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I'm back!

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving.  I surely did!  We left for Big Bend early last Saturday morning.  The drive was about 10 hours, but wasn't so bad with my knitting on board.  I started and finished another pair of Warm Braid Cabled Wristwarmers.  I used LionBrand Wool-Ease in "Red Sprinkles".   I'm about to start a third pair of these warmers.  They're really quick to make, very easy, and look great.  And it doesn't take much yarn to make them either.  I highly recommend these for some last-minute gift ideas.

Ok, back to Big Bend.  The highlight of our trip was the 14-mile hike (round-trip) to see the South Rim view of the Chisos Mountains.  I must say that 14 miles of hiking up and down a mountain was no easy task, but it was gorgeous.  I'm not a big hiker, but I had a great time, and got in some good exercise too.  There's a pic of us after the big hike. If you want to see more pictures from the trip, go here.      

Vacation! Vacation!

My guy and I are leaving bright and early Saturday morning to head out to Big Bend National Park for a few days.  We'll be doing some hiking, river riding, and taking in the gorgeous scenery.  I cannot wait!  I'm in serious need of a vacation, and I think this will be a great road trip adventure.  So, Happy Thanksgiving to everyone!  I'll tell you all about the trip when we get back.

lungs of crud

I have literally been sick for about three weeks.  I HATE being sick.  And it's not a full-blown kinda sick either, which makes it extra annoying.  I feel fine, except I have this weird sensation that I have fluid in my lungs, so I'm coughing all the time.  I sound like a 75-year old chain smoker.  I went to derby practice last night thinking I'd be okay, but the second I start to exercise a little and my breathing gets heavier, I can't get any oxygen.   So, I emailed my doc this morning to see what's up.  Her office has this groovy thing where you can do e-visits so you don't have to go to the office.  Sometimes you have to go anyway, but it's really convenient for busy gals like myself.  God bless the internet. 

I went to the knitting circle on Tuesday night and made some progress on my cable wristwarmers.  I'm making a few pairs for my gals at work for Christmas.  There's a pic of some blue ones.  I'm using Berrocco Comfort, which I'm loving.  It is sooo soft.  The pattern I'm using is the "Warm Braid Cable Wristwarmers" from Slumberland.org.  I've been told there's a wee tiny flaw in the pattern - the cable braid doesn't line up exactly with the ribbing.  No big deal, but just wanted to point it out.

And just in case you have no idea what to buy me for Christmas this year, I would like this hot pink kayak please.  Oh my gosh, I need this kayak.  It would look oh so sweet on top of my Element...on the way to Garner state park.  Anyone wanna go camping?

I’m a Machete Bettie!!

I’m a Machete Bettie!!  Woo-hoo!  We had the draft yesterday, and I finally have a roller derby home.  Yay!  I’m so excited about my team.  I honestly would have been happy skating with any of four teams, but the Betties were my first pick, so I got really lucky.  I was seriously stressed out for the last couple of weeks worrying that I wouldn’t make the draft.  I’ve been sick and my skating performance has been kinda yucky, so I was concerned that I would have to wait until the next draft in the spring.  Thankfully, it wasn’t an issue.  I cannot wait until next season!  Camo is now my new favorite color!