More than sporadic

So although posting has been spotty of late, it's going to get worse. Wednesday, my mom and I leave for Hawaii, where I will be watching my 'little brother' get married on the beach. I'm working on their gift, and because they might see it, I'm not going to post a photo (it's on ravelry). It's turning out nice. We're staying through sunday, and get back late. I'll work for another week, and then be off for three weeks. There will hopefully be time for knitting amongst the festivities. 18 days. It's pretty crazy to think about.

I finished the handfasting scarf. it's just barely long enough. looks good though.
I'm quite pleased. It's stretchy, so it'll work. I've also started a leftover sock yarn blanket project. mitered squares. it'll be nice and warm. It's a little weird, working on a project that has no definite end. someday, i'll just decide it's done and put a border on it. but for now...
Madrona was the weekend before last (thanks to marti for the sock blanket inspiration). I took classes every day, and was completely exhausted by the time Sunday came around. Lots of color classes, fair isle and intarsia. And i learned a knew way to knit from the yarn harlot...she called it lever knitting. I haven't done much with it, but it's good to know another new skill. Jen and I saw this sign...which summed things up quite nicely.

Top 10 reasons why I'm a bad blogger

1) i haven't posted for 3 weeks
2) i've been so stressed that i haven't even felt like knitting
3) i had a week of layoffs (not me, thankfully), a bridal shower, grandparents and college roomies in town, huge work project, and wedding invitation madness. there was a meltdown and tears. great fun.
4) did i mention wedding invitation headaches...they're all out now.
5) my office has been waiting for ceiling patches since christmas (the ceiling got a first coat of paint this evening...it needs another coat and then two coats on the wall. maybe this weekend).
6) i took a really cool sock yarn dyeing class and have had no time to dye my own yarn, or knit up the yarn i did dye, or show off pictures i took
7) we have a new addition to our family
Click to embiggen. She's pretty darn cute. the first week was a fun week of potty training. She's 16 weeks when we got her, and it didn't seem like much training had been done. she's feeling much better now.

ok. can't think of 8, 9 or 10. i will try to be a better blogger. however, only 33 days 'til i'm hitched. I expect to be fairly busy, although hopefully not stressed.