Our adventures in Coss Land: Beach Bound

Nobody could ruin my mood today. Not the dentist, orthodontist, or the grouch I did some finishing for. They helped make yesterday in to a really crappy one, but not today. I'm way to excited. I've got a margarita in one hand and a beach bag in the other. We're going to Virginia Beach on Saturday. I've been waiting for that since we moved here! We went once in the Spring but it was still very cold. We had gone to Busch Gardens that day and figured we'd might as well drive the extra 40 miles so we could see the ocean. LOVE LOVE LOVE the ocean! I've got the sand sifters, bought a net for exploring, have the buckets in tow, and went shopping today for lots of drinks and enough stuff for a mini picnic. I bought this super neat thing called the Neat Sheet the other day for our various outings. We sure could've used this last week when we went to Washington. Pretty neat huh? Really cool that it repells water and sand. I was looking for a picnic blanket when I came across it. I'm glad I did, it's much better! I bought the family sized one. It's even machine washable.

We're picking Mike's mom up at the airport in Washington tomorrow. She'll be visiting for over a week this time. Last time she only got to stay for 2 nights I think it was so everyone's really looking forward to her visit. I've got lots of things planned for the week. Starting it off with that day gazing at the ocean...bliss :). Except for the part where we have to go through that tunnel. That sucks. I *really* dislike tunnels. Not understanding why they didn't just keep this a bridge instead of making it a bridge/tunnel. This one is way more scary than going through the Lincoln Tunnel to get to NYC. This body of water is a bagillion times bigger. If I can refrain from having some sort of panic attack we'll be ok...I think. On the way to the airport I'm planning to stop off in Alexandria so I can pay In Stitches a visit. Love that shop and the ladies who work there. So nice. I'm planning to give her more of my business in the future.

I've done some stitching/ this week and finished up a couple of things. First I finished this piece in to a box for someone. I loved it but to my complete surprise when I delivered it to her, she acted like she was very disappointed with it. I didn't put a bow or anything on the top because she told me she wanted to take care of that part after I gave it back to her. Sod her. I think it turned out very well. It's a perfect box shape and you can't see any of my stitches.

I also finished stitching another little Christmas piece this week. It's called The House on Holly Hill and is from the Peppermint & Holly book from Blackbird Designs. It's a really great book and I'm looking forward to stitching some more Christmas pieces from it. This one will most likely be an ornament. It's destination is yet to be determined. I'll figure out what's going to who after Thanksgiving. I'm up on my game this year! There have been far too many years where I've wished I would've stitched more things to give away.