I bade my parents adieu before work this morning when I dropped them and their bags off at the ferry terminal to start the long journey home. It was a whirlwind 12-day trip and after all the planning and traveling, training and driving all around Japan, I am left in my empty apartment with this pile of yarn. I am too tired to even look at the pictures from our trip!

Thoughts on my new acquisitions:
* Finally, the black yarn I have been needing to finish my log cabin blanket! It is getting to be the perfect time of year to knit with a big blanket on my lap so this could not have come at a better time.
* Knitpicks makes Palette in some paletable colors now! They are heathered and wonderful and not of the same harsh/gross color families of the original colorways. Hurrah!
* Got my hands on one of Emily's gorgeous sock yarns in "American Patchwork" colorway. I can't remember if I actually talked to my mom about how much I loved this colorway or if she just *knew* and got it for me coincidentally.
* All ready to swatch for my Ms. Marigold, yay!

As soon as I emerge from the post-trip coma, I might actually start to use some of this stuff. It's a good thing I don't have to deal with jet lag! I'm off to get into my pj's, park on the couch and watch season 1 of Brothers and Sisters on DVD.