will it ever end??

for the next week or two i will be putting this note at the top of each of my postings because my blog is actually at a new url right now. you may not notice it because my other url is re-directing. so if you haven't been here for a few days, PLEASE update your links to be www.goodtobegirl.com/blog. i would hate to lose you. i have it set up so bloglines should be working, but right now it isn't recognizing the feed. i think it is because i have to create a post to activate it (hpoefully this one will fix it!). if not, i will try and troubleshoot it this week.

ok, so enough abut the move. i swear my birthday is never-ending this year!! i received more gifties to share with you! i promised you a picture of the goodies my friend denise made me. they are soo adorable. i have used the handbag several times already! it is the perfect summer bag!



isn't the belt fab too? it has 2 sides, one with the flowers and one with polka dots. and it is pink and brown :)

now it didn't stop there. this weekend i spent time with a friend who has a birthday the day after mine. this year she totally spoiled me and got me the most amazing gift. she had these on her bookshelf and i commented how much i loved them a few years ago. i tried to find them online but no luck. i had forgotten all about them until i opened the box. i couldn't believe she found another set! i am so in awe of these books. they are sooo beautiful. take a look, the covers all have the most amazing period costumes on them.



the covers...



i also broke my yarn diet (with no excuse this time). i found a new yarn store via the craftymodster. it was pretty tiny and limited on selection but i still managed to find some stuff i had to have.

light blue alpaca


and cascade fixation sock yarn (i have decided i don't like the wool sock yarns on my feet, so this is stretchy cotton)


i took a break from the baby blanket this weekend and cast on a skinny scarf for the summer. i was deciding between the yarn denise gave me...(she also gave me another ball of the jamaica, you will notice the yarn below coordinates with it REALLY well)



but i decided on the zen yarn my parents gave me from their trip to sonoma. the yarn denise gave me will probably end up being used with the jamaica somehow because they look great together.



the colors are off in the picture, it is a muted mix of greens and a hint of a mauve/purple color. i will try and finish it by tomorrow and take a better picture.

i have bought several new patterns the last few weeks too. i will get around to posting those eventually, they just aren't that pretty :) i also need to find myself a copy of the katia no. 48 book. it has a bunch of patterns for the jamaica yarn, and suprisingly i like a lot of them.