Who needs food or a clean house? It's time to knit!
Tuesday, July 31, 2007
Knitting Update
Yes, I've been knitting my little fingers off! I got a bit behind schedule when Harry Potter 7 came out (and I had to read it all the way through that weekend!), but now I'm back on track and halfway done with the second side panel. Phew! My brain is shutting down from the monotony of this pattern, but the end is near, and I'll be starting a new project ASAP after this is off the needles.
A photo of the shawl that is driving me to a padded room:
And a bit of self-congratulating...I was in the paper yesterday! One of my clients works for the Journal-Standard and I asked her if she'd like to do an article on cupping. She jumped at the chance and here I am, Famous in Freeport!
Three pounds lost this week! Woohoo! I'd rather focus on the positive than the fact that I'm back to this weight again after gaining a little over a week ago...
And now for the good stuff....the Michael Buble concert! I brought my camera this time and took close to a hundred pictures (not kidding). His show was incredible, of course. Even hubby really liked it. He started the concert with "I'm Your Man" and ended with "A Song for You", which he even sang the last few lines without a microphone and I bet practically everyone in the theater could still hear him; he can really belt it out! A lady next to me was wiping her eyes afterwards and I could see why, it was really amazing. He thanked his grandpa who was there in the audience, when I went up to the stage towards the end of the show (second row!), his grandpa was about two rows behind where I was standing, and after the concert was over, I said a few words to him as we were leaving. He is obviously very proud of his grandson! Midway through the show Michael announced he had a special guest, which was Chris Isaac. They sang the song "Kansas City" together. Micheal kept imitating Chris' song "Wicked Game", which was funny. Chris was actually sitting a few seats away from us; before the show started security brought in some extra seats and set them up by us. I saw him talking to someone and knew that I knew him but couldn't place him. Once he was called up on stage, I turned to Sir B and said "He was sitting right by us!!" Michael likes to tell the guys in the audience the show is for them, how he "fills the tires" and the guys get to go home and "ride the bike", etc., and decided at one point to be more "manly" for the guys.....by singing "YMCA". Allrighty! He is so much fun to see live, as long as he keeps touring, I'm gonna find a way to keep going to his shows. He seems to truly appreciate the fan love and support.
Here are a ton of photos (sorry dial-up people!): click on photo for bigger
This was from our seats, pretty close to scale
This one shows his new set pretty well
In this one he was goofing off with one of his trombone players
With Chris Isaac
Video of the end of the song "Kansas City"
Up in the front
He brought out a choir for the song "That's Life"
A great evening!
Edited to add: I almost forgot! I had a blond moment as we left the house, and left the tickets on the counter at home. Thank goodness we were only a few minutes from the house when I realized it!!
I gained this week.... comfort foods helped get me through my four and a half days stint away from home. As of Sunday I had gained five pounds, but lost two by weigh-in today. I'm getting back on track!
I went to Milwaukee for a bodywork class last week, Wednesday through Sunday. It was a lot of fun, I learned SO much, and met some great people! One woman lives right in Rockford, so hopefully we'll be able to get together and trade treatments once in a while. When I got home on Sunday, Sir B took me to see the new Harry Potter movie, which was awesome!! I loved the first two, kind of hated the third one, and liked the fourth. The new movie is closer (visually) to the first two movies in my opinion. They just kept trying to make (the movies) darker visually; it was almost like watching a black screen and listening to people talking. I have to find time this week to skim through book 6 before book 7 comes out to refresh my memory. Can't wait to find out what Harry's fate is! I'm going to have to stay away from the internet while I'm still reading it, because I know spoilers will be out right away ruining it for as many people as possible. Boo.
I have the first side of the shawl done.... and that's all I have to say about that.
Sorry for the pictureless post. Be prepared for lots next Wednesday--of Michael Buble. Le sigh.
Boo. I gained 1/2 pound this week. But the eating was soooooo good! My Dad had a BBQ on Saturday (I made the desserts--brownie bites with ganache AND a raspberry lemonade cake, neither was Weight Watchers recipes!!), and since I'm leaving today for a 4-day class, Sir B took me to Red Lobster for dinner last night.
The shawl is coming along well, I'm at repeat 11 out of 12 on the first side!
OMG! THREE pounds lost this week for a total of TEN pounds so far!! Yay me! I didn't even exercise at all this week, the only thing I did different was taking a multivitamin and flaxseed.
Still motoring on the shawl. I'm almost done with repeat 8 (out of 12).
All I kept thinking of when I looked at this photo was the song "Hot fun in the summertime". Now it's not really hot out right now, but nice weather = Taffy lounging out in the breezeway all day: She's got her heels kicked up an' everything!
And here's the shawl. The first side is officially halfway done. This thing is my Everest!
