An Active Weekend Indeed

I've been somewhat of a homebody for a couple of years now. Lately though, I've been getting a little more social and this weekend was very active and fun! Friday, Kim and I went over to Stazee's house for Indian food (very yummy), some drinks and played Scrabble until close to 2:00a.m. (I won - woohoo!).

Then Saturday, my yarn girls and I went to dinner at Thirty-3 and then we went dancing at a bar/club. The entire night was fun, much needed and full of laughs. First off, at the door, the bouncer did not exactly believe Zona looked like her ID. To that she asked something like "Why else would someone actually admit to being 31? I have a child. Would you like to see my stretch marks?" The look of horror on his face was priceless. Needless to say, he immediately sent Zona through and then begged not to receive any more such offers of stretch marks. Then within 10 minutes of walking in, Rachel, who was on the hunt for fine men with rhythm and moves actually did the come-hither finger to a group of dudes. (I couldn't do that drunk!) Last but not least...dear dear Aubrey, who for no apparent reason, while drinking water, standing and leaning on a ledge, suddenly fell. It took some convincing before the bouncer realized she was not even close to drunk and just unexplicably accident prone. Apparently, Aubrey was voted in her high school yearbook as the girl "Most Likely to Slip on a Banana Peel." We also had fun seeing all the Newport Beach OC women (all plastic) and some really weird girl in an aerobics-stlye top who danced in double time. Anyways, I didn't get home until 3:00a.m. and now my thighs are a little sore from all the dancing.

Left: Rachel gettin' her groove on. Center: Something besides knitting. Right: For being a weirdo (awful dancer by the way), I didn't fix his red eye. To his credit, he did take the center photo.

Sunday was a lovely beachy playday. I took my friend Jane (who drove from LA to my house) to Velona's for yarn since I am trying to convert her to the craft. Velona's is a somewhat disorderly LYS with a sometimes crabby owneer, but I love the uniqueness and unpretentiousness of the store. Then we headed out towards a park in Laguna Beach to join some folks from my knitting group in a "practice" beach knitting to celebrate our group's birthday. Many passers-by ogled or stopped by to see what we were doing, especially since Zona brought her spinning wheel. I taught Jane how to cast on and knit. Jane is already crafty - sews stuff like purses and has dabbled in crochet and quilting. (Jane - I hope it's going well!). I can't wait until the "real" beach knitting picnic in 2 weeks!