They’re never long enough, but
what a fun weekend! I think all this fun
is going to equal a very looooooooooong post, so grab a cup of coffee and brace
yourselves ;-)
I sadly woke up with a migraine
on Saturday morning, and while it slowed me down a bit, it didn’t stop me from
crocheting at least a little bit while enjoying my coffee.
I’d planned to venture out and
find the closest Hobby Lobby to me this weekend. I’d only ever been to an actual store once
and I just don’t find shopping online the same:
1. You don’t get to “take in” all the wonderful
yarn colors, textures, etc online, or wander the aisles
2. You
have to WAIT for your order to arrive vs. driving straight home to use your
purchases
3. You
often pay shipping costs
Jonathan’s comment to me as I was
getting ready to leave was, “aren’t you going to pay just as much in gas as you
would in shipping?” ……Even if that were
the case, my lack of patience for much of anything, really, made the decision
for me J
Off I went and I thoroughly
enjoyed Hobby Lobby while trying to not spend TOO much money. As I sat at a red light waiting to get back
out on the main road, I happened to look up and see something that in 7 years
of living in the DC area I haven’t been able to easily access – WALMART AND SAM’S
CLUB! I was forced to make a left hand
turn at this point, but quickly got across 4 lanes of traffic and turned myself
around! I know there are a lot of bad
things said about Walmart, but I’m a girl on a tight budget and I really have
take the discount where I can find it. I
only picked up two things (make up and cake mix) quickly in Walmart before
walking across the ENORMOUS parking lot to the Sam’s Club. I picked up some of my favorite things at Sam’s
(that I always have to stock up on when I’m back home in WNY) and then stood in
line FOREVER. Seriously – I must have
been out of my mind to think either store was a good idea at 2 p.m. the day
before the Super Bowl…..
I look forward to future trips
where I can justify the drive up to Laurel to go to Hobby Lobby (because I need
something at Walmart/Sam’s)! Besides the
drive took less time than I was anticipating….and I’ve already realized something
I forgot to get at Hobby Lobby!
The reminder of Saturday was
spent picking up a bit and crocheting through the evening. I’ve fallen in love with my Raspberry blanket
and can’t wait to start using it!
Yesterday I spent the majority of
the day getting ready for our Super Bowl “party”. This was the party for those who either aren’t
big football fans or their team wasn’t playing but felt they should be doing
something. It was a nice get together (8
total including us) with LOTS of food and have a good time watching the commercials
(and the Giants WIN!) I’ll take any win
that isn’t Boston J
I had found recipes from the
Brown Eyed Baker for Polenta Pizza (which is perfect for Jonathan as it’s
already gluten free) and Stovetop Mac’n Cheese (which is easily made GF).
The pizza didn’t go all that
well, but I’ll definitely be trying again in the future. I needed to double the printed recipe to have
enough crust (I was confused as to whether or not it was already doubled when
reading the post/recipe). I made two separate
batches but in doing so ended up with a pizza that was WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY too
salty. My friends were nice enough to at
least try it, but the rest had to be thrown last night. Oh, I used mushrooms, onions, broccoli and
feta cheese for my toppings.
The Mac’n Cheese was quiet
wonderful and came together very easily.
I used a little more cheese than the recipe calls for and added about ½ cup
crumbled bacon, because really you can never have too much bacon!
For dessert I made cookies from a
NEW RECIPE that’s now a new favorite! I
didn’t make these gluten free as Jonathan was concerned that they wouldn’t turn
out (have had some bad experiences in the past!) Seriously though, THEY’RE SO GOOD!!! Go buy a boxed cake mix, and a tub of Cool
Whip and TRY THESE OUT! My Wegmans did
not have regular Cool Whip, only Lite and it really does work just fine. I added 1 tsp. of lemon extract because I
wanted to make sure they were extra lemon-y.
They’ve got a great lemon flavor without it being over powering. I’ll be making these again, probably pretty
soon either with a different flavored cake mix (I’ve been thinking about my
favorite Funfetti all day) and/or gluten free.
I, of course crocheted during the
game. I rarely watch football during the
regular season but I always turn on the Super Bowl. I find it to be a perfect “crafty time”! Between watching the game and the commercials
I didn’t get loads done.
Thanks to Meg and Laurie I also
have THREE new patterns to try out!!
Only problem is that my storage tub of cotton yarn got a little buried
in the study this weekend so I might have to wait until things are a little
more in order before I can try them out.
Thanks ladies!!!
Debi recognized me with a very
nice award today as well (feeling QUITE popular!) I’ll post a little later about that though…give
you all a chance to nap or something – this is, if you’re still reading at this
point!
Love the blanket!
ReplyDeleteWhat are you making with the enchantress yarn?
S
xo
Wow! Holly Louise - I've shopped at that Hobby Lobby before - small world. :)
ReplyDeleteI love the color of the yarn in the last picture!
ReplyDeleteAnd now I'm going to take that nap, what a nice suggestion of you! ;)
xo,
wink
Love the blanket. I'm working on my first ripple right now! Also, glad you got the pattern. I LOVE her patterns!
ReplyDeleteSounds like a productive weekend. I love my WalMart, I used to be a Sam's shopper, but I found I was buying things I wouldn't normally buy. If I had more willpower, I'd still shop there though. Hope you are feeling better. Take care.
ReplyDeleteHi Hollie Louise, I wanted you to know that I've given you an award on my blog. Stop by and check it out when you have time. Hope you are enjoying your weekend. Heather
ReplyDeletelove the looks of the raspberry blanket.
ReplyDeleteI have an award for you over at my blog, if you would like to accept. If you don't participate in blog awards, that's fine, I just wanted to show you my appreciation for your blog.
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