Still alive…
Sorry for the long silence. There was a week of extraordinary busy-ness, with two jobs, much report editing, a final exam paper, a final sewing class, a mad dash to the airport. Delays. Wailing babies. No sleep. Inter-terminal sprints (an Olympic event in the making, should the Games ever come to Newark, NJ), with pauses to be air-jetted in some really obnoxious new security machines. Boston, braving the Harvard commencement mayhem. The excellent Fogg Art Museum (my boy Inness, Whistler, David Smith, and many other favorites). The Worcester Art Museum (Hi, Mrs. Perez Morton! Hi! Hi, all you other old buddies from art history class – I didn’t know so many of you lived in Worcester!). And then, a wedding:
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This is my bestest four-year roommate, confidante, instructor in fashion and craftiness, and co-conspirator in all facets of college life, Mia. She wed her sweetheart Eric last Saturday and is pretty much the happiest woman on the planet. (At least I hope she still is. She is a newly minted doctor and started her internship on Wednesday. Pray for her, my friends.) And as you can see, I am very happy to see her so happy. I was also just about this gleeful when she let me play with her spinning wheel on Tuesday when we met up back in Boston after the nuptial festivities. The extremely ugly little woolturds I spun in no way reflect the loveliness and seductive qualities of her Majacraft Rose. Even the gentlemen present were hypnotized by its awesome dual-treadle action. Eric’s status as a suitor worthy of my beloved friend was sealed when he gave her this wonder on her last birthday.
In the midst of all this fun was a dash through two other states, a memorial party for my grandmother that became a full-blown reunion of both sides of the family, and a visit to the legendary Webs (I wanted to pitch a tent and move in). We came home. I got laid out by a vicious sore throat, which is still gnawing at my vocal cords with its nasty pointy teeth, but is giving way to a cough. Huzzah.
Anyway, it’s been a busy time. I’ll show you some piddly little scraps of knitting soon, and the skirt I just finished in my beginner’s sewing class. It’s actually pretty cute, even though I didn’t get the zipper exactly right. But right now I need some beauty rest. Tomorrow is Anniversary Day chez Garter, and the hubby has lined up a lovely romantic getaway at the Columbia Gorge Hotel. Scraps of knitting and skirts with wobbly lines of stitching totally look better in luxe jazz-age hotels, right? Right. I somehow suspect there are very few papas among my readers, but if you’re out there, Happy Father’s Day, dudes.
Posted: June 18th, 2007 at 3:28 am
Glad to see you back and sounds like an awesome, yet hectic time! The photo is lovely your friend looks so happy!
Posted: June 18th, 2007 at 3:51 am
Sounds like quite a whirlwind!!!! Too bad you didn’t have more free time – I live right outside of Worcester!!!
Posted: June 18th, 2007 at 4:42 am
wow, you’ve been busy! welcome back 🙂
Posted: June 18th, 2007 at 8:41 am
That was quite the trip! Happy Anniversary and feel better soon.
Posted: June 18th, 2007 at 9:44 am
Happy Anniversary!
Posted: June 18th, 2007 at 10:53 am
Wow, I thought my life was busy. I have a new job, and trying to balanze it with my life as a small childrens mum. And, with my daugther travelled to Finland to bury grandma. And am pretty exchausted any ways. 😉 And, Happy Birthday!
Posted: June 18th, 2007 at 11:19 am
whew! i’m tired just reading! and congrats to your bestest roomie, and happy anniversary to you and mr garter!
Posted: June 18th, 2007 at 12:28 pm
Welcome back, jet-setter!
Posted: June 18th, 2007 at 4:26 pm
Boston?? So close, yet so far away. Glad you had a good time at the wedding. And have a great anniversary!!
Posted: June 18th, 2007 at 7:39 pm
What a great picture of you two!
Posted: June 19th, 2007 at 9:23 am
Happy Anniversary! Glad you had such a lovely trip!
Posted: June 19th, 2007 at 4:14 pm
How incredibly cute and happy you are in that picture! Yay! Now get some rest!
Posted: June 20th, 2007 at 2:05 pm
I hope you are feeling better! Happy Anniversary!
Posted: June 20th, 2007 at 3:19 pm
No time to breathe, is there? I hope your throat gets better soon and you have a chance to recuperate. It sounds like you had a great time at the wedding. A man who buys his woman a spinning wheel is definitely a keeper! and Happy Anniversary!