Summer so far

This week we have been entertaining a little bit, and it has made me fall more in love with our house. We can all hangout while Conor is cooking and when we are all done eating we can split up however necessary. Last week I taught my cousin to knit while Conor played video games with the boys! Friends came over to hang out and enjoy Conor's amazing grilling skills, and I big doggy play date with one large labrador! We had a very full busy weekend, and we are looking forward to another one including a wedding!

In the knitting world I have had a bit of startitis. I started a blanket that is made out of leftover sock yarn, it is 40 squares that are sewn or crocheted together. (pics to come) I did finish a pair of socks on Sunday made of yarn that I dyed myself. I have also been trying to work more knitting into my schedule. By having so many projects on the needles I am able to have knitting for any situation!

and a little on my relationship with exercise...(because I have been doing more)

When I was younger I was extremely involved in dance, and did not need to work out outside of my 4-5 nights of dance. When dance ended I didn't know how to stay in shape by myself, so I didn't. Now, 6 years later, I am working on getting more comfortable working exercising into my life. I do not get to do something everyday, and that's ok, but when I can I make sure to fit it in somewhere. I would say that a huge motivation for me is Troeg. We do not have a big backyard to let him run around in, and no longer have a dog park that we can walk to. If I need to take him for a walk I figure that I might as well do it right.  Troeg and I have been working on walk/runs. My asthma prevents me from just jumping into running, so I trying to take my time and do small intervals of running on our walks. In fact that is what we are going to do now!

I'm still alive!

It has been a month since I started my new(ish) job, and the hours are kicking my butt! That is the main reason why this post is so very, very late. That, and I am getting used to having to keep clean a space that is twice as big as our last apartment. Between those to things, by the time it comes to 9 pm (which is my new bed time, because I am waking up at 4:30 most mornings) I am asleep within minutes of my head hitting the pillow. 

I am having a hard time finding a balance between everything right now, I know that it will happen but the transition is more difficult than I thought it would be. We have been so busy hanging out with friends and family now that we are back in NH, it's been so lovely to be able to see our people so much. 

The past couple days I have been better at juggling everything and I have even been able to start some new knitting projects, including a sweater, shrug, scarf and of course a couple pairs of socks... knock on wood they are all working out so far. Also in my knitting world.... Conor put together some organizational cubes for me to put my yarn in. Years ago when I used to dream of our house I would picture my craft/knitting room and think of all the things I would put in it, and how I would organize things. Our new house isn't huge but in our "office" (really all purpose room, with computers) I now have a yarn wall. Yes, that's right, a YARN WALL. It's perfect, everything I dreamed of, oh and I am also so very proud of my stash!

For any non-knitters this might seem like a lot but it is a well stocked stash!

Oh and we got the new couch! It's comfy and fits perfectly, and will be great for entertaining(not that we are big entertainers, it's just what everyone on HGTV says so...) 

Our garden is producing a small crop of cherry tomatoes. The plants are getting so big and look like we will be a very decent crop for a container garden on our back deck! There are even two very small peppers! I would recommend a container garden to others who might live in an apartment or townhouse and want some fresh veggies, but do not have yard! We have 4 big pots and a giant railing pot, and have room for our small bistro set and a grill. 

 there are bigger tomatoes on the left and on the right are the cherry tomatoes!

teeny tiny peppers!

And we will end this post with a picture of Troeg enjoying his deck! He loves going out there to watch any people walking on the road or squirrels in the woods, and well he's pretty darn cute.