Home again and a little show and tell

Yesterday I got up at 4:15am so I could catch my 5:30 flight, and I almost sort of regretted for a moment my decision to drive down to Cinncinati with Jennifer so we could go to the Contra dance. Almost. I had so much fun dancing for those two hours that the 3 hours or driving was TOTALLY worth it. It was also nice to have a better idea what I was doing--too bad there isn't a dance group near me in the bush!

On the way home from the airport we stopped at a Starbucks and saw a place called, "Yarn Heaven." Said place had lots of SALE signs up in the windows. Of course, we had to go in, and after finding out that the sock yarn was 75% off, I ended up scoring several single skeins of Lorna's Laces as well as a nice big roving from Mountain Colors for a fraction of their original price. You can never have too much of a good thing, right? I've been to yarn stores in St. Louis, Billings, and Columbus now, so I thought I'd give you a little peek at my treasures.

Some sock yarn that pretty much screamed my name as I went by,

Some lovely Mountain Colors mill ends at a great price--all the cooler because this is Montanan yarn! (Not the best picture though, sorry)

And a lovely skein of luxury lacewight.

My mission should I choose to accept it (oh wait, I don't get a choice...) is to finish shopping for the more mundane items I need to take back with me, sort through everything I have already acquired , pack some boxes to ship and some suitcases to take, and say goodbye to all the people, places, and foods that I'm going to miss. Easy, right?