Thursday, January 31, 2008

XXX (is that why they call it the dirty 30s?)

Today is the last day of my 20s. At about 12:30 or so tonight I will become....


In honour of this momentous occasion, I present to you a list of "The top 30 moments in the life of Susan (so far...)".

In no particular order.

1. my birth
2. going to Ontario Rangers in 1995
3. learning how to tie my shoes
4. learning how to cast-on
5. family vacation to the Bahamas when I was really really young
6. adopting my cats (Carrie and Okee)
7. karaoke at my 29th birthday (One way or another....)
8. moving to Toronto
9. my 4 years at the University of Guelph
10. the 2 weeks I volunteered on the Queen Charlottes in BC
11. getting my driver's license
12. learning to do the bunny hop in high school gym class
13. leading the conga at many a school dance
14. trip to Scotland to visit close friends
15. the birth of my nephew Harry
16. the birth of my niece Hannah
17. snowshoeing with my parents
18. attending the TTC KAL and winning for best Knitticism ("Knit-load of streetcars")
19. visiting Kwissy in Vernon and going sailing (ie. sitting and looking pretty)
20. that feeling the moment I could ride a bike
21. selling rice krispie squares and beating out the competition (brother's lemonade stand)
22. seeing a painted bunting (it's a bird)
23. being given a magic bullet blender for christmas
24. successfully losing over 40 pounds (don't ask me how many of those I've put back on)
25. getting the "girls" taken down a notch
26. every moment I spent with our dog Lassie
27. the many laughing fits I've had with my many hilarious friends
28. getting my first real job (Marks & Spencer booth at the mall)
29. my first time eating at Sushi on Bloor
30. writing this list

Friday, January 25, 2008

Hannouk!

Please to enjoy the finished Anouk dress for my recently 1 year old niece Hannah.

Yarn: Mission Falls 1824 Cotton in Aubergine, Merlot, and Wintergreen
Needles: 2.75 mm (I know... argh!)




One word sums this up quite nicely: cute!

Thursday, January 24, 2008

Toronto is Pretty

Budapest Park in the early evening.