I'm engaged!

Since I don't want to retype the story yet again, I'm going to give you a link to what my fiance and I wrote for our page on The Knot

If you're not feeling like going to the link...what it boils down to is that even though I had a little knowledge that he had been looking at rings, he still caught me off guard in his proposal and I loved it. It was very cute and memorable :)

Headaches

Boo for headaches. I have had them as long as I can remember...going back as far as early elementary school. I've had lots of things checked out and tried lots of different things but nothing seems to work. Or if it does, it doesn't work for long. It might be easier to get help if I only had one type of headache. But I don't.

I get migraines occasionally, headaches caused by clenching my teeth at night, tension headaches, stress headaches, headaches from too much sugar or motion (aka my "sick" headaches), cluster headaches....

Trying a new medication but it doesn't seem to do much at all. Went to a chiropractor for a while but seeing as insurance didn't cover it at the time and like everything else, it stopped working...I had to give it up.

Now though, I have better insurance so I am going to try out physical therapy. I've been told by my current doctor that this person has had a lot of success helping people with headaches so I'm crossing my fingers that she will be able to help me help myself.

The reason I say it that way is because I am certain that at least a percentage of my headaches are caused by something that I am either doing (and shouldn't be) or that I am not doing (and should).

I've reached a point where I don't know if I should even bother taking ibuprofen or other otc pain medications because they really don't seem to help 99% of the time. Getting neck/head rubs helps but I can't always get those when I need them even with my absolutely fabulous boyfriend being willing to help me out.

They have gotten to the point where its seriously affecting my life. I have to plan around headaches or take them into account when I want to do something. I've learned to just power through them most of the time but that only works for things like my job...its harder to keep going when its something fun because I get cranky and miserable.

Here's to hoping that PT will help me out! First two sessions this week--Thursday and Friday.

Seriously too cute!

Raynor of Jelly Bums is constantly outdoing herself! If you didn't know, that's the person who designs the patterns of the super cute animals I have been knitting and sharing on here. She occasionally does free patterns and this one just takes the cake! Seriously...its a dino suit for the stuffed animals. Can it get any cuter? If you have suggestions for other outfits, why don't you let her know on her blog. My personal suggestions are akin to the patterns I have seen for Sheldon the Turtle- pirate, cowboy, superhero....the ideas are endless!

Presenting: Eloise the Elephant

I am not listing Eloise tonight because I need better lighting but I was so excited to finish her that I at least wanted to post some sort of picture. So here she is!

Some more of the Coming Soon....

I just finished a recycled yarn dog (same yarn used for Odette) and I am currently working on a purple elephant. I think after Eloise the Elephant is done, I want to try a penguin. Sorry, just normal colored for the first one though.

Seriously?!

I know I live in Minnesota....specifically really far northern Minnesota. That's not good enough reason to be getting snow flurries on the 16th of May! I think this is the latest I've ever personally seen snow in the air. But then, I'm not originally from northern MN. I spent most of my life central and southern. But seriously...May and snow? NOT COOL!

Anyway....today there was a community rummage sale....I found some old worsted weight wool yarn 4 or 5 skeins for $2 and some Bernat Softee Baby yarn along with other stuff for another $2. So I was thrilled with that. Love finding yarn for cheap!

Also bought a cool book on doing miniatures. Not in knitting, but still. I'm fascinated by miniature stuff.

For my next moose...

First moose was normal colors with purple eyes, one I'm currently working on is normal with green eyes....but I want to do a moose of a different color. You've seen some of the yarns I have. What color combo should I do: dk pink/lt pink, dk blue/lt blue, dk green/lt green or some color combo that is not a dark and light of the same color?

I guess I don't have any real incentive for you to post right now, but if I choose your color combo...we can work out something :)