Teagan eating the ganache (spelling?) for Tara's wedding cake. Mmmmmmm! 

Here is the whole family. Tara, Rich, Teagan, and Austin. The CUTEST!! 

Their vows. 

Tara and Rich after the wedding was over. 

I promise I am still around

I will post stuff soon. I have been busy. 10 days in AZ, 4 days home, then 10 days in AK. I am a jetsetter. Moving all around the country, well sort of. And school starts in a few weeks, so will I drop off completely?? I have been knitting, just not on the cabled beauty... it is just so cumbersome and hot! But fetching is done (with ends in) and I started my very own pair of jaywalkers in smores!!

Pictures and more to come soon!!

More of the pics

Here is some of the fun stuff I have been doing with my new camera. I have always loved the long exposure shots. I looked at lots of cameras before I bought the one I got. I really wanted a bulb setting (which means you can have the lens open as long as you want) but those cameras were about $800 at least. So I went with a less expensive camera with up to a 15 second exposure. And this is what I got...


It took A LOT of shots. My goal was the headlights to run the whole length of the road, but the cars just weren't going quite fast enough. But in this picture, you can't tell that there is more road towards the top of the hill. I am pleased.

Okay on to some scenic pictures:

Here I am at the top of a small rock that we hiked up to during sunset. We had a larger hill in the way of the setting sun, but there were some fabulous views and it was nice with a warm breeze. It may be very hot here during the day, but the evenings really cool off with thunder storms and nice wind. It is really enjoyable!


Here we are during our Hummer trip. There are also a lot of pictures from this time. I was busy with the camera. The red rock mountains are really nice. I get a little tired of too many scenic pictures, so I won't post many of them. I like to try to get people in them, because they all start to look a little the same.


This picture is from Arcosanti. We went there yesterday. This took a lot of the day because it took about an hour to drive there and then the tour at 3 that we were just in time for was cancelled. So we waited around for an extra hour for the last tour at 4pm. And this started late the what should have been an hour was nearly two. It was great though. Kyle was really excited by it. I will talk more about the details later, but I need to wrap things up because we have to get busy doing stuff today.

I got to relax a little this morning because Kyle went fishing. I am still in my pj's in bed. NICE! That is what I like to do on vacation!! So I got out my knitting and tore out the bind off on fetching and reworked it. I did it wrong which is wear the unhappiness was coming from. So here is one complete (except for those stupid ends).

Sorry it is not the best picture, I was not feeling it!! Better to come later. I have to go now because Kyle is back and pressuring me to get moving!!

Bye!

Some more vacation pictures

We are having a good time. We did not do too much today, we went to a free breakfast this morning that was a showcase of the tours around here. Then we went to a presentation/sales pitch on time shares. We only did this for the free gift. We choose to take the train through the Verde Canyon on Wed. It should be fun.

Tomorrow we are all set for our jeep tour through the Red Rock Park. We choose to go with the Hummers which Kyle and I are usually VERY opposed to, but were very excited by the "most environmentally friendly" claim they made. This is because the only use bio-fuels. We have been having afternoon thunder storms and I tried to get some picture of the lighting bolts.

We did take a hike through some surrounding (Cactus covered) hills. So here are the pics.

No knitting today, but I may check out some local yarn stores on Wed!! Always nice to see if there is some local stuff I can't or don't get at home!!

I have been getting lots of new laptop and camera use. I even did 45 minutes worth of work this afternoon. I need to put the hours in, even while away to pay for this trip and the new toys!!

The top picture is a set of 6-8 pics (I already can't remember how many) that I fit together. It is just another new function of the new camera that I am trying to figure out. I didn't do anything with them but lay them overlapping.

We're Here

It was a rough day, we spent some money to get the van in good working order to make the trek across the desert, only to overheat yesterday. We turned off the AC just a little too late and then went up some hilly roads. The steam was pouring forth from the beast. We got to the campground, turned it off, opened up the hood and let it cool!! The temps in this po-dunk town we stopped in for gas were at least 110. Then the overheating began. So we took things much easier today, turning off the ac (which we only ran on the lowest setting yesterday and today anyways) whenever we were on any moderate climbs. It helped, we made it to Flagstaff and wondered around for a few hours before heading south to Sedona, our destination. We are checked in to the little condo and it is NICE!

