Yes, well. U is really for Utah, but I've gone on and on about it as if I'll never get over it, and really I won't, I loved it so much. I mentioned to a couple people that I could very easily move there. One of them would be losing her main CART provider if I moved. She yelped, "NO, YOU CAN'T!"
Nice to be wanted.
I hope you will forgive me about the Utah lovefest lately. But the package of things Margene mailed to me (because I could not fit them in my suitcase, which was just a carry-on) arrived. I'm calling it the rest of my Utah Economic Stimulus Package.
Elsebeth Lavold Book No. 8, enough Silky Wool to do the cover sweater (I hope!) and a couple of Addi-Turbo needles. Silly me, I thought I'd get to start the sweater while in Utah, but I spent my knitting time on the lovely Chinese red wrap. There is also an Addi lace needle in the mix, the one I'm using to knit the Everyday Wrap, and boy is that a lifesaver.
Hm. I just noticed how well the sweater will go with the new bag....
Better get knittin'! I wonder when exactly I will have time.
You will be glad to know I did not buy this "Norma is Playing Julia Roberts Playing Tess Playing Julia Roberts in Ocean's Eleven" hat, though all my crazy compatriots totally thought I should. For once I did not cave in to peer pressure. I really did sort of like the way it looked, it would really be nice to have a hat that would protect my delicate aging skin and eyes, and it would be totally da bomb for my next time I go to the Royal Ascot, but since that will likely be, uh, never....I saved the dough and left the hat for someone else. Besides, I had just bought the dinosaur bone necklace, and that was quite enough for one day. Well, that and the black skirt. Enough. See? I know when to stop. I do.
I also totally know how to have fun.
I enjoy the lovefests. They are great reminders of the good stuff of life.
Posted by: Sarah | Wednesday, August 27, 2008 at 02:57 AM
LOL, The hat is SO you... I bet they would have thought you were someone famous if you wore it on the plane..oh, that's right, YOU ARE!
Posted by: ann | Wednesday, August 27, 2008 at 06:22 AM
Haha! Love Ann's response.
Posted by: Manise | Wednesday, August 27, 2008 at 06:53 AM
Oh, sweetie. I know you know how to have fun and I'm pleased to have been there with you on occasion, having fun right along with you!
Posted by: Carole | Wednesday, August 27, 2008 at 07:26 AM
Utah loves you and not just because you stimulated it! ;-)
Posted by: margene | Wednesday, August 27, 2008 at 07:30 AM
I can never get enough Utah!
Posted by: Marcia | Wednesday, August 27, 2008 at 07:32 AM
That will be a gorgeous sweater. I love my Namaste bag, too. And, I'm wondering when you will get it knit as well. I'm so glad you got to "do" Utah.
Posted by: CindyCindy | Wednesday, August 27, 2008 at 07:33 AM
"I also know how to have fun."
Yes. Yes, you do.
Posted by: Ruth | Wednesday, August 27, 2008 at 08:13 AM
It sounds like a simply spectacular adventure. And if I saw you in that hat and sunglasses I would be snapping pictures left and right. I hope you were knitting while wearing your snazzy outfit.
Posted by: Jennifer | Wednesday, August 27, 2008 at 08:37 AM
LMAO - I just watched that movie (it was actually Ocean's 12) on Sunday, and you're right, it is That Hat.
Posted by: Carrie | Wednesday, August 27, 2008 at 09:20 AM
Darling, if you have the hat, you will find occasion to wear it. And it is SO you!
Love how the silky wool goes with the bag. Tres clasic!
Posted by: Roxie | Wednesday, August 27, 2008 at 09:29 AM
You look so FAB in that hat! and look at you, all colour coordinated with your Laguna and SilkyWool! That *could* be your Rhinebeck sweater, how stylin' would that be? I love all your lovefest stuff.
Posted by: marianne | Wednesday, August 27, 2008 at 09:31 AM
You DO look fab in that hat! Some people are hat people (ask how I know? yup, I'm one, too).
The sweater pattern is lovely - the silky wool is a great color! (hence the bag is a great bag...)
You do INDEED know how to have fun, grrl...
(((hugs)))
Posted by: Knitnana | Wednesday, August 27, 2008 at 11:14 AM
See? Everyone thinks you look great in that hat. Tilia is the pattern that led me to Margene. And she of course, led me to you. It's been a great path!
Posted by: Cheryl S. | Wednesday, August 27, 2008 at 04:49 PM
I have the exact same Namaste bag,in Olive too... I love it. Did you get the clutch? It works great cause you can put it inside, and when you don't want to carry the big bag, just pull out the clutch. 8) That silky wool looks so pretty!
Posted by: Raquel Moreno | Wednesday, August 27, 2008 at 06:01 PM
Woo Hoo!
That's my Norma!
Posted by: Cookie | Wednesday, August 27, 2008 at 06:07 PM
There can never be enough "going on" about fun and griends. :D
Posted by: Stacey | Wednesday, August 27, 2008 at 07:27 PM
Love the olive bag. I plan to eventually get one but I was thinking the teal color. I may have to change that. I also love the silky wool. It will look great as that sweater.
Posted by: Suzanne | Wednesday, August 27, 2008 at 07:41 PM
You're quite fetching in a hat, Norma!
Posted by: Beth @ A Quest for Relevance | Wednesday, August 27, 2008 at 09:09 PM
That hat looks smashing on you. I'm just sayin'.
Posted by: regina | Thursday, August 28, 2008 at 09:23 AM
That yarn is heavenly (and so well coordinated with your bag!) I've got a pile of the stuff at home too, and I just can't make up my mind about which Viking-inspired project I should use it for. Sleep has been lost over this question, in fact.
Posted by: Beth S. | Thursday, August 28, 2008 at 03:09 PM