Playing House
Brrr, man, brrrrrrr!!! 5 degrees!!!!
But I don't care! It's the holidays! And I'm in love and that makes the holidays even better!!!!
In my single days, would I have been caught dead draping my house with tinsel and pine cones and lights and dragging a tree up 3 flights of stairs? No! Would I be sitting on a curb in downtown Denver to watch a parade in subzero temps?
Of course not.
But that's ok. He's worth it.
So I have been insanely spoiled this week with 2 gifts that made me cry.... The first, oddly enough, was a blender. It was from my dad. Why would a blender make me teary? Well, we had one of those awesome family vacations on October on the beach and much of it was spent making margaritas. Sooooo, in the middle of winter, my dad sent me a blender.
The second was from a person not incredibly dear to my heart, but who is perhaps an even better gift giver than I am. She was a houseguest of ours recently and brought along her knitting stuff. I have always always always wanted to learn, but never got the guts to get started. When I see a homemade scarf on someone, I always feel a little envious. It is truly one of the best gifts you can give someone. I mean, it's something you put time into sewing and it means you want to keep someone warm. It's sweet. I also feel as though it's like quilting or a strogonaf recipe- it's something that can bring families together and trickle down to generations.
Well, I guess she picked up on my sentiments because I came home to find a box full of soft yarn, knitting needles, and the "Stitch and Bitch" book. It was truly the best gift ever. And even though I have been at it all of a day, I can tell that it was just something that I was meant to do.
But I don't care! It's the holidays! And I'm in love and that makes the holidays even better!!!!
In my single days, would I have been caught dead draping my house with tinsel and pine cones and lights and dragging a tree up 3 flights of stairs? No! Would I be sitting on a curb in downtown Denver to watch a parade in subzero temps?
Of course not.
But that's ok. He's worth it.
So I have been insanely spoiled this week with 2 gifts that made me cry.... The first, oddly enough, was a blender. It was from my dad. Why would a blender make me teary? Well, we had one of those awesome family vacations on October on the beach and much of it was spent making margaritas. Sooooo, in the middle of winter, my dad sent me a blender.
The second was from a person not incredibly dear to my heart, but who is perhaps an even better gift giver than I am. She was a houseguest of ours recently and brought along her knitting stuff. I have always always always wanted to learn, but never got the guts to get started. When I see a homemade scarf on someone, I always feel a little envious. It is truly one of the best gifts you can give someone. I mean, it's something you put time into sewing and it means you want to keep someone warm. It's sweet. I also feel as though it's like quilting or a strogonaf recipe- it's something that can bring families together and trickle down to generations.
Well, I guess she picked up on my sentiments because I came home to find a box full of soft yarn, knitting needles, and the "Stitch and Bitch" book. It was truly the best gift ever. And even though I have been at it all of a day, I can tell that it was just something that I was meant to do.
posted by jenfromtheco | 9:15 AM
2 Comments:
That's so cool. One of my old roommates used to do that kind of stuff and I always thought it would be so coool to be able to do that and give them as presents! I'm very jealous :-P
What a great gift! (hint hint) I would love to learn to knit! It's this time of year I really wish I had a fire place.
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