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MSW Festival – Day 1

Jackie — Sun, 02 May 2010 01:24:01 +0000

Today was a super busy day. We got up about 6am, and my vest was dry, after being by the fire last night:

Finished vest

The fit around the arms wasn’t quite right, so Tammy was awesome enough to hand sew some bust darts into it while I was wearing it, then it fit a lot better:

Wearing the vest

Then we went to the post office, which was a total bust. But I’ll save that story for the show. We got stuck in traffic, and arrived late to our own meet n greet (how embarrassing!). People had been patiently waiting, so we jumped right in:

One of the Meet n Greet Banners

Meet n Greet

Thanks to Tammy for being awesome and taking pictures of the event. :)

Once the meet n greet was done, we went exploring. The fairgrounds were packed:

Fairgrounds

It was also about 90 degrees. I managed to rock the vest until about 3, when I just couldn’t take it anymore. Though, even without it, I didn’t feel any cooler.

So much happened Saturday that it was kind of a blur. I’ll talk more about it on the show when I get a chance to record.

Baltimore Explorations

Jackie — Sat, 01 May 2010 04:06:05 +0000

Today we explored Baltimore. Here’s the cliff notes version:

We hopped in the monster SUV (now cakked the SS K 'cause it's a boat)

I found a squirrel angel that I liked a lot.

I took a self portrait.

We encountered the sea monster of Baltimore.

I had cake for lunch.

I started the Woodland Spring Shawl

My vest got drier by the lobby fireplace.

And we stuffed goody bags!

And there’s heaps more pictures on my Flickr page, in the Baltimore set. :) Tomorrow is going to be a busy day. I took a nap yesterday afternoon and today. I think I’m going to have to caffeinated to get through tomorrow alive.

A Day of Travel

Jackie — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 03:49:25 +0000

I love SkyMall

Because your dog needs a portal.

Apple Pie Caramel Apples = Win

Thanks, Chicago airport!

Vest = DONE

And that’s the cliff notes version of today.

Tomorrow!!!!!

Jackie — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 03:47:42 +0000

We leave tomorrow!

There’s so much to do today. We leave tomorrow at 4:30 am. Woah.

Alignment

Jackie — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 03:45:16 +0000

Car Boo-Boo

Had a little car accident today. Long story. Everyone’s fine. No cosmetic damage. However, my wheel has to be like this to go straight. :( So, that’ll get fixed this weekend while I’m away.

Sewn Reinforcements!

Jackie — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 03:43:36 +0000

Woo!

One Steek Down

Jackie — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 04:05:30 +0000

Steek Start

Finished Steek

One arm done!

I can’t wait to finish the rest!

Body is DONE!

Jackie — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 04:02:22 +0000

I used the new pots to hard boil eggs for Bob tonight. One broke, and it was kind of pretty:

Eggs

AAAND…. The vest body is done being knit!

Body = done

Shoulder seam

New Cook Ware!

Jackie — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 03:59:06 +0000

I went to Kohl’s after work today in hopes to find a top to go under the rapidly growing vest. Instead, I found this really awesome cookware set for half off the original price. And then, they were out, and only the display was left. So I got another half off. AMAZING deal. And, they’re pretty. :) Plus, we needed non-stick cookware in a desperate way.

Cook ware!

More vest progress

Baked goods

Jackie — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 04:57:55 +0000

Brownies!

Helen and I made brownies tonight. They were the best brownies I’ve ever had.