It's the Final Countdown

I've got one more day left before my summer class begins. I plan on honoring it fully by lazing around for hours and watching the televised Michael Jackson memorial. The new apartment ain't bad. Ain't bad at all. But the refrigerator is only half as tall as I am, which makes my plan of abundant cooking-and-freezing-to-avoid-ramen-and-boxed-college-food a slight challenge. But the AC works marvelously, almost too marvelously. The indoor chill is revving a desire to knit new winter pieces for myself this year. Perhaps a cloche and some wrist warmers are in order. So what if it's already 90 degrees outside and it isn't even August yet?

Lots O' Stuff

Umm..although it seems like when a person doesn't blog for a couple of weeks, there must not be anything interesting going on, that is certainly not always the case. And today I realized both the near and far future will be so busy that I will have even less time for blogging, so this post is going to serve as a summary of events.

1.) I left San Diego and moved back to Arkansas.
This was a hard move to make, especially since my husband has to stay in California until he gets out of the Navy next year. Also it is difficult because I had gotten used to the city life, but San Diego and rural Arkansas have nothing in common. Not a damn thing. So even though I am back at the place where I spent my childhood, the adjustment to a slower lifestyle has not come naturally. But I don't expect the slow pace to last for long because...

2.) This summer I start medical school.
It's finally happening. I moved my belongings down to the campus yesterday and was genuinely impressed with everything I saw and everyone I talked to. Even so, the anxiety is creeping up on me. The standard questions of "Can I really do this?" and "How hard will it be?" and "What if I get behind?" are racing around my head.

3.) I finished Alison's Nightie.
Yep, the day before the wedding I finally wrapped it up, literally and figuratively. It turned out quite nice. The yarn loosened up and softened after washing. It even fits her well. Unfortunately the only pics I have are crappy cell phone shots taken in a hotel room, so I am not going to post any FO pics now in the hope that I will get better pics soon.

4.) I have not been knitting recently.
Partly because I am trying to save money, and partly because all of my knitting supplies are still packed in a moving box. It has taken all of the restraint I have to not go to the one yarn shop in town and start spending money. Instead I have been sitting on the porch reading Michael Crichton books.

5.) I am sad that I may not be knitting as much in the future.
Ahh, the days when I was a housewife with nothing but free time to knit and surf Ravelry are over. Evening knitting time is probably going to be replaced with study time. But it may be a good opportunity to knit up more scrap stash yarn into mitered squares for psychedelic squares afghan I started last year. Hmm...perhaps set aside 30 mins each day to make a square? That would be easier than almost any other project that comes to mind.

Well, that concludes the summary. We'll see how the next few weeks pan out.