Cedar Key

My Dad is a pilot and I haven't gone flying with him in a couple of years because we are both so busy and never can coordinate our schedules. So yesterday my Dad decided to fly me to Cedar Key and eat lunch there. I had so much fun. I have never been to Cedar Key before and it was so cute! I was worried that I was going to get sick as I haven't flown in a while plus I was sick with a stomach bug last week as well, but as my Dad said go big or go home when it came to flying so we flew across the state for lunch. My Dad and I don't really spend that much time together one on one for extended periods of time so it was a good day. Here are some pictures from the day.

The really cool clouds from the plane.


Ben Hill Griffin Stadium AKA "The Swamp" from the air



The restaurant we ate at in Cedar Key



Me and my Dad



A really cool restaurant building


some old buildings on the main street in town



The Library



An old fire truck parked by the Library



My Dad loves flying here cause he think it's cool



Downtown Cedar Key from the air


Overall it was a great day and now I'm just chilling during my winter break. I'm ready to go back to school though I miss everyone there but only two weeks left!

WIP

Oh there are so many right now!
This is all I have done so far, just the bacFirst there is my sister's Bryant Slipover from Interweave Knits (sorry I don't remember what issue). I can't wait to see how it looks when I'm done!


I'm also working on the Bleeding Heart Stole also from Interweave Knits, but this is from Spring 2008. I'm really happy with it and very excited to see how it looks when I'm farther along. I started it on Friday and this is about all I've been doing all weekend.

I participated in a swap a while back on Ravely and I totally forgot to post what I got on here. My swap buddy was awesome!! I love everything that she sent me.
She sent me everything in a cute little bag with a Chinese print. Two sizes of index cards which I'm sure will be useful next semester at FC. A journal and pencil pouch, a case of paper clips and those little paper grippers, some tea, and an apple cozy. Which I love it's my new favorite thing. I actually showed it to some non knitter friends and they kinda looked at me like I was crazy, but I love it. I think it's the cutest!


Oh and Memorial Weekend I didn't have to work, so my family and I went down to the town where my college is at. Here are some pictures from the school.

This is the main courtyard area that leads to the lobby.



The ceiling of the lobby.



Part of the Campus.

It's gorgeous down there and I can't wait until September so I can move there. Anyway so that's about all. I have been thinking about trying my hand at spinning. Any thoughts? My mom already bought a drop spindle, I did buy some wool but I don't think it's going to work right. I might need to go and buy something else from my lys or maybe online.

Old Hobbies

I'm knitting but I don't have pictures of that right now. However I am starting to pick up on an older, less proficient hobby of mine. Sewing. I come from a line of women who sew, I learned at a young age but I haven't sewn in forever. So I've decided to make a quilt. I know it's ambitious, but this quilt has been in the works for about 2 years and since I don't have school and I'm going off to college next year I figured it's about now or never. So today I started cutting it out. This is the pattern that I'm following


Of course I'm not using that fabric, even though that fabric is really cool. Instead this is some of the fabric I'm using


Manatees and Flamingos may seem a little weird, but for some odd reason I love manatees I think they are the cutest. And the flamingo fabric is so cute. Most of this fabric is from my tropical/Hawaiian phase. I was going to do my room tropical but I never did. I still love the bright tropical colors and the patterns to. Anyway so this is what I'm going to be working on during my summer break.

In other news, This is what I got my mom for mother's day


I bought her the cupcake stand and my sister made her the cupcakes. I think this is the first mother's day present I've ever bought for my mom. Oh and I bought her this awesome Gilmore Girls card from Hallmark. She loved it. So that's what is going on with me lately.