Up early for Suzanne! We only have two more sessions scheduled before I move, but we’ll continue remotely once I’m settled.
I decided I just don’t have the stamina to drive my car to Portland when we move; even spreading the journey over two days would be Too Much. So we discussed it, and Dave offered to drive my car to Portland to sign the house papers on Monday, leave it there parked at our house, and fly home. We can share his van till we move, or use rideshares, or even rent me a car. So we plotted a coastal route for him, avoiding the seven inches of predicted snow in the mountains, which will of course be a much longer drive so he’s going to split it over two days. Got his hotels and flight home all booked. It’ll be strange to spend a few nights away from him! We’ve been together nearly 24/7 since September — not because we’re clingy/needy, we just enjoy being together :)
Oh today I started sewing satin linings into all the hats I knitted for my Portlanders. They’re turning out great, and will be much better for the curly girls.
Dave had the day off so we drove up to our favorite Indian restaurant for lunch. Mutter paneer, yum! Then in the evening we got caught up on Survivor and went to bed early. Also I knitted and knitted and knitted!
Both of my remodulin pumps have been acting odd — vastly underreporting the amount of meds in the vial — so I called my pharmacy and they’re gonna overnight two new ones. It’s been nothing but trouble since they switched me to generics. Argh.
Went to the fabric store to buy satin with which to line the hats for Jayla and the girls, so the wool doesn’t mess up their lovely curls, and then stopped at Trader Joe’s as long as I was out anyway. I bought ingredients for my pear and brie turnovers, yum! You just need puff pastry, jarred pears, and brie. I can’t find my recipe online, but I’ll write it down to share after I make them.
I baked gingerbread cookies today! My cookie cutters are all up in UC still so I simply rolled the dough into logs, refrigerated till solid, then sliced them into round-ish slices and baked. Not as pretty as cut shapes, but very quick and easy :D
I took half the batch to Em this afternoon. We made a batch of icing and she decorated them. So tasty.
Lots of knitting today. Started Dave’s hat while up north, and Em’s hat after I got home. I learned a new tubular cast-on that’s beautiful for hats and socks! Here’s the page; I like the long-tail version. https://ysolda.com/blogs/journal/tubular-cast-on
Omg Succession last night. Everyone went to Tuscany for Caroline’s wedding. Roman was… Roman. So damn good, I stayed up way too late and watched it twice in a row.
I’ve just started baking a batch of gingerbread cookies, one of my favorite Christmas treats.
Our Portland house was appraised at a little more than we paid, which is excellent news. Now we wait for more paperwork, and then Dave will send them a butt-load of money, and then the house will be ours!!! Moving men are scheduled for January 8th. That date might change but not by much, I hope!
Our shower drain was clogged when we moved in, so you had to wade around in sludgy, slippery water but a few days ago Dave finally called Maintenance to unclog it and HOORAY IT DRAINS! I took a shower and washed my hair today.
I unlocked the coffee shop, the market, and Kapp‘s boat tours on my new ACNH island! The first stall I opened at the market is Redd’s art dealership. He still sells fakes so be careful what you buy! Next I opened Leif’s nursery, so now I’m growing wheat and tomatoes. Hope I can get potatoes soon! Mmmmm potatoes.
Mostly I knitted Christmas presents today, and worked on my embroidery kit a little bit too. Watched the first half of the second part of Get Back. So astonishing to be able to watch them actually creating the songs we love. Just remarkable.
You can’t go wrong with The Philadelphia Brass playing Christmas carols! I tried out all the brass ensemble Christmas carol recordings I could find and liked Philadelphia best of all. Lots more on YouTube and probably apple music and everywhere else!
Pen15 is a show on Hulu that I love. Been waiting for more episodes for ages and they’re finally here! I watched four and a half of the seven new episodes tonight. Oops.
Knitted a lot, worked on my little embroidery kit, hung out with Em over FaceTime.
Every morning Dave and I look at each other and marvel that we’re both still alive. We treasure every single day together and consider it a miracle that we found each other. Here’s reason 768 that I love him — he’s not clingy! If he wants to go out to lunch but I don’t, he goes to lunch and it’s not a Big Deal. If he wants to watch something that I’m not into, he puts on his headphones and watches it without any hurt feelings at all (and vice versa). I like to hang out in the bedroom where there’s lots of daylight; he likes to hang out in the dark living room. We spend many days doing our own thing in different rooms, but we still consider it as “spending the day together”. He doesn’t need to be joined at the hip or constantly interacting in order to feel close to me. Lovely Dave *heart eyes*
Happy December! It’s one of my favorite months. Making presents, making ornaments, singing carols!
I probably won’t have a tree this year — teeny-tiny apartment plus we’re moving the first week of January and I don’t want to make more work for myself. But I will set up my sweet wooden nativity scene on the dining table. I’ve been knitting presents non-stop and listening to Christmas music! Maybe I’ll link to a favorite song each day.
Btw my covid test came back negative. Not surprised, wasn’t very ill. Just a bit sniffly still.
