And a good day was had by all

We had yet another fun day yesterday. We started the day at the pancake breakfast at the Beaver Lake Nature Center where we enjoyed delicious pancakes and sausages. Our next door neighbor Cindy and our across the street neighbor Sally joined us, and we had a good time eating and socializing. It was chilly and rainy, so we didn't stay to walk any of the trails.

James, Aidan and I then went to see the Syracuse University men's lacrosse team play Georgetown at 2 pm in the Carrier dome. We had such fun at the women's lacrosse game several weeks ago that we thought we would give the men's game a try. Again, we had a great time but we did have to pay for the privilege of attending the game and parking at the Dome (women's games are free). Yes, the men play a more physical game but I can't say that it is really much more interesting than the women's game. The fans were certainly more plentiful and, er, vocal at the men's game.

Aidan picked out a player during the warm-up to be his favorite player, and he chose well: #23 Jovan Miller. Jovan played an excellent game and Aidan was thrilled to get his autograph following the game. Jovan, along with several of the other players, was very kind, patient and gracious as they signed autographs for their excited fans.

We still don't know a lot about lacrosse, but we know that we like it. A lot. And after the SU men's basketball team went down in flames to Georgetown in the quarterfinals of the Big East Championship, it was nice to see the men's lacrosse team beat Georgetown 15-11. Go Orange!

Medal count

I finished both of my items for the Ravelympics, although there was one small issue: I did not finish one item until after the 2010 Winter Olympics and the Ravelympics ended, so I did not earn a medal for it.

I was nearing the end of the Koigu neck cozy when I realized that I made a mistake, way back at row 11. Holy [insert rude word here]. The mistake was quite noticeable - well, it was noticeable on Friday evening; it obviously was not noticeable back when I made it. And because it is a gift for a very knit-worthy person, I wanted it to be as perfect as possible. So…I frogged, cast on and started again.

I did not finish the neck cozy before the end of closing ceremonies, but I completed it to my satisfaction, which is more important to me. I think it turned out beautiful:


The Koigu KPPPM has great colors and feels so nice as it is knit. I am thinking of making another one of these as a gift for Aidan's teacher.

I did finish the beret well in time but when I tried it on, I hated it on me. It is too slouchy for my tastes and my head; as my friend Noelle said, "you either have to be really young (like college) or really old (like a grandma) to wear that type hat." I am neither, but I luckily found another use for it. I am donating it to a fundraiser for The Thacher School, which the daughter of a friend attends.

It did turn out well - both the color and yarn are scrumptious:


And here is the "medal" I received for competing and completing the Hat Halfpipe:

I am so proud (wiping tear from eye)!