My lame ass getaway.
This Friday I am venturing off to New York's Hudson River Valley (alone!!) to attend a gigantic yarn/sheep/fall festival for the weekend that knitters everywhere refer to simply as Rhinebeck.
To do:
- Drive up the scenic Taconic Parkway and see all the pretty fall colors and Catskill mountains (as long as it doesn't SNOW like it's supposed to - wtf, NY?).
- Attend an orchestra performance of Beethoven's 1st and 2nd Symphonies at Bard College Friday night.
- Go to Rhinebeck and buy an absolute assload of yarn. And needles. And other stuff.
- Consume as much apple cider and ridiculous deep-fried festival food as possible.
- Meet at least 1 world-famous knitter and have them autograph their books. (I'm taking a workshop with Lily Chin! But I'd love to meet Ysolda too.)
- Knit a row of the Big Sock.
- Witness a pumpkin chucking contest. And a fiddle contest.
- Get as much free wine and cheese as possible.
- See a baby sheep, baby goat, baby bunny, and baby alpaca...and squee accordingly.
- Attend the Ravelry Party, which already has 429 confirmed attendees O_O
- Enjoy the crispy fall air, as I'll be outside all day, all weekend!
My life has been insanely hectic for months now. Between my crazy job, crazy [CRAZY] family, my friends, dating, attempting to start a business, knitting more gifts than my schedule actually allows, and running various blogs, the thought of getting to jump in my car all by myself and spend 3 days driving around New York, buying yarn, hanging out with knitters, eating deep-fried Twinkies, and basically doing whatever the hell I want sounds like the best goddamn thing ever. I don't care if this entire thing makes me seem like the lamest person ever. I AM EXCITED. HUZZAH.
No internet while I'm gone, but I'll be updating Twitter all weekend with photos and whatnot. Follow me for pictures of baby goats!
To do:
- Drive up the scenic Taconic Parkway and see all the pretty fall colors and Catskill mountains (as long as it doesn't SNOW like it's supposed to - wtf, NY?).
- Attend an orchestra performance of Beethoven's 1st and 2nd Symphonies at Bard College Friday night.
- Go to Rhinebeck and buy an absolute assload of yarn. And needles. And other stuff.
- Consume as much apple cider and ridiculous deep-fried festival food as possible.
- Meet at least 1 world-famous knitter and have them autograph their books. (I'm taking a workshop with Lily Chin! But I'd love to meet Ysolda too.)
- Knit a row of the Big Sock.
- Witness a pumpkin chucking contest. And a fiddle contest.
- Get as much free wine and cheese as possible.
- See a baby sheep, baby goat, baby bunny, and baby alpaca...and squee accordingly.
- Attend the Ravelry Party, which already has 429 confirmed attendees O_O
- Enjoy the crispy fall air, as I'll be outside all day, all weekend!
My life has been insanely hectic for months now. Between my crazy job, crazy [CRAZY] family, my friends, dating, attempting to start a business, knitting more gifts than my schedule actually allows, and running various blogs, the thought of getting to jump in my car all by myself and spend 3 days driving around New York, buying yarn, hanging out with knitters, eating deep-fried Twinkies, and basically doing whatever the hell I want sounds like the best goddamn thing ever. I don't care if this entire thing makes me seem like the lamest person ever. I AM EXCITED. HUZZAH.
No internet while I'm gone, but I'll be updating Twitter all weekend with photos and whatnot. Follow me for pictures of baby goats!