KNITTING WITHOUT DOG HAIR IS NOT AN OPTION

After coming home from the Sock Summit, live got so busy and in the way of keeping up with the blog. DANG... And I had such high hopes that I would do better. OH WELL, too much fun during the summer and two major projects at the office. SO, I am still alive, actually quite happy, but very busy. The move at the office took two weeks and involved construction, walls came down, new carpet, new paint, new furniture, etc. etc. and as the office manager I was/am in charge of a ton of things... Anyways... That is/was project no. 1.

My dear friend Jen tagged me in a meme on FaceBook. It seems that I have been spending much more time there than here... Sorry... Here is the meme:

My life according to the Beatles
Using only song names from ONE ARTIST, cleverly answer these questions. Pass it on to at least 15 people and include me. You can't use the band I used. Try not to repeat a song title. It's a lot harder than you think! Repost as "my life according to (band name)"

Are you a male or female?
She's a Woman

Describe yourself:
Ain't She Sweet

How do you feel:
Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da

Describe where you currently live:
Strawberry Fields Forever

If you could go anywhere, where would you go?
Octopus's Garden

Your favorite form of transportation:
Yellow Submarine

Your best friend is:
Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds

What's the weather like:
I'll Follow the Sun

Favorite time of day:
Good Morning Good Morning

If your life was a TV show, what would it be called:
Eight Days a Week

What is life to you:
All You Need is Love

Your fear:
Fixing a Hole

What is the best advice you have to give:
Not a Second Time

Thought for the Day:
The Long and Winding Road

How I would like to die:
Happiness is a Warm Gun

My Motto:
Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey

I loved doing this. Thanks Jen!

What else before I will fall asleep from exhaustion? I met Ms. Rowan. She is sooooooo adorable. I spent some time at Pixie's house last weekend.

I was very sad when I had to leave and give the baby back. ;-) It is so calming to hold a teeny-weeny baby... I finished the baby blanket for her just in time. It's the OpArt Blanket from the Fall 2008 Knitty issue.

Projects Stats:

Needles: US 5 / 3.75 mm Knitpicks Harmony 60 inch
Yarn: Dark Horse Yarns Fantasy
How much? 2 skeins = 410.0 yards (374.9m)
Colorway: Baby Pink

Yarn: Dark Horse Yarns Fantasy
How much? 3 skeins = 615.0 yards (562.4m)
Colorway: Mint Green

Yarn: Dark Horse Yarns Fantasy
How much? 3 skeins = 615.0 yards (562.4m)
Colorway: Blue Sky

Notes:
I knitted the blanket in Stockinette Stitch instead of Garter Stitch. The blanket was fun and easy to knit. The only thing I didn't like about it, is that the center kinda sticks out like a boob and that you have to weave in a gazillion. But that's just me - you know how I hate to weave in ends...

OK, it's late... Need some sleep NOW.

Yup, I have some major news...

There is someone new in my life who is "sweater-worthy". And so I am knitting a lovely sweater for him, it is a pattern from the Queensland Book No. 9 - called Beck.

We met a while back, it was not planned and I didn't think I was up for a new man, but as it turns out, I am. I don't know what all to share right now. Let's see. He is as Southern as they come, a single dad with two of three kids still at home, very tall (6 feet 4 - love it) and coaches his son's 6th grade football team. I thought about a nickname for the new man for the blog and decided to call him The Coach.

The Coach pretty much turned my life upside down within a heartbeat. All of a sudden I am going to football practice and high school football games. It is a totally new world for me. And I started watching college football - I am sure you already guessed his favorite team, Georgia, of course. I still have no freakin' idea what happens on the field but I am getting a lot of knitting done and you will laugh, I ordered "Football for Dummies" because I hate feeling like a dummy ;-). He makes laugh out load every day and I feel like a 16-year-old teenager when I am around him. I love his kids, his parents and his grandmother. His family reminds me of mine, a big funny bunch and very welcoming. Things seem to be working out great and I am enjoying myself. So, besides my wonderful friends, I now have a bunch great new friends to hang out with on the sidelines. ;-)

The Coach and I are going to Germany in October. My mom is dieing to meet the man that makes me so happy. We'll be there for 10 days. My nephew's christening will take place while we are over there and I am ready for everyone to meet The Coach. He reminds me very much of the friends my brother had when I grew and the boys I used hang out with at school. And we are going to Italy for a few days to visit Venice and Verona. There will be lots of pictures. I am hoping that my new toy, the Acer Aspire, and lots of wireless hotspots will help to keep you posted while I am travelling.

Thought I'd finally share the happy news. Hopefully I’ll have some time soon to post more often. Work is a killer these days, with a series of events at the end of September. But it is all good. A lot of interesting tasks that take me back to my origins, event marketing.

Time to go to bed…

I got this in an email today and I thought it is worth sharing. These days, with all the crazy things that are going on in my life, I am sometimes pissed off and upset, but the following lines sure put things in perspective.

If you have food in the refrigerator, clothes on your back, a roof over head and a place to sleep, you are richer than 70% of this world.

If you can read this message, you are more blessed than over two billion people in the world who cannot read at all.

And, if you have wonderful friends and a new love, as I do, there is really nothing to complain about, right? With this - have a wonderful weekend! Hopefully I am going to be able to post about knitting sometime soon!