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we just got home from a wedding reception in westport. i've been feeling extremely full of food for the last 2+ hours. it was fun though. about 3/4 of the way thru i started to feel tired and droopy, but then picked up a little bit again. the drive home was decent considering the freezing rain.

a couple weeks ago i had this sweeping notion that i needed to get a good quality coat for winter, specifically a feather down coat. the problem is that i'm quite a thrifty person and it's not within my ability to spend on one item the amount of money that a down jacket costs. but i went to trailhead to do some looking. i selected a brand (lolë) that i really liked and determined what size was best. then i came home and looked online and found one online for less than half the price, so i bought it with my birthday/christmas money :D it arrived in the mail today. i'm super pleased. it's so warm and not bulky. i'm super pleased. hooray!

it's hard to believe it's nearly 2012. i like setting new year resolutions, but i haven't had much time to think on it for the coming year. i hope i come up with something. i guess that my hope for 2012 is that i learn to make good use of space in our new home. but that's less of a new year resolution but rather a new house. i dunno, i find it helpful having a direction, even a small direction, to move in.

it feels weird being without a knitting or crocheting project. shanno gave me the happy hooker book for my birthday. i hope to get started on one of those patterns soon. plus, rach gave me a beautiful crochet hook. i didn't even know such a thing existed!

anyways, it's off to bed for me!

behind every tree
is a cutting machine
and a kite fallen from grace.