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July 22, 2005

Brace Yourself

You might want to sit down. Oh wait, you probably are because you're at your computer. Ready? I knit 5 rows on the Lotus Blossom Shawl last night and did. not. rip. out. a. single. stitch. It's fabulous isn't it? I was so giddy I couldn't even get to sleep (and I needed to sleep after the 4 hours I got the night before)! I believe the devil has been exorcised and the knitting gods have been sated, and not a moment too soon. I am cautiously optimistic that this means things will be moving along on the shawl. I'll know more after the weekend.

Do you know the worst part of living in the country? No? Well let me tell you. It's those little orange slips they put in your mail box that tells you you have a package at the post office to pick up. It's torture. My ball winder and swift have arrived, but I can't get the package until tomorrow (since I don't work in the same town as I live I can't run down to the post office over lunch)! The suspense is killing me. I will post pictures as soon as they are in my possession. Promise.

In other news - Cheyenne Frontier Days starts today. It's a huge thing for Cheyenne. Thousands of people attend the rodeos and concerts and shop until they drop. There are parades, art shows, food, and fun for more than a week. A lot of our friends enter the rodeo, so Travis and I get to catch up with people we don't see very often, which is nice. The really great thing though is that in my office we get to wear "western attire" for 6 whole days. To truly understand this you have to know that we don't even have casual Friday - we're a business attire place 5 days a week. So, the fact that we get to wear jeans and boots (or sandles) for more than a week is pretty freeking fantabulous! It really doesn't take much to make me happy - knitting that goes right and jeans. I'm a simple gal.

Have a wonderful Friday and happy knitting.