Yarn Dreams

First, for those who got in touch with me over the loss of my Omi either here on the blog, in email, or on Ravelry, I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart. Even such a small thing means a lot, and reassures me that she will not be forgotten.
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Today is July 31, 2010. My 30th birthday is tomorrow. My Mom’s (not 30th) birthday was Thursday.
I’ve been fighting a monstrous cold all week, even staying home from work a day and a half because I couldn’t cough and breathe at the same time. You can pick up some super germs [...]

We had a great little celebration last Sunday for Independence Day. For the first time in a week the skies were clear and the temperature was below boiling.
We had a BBQ picnic in my parents backyard, played outdoor games (ladderball, washers, football) until the sun went down, and then set off some (legal) [...]

We had a nice, low key anniversary celebration yesterday. Originally we had planned on camping for the weekend at nearby Chain O’ Lakes State Park. The weather has been terrible around here lately and the Fox River, which feeds the lake, is at flood stage. We were watching the [...]

Five years ago today, Steve and I were married. I really don’t feel like five years sounds long enough – in a good way. We have been together since November 2001; 8 years, 7.5 months.
I wanted to find a photo for every year we have been together, but some [...]

So I noticed a while ago that Wordpress seems to have eaten my blogroll links. Not only are they not showing up on my site, they are no longer stored online. Shoot. I have no idea exactly how long they’ve been gone, but I feel very out of touch with the blogging [...]

Steve and I decided that we needed a long weekend away to break up the endless weeks of work and almost-but-not-really-springtime we were trudging through.
A quick, inexpensive weekend trip always takes us back to Iowa City, where I lived for eight years. It still feels like home every time I return. [...]

Even though I have been knitting some over the last few months, it is nothing like the marathon sessions I used to have. I would really like to get back to knitting more (when I can tear myself away from other recently acquired hobbies), but I do think this break has done me [...]

Really? March? Wow.
I think the second biggest secret to being an adult is that time moves faster and faster the older you get. (The first is that you will never feel like an “adult” the way you expected to as a kid.)
Aside from the fact that we have had piles and [...]

Once again I find myself woefully behind in my online life. I guess that’s a good thing – it means real life is going well.
I hope everyone who celebrates had a wonderful Christmas with their families. We had our last family party today, and I am a little sad that it’s [...]