The 32 Project, Revisited

So I'm officially 32, but my 32 Project has not been completed. No harm... it's a work in progress.

1. Finish watching the Top 100 movies. 65 down, 35 to go.
2. Charity: April 17th Formal Wear Happy Hour DONE! 45 dresses collected!
3. Charity: April 19th March for the Animals DONE! $343k raised!
4. Learn how to drive stick shift. Casey?
5. Lose the weight. Five or six pounds down.
6. Volunteering: Habitat for Humanity. Reconsidering. This one has been tough to fit in.
7. Charity: Tree Planting/Trash Pick Up. DONE! Planted 8 trees!
8. Volunteering: Pets on Wheels w/ Antonio? Retracting... replacing with Grow out hair to donate to Locks of Love.
9. Visit NYC/Have Jodi visit. This has been upgraded to singing with Jodi at her cabaret in NYC! 8/22! Woot!
10. Meet Joey Mac. June 23rd DONE! Saw NKOTB for the 3rd time with Cassie in June. Unfortunately... no meeting, but I'll live.
11. Try making crab bisque.
12. Organize an Ohio reunion. DONE. It was smaller than planned butt 10-15 folks showed, and we had a great time!
13. Go somewhere other than OH and NYC.
14. Read at least four books. 'A World Without End' completed. Working on 'Beautiful Boy.'
15. Digi scrapbook something.
16. Buy fishnets (long story). Retracting...
17. Try Yoga with my BFF.
18. See Heart live in Bmore! May 17th DONE! Great show!
19. Go through my storage unit and SIMPLIFY. DONE! Made $70
20. Go to an amusement park. DONE! Cedar Point was a blast!!
21. Find somewhere to take voice lessons. DONE! I'm on month two!
22. Choose an Armed Forces charity. Retracting... this group no longer supports this fundraiser. Considering ePals Foundation: Students and pen pals read books chosen by the student, and correspond online about the important issues in the books. Fun!
23. Start hiking. This one is on Katie.
24. Visit Marie (and get the Taylors to come here)!
25. See the Orioles! DONE! And we won!
26. Eat in Greektown. DONE! Samo's was delicious!
27. Pick crabs! Six years in Bawlmer... DONE! Twice!
28. Make more blankets! Of course, in progress! One DONE! Working on another!
29. Plan a Star Trek movie night! DONE!
30. See Kelly Clarkson. Scheduled 9/9 in York, PA.

31. See Journey. Scheduled 9/11 at First Mariner Arena.
32. Plan another girl's night. This is long overdue.

Another Blanket Done!

I'm thrilled - my latest project (a blanket dubbed "green meadows," thanks to Annie) is DONE! This is officially my third blanket (Elliott blanket was #1, Audrey's Baby Blanket was #2), and I LOVE IT. Thoughts?!?!?

June Already

Phew! I can't believe that it's June. Where did spring go? The weather has been so strange lately - back and forth between super hot and days of rain - so summer was able to sneak up on us quickly this year. This weekend I've been lazy, next weekend will be Honfest, and the week after next I'll be home in Ohio. Time is moving so fast.

Unrelated, my hair is super long. I don't know how it happened. It's really too long for my taste at this point, but I measured it last week, and, well... I've decided to keep growing it all summer and then donate it to Locks of Love. I'm super nervous about having short hair once its cut, but most of the work is already done so it's silly to let that stop me. It will be a nice thing to do. It's all about the karma. :)

Speaking of doing good things, I think I've decided that all fundraisers will be delayed until I return from Ohio. I did two in a row, and the next four weeks are already looking pretty full. I have my next theme all picked out, though, so hopefully you all will be feeling generous by mid-July.

That's all. I'm off to eat, watch a movie and crochet. Now I'm working on two blankets at a time - with two (one for Cassie and one for Baby Prevatt) scheduled for the next few months. Anyone else need a blanket?

Oh... photos from today at the park.

Hmmm...

Pretty yarn, yes, but this pattern isn't comfortable. I don't know exactly what that means except that I don't think I can do a whole blanket in this pattern. It's not that it's hard because it isn't. But it's just not FUN.

Plus, I don't think the pattern is doing the yarn any justice. It makes it look cheap, I think. GRRR. I'm going to have to pull it out...

Blanket Update

With bonus sleeping Antonio...

The New Blanket

Antonio is a fan... comfy.

The 32 Project

I'm still at a loss on the last three... but I've been making progress overall.

