It must be fall...

Because I've already gotten to watch hockey on TV! (kings vs ducks in London, England...no, I don't know why, please don't ask....) (though apparently the NHL is thinking of branching out and having a Euro league...like ticket prices aren't high enough?!)
College hockey starts Saturday with UMaine hosting their annual tournament, the Cupcake Classic (let's invite 3 teams we can kick the crap out of, so we look like heroes in our own barn. good plan, boys.)
This weekend the boy and I are going hiking to Franconia Falls, which should be a nice day trip. He's even promised to drive! (which means more knitting time for me, and getting to see the sights...I drove when we went to the highland games 2 weeks ago in the same area) We'll officially be pretending to be leaf peepers, and probably take the Kancamagus Highway back...which is a lovely drive, and was ever so much fun in my new car!
lets see...lots of knitting stuff to post, but that will have to wait..time for work!

ohmmmmm....

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Vinniefest!

Well, the boy and I are off for a night of camping...in B and V's front yard! (It's a somewhat scaled down version of Vinniefest! hehe)
Then I work Sunday, then OFF FOR A WEEK! I'm going to try and get some knitting done (I've been good and let the repetitive stress heal and hardly knit at all for almost 3 weeks!), do some day trips with mom, and hopefully find some stuff for some knitty packages! (ooh..note to self...post about sp9 package 2 from presto!)

Live free and drive (tm)

wheehaaa!! I got the car! The test drive was awesome. We tooled around the tradeport a bit, then on the highway to get back to the dealership. They were very friendly and helpful, and I'm very excited!
Meet my new car! (pre-wash...this is the picture I took the day I met her...pre-test drive, even!)

Test Drive!!

The boy is on his way home from Uni to go test drive the golf with me...more after the drive!

cautious excitement

ohhhhkay! SO! I'm practically twitching as I write this, I'm so geeked. I might have found a car! It's a 1998 VW Golf, very low mileage (really!), and the price is right. I haven't test driven it yet (it just got on the lot this morning and hasn't been through the shop yet. The dealer I was working with said he didn't want me driving it before it was all fixed up and be disappointed in it. a good man, that one. Proof? You want proof of this guy? ok. I'll oblige. The car in question had tentatively been sold already by the time we got there. He was disappointed for me, because he said it would be in my price range, and probably a perfect car for me. Dan and I were equally bummed, but thanked him for his time, and asked him to call if any other cars like that came in. We leave, head back towards home, make it about to where I work, when the phone rang. It was the same dealer. The deal on the car had fallen through, and was I interested in seeing it? You bet your sweet ass I was. So we turned around and headed the 10 minutes south again. it's perfect. stick shift (yes!), 4 door (yes!) and has a SUNROOF. (awesome!). So hopefully the test drive will happen Monday or Tuesday. Keep your fingers crossed!