Mr Poopers Day Out

Posted by: preita | June 3, 2009

I <3 Icelandic Wool

One of the nice things about being home is that after I finish looking for a job for the day I have “free time” which means trying to clean the house, making dinner (I am having an affair with the crock pot), baking bread and what not. This week it included spinning.

Icelandic + Angora Goat

This is Icelandic Wool blended with Angora Goat from Ranch Of The Oaks and it was absolutely beautiful to the touch. Not at all like any lopi I’ve ever felt, it was clean and soft and so enjoyable. Also, it had a LONG staple! Over 3 inches in some places! I’d totally recomend begining spinners trying icelandic but I doubt that any is really as nice as Tom & Mette’s. I’m not sure how they get it so soft but they are doing something seriously right at Ranch Of The Oaks for sure!

I’m thinking that after I wash and twack it this yarn will fluff up to a solid DK or even light worsted weight. I am thinking about making fingerless mitts or mittens out of this as it’s a little too hairy to be close to the neck.

I also finished a sock from Cookie A.’s new book. Kei-Mai. It’s nice I guess. I’m waiting until I finish the second sock for a full review but though I was impressed with the traveling lace pattern I wasn’t happy with the 7″ long cuff or that for my foot size the lace travels all the way across the foot to the other stockingknit portion of the sock. I’m really glad I went up a needle size (66st is kinda small for me!) instead of adding more rib because then I really would have been out of luck pattern wise.

I think that these socks are kinda pretty, but I think pattern wise they aren’t my cup of tea. I chose this pattern to get my feet wet in the book and now that I have it’s off to the more interesting and fun patterns.

Icelandic Lambs

I’m really in love with the coloring on these little guys. I can’t wait till they make it into more yarn for me!

First Time Shearing

Tom and Mette have become fast friends of mine & the Mr’s, they own and operate Ranch Of The Oaksup in Lompoc and when Mette invited us to shearing this year I knew I had to go. I have to admit, I didn’t really know what to expect or what, if anything, she would let me do (I mean you don’t want some newbie screwing up your fiber and your livelihood right?) but I guess I must have misjudged her trust in us because we were soon thrown into the thick of things.

Preita, the Mr, & Jim posing with the first Alpaca of the day.

Notice that smile? Yeah, that was the very first animal of the day, our very first alpaca and neither Matt or I knew at that point that there were 55 more animals to go. Seriously though, it was awesome. It was hard work for sure because even though alpacas aren’t big they are quite strong. I had head duty the whole time which means I had to make sure that they stayed put, where their head went so did the rest of their body. Thankfully there weren’t any serious incidents where anyone actually got hurt. They are, after all, an animal that doesn’t understand why or what you are doing.

I will admit that I thought I would be taking a whole lot more pictures during the day, but I didn’t. I instead worked my butt off with the rest and it was awesome. The first animal went on the table at about 9 am and we were done with the alpacas at about 5:30 pm. I, along with most of the women took a short break to make and eat sandwiches and, like most of the women brought down food to shove in the men’s mouths as they worked and refused to quit. I may be a hard core feminist, but that doesn’t mean I won’t make him a sandwich and take care of him.

the Mr feels quite at home here.

(I’m sure a lot of people think that I pose or make the Mr look a certain way when I take his picture, but often he is rarely aware of what I’m doing or that I’m focusing on him) It was nice for the Mr to be around like minded men too. He’s quite happy when he’s dirty, sweaty and working his tail off and there aren’t as many men who’d like doing that as you can imagine. I think this weekend he was around kindred spirits. The men didn’t talk much all day, they were dirty, sweaty, tired and extremely appreciative of that glass of jack at the end of the day.

Patrick gets his equipment ready for the final animals of the day

Patrick and Jim were amazing shearers. I have to admit that I was afraid of getting in Patrick’s way at the beginning of the day. He was definitely there to work and I’m glad that Jim asked for our help because I doubt Patrick really need TWO people who didn’t know what they were doing and would get in the way of his flow. It was neat to see the same kind of zen expression on his face that the Mr gets when he chops wood.

After all the alpacas and llamas were done Patrick showed us a quick shearing of the Icelandic Ram. It was amazing, he caught the ram and just flipped him on his butt where the ram went into a sheep trance and just sat there like a baby until Patrick had finished shearing him.

