The socks that took a year, or Pomatomus = DONE!

They're done! They're done! They're done! My first socks ever!



They were actually finished two weeks ago...but gosh blogging can be such a process when you're busy. Photos, hook up camera to laptop, upload to flickr, think of witty things to say, etc, etc... But I'm so happy to be taking a moment to do that just now!

These socks - sheesh. I picked a toughy of a pattern for my first pair ever and I vowed not to knit anything else until I finished them. No new yarn, no new projects. Just these damned socks, for a whole year! I'm happy with them...but I definitely will be taking a break from this pattern. I'm newly obsessed with handmade socks, not just these beauts, but with the trillion pairs my mom just made me a for my birthday. (Complete awesomeness on my mom's part!) Now that I'm not afraid of the heel, heel flap, gusset and all of those fancy things, I look forward to attempting a few simpler pairs.

This is my face of triumph over Pomatomus:



The birthday celebrations are still in full swing here at the casa de Cost. Things kicked off on Monday when my brother Mike took me to the Muddy River Smokehouse for ribs with cornbread and beans and a yummy appetizer called gator eggs. Gator eggs are jalepeno peppers stuffed with cream cheese with an oniony dipping sauce, and they were delicious, but in my excitement I practically gave my throat third degree burns enthusiastically popping one into my mouth midsentence. Hot cream cheese = HOT! I = an idiot and cheerful fat girl :)

The foodie celebrations continued yesterday, the big day in question, with sushi with my sistah Ren. All I have to say is spicy scallop maki. Mmm. Deeeelish.

AND last night Matt and I went out to David's in Monument Square in Portland. We both had scallion and ginger crusted salmon with snow peas, asparagus and WASABI mashed potatoes, which I am convinced is the side dish of the gods. Awesome.

Matt bought me a totally cool t-shirty material skirt, that fits, my husband rules! He also bought me a signed copy of Big Fat Cookies by Elinor Klivans, (same lady that wrote the Cupcakes! for all you sweet tooths out there!), and this beautiful fawn necklace by Fig and Ginger, (which is en route in the mail).

I'm having a Cuban inspired bbq con mojitos on Saturday to celebrate a little more then the birthday festivities will be officially done. I can't wait for the weekend - until then I'm going to be painting dance studios tomorrow and Friday. Wish me luck!

Cheers, Your Nerd, Sarah

P.S. How cute is Cassie?

:)

happy birthday to me, i'm gonna eat some sushi, i'm going out with my sister, happy birthday to me!

8 Things About Me

My darling Gemma tagged me for this about three weeks ago and I have been a poo and not responded. I am desperately trying to claw myself out from under an avalanche of work and have had no time to post! There have been some big changes in personnel at my place of employment - and lots of responsibilities have come my way - which is great, but it's been a tad stressful as of late.

So on to the survey. I'll try to list 8 things that I don't think I've mentioned on this blog before...

1. I love grapefruit flavored/smelling things. I'm drinking grapefruit soda at this very second. I have grapefruit hand soap in my bathroom. I love grapefruit, body wash, perfumes, candles, candy...you get it!

2. My cheeks get super ruddy after just one glass of wine. My face is like a built in alcohol indicator - annoying!

3. I went 80% deaf when I was in 2nd grade for no apparent reason. The doctor thought that I was allergic to my cat, so my cat was shipped off to the SPCA, and I have two cats now and I'm absolutely fine. It's never happened again - though my family would argue that I'm selectively deaf in both ears...

4. I have a repulsive aversion to the word "moist." Ew. Just typing it gives me the willies. I think I was reading a fluffy girly Anna Maxted book one time and one of the chapters started out, "I HATE THE WORD MOIST!" I was like YES! This character is my soulmate. Cake is not moist. It is delightfully squishy in my book. Moist used in a sexual context - even worse. Which my friends and certain members of my family enjoy constructing horrifyingly gross sentence to see me run from the room screaming. Which I do!

5. This is getting really difficult...hmm...OH, I love big earrings. I might have said that here before, but I do. Big dangly earrings. Plastic, metal, whatever I love em' all. I wear them in conjunction daily with a different headband/head scarf and large sunglasses. That's the holy accessory triumvirate for me.

6. I don't have a computer anymore! Boo-hoo! I'm writing this on my husband's computer, which is also nearing death. I literally have dreams of an 80GB Mac Book - commmmmmme to me my precccccciousssss! (Wow I'm tired)

7. I love rock climbing. It is the one athletic thing that I mildly excel at. I even suck at kickball.

8. Random story: When I was in junior high I had mega long hair - like I do now. And I wouldn't cut it like everyone else was doing. So on a field trip, I fell asleep on the bus, and one of the bitchy girls I went to school with cut a chunk of my hair right in front of my forehead. So I had to get bangs. And everyone said I looked like Amy Fisher. Lovely.

That's all, I'm not going to tag people because I've seen this EVERYWHERE! I have a crafty post ready to go, I just need time to type it. Cheers everyone!