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Back to Normal (Is That Possible?) 03 Apr 07

Yup, things are returning to the grind for me; no more sickness (there’s still plenty of phlegm!), homework is accumulating and work marches onward. It seems that the month of March was one of the most hectic I’ve had in a while, and I can’t really identify why. The wedding was certainly a huge part of that, plus I had midterms and lots of other things going on. And you know what I realized on the last day of March? That I hadn’t found time to dye yarn in an entire month! A month people! Well I remedied that by pulling out the stock solutions and dyeing up a custom order for my friend JP.

I think the dyeing, coupled with lots of knitting, was the perfect weekend prescription to feel better. Not to mention catching up on the last 6 BSG episodes. (OH MY GOSH! The season finale was so phenomenal! Have you seen it yet Monica?) By Sunday I was feeling perky, because it was the grand opening of the new Sagebrush Community Church building. My Dad serves as the Administrative Pastor there, and it was so exciting to see a church that has been meeting in a middle school for the last 7 years finally have their own building to meet in. Then I rounded off the weekend by hanging out with my brother at his apartment and relaxing in the hot tub. A very nice weekend if I say so myself.

And look, I’m almost done with my Jaywalkers! Dallas can be seen here trying to eat them, since he has a total sock fetish. I’m always finding him in the hamper pulling out my socks and chewing holes in them. Needless to say, the handknit socks are always kept out of his reach!

kronsche!!!

please excuse the hairy legs.

Gauge issues aside, I’ve really enjoyed knitting these socks, and I think the Jaywalker pattern complements hand-dyed yarn very nicely. They’re the loosest pair I’ve ever made, but it makes them great socks for lounging around the house in. Warm, comfy and stylish, what more could you want? ;) Plus, with my 1500 MHz Sport Merino, they’re super fast to knit (when you’re not frogging them all the time!), and are very sturdy.

Oh crap, I have class now! Peace in the streets!

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Off The Radar 23 Mar 07

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Wow, has it really been a week since my last post? Jeez! Things have been totally insane this last week, but it’s finally slowed down a bit, so I’m very thankful for that. I won’t bore you with the details, but just suffice to say that not doing much over Spring Break + 2 Midterms Due on the same day makes Adam a very busy guy.

That fact essentially makes this a fluff post. There’s no real content, so I’m going to distract you with pictures, since that usually seems to work. Here’s some shots from the wedding!

me & my brother walking my Mom down the aisle

And here’s a fun one, showing off a strange family tradition, that was started by Koury and Victoria. See, they’re always taking pictures of each other, so they started doing this pose where you give a thumbs up, say “Ting!”, and possibly wink. Well, it caught on, and now Ting!, is used for many different things in the family, from greetings, to approvals, to picture poses. Needless to say, we had to do a Ting! shot in our fancy clothes. Someday I’ll enlighten you about our other weird vocab word…hito…but that will require it’s own blog post ;)

TING!

I’ll have a more substantial post soon…progress is continuing on my Frankenstein Jaywalkers, especially now that midterm season is over!

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Speechless 11 Mar 07

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After such an amazing weekend, it’s hard for me to really sum up my thoughts and condense a weekend full of emotion and elation into one tiny blog post. But I’ll try my best.

The wedding was beautiful and it was truly an honor to be a part of it and share the role of Best Man along with my little brother Clay. It was a big family affair, with over 250 people in attendance. One of the coolest things about the wedding was how much it meant for my whole family. My Dad is a Pastor and performed the ceremony, which was so very cool. I also don’t think I’ve cried that much in such a long time. When she walked down the aisle and he saw her for the first time that day, he just lost it, and I did too. I cried, my brother cried, my Mom cried and even my Dad cried. It was a very emotional day, not because we were sad, but just because we were so happy for him to be marrying the woman he loves.

They’re truly an amazing couple and I think the only way to truly honor their marriage is to tell you a little bit about them.

the happy couple during rehearsal

My brother Koury is a guy who has always been there for me, and has been my best friend since we were little kids. We’ve always wondering why it is we get along so well, since we’re so different. He’s into sports…me not so much. He and I can’t ever agree on movies or music, and we definitely don’t like the same types of books. He’s all right brain where I’m all left brain. Yet we (along with my little brother Clay) can hang out together, tell each other anything and love each other no matter what. I couldn’t ever fathom not being best friends with both of my brothers, and I’m so proud of both of them. It’s for these reasons and many more that I’m so happy to see him marry his soulmate.

a few words of wisdom from my Dad, during rehersal

Victoria completes Koury in so many ways, sometimes it’s hard to distinguish them from each other when they’re together. They have their own language when they speak, and they always think and act as one person. I can’t remember a time when he hasn’t been apart from her without talking about her, and saying how much he misses her. She’s a smart, funny girl and she loves my brother with all her heart. Together they love each other and God with a fervor that infects everyone around them.

I’ve heard a lot of people say that 19 is too young to get married and that you can’t know anything at that age with surety. But my response is always that I even though they’re young, they are ready and that they will spend the rest of their lives together. I’ve seen them, and they aren’t just some young kids who are all gaga over each other. They are a rock solid couple who set a standard of maturity and love for one another that some couples who have been married 20 years can’t attain. I also like what my Dad said during the ceremony. He said that people have it backwards, because when you get married young, you get to grow up together and do life together. So that when you hit bumps and craters in the road, you have someone else to count on and go through those rough experiences with you.

just a few minutes before the big event

Another thing I want to mention briefly is how the ceremony was ended. See, my brother and his wife were virgins yesterday, because they both made a commitment to wait until marriage to have sex. My brother signed a covenant to stay sexually pure until marriage, and Victoria had a ring to represent her commitment to the same. So to end the wedding, and celebrate the completion of their commitment, they placed the framed covenant and the ring in a pillowcase and stomped on them.

