Covered Wagon

So today was my last day at work locally. I start at the new unit on Monday and hopefully I am as smart as everyone says I am. It was really sweet. My co-workers took me out to eat at one of our favorite places and they bestowed me with lots of nice gifts and cards and gave nice speeches. I think i have been hugged more times today then I have in the last year. The sis and I leave friday afternoon to make the big trek out east. I feel like I should be loading up the covered wagon and saying good-bye to Pa. Okay, maybe not that dramatic because the covered wagon is really a Subaru.

I did receive a package from my spoiler in the Swap on a Budget. The highlights include stitch markers, MALABRIGO (YUMMY!), Eucalan, pure Maine maple syrup, candy, and the tiniest bamboo crochet hook I have ever seen, and a little felted case that just happens to fit my Tomtom perfectly. So I was really excited to receive all the goodies and managed to eat the candy and shove the rest into my knitting basket that I am taking with me as one of my "necessities" in the Subaru.

For the road trip, I purchased the new issues of Interweave Knits, Creative Knitting and the book knitalong: Celebrating the Tradition of Knitting Together. I also found a used copy of Loving Frank by Nancy Horan which is the fictionalized love tale of Frank Lloyd Wright and Mamah Cheney. This is also intended to help me bide the time until I am into an apartment and my stuff is moved in. Plus, the tv lineup for this summer really blows, so this might just be the push I need to read more. I also downloaded Pearl Jam's Ten album. it is my all time favorite cd and around a year ago, i accidently shut it in my dash lid and it broke in half, so I downloaded it on itunes so I could have some good tunes to accompany us on the long trip.

Anyways, I don't know how much I will be able to post in the next couple of weeks. Assume that I am still alive, I am just going to be busy starting a new position and trying to find things like an apartment and knit nights.