1. Post this list to your LJ. 2. Add three SCA-related things to the bottom that you've done. 3. Bold everything in the list that you've done. 4. Tag people, if you're so inclined, and watch the list grow.
Taught a class at Pennsic Ran a court Fought or fenced at an event while drunk Worked the "Puking Duke" shift a Chirurgeons Point at Pennsic Been an Event Stewart/Autocrat Been an officer (Local, Regional, Kingdom, Society) Had a name and/or device accepted by the SCA College of Arms Had a name and/or device rejected by the SCA College of Arms Worked in at least three different volunteer departments at Pennsic (also in: Troll, Heralds' Point and Performing Arts) Written a scroll text Ran a bardic circle Attend a foreign war Traveled more than 10 hours each way for a one-day event Had the privilege of begging a boon for a Peerage Been involved on some level with a Northshield "gotcha" moment Spent the night in a hotel room with more people than the bed space holds Slept in more than 1 tent at a camping event Fought/fought for in a Crown/Coronet Tourney Been to an SCA event/function in every Kingdom except Drachenwald and Lochac Lived in three Kingdoms Been in the SCA more than half my life Been a bar maid at the Pickled Fish at WW Have gotten a black eye from a post revel - not my fault! Met my spouse at an event
I haven't posted in a LONG time..bad Kristine! :) Work has been crazy and I am trying not to do livejournal during work hours.
Work is there...kindof of nervous working for a non-profit during this ecomonic hardship but if I can weather this than I can get through anything!!! Bowling fundraisers will be coming up again soon and my life will be consumed with plenty of bowling alleys and stale beer in the air. Ahhh!
The biggest news for us is that we are currently 11 weeks pregnant and everyone is excited! We wantd to make sure our families heard the news before we posted anywhere else. My family is super excited and plan on staying with me here while D's at Pennsic commanding the Midlands again. We are due 7-19-09. So Pennsic is a no-go for me; which is hard but I am SUPER excited to be a mom. We're naturally nervous and want to make sure I am doing everything I can to have a healthy baby.
The holidays have been nice so-far. Family from DC is in town and we are planning lots of nights/days of fun! Need to make sure that everyone gets their fill of Chicago-style pizza and Superdawgs! We'll be celebrating Christmas today with them since most got in later afternoon yesterday and little children weren't able to stay awake during the gift opening.
D and I purchased a Wii last week and have had a good time with it so far. We made a baby Mii and boy is he/she great at golf and bowling! Vytis is awesome!
I hope you all have a great holiday season and hope to see you on this soon.
Hugs to all and enjoy the family and friends around you.
Life is puttering away for me. Family is still mourning the passing of my grandmother but new life is coming soon…no, I am not pregnant. My two cousins are expecting and we are eager to see the new babies. My grandmother would have been tickled pink about the baby boy coming in December. D is doing well, his job is busy but he loves what he does and that makes everything easier.
We are in love with our house. I have painted the two bathrooms and they are really shaping up. I hope to get the rest of the place together by the end of next year. We have a long laundry list of things to change and add...but who doesn't? I really would like to add a vegetable garden in the backyard and replace the fencing around the yard with some more privacy fencing or add more bushes and trees to block out the neighbors.
My Fall Harvest fundraiser for Big Brothers Big Sisters was great; not many attended due to the playoff game for the Sox and Cubs but the atmosphere was lovely. The wine, food and entertainment were awesome. We will definitely do this again soon. I am excited/nervous to see how the year goes. The economy is making my fundraising and grant writing difficult. But I hope that my agency can pull through it and make the next couple of years stronger and more stable.
Gin and I attended Crown Tourney this weekend and had a lovely time. It’s exhausting, trying to get everything ready for the tourney on top of having major work issues to deal with for both of us. It’s been a crazy month to say the least. I wore an awesome dress (thanks to Giovanna for the hand-me-down!) and had a good time catching up with people. Although I wish the day was longer to talk to those I haven’t been able to see in a while.
Gin did well. He went 2 – 2 and I am happy with that. As long as he had a good time and he's happy…it’s all good. He had some great fights with Gunnar, Zygmund, Cadoygen, and his Knight Edmund. I think that he fought well and looked good. He is one sexy Lithuanian! I was so excited to see him and Zygmund meet up since they have similar Eastern European looks and it was cool to see them together. I think we need some more Eastern European in the Midrealm! Poles and Lithuanians Unite! I would like to see about making a zupan this winter for him...have him look more authentic. I have to say that witing around for bouts to happen tends to put me on pins and needles...I get more nervous than Gin. I know that some consorts sit and watch every fight while others go to other places besides the list field...I haven't quite decided where I feel best. It's good to have friends distract me while he fights.
