Golf!

So, I've decided the best way to get good at golf is to just keep going to the driving range and hit as many golf balls as I can. Then, one day I'll say, oh! I'm not bad at golf anymore.

Going along with this idea I headed over to the Ridgefield golf course, which is 5 minutes down the road from my apartment. I assumed that the driving range at the golf course would be like every other driving range I've been to: carpeted areas with those rubber tees all set up for you to hit a bucket of balls. However, this one was different. It was just a grassy area with little metal stands to lean your clubs on. You can see the metal thing next to the guy in the picture below:

Now, my dad did tell me that this is a better way to practice, since in real life you don't get to put a little carpet down to hit the ball off of. But, it was as I put down my bucket of balls and got ready to start that I realized I didn't have any tees...and I didn't want to have to buy any since I already paid for the bucket of balls. So, I decided to just hit with my iron for a while since those shots don't need a tee anyway. And I hit some good shots so I was feeling pretty good. There was a dad there with his kids, and even though the 8 year old boy was doing better than I was, I decided he must have been golfing much longer than I have. 

And, after they left I was there by myself so I could gather up some of the balls that only went 3 feet when I hit them incorrectly, so I got some extra practice hits in. I also found some tees scattered along the ground that weren't broken so I got some driver shots in toward the end. The weather was really nice and the driving range itself was a nice area. Overall I think it was well worth the trip. 

I also decided to start a new knitting project, since I'm getting a little bored with the green scarf. I figure I can go back to the scarf after a little break and then hopefully I'll enjoy working on it more. 

I decided to start working on a shawl with some yarn that I really like the colors of: green, purple and cream. And so far I'm really enjoying this project. 

I really enjoy making shawls and I'm hoping this one will be a nice break from my scarf.

And that's the weekend update! I also vacuumed and cleaned a bit, but still need to make my bookshelf. Hopefully I'll have a picture of that all assembled soon!

Despite my best intentions, there's been a drought in entries

I guess I'm taking a little longer than I thought to acclimate. I keep meaning to make more blog entries and then, right as I sit down to type, I remember I'm supposed to get something done and another day passes without an entry.
Today I'm breaking out of my writer's block and starting my regular entries again, and I have some big updates!

We have a new fancy TV now so I can actually see what's on from more than 6 inches away...

This has definitely made the apartment feel like a real place to live rather than a temporary set up like in college. I also finally put together our vacuum cleaner so we can have a nice clean apartment.

So now, mom, you can stop worrying...our carpet will be clean! 

I've also gotten more set up at work. My cubicle is all set up with my computer and monitor and keyboard:

As you can see it's a pretty generic cube. So I'm going to try to get some colorful pictures to hang up in it to make it more happy. Maybe some flowers and other assorted nature pictures? Since I sit in the middle of the building, I do start to miss the outside by the end of the day. 

Since I spend all day inside, I decided it's time to take up more outside hobbies. As a result I'm now working on becoming a golfer. I've been going to the driving range 2-3 times a week and I even found myself a set of new clubs on sale. They were perfect, affordable and purple, so naturally I had to buy them!

You might also notice from the above picture that I have CT plates now. I really do miss my green VT license plates. Now I really have to accept that I've moved away from home for more than just a few months at a time.

Anyway, because I've been trying to spend as much of my free time outside (weather permitting) I haven't gotten much done with my knitting...however, I have made some good progress with my strangling vines scarf. It's now 2'4" long. 

Overall, things are going well. I'm starting to settle in and I'm getting my knitting done. I also don't always get lost everywhere I try to go when I need things (I only get lost most of the time). So the area is slowly becoming  familiar and feeling more like a place I can call home. I've even gotten to see some of the places I went when we lived in Danbury when I was little. I've started to eat at Mikonos, my mom's favorite Greek restaurant and the place where I first learned to tie my shoes. I also go to St. Gregory the Great church now, which is where I went to church when I was little and where I went to school from kindergarten and part of first grade. It's pretty exciting. 

Anyway, I'm sure there are more updates than this, but I figure it's better to start small and work my way back up to regular writing (not that this is a short entry at all, haha)