where my needles at?!

so i know i briefly touched on the topic before, but i recently moved out of my apartment. and when i moved, i made the mistake of taking all of my knitting "stuff" (for lack of a better word) to my parents house. for some reason i thought i would be able to fight the urge to knit. but just like an addict going through withdrawal, i was itching to for just one mitt.
and with all this time on my hands, it was a perfect time to start working on my very first knitting order. so after i received my yarn from Knit Picks, i was pretty excited to get started. until i realized all of my needles were at ma and pa's. f*ck. meg's suggestion, as usual, was to throw money at the problem and just go buy more (HA). my thought was to order a new pair online with my gift certificate. moms suggestion was to overnight the needles i already owned. i decided to go with moms advice.
so i finally got the needles yesterday and set to work on the first scarf. after a couple of hours, i had a small panic attack. the scarf is supposed to be 15" wide, and as i was getting to the end of the yarn, i realized i didnt order enough. f*ck. i was super impressed by my inability to plan ahead or add up yardage. i was about to throw the stupid thing of the floor and give up when i realized i had an entire box of yarn in my room and i should really just take a quick peak before i lost all hope. and alas, i dont suck. and i can do addition. i just cant count balls of yarn. huzzah!
so at this point, im about halfway through scarf numero uno and thinking it's a good thing that i started this is june. it's taking a bit longer than expected, but i guess i will just have to get back in the habit of bringing my knitting everywhere. so take that as a warning, friends, and get your old lady jokes ready.

and in true jessie form, i totes dropped a stitch while taking the following pic. huzzah?