A cut above

I'm missing Knit Knite. Why? Good question...a combination of things. Got out of work late, had to run some errands, feeling not quite 100% today...I just needed to come home and put on my jammies and get comfortable.

So I decided yesterday that I need bangs again. I have been trying to grow them out and I just couldn't take it anymore. I went to have them cut at lunch time at the mall, but the girl didn't cut them short enough. So then I decided to cut them shorter myself....I have never done that before, and I probably won't again. I feel like they are a little short, but they will grow. QUICKLY I hope.

So I had my first class last night. I think it's going to be really good. There are only 12 of us, so it's a nice, intimate class. Everyone seems reall nice too.

We're starting to get ready for the weekend....just one more day to go...I promise I'll post a big blog with lots of pics when we get back.

Another great weekend...

I have to say my last two weekends have been pretty great. Reconnecting with people who mean a lot to you is a great way to spend a weekend. Friday night, I went out with Vicki, who I met at work and who is quickly becoming a great friend. I had to go and get my ID picture from Nazareth, so since I was on her end of town we went out after that. Pittsford has such a nice area around the Erie Canal....cute shops, delicious restaurants, and a scenic walkway. We ate at Simply Crepes, which was SO good, I cannot even describe what a treat it was. Then we went for a nice walk along the canal. There was a band playing across the way...it was just the perfect summer night.

Saturday was my niece and nephew's birthday party. They are brother and sister and believe it or not, they were born on the same day, 5 years apart! Very unique. So my sister in law has a big party for them each year. She really outdid herself this year though...there was enough food to feed an army! And it was so good! We totally stuffed ourselves. My niece Hillary liked her present, which was my fourth (and hopefully final) Meema's Felted Marsupial Bag from S 'n B. Incidentally, I was still knitting it Friday night and then had to weave in the ends, felt it, and then HOPE it would be dry enough to give to her Saturday afternoon. A fan on high speed for a few hours does wonders. Our nephew Owen liked his present too, water guns and a water rocket. We topped the evening off with a bonfire. There is nothing more relaxing than sitting in front of a campfire on a great summer night. Brings back such great memories of summer vacations in New Brunswick growing up...

Sunday we had yet another party....obviously we were very popular at the McKenney-Markle household this past weekend. We had a graduation party for a family friend. It was nice, I hadn't seem some of that family since we got married a year and a half ago, so it was good to get caught up.

So all in all, a great weekend.

And now it's Tuesday. That weekend is long gone, but the next one is coming up quickly. And despite time flying by so quickly, I have managed to get some work done on my Honeymoon Cami. Not that you could really tell, so I'm not posting any pics. I'm still in the ribbing at the bottom. I've decided to elongate the ribbing because I like my shirts a little bit longer and it looks like it was a litte short for my taste in the picture. I'm excited, I love knitting with the KnitPicks Shine, it is so soft and has a nice sheen to it. I want to start on my Florida Bag too soon, or else I fear I won't have it done this summer. Not to mention my knitted item for my Secret Pal....GAH!

Oh, and my last bit of news....tomorrow is my first day of school. I have my outfit all picked out, my lunch made...I am ready to go. SO excited! I must go and make sure I get a good night's sleep.

A little catching up...

So it's official....I'M IN! I start class next Wednesday. I'm very excited! I have to go back on Friday to get my student ID and parking pass, though. I registered today and apparently the information doesn't transmit over the system right away so the person helping me couldn't see my status with the school in his computer. Technology...so great and yet so useless.

In other news, even though it is Wednesday, I must write about our weekend. It was great. We were up in Canada for my old roommate's wedding. Jay is such a great guy, and he and his now wife Kelly were together through most of school and they are such a great couple. The wedding was in Collingwood, Ontario, which is on the Georgian Bay and is about 5 hours from our house. It was so nice up there. They had a very warm but nice day for the wedding. It was so nice to see the other roommates too, they were in his wedding party. Then Sunday was of course Father's Day and it was my sister's birthday earlier in the week, so we had a nice celebration on Sunday for both of them. I miss my family a lot. And then back to reality on Monday, but it was a good weekend.

