only partially brought me back to life. I ended up watching "When Harry Met Sally" while on the treadmill and realized that that movie can be so intense.


I'm coming down with a cold so I'm gonna spend my evening in bed, doing more of these while watching LOTR. I have never seen any part of that trilogy and my goal is to watch the whole thing by the time school starts in June. Wish me luck cause, as curious as I am, I'm not a big movie person. (especially three hour long movies)