Patrick shearing the Icelandic Ram

He looked much better albeit naked afterwards. The ram, not Patrick

Besides shearing there were the regular antics and fun things that you just don’t get to do at home in the suburbs like bottle feeding a lamb.

Matt feeds Little Dude his bottle

Feeding the rest of the animals isn’t as personal.

You get to do things up here that are just neat. Like eat an ostrich egg for breakfast.

I am going to steal Baxter and his freaky multi-colored eyeballs and take him home. I love this dog.

Baxter

So that was our weekend. I’m kind of thinking about maybe bugging Mette during the week at the mill and maybe getting some mill training since I’m not working and that woman could totally use help in any way as she’s probably the busiest person I’ve ever met! Till next time!

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Posted by: preita | May 29, 2009

Budding Lace & Textured Shawlets

I have been knitting, but everything else had taken blogging precedence in the last week. Amazingly I have finished things!

Budding Lace Shawlette

Pattern: Heavily modified Swallowtail Shawl meaning I only knit the budding lace porition of the pattern because it’s so easy and brainless and fun.
Yarn: 1 skein Malabrigo Lace in colorway Vaa
Needles: US 3 addi turbos extra pointy
Verdit: My new favorite scarf. I never thought I could do the whole triangle scarf thing, but if it’s the right size then you don’t get the old lady immage so badly

Is there anything better than Malabrigo in any incarnation? I say no. All we need now is a Malabrigo Tweed

Lace Detail

I also finished my own version of the Textured Shawl.

Textured Shawlette

Yarn: Temptation Sock in Hazardous
Needle: US 5
What I did: 6 rows of st st, 4 rows garter st, 6 rows st st, 5 pattern repeats texture st then repeat from beginning. I also opted to have YO’s for the increases instead of M1 which was only to help me keep my place
Verdict: I dig it. The color is a little hard to coordinate, but it’s a good sized scarf & smooshy to boot.

I bought Cookie A.’s book last night. Yeah, I’m probably the last person to jump on this band wagon but the book didn’t immediately call to me. At first glance I only liked one pattern, but then, last night, the overwhelming urge took me and I started to really look at the book. I think I love almost every single pattern (quite a feat for any book!). So I am busily knitting away on kai-mei. I was so overwhelmed by all the pretty pictures that I made the Mr pick a sock pattern and not surprising at all he picked the most architectural one of the bunch.

This weekend I’m heading back up to Solvang to my friend Mette & Tom’s ranch (Ranch of the Oaks) because they are shearing all the animals. Not only do I hope to just spend some friendly alpaca time but hopefully also be some help! I will come back with the standard 500 pictures I’m sure because we are staying up there all weekend.

And since I haven’t given you a Bob picture in almost a week here you go. (Why so much Bob and no Sue or Ed? Because he’s the only one that constantly needs to be near me, the orange cats do their own thing during the day.)

Bob Toes

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Posted by: preita | May 27, 2009

June Lake, Yosemite & Mono Lake

OMG So I’ve been putting off this post because I took something in the range of 700 pictures this last memorial day weekend. SO! instead of inudating you all with pictures and clocking up the feed lines I am just posting a few and linking to the rest.

We went up to June Lake with my inlaws and fished.

FIL & the Mr with the day's catch

FIL Fishing

The duck was totally NOT helping

To prove to you once again how much of a putz I can be I totally ate it face first on this dock next to the boat. Seriously down in a heart beat. Why? Because I was trying to get out of a rocking boat onto a floating dock. Also because the floatation on the dock was not working & sank 2 feet under me when I stepped up, and also because there was no grip on the dock. Thankfully I knew this was probably going to happen and I gave my camera to be safely held by my MIL as she watched in horor as I face planted into the dock. Hey, at least I didn’t fall in!

This is the dock where I totally ate it face first

We also went to the Bodie Ghost town.

Hey look! It's my FIL!

There is so much stuff left inside!

See! They just left it all!

We went to Mono Lake were we learned about how terrible LA has been to the enviroment. If you are interested google Mono Lake/ Debate & you will see how they drain lakes so people can feed their pools decimating environments in the process.

