In Columbus, even the cars get dressed up for Halloween

Ah yes. This was seen in the WalMart Parking lot at 8:30 AM this morning:

Oreo Car

"Taste My Cream Filling"

 

Sorry, My camera is tiny. :)

Music, Moving and Motivation

So, we've all been waiting to hear where the next doorstop lies. Its South Carolina! Lovely beaches, seafood and unfortunately no snow... though I do hear that there is a sno-cone maker in my future, which makes everything seem a little better! We are taking a slight detour to get there though. J is going to deploy and take more training courses within the next year and I'll be staying behind in Mississippi holding down the fort and making sure that the bunnies behave themselves until J returns from his whirlwind adventure! I'm crazy proud of what J has accomplished in the last year and I'll be happy to move! I'm looking at painting a wall in my house to add just a little bit of variety to the living space since it is difficult to move around the furniture.

Grandpa with Grandma and their kids!

We went on a slight 'vacation' this weekend and visited family in St. Louis. This unexpected trip was planned Thursday night when we received word that J's Grandfather had died. He was a wonderful man, kind, funny and would tell you how it was. He gave J most of his personality, and taught him how to cook and woodwork. We'll miss him, but definitely remember him.


Today, I've also picked up the job search (again). For a town who's unemployment rate is up near 20%, its very depressing to be in the position of a college graduate who doesn't have their master's degree, but has a year or two of experience under her belt. I've been told quite a bit that I am overqualified for many positions and HR refuses to hire me for the fear that I may get a better offer and leave. It is a truly sad position to be in. None-the-less, I'm not giving up and am going to still job hunt/volunteer my heart out until J and I are just about ready to leave.

...bless my heart....

Sweater Day No. 2

Sweater Day No. 2!!!!

Today is the second day this year in which I have been able to wear a sweater... in the South. Which, when you think about it, its a big deal! Down here, the weather is hot... and sometimes hotter -- and when its not hot, its wet. Rarely does there come a decent day in which I've been able to wear one of my favorite creations!

To celebrate, (other than wearing a sweater) I made two types of ice cream, mango sorbet and chocolate fudge syrup! YUM! Does it make sense? Nope... outside of the fact that tomorrow it is miraculously supposed to make it over 80 degrees!

le sigh Too bad sweater weather doesn't stick around for long. I've got a couple more in the closet that are feeling unloved.

Today is also 3 days away from where J and I will be next! Cross your fingers!  No knowing where the Air Force will send us next!!! 

The Countdown Continues....

FOUR DAYS! Until we find out what J will be flying for the next couple years!

Eighteen until Graduation.

I find that one of the harder points (at least for me) about being a military spouse is the not knowing what the next couple weeks/months/years will bring. It makes it hard to coordinate life when, at any time, you can be uprooted from where you live right now, and transplanted anywhere in the world. It reeks havoc on Thanksgiving and Christmas coordination plans. Its also very exciting knowing that J and I will be moving someplace else in the near future!

But now a disapproving bun for monday morning. :)

And then you realize the carrot is made of fabric.

Welcome to Monday morning.

Rebel

I.... am a "public menace". That's right. You heard me -- I was called a public menace. This discovery is actually very new to me, as I didn't realize that I would be a public menace. I thought a menace was just someone who was dangerous or harmful... and a public menace would be someone who's thoughts or actions would be dangerous to, well, the public. So, I pulled out my good friend Webster and read:

Menace

–noun

1.

something that threatens to cause evil, harm, injury, etc.; a threat: Air pollution is a menace to health.

2.

a person whose actions, attitudes, or ideas are considered dangerous or harmful: When he gets behind the wheel of a car, he's a real menace.

3.

an extremely annoying person.

Huh.

So, what exactly did I do to be called a "public menace"? I was working out. Walking and working on my arms. I didn't hear the 7AM bugle call either -- so I didn't stop, and neither did the other drivers including the woman who blocked me with her car to yell at me out of her car window.

... I sure attract some characters....

Oh Atlanta!

Yes... that's right, Atlanta! I ditched my dear, sweet, and loving husband, and hitched a ride this weekend with my most favorite (and only) mother-in-law, Barb! J's brother is currently going to grad school at Georgia Tech and so we decided to visit and spend some time with some cousins and my brother-in-law for the weekend!

My Partners in Crime: Barb and G

I love spending time with these two! Barb is one of the most positive people in my life and she has the best outlook on life! The car ride from Columbus to Atlanta was amazing. We talked about anything and everything under the sun and caught up on quite a lot of things that were going on. She's extremely proud of all her kids.

 While we were at Georgia Tech, we stopped by their Gift/coffee/book/gear shop to look around and get some souvenirs. I found some awesome gloves and being the knit-wit that I am, I fell in love with them. I didn't buy them though because I couldn't see a practicality of wearing gloves with pom-poms on all of the fingers (outside of a football game). Plus, I'm not a big glove-loving girl. Maybe it was all those years of having to play clarinet in marching band, but gloves are not something I do. Sorry for the pic, it was 90+ degrees and we'd already walked a ton!

Me with the pom-pom gloves... not the most flattering of pictures...

So after a quick stop at the pride store, we made our way around campus and saw the stadium full of people and where G does most of his classwork. The last project he completed was of the city of Atlanta and why all the streets go different ways vs. being a grid-type map. After that we ate at the Varsity and saw the Olympic park and the Underground -- Man, I miss public transportation. I forgot how much knitting/schoolwork could be done on a daily commute!

Barb and I came home Sunday to find a very tired and worn-out J. He's been working hard, but should be done by the end of this week. Maybe we'll take a day-trip to Memphis or something to cheer him up later!

In other news, I was really happy that I was able to finish my good friend's baby blanket! This is the fifth one of this year that I've made and many, many stitches later, I'm done! I'm really happy that she let me make a green one because I was getting way tired of the traditional pink or blue blankets.

Blocked, washed, folded and ready to go!

A closeup of the stitching

I've got a shawl to complete before graduation and then a couple more things... maybe I'll stop procrastinating and get a move on the wedding dress!

More Than Halfway Through!

Today, I realized that it is more than halfway through September! Tomorrow will be the official month countdown towards J's graduation! Friday is officially the two week point when we find out the unveiling of where and when we are moving as well as what J's next airframe will be!

The hard part is the waiting. J turned in his "dream sheet" almost two weeks ago. This sheet listed (in order) what airplanes he would like to fly and where we would want to end up. Waiting for Assignment night is like waiting for Christmas, only worse -- I can't search the house to see what we got.

On the knitting side of things, I finally finished the darn middle to the fifth... count it 5th... baby blanket this year! Its amazing on how many of my girlfriends have gotten pregnant in the last year! I'm happy to make this one though... its for a friend that I've known since high school and she's having her second. The nice thing is that its green, so whether if it turns out to be a boy or girl, it doesn't matter! (Thank God too -- the last one I made was meant for a boy because they were sooooo sure... turned out to be a girl). After this one, I'm swearing off blankets until after J and my wedding... unless I finish one for myself.