I love Madli

Different View
Originally uploaded by Jered and Esther.

I think I have a new favorite. It was socks for a long time, now I think it's lace. Okay, I know it's lace. I am doing Madli without the nupps because I started with the nupps and I didn't really like them that much, I'm not a very bobble-y person, and while I think they are fine for other people, they are not fine for me. They were fun to make, but I like the look of Madli better without them. Hopefully I won't regret this once I have her all blocked out!
I've knitted another 6-8 inches beyond the point in this picture, but it wasn't super interesting so I just thought I'd use an older photo.
This weekend is yard work weekend, and we are finishing cleaning our old apartment so that we can finally be rid of it. It will be so nice to only have one place again! (And to be paying for only one place)
My work week from hell is finally over, and although I won't be sipping margaritas by the pool all weekend, it will be relaxing not to have to see any freshmen, including my sister!

This is where I want to be

Living Room
Originally uploaded by Jered and Esther.

And finally i am here! I spent 13 hours at work today. I am absolutely exhausted. This morning at 8 I had to help with the Peer training for our mandatory alcohol education programs. Then at 11 we had a picnic in the rain, which actually wasn't that bad because I got one repeat of Madli's done. It's going so much more quickly now. I can get one repeat done in about 45 minutes, so it should only take me a million hours to finish ;)
After the picnic I had to go into my office and work for a few hours on some pretty urgent stuff, including organizing volunteers to staff our resource center. Then it was off to a depression/stress program for the freshmen and then off to a meeting with my supervisor to discuss more planning for the semester. From 6:30-9 I was at a student activities fair. I had to demonstrate putting on a condom with the wooden models our office has. It was a riot. It's amazing how many students don't know how to correctly put on a condom! My job and life is so strange sometimes :)
I'm home now, Jered had sushi and candlelight waiting for me. He really spoils me. After a long day it was just what I needed. I don't think I have the energy to knit any more tonight, and I'm actually surprised I had the oomph to blog.
My comments should be working again, so go ahead and give em' a shot. I got the comments from a few days ago that got wiped out when we reformatted some things, but everything should be back to normal now :)
Goodnight!

Swift!

Swift!
Originally uploaded by Jered and Esther.

This weekend has gone by way too quickly. I spent both Saturday and Sunday working so it hasn't felt like much of a break. We are in the middle of freshman orientation right now and until next week I have at least three more late nights related to it.
Luckily, I have my knitting to keep me sane. This is a picture of the swift that I got from my Secret Pal. It goes perfectly in the new knitting room. How weird is it that I have a room devoted to my hobbies/school? This past month has felt really surreal, between the move, starting work again and learning to knit lace ;)
I can't wait for this week to be over, next weekend I have nothing planned for Saturday or Sunday, amazingly, and I hope that that is just the way it stays.
I have to send the reveal package out to my secret pal (who I won't name just yet, in case she reads my blog) sometime this week. I am always so late in sending my stuff!
I'm hoping to post at least a few pictures of the furnished house this week, so check back!

Madli's Shawl

Madli's Shawl
Originally uploaded by Jered and Esther.

Finally! Since moving to our new place we had a minor tech problem and both of our websites were down for a while. Luckily I got through to our Internet people and got everything squared away.
School starts next week, as does the rest of everything else, including my assistantship, and my internship. I am trying to get as much knitting in as I can before everything starts up again.
A few weeks ago i got a great package from my secret pal with a lovely swift (that I will post a picture of as soon as I can figure out how to get flickr to let me do it!) This has allowed me to start knitting lace. I had lace yarn that I was waiting to wind into balls, but the thought of the knots and entanglement stopped me. Obviously the new swift acted as motivation. I started Madli's shawl last weekend and have worked through 4 repeats of the main pattern now. It is so much easier than I thought it would be! I had to frog 4 times before I got the border right, but I've got the hang of it now (crossing fingers).
This week I also got a package from my KRSP Sarah! (http://www.sarahwooden.typepad.com) She sent me a lovely package of Lush Soaps and Bath fizzes that smell amazing. Luckily with two bathtubs in our new place I'll definitely be able to enjoy them! Thanks again Sarah :)

That's all for tonight, I'm just glad we're up and running again! Please comment so that I know all of you haven't forgotten that this site is here :)

Testing Testing

I'm having some technical difficulties, I lost the two posts I did over the weekend, but have them saved on my computer at home, hopefully everything will be back up by tonight!