Summit Point West Virginia

Another week. Another weekend past. All I can say is that this past weekend was jam packed filled and came home thoroughly exhausted! A good kind of exhaustion mind you. DB and I drove down to Summit Point, WV on Friday to spend two days at the track so DB could do more riding. Here is our weekend in pictures. There is even some knitting content at the bottom.

Summit Point Race Track:

This is one big bike! DB positioned me hanging off the side of the bike so I could see what it was like when he goes into a turn. It was extremely tough!!!! I think I even screamed like a girl when I thought I was gonna fall off.

Took three tries to get this pic of us.

This is how I spent the afternoon hours on Sunday. Chillin' in the oversized camping chairs. Swwweeeetttt!

Sights along the way:

Saw lots of farm land while driving to the track.

I took this picture at the track at the top of a bridge overlooking the racetrack. I wanted to capture the mountains off in the distance.

Snapped this pic while driving back towards the highway to go back to NY. This is part of the Harper's Ferry National Historical Forest. Absolutely gorgeous!

Knitting Content:

Who is that masked man holding my sock? DB was kind enough to pose with my latest knitting project. I started the Froot Loop socks using Gpysy Girl Creations yarn I bought off of Kim last year. I'm still working on the cuff.

Finally, ya'll remember the Gathered Pullover I knitted last year? Well may it rest in peace. Last fall I had an extensive email conversation with Marsha about the fate of this sweater. We both agreed that it was better to frog and reknit, than leave it as a sweater that will never be worn again.

Until last week I didn't do anything with it. After talking with my sis, I found a new pattern for this yarn. So on Thursday evening, I started the frogging progress. What have I learned from this? That I weave in my ends pretty darn well. Fortunately, I have a lot of patience. As of right now, the sleeves and collar have been wound back into cakes. I am still in the process of frogging the body. Will hopefully have the finished in the next day or so. Thank goodness the body was done in the round.

Road Trip!

I'm off for another fun-filled weekend today. My DB and I are driving down to Summit Point, WV so he can get some more track time Saturday and Sunday. I'm all packed, knitting included. I started a sock the other week so it will be my perfect travel project. I've decided on my sweater for Rhinebeck but will give ya'll the details when I get back in town. Until then, enjoy the picture of the swans DB and I saw swim by at Northport last Saturday.....

Fourth of July Weekend Wrapup

Hope everyone had a wonderful Fourth of July holiday weekend! I definitely had a fun filled action packed weekend. It's so nice when a three day weekend gives you all that much more time to spend with those we care about and do things you may have never done before. That's what I did. So here's my weekend in review.

Friday my DB and I spent the day up in Monticello, New York. It was a two hour drive from Astoria to get us where we would spend the day motorcycle riding on the Monticello Racetrack. At least my DB did. I was just his Pit Crew. I have to tell you that I had a blast. It was so exciting, and a bit scary, to be amongst all these riders basically christening this track that was open to motorcycles for the very first time. I was able to capture some pictures and even video of our day.

My DB gearing up for his first ride ever on the track.

The Novice group waiting to be released onto the track.

Waiting patiently.

Taking a moment to relax in between sessions in the afternoon.

I was able to get him coming around the track.

Thought this was so cool seeing the bikes come around the bend one after another.

I was also able to capture a few pictures of the scenery around the track...

After recovering from our long day on Friday, Saturday afternoon we took a motorcycle ride out to Northport, New York. It's part of Long Island for those who don't know. It turned out to be another gorgeous day. It was truly summer!

We were sitting on a bench in the shade looking out at the boats. We even saw some swans swim by us. There was a beautiful breeze coming off the water.

Suiting back up to head over to visit with friends.

At a rest area to let my aching legs stretch. BTW, no I did not drive! I prefer being on the back.

We didn't stop anywhere to watch the fireworks. However, as we were riding back to Astoria, we were able watch all the different firework displays as we passed along the highway. It was beautiful.

Sunday was kicked off with a 7.5 mile run in Central Park. Truly an awesome place to be first thing on a Sunday morning. I've officially kicked off my marathon training this year and I am so happy to have a running partner to keep me company during those long lonely runs. After the morning run, exhaustion caught up with us. A nap was definitely needed!

Believe It

Yes. I am alive and well. I know I have been ignoring my blog for a couple of months now, but I am back. With knitting content to boot!

I would like to thank Misa for inspiring me to get back to knitting again after a three month disappearance of my knitting mojo. She posted on her blog the Wool Peddler Shawl she was knitting and it gave me the life in my veins that I needed to pick up my needles and finish my own shawl!

Also a big huge thanks to Marsha for sending me the most awesome care package the other week! It definitely served it's purpose well and I loved looking at all the little treats that were included. Thank you for being an awesome friend that I have yet to meet.

I am still without a job, but have decided that I am going to get over the fear of being jobless and enjoy the most out of my summer the best that I can. My sister has scored cheap plane tickets and secured our hotel room for Rhinebeck in October. The excitement from knowing she will be going with me this year has got my knitting mind going about what sweaters to knit for the festival. However, for now, I will share what I have completed.

Pattern: Wool Peddler Shawl from Folk Shawls
Yarn: Dream in Color Baby, Lace Weight; Colorway: Lipstick Lava (1.5 skeins)
Needles: Knit Picks Options, Size 8
Started: June 19, 2008 (put on hold in July '08 and picked back up in June '09)
Finished: June 22, 2009
Notes: I have yet to block the shawl. I don't know what the finished dimensions are at the moment, but it wraps around me very nicely.

Scrapbooking

My knitting mojo seems to have left my body when I lost my job back in February. I've only finished one other item since the socks I showed you in my last post. I'll share it once I get a decent picture.

So until my knitting vibe comes back to me, I decided to focus on my other hobby. Scrapbooking. Since I had no plans for this Easter weekend, I figured I would try and make some progress on scrapbooking some old photos of mine. This is the first spread that I have completed so far.

P.S. All that alcohol you see in the bottom right hand picture was not drunk. It's just a very funny picture of my grandpa being surrounded by it.

OMG - An FO!

Yes, believe what you are seeing! I actually have an FO! Don't ask me why it took me five months to get these socks completed, 'cause I really don't know. What is really important is that they are D-O-N-E!

Pattern: Embossed Leaves Socks (Favorite Socks)
Yarn: Koigu KPPPM (Colorway P105)
Needles: Knit Picks Fixed Circs Size 2 (cuff) and Size 1.5 (foot)
Started: October 20, 2008
Finished: March 22, 2009
Mods: I did a straight Knit, Purl Ribbing on Cuff instead of Twisted Rib Stitch

Isn't it amazing just how different these socks are? The pooling definitely did it's own thing from sock to sock. Fraternal twins for sure.

What Ya Think?

Back in January I went and got my eyes checked. Since I had insurance I decided to get new glasses. Can I tell you just how thankful I am that I did this when I did? So while I still don't have any knitting to show off, I thought I would show off my new glasses.

Without glasses...
With glasses...

At Christmas I fell in love with Mary Beth's new specs. Normally I go with frames that blend into my face, but I felt like the bold frames looked good (the fram is made by Legre. Believe it or not, I actually love wearing these glasses! What ya think?