I really need to make a tool bench/wood working bench for my winter projects. I need to think about my A&S entry for next year, etc.
and I am typing while watching...mainly listening.
Life is settling down a little but the stress is high. Thanks to everyone well wishes about the passing of my grandmother. Not a day has past in the three weeks she's been gone that I haven't thought of her. The memorial servicee was lovely and the fact that all my cousins and siblings were together was nice. I got a couple of nice photos.
The house is great. We spent most of the weekend a gardening and painting the bathrooms. We have our shire party this weekend and we'll be cleaning now til Saturday. I've also been decorating for Halloween, my MOST favorite holiday and I hope to have A LOT of Trick or treaters.
My job is hard right now but I hope that everything works out soon. I have a major fundraiser this next week and hopes that it goes well. Not sure what more I can do for bringing donors to the event. I just hope that people who attend learn aloy and enjoy the evening.
If you comment and say you'll do the meme then I'll send you the questions. Or, whatever. Not sure how to do the hyperlink; so I apologize.
Here it goes:
1. Sarafina 2. Belle 3. Charlotte Girl Genius 4. Metylda 5. Belle :) - I know she is because I am too! 6. Gintaras 7. Charlotte 8. Marie 9. Ellen 10. Belle 11. Ix 12. Spoonofdoom 13. Sarafina 14. Belle/ Adrian 15. Krystyan 16. Marie 17. Gintaras 18. Spoonofdoom 19. Ellen 20. Sarafina 21. Ix 22. Adrian 23. Marie 24. Sarafina 25. Belle 26. ??? - besides my husband? 27. Phedra 28. Metylda 29. Sarafina/Gintaras/Charlotte Girl Genius 30. Love you all and sorry if I have offended anyone.
My grandmother passed early yesterday morning. It was a relief but very sad. I've been in the car more than I have been with her but I treasure the last moments I had with her and know she's not hurting anymore. I'm glad I got to say what I needed to her before she couldn't respond to me.
Her last days were spent at an amazing hospice in Brooklyn Center and the staff was wonderful to her and my grandfather. She had a lovely view of the lake outside her room and the staff were very gentle and helpful with her and our family.
D and I got there Friday night and said goodbye and went to my aunts to rest and a couple of hours later she was gone. I imagined that most of the weekend we would be at the hospice and it was weird to not have that.
I haven't slept or ate much this week and am making travel plans for next weekend for the memorial.
Thanks for all the wonderful notes and phone calls. I appreciate very much.
"Grandma, you were and still are the most loving person who I've ever known. You taught me about life, art and the power of family. I'm sad that I won't hear or see you at the table for the holidays or on the phone but I know that you are a gift that I will continue to treasure and share with my family. I love you and miss you already...."
Many of you know that my grandmother was diagnosed with a form a blood cancer. This summer has been very difficult and she's fading fast. All year since she was diagnosed, she's been doing treatments (blood transfusions) once every two weeks.
To catch you up: Three months ago the blood transfusions started not working or she's had an allergic reaction to it; so she's been on meds for it. She continued the treatment. Right after Pennsic, she got sicker and we were told 6-8 months. Well last week she fell and had to have 8 transfusions over the weekend and stitches put into her head (she fell in the shower). By the end of the last week it went to three months. She's started calling/telling people she's going to miss them and makes light of the situation. D and I planned to get up there for Labor Day and spend time with her....until now...Last night she went downhill very fast and was admitted into the hospital. I knew it was bad when my dad called crying this evening...he said a couple of days at the most. I am leaving in the morning to drive there and be with her. She knows I am coming to her and she hopes I hurry.
My heart is hurting so much. I've been in tears for the past two weeks and I ache for her. She's been my rock all my life; especially when my family was in extreme turmoil. I looked to her, my grandfather, my aunt and uncle for the support and guidance when I needed it the most. She's an amazing woman and I hate the fact she won't be here anymore and she won't know my children and I HATE the fact I am here in Illinois with my family so far away and can't be at her house in 20 mintues. I am mad at myself for not getting there earlier to see her and terribly sad that I wasted too much time this year doing other things when I should have been there.....helping in some way.
My poor grandfather....I am MOST SAD that his wife of 62 years won't be there anymore with him. His best friend will be gone. I've only been married for three years and I can't imagine my life without D; I cannot beging to fathom what he is feeling. He's so sweet; like a teddy bear and I know that he doesn't understand what's happening totally and is very scared....I am too.
I am so sad and I've been crying through this whole message and all I want is to be young again and have tea party with her and chat. I think that is what I'll do with her when I get up there...it would be good to have one last time like that and enjoy my last time with her.
If I'm absence for a while; please know that it's not intentional.
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