I Feel Much Better Now

  This is what I started and worked on during Turkey-day week.  Bill and I headed north on Tuesday and spend until Sunday in New Jersey.  I joked that I was going to hang out with the Jersey Devil.  Never saw him, but I did keep an eye out.
  A week of dinners with anywhere between 12-32 people probably doesn't sound relaxing, but it was what I needed.  We went to the spa, chased small children around, found some goodies while antiquing, cooked, ate way too much, drank a healthy amount, and laughed too loudly.  It was perfect.

Here is a quick breakdown of what all happened:

• Wednesday: Spa, cheese and champagne, pizza dinner
• Thursday: Mimosas and 3 soup lunch, wine and a whole buffet of options for dinner
• Friday: Bagels and lox lunch, antique shopping, beer tasting, distillery visiting (kitten petting), and 4 types of salmon and sides for dinner (accounting for the following dietary restrictions: Kosher, allergic to black pepper, vegetarian, allergic to turkey)
• Saturday: blueberry pancakes, hanging out, and smoked brisket, smoked ribs, and veggies for dinner
• Sunday: Eggs Benedict brunch, hike, beer, then a long drive home

  Now I feel like I can tackle the craziness of work and trying to find time to knit without too much trouble.  I'm a little behind because of the trip, but I'm not worried because we will work it all out in the end.  That just means less knitting time for me until I get caught up.

When It Rains...

  I have started this post about 5 times so far.  Everything has just been moving so fast that I can't seem to get my head around it.  At first I was going to ask for some warm wishes to help a friend get better, then things went downhill before I could start that post, then things fell off a cliff.  The last few days were a whirlwind of trying to get things moved out of an apartment in a gated community, getting work done, and dealing with everything going wrong at work.  I'm pretty sure there was some knitting in there too, but I might have just dreamed that.
  I am pretty proud that I was able to move Bill's truck in a small parking garage a few times and even backed into multiple spaces.  Back-up cameras are magical.

  Here is a picture of Tank being cute to keep you entertained until I can manage to get out of this whirlwind and get my feet onto more solid ground.