busy busy busy

things are, as usual, very busy. now i understand why there are actual "wedding planners" who do that as their full time job. it seems like i have a never ending list of things to do in the next 6 weeks before the wedding. and yes, i'd say about 80% of that is my fault, for deciding to make my dress, 3 bridesmaid dresses, the invitations, and the flowers. oh, and don't forget the yet-to-be-determined centerpieces! as long as i have the dresses finished by mid-september i will be able to relax a bit.

with this week being another busy freelancing week, i may have to postpone uploading photos of the new office. why? well, i still need to finish putting everything away. after countless trips to ikea, i think i finally have enough storage boxes to start. the real problems will start when i make the transition of moving my sewing area into the office [after the wedding], so that the previous office can be remodeled into a guest room. confused yet?

on the sewing front, i haven't had much time for anything outside of wedding dresses. once those are finished, i'm hoping to start on the amy butler weekender bag. i ordered the pattern a few weeks ago, and need to pick out some cool fabric. it would be a nice honeymoon carryall, but i don't see that happening. knitting wise, its stop and go. lately, the only time i have to catch up is during an hour or two of nighttime tv, if i find the time. between all the other things on our to-do lists, tv watching isn't that high anymore. [thank you tivo.] that is until next week when nip tuck starts again ;) i'm still working away on my tivoli top, and again, am getting slightly bored with the stockinette stitch. so, i started a small cabled project, the trellis baby sweater on knitty. its a quick knit, and pretty easy to do. and with so many people having babies, you can never go wrong with baby sweaters. and this, by the way, is another recycled knit.... i think i'd be able to make 3 of these out of one adult sweater :) it looks like i could be done with both by the weekend, so i won't bother taking in-progress shots. no time, no time!

i have a few knits in mind for my next projects, 3 to be exact :) this cable-y sweater from adrienne vittadini, this hopefully not-too-boring-slouchy-hoody-cardy from knit cafe, and... well, now i can't remember what the other one. if only i could find my list....

what else is going on? ian and i went up to erie this weekend for some family-visiting and some bridal shower action. it was [obviously], my first where i was the guest of honor and it was a lot of fun. thank you penny, you did a great job! we had some good food, good company, and i got quite a few lovely gifts. surprisingly, only one lingerie item [thanks again to penny ;) ]. i'm definitely looking forward to the pittsburgh family & friends shower next weekend. its really making the wedding seem more "real" and thats very exciting :)

time for me to get back to coding a site i'm working on, and running out to buy some milk for my desperately needed coffee.

flying by

its as if the summer is just passing us by, its already 'back to school' season. in the past, this time of year would always make me sad, and i'd reminisce and i'd yearn to be back at school.. as sort of a late new years resolution. but right now, i can't wait for that time of year :) its the perfect time of my life, everything has fallen into place, and i am really truly happy about every aspect of it. i enjoy my work and the fact that i'm doing it on my own; we're making great progress on the house and its turning out beautifully, [and we'll have no problem selling it when the time comes!]; i'm healthier than i've ever been and [hopefully] i will make a strong commitment to the gym in the coming year; i'm very impressed with my knitting and sewing skills as of late... the wedding dress certainly was a challenge; and of course, the wedding, or i should say, marriage. everything is, simply put, perfect.

ok, enough of this sappy shit ;) time to finish cleaning up my office and get a little knitting done. speaking of knitting, i will be posting photos soon. i have a few in-progress projects that i need to snap some pics of, and quite a few projects on a waiting list to be started. sigh. if only this wedding planning wasn't taking up so much of my time ;)

a very good week

lets see... 2 concerts, our first wedding gifts, no housework, and a finished office. what more could i want? :)

this summer is going by so quickly, its hard to find the time to post. we've finished the office, ian built me a new desk, and most of last weekend and the week were spent moving stuff into it and setting up. i still need to put stuff away and move more stuff, but i had to take a break to work on some freelance projects. once everything is nice and tidy, i will post photos.

finally getting into the habit of going to the gym and went a few times last week. hoping to head there tonight as well. gym vs. burger night is always a dilemma. we skipped it last week to head to mr. smalls to see the lovehammers. that was a great show, and a good venue for it.

mid-week, we received our first wedding gift in the mail! it was really exciting, and made me all giddy and girl-like :)

friday night we made it out to yokoso for some sushi and hibachi-ing, then headed to the movies to see pirates of the caribbean 2. it was pretty good, but about an hour too long. saturday morning consisted of fitting a bridesmaid dress for ian's sister and having a lovely breakfast he prepared for us. my sister penny came down later in the day to help with more wedding stuff, and then we went to the dashboard confessional show. it was great. it was my 6th[?] show, and it was at the top of the list. of course nothing will top the LA birthday intimate show with him playing acoustically, and meeting after the show :)

sunday was spent mostly napping on the couch with ian, watching too many episodes of we love the 90s, and then some more napping. it was a busy week, what can i say? :)

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