There are times when an experience is so great it is hard to put into words. My trip to the Wisconsin Sheep and Wool Festival was like that.

Last weekend I headed to Wisconsin with my Woolies, Kirsten, Jess, and Ivy. Bonny was there too (and, to be honest, after I met her the first time she was immediately one of my best friends. We just clicked. She’s awesome). Alissa flew in from Ohio to round out the group. It was my first time meeting her in person, and it was just so great. It is like I’ve known her forever. The whole group got along great, and we spent a lot of time knitting and laughing. I finally had a group to play Knitters Against Swatches with.

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I’ve had a hard time transitioning back into my real life. I’m already counting down the days until we go back next year.

I have a new sweater. Throughstone is done. Well, the buttons are not on, but I’m not stressing about them.

I finished my Super Simple Summer Sweater. I love it. It went really fast when I actually working on it. Thanks to Kathryn for pointing out I could do a stripe a day, as that got me to pick up the sweater again.

Audrey and I are ready for soup season. It was below 80 today, so we made chicken noodle soup. We made homemade egg noodles for the first time today.

It was delicious. I look forward to enjoying leftovers for days.