The Mr @ Mono Lake & the Tufas

Mono Lake Tufas, I have never seen a more reflective lake!

The Mr and I drove back home through Yosemite National Park and got into a fight when he tried to cram the whole park in the space of an hour. but! we saw amazing things.

See the crazy ass rock climber? He's by the shadow on the lower right hand side of the first picture

The Mr in Yosemite: Hey look! Snow in California! Crazy Pants!

Ice Fishing. Sorta

More to come because
1. I caught a “ghostly image” on film and it cracks me up
2. I realize now there are pictures I haven’t uploaded
3. It’s my blog and I can do what I want to!
Happy thursday from Mrs. Jobless Preita (BTW Why am I getting calls about interviews for sales positions I NEVER applied to, No I don’t want to sell insurances K thankx by!

Froot Loops!

Well, kinda, at least in sock version I have to say, I love these socks but I still am not a fan of this yarn. I think if I would have used it for a scarf or a shawl it would have served me so much better. The color is stunning, it’s smooshy, but the stitch definition is not what I could hope for. That said I do love these socks, they were fun to knit (every other row is a knit row for those of you that love that) and there is no actual cabling. It’s all k2tog or slipped stitches. I know, a lot of you are trying to figure this out right now, but seriously, it’s brilliant for socks. (Also, please don’t notice, though I am totally now pointing it out to you, the difference in the cuff lengths. I have no idea what happened.)

Froot Loops Socks

Pattern: Froot Loops Socks
Yarn: J Knits Colorway “California” (how appropriate! And delish!)
Needles: US 1 circs
Mods: I added 1 extra pattern repeat to bring the st count to 70 since I was afraid of a lack of stretch. I didn’t need to, but I like it this way.
Verdict: Love

Froot Loop Detail

I think the end result is pretty nice and the yarn is just enough variegated that it adds interest with out detracting from the pattern to much.

Gusset

I ended up keeping a shallow gusset because I like the instep pattern to come right to where the middle of my foot. I don’t like any stockingknit creeping up onto the top of the instep at all!

Froot Loop

Second pair of socks finished this year & I might just be on another sock kick. It’s summer, I’m laid off and I have quite the sock yarn stash. Since I am off buying any new yarn I will knit what I have, which means most likely, socks.

I’d like to thank you all again for the wonderful response I got to my Cornrow Socks. I was a little overwhelmed by how nice the responce was. Especially for a sock I was just kind of making up as I went. I would like you to know also that it is available as a direct download from Ravelry now thanks to my Dad for turning my pattern into a PDF (we have really old versions of word at our house apparently!).

In other news the Mr and I are joining his parents up at June Lake (up near Yosemite National Park) and I can’t wait. It’s a cabin right on the lake and there will be fishing! The FIL is actually thinking about renting a boat so I’m stoked!

Yesterday I met up with my friend Sophia and we had coffee, chatted excessively (which is the only kind of chatting I do), knit and cruised Main St in Ventura for a while. Silliness was to be had.

You all have a fantastic holiday weekend! I’m off to out fish the boys, knit, write, and enjoy some nature! (PS I’m now up to 125,000 words, another 100,000 words & I think this part – yes I did say ‘part’ which isn’t what I was planning on originally – will be done!)

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Posted by: preita | May 19, 2009

I received my first call back about a job yesterday. It was unexpected and I don’t have an interview yet, but they gave me a personal link, my own password and asked me to fill out the longest online application ever. See, this was a ‘why not’ job. I have absolutely no experience in this field but I read it, the job sounded like something I feel is awesome, and since I had absolutely nothing to loose I applied. (at the encouragement of my FIL). The strange thing is that though I think this job could potentially be awesome for me it pays the same as my last job but no cubical would be required. Amazing right, are we as human beings even able to do work out side cube anymore? (the answer is obviously yes but it usually indicates you do some sort of manual labor).

So cheers to taking a random chance. Cheers to not worrying about being good enough. It’s a resume, it’s a job, if they don’t like it they won’t call me, no big deal.

