Home is where the strangness is !!!!

so I have been sucked into the never ending apps of face book. Last week i got a new phone that has access to the internet an I thought sure why not sign up for face book at least it will give me something to do on break. wow is it addicting. In other news we close on Mon where did the summer go. All repairs have been done finally as a bonas he's leaveing us all the furniture besides the few pieces we asked for. Which is great because the only major furniture we have are 2 beds and a dining set. We have just been on a up swing. We are like 2 newly weds again. I can't wait to get in there an start decorateing. hugs all

So I get back ofcourse drama at work insues witch causes me to pull 18 hour days but I don't mind since I'm on salery when I am forced to stay they actully pay me for my time. but they don't like doing it often since it costs them more then if anyone else worked over.Plus I'm still getting over being SICK.Today however I realized something odd when I finaly got to leave I realized it was the 14th we close on the 24th only ten days. An I have yet to call the electric company/water company/ or cable I also haven't packed a single thing. Where did the time fly. I'm happy but a little freaked out at the same time. Guess I know what I'll be doing all next week.

In case you missed it the Bards of Atlantia have been served :

Saturday! Saturday! Saturday! Lords and ladies and lovers of the Muse,
hie thee unto the listfield of Sylvan Glen on September 26th and thereby
bear witness for blood will flow, not by sword or bow or rapier but,
forsooth, by the lacerating tongues of savage bards! Behold, a bardic
smackdown! Swannoc Beag of Highland Foorde doth entreat fellow Atlantian
bards to join her in calling out the bards of AEthelmarc to musical
combat, a fiery exchange of war songs to inspire the heavy fighters as
they take the field afterwards. Toll the tocsin, the bards are at war!
Play not the dullard: bringeth forth thy liveliest songs and represent
thy kingdom, fool!

Silly Aethelmarc people they know not the doom they ask for.

What can I say. It was so laid back and relaxed. The weather was beautiful. I got to do everything I wanted see everyone I wanted. such a good time.

High's

Finding my new hat
Takeing newcomers to the bog
Singing for Kerry and Sinclare (before I lost my voice)
getting to spend time with old friends and meeting new ones
funnel cake and fried pickles
Time with family
trips to Calontir
my new belt
midnight cooler raids
QT time with my peer

Low's

Getting sick
loseing my voice
getting sun poisening

Over all it was a wonderful time.

Fight for the roses fair
as honor does demand
Fight with the valor of your sword
for the hearts that ruled this land

Seek the golden Rose
the rarest of her kind
for the beatuy and honor she does hold
and her strengh of heart and mind

Oh this golden Gazelle
with purpose in her stride
an insperation for our land
our hearts to her now tied

In the verdent garden grows
this gossimer flower fine
who sought the needs of those she ruled
and with grace this dream entwined

So fight for the golden rose
as honor does demand
fight with the valor of your heart
for the grace that ruled this land

House drama for those that care. We have to have the final loan approval by tues or we loose the contract. For 3 weeks my loan officer has been telling me everything was fine going smoothly. 3 weeks and just today it got to the underwritters desk. And low and behold the underwritter wants more paperwork before they will even consider giving us the loan varification of this signed doc's of that. it wouldn't be so bad but it has to be on their desk by noon tomarrow. Which means that I have to run from place to place phone e-mail and fax my ass off all morning and pry to god it goes smooth no gliches or we loose the house. This is such bull. If they had given us a week maybe I would have it all together but no I have 4 hours tomarrow morning thats it. I am so done with this F**ked up process.

They last few days have been really off Mon. We found out that the seller needs more time to get the plumming fixed so our closeing date has been pushed back to Aug 24th so I will definately be makeing it to Pennsic. I sucks to have to wait another month but all the problems we found in the inspection will be fixed and that in itself is worth it.

Yesterday we buried my friends daughter. I'm glad I went. It put a kind of closer on the whole thing. The cemetary was high on a mountain in West VA and it was beautiful Tree's every where the sun shineing bright the breeze blowing. It was truely a celabration of her life. She touched so many people in her short years here. There were tears and hugs and laughter and many many stories.


