Wonderful night

Tonight, I went to dinner with my quilting friends. They are so much fun! We drank wine, caught up, and just in general, had fun. They are a really funny group of people right now (well, more than normal), as they all have kids, and are starting to 'lose it' with Christmas quickly approaching. Karen, who has 3 boys, said that they have school tomorrow, and she feels bad for the teachers - they school is going to be like a 'holding pen' before the weekend. Too funny. Of course, when you get together with a bunch of crafty people, crafty gifts are given. I gave away my Booga bag to Amanda, and she LOVED it. I also had made another beaded knitted bracelet for Karen, who was very excited. I love having friends who truly appreciate handmade gifts... I know that it is rare!

I also realized that I forget to post about my visit to Loopy Yarns in Chicago. First- I will say that this place has A LOT of Lonra's Laces. More than you can even imagine. Of course, their computer told me that they had two skiens of the color I was looking for, and we could find only one! In this picture - you see the owner of the store sitting in a HUGE pile of Lorna's Laces:

We never found that second skein, but I'll tell you what. I blew into that store like a hurricane. With only 30 minute to spare, a totally out of town gal, with luggage in tow, on my way to a business dinner, and these woman greeted me with open arms. We were digging through bins, ohing and ahing over the other (WRONG) colors, it was a fun time. They have a lot of other yarns also - I must admit to adding some Lion and Lamb (silk/wool mix) and a little bit of sock yarn to my stash - I just had to make all of their work worth it! Once I finish with the Super Secret Gifts, I'm using that silk yarn to make myself some Pop Up Paws. That's right, a little knitting for ME ME ME!

TGIF, folks - tomorrow is my last day of work for the next 10 days! Vacation, glorious vacation.