New York and other news...

So New York was a lot of fun. I was able to meet up with my friend Peter who was visiting from Ireland and got to see a lot of things on my check list. I went to Tiffany's, Central Park, Time square by day and night, saw Chicago on Broadway, went to the Pogues concert, FAO Swatrz, Rockefeller Center, and the Lionbrand Wool Studio. I stayed at a great little hostel that was close to everything. It was awesome. Great city on the weekends but all the crabby workers come out of their shells on Monday ugh. But all in all great time I'm gonna try and do it again at some point.

Tiffany's in all her glory. No one told me it was 6 floors! And yes Stacy did take a little blue bag home ;-)

Me and time square at night.
Hanging out the Hibernia pub. I know what you are thinking and no. Still drink free, yes I spent the weekend in NY and still managed to not drink a drop and have a blast!
Me and time square again

My friend Peter and I

The Pogues!!! Awesome time!

My hostel dorm. I got top bunk :-)

Time square by day

I managed to get a bit of knitting done on the bus.

And it all stated at Cosi in Arlington with a very sleepy Stacy.

In other news...

I got amazing news Monday. My orthodontist called and we went from 6 teeth to be pulled down to just the two wisdom teeth! I am so excited about that. What truly makes this good news is that all of the prep work needing done is on the bottom. The wisdom are on the bottom and the tooth needing the root canal is as well. Which means I have nothing I am waiting for to start the top ones! So next week I am getting the spacers on the top then the braces the following week! And so it begins....

I am really excited about all of this. Every picture I look at of me all I see are those horrible eye teeth sticking out. Everyone has something they hate about their image, for me it's my bad skin bags under the eyes and those teeth. I have been working very hard to get my skin under control so that is one thing off the list. And now I am working toward a beautiful smile :-). As for the eyes I think I'm stuck with them I would never go under the knife to get that fixed. Oh well...2 out of 3 ain't bad right?

Sonnet 26

When I got my new iTouch I went nuts downloading all the free applications. One of the applications was the complete works of William Shakespeare. Can you believe that? Free! It is actually very sad. I have enjoyed reading random sonnets here and there. I found Sonnet 26 awhile back and it seemed to have been written for me. I pretty much reflects what is going on in my mind at the moment. I thought I would share it with you.

Lord of my love, to whom in vassalage
Thy merit hath my duty strongly knit,
To thee I send this written ambassage,
To witness duty, not to show my wit.
Duty so great, which wit so poor as mine
May make seem bare, in wanting words to show it,
But that I hope some good conceite of thine
In thy soul's thought, all naked, will bestow it;
Till whatsoever star that guides my moving
Points on me worthy of thy sweet respect.
Then may I dare to boast how I do love thee;
Till then, not show my head where thoust mayst prove me

William Shakespeare Sonnet 26

Does this say NY?

So to give me a little mind break I am going up to NY for the weekend. Never really been so why not! Do these glasses say I belong in NY or tourist trying too hard!?

So what I'm still a rock star! I got my rock moves!

Orrrrrr maybe not. So I think I have hit a early midlife crisis. Last night I found myself needing this adorable pair of Dr. Martins (hey they were 50% off I got them for $42.00). I haven't really had Docs since I was a teenager. Well that's not true but I finally got rid of them before moving to Ireland. They were just too heavy to take. I remember how big it was to have docs when I was in high school I had the boots though awww they were so cool! Those things saw several HFS festivals and many more concerts. Yeah I was a wanna be punk! So I had to have these, as I tried them on they made me giggle so home they went with me.

A couple of weeks ago this appeared...my mother affectionately refers to it as a "Booger Catcher". Always wanted to pierce my nose. Paul would not let me do it. And I was really craving another tattoo but just dint have the cash for that now. So we added another hole to my head.

Are you still with me? Docs and piercings...

PHOTO REMOVED BECAUSE SOMEONE CAN'T TAKE A JOKE!!!!

I would love to say these are the fantastic teeth of a redneck hillbilly...but sad to say those are mine. Parents use this picture to scare your teenagers! The good news is they will not be this way for long. At the fantastic age of 28 I am getting braces. Finally! Just have to pull six teeth then we will be ready to go.

So we have Docs, piercings AND braces...

PHOTO REMOVED BECAUSE SOMEONE CAN'T TAKE A JOKE!!!!

