A Very Wonderful Birthday!

My birthday was great! I got lots of fabulous fiber related goodies.....in addition the the wonderful package I'd received earlier this week from Mia!

"Birthday Eve", I went to Uniquities to take part in a "birthday discount" shopping spree. Brenda, the owner, gives the birthday boy/girl a generous discount equal to 1/2 of their age! Needless to say, I found lots of wonderful books, yarns, and notions that just "had" to go home with me. I even purchased several small lots of silk and silk blends to spin - my friend Ce couldn't believe that I hadn't spun silk, so between the silk hankies she sent me and the fiber I bought on Friday, I think I'm set to "try" my hand at spinning silk.




These lovely flowers showed up as a surprise at work on Friday from my Hubby.









This brings me to Saturday, my birthday. My mom and dad bought me a gorgeous Golding spindle (two views above)which I'll be using to spin the silk I purchased at Uniquities. And, when I'm done spinning, I'll use the gorgeous hickory Nostepinde (on the right)that Lisa gave me to make a center pull ball - what fabulous gifts!

But wait, there's more! Hubby gave me some $$$ for even MORE "treats" in addition to the Celtic Knot earrings and the currently in progress "Amy Original". (Amy is in the process of crafting a felted bag that I absolutely fell in love with....so, when it's done, Hubby is going to buy it for me! Wahoo!)

There's even more! I got several fabulous and thoughtful gifts from my daughter. I got chocolates (imagine that), a Durham Bulls T-shirt and a mini Durham Bulls batting helmet. We used to go to the Durham Bulls games together on weekends when she was growing up....and I got to play a baseball fan on screen as an extra in the movie, "Bull Durham". As far as "enabling" my knitting/spinning addiction, she didn't "directly" enable. Instead, she's providing indirect "support" with a beautiful multi-colored blue yoga mat (I go to yoga class a couple of time per week - it helps keep my knitting/spinning muscles and joints in prime condition!!!). The final gift was a very nice set of cut glass martini glasses - for those days when a Cosmo or Chocolatini is an absolute necessity - for example, when you have to "frog" multiple rows of of an intricate lace pattern or take part in other equally catastrophic knitting "events"!

I ended the celebration with a wonderful Filet at JR's Steakhouse followed by an evening of fabulous entertainment at Wolf Trap. We listened to the folk singing of "The Kingston Trio" and were entertained by the fabulous humor and music provided by "http://www.smothersbrothers.com/". Definitely a fabulous way to end my birthday celebration!