Man, that summer just disappeared down the rabbit-hole.

But! I am back and better than ever. Back in the swing of things at work, taking classes in the evening and letting the A’s roll in, wearing my fat pants. Yeah, more on that later.

A couple weeks ago I joined a crocheting/knitting group. They meet on Tuesday evenings at a Barnes and Noble, and sit in cafe for three or four hours, chatting and knitting until the bookstore closes. Since I have had ample opportunity to show my stuff off, and encouragement to knit more regularly than I am used to, I have amassed quite the pile of works-in-progress:

* one set of socks with the first sock complete, second sock not yet cast on
* one set of socks with the first sock about half-complete
* one hat, knit for husband, which has proven too small for his giant head, to be frogged and re-knit
* one scarf, knit for a friend’s Christmas gift, actually completed to my astonishment
* one sweater (my first!) for myself, about 85% complete
* one shawl (my first!) for… someone else if it looks good or me if it doesn’t, about 33% complete
* one baby blanket, about 85% complete, for the pile of future baby shower gifts

If anyone is interested at seeing these lovelies, I am MargoC on Ravelry.com (another new, knitting-related obsession of mine).

The classes I’m taking this semester are Anatomy & Physiology I, which includes a laboratory component, and Medical Terminology. I’m having a really good time with both. I was a little worried about the A&P class, but honestly, its so much fun. Even the kids (oh, and several of them are kids) in my lab group are nice to me and professed astonishment at my claim that I’m 29, going on 30 in a few short months. And, I love school. I always have. I love being back in that environment.

I love being married and I feel like me and the hubs have our whole wide world ahead of us. What an amazing awesome thing to have!