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Alright- I know I haven't blogged in a while; and that I shouldn't have an excuse. I mean it's summer and I should have a lot of time- I don't want to take up a bunch of time by catching you up, so I'll give you the quick skinny. ;-)

First off- SUMMER!!! Sleep'n in, stay'n up & out late-- love chill'n with my friends- getting ready for the mission trip- work'n- little bit of knitting- VBS (vacation bible school)- and TRYING to soak up some sun.

KNITTING UPDATE!!! ALERT ALERT!!! KNITTING UPDATE!!!

.... The Steeler Socks.... ARE COMPLETE!!!

~~~~~~these are the on the way to closing up the toe section....

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~THESE NEXT FEW ARE THE COMPLETE PRODUCTS!!! WOOO!!

YAYY!!!! They are all done- and I will send them to my uncle soon.

I wanted to show off my new finished socks at Bloomin's on Sunday, but found out to my surprise that it is no longer open on Sunday's until September.... HOW COME NO ONE FILLED ME IN!!! AHH!!!! I went up there with my friend on Sunday and we were all set to spend and knit for a good few hours! Ugh, I'm heading there today (Wednesday)- I know it's a late blog post- but they BETTER be open --- GRRR!!! I WANT YARN!!! But now I don't have any money to spend on it... This draws a dilemma.... hmm.... Guess I'm going to have to make a withdraw... grr.

Now to sleep- nighty night <3>

Time--

I'm usually always busy-

with dance- musicals- work- school- church- friends- knitting- ah!

I hate when all of these start to blend and conflict with each other.

BUT I hate something else even more....

when I'm not busy at all!!

I haven't had dance class since the first week in April-

I don't know if any of you know, but that is WAYYY TOOO LONG!!!

GOOD NEWS THOUGH- I MADE DANCE COMPANY!!

I like to skip around on subjects, sorry- you might have some trouble following.

musicals... hmm- i miss everyone from Les Mis and Mamma Mia-- Bye bye Birdie too...

but i just haven't been able to stay in touch with everyone because we all have things to do on the side. I don't know if I'll do the musical next year at Center- just because being a senior in high school with all the other commitments-- it might be too much for my schedule to handle. You never know though- i could give in easily to a good musical with catchy tunes. ;-)

work.. I have been training so many new buss kids that it is driving me crazy! All these new kids and every night I get a new one I swear! I'm sick of it, I'm sick of training, I'm sick of giving tours, I know what to do- let me do my job! We've gotten 5 new buss kids- I've trained them all at least twice. I'm sick of it! Let me be done and give me my own room! Some of them follow- some of them don't- some of them follow when they're not supposed to, some don't follow when they need to. I'm just so sick of it! AHH!

*phew*

school... ALMOST OUT!!! Just some stupid finals- and SAT's the day after finals. I'm just happy that it is almost over and I get the summer to sleep in and get a little bit of a sun kissed glow. I need it too- not just for the healthy glow- but for the reassurance that summer is here!!!

church... We have our annual spaghetti dinner's and pancake breakfast's. I love waitressing for these events and it helps us raise money for our mission trip. I just figured out that my SAT's and the pancake breakfast are the same morning. This is where things just suck a little. Church has also been conflicting with my friends on Sunday's. I usually go out to Bloomin's on Sunday after church, before work. It is a lovely routine and I hate missing them. Almost every Sunday they have been putting in events that last longer and longer at church. I love God and I'm not asshamed. But for goodness sakes! I love knitting too! :'-(

friends... sometimes I think I don't spend enough time with them. I mean I see them in class but whenever we want to do something I have work- or they have an appointment to something or I have dance or they have something and the list goes on and on. This Friday is my Knitting Night at Borders and I can't go because I have work. I hate that. I need to tell him that I can't work these Friday's that I have knitting because I want to see my friends! I had the SAT class every Tuesday and Thursday- so I worked the Friday's to make up for the lost day. But I'm sick of it, and staying out there til 11. I can only do things after work and that leaves a small margin of people because we're all so tired to begin with.

KNITTING!!! I love knitting but I haven't had a ton of time to devote to it. I did get to work on my sweater a bit today. Finally figured out how to understand the pattern. Patterns can be annoying at times. I feel that I have to follow them when all I want to do is have it be my own creation. That sounds a little bit confusing but that's how I work. I have done other knitting since my last post... I knit my friends graduation gift in 3 days!!! It's one of those kits for the team colors- so quick and easy. But use the colors sparingly because I almost ran out of one! I'm also trying to finish my uncle's socks. I feel so bad that it is almost June and he still doesn't have his socks.. I'm really good at procrastinating though- pretty yarn is soo distracting! I do have other graduation gifts to knit and lots of pictures to post because all this typing must be boring- I'll post pictures the next time I get to sit here for a few minutes. But besides graduation gifts- I want to knit something for one of my friends at work- he's a chef. Is there anything anyone can think of that a chef could have knit for them? That's your question of the week to ponder.

Until then- knit on and I really do miss all of you at Borders! I'm sorry I haven't been there- I bought the Friday Night Knitting Club book and have started it just the other day. It's already brilliant and I'll probably pick that up after I get home from work Friday night. Just to feel like I've been around the group a little.

LOVE LOVE LOVE

~Carly~

My favorite pictures from the cast party of Les Mis-- <3

Quickie~~

I hate doing this, but there's just not that much time in my schedule to sit down and say what all is going on- maybe after my SAT class tomorrow I can sit down and get a few pictures up here and explain how my life is going. It's not bad, just still a little busy. :)

I work Friday... :( Knitting night- and my cast's bowling night-
OH! And I went to last Friday knit night- yeah- THANKS FOR TELLING ME WHERE ALL Y'ALL WENT!! haha- just thanks <3

laters~~

No, I haven't forgot-- just no time!

I'm sorry, I know I haven't been there in forever! But I have pictures!! YAY!!

Les Mis is taking over though-- Tomorrow night is the tech dinner and every night we are getting out at like 10, or even 1030. So that doesn't leave much time for knit night- ONCE AGAIN!!

Anyway- I have been knitting-- but first the specifics for LES MISERABLES!!

LES MISERABLES

MAY 7, 8, 9, & 10, 2008

all performaces start at 7:30 pm

TICKETS: ADULTS 10$ STUDENTS/KIDS 7$

So-- now that everyone of you will come, on to the pictures!!

The garter- steelers socks- my unfelted bowl- yes bowl- lucy holding my scarf at rehearsal- me teaching shannon to knit

now i must go to sleep- good night

quick quick- go go

Ok- musical is eating my time away

same with school!
I got to visite Point Park- Pitt- CMU- &&&& Robert Morris, Monday and Tuesday.

Saturday was filled with dance in the morning, followed by being late to rehearsal followed by ALMOST being late to work.

Sunday consisted of getting up early again- I never sleep in- I went to church, but helped make pillows for out getting involved with the community project thing. Then left around 11:30 to get to my friends Wedding Shower at Coldstone Grill- past Bloomin's a bit. Then leave to go back home to go BACK to church, then drive back out to get to work.

I'll have pictures of the Wedding Shower- it was fun, didn't take too many pictures, but I made a GARTER FOR HER!!! I knit one part and hand sewed the other parts on.

But then Monday and Tuesday I got to visit colleges--

I'll explain in better length when I have more time and a chair- I'm typing on my knees right now and they are starting to go numb.

Oh! Tonight- what a night though. I was supposed to have my dance showcase- I would have been in 3 dances- but I just HAD to get into NHS.. National Honors Society- I am officiallly in now.

Well, that's all for now- Les Mis is at Mt. Lebanon High School on May 7, 8, 9, & 10, 2008. Each show starts at 7:30. Adult tickets are $10 and Student/Kid is $7. I am in the loverly ensemble C. SO if you could come see it, it should be a wonderful production. Now I must get off the wooden floor and go to bed--

NIGHT!!

P.S. SORRY I HAVEN'T BEEN TO FRIDAY NIGHT KNITTING AT BORDERS!! I MISS IT BUT I'M BOOKED WITH WORK BECAUSE I CAN'T WORK WITH MUSICAL I TOTALLY IGNORED THE NOTE TO MY SELF AND JUST WORKED ANYWAY- EACH FRIDAY I MISSED I SAW ALL OF YOU LEAVING TO GO TO YOUR CARS AT 11.... it made me sad and i will try my best to make it next time- but i don't know what rehearsals are looking like... I MISS YOU ALL THOUGH!!! <<33

When I have more time I plan on updating Raverly and my blog with PICTURES--

but for now---


GOOD NIGHT!

Note to self

Never work a Friday night at the Country Club, ever again.

NEVER NEVER NEVER!

