A Week of Goodbyes and the Start of Something New.

The last week of July into August was quite a week! I’m honestly glad it’s over.

On the Sunday, I moved all my things into storage. On the Monday, Steve moved. I worked nights Monday and Tuesday. On the Wednesday, I cleaned the house for the tenants. On the Thursday, I left my house for the last time. On the Friday, I gave the keys to the couple renting my house AND gave the keys to my car to it’s new owner. I then was sans car for the weekend but it worked out because I was living in town and was able to get rides to-from work for the weekend.

It all happened so fast and I was so tired that I’m wondering if it ever really had time to sink in. I miss my house. Everyday. I actually had to swing by the other day to get my copy of Interweave Knits. I didn’t drive up to the house. I couldn’t do it. It made me a bit sad to be there.

So, on a less depressing note, I got to spend 5 splendid days in Chicago last week at my friend Susie’s. When I got back, everyone asked about what kind of shinanigans went on while I was there. Truth is, I slept a lot and just took it easy. Susie is a great cook so my uniform pants were a bit snug when I returned to work. We did a lot of chatting, eating, walking, lounging and just taking relaxing. She did, however, take me to the local yarn shop, I’d Rather be Knitting. She also took me to get my new INK!!! Hahahhaha. Liberty Tattoo in Antioch, IL. Awesome shop. The artist – Eric Lynn – was a super-cool guy. I’d see him again. Plus, he gave me this beautiful tattoo!

August the 9th was someone’s big birthday – Steve – (30th – shhhh). Got together with some of his family and friends in Cambridge for the occasion.

I picked up my new car. I love it! I went from an automatic gas VW Golf to a standard diesel VW Jetta. This thing is LOADED! It is the bestest new-old car on the planet.

I also got to visit Michelle and the family in Waterloo. I always love seeing them. Michelle taught me how to do a proper yoga headstand. I was thrilled! I still can’t do it withouth using a wall – need to work on my core strength – but at least I can do one.

Now I’m back to my new reality (for a little while – hihihi). It’s sort of hard to get used to not going home. And, I can’t find ANYTHING. It’s super-frustrating. It’s getting better though. Fewf.

It’s been less than a week since I got back from Trip #1. I will settle in eventually. It’s been strange (in a good way) living with my mom and her husband. My biggest thing is whether I should eat this or that in case someone had plans for it. I love that there’s lots of space in the basement to do my yoga. 🙂 I feel badly that my stuff is all over their house. It will take a little adjusting for everyone I suppose. Oh, and it only takes me a minute and a half to get to work now! I’m just wondering how I still manage to be later than I would like though. :/

So… I’m already planning my next trip – CALIFORNIA in October for two weeks. Nancy and I are working nights together this weekend. There’s a lot of chatting going on. It’s awesome to already be looking forward to the next trip. I hope this whole year (and maybe longer) is this much fun. It’s worth being sad about the house.

Jacob starts school soon. He’s so funny! He sends me random texts and e-mails to tell me things like “I got a locker at school and put a lock on it and everything”. It’s adorable. I’m so happy that he’s this excited about going to school. I really want to make sure that this experience is awesome for him. Even though we don’t live together anymore, we still see each other at least once a week and chat via text every day just to check in. This week we went kayaking on the Rideau Canal. I so love spending time with him.

I haven’t had much time to knit or spin with everything that’s been going on. I finished Jenna’s baby sweater and I started a Lace Ribbon Scarf – that’s the first of the stash- busting projects.

Instead of going through all the fun stuff I’ve been doing, I’ll just attach a bunch of pics!