We stayed with an Air BnB find. Our hosts were magnificent and our room was so pretty you guys. One of the hosts is a florist with an eye for cuteness and warmth. There were adorable little motivations hung up around the house. They had the cutest ideas everywhere. And to top if off they have a friendly golden retriever who loves to give kisses. We were so happy with our stay.


I'd like to shamelessly plug her blog: JamieLynnLeake.com for nifty ideas and pictures of their gorgeous home. I have to admit I was a bit concerned with Noelle staying with a stranger just in case their toddler tolerance was low. What? She's a tornado, a loud, cute, amazing tornado. Jamie really took to her and by the end of the trip they were buddies. Jamie also gave me a sewing machine cover that she sewed, I'll be posting a picture of that soon. SUCH a cool idea.


On friday night we headed into the city for dinner. I wasn't totally impressed with the display (what?! I'm picky!) but the burgers were delicious at Urban Stack. After dinner, Jeremy took Noelle on a walk to the Choo Choo Hotel and enjoyed the trains on fire? Yeah, I didn't get it either. I went on a wine hunt and ended up at a little shop next to Whole Foods. I bought a delicious bottle of Rex Goliath merlot.


On Saturday morning I met up with a friend I made in Nashville and visited while we were in Portland last year. It was so nice to see her, her darling son and finally meet her husband who totally hit it off with Jeremy. It was nice to catch up with a like-minded mama at Aretha Frankenstein's. Yes, I totally ordered the pancakes which were a lot more like actual cakes. I truly enjoyed my veggie omelette that came with way too much spinach which is totally how I like it. Great company, great food.


Honestly, the rest of the trip we walked around and did touristy stuff. I think the next time we go we're going to do the aquarium and there's a sewing store in town that I didn't hear about until it was too late. I have lots of projects coming up and Colette pattern's Dahlia is on its way to me right now.

Let me start by saying that knits are totally brand new to me. I absolutely love my friend Lauren'spost on knits and why they aren't scary and whoever started that nasty rumor should have needles stuck in his/her face. Lol. What's funny is that every blog post I read about working with knits will point out at some point that it's not that difficult. Taking down the rumor, one tutorial at a time, eh?


Let me also tell you that while this is my first official, finished renfrew top it's certainly not the first attempt. The last one was made of some super solid, heavy knit material in a gorgeous olive green color that was cut the wrong way (stretchy going up and down instead of side to side). It was really late guys, and my little mermaid had had a particularly rough, needy day and yeah, I probably shouldn't have been cutting fabric much less operation a machine with a needle attached to it.


I digress.