I thought I would keep it simple today and answer some random “getting to know you questions”.  Here we go!

• What was your favorite subject in school?  —  Does band count?  If not, my favorite core subect was probably science classes.  I really enjoyed Human Anatomy in high school.  I think it was more a function of the teacher rather than the subject tho.  He was awesome and made learning fun.
• What is your favorite flavor of jelly beans? — I love strawberry and watermelon the most!
• Which flavor of ice-cream do you prefer? — a good vanilla ice cream
• Do you play a musical instrument, if so which one(s)? — clarinet, although not for years
• What do you usually do when you have leisure time on your hands? — knit, too much Candy Soda Crush
• What is your favorite season and why? — spring and fall, probably more so fall because the infernal summer isn’t going to immediately follow!
• If you could go anywhere in the world where would you go? — Japan
• What is your favorite color? — purple
• Who is your best friend and how did you meet? — Carrie, duh!  We met thru a mutual friend in middle school, despite growing up 3 houses apart on different streets…
• What is your favorite home cooked meal? —  Moms beef stroganoff
• What is your favorite grab and go meal? — PBJ!
• Do you prefer to wear pants or dresses? —  pants, I hate when my thighs actually touch
• How many siblings do you have? — one little seester
• What is you favorite snack? — a spoonful of peanut butter
• What is your favorite electronic device? — my iPhone
• What kind of vehicle do you usually ride in? — my 11 year old Ford Focus
• Do you have pets? — 3 dogs and as many cats
• When was the last time you visited a park and what did you do while there? — like a state park?  We hiked up to the “castle” at HaHaTonka State Park last month and checked it out…
• What is your favorite sport to watch? — hockey if its in person, baseball either on tv or in person
• Which sport do you most enjoy actively participating in? — ummmmmmmm….
• When was the last time you stayed or hosted a sleepover with friends? — BFF’s stayed here at New Years because we are responsible adults that don’t drink and drive!
• If you have to dress and leave in a hurry what is the one thing you can easily cut out of your routine? — I think i’ve got it pretty pared down already…
• What was the last item you cooked and ate? — I tried something new…eggplant pizzas.  Not a hit…
• How many books did you read last year? — not enough, maybe 10?
• What size shoe do you wear? — 11 wide 😦
• Do you prefer pens or pencils? — depends on what I am doing, but a good blue rollerball pen always wins in my book
• Do you like your handwriting? — most of the time
• When did you last visit the zoo? — its been a few years, maybe 4 years ago?  I miss the days of going with Audrey
• Have you ever been horseback riding? — yes, in the Grand Tetons and a few other trail rides.  Amazing views
• Have you ever been water skiing? — not personally, I hate water that I can’t see my feet in.  I also have the upper body strength of a wet noodle.
• What is your favorite all-time movie? — Airplane!  A classic, for sure
• Can you change a tire? — yup

Today Laura and I went on a yarn-venture.  We first set our sights on the Topeka Twisted Fiber Arts Show put on by the Potwin Fiber Artisans.  We love yarn.  We love to look at it, to touch it, to squeeze it.  We both fell in love with some hand dyed yarns by Th’Red Head Designs.  Neither of us purchased any yarn but we were being “responsible adults” or something like that.  Personally I didn’t buy the one I was coveting because I didn’t have a specific project that I knew how much I would need for it in mind.

At the show we also sat in on a class on Entrelac knitting.  This has fascinated and baffled me for years.  They gave us some needles and yarn and we got to try it out.  It was a lot easier than I expected!  I think I my give it a go and make myself a scarf.  Laura made a whole swatch.  I wimped out before finishing a swatch but still am proud of my little swatch.

Lauras on the left, mine on the right

After all that yarn squeezing and learning, we were hungry!  We decided to check out a new place (for us, anyway), The Burger Stand.  We both got a different burger and fries.  They had poutine!  Neither of us had ever actually tried this magic and it did not disappoint!

Laura’s burger and poutine

My burger with duck fat fries

After refueling, we headed out to Lawrence on the way back.  There is a yarn store there, Yarn Barn, that we just had to check out since we were going to be driving by!  It did not disappoint, either!  Lots of fun yarn to look at and squeeze.  Neither of us found anything that we couldn’t live without, once again, sadly enough.  Well, not so sad for our pocket books…

After a quick pit stop, it was time to leave Lawrence and head back home.  We decided that since we were going to be driving right by The Legends on the way home, a stop to the Coach Outlet was in order.  That did not disappoint, either.  Laura ended up with an early birthday present to herself!

It was a successful day!  Lots of yarn with a side of purses.  What more could a girl ask for??

No loitering!

Today has been a pretty low key day.  I’m glad I decided to not even try to go to the World Series parade and rally party downtown today.  By pictures and watching it on TV, it looked like complete bedlam.  There are people still trying to get out of downtown, hours later.  I do have to admit that it was fun to watch on TV and our players are all adorable.  They seem genuinely grateful and happy.

I have been working on a “secret” sewing project some today.  I can’t wait to reveal it.,I love how its turning out!

Today’s NaBloPoMo writing prompt for today intrigued me, so I thought I would share.  It is: What did you think was the coolest job in the world when you were younger? Do you still feel that way now?

So do you remember back in the day when stores used to actually put price tags on items?  They would open up a box of boxes of cereal and it was somebody’s job to use the price gun and price sticker each one of those boxes.  I was fascinated.  It looked like so much fun!  Every time I saw and employee pricing stuff I just wanted to step in and help!  Obviously I have bigger aspirations in life now which is good for me, since things don’t tend to actually get price tagged in most stores anymore.  At my job, we do have a small selection of products we sell so I occasionally get to break out the price gun and go crazy.  It’s still one of my favorite on the job tools!