Happy surprise edition!

What I’m Kniting/Spinning
-The Mustard Scarf is DONE!
-Started on a top-down vanilla sock with the guidance of Jasmin the Great.

Ooh Shiny
-Got delayed out of Chicago, ended up getting in about an hour late. Got picked up and we headed out.
-Had dinner that was awesome.
-Went to Stew Leonards - coolest grocery ever
-Meghan used the mom voice on us
-Woke up really early
-Beautiful drive
-Got there early, walked a bit then had to go get the swag boxes for the meet and greet
-Boxes were heavy.
-Huge crowd, apparently free stuff does that.
-Met Guido from “It’s a Purl, Man!”
-Got to see Tammy!!!!!
-Fleece sale.
-Free fleeces. 14 lbs!
-Rav party rocked - met Jess and Casey! OMG.
-Tammy’s a genius and brought marshmallows to roast.
-We were out of the hotel for over 18 hours Saturday. GO GO GO. I was a bobble head in the car. We tried to chat but our thoughts didn’t make sense.
-Sunday was another early day. We got to shop and see everything, met a few more listeners.
-Got there, and we were walking, I looked over on the groundand was like “HEY!” And found $20. So, we ate for free that day.
-Fair food ROCKED: artichoke, pot pie, lamb soup and sausage, cotton candy
-Left the festival about 4 or so, then came back to try and pack the hotel and decompress.
-Up at THREE am today.
-Flight delays. Then I got bumped from my flight. So much for my get in early and go day.
-You can thank Delta’s overbooking for this podcast recording, as otherwise I’m not sure when I’d have time to record in the next few days.
-Summary: Had a super awesome time. I got to do and see literally everything that I wanted to, made out like a bandit, and am the happiest girl in the world right now, even after being stuck in the airport for 5 extra hours.

Housekeeping!
-My contribution to the swag bag was buttons. They were a shockingly huge hit, and we had EVERYONE asking where we’d gotten them. So, because I had so many requests this weekend, I’m going to make up another batch (they’ll have a different tag line, since those said “Rhinebeck 2009″) and they’ll be available to anyone who makes a $5 donation to the podcast. This will help me cover the button and shipping costs, and then I’ll use the rest of the donations to help pay for hosting and prizes. You can find the donate button on the shownotes page. Those who have already made donations (thanks!) will be shipped a special edition Rhinebeck button in the next week or so.

Contact
-shownotes at KIPingItReal.com
-On Ravelry as PinkTiburon
-e-mail at jackie [at] kipingitreal [dot] com
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