Just a note on knits

I'm headed off to work soon, but I was checking in and felt I should leave a note, so I can prove I'm still blogging...

I was just reading my friend V's blog (who lives far away from me and has for about 4 years), and it seems she has become quite the knitter. It makes me so happy. I knew she was into it, but she's far surpassed me now, though I can remember encouraging her in her beginner days.

I was starting to get an itch because I hadn't knit in so long. On top of that, my crafty night had a three week break between some re-scheduling and the Labor Day holiday. So I was really needing to get my craft on. I went out determined to find a good yarn store open on Sunday. Lo and behold, the one nearest my house is the only (good) one in town open on Sundays. I dashed down there, got some help from a very energetic associate, and left with two new yarns...one just for the heck of it, and one for a new project. Then I dashed to crafty group to begin a --- duh, duh, duh! --- project for myself. I always find cute patterns or yarns that I think would be great for so-and-so, and the result is I almost never make anything for myself. But now I am. So there. Pics to follow soon.....

Back in the Groove

I am still here, believe it or not. It has been hard to sit down and blog, but I've been thinking about it and missing my online community. So I'm still plugging away, whether or not anyone is reading.

Lots of changes lately - some I'm not ready to discuss. But the ones I want to talk about are great. Work is going swimmingly. Except I don't swim. Anyway, the theatre has been lots of work and lots of fun. The best part about my day-to-day work is that I have so many different tasks that I can switch things up as much as I want. I do have deadlines to meet, but the strictest ones are the shows, and we have the whole schedule for the year up front, so I can plan my work ahead. I could easily spend all day in front of the computer, but if I want a break, I can go shopping (probably my biggest on-going task) or go make something.

Wedding plans finally feel like they're getting off the ground. I've started to collect addresses, and we've secured the locations and the caterer. There's still so many decisions to make, and there's about a billion things to do, but I'm feeling better about it than I did, say, a week ago. Of course, I feel like I have more on my plate than any other bride because I want a DIY wedding. But I know that's not true. I still have far fewer tasks than I might if there weren't so many awesome people offering their help (many in professional ways - like my friend the baker who's doing our cake FOR FREE). So I'm not complaining for now.

In other news, I have three new roommates. Wait, did I already mention the first? Well, the house started out with me and HB and two other guys. One moved out in March. Then another guy moved in mid-July (that's the one I may have mentioned already) - we'll refer to him as LK. Then original guy #2 moved out mid-August, to be immediately replaced by a couple - R & R. So there. Five folks in the house for over two weeks now, and nobody has threatened death yet. It's actually not bad - we all work long days and want to chill/do our own thing at night. And we're all vegetarian, so shopping and meals are pretty easy. And the place isn't too messy either. So there. Girl R just came home after a very long day. She's just told me that she's not doing any work tonight (which she often does), and instead she's going to unwind with one of her favorite pasttimes - eating ice cream while reading inspirational stories about people who have lost lots of weight. So there.