Do you ever stand at the mirror and try to make the worst face possible just to see how bad you can look? I do, this isn't it I can do much better. But for arguments sake we will go with this picture. Not very attractive is it. For everone who admires the hot little bellydancer, I am so sorry to burst your bubble!

Here starts my random ramblings feel free to tune out...

What the hell is going on! 28 not 18...why am I suddenly feeling the need for braces and to feel and look young again. I'm too young to feel like this. Oh wait...I know what it is. Something to blame your marital status on. Don't you hate that? I hate filling out forms and having to answer my marital status. Yup....28...yup...still single......yeeeaahhhh. In lite of my resent situation I am left puzzled yet again. Twice in one year I have been told you are a good person but I just don't know what I want right now. This is not BS I am a good person. And it took a long time for me to realize that. I'm far from perfect I know that but for the most part I am doing pretty darn good for my age. And unlike most people my age I don't want to be single. I want to settle down and start a family.

So what the hell is wrong? Ugh. Truth is I have no idea this time. I will say this it has left me feeling that my hope is dwindling. I know everyone says your young your crazy you will find someone. But the truth is I already found someone. He just hasn't found me yet(you know who you are don't squint your eyes at me). I'm tired of looking and I'm tired of a big empty hole in my heart. Twice this year it has been crushed. Whoever said "Tis better to have loved and lost then to have never loved at all", clearly never loved and lost. It hurts like hell. Especially when there is no logical answer or reason as to why. Am I really TOO good of a person? Do I just care TOO much?

So back to early mid-life crisis and marital status. Since I am about to go into braces I think it is pretty safe to say I will be full blown polish dork. Not the most attractive state to be on the hunt. Lets say I will be in the braces for two years. By the time they come off I will be 30. They say everything goes to hell when you turn 30. At least Ill have a pretty smile! In conclusion I already have someone, I don't want anymore heartache at this point. I'm giving myself till the braces come off, then I will worry about turning 21. :-)

Here is hoping that long before then that guy (you know who you are) I found who still needs to find me will realize he has had me all along all he needs to do is look right in front of him. At the wanna be rock star with the hot braces, nose piercing and sweet doc martins. Yeahhh that paints a sexy picture doesn't it! LOL

Valentine's Day 2009

I spent my morning at the shop getting two new tires...but after that the day got better. I got on the road and made it to Dales around noon. We meet up with some of the guys Dale works with and went out to dinner up in Fallston. After that...I went into a time warp! These pictures are not from the 80's! Actually I had a great time. This is a band that are friends of Dales called Korupt. They did mostly hair band rock covers and were really good. Nice guys and a lot of fun. Oh I also got a very nice card and a beautiful bouquet of roses :-)

My blacksmith has been hard at work again!

So I fianlly talked him into making a few things to try and sell. Check out this awesome candle holder he made this weekend. It is now featured in our little Etsy shop,

http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6815324&ga_search_query=smithknit&ga_search_type=seller_usernames

Smithknit

Gypsies, tramps and thieves!

Saturday the 7th of February proved to be mayhem and thievery as once again rebels and rascals ascended on Betty and Jerry's for a night of mischief! Our theme this year "Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves". Perfect setting for my gypsy self. All were present for this night of mockery!

So I have my knitting...

He is a blacksmith :-)

Working hard on a candle holder which he gave to Lyn and Heather.

My weekend getaway. A drastic change from my basement apartment in Arlington.

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What more can a girl ask for!?

I love this picture! Dale stumbled on not to long ago. It has three of my favorite men in it. On the left is one of my dearest friends Lyn. Lyn and his wife Heather have been two of the biggest blessings in my life. I love them very much and the they are very pleased with me and Dale. Their approval means a lot to me. In the middle of coarse is my handsome love. On the right is Nelson. One of the Rogues and a very good friend of mine. Honestly what more could a girl ask for?! I am surrounded by beautiful men who also happen to be some of the most wonderful people and friends :-)!

Christmas Cruise 2008-2009

Instead of posting all of the pictures here, I am posting a link to a web album. Much easier I think. So enjoy!

http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/sredir?uname=bdtrinity&target=ALBUM&id=5287835256733657329&authkey=Nwra_PxCx7I&invite=CKzh6NoG&feat=email

My Christmas Present 2008

Since Dale and I both are tight on money, we decided to make each other gifts this year. I made him a scarf I will share pictures when I have them. He made me a beautiful candle sconce. That was all I asked for and that was all I wanted! And it turned out beautiful! Thank you love!