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Big huge news at Stella Bella Quilts!
News so big that I needed a town crier.
Good thing Will & Kate had their baby and I was able to borrow this guy ----------------------------->
all the way from London.
Who knew that town criers still had jobs in this economy.
Who knew that town criers apparently belong to every house at Hogwarts (check out all those badges).
Who knew that town criers got to wear such fabulous hats.
I may have missed my calling 'cause I way dig that hat. But I digress....
BIG NEWS ITEM #1
During our
recent trip to OBX, S. proposed to me and I said yes! Yes, it is true, S. is going to be Mr. Stella Bella Quilts. Our families and friends are overjoyed as they have been waiting and waiting and waiting for this to happen. After a decade of togetherness, S. and I are making it legal. We are going to pass on the pageantry of a royal wedding, however, and are just going to have a civil ceremony at some point. Oh yeah and a town crier with an even bigger hat.
S. is overjoyed with his dowry of fifty-eleventeen UFOs, let me tell you.
The cats already consider him one of their staff and they see no change in the situation.
BIG NEWS ITEM #2
Also during the OBX trip, S. had a phone job interview for his dream job in his dream location and after anxious waiting of approximately eternity, which really ended up being a couple weeks, he was offered and accepted the job....
....in Santa Fe, New Mexico!
Poor dear S. had the most stressful vacation ever but it all turned out wonderful and exciting and exhilarating and fabulous.
And this means we are moving from the Southeast to the Southwest....with four cats.
The cats have not been told about the cross-country car trip nor have they been told about changes to their routine let alone moving to a new house that they have never been to. Let's keep them oblivious for awhile, shall we.
S. will be moving out there in mid-September and I will be following (with the four cats) after I pack up everything and sell my house. All fingers and toes and cat paws crossed that I can sell my house easily and successfully in this market.
I have never been to New Mexico or the Southwest so I checked out every book in our county library system and instead of quilting, I've been reading. And researching online. And thinking of the zillions of details and questions and logistics and everything else possible. I am not thinking about goodbyes or leaving my house that I love so much yet. Just thinking practical for now.
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| Does Remy know how adorable he is??? |
I also started the arduous task of sorting, cleaning, packing, etc. of 14 years worth of stuff in my house. A Herculean task that I have spent 14 years hoping I would never have to do.
Remy, however, is thrilled to have lots of boxes and paper to play with and has proclaimed himself Box Packing Supervisor in Chief.
I am also lamenting the fact that I inherited my mother's love of collecting antiques and dishes.
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| All the paper is mine and don't even think about trying to get it away from me. |
Here is another view a couple days later. My fabric is being buried in the back so I'm not tempted to sew...
