I thought I’d distract you from my continuing inability to post new pictures by showing you the peonies I carried for my wedding. Aren’t they so pretty?
Randomness follows.
1. I started Foliage last night. It’s Christmas knitting.
2. This kit arrived in today’s mail. I may shun the Cozy V-neck pullover for all the grief I’ve had of it and cast on this as my Rhinebeck sweater.
3. I taught a good lesson on thesis statements this week. Well, I did it in two parts, and today was the workshop part. The brave kids who volunteered their draft thesis statements seemed pleased with their revised, post-workshop statements.
4. I just booked a flight to visit my bestest friend and sister, MB, in January. I’m super excited as I’m hoping to get a visit with Sheila in, too (I’ll be e-mailing you with the 411, Sheila!).
5. Even though I can’t wait for Season Four of Gray’s Anatomy to start (I’ve almost caught up on all the previous episodes), I thought the hour-long PR piece about Addison and her new show was ridiculous. I tried to defend it while Neal mocked it. After all, these are my tv friends. But, c’mon. WTF?
6. Despite the inherent sadness of the subject matter, Away With Her, adapted from Alice Munro’s "A Bear Came Over the Mountain," is one of the best movies I’ve seen in quite some time. I liked that it opened a lengthy discussion between me and Neal about how we want to be treated as we age. I hated that we need to have such discussions, but better to know each others’ minds than just think we’ll be young (ish) forever.
7. We went to a divey Mexican restuarant on Wednesday after I cried over my failed polenta on Tuesday. Yesterday I woke up thinking about the leftovers I would have for lunch. One might say I obsessed over them. After two years in New Mexico, I’m damn fussy about the Mexican I eat, and I’m glad to have found a joint I like, even if it is in Connecticut’s own version of Hell. At least the restaurant isn’t in a mall, right?
8. After a bit of spit-spat housework, I’m going to spend the rest of the afternoon outside. We’re having divine end-of-summer weather here, and I want to savor every moment of it.
Thanks for bearing with the randomness; I hope you enjoy your weekend!
I just LOVE peonies!!! Their fragrance is just amazing. Enjoy the last weekend of summer, I am SO thrilled fall is around the corner. It will hopefully inspire me to finish my Tilted Duster from IK Fall 07.
You keep giving me great wedding ideas, my Bev. Now I just need the man. :p
I’m so glad you found a place that has good Mexican. That really is a must.
Happy weekend!
Ugh- I totally agree on the stupid Grey’s Anatomy thing. I was so stoked for a new episode, and THAT was the crap I got?! Lame-o. Oh, and your peonies are (were) lovely!
I hope your weekend is a restful one!
I want to see Away from Her, but we never get to the theater. Waiting for the DVD for me!
I don’t think there’s a flower that is more voluptuous than a yummy peony!
I carried peonies as well. It’s one of the few things about my wedding that went as planned.
The peonies are gorgeous! I too was unimpressed with that Greys but I so can’t wait for Thursday!
Oh, I love love love peonies. Rock on with the thesis statements. The divey Mexican restaurant sounds like fun. (I imagine you can guess what my first experience with Kansas Mexican food was like — there was much weeping and gnashing of teeth, if you will. But the family who owns/operates the place is actually Mexican-American, so I’m wondering if we could tell them that we’re from New Mexico…) And the Fall Knitty update! *squeaks and scurries off to covet*
I too am looking forward to the real season opener at Gray’s. But have the feeling that it jumped the shark.