I did some knitting and completed one fetching glove. However, I am not happy with the bound off edge, it was picot. I think I will tear it out and rework the final row. I am not entirely done, I have not knit the thumb hole. It is just a stitched up bit with scrap yarn.

I am off to clean up, I need a shower!!

I should have more time.

It seems like since I am out of school and I used to find the time to post while in school, that I should have plenty of time now. However, I find myself ALWAYS busy. I am working a second job (I can't remember mentioning it before) but am still not full time between the two jobs. I am actually entertaining the thought of a third, but maybe that is a bit too much. It would only be an additional one five hour shift per week and I could work less at the karate school to compensate. BUT then school will be back in and I will feel like I have too much going on!!

So we are off to Sedona on Friday. I can't believe how fast this came upon us. We will be gone from this Friday for the next full week and then return late Monday. Back to work on Tues. Then Tara dropped a little last minute wedding on all of us and I am off to Alaska on the Saturday at the end of that week. So I work four days this week, off for 10 days, then work another four days before jaunting off to Alaska for nine days. Then back for about two weeks and then school starts (maybe three). WOW - BUSY!!

We are all excited about Tara's wedding. She could have given us more notice, but she is kind of a last minute, when the mood hits her kind of lady. Hopefully she won't be offended by anything I just said. (Sorry Tara!) It will be a good time. My parents are only going for about four days, but my brother and I are staying for the full week plus the weekends. Poor Kyle can't go... he could not take so much time off from work so close together. I however will be working while in Alaska. There is a lot of stuff I can do for the karate school from my new laptop. Now it is already being put to good use!! Since so far... mostly just used for games. I mean, of course once school is in, I will really be able to get a lot done on it.

So Kyle and I have been VERY busy planning the trip, figuring out what we want to see and cleaning the house in preparation of being gone. My parents are going to come and check in on the cat. I can't wait.

Not a lot of knitting going on. It has been SOOOOO hot. 107 yesterday. Alaska will be NICE! I did buy some hemp twine to make a couple of market bags while we were in Sacramento two weekends ago. I bought some thick stuff thinking I could make a basket type bag. I need to get some bigger needles, I am struggling with the bulky, stiffness of it. But I also bought some very lightweight stuff. These will be good summer projects!

And I checked out the new Knitty and found one pattern I am really interested in... Fetching. And lucky for me, I have a little bit of X-Mas gift certificate left over AND my lys is having an anniversary sale. I may head down and see about a few balls of this debbie bliss cashmerino. I know the pattern only requires one, but I was thinking about extending the arm length. We'll see!!

Alright, I must go, we are taking the van in for a big tuneup before we cross the desert. It's AC is not working very well, and I don't think I can take the traveling heat!!

Lots of new toys!!

So I could not bring myself to buy the $1,600 plane tickets (total for both) to Alaska. It was just too much. So Kyle and I decided to look into what we could find for a week in a timeshare at the last minute. And we found that we could go to Arizona. So we will be off for a little over a week to Sedona AZ in the middle of July.

I was feeling good about the huge amount of money and decided to make a large purchase that I have been pondering for awhile. So here is my new goody:

A fantabulous laptop. I got it yesterday and have been busy loading the programs I need. Next I want to set up the house as wireless. It is just too much to have to be plugged in if I don't have to. I am already all hooked up at work...except the printer. I'll have to work on that.

Then there is my next goodie. This shipped today and was a huge splurge. But I am EXCITED!! This is a fantastic new digital camera for me. So I am kind of using my student loans to buy these for me, but I feel like it is worthwhile.

Kyle and I are heading out of town this weekend. Up to Sacramento to spend some time with his mom. Plus I have a gift certificate, from my birthday, to Ikea. I am looking forward to spending that!!

I really need to get going, I have to pack the car and get out of town!

Knitting will probably need to stop :(

It is hot. I mean HOT. The high today is 110 degrees, maybe higher. Ummm, I don't think I can handle it. Kyle's band is playing this show this evening that I was planning on going to, but seeing as it will be outside, I just don't know.

I am also of the opinion that now is not the time for a huge wool blanket on my lap, so the knitting will have to break! I am kind of sad because now I really am planning to buy tickets to Alaska (probably mid July) and would be able to wear the sweater up there. If I don't finish it before we (Kyle and I) go, I can finish while up there.

