I feel like I’ve taken an excessive amount of photos in the last few days, though a quick photo dump from my camera only unearthed thirty photos (less than ten of which are at all decent). Yesterday was Amy’s baby shower then today I went to a fiber festival up in Torrance with the girls from my SnB. I did little work this weekend; no laundry, cleaning, or homework. Just made a few flashcards for my French quiz tomorrow. Oops. Tomorrow and Tuesday I’ll be playing catch-up for sure.

Amy’s baby shower was alright as far as showers go. They’re really not my thing but we were invited, we needed to give her the sweater (and the car seat we bought), and free food’s always good. I love Amy’s family, don’t get me wrong, but I know so few of her friends and extended family members I always feel out of place when she has big parties and events. That and there was an annoying game going on where you wore a necklace that got taken if you crossed your arms or legs. For about ten minutes I was winning but a ten year-old quickly changed that. Matt and I (yes, men were invited) just stood around talking to the few people we’d remembered meeting previously and eating. Amy really loved the baby sweater which makes me so happy. She didn’t believe me when I told her she could machine wash it. Only this one photo turned out at all decent, of Matt and Ivy’s (Amy’s daughter’s) boyfriend, Jonathan.

Fiber fests are dangerous. So much yummy yarn and associated things in one place. We started out the day with breakfast near Susan’s house the drove up to the Torrance Convention Center for the festival. Hosted by the Southern California Handweavers Guild, booths sold weaving supplies, drop spindles, yarn, roving, books, beads, and every accessory under the sun. After about three hours at the festival, we headed home and grabbed lunch at a great Teriyaki place in Long Beach. I’ll take photos later of my purchases. Here’s a quick photo of Susan learning how to use a drop spindle.

That’s all for now. I’m almost to the end of the first ball on my mom’s Christmas present and would love to start the second one before tomorrow.