Back in the Saddle Again

I think 2 1/2 years since my one and only post is long enough! I have had so much fun playing with yarn that I forgot to tell everyone all about it!  
My life headed for a new adventure almost three years ago. My husband and I lived in Texas for 25+ years. He had a wonderful opportunity to teach theatre in Saint Joseph, MO and off we went! Selling a home that we built, uprooting two small children from their only known surroundings and leaving the majority of our family behind, we moved from a bustling southern suburban lifestyle to a mid-west state and a town that is rich in history. This was a big step for our family. Venturing out on our own with no immediate family in an 8-hour radius, we are eagerly learning what it is like to rely on our own resources and incorporate ourselves into society here.
 

Greetings from Missouri

The home we purchased is now 121 years old. It is a beautiful picturesque home that could be a part of a Norman Rockwell calendar, screams to be decorated during the holiday's and has a lot of imaginative space for the kids to play. I'm finally starting to settle down in the mid-west lifestyle once again from living in Colorado as a kid. We're literally a block from parade routes, easy access to a beautiful parkway system, and fun little luxuries, such as a water park, putt-putt, rolling and ice skating rinks, hometown baseball, fantastic libraries and a delicious 50's style ice cream shop that's in the shape of a cupcake. Traffic is a bit surreal. After driving in Dallas where 70 mph is the minimum and it takes you 30 minutes to get from one end of town to the other, here you can drive anywhere in town in 10 minutes or less, everyone drives the speed limit and rush hour traffic is considered waiting at the traffic light with five cars in front of you. I love it!

One of the best parts about living in the mid-west are the seasons. Did you know there are four seasons?!? That also means there is ample variety in knitwear! Knitting in TX there were always wonderful sweater and hat patterns I wanted to make but there was no real reason to make them as they wouldn't get any use. Well, now there are plenty of opportunities to wear the big woolies. All I have to do next is find the time!