We took a little road trip to see one of our favorite places,
Old Town, Alexandria, Virginia.
Lots of lovely shops,
a dog friendly hotel (watching the Indy500 and the Coke600 with Room Service and knitting, WHAT could be more Fun, really?)
and of course, the famous monuments.....
erm....the Famous Sweater!
Inishmore is so incredibly beautiful in person, I could barely
stand it. Wendy very graciously urged me to try it on, and then
of course, I was SMITTEN. It is the most incredible heathery shade of
green and fits like it was made for me.
I tried to casually walk out the door with it on, but
there were lots of Knitters with their eyes on the door...
sigh.
Guess I'll have to knit one for myself. NOT in nine days, mind you!
Carson loved the road trip, but especially all of the attention at
Knit Happens...
On the way back, we finally got to meet KnittingChocolate Melissa and her sweet son,
Monkey. The very best thing about blogging has been the amazing, wonderful people we've
met along the way....
Gotta go unpack and do laundry...Hope your weekend was Fabulous!
Oh, I almost forgot...Madagascar was a HOOT! I was a little dismayed that there were so many babies and toddlers there...honestly, I think that's too much visual stimulation for kids under three, but this movie was rated PG-13 for a reason. Unless you are comfortable with the storyline of going WILD and being tempted to EAT your friends....I would not recommend this for young ones.
I know I'm probably way, WAY overprotective, but most of the jokes in this movie were for grownups and older teens....LOTS of references to Other Movies. Some of the language is not what I would have ever let my kiddos repeat, but I guess I am hopelessly old fashioned.
The best part of the movie (besides the company) was the preview for the Wallace and Gromit movie.
Run, don't walk, to WandG.com and join the Fan Club!
I'm not a parent, yet, but I completely know what you mean about the cartoons that are intended for older folks, yet people still bring their little ones to them! I'm glad this one is at least appropriately rated.
Posted by: sarah b. | May 30, 2005 at 05:52 PM
Virginia, eh?
Boy, that's a coup for Dreamworks, isn't it?
Posted by: Ann | May 30, 2005 at 06:45 PM
There's a W&G fan club? I'm THERE!!! Cheeeese, Gromit, cheeeeeeeeese. A nice Wensleydale perhaps.....
Posted by: Norma | May 30, 2005 at 07:12 PM
Sounds like a nice weekend! I have to tell you the other night you and your dog were in my dream. You had knit some sort of fancy outfit for your dog. It was supposedly some adaptation of a "known" sweater. You also knit a tiny little hat out of Rowan Calmer for the dog. It was like magic, because it looked very teeny and yet when you spread it out with your hands, it was big and cabled and very fancy.
Posted by: Mariko | May 30, 2005 at 10:20 PM
i LOVE Carson!!
Posted by: Wendy | May 31, 2005 at 04:51 AM
What an awesome weekend for you and a FUN post for us. Could you tell me the dog-friendly hotel in Old Town? Thanks!
Posted by: Michele | May 31, 2005 at 09:28 AM
I knew where you were just by looking at the photo...my old stomping ground! I miss Old Town so much! Glad you all had a fun visit!
Posted by: sUsAn | May 31, 2005 at 11:57 AM
I knew when I read "Alexandria" that you were on your way to Knit Happens! I'm glad you had a fun trip.
Posted by: monica | May 31, 2005 at 11:59 AM
Arg! I'm so sorry that I missed getting to meet you and Carson at KH. Blasted patio! Glad you had a good time!
Posted by: Shelley | June 01, 2005 at 02:19 AM