I am not sure if it’s of relief or eh-ness. The in-laws leave tomorrow and their absence will be noticeable, for better and for worse. I like the constant excuse to go out and someone to do stuff with, however I hate having to entertain and share my drinks. They’ve been very well behaved and not as disapproving as they can be. There’s that whole Courtney issue, but they’ve not been too aggravating with that either. I can’t help but tense up at the mere mention of her name, she’s not -that- bad, but it’s the whole dynamic that makes me cringe. Must learn to accept for Ben’s sake.

I have done much knitting during “movie nights”. Movie nights for Ben’s family usually entail his mom falling asleep/wondering off and missing half the plot, that’s when his dad takes it upon himself to explain the whole movie (that is if he doesn’t wander in mid-movie and demand to know the whole plot in extreme detail himself), often including the ending if he has seen it. It’s fun. Where fun is the opposite of fun. We watched Marie Antoinette which was a bad movie. Not just bad, but bad bad. So bad it made me want to rip my flesh off and throw it at the screen numerous times. The only word that comes to mind is vacuous, in all of its dictionary.com definitions.

I got lots of organizing done too, thanks to Ben’s mom’s sewing abilities. She made me dp and circular needles holders and they’re magnificent. My sweater is proceeding quite warmly. It’s such a pity I’m allergic to alpaca and I usually end up all wheezy after I knit it. Thank god I’m making the sweater for myself, or I’d think me smart. I might wear VERY frilly collars just so as to separate my airways from the offending sweater more. I am hosting a stitch and bitch much meeting on the 12th in our apartment. I cannot wait. We’re very close to having an acceptable living room too, so it shouldn’t be too much work. Or I’ll distribute blindfolds at the door and resolve the problem the smart way. Blind knitting, it’ll be a success.

I have become interested in spinning my own yarn and have encountered very friendly, very helpful people in my efforts to gain more information. I cannot wait to start and be part of such a fun community.

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