So somehow yet again, the week has just flown by. Thankfully I got a lot of knitting done over the weekend. My felted purse that I started on Thursday at Knit Knite is almost all done, I juts have to finish the handles. That was accomplished on the drive to and from Canada. But that is all of the progress I have made, which is like NOTHING! I have so many projects I want to work on and I just never seem to get around to it.

My flower garden is coming along well...I say well, but that is well for me, which means that the plants are not dying and they are actually growing a bit so that is definitely good news.

Oh, and of course the biggest news of all. The Super Walmart in Albion has now been open for a week. John and I went to check it out on Sunday night...there is so much stuff there, it is unbelievable. I have to admit, it is convenient to have a store like that so close by. I used to have to go to Brockport, which is 2o minutes away, to find a store with any sort of selection.

Okay, off to finish the purse so I can felt it and dry it before Saturday!

Two packages? FOR ME?

Look at what came in the mail yesterday...

Okay, yet again, my picture does not do the yarn justice, but is a beautiful, vibrant yarn with shades of pink/rose. It is so luxurious!

And here is the rest of my One Skein Secret Pal package. A notepad with a super thoughtful note, a pink pen that says Spoiled (clearly my pal knows me well), a sheep shaped soap, a pattern that looks really cute, a lovely card, and the second best thing aside from the yarn....a generous bag of caramel corn the cutest little box. It was delicious, I finished eating it tonight...for supper! :) Well, that wasn't all I had for dinner, but just about.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, SECRET YARN FAERIE! IT IS PERFECT! ;)

And that wasn't all of the fibre excitment in the McKenney-Markle household last night. Oh no! My package from Knit Picks also came. I ordered the yarn and pattern to make the Florida bag. Doesn't the yarn look yummy? I am using Shine right now to make the Honeymoon Cami and I love the texture and the way it knits up, so I am looking forward to using the Shine Worsted for this project.

Other good news. My entrance interview to the Master of Science in Human Resources Management program went very well. I anticipate that I will be accepted as a non-matriculate student to start in the second summer session, which is FABULOUS! I could be a student again in a matter of two weeks! I will know more next week, the acceptance committee has to review my application and stuff, but I have a very good feeling. The program director pretty much said I was in. WOHOO!

Alright, must go and fondle my yarn now and try to go to sleep.

So many things to be excited about

What a weird week it has been. Short work weeks are great in theory, but then you have to fit 5 days worth of work into 4, not to mention that you don't know what day it is all week.

So my lack of blogging this week can be attributed mainly to the fact that I have definitely decided to apply to begin my Master of Science in Human Resources Management at Nazareth College. I went to an information session on Wednesday night, and it was great. I had a campus tour and it was really quaint with lots of green space and a small campus population, which is totally my style. I learned so many great things about the program and I walked away totally energized and excited to start. I'm just gathering up my loose ends so that I can go for my program interview to be officially enrolled. I am moving so quickly because I am aiming to begin taking courses in the second summer session which begins June 28! EEEEKKKKK! That's so soon! I decided to push and start now because only one course is offered and it is called Executive Lecture Series and is essentially just that...a series of business executives come in and speak to our class and the whole mark is made up of participation, attendance, and one paper. A nice way to ease in the program, I thought. And the course only goes to August 8, we go two nights a week from 6-9:30 for those 6 weeks. I AM SO EXCITED TO START! Call me a nerd, but this is exactly what I need in my life right now.

Hmmm let's see, in other knitting news, I am still working on round 1 of the Honeymoon Cami. But at least I cast on for it. The whole knitting through the back loop thing is what is taking so long. My needles aren't really pointy, so I have a hard time getting them in there. But it is progress nonetheless. I also saw Lynne's Florida Bag and I knew I just had to make one. The colours are fabulous, and it will be a great way for me to learn some other stitches. I'm all about the developmental knitting projects now...I need to expand my knowledge so I can make some more complicated objects.

It's Sunday and it is finally sunny out. It's still a little on the cool side though, but at least my flowers will get some sun now.

Sorry "Helen", my Secret Yarn Fairie, no pics of the garden yet. When things come along a little more, maybe I'll post some, assuming the flowers live. I do not have much of a green thumb. Seriously.