First Day of Summer

I woke up this morning at 5am.  who gets up at 5am on their first day of vacation?  in a few minutes, J and I are going out for breakfast and then we'll finish packing, load up the mini and head down to NYC.  then tomorrow we're saying BON VOYAGE as we board our ship and head to bermuda, st. thomas and tortola.

i haven 't packed any knitting yet ... the natural choice would be to bring socks, but i don't feel like knitting socks this week.  there's this bag i could start on but it requires that i pack lots of yarn and i dont' want to drag tons of yarn with me (besides i'm not sure that the yarn i have on hand would actually work having done no prep for it).  but i am bringing my spunky eclectic yarn that i spun early this month.

the yarn ended up being thicker than i originally thought it would be but that's ok.  it's single-ply and i think there's a little more than 250 yards. 

before i go, i'm leaving you with my final pre-vacation FO, another pair of basic socks. 

last year, i knit a pair just like these which i gave to my mom.  i liked the colors and the stripes so much that i had to make myself a pair.

and look how great they look with my plastic, orange shoes.  (yes i went for it, but also bought a pair in navy, you know, for more formal occasions.  and i'm a little disappointed with the color.  they looked much brighter in the catalog.)

alrighty, i'm out of here.  i'm bringing the computer with me, the ship has wi-fi.

Comments

[colleen]

Have a fabulous relaxing time.

[Kellee]

The ship has WI-FI? Dude, that's insane.

[Felicia]

Have an excellent time!

[Adam]

Yay for vacation! Hope you have a great time! And don't use that WiFi too much ;)

[Sara]

Have an amazing vacation!! I can't wait to see pictures!

[Chris]

I love those socks!! Hope you have a fabulous vacation.

[Macoco]

I hope you have a great vacation!! Those socks are very pretty - I like the stripiness.

[JessaLu]

Have a great vacation - love the sockage and the yarn!

[cyn]

i just got back from NYC, but didn't make a side trip to anywhere cool/hot like bermuda!! have a pina colada for me!

[Lucia]

"Navy for more formal occasions" -- ROFLMAOSTC!

[elisa]

Have a great vacation! See you when you get back!
(And I can't read the words bon voyage without hearing Bugs Bunny in my head.)

[heather]

oh, have fun on the cruise! Love the shoes, they look like the outside of a creamcicle! You keep putting up those shots of spinning yarn, I may be forced to pick up a new hobby! ;-)

[Wanda]

I hope you have a very good time, as I'm sure you will. Cruise, caribbean=very good time in my book. The socks look great too.

[Beth S.]

Bon voyage, m'dear! :-) Take pics! Bring back a handspun FO! ;-)

[Kathy]

Have a wonderful vacation! I love your new shoes AND socks!

[Ruth]

Young'un also has a pair of orange Crocs ... they are, he informed me, the most beautifulest kind.

Have a wonderful time! You're only bringing one project? Please tell me you're taking some books, too.

[Carol]

Hope you have a great time! I love Crocs, they're great for showing off socks, not to mention how comfy they are:) Packing crochet projects do require lots of yarn. Enjoy!

[meg]

have a super fab kick ass relaxing time.

[beth]

Have a wonderful time! Love those socks!

[Cathi]

The early riser gets the freshest donuts. Even though you don't like them. But at least I can pretend that you're eating them since I'm not.

Have an amazing time! Get some more good shots of J sleeping!

[Cheryl]

Have fun! Get tan!

[pamela wynne]

Have a fabulous vacation! xo

[Catherine]

Have a great vacation! Bermuda...Dark n Stormy land, yummmm!

[Martha]

I don't think you have to worry about those shoes not being orange enough ;)

Hope you and J have a great time!

[Tracey]

Trust me, you are gonna have a great time. You're going to come home and wonder why the cabin boy hasn't turned down the bed yet.

[Dave Daniels]

Have a fantastic time! When you get back, I'd love to know who you used for your trip. My boss was asking me just yesterday about cruises to Bermuda.
Bon voyage!

[Scribbles & Bits]

Awesome socks! And they do go quite well with your new orange shoes! Whatever you knit with the spunky electric will probably look very good with the navy pair! :) Have the very best time on your trip!!!!

[Jenn C.]

Hope you have a great vacation!

[Julie]

Have a great vacation!

[mote]

Those are fantastic looking socks, especially with the shoes ;-). I second suzanne's comment, I always bring at least two projects on a big vacation to give myself a little bit of choice =)

[claudia]

Dude, you better have your camera with you. I'm DYING for some beachy pix. Have a fabulous kick-ass time.

[michelle]

You can never go wrong with the basics :) Have a great vacation!

[Adrian]

Eeeeeee! Have a lovely time on your trip.

"For more formal occasions"- HA!

I made a single from my Spunky Club, too. Isn't it lovely?

[Adrienne]

Have fun on your vacation!!!!!

[Kirsten]

Have a great trip! I'm looking forward to seeing what you do with that Spunky Eclectic that you spun.

[margene]

Have a super good time!!

[Carole]

Have a truly awesome time!

[kat]

love those socks! {they look great with the orange shoes}
have a terrific time on your vacation~ I"m so jealous!

[suzanne]

Only bringing one project? are u crazy? Gotta have more than one (though that may be due to my vacay-speed-knitting optimism and not based on my actual knitting speed.)

I am going for 2 weeks and taking 2 sock projects, a clap and MAYBE some sweater sleeves to work on. I figure I'll finish the first sock on the plane (1 of 4, 2 pairs) and easily finish the second in the first week. Ahhh, optimism. Ask me what I completed when I get back!