My health has improved drastically over the last week also. I feel great, a little odd being at home, but physically I feel the best I have felt in months. I realize now that this is no chance encounter. That job was poisoning me, the stress of always being wrong no matter what I did even if I followed exactly what they told me to do, was overwhelming. There were days that if I heard one more “Remember Preita…” I was seriously going to loose my shit on them. You can’t say “Remember to ___” if it’s a brand new policy that you ARE JUST TELLING ME ABOUT RIGHT NOW because guess what? I can’t remember if you’ve never told me. But that’s how everything worked and I’m so thankful to be away from it.

I’ve also gotten a bunch of writing done. I’ve surpassed 113,000 words an am getting my ducks in a row for the climax. I don’t doubt that it will take me another 100,000 words to finish this book, but I’m not ashamed of it. I don’t know how people can write a full novel in 35-55,000 words, I’m not that kind of person.

Things I have discovered (or rediscovered) with my time off:
Blaring Disturbed across the house so that the windows shudder when no one else is home.
Listening to my ipod for 8 hours strait
Laughing after listening to 6 strait podcasts of Prairie Home Companion
Feeling bolstered after listening to my back Unitarian Universalist Pod Casts
Having my energy back
Having time to spin at night

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Posted by: preita | May 18, 2009

Knitterly Monday

So my first full week of being unemployed as come to an end. I can fully attest to how draining it can be now. Before I would always wonder why people didn’t just get a job, but now that I am here and I am looking for a specific kind of job, well, now I understand more fully. I spent a full day just registering to sites so that I could submit my resume.

I’ve applied to a few different types of jobs, nothing insane because I know there are things I won’t do and things I can’t do. I won’t work mind numbing manual labor (that’s not saying I won’t work with my hands, it just has to be stimulating), I won’t sell, I won’t work in a restaurant. Things I can’t do include accounting, and IT. If I could go back to my post high school self I would have whispered this nugget of brilliant. “Dear Preita, you should double major in accounting and computer science. Then you will never ever be unemployed”

I took per the Mr’s insistence 3 full work days off last week. 3 days where I did not go completely nuts looking for a job. I slept in till 8 am, had coffee, watched Good Morning America and had many more doctors appointments than I’ve had in the last year. I had an ultra sound, blood tests and a consultation. I really love my new doctor and feel so much better than I have in months. I feel so much better than I have in at least the last 6 months and the only thing that has changed is that I am no longer employed at my previous company. Two days after being laid off I slept through the night and awoke feeling refreshed for the first time. I can’t think that isn’t a coincidence.

I have caught up on my Unitarian Universalist podcasts and have had my heart filled by my family and friends. I have written and knitted and found renewed strength. I spent the week with my niece and am once again amazed how she and her mom always seem to be around when they are needed most. How at some of the hardest times in my life that little girl has pushed those fears away with her laughter and unbiased bottomless love and healed my heart. I have received heartfelt much appreicated emails and notes from friends, some of whom I have never met in person and feel fortified by each and every one.

So the hunt is officially on and we are tracking that crafty fox. In my spare time (because I have been having a normal work day, on the computer by 6:30 to look for jobs, an hour for lunch and done for the day at 5) I have spun the rest of my yellow merino.

Yellow Merino Handspun

I spun this looser and thicker than I normally would then plied it tight. I really love the smooshiness of the end result. I still have to work on spinning a bit thicker, I feel really out of control with it.

Yellow Merino Detail

The Mr also finished spinning some yarn.

The Mr's handspun "Zoo Blend"

This was 4 oz of Ranch Of The Oaks “Zoo Blend” which means it had quite a few different animals in there. Llama, alpaca, Icelandic wool & I think maybe some curly the angora goat. Either way it’s totally delish and so damn soft. I think it needs to be some mittens, this yarn should be close to the skin and I think also that it will be super duper warm.

I also finished one Froot Loop sock. I always loved the pattern since I first saw it on Knitty but the pattern looked complicated and though I love cabled socks I rarely knit them because I can’t stand the thought of a cable needle on socks. This one should have had a exclimation at the top proclaiming “No Cabling Required!”

Froot Loop Sock

We are also dog sitting again which actually works out well since I’m off work. I only wish I would have had the MIL set up a grooming appointment for the dog so I could have taken him while they were gone.

