Hi! Let me introduce myself. My name is Cara and I used to blog. A lot. Oh god how I miss it. I’m home again folks and I can only hope you missed me as much as I’ve missed you. And miss you I did! I’m SO out of the loop. I forgot not one but TWO birthdays: two of my best blog buds Margene and Wendy. How awful am I? I pride myself on being an excellent friend – I work hard at it – and I totally dropped the ball. So much so Margene sent ME a present for HER birthday! How ridiculous is she and how much do I suck?
Bunnycrack from Kim! Awesome, no? That Margene. She rocks. Happy happy birthday to you! And a FANTABULOUS birthday to the BOOKISH Girl! Sorry guys. Next year I’ll do better. I promise.
So G and I had our homecoming last year night (But oh man it felt like a year! Being at my sister’s – no matter how much I love her, the kids, spending time with them – is NOT a vacation. I work hard. This time there was lots of work and lots of sick so I’m happy to be home.) and it wasn’t what I had anticipated to say the least. I’m on the train coming up from Philly and I get a call from G-Love. He had arrived home a couple of hours earlier and when he finally got home from the airport he realized a mistake had been made! Right out of our favorite movie, G had picked up the wrong suitcase at the airport!!!! Now, before you start snickering and think to yourself WOW! She bagged a winner! I saw the suitcase he picked up and it was identical to his bag. And to make matters worse, the bag itself is very different and easily identifiable. Georgie is the last person on earth (I guess, now, one of two) to NOT have a roller bag. Know what I’m talking about? He carries a soft suitcase (not a duffel) and it’s got this bright orange/yellow trim and the word LUCAS on it. So here comes the same bag on the baggage carousel and right next to it – TOUCHING it – is his other bag. He was on the phone arguing with the car service guy about where to meet and I was ringing in on the other line and he just picked up his bags and left. It wasn’t until he got home that he realized he had the wrong bag. When he called me I was all like OH MY GOD it’s FRANTIC and what if there are drugs in the bag?! Apparently only an I-POD, ten pairs of sneakers and some condoms. Somebody had fun in Miami.
When G called me I was like no biggie – pick me up at the train station and we’ll head over to the airport. I always come into Newark Penn Station and the airport’s like ten minutes from there. One problem though – G flew into La Guardia. Nothing like a midnight run to LGA. While we were going through the tunnel we got a call from American Airlines informing us they had his bag. Whew. We got to the airport with a little detour (missed a sign) switched out bags and headed home. Thank god we made that little detour because we took the BQE home and there was like a ten mile back up going TOWARDS the airport. Which we would’ve been stuck in. Maybe until today. Sometimes there is such a thing as luck.
So we’re home. Safe and sound. I miss the kids terribly – I’ve spent A LOT of time with them this month and now they’re off on a fabulous family vacation. The baby and I had some great bonding time. As sad as it is, it’s a great ego boost when the little guy cries every time you’re out of his line of sight. Awwww.
Knitting was sporadic. I found that weaving in ends on Short Rows was a great nap filler. I’m almost done, believe it or not. I have another new goal for this sweater – I want it done by Passover. And I have a FANASTIC new project on the horizon – details later in the week I hope. I need it for an event at the end of April so I have to start it soon, but it’s something I’ve been dreaming about for awhile and I think it will be phenomenal if I can pull it off.
Socks, socks, socks! I finished a jaywalker and cast on for a mate (not this sock’s mate – but you know how I like to switch socks up.) And the embossed leaves saga continues!
Looks like I haven’t made any progress, doesn’t it? Uh uh uh! Looks can be deceiving! No sillies! It’s not the second sock or anything as ambitious as that – it’s still the first sock. Only a brand new incarnation! I got to the turning of the heel, believe it or not, and decided it wasn’t right. I had done about 15 rows of ribbing and the 3.5 pattern repeats called for and, well, it looked short. So I ripped back to row 12 of ribbing and started knitting the pattern on size 2 Addis. I continued on 2s for two repeats, then switched to 1s. Right now I’ve got about 3.5 repeats done and I’m planning on doing 4.5 and then starting the heel. Everything’s going along pretty well now. I’m happy with it.
Anyway. I’m back. And I hope to be back for good – for a while at least. There’s still a lot of running around this month and now it’s extending into April and May but, it’s okay. I’ll deal.
Hope you’re having a GREAT day!
L, C
I once got into a car exactly like mine and even strapped my daughter into a baby seat exactly like the one in my car, only to begin wondering why there were a ton of Willie Nelson tapes in my car and the key wouldn’t turn. Mortifying. I hate mix-ups like that.
Grrl, I missed you! There was a big void in Blogland. The socks look great. Must start the Embossed Leaves with your changes.
After all the bag drama at least you are home and can relax a bit. Enjoy the bunny crack. You deserve it;-)
There you are! I was missing your blog and wondering how your embossed leaves were going. I’m still on my first sock too but my only excuse is lack of focus. The funny thing is that I think that mine look longer than I’d like. I’m using size 2 Addi’s. I am definitely doing this pattern again though. I love it.
Welcome home! I hope you had a nice “vacation” with the family – don’t stress too much about what you missed, because isn’t that kind of the point of a vacation? Well, that and to realize how much you missed it… absence makes the heart grow fonder and all that.
Anyway, nice socks and cool bunny crack!
Glad to have you back. I missed you every day.
Argh, please don’t do that again. I was bored to death at work! 😉
The socks are looking great. I love that ELS pattern.
Your jaywalker in panzanite couldn’t look any more different than my colorway. Mine has no cream, but navy, burgundy, and gold and maybe some forest green. Still gorgeous, but not what I expected.
Glad you’re back! Babies do take a chunk out of knitting time, don’t they?
That Jay is SWEET!
Mwahah, I’m sure it seems like a year since yesterday, but I think your homecoming was last night, not last year? Or am I missing something? There is always a wiseass to point out mistakes in your post — mainly me. Hee. 😀
No worries, I knew you were thinking of me!
I still think that Jaywalker looks like PB&J….
xo,
Welcome home! Tell G not to feel bad – I’ve done the exact same thing by picking up someone else’s identical bag (and my bag is pretty unusual, or so I thought!). Luckily, it’s an easily fixable error. The socks are looking great!
Glad you are back! Socks look gorg. Crazy about the bags — reminds me of one of my favorite movies “What’s Up Doc?”
Good to have you back. I miss it when you don’t blog!
welcome back! big hugs.
Welcome home. Of COURSE I missed you – life just isn’t the same. Socks look good and at least life’s interesting!
Welcome back! I was missing seeing all that STR.
Have we met before? ; ) Glad you’re back.
Welcome back!! There was a huge gap in the gorgeous photography department. 🙂
Wow. You had a lot to say and spit it up all over here. Are you sure you aren’t Norma blogging for Cara?
Yes, I really missed you and was going to comment yesterday to say so but thought I’d seem really daffy.
Glad to have you back and great post as I have particularly missed the sock element and, of course, the STR!
Wow, what a fiasco! So good to hear that things were sorted out… you can look back and laugh at the situations now 😉
Good to have you back!
xo,
L
That suitcase story is hysterical, especially what was in the suitcase. It’s too bad you didn’t get to see the person who belonged to that suitcase. Oh, yeah, and the socks are lovely!
Welcome back Cara! You were missed. So glad G was able to reunite with his suitcase :O)
Welcome back. Hopefully life will settle down – a bit… You were missed.