Day Twenty Three: If my mailman wasn't so hateful, I'd French him.
I will not tell you if I was one of Those People who ventured out at 4:30 this morning to take advantage of the early bird specials at various crazy big stores.
What I WILL tell you is this: Today was the Best Day Ever for my mailbox.
Why, you ask?
Today I received The Gift of Choppa in the form of two items.
First? An amazing soap necklace for Meredith, lover of soap.
And if that wasn't great enough, Amy also sent this:
It's a ball of yarn with a knitting needle, and I absolutely adore it.
(You can get your own Gift of Choppa at the Choppa Charms Etsy Store!)
Okay.
Do you remember when I went to Stitches Midwest in Chicago a few months back?
While there, I purchased these three skeins of Tess' Designer Yarns.
My plan was to make a pair of stripey socks and call them something like Sock on These Christmas Apples, Granny Smith!
Anyway, I haven't gotten around to making the socks yet (YET!!!), but I DID get around to joining the Woolly Boully Sock Club.
Today I received the second installment.
Look.
I can't even tell you how thrilled I am that my Sock on These Christmas Apples, Granny Smith! colors have been merged into one skein.
It's like the second Christmas miracle of 2007 or something.
(The first Christmas miracle? The fact that by 9:00 this morning I had finished nearly half of my Christmas shopping. God rest ye, merry Gentlemen!)
Submitted by
FP
at 11/23/2007 8:26:41 PM- Tempe--The name is Poppies, so it's sort of related to both Robin and your November Georgia O'Keefe yarn! Full circle!
Submitted by
Surcie
at 11/23/2007 9:02:15 PM- Half of your shopping is done?! I'm in awe.
Maybe the crack-o'-dawn-shopping-frenzy idea isn't so bad after all.
Submitted by
Erin
at 11/23/2007 10:21:52 PM- How does Amy Chop make those charms so perfect and yet so TINY? I totally thought of you when I saw that knitting charm. Right before I bought the Wii charm, the gold tooth charm, and the Chapstick charm. I dare you to challenge my charm bracelet.
Submitted by
All Adither
at 11/23/2007 10:38:03 PM- How motivated are you? All that shopping in one very early morning.
Submitted by
Mizmell
at 11/24/2007 6:40:46 AM- Having the bulk of the shopping done ahead tends to increase the happiness of the holidays. Thanks for reminding me I am way behind...
Submitted by
Jenny
at 11/24/2007 10:55:17 AM- Oh, my goodness! A miracle indeed. You must have some great stars hanging over your head--this is just too much of a coincidence. If I were you, I would go out and buy a lotto ticket.
Submitted by
amy
at 11/24/2007 4:07:26 PM- can i subscribe to this site? i don't see a button and I am not so smart without buttons :)
Submitted by
Karaoke Diva
at 11/25/2007 11:21:57 AM- That soap necklace is the most freakin adorable and appropriate Meredith gift I have ever seen! She must be thrilled!
Submitted by
AmyElle
at 11/26/2007 5:10:29 PM- I haven't even started my shopping.
Those are adorable necklaces!
So what is the official name of this colorway? And it is amazing that it matches so well!