I Caved, But I Had To (I Just Didn't Know It Yet)

So you see the beautiful pile of Yarn Pirate yarns I caved for!  As always, the colors are glorious, the yarn amazingly soft, and the workmanship excellent!  The colors (from top to bottom, left to right) are: Karma, Quicksilver, Sweetheart, Cocoa, Celery, and Posie. 

I was also extremely lucky to be the winner in her 500th item contest!    I won a beautiful limited edition colorway called 500 and she very generously knocked off shipping and sent me awesome goodies!  There's a tissue holder with the Jolly Roger emblazoned upon it, an awesome wee knitting book, and two delicious smelling soaps, peppermint and citrus spice by Burt's Bees!  Thank you so much, Georgia!  It is all so very awesome!

Now I said I had to cave but I didn't know it at the time.  This is true.  I caved because of the colorways, but now I can use an even better excuse.  I'm going to be having foot surgery (the first of apparently several) in a couple of weeks and will be on modified bed rest for a couple more (at least).  It was a bit of a surprise and it's all moving very quickly.  And I'm freaked out because I've never had any sort of surgery before and I'm going to have a general anesthesia and oh the scary things they (and lots of other people) tell you.  So I'm just sort of ignoring all that part and focusing on the afterwards.  Modified bed rest means major things to me: time to unabashedly craft (knit, cross stitch, embroider, whatnot), read, watch movies, and become a gamer (roxxor!!1!).  I will obviously need lots of yarn to get me through this time (and all the time I've been and will continue to spend waiting in the waiting rooms and offices to pass the "the dr. will be with you in a moment" moments).  Now having mentioned all that, that may also mean that posts will be even patchier than normal (I know, how is that possible?).  So, um, there ya go.

Comments

[Julia]

You deserve the goodies! The pirate things are really great. So sorry about the "pop surgery," but you're right to focus on the bright side and gear up to having some extra time to make gorgeous things. It will all be just fine!

[Shelley]

Look at all that gorgeous yarn! Can't wait to see what you make with it! Hope the surgeries will go well and that you'll not have any of those horror stories you've heard about happen to you!

[Gina]

I can't blame you, they sure are beautiful!

[jj]

Hey, good luck with the sugery and no worries! I had brain surgery last summer and am pretty much back to normal now. You'll have time off, fun painkillers, and time to work on some crafts. And with any luck you'll just need one surgery instead of several.
So get as much yarn as you need, and don't worry about the blog for a while - when you're back you can post pictures of all the incredible things you made! And if you make nothing at all and just watch TV, that's fine too. Best of luck entertaining yourself, I know you'll be fine.