FO, Button hole Scarf in Soft Orange and New Contest
Today I can allow myself to knit the Cardi Shrug that Mereknits just finished.
Because I had so much fun with the last contest, I want to have another. Al is moving to Virginia Beach in a few weeks. So proud of her. She has taken a position in the Children's Hospital's ER.
Let's celebrate her final night shifts! She will be off nights...finally. She's been a trooper.
Nights puts your life on hold. Nights is like jet lag every day. 0400 never ever gets any easier.
Al is donating the yarn. She doesn't want to haul stash to the East Coast. Or not much anyhow.
So Two Skeins of Malabrigo Lace in Indigo 88. 470 yards a piece. If you knit lace, or know someone who will love this yarn, enter the contest by 0400 on June 23rd in the wee hours of Saturday morning.
To enter the contest:
Leave Al some advice for moving out of the area she grew up in. Leave her some Virginia Beach advice. Some new girl on the block advice. Some how to deal with homesickness advice....
Some how to Skype advice.....
Thanks!
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If she is shy - step outside her comfort zone. Use Rav to find a knitting group and go! She'll make friends with a common interest.
And email Chan! Plan a meet and greet with Velveteen friends.
Good luck to you both. g
Watch where you park. You can get towed in a heartbeat.
Make sure you have plenty of gasoline before you go through a bridge-tunnel. Those things back up.
Going accross the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel is way too expensive.
Hazy, Hot and Humid is the forecast all summer long.
Beach Bully is a good restaurant.
Letterbox (go to http://www.atlasquest.com/) you will love it!
Congratulations Al. You get to enjoy the wonderful seafood in Virginia Beach. My Grandfather was a fisherman with clam beds and lobster and crab traps up and down the coast, and my Mom was born in Virginia Beach.
Hope you will spend a lot of time at the beach and enjoy the friendly, small town atmosphere. When you are homesick the answer is always to call your Mom!!! That will solve any problem. We are proud of you Al!
Love VA Beach. They usually host the VAVRS (state volunteer rescue squad association) convention, and the firefighters down there are remarkable. Many of the state instructors for technical rescue come from that area.
That area - Tidewater - has some of the best League cookbooks too.
I was going to tell her a block or two matters and not to park on the street, but I see she's already been given that advice!
I don't have any advice -- well, maybe one. Don't look back --- jump in with all your heart. Don't think about what you left --- think about all you are getting.
Good luck, Al. I know you'll LOVE your new home!
If you have to go through the Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel, try to do it in off-hours. It is not unusual for there to be a 6 mile back-up caused by tourists freaking out and driving super-slowly through the tunnel.
Busch Gardens is in Williamsburg, about an hour away (provided that you don't get stuck in the aforementioned tunnel traffic, in which case the drive might be a bit longer!). Get season passes. It is an awesome amusement park, and totally worth the money. It is way better maintained than a lot of the amusement parks I've been to. Also, if you go more than a couple of times, it's more cost-effective to get the season pass than it is to buy day passes, and if it rains or you don't feel well or something, you can go home and come back another day without feeling like you are wasting your ticket.
Be really careful driving in the oceanfront area. There are a ton of tourists, none of whom seem to understand crosswalks.
The city does something called Beach Street some weekend summers at the oceanfront. They hire live performers and stuff. It's really cool, and it's free (except for having to pay for parking). They get some really good performers! If you have a dog, you can bring your dog too (just don't bring the dog on the beach; that's not allowed).
I love lace yarns!
I love the scarf and I am never able to tie anything nicely so I adore this! The color is so pretty, too.
It's nice to visit with you.
Hope the move goes well for Al, and for you.
You will have different names for things and peoples' reactions will range from confusion to laughter. I'll never forget the time we were at a pizza place and ordered meatball grinders. The girl just stared at us like we were crazy. I think she thought we wanted some kind of kitchen machinery. All we wanted was a couple of subs (hero, hoagie, torpedo).
Keep a smile on your face!
True advice I don't have as I am living abroad, but stick to your knitting, call your mom on a regular basis are the most basic advices I can give.
And to your mom: Thank you Kathy for purchasing the pattern. There is also a discount on shawl Neeltje, Martina,Blue Sky and Corrie. (just in case if you want to inform Grace. All through Ravelry reachable)
Continue to do the things you enjoy and the friend will come in time. Life is an adventure, enjoy the move.
Continue to do the things you enjoy and the friend will come in time. Life is an adventure, enjoy the move.
1. Don't be afraid to eat out by yourself.
2. Find a coworker you like, and find a reason to do something outside of work with them.
3. Find things to do to amuse yourself (I made a 4 page "web" of how all my movies connected together by actor. Lame, but entertaining)
4. Remember it's okay to cry.
Good luck to your daughter!