Sun 4 Jul 2010
On this day last year, we landed in Germany. I stayed until November, Branden until February.
Tomorrow, Branden will be getting on a plane for Atlanta, where he will spend the next four and a half months training for his new job. He’ll get back in mid-November.
This year has kind of an odd symmetry to it; 5 months together, three months apart, three months together, 5 months apart. We weren’t thrilled when we learned about this latest separation, but it’s clearly the right decision, he’s excited about the new job, the training is going to be fun and very useful, and at least Atlanta isn’t as far away as Europe. (Though the last week of his training will bring him to Austria, a few hours’ drive from where we lived in Germany…see what I mean about symmetry?)
So what’s a knitter to do with an impending separation?
I cast on a sweater, of course.
Fortunately, even Branden’s sweaters don’t take 5 months to knit, but there will be warm wooliness waiting when he gets back (in November when one can yet again appreciate warm wooliness).
I think the Eco Wool has finally found its calling.
I’m sorry to hear you will need to be separated again. Hopefully it’ll will mean more together time in the end. Love the gray stripes, it looks like it will come together nicely.
Oh, that’s too bad that you have to be apart again. I’m glad you found a use for your Eco Wool though–I don’t think you could have found a better.
Ah, this brings a little sigh to my heart for you. It is a testament to your relationship that you handle these separations well. My grandmother, whose husband was traveling for work each and every week, said they never had time to fight. Maybe that isn’t the case when you are together for more than a weekend, but those separations do make you appreciate each other, too.
Oh, I’m sorry to hear that you’ll be separated again, although glad it’s for something that is exciting to Brandon! It’s tough to be apart… Knitting a sweater for him seems like a right way to mark the time, though.
Very nice! And he’ll be happy to be able to use it – Atlanta, even in November, won’t be cold!