hello world!

I have not actually fallen off the face of the earth. Work is insane right now and it's probably going to stay that way for the next year. I also had a visitor for the last two weeks. I left to go chill at the library this morning and it was already 82 degrees according to the Subaru. YUCK! Hot weather is gross adn this is the time of the year where I always wish I could check into the ice hotel and hibernate until about November. The one thing I do love about summer is summer reading though. I'm constantly reading year round, but for some reason, I always read more in the summer. Maybe that's a side effect of all the summer reading programs I participated in growing up. Right now I'm on a mystery/fantasy kick. I recently discovered the Wine Lover's Mysteries by Michele Scott and Maggie Sefton just released a new knitting mystery called Dropped Dead Stitch. Of course, there is always crochet. The Doctor Who scarf is stalled out until I can find more yarn. I'm not even going to get into the drama surrounding that. I finished another prayer shawl for my mom's group Thursday night, so I'm finding myself sans project. I might have to dig into the yarn stash and see what I can come up with.
Anyways, it was wonderful having Sunshine out here for two weeks. I really wish we lived in the same time zone. The Whole Foods produce aisle isn't the same without him. Myrtle Beach was a blast. I didn't get sunburnt, Sunshine found some huge shells, i actually got along with my dad and my sister, and I adopted a new hot pink Coach purse. I also had some amazing coffee at the KISS Coffeehouse (if you go there, make sure to check out the bathroom).
There was a lot of wine tasting while Sunshine was out here. His first day out here, I took him out to the Chatham Hill Winery, which is a local urban winery. We went on the winemaker's tour which was amazing. I love the smell of cork and oak barrels. I think watching the demo of the corking machine was my favorite part.
June has been a crazy month in general. There was also roller derby, game night and the most awesome No Doubt/Paramore concert.