Oh Hey There

Well, it's been a while, hasn't it. Sorry blog, I've been kind of busy. Too busy to document life? Nah, just too busy to put a lot of time into knitting.

I made a dangerous decision the other day, the decision to start reading Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver. I LOVE her fiction and I've been wanting to read this memoir ever since it was released. But like I mentioned earlier, I've been a little busy. In the fall of 2007 I planted a native garden in my front yard, and last spring I planted a hummingbird garden in my backyard. Last year, I though, gee wouldn't it be nice to document my gardening on my blog? Well, at planting time last year I was also 3 months into my brand new retail store. Details on that later.

Look, I'm not going to dwell on why I've shamlessly neglected--no, abandoned--this blog. What I am going to do, though, is catch you up on the past three years. Then you'll be seeing a lot more about my knitting and gardening--at least that's the hope. So let's get this started.

2006
2/19: Got married!
Early April: Honeymooned in Costa Rica
Late April: I suspended freelance work and started working full-time for a state campaign
June: Trip to Italy with my mom, sister and aunt
July: I get my idea for my new business!
November: Election; I return to freelance

2007
May: Officially became a suburbanite and landlord (twice over) in one day!
May through December: Insane remodelling work (2 bathrooms, basement, whole-house flooring, just to name a few things)
August: Adopted Butkus, our lab/pitbull mix
Early September: Planted native garden in front yard
September 27: RIP Ed the dog
Mid-December: My 1st niece is born
Late-December: The last time I got a paycheck!

2008
February: I open my business
May: I plant hummingbird garden
July: Adopted Mia, our lab/pitbull mix

2009
February: Business turns one
March: Homesteading idea is born