Dear Ellen,
Now starts a series of posts to catch you up on our comings and goings. Of course, you know we’re already in Colorado Springs (the Springs, or COS for short), but as we haven’t talked and I’ve been pathetic about posting, you don’t have any of the fun details of how we got here.
After we finished packing out our household goods, 
John and Betsy K. were our very gracious host and hostess for our last week in Norfolk. I can’t believe I didn’t get pictures of our dogs together (they have a cute little shelty), but at least I got some shots of the human folks. We really enjoyed staying with them and doing stuff like going to the Greek Fest, just hanging out and relaxing. 
I did have to work, but I didn’t have to worry about preparing for the pack out since it was already done. And it’s one of the more stressful aspects of a move for me. 
We made it a point to get together with Kathy and Jim N. at our favorite brunch spot (Brutti’s on Court Street in Portsmouth!) — so nice to have such great friends.
I also intrigued Betsy with knitting to the point where she decided 
she wanted to give it a shot. (She had been thinking about it for a while.) We went to Ewe Knit Kits and Yarn and picked out some great Merino Otto in the shadow colorway and after I made her practice on some cheap acrylic economical basic yarn, we got her started on her first project. It’s a 
ribbed scarf…I either blogged about this before or am experiencing deja vu. (As disoriented as I’ve been lately, I wouldn’t be surprised!) I think she’s doing quite well…a real natural knitter — and look at that concentration! I’m hoping for an update soon. I finished Mark G’s sock and a half, but didn’t get it mailed before we left. (Okay, so I haven’t gotten around to mailing it yet!)
We had a wonderful time with good friends and hated to say goodbye, but the time did come and we got on the road. It was something of a tight squeeze, what with two large humans, a goodly quantity of luggage and our two furry friends. They were great travelers and didn’t complain once about the cramped quarters. I think they knew they were on the way to see their boy down at the Navy Supply School in Athens, Georgia.
Tomorrow…Allen graduates from Supply School…and what you see on the way to COS.
Love, Jan
Jan and Ellen are identical twins who have always had an innate fashion sense. Crafting is an integral part of their lives and they stay stitched together sharing their love of knitting, family and community.
June 4th, 2008 at 3:41 am
You guys are pretty cute, but Max and Ruby are downright adorable together.
June 4th, 2008 at 4:04 am
Hey, isn’t that the sock yarn I sent you when you won our first blog contest (some would suspect conflict of interest, but since no one was reading the blog yet, it was kind of hard to avoid having you win)?
June 4th, 2008 at 11:16 am
You know, I think you’re right! I have to admit, I couldn’t remember where I got it. BTW, the color makes a perfect round on 66 stitches, size 2s. You can see a small break in the half sock as it was made larger to fit around Mark’s foot bandaged up.
June 4th, 2008 at 12:20 pm
Hi, Jan. Hi, Ellen. Thanks for making me almost famous. I’ve stalled for a few days on the scarf–midterms already. Not sure why I thought it was a good idea to take summer classes at this point. I really would rather be knitting! I checked out the “Stitch-a-bit” group at ODU, but they meet on Wed. nights for the summer, same as my classes, unfortunately. I’ll call Kathy and try to hook up with the Portsmouth group. I need encouragment!
June 4th, 2008 at 9:15 pm
Very cute puppy faces.
So, this might be weird, but one of my attendings this month has your voice. I realized this today. Now, I know you and Mom have similar voices, but Dr. Weil does not sound like Mom. She sounds exactly like you. I have not told her this yet, but I think she’s the sort of woman who would be bemused rather than offended if I did tell her.
June 5th, 2008 at 12:43 am
Betsy, You hang in there! You really are a natural and I’ll put you in touch with Cheryl, the group organizer — I know she’ll take you under her wing.
June 5th, 2008 at 3:13 pm
I love the pictures! And I’m glad you’ve made it through the packing part of things — that’s always my least-favorite part of a move, too. Can’t wait to hear more about your adventures