Here We Go...

...Steelers, here we go!
Pittsburgh's goin' to the Superbowl,
Here we go!

Made a vegan cake to celebrate the day with! GO STEELERS!!!

With sadness....

This a a hard one. I hate to admit it but I have lost some faith in someone.

Big Ben.

This photo was taken exactly one week before his famous "motorcycle crash" on the city streets. I happened to be in a bar following a friend's wedding reception for the "afterparty." Someone I know announced he was in the bar. I had my camera from the wedding.

He was playing a golf video game along the wall by the fireplace. He was with two rather large male "friends." The entire bar was filled with people looking at him but no one was going up to him.

I marched right up and asked if I could have a picture taken with him. He politely agreed. I held my friend's beer (Nature Boy was stuck at the bar getting ours), Ben wrapped his arm around me and said friend snapped the pic. I thanked him, ran away and into the adjoining bar where our friends were. I showed off my picture and everyone ran over to where he was. I was told he soon got angry at some of them and told them they ruined it for everyone and he wouldn't take any more pics...but I had mine.

Now it makes me sad. I was proud to have a picture of me with Big Ben. My parents have a copy in their home too. Nature Boy won't let me use any pics of him so I put it up here and no one ever even noticed it was Big Ben! You all probably thought it was Nature Boy.

So it comes to this. I don't want to have this picture up here any more. Instead of thinking what a nice person he was, I'm reminded of all of the bad decisions he makes in clubs, bars and hotels. As we all wait in Pittsburgh to see what the punishment will be, what the team will do if he's suspended, if any more accusations will surface, I just can't look at this anymore. So it is now being retired as my blogger pic. I hope to one day be able to look at it and see good things again; it's up to you Ben.

TEEN FICTION

I'm not going to say much about it except I've been working really hard on something. It's for Samhain or Halloween. It's a Wee Costume. I think it still looks better in my mind's eye than in person, but Nature Boy keeps insisting it looks good. Once I'm done and the big day gets here, I will show you. It's involving some sewing which again is not my forte but a girl needs to branch out at times.

So I did finally finish the 2nd Punkin' Hat, this one for Wee One. I think he likes it!

He also likes swinging the Terrible Towel on game days with his game face on:

I also have a sad sad confession to make. I check out lots of books at the library, mostly crafty books, some fiction as well to read too. I placed a hold on a novel way back at the beginning of the summer, which apparently was in such high demand it just now came to me this week! The smirk on the young librarian's face as I checked it out was perfect; I smiled back and proudly walked out the door with it. What was it you ask? L.A. Candy by Lauren Conrad of the reality show (sort of) on MTV called the Hills. It says TEEN FICTION on a sticker along its spine. Why am I admitting this? I really don't know!

Let it snow...

First thing's first, way to go STEELERS!! Can't wait for the game this Thursday! Except it's awful cold around here suddenly. My thoughts are, if it's gotta be cold at least there should be snow.

I need to get working on my knitting! I've been so preoccupied of late, I yearn for a nice day by the Yule tree and fireplace with vegan hot chocolate, some pistachios and some knitting. So that's it--I've taken off Thursday, will spend my day knitting without feeling any guilt whatsoever about not moving from the couch and spending the night at the football game. My cats will be so happy!

Lately I've been all sorts of not right. I am super stressed out about my job and having weird dreams and sleep that is not restful. Please think some kind thoughts my way!

OK, on to some Super-Incognito Holiday Gifts 2006 Knitting. And why are you reading this anyway, you should be getting to work on yours, too!