Next weekend we are joining the parents up at June Lake next to Yosemite National Park. I can’t tell you how excited I am. They rented a two bedroom cabin and I heard tell there is fishing equipment involved! I know absolutely nothing about fishing other than 1. I love it & 2. I will catch a larger fish than you. That’s the proven method and it usually does drive people nuts as I cast willy nilly and sometimes with out even bait What it will allow is some great pictures, some excellent father son time for the Mr & his dad and lots of smiles. I really can’t wait.

Bob says Howdy, he is helping me apply for jobs & is polishing up his typing skills in the process.

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Posted by: preita | May 14, 2009

Knit Thursday-Yellow Version

A week of mixed emotions is coming to a close and I have survived it. I’m still kind of getting my shit together and with the help of my more than amazing FIL I’ve almost gotten a serious hard core resume that honestly, is pretty impressive. I think the hardest thing for me personally is that I have troubles talking about my accomplishments. Yes, I blog, a lot, and it’s mostly about me me me! but it’s hard for me to say in real life “Look at me, I did this, I rule.” It was hard to go through my almost two years at the last company and think of a single actual accomplishment because it was not the environment that would have ever told you that you were doing a good job. Fortunately my FIL did this for me, and actually? I accomplished quite a lot.

In other news I have been knitting. I think I might have found my knitting mojo again.

First off. I knit my niece a February Baby Sweater and it is most likely the cutest thing I’ve ever knit.

Pattern: February Baby Sweater
Yarn: Cotton Fleece a little less than 2 skeins
Needle: US 8
Mods: I knit one more increase round which was perfect.

Amazingly it came out perfect, the length of the body, the 3/4 sleeves, all perfect. it still needs a toggle which I will have to do today because they are leaving tomorrow morning.

The Baba is a big fan of the sweater, she twirls and runs around telling everyone she’s “Pretty!”

The only improvement I could see on this sweater was one actually suggested by the niece herself. She was convinced that this sweater needed a hood and kept asking for one. I think it would be seriously cute with a hood and am pretty sure I will be knitting one of these sweaters every year of her life until she’s old enough to tell me to stop being a dork.

I also started a new sock (I’m now almost done with the first sock, but you know how we knitters are

Froot Loop Sock

I really love the stitch pattern, but I’m not sure about the twisted stitch heel, it doesn’t seem as nice & secure as the slipped stitch heel.

I also finally finished some spinning!

800+ yds of sock weight Merino

I only meant to spin 400+ yds but I guess I got carried away.

As some of you noticed yesterday I released a new pattern which is becoming way more popular than I thought it would. I have to make it into a PDF to directly download from Ravelry but for now my computer at home doesn’t have that updated word format that would allow me to do it.

In job news I have stepped lightly through the listings so far. Picking and choosing what is worth actually applying to, writing a personal cover letter for and putting down on my list for a follow up call. I know I could go strait back into the same industry but…I’m not sure that I want to. It’s hard because my first job in this industry was so awesome. I would have bled myself dry for that job, my bosses and the work. This one that I was just laid off from was disappointing, it’s hard to have management that doesn’t inspire you to do your best so I’m a little gun shy about going strait back into that line of work.

One job that actually interested me when I applied was the position of a court collector. So we will see. One step in front of the other gets you further than an all out sprint.

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Posted by: preita | May 13, 2009

Corn Row Socks – Pattern

These Corn Row socks are worked cuff down with an easily remembered stitch pattern that looks much more complicated than it really is. Corn Rows is the perfect sock for those semi solid and variegated yarns as it really breaks up most yarns tendency to pool while still creating a visually interesting sock.

Cornrow Socks

Yarn: 1 skein Malabrigo Sock Yarn (or any other sock yarn of your choice)
Needles: US 1 (either DPN or circulars the choice is yours)
Notions: stitch marker to mark beginning of row, tapestry needle to Kitchener stitch toe and weave in ends.

Cornrow Socks

Abbreviations:

LT: Left Twist. From the back of piece place right hand needle into the front loop of the second stitch on the left hand needle, knit this stitch, then knit the first stitch through the front loop. Drop both stitches off left hand needle.
RT: Right Twist From the front of piece place right hand needle into front loop of the second stitch on the left hand needle, knit this stitch, then knit the first stitch through the front loop. Drop both stitches off the left hand needle.