1. Finish watching the Top 100 movies. 60 down, 40 to go.
2. Charity: April 17th Formal Wear Happy Hour DONE! 45 dresses collected!
3. Charity: April 19th March for the Animals DONE! $343k raised!
4. Learn how to drive stick shift. This one is on Casey.
5. Lose the weight. Four pounds down.
6. Volunteering: Habitat for Humanity Waitlisted for two dates.
7. Charity: Tree Planting/Trash Pick Up. DONE! 8 trees!
8. Volunteering: Pets on Wheels w/ Antonio?
9. Visit NYC/Have Jodi visit. Working on dates.
10. Meet Joey Mac. June 23rd Tickets obtained!
11. Try making crab bisque.
12. Organize an Ohio reunion. Email sent.
13. Go somewhere other than OH and NYC.
14. Read at least four books. Page 382 of 1014 in 'A World Without End' now.
15. Digi scrapbook something.
16. Buy fishnets (long story).
17. Try Yoga with my BFF.
18. See 'HEART' Live in Bmore! May 17th Tickets purchased!
19. Go through the stuff in my storage unit and SIMPLIFY. Flea market scheduled!
20. Go to an amusement park. Cedar Point, anyone?
21. Find somewhere to take voice lessons. Email back from one voice teacher with info on private lessons. $50 an hour. Yikes.
22. Choose an Armed Forces charity. DONE! My ABCs... fundraising happy hours to come.
23. Start hiking. This one is on Katie.
24. Visit Marie (and get the Taylors to come here)!
25. See the Orioles! One game for work in the works ~ June 17th.
26. Eat in Greektown. Recommendations? Volunteers? Jill?
27. Pick crabs! Six years in Bawlmer - it's about time I try. This one is on CJ.
28. Make more blankets! Of course, in progress!
29. Plan a Star Trek movie night! May 8th! DONE!
30. tbd?
31. tbd?
32. tbd?

The New Blanket

This is the blanket I started after I finished the baby blanket. It doesn't have a name yet (ie Blue Blanket, Mom Blanket, Elliott blanket, etc) - I'm entertaining names.  But c'mon... don't you love it?

The 32 Project

This project is still a work in progress, but I'm finding more things to do as my 32nd birthday nears.  Volunteers for activities welcome!

1. Finish watching the Top 100 movies. 60 down, 40 to go.
2. Charity: April 17th Formal Wear Happy Hour DONE! 45 dresses collected!
3. Charity: April 19th March for the Animals DONE!
4. Learn how to drive stick shift. This one is on Casey.
5. Lose the weight.With Jill's help.
6. Volunteering: Habitat for Humanity Waitlisted on two dates.
7. Charity: Tree Planting/Trash Pick Up. Scheduled for tomorrow.
8. Volunteering: Pets on Wheels w/ Antonio?
9. Visit NYC. Working on dates.
10. Meet Joey Mac. June 23rd
11. Try making crab bisque.
12. Organize an Ohio reunion. Email sent.
13. Go somewhere other than OH and NYC.
14. Read at least four books. Reading 'A World Without End' now.
15. Digi scrapbook something.
16. Buy fishnets (long story).
17. Try Yoga with my BFF.
18. See 'HEART' Live in Bmore! May 17th Tickets purchased!
19. Go through the stuff in my storage unit and SIMPLIFY.
20. Go to an amusement park. Cedar Point, anyone?
21. Find somewhere to take voice lessons. Email back from one voice teacher with info on private lessons. $50 an hour. Yikes.
22. Choose an Armed Forces charity. Information packet received and under review.
23. Start hiking. This one is on Katie.
24. Visit Marie (and get the Taylors to come here)!
25. See the Orioles! JJT?
26. Eat in Greektown. Recommendations? Volunteers? Jill?
27. Pick crabs! Six years in Bawlmer - it's about time I try. This one is on CJ.
28. Make more blankets! Of course, in progress!
29. Plan a Star Trek movie night! Facebook event created.
30. tbd
31. tbd
32. tbd

I Should Be Asleep

But I can't stop crocheting. Tell me this isn't the most gorgeous blanket ever. Go ahead. Tell me.

I love it.

Baby Blanket Finished

And no, it's not for me... it's for my cousin and his wife. It's far from perfect - I have a lot more learning to do - but it was made with love. I hope they like it.

Progress with the Baby Blanket

Baby Blanket Update

Time for bed... three rows of brown and two of pink down... now to rest the brain.

I'm Gonna Be a Baby Blanket

This is hard - I have to be so tight with my stitches for this to look good. Here you see three rows (one brown, two pink) in the beginning of a baby blanket. Maybe I should just stick with invitations... I think I'm trying too much.