This is me on the shores of Loch Ness. I love this picture almost as much as I love Scotland! I’m 23 years old and I’m a recent graduate of the University of Michigan (woohoo December 2008!). I fill my time for now with work, knitting, reading and being a pretty big nerd. In June I am moving to Hawaii with my husband who is in the Army (That’s right, I’m an Army Wife!) so right now that consumes a lot of my time because I desperately want to plan for it, but can’t quite since the army moves a bit slower than me.
I have obsessions with Scotland and Russia and I love history, literature and the great outdoors. I also have a kitten named Orbit who has six toes on each of her front paws. She is a bit insane, but I love her. It’s hard to keep myself from getting a new cat every day, but I manage somehow. My husband A and I were just joking the other day about decorating our future house/apartment and he was making fun of me saying that I would decorate the house with kittens, which is probably true.
I’m a beginner knitter, but I’m hoping to fill more and more of my time that way because I love it. Hopefully blogging will help me learn how to learn from other people. Other than that first lesson of casting on, knitting, and purling, I’m self-taught and I have trouble taking instructions from other people. I’m usually an outgoing person, but I always have trouble asking for help. I’m that person who walks into a knitting store and wants to be invisible while I walk around touching all the yarn. I hate when I’m the only person because I feel awkward and out of place while the staff stares at me. Hopefully, some day I’ll get over that fear and be able to ask them for help.
When I’m not in class, reading or knitting, I’m probably spending time with my husband, even though we are apart for awhile. We dated for about three and a half years, after meeting freshman year because he lived across the hall from me in my dorm. He was an Army ROTC guy, so now he is a 2 LT and is learning about how awesome being a QM officer is, which is why he doesn’t get to be home with me. He makes me a better and a stronger person, and I love him. Here’s a picture of us before the Military Ball last year. I have on my wellies which my mom ordered for me from Scotland, although I found out later that you can buy them in a lot of stores here too. They are hunters and I would wear them every day if I could. 
