New paths

So I'm in a much better place than my last post. I'm feeling really good about some of the decisions I have been making. Mainly deciding to take the Kindermusik training. My materials came in the mail yesterday and I am really excited to get started on the materials. My online course starts in about a week but I have already been looking through everything. I have not felt this good about something in a long time and I feel like I am definitely going down the right path by taking this course. I'll let you know how it goes!!

On another note, I have been knitting the infamous Christmas Stockings exclusively now, nothing else! Therefore, I may finish them all by July! I'm almost half way through the 3rd one.

I'm off to Gettysburg this weekend to tag along with my BF and his BF for Alumni weekend.

Decisions, decisions

So you may have noticed by reading my blog that I have a tough time making decisions. I'm constantly second guessing myself and making lists and trying to decide the best option for me. Recently I have been thinking of changing some things in my life that may be taking a bit of a risk. I'm quite nervous about making these changes but feel that they will be in my best interests. I'm trying to put all factors into these decisions including, my friends, family and boyfriend. I am having a very hard time making up mind and doing what is best for me and I think that certain people are starting to get annoyed with me. But if I'm including them in my decision they need to realize that its because I want them to be a part of my life and I care about them. Anyways, this is probably the most boring post I've ever written. Once I come to a decision I will write all about it.
In the meantime here are some goals I have for myself this year:
1)Complete the Kindermusik training
2)Become a NCTM--Nationally Certified Teacher of Music
3)Write a kickass article for Keyboard Companion

For now I will continue making those pro and con lists and losing sleep over these decisions.

Half way There

So as some of you may know I am knitting christmas stockings for my best friend's family of 4. I am at the half way mark of this project having completed the 2nd stocking last night and we also happen to be almost 6 months away from Christmas. (Brooke:I think I'm going to have them done in time...;) )


I haven't decided if I am going to cast on the 3rd stocking or take a short break from this project. On another note I'm going away this weekend with the boy, we just haven't decided where. I guess I'm too indecisive these days.

So last weekend I went out to Pennsyltucky with Crystal and we have lots of interesting stories from the weekend. They deserve a separate blog post though...tomorrow perhaps.

Clothes my boyfriend thinks are acceptable to own

So I was hesitating writing this blog, because I don't want people to get the wrong impression of my boyfriend. Bottom line is that he is a great guy that has an emotional attachment to clothes (I do too) and has a very interesting fashion sense. I only tell him that he should get rid of the clothes that are absolutely ridiculous to own and the following things fall into that category:

1)Clothes with holes that could never ever be repaired (I'm pretty good with the sewing machine, I know)
2)Clothes that are so ugly that should only be used for halloween costumes
3)Clothes that were a fad/trend 10 years ago that should never ever come back into style
Everything else is fair game. I'm pretty lenient with him on what clothes are acceptable. Here are two things I "borrowed" from his closet recently.


He knows I have these shorts that were bought for a halloween costume and he knows I was going to blog about them. He was "mango" from SNL in these shorts.


He does not know that I have this shirt, so please don't spill the beans. I asked him where he would wear this shirt and he replied "to a club" or "out clubbing" Now if a guy in this shirt approached me a club or in a bar I probably would not want to talk to him. I "borrowed" this shirt several months ago and he has not even realized that it has been missing. We'll see how long it takes...so please don't tell him I have it and I'm pretty sure he doesn't read my blog because he lives in the land of dial-up.

Mothers Day weekend update

So I went to NJ this weekend to celebrate Mother's Day with Matt's mom. I wish I could have celebrated with my mom, but 5 hours each way is a little too far to drive just for a weekend :( I arrived at Matt's house after a very easy evening of teaching (3 cancellations out of 6 students). His mom informed me that we would be going into Manhattan for lunch tomorrow with Matt's infamous sister. I knew that I would be meeting her on Saturday but I did not know about going into Manhattan. Matt told me about meeting her cause you all know if he didn't tell me in advance how furious I would be. So luckily he gave me time to prepare myself, which included packing enough clothes to last me a week. We drove into Hoboken in the morning and luckily I got to knit the entire way! I was working on the Lillian Tank in a lovely red. I'm very very close to finishing it and as soon as I do I will post pictures cause it is looking very very nice and very wearable. Anyway, we arrived in Hoboken and the whole experience was not a scary as I thought it would be. I was still nervous though, we took the train into Manhattan and went to the restaurant. As soon as we sat down and got the bread for lunch, Matt's sister passed it to me, which caused me to spill the bread all over the table because of my nervousness. I've been known to do things like that on first dates too...I guess its a nervous thing. But she lightened the mood by telling a similar story of when their parents were at a fancy restaurant eating Lobster and the butter went flying across the restaurant. On our way back to her apartment in Hoboken, Matt's mom stopped a man on the street that she thought was their next door neighbor Eric. Of course it wasn't and the man looked like she was only slightly crazy. After eating and walking around NYC everyone was very tired, I was practically too tired to knit on the way home! But I did a little bit anyway. So I think the first meeting of Matt's sister was a success, at least I have no reason to think otherwise.
On Sunday Matt and I went hiking in the Delaware Water Gap Recreational Area. We hiked along a stream and waterfall. Although it was only an hour hike (nothing as difficult as I've done in the White Mnts of NH) I did break a sweat and have to think about where as was walking for fear of falling. We are definately going to do more things like this over the summer, which will give me a good reason to go to Blairstown instead of making him drive to WC.

In a Purple Haze at MDS&W

So I did go to the Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival! It was so fantastic but a little overwhelming. We could not go on Sunday because of my little piano students recital (which went much better than expected) on Saturday. But from what I hear I'm glad I was not there on Saturday because of the crowds and I thought it was crowded on Sunday! We did make it in time for the Ravelry Party on Saturday which was a lot of fun and so nice for the good people at Ravelry to throw for all of us. Matt and I were glad to see Frecklemom there and had a nice visit with her. We also ran into a friend from college that I did not know was a knitter, which was fun. We spent the night on Saturday with Brooke and Ryan in Towson and spent the morning with them. The highlight of the morning was showing Turner the Geico car. He was very interested in seeing the Gecko on the side of it. It was a warm sunny day at the Sheep and Wool Festival on Sunday, not the best day to be looking at yarn, but any day is a good day to look at yarn in my opinion. I left with some very nice purchases and didn't break my budget on top of that. As you can see my new favorite color is Purple. These pictures don't really do my purchases justice.


This is a nice thin cotton yarn in various shades of purple. I loved the colors and couldn't put it down when I saw it. It was also a very resonable price for the amount of yarn on the cone. I'm not sure what I will make with this but I have some ideas...shhh, there secret until I cast on!



This yarn I purchased for a sweater patter I brought with me. I'm crossing my fingers that I bought enough! But its so soft because of the wool/silk combo.



This was another yarn that I could not put down because of the colors and its softness and weight. Delicious yarn! It was a little pricey for me so I thought I would have to leave it behind, but Matt could see how much I liked it that he offered to purchase it for me so I did not have to leave it behind. I'm thinking of making a Wisp with it. But I'm taking other suggestions.