With my girlie Allie in town, it's been a busy, fun week. One highlight was eating at Lucky Fish on Thursday night. I have been to Lucky Fish once before, but this night they were celebrating their one year anniversary. All plate and drinks were a dollar - can't beat that! Apparently a ton of other people agreed. We waited in line for over two hours for this deal! The sushi zips by on a conveyor belt so you can grab what you want. After stuffing ourselves with sushi, it was decided that it was worth the wait.
Last night we cheered on UW Basketball with a bunch of other Wisconsinites at Busby's in Santa Monica, and were all shocked by the win. Go Badgers! The weekend weather is spoiling our boating plans we had for today, but I'm sure we'll find something else to do. Happy weekend!
Saturday, March 21, 2009
Movin' Sushi
Sunday, March 15, 2009
Birthday Weekend!
Friday the 13th (oooOOOooo) was my 25th birthday. I always think of it as extra lucky when my birthday lands on a Friday. Allie flew in from Madison to celebrate with me, which was a special treat. We went out for a sushi dinner at Koi, which was fantastic. It's pricey, but definitely a great pick for a birthday dinner. Allie was the delivery lady of great presents from home, and she'll be here all week!
On Saturday boyfriend arranged for us to enjoy a massage at Pho Siam. This massage was much needed, and at $40 for an hour, it was fantastic. Your muscles have to be ready to be beat up a little bit as they really go all out, but it's totally worth it!
I set out to make birthday treats from my new Martha Stewart cookie book, but plans quickly changed when I realized I’d have to go to the store for a few cookie essentials (and laziness really sets in on a Sunday). Funfetti to the rescue! I whipped up a batch of cookies using a Spring Funfetti cake mix, and between that and my knitting, and a brief Spring cleaning sprint, I am ready for Spring.
(ok, the lighting and the granite countertop aren't really helping out this pic, but you get the idea)
Sock #1 is complete! It is a little loosey goosey, but it gets the job done.
Hmm, I heard these things are supposed to come in pairs…the motivation for sock #2 has been a little low, but it'll get there.
Monday, March 9, 2009
My 0.15 Seconds of Fame
On a whim, Boyfriend and I went to be extras on a music video back in October. The video was for the band New Found Glory, who I don't really follow, but we thought it would be a fun experience. I was excited to see that the video came out today! Boyfriend and I are in the background in a few shots, but it zooms by so quickly you can hardly tell. What DOES help is that I am proudly wearing a white slouchy hat, knit by moi, of course. Because the hat was a light color, I got moved behind the band, as it would provide more contrast. Go slouchy hat!
See! There I am! Thanks to boyfriend for watching the video in slow-mo to capture a picture. Here's the whole thing, in case you want to play "where's Sarah?"
It's fun to see how a whole video comes together. Boyfriend and I were tired and so sore after six hours of jumping up and down and cheering for the band!
Monday, March 2, 2009
Starting Small...
As you know, I tackled my first socks around Christmas, and was quite proud of myself when I worked out the heel. Those socks were done with an aran weight yarn, and now I feel like it’s time to tackle the real deal: Size TWO needles with sock yarn? Eep! I cast on yesterday, and the adventure begins…
Boyfriend has a impromptu new hat – ripping out the yarn from the failed scarf/hood combo I tried out seemed to take just as long as knitting this thing. He’s happy with the result, and it’s always great when you don’t have to venture outside the stash to finish a project!
I had a fun weekend catching up with an old high school friend I hadn’t seen for years, and embracing the hot sun that appeared on Sunday. I hope you had a nice weekend!
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Unraveling
I have been knitting but don’t seem to have a lot to show for myself. The pile of grey brown sheep you saw is still sitting a-waiting buttons and blocking, so I don’t want to show you something that’s only at 90 percent! The other recent finished object is secret and cannot be shown at this time.
While I was struggling with a bit of what-to-start-next-itis, boyfriend chimed in with a ‘me-me-me, make something for me!’, so that’s what’s happening next. Back in October/November I tried to tackle a hooded scarf for him with some black cascade I had. Winging this on my own was not very successful, and I eventually ended up with this one instead. Boyfriend wants a hat with a bit of extra slouch in the back, and I’m hoping this one will do the trick. Ripping out aforementioned scarf to get the yarn back took a good part of two evenings, but I am now ready knock this one out. Hopefully the yarn isn’t jinxed and this time around it works out!
Tonight boyfriend and I are venturing over to Spaceland to see a show. This might mean a sleepy Friday morning for me!
Sunday, February 15, 2009
A Lovely Weekend
I've been slacking on the blog front, so it's time to catch up a little bit. Mom and Dad were in town this week! It was my mom's first trip to California. She brought this little mug, so I am happily drinking my coffee in true knitter's style: 
We spent the weekend walking all over the place, and my calves are feeling the pain today. We visited the Farmer's Market, the La Brea Tar Pits, and hiked all over Griffith Park, and the Griffith Park Observatory. We enjoyed Father's Office burgers and sweet potato fries, and had a lovely Valentine's Day dinner at Cobra and Matadors. Yummy! I'm glad you could come experience LA with me, Mom and Dad!
*Up on the top*
The clouds didn't show themselves like they were supposed to on Saturday, so we had a great day for hiking and exploring Griffith Park. It was my first time up above the city, and the views were incredible!
Boyfriend was gone for the weekend, but he made sure I had a *sweet* Valentine's day before I left. Here's what I got....well, had. 
Yep, that's an empty cupcake box...delicious! That was paired with a cute cupcake necklace. I love my valentine. :)
On the knitting front, Mom had blocked this table runner I knit awhile ago for me. She had the patience to use 338 pins to block this baby! Thanks, Mom! 
And here's my latest project, which has actually grown-up all the way into a finished object since this picture was taken...just needs buttons. It will be revealed hopefully later this week!
I hope your Valentine's day weekend was just as sweet!
PS - the blog had a bit of a face lift - while it was hard to abandon my signature pink, I felt it was a too distracting. Hopefully the update fits!
Monday, February 2, 2009
Mini!
Before Christmas I decided to tackle socks for the first time for presents for my brother and dad. I eased into it by making Thuja, which was a simple pattern with an aran weight yarn. They turned out great.
