... and I knew that you meant it

time for the 2 week update. as usual, its been pretty crazy. the cold i had during my last update lasted much longer than i was expecting, so i was out of commision for quite a bit. i haven't been hit by a cold like that in quite some time, so freelancing + house work were out of the question. i was able to catch up on some knitting and reading while recovering. i am almost done with the hourglass sweater [pics to come], with only an inch left to finish. once thats done, ill pick up on the socks again. my SP sent me another very sweet package, which definitely cheered me up. lots of sock making supplies, and some more chocolate for valentines day. yay!

speaking of valentines day, ian and i made it out to ibiza for dinner. i was not a big fan. it may have been the cold throwing me off, but we weren't that impressed. we exchanged some lovely gifts, [mostly involving chocolate, yummy], and celebrated ian's birthday as well. we did go out on friday night for a special celebration and enjoyed dinner at hot metal grille.

the past week i've been feeling much better and have been catching up on all the freelance work, some house stuff, and bunches of other things i can't quite remember. oh wait, thats right.... i'm engaged! yes, loyal 3 readers, you read that correctly, and i'm as happy as ever.

a little sleepy, but really happy :)


calling our families...


being all smoochy...


and, ta da, the ring..



feel free to send congratulations, advice, gifts, and of course, chocolate :)

does advil cold & sinus really work?

its about time i update the blog, but this one will be short. ian and i have both been battling bad colds the past week and it finally caught up with us this weekend. needless to say, most of the weekend was spent relaxing on the couch, drinking lots of tea, and catching up on some tv.

so what else have we been up to the past week or 2? hmm.. last weekend we finally got around to tiling the shower ceiling in the 2nd bath. ian did the planning and installing while i manned the wet saw. once im feeling better, i'll be able to finish the remaing walls by myself, now that the ceiling tiles are in place.



i've been busy with quite a few freelance projects so thats about all the house news i have! in the evenings ive been able to catch up on some knitting, and ive made alot of progress on the hourglass sweater. i'm going to have to start shooting against something other than my grey table ;)



i have the body and first sleeve completed to the underarm. once i finish the second sleeve and attach it, i'll just need to knit the yoke and it will be finished! the joys of circular knitting :) with it being such a simple sweater, i hate to say it, but its getting to be a little boring, so i started a second project! my first pair of socks... i'm about an inch into the toe section, and im loving the self-striping yarn.



in other knitting news, my SP sent me a very sweet gift last week: some handmade stitch markers and some lovely yarn. ill have to do some research and figure out what to make with it.. maybe some fingerless hand warmers? or another pair of socks?



on the "entertainment" end of things, we finally watched finding neverland last week. i highly recommend it, great movie! as the colds were sinking in last night, we watched another episode of millennium, season 3. not as good as the first 2, but who doesn't love lance henriksen? i'll be awaiting your post, sheila ;)

i'm off to make some more tea and curl up on the couch. lets hope this cold passes soon.