Let’s do some math, folks.
What do you get when you add together one teacher plus Spring Break plus a beautiful day?
I realize I’m only a Reading teacher, but even I can tell you that the things listed above equal out to M-I-S-C-H-I-E-F.
Although I’d stayed up until 3:30am watching the last few episodes of Prison Break (anyone remember this WONDERFUL series)?
Yeah.
I cried.
Then I discovered that there was one other episode I’d never seen.
Seriously.
The two-hour finale.
How in the heck?
I’d boo hooed so badly over what now appears to have been the second-to-last episode that I guess I’d assumed the series ended on that note.
The last episode was two hours long.
I think I already said that.
Michael Scofield, I will always love you. Four seasons just wasn’t enough.
But I digress.
Ok…so I wasn’t sure if I’d be doing anything except for sleeping on the couch.
The beautiful day beckoned me, though, and I gladly heeded its call.
I jumped in the car and began driving…
As a reminder, I live a few miles from the beach, and today’s drive was a long one. The sand dunes were everywhere the condos weren’t…
I make this drive a couple of times a year and never tire of the views…
My first destination was Yarn Store #1, where I found an empty parking spot waiting for me. Guess they’re into telepathy. An hour later, I walked out with these goodies in tow…
The purple is Malabrigo Sock, the two round piles in the middle are Mini Mochi, and the aqua green on the right is 100% silk.
Lovely.
I continued driving, reaching Yarn Store #2…my favorite…a bit later.
There’s just something wonderful about yarn shopping. I’ve shared my musings before, but they bear repeating.
When a crafter walks into a yarn store, the door shuts out the rest of the world, and the senses go into hyper-drive.
All of the worries (except for how much one can get away with spending) temporarily disappear as the colors and textures take over.
I had one particular project in mind and hunted Ravelry for others to use for yarn I spied in the store…trying to justify the ogling I was doing.
An hour or more later, I walked out with these goodies…
The top three cake patties are Cascade Alpaca Lace, which I will use for my Harry Potter OWL next term…a rather large and detailed project, which you know I’ll post about eventually.
The bottom skeins are Madelinetosh Worsted in Maple Pecan. Perfect for the South, eh? I’ve got a project lined up for this yarn too.
I drove toward home with a huge smile on my face and quite a few dollars lighter. I had nine new skeins of yarn…
I still had one more errand to run.
I’d purchased a lovely blue dress a few days ago and needed a white sweater to wear over it to make it appropriate for school.
I found one, online through Facebook, at a friend’s boutique.
While there, I tried on a few other things and found a strapless dress that fit me perfectly. The sales lady suggested I pair it with a shawl.
I chuckled.
You know me and my shawls.
Here’s what I bought at the boutique.
It had been a fine day of shopping, and this girl was T-I-R-E-D.
I’m making the most of my Spring Break. There’s still more fun to go.
I’m going to enjoy every single second of it!
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