WhittersCO: November 2005

Quilting etc.

I finally posted the pictures from the quilt I made. Not perfect, but it's pretty darn cute for my first sewing job ever. I gave it to Heather (my pregnant boss) last Saturday at her baby shower and I think it was a hit.
As you can see by the pictures, everyone got a little silly with the scraps and we jammed out to Aretha Franklin for a little while.. even Jake.
Dave Chappelle was awesome, and I am bummed I didnt bring the camera for some pre-show shots. He really made us laugh hard and it was definitely worth the $40 to see him live.
This past weekend, Mom and Dave went to pick Seth up (that's right, he's home!) and Emma went snowboarding, so Matt and I had Heather and her husband Jason over for dinner on Saturday. Sunday we helped Matt's parents move some more stuff to their new house and started setting everything up for Thanksgiving. The weather here has been awesome (in the 60's) and so we are hoping to get to go for a nice hike before dinner tomorrow.
Happy Thanksgiving to everyone!

part way done

Andrea from work

Yes folks, I am sewing

Andrea and I being really serious

Matt and I dancing

tongue

G'ma and Jake

The finished product

Pictures per Patty's request

Here are the few pictures we took from last weekend. By the way, Patty, who requested the pictures is Matt's aunt. Yes, his mother's name is Patty too. I'll try and be clear when I talk about each one.
Thursday and Friday we went out down in Denver with people from Matt's work. Saturday, we went to a Fondue party with people from my work: this was actually really fun and the food was awesome.
Sunday morning, Matt and I got up early to go wait in line at the Comedy Works to get tickets to see Dave Chappelle! the line was super long, and we waited ~~ 3 1/2 hours, but we got tickets for us and a bunch of our friends.
Then we went to Matt's parents house. The picture is of his mom when we gave back a bunch of books that his dad tried to sell back to the boulder book store, but they wouldnt take back because Patty had written on them. She was so happy because she didnt want strangers reading her thoughts.
No school today, so I don't have to work. Aunt Sara is in town, so we will hang out some today.
Also, I am making a quilt for Heather (my boss?) because her baby shower is tomorrow. I had all the kids a work make a hand print on the fabric and i'll put it together. I know what you are all thinking: "Whitney knows how to make a quilt????" The answer: No, but my mom is teaching me. Thank goodness!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'll post pictures when I am done!

The line for the Dave Chappelle tickets. it ended up going all the way down the block on the right too....

Patty happy that we still had a bunch of her books

normal?

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Random

I realized all I ever do is write 'updates'... so here is an email I got that I thought could break it up a little bit.
Sorry about the formatting... not bored enough to fix it.

> > Little known facts
> >
> >
> >In the 1400's a law was set forth that a man was not allowed to
> beat his
> >wife with a stick no thicker than his thumb. Hence we have "the
> rule of
> >thumb"
> >
> >Many years ago in Scotland, a new game was invented. It was ruled
> >"Gentlemen Only...Ladies Forbidden"...and thus the word GOLF
> entered
> into
> >the
> >English language.
> >
> >The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time TV
> were Fred
> >and Wilma Flintstone.
> >
> >Every day more money is printed for Monopoly than the US
> Treasury.
> >
> >Men can read smaller print than women can; women can hear
> better.
> >
> >Coca-Cola was originally
green.
> >
> >It is impossible to lick your elbow.
> >
> >The State with the highest percentage of people who walk to work:
> Alaska
> >
> >The percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28% (now get
> this...)
> >
> >The percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38%
> >
> >The cost of raising a medium-size dog to the age of eleven:
> $6,400
> >
> >The average number of people airborne over the US any given hour:
> 61,000
> >
> >Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.
> >
> >The first novel ever written on a typewriter: Tom Sawyer.
> >
> >The San Francisco Cable cars are the only mobile National
> Monuments.
> >
> >Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from
> >history:
> >Spades - King David
> >Hearts -
Charlemagne
> >Clubs - Alexander, the Great
> >Diamonds - Julius Caesar
> >
> >111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321
> >
> >If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front
> legs in
> >the air, the person died in battle. If the horse has one front leg
> in
> the
> >air
> >the person died as a result of wounds received in battle. If the
> horse
> >has
> >all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes.
> >
> >Only two people signed the Declaration of Independence on July
> 4th, John
> >Hancock and Charles Thomson. Most of the rest signed on August
> 2, but
> >the last signature wasn't added until 5 years later.
> >
> >Q. Half of all Americans live within 50 miles of what?
> >
> >A. Their birthplace
> >
> >Q. Most boat
owners name their boats. What is the most popular
> boat
> name
> >requested?
> >
> >A. Obsession
> >
> >Q. If you were to spell out numbers, how far would you have to go
> until
> >you would find the letter "A"?
> >
> >A. One thousand
> >
> >Q. What do bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers,
> and laser
> >printers all have in common?
> >
> >A. All invented by women.
> >
> >Q. What is the only food that doesn't spoil?
> >
> >A. Honey
> >
> >Q. Which day are there more collect calls than any other day of
> the
> >year?
> >
> >A. Father's Day
> >
> >In Shakespeare's time, mattresses were secured on bed frames by
> ropes.
> >When you pulled on the ropes the mattress tightened, making the
> bed
>
>firmer
> >to
> >sleep on. Hence the phrase......... "goodnight, sleep tight."
> >
> >It was the accepted practice in Babylon 4,000 years ago that for a
> month
> >after the wedding, the bride's father would supply his son-in-law
> with
> >all the mead he could drink. Mead is a honey beer and because
> their
> >calendar
> >was lunar based, this period was called the honey month which we
> know
> >today as the honeymoon.
> >
> >In English pubs, ale is ordered by pints and quarts... So in old
> England,
> >when customers got unruly, the bartender would yell at them "Mind
> your
> >pints and quarts, and settle down."
> >
> >It's where we get the phrase "mind your P's and Q's"
> >
> >Many years ago in England, pub frequenters had a whistle baked
> into the
> >rim, or handle, of their
ceramic cups. When they needed a refill,
> they
> >used
> >the whistle to get some service. "Wet your whistle" is the phrase
> >inspired
> >by
> >this practice.
> >
> >~~~~~~~~~~~AND FINALLY~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >At least 75% of people who read this will try to lick their
> elbow

Halloween

This weekend was great! First of all, I am barely sick anymore! Only the occasional cough.
Saturday I finished my application for grad school. I checked the shipping status and they received it today!
Saturday night we went out with Pete and Tyler to a bar and then a Halloween.
Sunday to the corn maze and pumpkin patch with Dan, Sarah & her friends. That place rocked!
check it out below...