There is a place where the sidewalk ends
And before the street begins,
And there the grass grows soft and white,
And there the sun burns crimson bright,
And there the moon-bird rests from his flight
To cool in the peppermint wind.

Let us leave this place where the smoke blows black
And the dark street winds and bends.
Past the pits where the asphalt flowers grow
We shall walk with a walk that is measured and slow,
And watch where the chalk-white arrows go
To the place where the sidewalk ends.

Yes we'll walk with a walk that is measured and slow,
And we'll go where the chalk-white arrows go,
For the children, they mark, and the children, they know
The place where the sidewalk ends.

This afternoon brought evil news. Without warning a young girl we had know since she was six months old was killed in a car accident. The suddeness of it was shocking and makes no sense and everyone else in the car was fine but her.The news was compacted by the fact that she was so young so many possiblities gone in the blink of an eye. There's no one to be mad at no anger to be placed just shock and sarrow. There's no sense to be made of the whole thing. She was such a sweet little girl with loads of personality who blessed our live for such a short while. So hold your loved ones a little longer tonight kiss them tell them how much they mean to you because you never know what tomarrow hold and like that they can be gone from your life.

What a pleasent peaceful weekend. Got to hang out with friends at summer war on Sat and veg with a all day horror marathon on sun. it was great. Right now I am stress free. I have also been kicking around the idea of doing another cd. Mostly oringinal work based off of folk tales and peoms from different places. Its an idea.

Its way to early for me but I have to be up for the house inspection and tomarrow I have to be up earlier then this because I am working first shift 6am will come fast.I saw the oddest thing last night a skunk wandering into the parking garage downtown it was so weird. No other cars on the road but this skunk was haveing a leisurely stroll through the street.We have been having more and more wildlife just strolling close to town I see at least 2-3 deer right by one of our big bypasses ever night on my home but I have never seen wildlife just rollin through the city it made me laugh.

In other news I am the store winner for the first 2 weeks of the fittness challendge. At that time I had lost 16lbs now I am at 20lbs I can tell a little difference pants aren't as tight but I'm so tall that I have to loose a senificant amount of weight before I see any changes.

In other health news I am playing with the idea of of getting a vapor or e-ciggerate kit if you haven't seen them its a electonic cig. that puts out water vapor instead of smoke. Once you get the kit its alot cheaper then smokeing.

Well I'm off wish me luck.

K so I have never signed so much paper work in my life between the realtor and the morgage company. Found insurence company,inspector and closer today. I love dealing with paperwork stuff for work hate personal paperwork or getting quotes talking to a billon people just for one simple answer whats the bottom line how much will this cost me. But it is so worth it to have my own place again. This week's baby step toward being a home owner is the inspection. Wish me luck. The place looks sound new electric new water heater but you never know. On a up note I may be able to make it to Summer War due to a fubar in the work schedual.

Master bedroom



Master Bath




Den/Owen's room



Outside backyard

Orlaith Carey (orlacarey) words for me

1) House: Yup we have been house hunting for over a year and have found the one. Everything is going well it just needs to pass inspection and assiment if it does that we should close around july 27th.

2) Music: Is a huge part of my life it allows me to express my emotions in a way that other's can enjoy.Creatively puy into words all the abstract ideas I have and really bring a feeling to life.

3) Pennsic: A world away from the mundane. I had to miss last year but am really hopeing to make it to war week this year.

4) cooking: Cooking is another form of emotional expression brought to life. However this one isn't abstact its a very distinct form of love at least for me. It was my grandmother who taught me to cook from the heart and I will never forget her lessons.

5) Hubby: He's my best friend and been there for me for 10 years now we may not always see eye to eye on everything. But at the end of the day when the fighting is done he's still there to tell me everything will be ok.

Wish me luck today with contract in hand we go to finalize the loan on the house.
Reply to this meme by yelling "Words!" and I will give you five words that remind me of you. Then post them in your LJ and explain what they mean to you.