I am so proud of them for holding out, and I hope to honor my vow to purity in the same manner. I hope that’s not TMI, but I just couldn’t write the post without mentioning how proud I am of them, for their devotion to each other and willingness to wait for marriage. I think that their marriage will be so much stronger for it.

I just can’t believe that the day finally came and flew by. I’m so proud of them, and I hope to one day meet a girl who will complete me in the same way, and spur me on in my relationship with God in the same way that Victoria does for Koury.

Alright, I think that I’ve expended enough emotion this weekend, and I’m also running on about 6 hours of sleep for the past few nights, so I’m gonna go to bed. Hope that wasn’t too sappy, but I’ve never been afraid to be in touch with my feelings

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T-1 Day 09 Mar 07

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First of all…

AHHHHHHHHHH!!! My brother is getting married tomorrow!!!

Ok, I feel much better now. We had the bachelor party last night and I thought it was a lot of fun. I had gone back and forth over what to plan, since there was a wide age range represented, plus my Dad and one Uncle, so I wanted to do something that would be fun for everyone. We ended up going out to a sweet outdoor go kart track, which was a total blast. These Go Karts go around 40 MPH, and the track is very nice. Definitely a good way to start the night.

Then after that we went back to my house and had a poker night with lots of pizza and other snacks. We split up into 3 games of poker and everyone put in a donation to buy into the game, so that we could give my brother a little honeymoon money. Then to end the night, a few of us went out to the porch and smoked some very good cigars which my brother provided. I’m scarring my Mother by writing this for sure…but my brother has impeccable taste in cigars.

Now there’s only one day left, and I’m heading off to the church soon to help with setting up the reception hall and getting things ready for the rehearsal dinner tonight.

In other news, Happy Birthday Mom!!! Your present is all done and you’ll get to open it shortly. But for everyone else who doesn’t get to open it and actually feel it, here’s the details.

Pattern: Manta Ray Shawl from Yarnplay
Yarn: Yarn Nerd (that’s me!) 900 MHz Merino in Raspberry Sherbet
Needles: US #11’s (Knitpicks Options are the bomb!)
Completion Time: 2 weeks
Notes: I absolutely love this pattern. Shobana has a real hit here, it’s easy to memorize, quick to knit and makes a beautiful shawl. It’s a great everyday shawl that has some nice lace touches and I think it looks fantastic. I also really enjoyed knitting with my yarn (this base at least) for the first time, and I think the color is beautiful. I highly recommend this pattern, you’ll love it!

Will that suffice for Eye Candy Friday? I’ll try to get a picture of her wearing it soon too, but I might be met with some resistance since last time I put a picture of my Mom up on the blog it wasn’t terribly flattering… ;)

Alright, I’m heading to the church now, there’s lots of stuff to be done! Look for my sappy retrospective post for my brother’s wedding tomorrow, and have a great weekend!

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Blue Skies are Coming 03 Mar 07

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Ah, March in New Mexico. Windy as heck, and still a bit cold, but I can live with that because this lovely blue sky is around. And you know what blue sky means? Car wash season! My poor car was dirty as heck, and just begging to be washed. I don’t remember if you’ve ever seen my car (I’ve certainly talked about it a lot since it seems to be an accident magnet), so here it is. It’s not quite your average Ford Taurus, but then again, I’m not exactly your average guy. It’s got quite a fun look I think, especially when it’s all clean and shiny. The gas mileage isn’t the best, but it’s fun and very utilitarian, so I like it. Plus, when you’re driving around in the summer with the windows and the sunroof open, it makes all the chicks go wild. (Alright, so maybe I put Dallas and Emma in the car too…they always illicit oohs and ahhs from the ladies…)

Speaking of ladies, I made one lady very happy last night, when I unveiled her birthday present a few days early. That’s right, that blurry picture of purple-ish knitting from a few days ago is actually a shawl for my Mom. It’s the Manta Ray shawl from Yarnplay, and I’m knitting it with my 900 MHz Merino in the Raspberry Sherbet colorway. I’m really enjoying this knit, and the yarn is quite nice too. It’s the first time I’ve knitted with my new base yarn, and I must say, it definitely gets my seal of approval. The shawl pattern is very simple, it’s just garter stitch and some yarn overs, but it looks very elegant.

I was going to wait and surprise my Mom, but I went over there for dinner last night and really wanted to knit on it, and also it kills me to not be able to show what I’m knitting on the blog. So I decided that she could have the surprise a bit early, and she was very thrilled. My original plan was to have the Garden Shawl done around this time, but I realized that I just can’t push it, and it’s going to take a bit more time to wrap that one up. So I cast on for this Manta Ray in the mean time, figuring that if I can’t finish the Garden Shawl so soon, I would at least like to give my Mom something handmade sometime soon. It’s been a quick knit too, I cast on maybe 8 or 9 days ago, and it’s nearly done. Most of that is because I’m using fingering weight yarn on US 11’s, which not only makes it light and airy, but very fast to knit.

Now I have to go hit the books (midterms start next week!), despite how strongly I just want to pick up the Manta Ray and knit all afternoon. Such is life when you’re a grad student I suppose. Maybe someday I’ll actually have weekends where I don’t have to do some form of homework…

Have a great weekend!

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