All I want for Christmas is this cardigan!

November 13, 2010

After our steak dinner, everyone was discussing the Hogs game...and I suddenly realized why all of these cardigans at the Promenade Target sold out in four days. : /

BUT they are on sale this week for $15, so maybe that means they have restocked?! *fingers crossed* Hello, Christmas wish list!

Pinnacle Hills Promenade

November 5, 2010

Zach and I went on our first date as a NWA couple to the Promenade! It was chilly, but I was so glad to get bundled up, and I am so thankful I keep my gloves in my pocket year-round.

We grabbed a bite at the Food Pavilion, got a free pretzel at Auntie Anne's, looked in the windows of all the places I plan to shop, and went into Borders. AND Zach got me a mini American Girl doll with his 40% off coupon. :) We ended our night at...where else? TARGET! I'm already planning what we need for Christmas...

It's such a festive place. I was disappointed we got there so late because things were closing up.
It's a good thing we're living here now!

I'm a sexy knitter for reals, y'all!

September 2, 2010

Looky here! I finally finished my first scarf! :)

It's not perfect, but I didn't expect it to be. I'm still learning the art of gauging. I think it will be a long time before I knit something big (i.e. over 2 x 2 inches) with chunky, fuzzy yarn. (That stuff is a pain in the behind, especially when you drop a stitch.) This afternoon I had finished knitting all of my squares and had bound the end when I realized my last five squares were done wrong!
(That's what happens when you knit in the dark while watching Harry Potter. I need magic knitting needles. ;)

So I detached the five bad squares and redid them.
Hobie now has his own scarf. *tehe*

My funky color-block skinny scarf will look really pretty with my teal dress that I always wear in the fall. I got it at Target. (I love Target. *gush*)
I need to mend the hole in the seam, however...

Master Ashley : )

As of April 23, 2010, I am officially a Master of Literature!! I passed comps AND my thesis defense!

I really cannot believe it. It took so much to get here. I am in shock that I passed everything, especially that last essay on comps, and that my thesis turned out so well. It was an emotionally-draining project.

Last night we went out to celebrate! We never really got to celebrate Zach's defense or even taking comps, so we wanted to have a really good time. We had a nice dinner and drinks (had multiple mojitos because of the great week I had and I'm really into mojitos now!), popped into Target for a bit (because we LOVE Target), and went to see Date Night. (We had a buy 1 ticket, get one free coupon. ;)

All in all, a wonderful celebration!