Pattern:

CO 68 stitches evenly over two circular needles or four DPN’s
Join in round

Round 1-15: K2, P2
Next begin pattern:
Round 1: *RT, LT repeat from * till end of round
Round 2: Knit all stitches
Repeat rounds 1-2 until piece measures 7″ long or to taste.

Heel Flap: Worked over 32 stitches
Row 1: Sl 1, K1, LT, *[RT, LT] repeat from * till last 4 st (6 times) then RT, K2
Row 2: Sl 1, Purl all stitches
Repeat rows 1 & 2 until there are 16 slipped stitches on each side of heel flap

Turn Heel:
Row 1: (RS) Sl 1, K17, Sl1, K1, psso, K1 turn
Row 2: (WS) Sl 1, P5, P2tog, P1 turn
Row 3: Sl 1, knit to 1 st before gap made on previos row, Sl 1, K 1, psso, K 1 turn
Row 4: Sl 1, purl till 1 stitch before gap, P2tog, P 1 turn
Repeat rows 3 and 4 until all st have been worked ending with a wrong side row, 18 heel st remain.

Gussets:
Round 1: With needle 1 K 19 heel sts then pick up and and knit 18 sts along right side of heel flap. With needle 2 work 36 sts of the instep in established pattern, with needle 3 pick up and knit 18 sts along the left side of heel flap then knit the the first 9 st from needle 1 again. 90 sts total; 27 st on needle 1, 36 st of instep on needle 2, 27 st on needle 3. Rnd begins at the back of the heel.
Rnd 2: On Needle 1, knit to last 3 sts, K2tog, K 1, work instep st as established pattern, on needle 3 K1, Sl 1, K 1, psso, K to end of rnd. 2 st dec’d.
Rnd 3: Knit all sts on needle 1, work instep in established pattern, knit all sts on needle 3.
repeat rounds 2 & 3 9 more times 72 st remain. 18 st on needle 1, 36 st on needle 2, 18 st on needle 3.

Continue foot even in established pattern until the foot measures 2″ less than desired length ending with Rnd 2.

Toe:
Dec Rnd 1: on needle 1, knit till last 3 stitches K2tog, K 1, on needle two, K 1, Sl 1, K1, psso, knit till last 3 sts K2tog, K 1, on needle 3, K 1 , Sl 1, K1, psso, knit till end of needle
Dec Rnd 2: Knit all stitches.

Repeat rounds 1 & 2 until 16 st remain, cut yarn and Kitchener stitch toe closed.

Cornrow Socks

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Posted by: preita | May 11, 2009

Thank You & Some Cuteness

First of all, I would like to extend my heartfelt thanks to all of you who commented or dropped me a note about my job loss. All your comments helped me from slipping back into the sick to the stomach feeling of not having a steady job. Seriously, you all really know how to make a gal feel good.

This weekend has been a roller coaster of awesomeness. Seriously, nothing could have been better to help keep my mind off things. Friday after I left the office for the last time I met up with my MIL, Mr, SIL, BIL & niece for lunch & then later we met again for dinner. Saturday we met the Mr’s cousin, aunt & mr Jaden for some serious beach time. If one 2 & 1/2 year old is fun, two are ridiculous!

Jaden & Amelia

The energy was astounding, these two ran around all day, in the water, out of it, in the sand it was so much fun to watch. It was like two little puppies playing all day. The Mr was as always, quite a stunning example of “the perfect man”.

the Mr, Amelia, & Jaden

Running to and from the ocean. It was a little chilly which stopped Amelia, but NOT Jaden. He couldn’t have cared less if he had to avoid icebergs, he was going to be IN that water!

Amelia & Jaden running like mad.

There was a little bit of swinging to be had.

Surprisingly few baby tempers flared.

This face was because she DID NOT WANT a sandwich & mom didn't put them away fast enough.

The day was mostly filled with smiles.

The big hit of the day was sand crabs which Grandpa & the Mr dug up in abundance.

There was a small time when Jaden was convinced that the small bug things were “sharp” which resulted in this scene.

Sunday was, of course, Mother’s Day. We all went over to my MIL’s house for tri tip & family, it was so nice to see everyone and just hang out. The food was excellent and the company was joyous.