So I don't really have much else to say. And no crafty pictures, So I will post some from our camping trip a couple of weeks ago. I accidently forgot the tent polls, so Kyle and I had to sleep in the car. It was not that comfy, but worked. And the other picture is my dad and Kyle making dinner. Kyle's step-brother-in-law is in the background.

Wow - I'm to the armpits

What a funny title, but YEA!! I tried the bad boy cabled riding coat on even. Spent 10 min. taking it off the needles. Another 10 using safety pins to close it around my body. But look at it. It looks great. AND all my worries about it not fitting are seeming silly. It is a little snug, but if I lose any of the weight I would like to, it will fit great. Right now it looks like a big cabled corset.

I don't know what came over me... it is supposed to 105 degrees today. Why would I wrap myself in 100% wool?? I must have been desperate to see how it would look. I am inside with the AC running. I was just hanging out, avoiding thinking about work (I need to go soon), watching Elizabethtown (which I am half way through), and knitting. When I reached the all important front and back divide. I can't believe I am already here. I did not knit at all for about one week and then only knit about 2 rows for the whole week before that. Then all of a sudden, I got into it again and have been knitting about 6 rows a night for the past few evenings. And here I am, the bias effect in full force and working well. I am even MORE excited now that I have tried on the sweater. Even though if I am very dedicated and finish this in, say, one month, I still won't be able to wear it for another four at least. I HATE THE HEAT!!

I'm ready for Alaska... I think I will buy a ticket no matter the cost right NOW. Okay, not really. But I wish. Okay, I must be off. Finish lunch and head to work... maybe. ;)

I just worked up the picture, I had to really mess with the color and lightness to show off the cable work. But I think it looks okay. I decided to take my picture in the bathroom to show off my new shower curtain. I also got a matching bath mat. Check out my meter to the left, I am updating it as well!

I forgot... someone (Nikki High) posted a comment asking for my excel file. I would be happy to share it with you, email me (rhiannknits at yahoo dot com) or post your email address and I will send it to you!! I am not sure how to post files other than picture on the blog. Sorry!

I've been gone, but a lot has happened.

First of all, I must apologize for being absent for awhile. Unfortunately my grandfather passed away two fridays ago. It was a whilrwind of a week, my sister and neice came in from Alaska for the funeral. Plus my cousins, their spouses, and kids, and my Uncle were also here. It is really unfortunate what a bitter sweet event funerals can be.

Now I am not feeling well. A little summer cold or alergies, I don't know, I just geel bad.

Anyways, enough complaining. This will be a post short on words and long on pictures.


I received my tea swap goodies. In fact I am sipping on my first cup of the tea right now. A Swedish blend that my pal describes as a rhubarb and cream tea. MMMMmmmmm, quite tasty. She also sent me some ecological, handpainted, Swedish yarn form Gotland (sp?). It is so pretty! I don't know what I am going to do with it. I will have to ponder it for awhile. She also made me some cookies, that Kyle and I dug into right away. These delicious cinnamon and cardamom Swedish spice cookies. I was so lucky to get someone who could spoil me with all these goodies I would never be exposed to otherwise!! Thank you so much to Ketutar!!

I have been working on the cabled coat, but not too much. However I have been sewing crazy. I made a bag for a friend for her birthday. And then with the leftover fabric made this little hand bag. I made up a new pattern for it. It is kind of a promo, each one gets better as I get more comfortable with my patterns. So no pic of the bag I gave away.





Then she asked me to make one for her to give to a friend. No pic of that one either. It was in a pastel stripe pattern with an egg shell blue lining. When we went to buy the fabric for that bag, it all was on sale, so I bought more to make another one. For no real reason. I have SO MANY!! But here is the picture of that blue bubble bag. Not entirely done, I still need to close the hole on the inside for turning it and do the top stitching.


Next I made a drawstring shirt. The pattern said 1/2 hour for completion. But since I kind of looked at the internet pattern (found here) and made my own off of it and I must not be that fast of a sewer, it took me just over an hour. But here I am wearing it. I have not actually worn it out yet, I just don't know about the semi-shapless sinched waste. But I'm sure I will soon!


I am also working on a smock like the one pinkrocket made found here!!

So as usual, I am much more winded then I thought I would be. Once I get going, I just keep going.

Yes, that's me! At least the last sentance.

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