the countdown begins.

4 months + 2 days is close enough for a countdown right? this week is the official start of our 'lets hit the gym hardcore so we are in prime shape for the wedding and honeymoon adventure'. yay, lucky us! nah, seriously, its a good thing... i actually enjoy going to the gym, but sometimes its hard to find the time to make the trek out to ballys. [and by trek, i mean a 10 min drive in traffic.] its a little irritating that they got rid of their pilates class for now, and don't offer yoga... hmm... may have to try out the new schoolhouse yoga in squirrel hill.

i promised photos, so here they are.... photos of my latest FOs. the first is 'lelah', a nice summery top perfect for getting rid of tanlines. this was made out of a recycled gap thrift store sweater... totaling maybe $2? i still have 1/2 the sweater left...




next, we have 'sexie' from the stitch+bitch series, and yes, thats what they call it, not me. i substituted yarn on this one, and made it from some gifted berroco cotton twist. [thank you donna!] and it took less than 2 skeins! i also modified the straps so they don't tie at the neck. this was a super easy and quick knit.... i'm liking this one. but if i make another, i'll probably make it a few inches longer, and more snug, to show off the back lace work. this will be perfect in st lucia :)




here's an 'in progress' shot of my latest project... another tank. i just need to knit the straps. i'll post a finished pic in a few days, hopefully. i love this yarn! it is so soft and easy to work with; i may have to order another color [silver grey?] and make a lightweight hourglass sweater. plus, i am only on the 2nd skein... this is another great pattern :)




tomorrow i'll take some photos of the current state of my new office: walls are scraped and primed, and we need to patch in some drywall in spots then skip trowel. we decided to paint the brick wall white due to the difficulties we were having cleaning the brick and time constraints. this week we'll be installing 2 new windows and hopefully the ceiling. well, more than likely that will happen next week ;)

ian also started installing a new walkway in the back yard.. using some huge ass paving stones. so far its looking pretty good... we need to pick up some sand and gravel and fill everything in. normally, i love yardwork, but seeing how the stones weighed more than i did, i had to opt out. we're lining the walkway with inverted beer bottles... thoughts?




yes, the photo is taken out the kitchen window, i'll take some "outside" ones tomorrow :)