High/Low 12.20.05

Hey....

Tuesday.. five days left till the big man in red comes... u ready? I'm not.. I am ready though.. for a few days off... and the ease of traffic that everyone going out of town brings... it's chilly outside today.. brr..

Last nite I went to the first gathering of a local knitting/craft circle... last nite it was all knitters.. and truthfully.. I was the oldest there.. the average age was 23. So cool to see younger people do stuff like this... to be creative. I felt a little old at first... they talked at length about college.. and the college world... they spoke like young 20 somethings.. with the world at their feet.. they can accomplish everything... Man.. I had that... and then lay off and lay off and lay off and the "real world" ... it was kinda nice... to hear them talk about what they want to do with their lives... and awkward because i know that somewhere in that dreamy talk.. is the outcome.. which doesn't usually add up to what we expected in our heads... Made me a little sad... I got a bit farther on my skarf... I'm psyched.. one of the girls, Kate, is an experienced knitter.. and she's going to teach me how to cable knit.. woo hoo.. cool scarves for everyone! At the end.. we talked about art.. and Annsley the originator of the circle.. remembered I made cards.. so I showed the group.. they LOVED THEM!!! I was floating on cloud nine!!! That was really the highlight of my day.. At that halfway mark last nite.. i was thinking "i'm not sure i'm going to go again.. i'm so much older.. can't relate to them" but I walked away thinking.. "we'll give it a try.. maybe I can impart some good advice along the way".. and.. learn how to cable knit.

Work was good.. I definitely feel less panicky.. good to be around the other designers again.. hear that they too.. feel overwhelmed.. and how they handle it.. My one designer co-worker.. Kellee (Kel-eee) she and i have been getting to know each other.. she is tres cool.. Today i go to Herndon.. i'm going to be busy today... tonite.. is the gym.

My car is making a rattling noise.. sounds like the struts.. i called the salesman who sold me my car.. he's going to try to help.. so it can be fixed under warranty.. which would be SWEET!!!!

ok.. have a good day.
onward and upward.
kerilyn