Caeser Creek Lake

On Saturday we made our annual pilgrimage to the lake. The colors were not that great this year. We did not have that much rain so most of the leaves are just drying up and falling off. I took a couple of pictures when we went up the path to the damn. It was a really nice day. We are having a little Indian summer right now as it has been in the 80s the last few days. I am sure it will snap out of it soon and we will be freezing. I am buying gloves and sweaters to prepare for it.

I worked on the bolero this weekend, it seems like it is taking forever! Just a couple more inches and I will begin the increase row and then it will only be 8 more inches beyond that. I really want to get moving on to the next project.

Friday at last!!!!

Well, it is finally Friday! It has been a long week and I am very tired. I had to take care of a lot of mistakes that people made and that is always irritating. Hopefully there won't be any more. I have a lot of work to do on this program it has been neglected for quite some time.

I don't think I have knitted one stitch this week! I am going to work on the bolero tonight. I really have to get my butt in gear if I am going to have my Christmas stuff done in time.

Rachel got her birthday present today! I am so happy she liked it and she gets to take it on her birthday trip so that is even better! It is a cowl that is long enough to become a hood - a hooded cowl. I can't wait to see it under a jacket. HAPPY BIRTHDAY RACHEL :)(:

We are going to look at the leaves tomorrow so I will post pictures when we get back. I think we will also go to Lowe's and pick up some things we need for the house to finish up some of our little remodels we have going on. I have Monday off but David doesn't so I am not sure what I will do that day...maybe some thrift shops??? LOL

Okay, time to knit!

Josh Blue at the Funny Bone

David and I had a great time at the Funny Bone tonight. Josh was really funny. Before that we went to Logan's and I had a nice filet and David had ribs. At the club we had dessert. I had a strawberry daquiari but it was not that great.

We slept in this morning and then took the puppies to the dog park they had a great time running around with the big dogs, they were totally worn out by the time we got home. We didn't do much else today because it was gray and yucky out. I took a nap because of a sinus headache, woke up feeling better. I don't think we are going to the lake tomorrow because the weather is supposed to be bad again, we will try to go next weekend if it is nice. David is going to a Jeep thing tomorrow and I am going to hem my pants and sew some other stuff. I am working on the bolero now.

Here are a couple of pictures. One from the Funny Bone and the other is the bolero as I am working it.

Building I work in

Here are pictures of the building I work in. This is the main hall at the entrance and all of the offices are off each side. The offices are modern spaces but they left the historical Art Deco architecture in the main hall area. It is very beautiful. This building was the first AF Museum back in the day. I am still hoping to see a ghost or two :)

David and I are going to see a comedian tomorrow night at the Funny Bone. His name is Josh Bleu, he was on Last Comic Standing. I think we will go to the lake on Sunday to see the Fall colors so standby for more pictures.

I am going to do some sewing this weekend along with knitting the bolero.


All right off to finish up Dave's dinner, he had to work late.

Work

Work is going good. I am just trying to get organized and caught up on how the process works. The office is really nice and my cubicle is too. It is warm in there though, I don' think I have ever worked in an office that was warm, I usually freeze. It is a small group that works in there and they mostly handle human resource issues for all the civilians. There is also a training person and the building custodian so it is quite a varied group. They have just reorganized and are still catching up on all of that.

I have been knitting a little at night but not as much as I would like. I am going to have to take it to work and knit on my lunch break so I can get everything done for Christmas. I need to hem some pants this weekend, I am hoping my new sewing machine will do it for me but I have to read the manual and I also need to get some black thread. I am still working on the mohair bolero and I bought a pretty lace top to go under it.

My new work is having a meet and greet this weekend. It is at a winery and you get to grill the meat yourself. Should be interesting, I had to twist David's arm to get him to go with me but I am not going by myself when there is wine drinking involved :).

All right, off to knit and do other chores, the evenings go by so fast now!

Job!

I was finally approved for the job on base. I have spent the afternoon filling out forms and I have to see the hiring person tomorrow. I am not sure what else I will be doing this week. I have an orientation next Monday. I can't wait to get to the office and see where I will be working. One of the bad things is that there isn't much parking at the building I will be working at so I will be getting a hike in each morning which will be okay until it starts to snow...which seems right around the corner with this crazy weather we are having lately.

Beryl sent me some nice mohair wool and I am making a bolero jacket for someone's Christmas present. I will post a swatch of it later, it is very soft and furry but it makes my eyes itch! Luckily it is knitting up fairly quick.

We had rain all day today so I sat under my mood light for an hour this morning. I think it helped because I didn't have to take a nap.

Okay, off to plan what to wear tomorrow and then watch the Bears and Packers game...should be a good one!

Saturday!

We have had a nice Fall Saturday. Had to go to the commissary this morning because I have class tomorrow, we got in and out very quickly, they have the store all decorated with Fall things and all the Halloween candy is out. We then came home and I got laundry started and we went out to a couple of garage sales and the big thrift shop. I got a couple of dress patterns from one garage sale where they had already cut the fabric and so now I just have to sew them, I got them both for $4.50 including the material! Came home and finished knitting half of the set that I am making for someone. David cleaned up the yard and cut down some overgrown plants. I decided to make my yummy pumpkin bread and it is in the oven baking right now. Had a yummy pot roast for dinner, I put small white and red potatoes in the crock pot with the meat and they are better than the meat! So good! Tonight I have to pack my bag and lunch for school and finish up the laundry. Hopefully we will get out early tomorrow. I passed my mid-term which was easier than I thought it was going to be. I also got a call to go to another interview and since I didn't hear back on starting the other one I decided to interview for this new one, should be on Thurs or Fri. It is for a Project Manager job which is a salary job so hopefully I can get that instead of the hourly job. I'll keep you updated. I am enclosing a small swatch of the project I am working on now.