~~~ unless LOTS of money is offered-

&&& knitting is put on everyone's list of greatness....

Until both of these are accomplished- I never want to work Friday again. Especially with missing knitting :'( and I have dance in the morning- and I have to wash my uniform.. Ugh-

night? maybe...

Once again, Busy Bee~~

Once again, I am always busy. Tonight seems to be the only night I have to time relax a little- I got home early from work, which means I can wash my feet and knit a while. Haha, yes I have stinky feet because I work in a restaurant, and I'm me. :)

What am I busy with you wonder? Well, there's musical- "LES MiS" and school- a given, and work- once again, a given. They all just tug at me and say, we need you here, wait no, let's switch that so we both need you at the same time. It's so confusing! Then I have dance, which is conflicting with musical. Which conflicts with my social life- which conflicts with my knitting life- which conflicts with my sleeping. See, if I can't dance, I have to go to musical, where I can't really talk to anyone, because we must sing- Les Mis is all sung- then I can't knit- (I'm up on stage. I don't know if poor people in France got to knit back then. Hmm.. I must ponder this) but I want to knit, so I stay up a little longer- then I realize I have homework to do. It's just a chain reaction.

I like Friday's. Means that Sunday's are near by-- When I get to go to Bloomin's and just knit. But it is the 1st Anniversary, so they might need my help- we'll find out soon enough. I'm pretty sure I get to go Saturday too! Sad news for Friday though... Work needs me. I thought my boss understood that I don't like working Friday's- it hurts my feet in dance in the morning and I like to knit! Well, other people requested off for good reasons I guess, so I'll work it. But I'm TOTALLY requesting the next one off- but that might be a night that musical needs me... Ugh- Musical- they are so needy. I'll get details on it so that you can all come- WE MUST GET BUTTS IN THE SEATS!! That's what our director said to us. Haha- guess musical is sometimes fun.

Well- off to knit my feet and wash my yarn.

You know what I means =)