Marvelous Monday Update 6/1/09

Thanks for all the well wishes regarding my "sicky" situation. I thought I was getting better, since the fever broke on Saturday. I "drugged up" with cold and allergy meds and felt fine until Sunday afternoon. I woke up this morning with sinus and chest congestion, coughing... plus all the allergy symptoms. Fun stuff. NOT! Feeling crappy and looking crappy, I trudged my way to work.


SCHOOL
This time it's not about me, but about my niece who graduated HIGH SCHOOL! Where does the time go??


It seems like yesterday she was a little girl.
Here she is... a proud big sister.

Now she's a high school graduate
on her way to college for pre-med.
I am so proud of her.
2009 DHS Graduating Class


STITCHY STUFF
Wouldn't you all agree that stitchers have the biggest hearts?

A while back, I showed off the fabric postcard Wanda from Canada sent me. On Mother's Day, I took it (along with my recent "finishes") to show my Mom. My Mom practically snatched the postcard out of my hand (LOL)! Being that she's asian, she (like me) loves anything of asian design. She wanted to keep my postcard and frame it. I swear she was coveting that thing, LOL. When I got home, I emailed Wanda with my "cute" Mom story. Wanda then offered to send my Mom a fabric postcard... Isn't that just the sweetest thing??? One day, my Dad walked into the house asking my Mom, "Are you Meari's mom?" I could picture the entire scene in my head as my mother was sharing the story with me. My Mom answers my Dad, "Yeah...?" Then he handed over the postcard, and of course my mother was ecstatic. She has it proudly displayed in one of her china hutches. Thank you Wanda, for making my Mom's day!




Last week, I received some good stitchy mail. Just more proof that stitchers are the best! Courtney in LA came across a tutorial to make one of these. Knowing I'd like it, she said she just HAD to make one for me. Isn't it adorable?




In another package, I received a handmade card from Shelley in CA thanking me for teaching a recent online mailart class. She also included several skeins of linen threads that were on my wishlist. Thank you, Shelley!


Since I worked out of town two days last week, I was able to make a lot of progress on Oriental Kimono. It's starting to look like an actual kimono:



Lastly, I have a finish to show off! I'm so pleased with how it turned out.

Quaker Pin Cube
Designer: Anita, Stitch-Creations
Time: 7 hours to stitch
Fabric: 28ct Antique White Monoco Evenweave
Fibers: Carries Creations, DMC


DATING

Curious minds want to know, right? I've had numerous requests to see what this "new guy" looks like. He's told me it's OK to show his pic on my blog, so here goes. Sorry, Christine... not showing the pic with me in it! This is "new guy" in his work truck. Isn't he adorable, handsome, HOT (LOL, any of those work, right?)? :)

Each year after the Get Fit Challenge, my coworker hosts a Pork Chop BBQ for the employees involved with the challenge. I took "new guy" as my guest. I was to take a dish to pass so I thought he was it. LOL, kidding! He volunteered to make the dish to pass (What a guy!): Chocolate Pie! Of course, I had to have a piece. It was really yummy. :) Considering there were at least 5 desserts to choose from, and only two pieces of his pie leftover... I'd say he did good.

While a few of us ladies were cleaning up the dishes, the hostess pulled me aside and told me how nice he is. Today at work, she and another coworker gave rave reviews about how good looking he is and how considerate he was. I'd say he got a big thumbs up from the coworkers!

And finally, "new guy" said he *had* to get me this....

... because it matched the necklace. Isn't it pretty?