… and many more to go!

Roses for our anniversary

Nick and I had a very quiet anniversary celebration.  It was nice, though.  He surprised me with a bouquet of pink roses when I got home from work.  (Please excuse the crummy cell-phone picture of them; I assure you, they were beautiful despite what the picture might show.)  We exchanged paper-themed gifts.  I got him a nice card and a (paper) giftcard.  (Well, and a stuffed monkey–but obviously that wasn’t paper. It was just too cute to resist.)  He got me a business card holder, post-it’s, printer paper (ha ha), and a gorgeous calendar and stationary set with art-deco type artwork on it.

We had dinner at Prime 108, which is a fantastic restaurant in downtown Nashville located inside Union Station.  Our friend Alan is a chef there, so we always know the food will be great.  It was no disappointment on our anniversary either, and we were floored when Alan came out to check on us at the end of the meal and wished us a happy anniversary from he and his wife Erica and took care of our bill for us.  I actually teared up.  We’re blessed with the most amazing friends.

We also got lots of beautiful cards and gifts from family.  I need to gather them all up and tuck them in a scrapbook when I have some time.

… and things are, as always, busy!  Nick flew back to Erie on Thursday for a visit.  I dropped him off around 5:30 a.m. at the airport.  He made it back to Erie safe and sound and he’s going backpacking with his father for the weekend.  I hope they have good weather and lots of fun.

Gracie sits on my lap while I knit.

I stayed home with the dog and cat this trip.  It’s my first time being “alone” since we moved to Nashville, and it feels sort of strange.  I don’t mind it, but it’s just different.  Thankfully I have the pets to keep me company so the house isn’t completely empty and silent.

I’ve been busy working on soaps.  I have quite a few melt and pour (”M&P”) type soaps made up, and this weekend I’m going to attempt making my first cold-process soaps.  That means getting out the lye–yipes!  No worries, though, I’m taking LOTS of cautions (goggles, gloves, long-sleeves, etc.).  No lye burns for me, thanks.  If you want to read more about what I’m doing with my soap making, check my soap blog.

Melanie at the Parthenon

Oh!  We had company last week too.  My best friend Melanie, who was the maid of honor in our wedding, came to visit for the weekend!  We did a little sight-seeing while she was here and I taught her to knit!  We hung out at the knit shop quite a bit and she got to meet all my friends there.  We also went out for Thai food and Melanie and Nick rode go-carts afterward.  We had a pretty fun visit.  Nick and I are trying to coax she and Chrissy to move down here, but they’re not going for it.  (Bah-humbug!)

Anyway, I think that’s all the news for now.  Hopefully when Nick gets back from his trip, he’ll have some photos or something to post here.  I keep trying to get him to post–we’ll see if it works!