It’s fall, I’m sick. October 2, 2007 ~ 2:09 pm
Posted by Julie in : Coupledom, Craftiness Is Next To Godliness, Rick, Urban Family, photo safari , trackbackI blame the baby. She has a cold, and after spending several days around her this past weekend, I think I have a cold. Which resulted in hardcore post-nasal drip, which resulted in…well, in me puking in the wee sma’s this morning. Yuck. So I am home today, recovering. Recovery involves drinking a lot of EmergenC and watching America’s Next Top Model. Hey, whatever works.
But hey, guess what? There’s a picture of me over on Mason-Dixon Knitting. (If you’re a knitter, you’re jealous.) Top picture, left hand side. That’s me in the Steelers cap and aqua hoodie, concentrating very hard on my spinning. The Spin-Out was a lovely way to spend Saturday - I walked up the hill to the fountain, and suddenly, there was a crowd of my people! Even better? There were a bunch of people spinning on Lendrums! We’re a cult! (Check the Ravelry groups if you’re on, we really are a cult now.) I spun for about five hours with a few trips to the bathroom and to get food, made a bunch of new friends, and got a few lessons (and a lovely birthday present) from my friend Jenny. (She is a miracle worker. The superfine merino top that I was spinning up as crap last week? Now looks like real live yarn! Even Rick couldn’t believe the difference!) Kids were spinning, guys were spinning, girls were spinning, and we became quite the tourist attraction. Really…the rickshaws were stopping beside us and pointing us out to tourists. Same with the carriages. I made some wonderful new (look at the picture of me, it makes me laugh) friends who I will see again at Rhinebeck later this month, and I just really enjoyed myself.
Afterwards, Rick and I met up with J and Thabs and Samang for dinner at a German restaurant in Hell’s Kitchen. We ended up sitting right next to another table that was celebrating a birthday (Librans are everywhere, I must have run into about twelve people with birthdays on or near mine this year), and so there was a lot of talk back and forth, and a lot of beer.
The next morning, I woke up to…well, continuing proof that Rick is the best boyfriend ever. When I woke up there was a handmade card and a small wrapped package. I unwrapped it and found a memory card that didn’t fit anything I own. I thanked him for it, but said “What do I use this for?” He said “Well, you can always use more memory. Especially if you have this.” and pulled out a Nikon D-40. There will be a steep learning curve, especially as I find myself reaching for the non-existent zoom button, but I love my first SLR very very much.
We then went over to Prospect Park for a little birthday party with some friends. Jordana, Thabiso, and Samang were there of course, and the girls took some time out of their schedules to come out, and Jessie, Andre, and Zula joined us as well, but the person who gets the biggest amount of points for showing up? The Retropolitan, who not only came from his distant Bat Cave, but came out to help celebrate my birthday when the only person he knew there was me. No pictures were taken of Retro, because he is so mysterious that he cannot be captured on camera, but now you are all jealous of me, knitters or not. It was an amazing birthday weekend, and I am just thrilled to have all these wonderful people in my life.
30? It ain’t so bad. Pictures here to prove it.
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I had a really good time, too! Everyone was nice and the babies were cute!
Hope it was a great birthday and party! We’ll have to celebrate SOON
Oh, uh, oh… I can’t speak. I’m so envious. You got to spin. In Central Park. And you got to eat at that yummy German restaurant in Hell’s Kitchen. And you got an awesome camera. And you got to hang with Retro and Jordana and Thabs and the Baby and Rick and the girls!
Gah. I think my head shall explode from the goodness and excitement of it all!
I’m so jealous I can’t stand it! You got to hang with the Retropolitan! Damn I really need to come back to NYC.
Love the shot of you in front of that spinning wheel! That look is priceless!
I love Rick’s style. That’s exactly what I would have done. The man’s a class act.
Get better quick!
Thank you for the b-day weekend chronicle. Had been wondering how you inaugurated your twirties. The weekend sounds like a wonderful tribute to the people that you ended a decade with and began one with and I can only hope mine will be as blessed.
Also. I looked at the picture slideshow. Samang should be made into Cabbage Patch dolls so we can all have one of her. And furthermore. Was that FUNFETTI I saw? Girl, you are seriously loved. An SLR and Funfetti cake? Sensational
Kendra~It was indeed Funfetti cake, because that cake makes me happy. I make one every year for my birthday. And the birthday was amazing - my urban family came out en masse to make it really special (did I mention that J and Thabs got me a gift card for a massage? Because they did. They rock.).
Vince~Come down here and we will hang out with you. Because you are one of us. And yes, Rick is a total keeper. I lurve him.
Aimee~And my actual birthday was one of the last golden days of summer. Just like in Anne of Green Gables, a day left over from Eden.
Lisa~Yes, definitely! I think a movie is in order at some point!
Retro~And now you see why I call the one my little monkey.
Dammit, got cut off. Thanks again for coming out, Retro!
Dang! That sounds like a really good birthday.
Glad you enjoyed it. 
Happy very belated Birthday!