Iseulte of the Red Cliffs (isenglass) words for me

aspiring:I do try to aspire to better things.Make sure that what I do is the best it can be. Lately my aspirations have lead me to do late century garb which Mistress Iseulte has helped me with a great deal. And to truly put my persona together.

support:This is a big one as a non-fighter in a all fighter household I think suport is one of the bigist things you can give.But again I don't think of it in that term I consider it helping my friends in what ever endever they choose. Whither it be fighting cooking singing or merely trying to brake someone out of their shy shell.

fantasy:My life is steeped in it. From art to books I read and write gaming and larping. I am always looking for a good escape from the mudane.

ethic: This is a odd one.The definition of which is: a set of moral principles : a theory or system of moral values. I am a very black and white person when it comes to fairness and what is just and right. I think that comes from so many years in managment. However,much to my husband's chagrine, I can justify any action with a very reasonable arrgument. And there are times I truly love to play the devils advocate.

art: I loves it in any form from my walls to books to cooking any way one can express emotion in a tangable way that others can enjoy is a good thing. I am by nature a writer which leads well to my song writeing art in the sca. I love to share what I do as well as incourage others to share what they do.Art after all is what turns this boring life into something magic.

Ok so a few things. My job is on a health kick a 10 week program to loose weight and get healthy. We even had to tie our store meeting in by haveing it some where that physical activity could take place. We went skateing it was fun but it has been a loooooooooooooooonnnnnggggggggggg time. Still I didn't bust my ass that was all I was hopeing for. And I have lost 10lbs since it started so thats cool. My boss is slowly peopleing the office we share with pictures of her 2 year old so I told her fair was fair and started putting up pics of sca battles and the household. I never put much stock in putting pics up at work I thought it to unprofessional but I got to say haveing pics of my friends and family up does make me smile and sets me to a better mood.

Ok on to the real news Owen and I have been house hunting for the better part of a year and we think the stars have finally aligened. We were pre approved for a loan and have set our sights on a completely re modeled cope cod. We go tomarrow to put a contract down on it. If all goes well (ie the contract is settled this week) we could be out of here by Aug 1st but that means I would miss Pennsic. What I am truely hopeing for is that they will want to negosiate the contract which will push our closeing to the middle of Aug. That way i get my house and Pennsic too. Maybe ot will go that way who knows. Any way here's pics of it.

Ok so work has been Ok The boss is away on vac but the store hasn't burned down and there has only been minor ee drama. In fact we scored highest in the district for 2 inspections this week I am very proud since this refects souly on me this time. Owen and I have both been sick with the weather gunk since comming home from sapphire not really sick just conjested. We are also on a Stargate kick I'm working on season six right now its good background noise while I'm knitting. Yes I'm hooked $30 in yarn 4 sets of needles a book of patterns later and its done. Right now I am working on a shawl very simple but I have learned to long tail cast on, purl, and yarn over. I took Owen to Michaels yesterday in persuit of good yarn while I await my order to arrive. I found a pretty alpaca blend gray/blue that I am making into the shawl. Now that I'm getting the tension thing down Kitting has become very zen. Oh god I know its evil I should never have picked up another fiber art but I AM SO DIGGING ON IT. Any way thats about it for me.

This was a truly marvelous weekend.The friends, the words of encouragement and joy, camping, the weather, the food, and ofcourse the singing It really brought part of the dream back for me. The only low was Owen getting bit in the eye by what we think was a spider. But I was proud of the fact that he didn't ask to go home he just toughed it out. I got to sing all weekend vist with friends,relax,braid hair,learned to knit and I even got up to the field to watch the fighting. My new blue dress is definately a comfy keeper. I'll have to make more. What more can I say this was a weekend of high emotion low drama and good singing. It was wonderous.

ok so its weds an we are packing for Saphire what is the world coming to. Work has been crazy but other than that I am still alive. I am excited about this weekend seeing everyone singing good food it will be a blast.

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