Want It Wednesday

I'm a knitting fiend lately. Fall always does this to me. Also there is a project that I'm working on for a certain amazing baby in my life. The hope was to have it done before she was born...she's over three months old now...whoops. Hopefully it will be finished this weekend.

So, since it's fall, and I will be starting a new project soon, I return to trolling the internet for amazing knitting things. There is one thing that I have wanted for a few years and still don't have. A set of Options Interchangeable Harmony Wood Circular Needles from Knit Picks.



Options Interchangeable Harmony Wood Circular Knitting Needle Set

The link takes you to the page of the online catalog, so you can buy them for me. Thanks! :)

Want It Wednesday

It's been a little while since I've done a Want It Wednesday. Firefighter and I moved in to a new apartment last month and we just got internet and cable. No internet really hurts my internet window shopping addiction, so I'm baby-stepping back into it with a little Amazon browsing.

So here are five (really) random books that I (really) want. If you're interested in learning more, the links underneath the pics will take you to the Amazon page for each book.


The Complete Dog Book: 20th Edition


NYC Ballet Workout: Fifty Stretches And Exercises Anyone Can Do For A Strong, Graceful, And Sculpted Body


Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine, Revised Second Edition


Nikon D3000 For Dummies


Wedded Perfection: Two Centuries of Wedding Gowns

Best Vacation Ever: Day One, Part Three

Or, "Ohhhhh, that's why he was acting so weird!"

Or, "The Main Event"

When I last left you "we" were napping before our trip to Sears "Willis" Tower. I slept, he paced the hotel room.

Firefighter told me that as long as we were in line before they close at 10:00 they wouldn't kick us out until we were done.* So the plan was to arrive around 9:30. We left the hotel room and walked to the tower with plenty of time to get to the observation deck before they closed. We were pretty quiet on the walk there, I blamed it on post-nap sleepiness. When we got there we were lucky enough to be able to walk right up to the desk, no lines! Win!

Next came the scariest elevator ride ever. I'm not a huge fan of elevators, they make my stomach flippy. The prospect of a 103 story elevator ride made me very nervous. I made it though, luckily it was really fast and not too bumpy. Shortly after we got up there we saw that one of the Skydecks had been roped off and there was a couple standing on it enjoying the view. Then I saw the woman start to cry! I whispered to Firefighter, "He's proposing!" He started walking in the other direction and stated that we should give them some privacy. I noticed that while we were up there Firefighter looked at his watch a lot. I was suspicious. Very suspicious. And there were all these announcements telling us that Skydeck was closing and we should make our way to the elevator. I thought we were allowed to stay! He didn't seem concerned about leaving so I went with it and keep looking at the view.

The view was AMAZING. Chicago at night with a little bit of clouds...breathtaking!





Then things get a little bit fuzzy...

We headed to the one of the Skydecks and I got to take the one picture I knew I wanted to take:



And then I got to take the four pictures I didn't know I wanted to take:









He asked me to marry him, and I said yes because there is nothing I want more than to spend my life with him. There was a speech, I didn't remember it. AT ALL. He repeated it to me later after we got back to the hotel.

*sigh* It's difficult to write even now because my ring is so damn sparkly. It's a major distraction. And driving hazard. Wanna see?



It's not blue. I think that's the sky reflecting in it's loveliness.

God I love Chicago.

*Big fat lie, they will kick you out. Unless you have prior arrangements for them to keep things open just for you!