well, if you are in Utah, and maybe in your state. find out! if you can’t plant a tree today, maybe go tell one how wonderful it is.

that i do not like to post pictures of knit items in progress.

can you see the cool-patterned ribbing? can you see the neckline with its eyelets? can you see anything other than a bunch of pieces strewn out on the carpet? abstracts of knitting are so much better than the random puzzle picture, at least in my eyes.

the one thing that might catch your attention is how short the arms are. i almost made them longer than the pattern instructed, but decided to break out of my rut. at least they are not 3/4 length: they are more like 7/8 length, which is SO much better.

you know how you read about the miracles of postal diligence? a letter sent to “john, the author” in New Jersey, or to “Mary, in the red brick house on the corner near the hospital in Hoboken” that actually makes it to John and Mary, respectively (not Mary and John, irrespectively) ?

i had lost faith in these feats of the postal service when, last summer, i did not receive a wedding invitation because it was addressed to me AND sop at my address. “nope, no sop here, can’t deliver this”. i was used to that in Germany, but not here. here it doesn’t matter whose name is on the mailbox: if the address matches, or even if it doesn’t, they’ll deliver it.

yesterday, however, my faith was restored. i received an invitation to a bridal shower for someone i only sorta know. it was addressed to me, but not at my address, nor at any address i’ve ever had. no it was addressed to me at sop’s apartment that he moved out of a year and a half ago.

all hail the mighty USPS!

i got home from a very wet bike ride yesterday to find a surprise on my doorstep!

seaweed miso, bubble gum and…

TWO gorgeous cups!!

THANK YOU SECRET PAL!!

to post a picture of your butt.

me, looking none-too-graceful, climbing for the first time in over 9 years

megan, leading the climb and looking like a dancer on the rocks.

it was a fun weekend. friday i went climbing with Megan, and Saturday sop and i biked the causeway to Antelope Island and then around the island a bit and back. total riding time: 2:10; miles covered: 30.2

this saturday we are doing the bike tour associated with the salt lake marathon. 25 miles, 2500 people and a closed course! it should be a blast.