:: Brinna's ::

:: Wednesday, October 26, 2005 ::
:: my snatch of time ::

(Written Oct26 at 10pm...I was unable to post at the time, John unplugged me from the phone line...rrr...as if our turn is 'up' after about 15 min, even though he's on the entire rest of the day...I'm serious, if he's not at school or eating dinner with the fam he's online)

Here I am once again, writing my blog. at least it's only been a week or so since I've written. Alice is sleeping right now, I should be too. I have had hardly any time to myself since Sarah left, I've watched Reagan all the time. All I have time for online is a quick check for new personal email. Sarah returns this Friday!

Tomorrow we're going to Roanoke to shop. Woohoo! I've already been doing a bit of shopping lately..but I've basically stayed within my 'allowance', and we've saved a couple thousand over the past couple months.

Today I shopped for fabric for my dress. I was going to wait until I got home and shop at Hi-Fashion Fabrics, which has a great selection of fabrics for formals, but I realized I won't have time to pick out fabrics and sew my dress if I wait. I decided to put an embroidered chiffon over satin for the skirt and use a velvety patterned fabric for the bodice. I'll have to post pics when I get done. It's all dark red (except for the velvety stuff--it's black). Also if I get it done in a couple weeks (it all depends on Alice--pre-baby it would take me a couple days), I can have my old sewing boss pin up the hem for me. I used to work under her altering formal dresses at a bridal shop. The job burnt me out but I liked her.

My jewelry came in a week and a half ago, the Saturday after I last posted. A couple pieces were not as I imagined (or quite as pictured in the magazine) but I adjusted to the one and was more pleased with the other than I imagined it would be, so it worked out.

Debbie's doing well, we've started doing things together again. I enjoy her company. We're quite similar, we both enjoy designing things.

I get along with John, my bro-in-law, much better than I used to. I used to dislike him, and I don't think he liked me much either. Although when you're staying in the same room for 2 months (well divided of course...we made a wall of bookcases and shelves, but there's still a couple feet between the 'wall' and ceiling...sort of like a cubicle! hehe) you get used to each other. He went with me to Kings Dominion (the amusement park) instead. It was ok...he's quiet and indecisive, but we got along fine. It was all decked out for Halloween. Looked kinda cool, but very irritating in that they didn't have all the rides open. The best ones, the woodens, were closed because the workers were at the Halloween type attractions. There was a maze and a haunted house, and on the derby car track people would jump out at you randomly, in costume. In my opinion the woodens are the best part, if you're in the back seat it's quite a ride. Last time I rode for at least an hour in the back seat, there was basically no line so we went round and round. And when there was people wanting on, they got on in the middle or front. Crazy people...woodens are only painful unless you're in back.

As my dad noted in a recent newsy email, God has flipped the switch from 'heat' to 'A/C' outside, and not only in Colorado. Here in Virginia, one day it was high 70's, the next low 50's, and it's stayed there. Near freezing in the mornings. I don't know what my favorite season is (other than Christmas season, and that doesn't quite count). I love them all, although fall is probably my least favorite if I had to choose. Winter is wonderful for its snow and cold (despite getting cold easier than most people, I still enjoy the cold on my face), and spring for it's freshness, as well as being warm and cool at the same time. Possibly I'm the happiest in spring, I feel so optimistic in the spring. Summer is great for its warmth, I love heat. I can rarely get enough heat. When I was pregnant I could, but not normally. Fall I like for the holidays and that's about it. I could skip it and go straight to Christmas. ;)

:: Brinna 6:56 PM [+] ::
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