October

October is birthday time!  My birthday is this week & it's not some big milestone.  It's a lot older than I think I'd like to be, so I think I'm going to start lying.  Who cares?  I'm only fooling myself, right?  Wrong! Anyway.  It is starting to feel like October, boo!  The 80s & 90s are gone, but I'm hoping for Indian Summer soon.  I do like this time of year, but it does not compare to summer at all.

Last night I got back to my plan & did go to the gym.  We were suffering for the past 2 days with the remnants of Tropical Storm Nicole, which was a huge pain in the butt.  It did rain, but never when it was supposed to, making any type of outdoor workout nonexistent.  But I did stick to my guns & jumped right back in to my workout plan.  I have to admit, it was pretty nice not going to the gym & planning how to squeeze everything in with my after work workouts, but that time has passed & if I'm going to start getting back into the groove & training for Ireland, it has to start now.

In the meantime, I have been working on a knitting project that I started over 2 years ago.  Hey, yarn isn't milk, it doesn't go bad!  Below is a picture of my sweater/shrug & it is looking pretty good, if I do say so myself!

My only problem is that I was really getting a lot done on this with the help of a row counter, but for some reason.....I lost track of what row I was working on.  Which isn't too big of a deal, but I was supposed to mark my progress so the piece would come out even, so now I have to get some expert advice (Dori, Monica & Leslie) so I can finish this before Springtime.

Well, I hope everyone is enjoying their first nice fall weekend in October.  If you're out of birthday gift ideas, cold hard cash & gift certificates are always welcome!  Snicker snicker.  :)