Eat.Knit.Sleep

So, if you've been reading this blog for awhile, you know that I've been in somewhat of a funk. If you know me personally, you've probably noticed this too. You also know that a lot of this is related to my choice of career, and particularly to the job I currently have (and the particular person I report to).

Now, I haven't quit my job (yet. This is still a possibility.) I have, however, taken a step that will hopefully make a smart career change. Starting in January I will start going back to school and working towards teacher certification.

It's going to be long time and a lot of work for a program that grants no degree and a job that doesn't pay nearly as much as it should, but I feel good about it, and have really felt my mood lift since I made this decision.

So hopefully this change will make blog-life a little more interesting. I can imagine that Blah, Blah, and Blah must be boring to read.

On the knitting front I've got a lot on the needles right now. I'll show you another day -- need to keep the content coming!

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I hope all of you had a great Thanksgiving, I know that I did. Here are few pics from my weekend, although I didn't take many at all.

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and not told you . . .

After frogging my Secret of the Stole, which I will get back to with a vengeance. Someday.

I needed something else that was challenging, new, and matched my winter coat.

Enter Ufserud:

Horrible photo, as it is before my coffee right now, my first color work, and incidentally, my first hat.

Enjoy. I am.

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Happy Monday!

It is 8am and I am not at work. Woot! (Not to rub it in for all of you that ARE at work, but I'm happy so don't rain on my parade).

I had been saving vacation days since June for our impending move which isn't happening, so now I am forced to take some vacation before the end of the year, so I decided to take this week off.

C and I are bailing on Thanksgiving and heading down to Cape May on Wed and I am super excited.

My weekend was pretty great. It started on Friday with some takeout from a local Mexican place. Can't go wrong with Veggie Burritos and Rice and Beans.

Saturday I went for a run, and came back home to C preparing bagels and lox. My favorite! Then he and I headed out shopping to pick out my birthday gift. He had decided to get me a full head-to-toe outfit for our dinner out in Cape May and he got me a beautiful tweed skirt with embroidery, a silk blouse, and hot new knee high boots, and came home and made me dinner to boot. What a catch!

Yesterday it was snowy here, so I stayed in my pjs and am thisclose to a finished Ariann (minus the belt and buttons) but I did manage to complete a Monkey sock.

I'm spending today cleaning the house, but hope to get a little knitting done too!

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So, I had a great birthday weekend.

Friday, I took the day off work, because while I don't make big deals out of birthdays, my job is really not where I want to be ever, so seemed as good an excuse as ever to take a day off. I didn't really do much of anything, but finish ripping back the raglan decreases on Ariann (which didn't really decrease), and clean up the house a bit. Went for a short run too (did I mention I'm doing a half marathon in April?)

C picked me up and took me to dinner at a local restaurant. The service was a little off but the food was great, and it was nice to have a nice dinner out without C stressed out about not having a job. Very nice.

Yesterday, because apparently I get a birthday WEEKEND, not just a day, I got a pass on Oscar's vet appointment at 8:45. He and Oscar also found time to bring me back bagels and lox, my all time favorite breakfast!

We then went to the Allentown Fairgrounds to pick up some food for my SECOND birthday dinner, but ended up getting everything at Wegmans instead. We had a cheese course with some lovely champagne, a pork loin stuffed with fennel and onions, some roasted cauliflower, and for dessert Chocolate Grand Marnier Mousse. Am I lucky girl or what?

So, while I should be working on my grad school applications, looking for a new job (someone please think of a career for a girl in the suburbs who has only worked in sales and hates it), and training for my half marathon, I am instead basking in my laziness and knitting on Ariann and enjoying my birthday hangover. That is, until it is time to go to the store, and for me to hope that C doesn't notice that my home made mac and cheese will pale in comparison to his culinary skills!

And just because I haven't posted a picture in a while, here is what I am wearing today, which I think will be Tweedy Vest's last appearance. It's comfy, but kind of hairy and not flattering. I see Fuzzy Feet in my future . . .

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Well, I'm 27 years old now, and I don't have ANY time to post, but I just wanted to thank everyone for the birthday wishes, and I hope I have something knitterly to show you soon.

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Still frogging, hope to knit soon.

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First of all, I can't believe it is November 3rd, which for some reason I can't stop remembering as my friend Rachel from elementary school's birthday. (Rachel S. -- if somehow you find this blog today of all days, Happy Birthday!)

Secondly, all I seem to be doing is tinking back today. I've frogged my Secret of the Stole to the beginning due to an Oscar-related accident. All the yarn is fine, and so is the dog, but I spent a good hour fishing beads out of my carpet.

I had to tink back my Monkey's because knitting while drinking wine is not always a good thing.

Now, I'm tinking back the yoke of Ariann because I can't seem to get the raglan decreases right while knitting in pattern. One front has 22 stitches left, and the other has 15. Not good.

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