A Mexican Food Celebration Weekend + Library Knitting

Here's how Matt and I play cards...

Me: [Laying down a Skip card] I'm going to skip Matt.

Matt: [Incredulous] What?!? But I'm in last place!

Me: I know, but you skipped me last time, so I wanted to get you back. Plus, [gesturing to the other two players, my Mom and Tom] they haven't skipped me yet. So... I skip you.

Matt: [Shakes head] That doesn't make any sense. They're beating me.

Me: But I don't want to skip them... they didn't skip me yet.

Matt: I'm never taking you to Vegas.

Me: What?!? Why?

Matt: Who knows what you'd do. You might skip on getting Black Jack because you feel bad for the dealer...

hahaha... fun. We were playing Phase 10. And don't worry, I'll get him to take me to Vegas sometime... I might stick with the slots, though.

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Celebration Weekend!

Ingredients:
-Margarita Mix
-Corona + limes
-Chicken Enchiladas
-Taco Bake Chip Dip
-Phase 10 Playing Cards
-NFL Draft 2009 + ESPN's all-day coverage
-The Office: Season 2

Was a great celebration weekend. Great.

I got the taco bake idea from Healthy Delicious!

I adapted it a little so it would be the
chip dip appetizer I wanted.

My Taco Bake Layers:
-"Crust" layer: crunched tortilla chips mixed with a little bit of black refried beans (to stick it all together)
-Layer of enchilada sauce
-Layer of chopped up olives (yum! but next time will add onions to this layer to lessen some of the olive taste)
-Layer of ground turkey (seasoned w/ taco spices)
-Layer of black beans
-Layer of cheese

YUM. Dipped the chips right in while watching the NFL draft. Would have been great with a side of sour cream, but we were out. Next time I'll add a layer of salsa too...

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Knitting Update:

So... I'm really bad with directions. I get lost easily, and I was born without that "cognitive map" that allows people to spatially consider and interpret geographic areas in their heads. I'm awful with direction. I'm also awful with math.

So WHY I think I can already write my own pattern for a little jacket... especially when I've never made a jacket... is beyond me.

Writing my own pattern...
already? I'll keep you updated...

I'm working on a little Spring jacket for miss Abby... unfortunately, the pattern isn't so great. I got it off Ravelry before I knew how to recognize a good pattern... and now I'm too invested in the idea of the jacket to move on to something else... so I'm trying to write an adaption on my own.

ALSO... I finally rented some knitting books from the library.

Can't wait to celebrate the
end of my Spring semester with these :)

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Blog News:

Thanks to Fidgeting Gidget for this great new award! I love it!

Thanks!

Also, big thanks to ACE because I just found out I won one of her giveaways that I was talking about last post! I can't believe I won-- and I almost lost the win, because I haven't been on the computer all weekend and didn't notice! I need to go claim my prize!!!

Still figuring out the "music" section of my blog that I want to start... feel free to fill me in on any more must-have songs :)

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