Jo Weekend

It started out with a little free time on Friday --- did you know there was a DC Metro Yarn crawl last week?? Well, I didn't find out about it until Friday afternoon and it was a whirlwind from there.

The original plan for the weekend was to spend it in St. Michaels, riding our bikes and luxuriating at the Harbour Inn, but then the forecast called for Thunderstorms and rain all day Saturday. So, we first figured we'd goof around going to brunch at Jackson 20, then do some yarn crawl.

You know - I should get the sequence of events straight.

Friday:

1. Went to Uniquities between Doctors appts 1 and 2. I've been "fasting" for a year, so there was a bit of a yarn binge here, buying up the bulk of their Manos Del Uraguay Silky Blend, some Fiesta Ballet, and Schaefer Elizabeth.

2. Swung by Aylin's on the way home - mostly because I wanted to check it off the list. But still found some Latitude by Berroco there - good for a sweet looking pullover.

Saturday:

3. Drove to In Stitches before the SigO woke up to get my third stamp and pick up some framing that had been completed. Surprise, surprise - found some yarn there too - Sublime's Tussah Silk

4. Drove back home in hideous "escape for Spring Break" traffic to pick up the LOML and go to brunch. Had a yummy breakfast and chatted it up, softening him up for a trip to two more yarn shops.

5. Walked to Fiber Space - in Old Town, Alexandria - a great LYS. Bought so much yarn I graduated to Space Commander, which apparently qualifies me for a private shopping trip when I fill up that card.

6. Took the metro into town to go to Looped Yarn Works - newest metro yarn shop in Dupont Circle. This was a nice adventure as the weather was rainy and overcast so we had the streets of DC largely to ourselves. DC is very pretty when you don't have to share with hordes of people.

7. Finally headed out to St. Michaels. Had a grand time smashing crabs before heading back to the room for a romantic evening and a playful morning.

8. The winds were still kicking Sunday, so the SigO decided to make the entire weekend about me --- I didn't object. So, we headed back toward home and stopped at two more yarn shops:

9. The Yarn Spot in Wheaton, MD where I bought Grass (yarn, not illegal substances).

10. Knit & Stitch = Bliss in Bethesda, MD where I bought enough Rowan Wool Cotton to make Juno.

Because the SigO was such a great sport, I made seven shops, which qualifies me for the raffle drawing. Even if I don't win, it was a great experience and a nice way to break my yarn fast.

On the way home, we stopped at Jos A. Banks and I got to dress him up a little more - look at these great shoes with that outfit!

That night, we went back to the house, had a great bottle of red wine while I cataloged all my new purchases, updated my Ravelry queue and caught one more surreptitious picture of my cutie.

Now that's what I call a Jo Weekend!

Ahhh

I can finally breathe - and catch up on...well, living my life again. Not that it's been all nose to the grind. The SigO and I have had some fun times here and there.

1. February(yeah - I'm that far behind): Once again, bad weather prevented us from celebrating our anniversary on the actual date, so we had to postpone. And as usual, we went to Foti's and had a great time. We discovered a new place to stay with two very comfy king-sized beds so Gooberous Maximus (GM - otherwise known as LOML, or SigO) can get up and down and watch TV until he's ready to really come to bed. The place is called Suites at 249 and is in Culpeper, VA. Not a B&B, but inall honesty, so many B&B's are so focused on being "quaint" they forget comfort. And then, you wake up the next morning to a breakfast of all carbs - not a gram of protein in sight. So, I'm rapidly falling out of love with B&B's over all and am looking for more places like Suites at 249 - not some big Hotel chain, but cozy and comfy. Anyway, we had a great dinner at Foti's, as usual, and bumped into some people we had just met the previous weekend - small world. The next day, we tried to go for a hike in Shenandoah, but there was still so much ice on the trail we were unable to get very far. So we went to Luray Caverns instead. I've been wanting to go practically since I moved here, so it was great to finally get the chance. At first, we stayed with the group like good little tourists, but the group was so large, and it was taking so long we decided to sneak on up ahead and enjoy the caverns on our own. I know - for shame - rule breakers! But it was much nicer once we got away from the unwashed masses.

2. March - I had knee surgery. It's called Makoplasty - basically it's a partial knee replacement. The surgeon uses robotic equipment to put remove the bad and insert shiny new metal. I'm still trying to figure out how the metal goes in...is it molten and then cools? Because of the knee, we didn't do a whole lot of what we normally like doing until it recovers, although we did try for a few bike rides - both of which got "postponed due to inclement weather", and that catches you up to the blog I posted last.

For the record, I started this blog several months ago and never got the chance to finish it...until today.

This weekend Anya is coming up from GA and we're riding the Mt. Vernon trail on Saturday, then Maryland Sheep and Wool on Sunday. I'll try to get good pics and post about it next week.

Until then...