Archive for February, 2004
Thursday, February 26th, 2004
Not much to update you on over here. Lots of rain here in Alabama. Our backyard is almost a swimming pool. I’ve been working on my knitting of course. And watching lots of Stargate SG-1. I love that show. I’m so totally hooked on it. Work has been pretty good. We’ve been busy doing updates and lots of changes. I also made a few changes to my knitting blog. I changed the layout.
I will be going to Texas again this May. My hubby is going on another canoe trip with the guys, so I’m off to spend a week with my parents. I’m really looking forward to the relaxing trip. Lots of knitting is planned, I hope. And I’ll finally get to see my sister’s little pooch. 
Oh yeah. I forgot to mention…for our anniversary, my husband gave me pearl earrings and a pearl necklace to match. No, not a string of pearls, I’m not too fond of those…it’s just one solitary pearl with a teeny diamond sitting above it. It’s just perfect. I was totally not expecting jewelry. It was a great surprise.
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Monday, February 23rd, 2004
We had a great time in Florida. Visiting in-laws and seeing the Cirque du Soleil. What a great show! And I love the theme song (Alegria). We had planned on driving for a time on Thursday and staying in a hotel, then driving down to the in-laws on Friday. Well, instead we hopped over to Gainesville and crashed at my SIL’s place. So while there, Friday morning, we went to a yarn shop. I was in heaven…they have a fabulous selection of yarns…including Tahki, Noro, Cascade and many more. I got some yarn to make a tank top that I’ve had my eye on. And my husband and I decided we could defintely live in Gainesville. It is a very nice town, not too conjested, but big enough that you can find anything you need. Instead of like here where you have some, but not nearly everything you need. Of course that means find jobs down there and that will be tough. But maybe someday. It’s ideal…close to family but not too close. Who knows.
Saw Charmed last night and was disappointed that they didn’t mention the next episode. That means that it will be at least two weeks. At least Leo and Piper hooked up, so maybe the next time we see her, we’ll get to see her pregnant belly. She is so cute. And I really liked Paige’s hair…a little darker, but not black like it was when she was first on the show. This new darker reddish brown looks great on her.
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Tuesday, February 17th, 2004
Three years ago today, I wed love of my life and my best friend. There were many times I didn’t think we’d last past a few months, but somehow we kept it going. He swears we met at a party outside of town, but I don’t remember him being there. Of course I don’t remember much of that party. LOL! Those were the college days. The day we officially hooked up, we had gone to a party in a group but I had a date. We spent the majority of the night together talking and flirting. When the party started to break up, we were sitting on the couch together and my roommate asked me where my date was. Someone said they thought he was outside and just when the music stopped, I said, “Oops!” Everyone in the room laughed. We weren’t really dating, and several other parties came and went. One in particular stays in my mind, because at the end of the night my mind had been made up. The next morning, I told my roommate that he was the one guy I wanted to be with. I just knew he was the one. Shortly thereafter, we officially started dating. I still remember when he first told me he loved me. He was very shy about it and we were standing out by my car, because I was heading back to my own dorm. A year and a half later, the day after Christmas, he proposed. I was down in Florida spending the holidays with his family. His sister was also getting married. We told no one since this was her special time and we didn’t want to take away from it. When we finally made the announcement, I think my sister was more excited than I was. 
Our engagement was a long one, 5 1/2 years. We did the right thing. We graduated and got jobs first. But finally the day arrived. We had orginally planned to wed on May 5th, the day we officially started dating. But after 5 years I was tired of waiting, so I pushed it forward. Our wedding was perfect. You always hear all these horror stories about something going wrong. Everything went perfect. No glitches. Our honeymoon was everything I could have asked for. The weather, the plane ride, the rental, everything went as planned and we had a fabulous time. I still can’t believe how smoothly it all went. I guess it was the right time for us. Everyone claimed they’d never seen a happier bride. I was happy that day. I only wish it had lasted longer. It was over in a flash.
So here we are in the present. Three years and he is still my best friend and the love of my life. I couldn’t imagine my life without him in it.
Eric – Happy Anniversary. I love you.
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Monday, February 16th, 2004
I hadn’t expected to get anything for Valentine’s Day. I even told my parents that I didn’t get anything when they called. Since our 3rd anniversary is tomorrow and we will be going out of town this weekend, I wasn’t thinking about a gift. But we meandered to Lowe’s and I got a present. Now you think, a present from Lowe’s just isn’t appropriate for Valentine’s Day, but I feel it is. My dear hubby installed track lighting in the kitchen. It is so great. I can now see what I’m doing. Before I had to turn on about 3 different lights in the kitchen and dining area, just so I could get enough light to see what I’m cooking. Now all I need is the kitchen lights. It is so wonderful. And we have a pretty hanging light directly above the sink.
I have today off, for President’s Day, so I guess I need to go shopping after lunch for an anniversary gift for the hubby. Even though we are going to Florida to see Cirque du Soleil’s Allegria this weekend.
What else did we do this weekend? We watched a bunch of Stargate episodes on DVD. And we’re only half way through Season 2. Good thing there are 5 seasons. I’m so addicted to that show. It’s worse than Charmed. And I’m horribly addicted to it. Ok, maybe it isn’t that bad. I’m not watching the current season of Stargate that comes on Friday nights. But holy, moly. The guy that plays Daniel is such a hottie!! It’s no wonder that at almost every planet they visit some woman falls for him.
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Wednesday, February 11th, 2004
I’ve mentioned before that my husband drives an hour to and from work everyday. Well, no more. Starting this week or next he will be working from an office here in town. The campus here in town works different hours since they are a branch of the main campus. They only work till noon on Fridays. So if my husband gets those hours as well, he will have 1/2 days every Friday. Plus he is downtown, as am I. I look forward to going to lunch with my hubby. And having him so close will be wonderful. He might actually be getting home before me. In addition to all that he’s getting a small raise. Needless to say we are very happy.
In other news, I sold my old laptop to my parents. My sister needs a new one for her trip to Spain this summer. She is taking one semester abroad. With the money I got for the laptop I hope to get a new stove. The one we have works ok but it’s really old and I really don’t like the burners. It isn’t a ceramic top with flat burners, but the burners are solid. It gets extremely hot and takes forever to cool down…more so than a standard stovetop. I hope to get a new stove with flat burners. I’m looking for one that has a double burner (can be set for large or small). I prefer that to a warming center. Sometimes you just need another large burner. We’re going to look around and see what we can find.
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Friday, February 6th, 2004
I’m very pleased to say that my knitting blog, In Stitches, has been chosen as a Spotlight Site for February by my host, Bloghosts. Hopefully this will bring in a few more visitors, maybe a few knitters. I’ve never had a problem with my host. Jace has always been very helpful and prompt whenever I had an issue I needed to resolve. My site is rarely down and the pricing is great. I have no complaints. I have been extremely happy with Bloghosts in the year that I’ve been with them and I am in the processing of moving another site I maintain (for a non-profit org) to them for hosting.
Thank you Jace and everyone else at Bloghosts for chosing my blog.
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