Surprise!

Oh I'm so excited! Karen was able to sneak away for dinner tonight with me to one of our favorite restaurants. Her last visit into town was harried and so is this visit. As usual her business trips just don't leave us much time to really get to visit as much as I'd like. But then again I'm terribly selfish and want to monopolize all her time while she is here. I miss having her close by and being able to visit in a more relaxed way. I know these trips are a hardship for her and in the end I'm sure they exhaust her, but I can't help but be excited every time I hear she's on her way back for more business. So fortunately for me she is coming back again on Sunday! I hope that we'll be able to get out again for some dinner, maybe this time with David, and let Karen try a new Thai place that we love.

Dinner at Mirch Masala is always on the agenda when Karen comes to town if time permits! This is typically what Karen and I get when we dine here. Karen gets the Chicken Tikka Masala (top)and I normally get the Chicken Korma but splurged and got the Lamb Korma tonight (bottom right). Yum! The Mango Lasse and the hot Chai are wonderful accompaniments. Tonight with the cooler weather the hot Chai hit the spot for me. What more can you ask for? Great company, wonderful food and hot Chai!

I'm almost embarrassed to post this in the same entry as my post on Karen's visit, but I think Karen would understand. Especially since I had told her about my lovely sock that I was working on at the house! This is the yarn. I just absolutely love it. The colors are just perfect for now (Fall! Its been chilly outside today and this evening!) The sock will be a bit big but I have every intention to use this pair of socks with some boots that will show them off.

Now I realize that your probably wondering what this is about. Well what do you think about a grocery bag that works before it is even finished? This particular bag in supporting its own yarn (there are actually 2 skeins in there) while I work on it. (Jessica, this is a good representation of the color of the dishrag that Olivia is working on right now.) I'm hoping that this bag will hold a couple of bottles of wine or bread when completed.

The yellow you see here will be a great contrast color for this bag. Still looking for the darker blue.