So much going on, so little time

It has been one busy week, and I am not going to lie to you. I am exhausted. I am getting ready for the Skills competition, and I finished my tulle underskirt.

It is removable, so I will be able to use it under other skirts.

Also for the community service project for a pregnant battered women's room at a local hospital, I made this unisex baby blanket.

I ruffled the edges and used a variegated yarn. I double-crocheted it.

I used the pattern of single, double, and then on the opposite side, I double-crocheted in the single and single-crocheted in the double. I used pima cotton and bamboo. Should be super soft for the babies-to-be!

This week, we celebrated friendship Valentine's Day at school. My girlfriend Simone made an incredible spread for us.

She is a gifted cook. She is from Haiti, and I am blessed to get to taste all of her nummy food.

That night I had to work, so we planned to go to a local BBQ restaurant that has the best friend pickles. Well, it wasn't open past 8 p.m., and since I don't get home from work until 9 p.m. that was out of the question. We tried to go to a steakhouse, but the wait was 55 minutes, and I was starving! We lucked out into the best Italian restaurant I have eaten at, since I left Clarksburg.

Let me just say that after being spooled by my girlfriend's mom Frankie growing up, I can be kind of picky with Italian food. But, this by far, is incredible Italian food. I had a creamy tomato penne with homemade Italian bread. My hubby had veal parmigiana and loved it, as well. Highly recommend this ristorante!!