News from Across the Pond

So here I am sitting in the kitchen at my inlaws in Hungary, just another day and we are all together in the most important room here. Conversations are flowing, while I just do a lot of listening. Mate and his Mom are cooking, Mama and Papa are sitting outside, the wind is blowing and the birds are singing. It couldn't be a better day.
When we first arrived a couple of days ago my parents sent me an email and told me about a house that they found for us for sale. They went and looked at it for us and sent us pictures. We immediately fell in love. The person is selling it because his father passed away and none of his siblings want the house. They just dropped the price so now it is in our price range. A few days ago though my Mom sent me and email and told me that now that the price was dropped there are more people looking at the house. The man that is selling it told her that he really wants first time home owners to get the house and he really likes mine and Mate's story. We haven't heard anything now about it, there were some other people that were going back to look at it for a second time and that made me a little nervous. Friends we need some prayers for us so that we don't lose the house. My Mom told me that if it was meant to be that it would happen but it still makes me a little worried. Everyone here in Hungary really likes it and hopes that we can buy it.
Tomorrow we are off to Szentendre to visit Mate's sister, we are taking Mama with us so that she can get out of the house a little bit, since taking care of Papa is now really a full time job. I am really looking forward to our outing as well. It has been a week since we got to really go anywhere. The photo that I have put with the post is a picture of what I hope is our new house.
Sarah

Thoughts on the Houses

So after some careful decision making we decided that we wanted to keep looking for a house. Both houses are great, but my parents and Mate and myself just don't think that either one of those houses are it. For now we are going to take a break from looking and see if anything changes when we get back from Hungary. I have mixed emotions about this, but it is very much an emotional process.

My mom's birthday is on Monday so I am going to try to make an afghan in about 3 days we will see how this goes! I will post pictures once I have it complete.

Going to go and hang out with my crochet hook, some yarn, and a great movie! I am going to watch The King's Speech. If you haven't seen I highly recommend it!

Until tomorrow.

2 Houses

So what is a girl to do when she finds not one but two houses that she likes??? I looked at our realtor when we found both of them, and said to her, "I like two houses, how does that work?" After having 8 no's, I didn't even know what to do with two YES's!!! When we came home yesterday night after seeing the two properties, we sat down and made pro/con lists about both of them. (I have to add here that Mate wanted to sleep on it and talk about them tomorrow, but if you know me at all, I just wouldn't stand for it!) Tomorrow we are taking my parents back to both houses to get their feedback on them, so that they can help us in our decision. I am so excited, nervous, anxious, etc. We could be homeowners soon!

Yikes!!!

Looking for a House

I am so excited to report that Mate and I are looking for a house. So far we have looked at 8 and have hated all of them. Tomorrow we are going to go and look at three more. I am hoping that one of them might be the one, otherwise we will have to look after we come back from Hungary. We are leaving for there soon, I am excited for our trip too. Lots of new changes going on in the Kramlik world. I can't wait for this next chapter of our life to start. I really feel like an adult now. It is a little crazy and scary all at the same time. I also can wait for the weather to finally get warm. We were teased a couple of days ago with nice warm weather in the 80s. Not sure what is in the forecast for this week, I sort of don't even want to look. I will probably just be disappointed anyway! I guess that is all for this entry but don't worry I promise not to stay away as long as I did last time.

Random Thoughts

So we have a new friend that is living with us...we like to call him Mousy! Yup that is right we have a mouse in the house! Gross! Currently he has taken up residence in our kitchen. We found his markings last weekend under our sink, in a cabinet and on the stove. I will pause for gagging noises.....ok, now that is over I will continue. We sterilized the kitchen as best we could and have set out traps, 6 of them, and we still haven't caught him! We (I mean Mate) caulked under our sink where we think that he lives but still nothing! So now we wait until he is caught!
So moving on, still no baby. We have sure been trying but so far it hasn't happened. Everyone keeps telling me that it will happen when the time is right, but I have to admit that I am getting a little nervous. I just try to keep thinking positive. I went on to a psychics website and she said that I should conceive in November or December. So when I read that I thought hey December would be good, that would be the best Christmas present ever.
Speaking of Christmas, it is only 2 months from Monday! I sure have a lot of work to do before then! I have two blankets to finish, two scarves, cards to make, and I think I am going to make those cookies in a jar for a couple of select family members! It is another homemade Christmas. Tomorrow I am going to the scrapbooking store over in Cedarburg with a dear friend to work on a birthday gift for my Grandpa. It should be tons of fun! I always spend too much money in that store but I do have a gift certificate to use this time from my birthday!
Next weekend is Halloween and Mate and I are going a party at my cousins house. She and I are going as Lucy and Ethel, which is totally fitting for us!
I suppose that is all for tonight, I better get back to crocheting...reading....and maybe some sleep in there tonight too.

LuLu's Scarf

Here it is my first ever crochet pattern that I designed myself.

Hook Size: J

2 Skeins of Red Heart Super Saver Yarn

Chain 160

Row 1: dc into 3rd stitch from hook and every ch to end, ch 2, turn (make sure that you go into both loops!)

Row 2: skip 1st two chains, single crochet in both loops across, ch2, turn

Row 3: skip 1st two chains, double crochet in both loops across, ch2, turn

Row 4-9: Repeat Rows 2 & 3

Finishing: At the end of Row 9, sc crochet evenly around the corner and bottom and along the other side, slip stitch into top stitch of double crochet, and finish off. Mine was a little curly but it hugs your neck nicely!

I hope that you enjoy making this scarf, any questions on the pattern please leave a comment or email me at skramlik@hotmail.com, and I will be happy to help!

Stay tuned for the next pattern I am working on.

Out With the Old in With the New...or Something Like That

So Mate has returned home which is GREAT!! I am so happy that he is back! We are finally trying to de-clutter our house...actually it is really me who has to de-clutter. Poor Mate is only allowed some much space and that is really in the studio, but it seems that I have taken that area over too! We (me) are going through things that we haven't used in a long time and just getting rid of them. We watched our new cousin baby Quinn last night and I think we both realized that if we are going to try to have a baby in this house then we need to remove somethings. So tonight I started to unload some things on craigslist and we will see where we can get. I figure if we can get a couple dollars for them then we can start saving toward the bigger purchases that we will have to make. Oh but I was quite excited to find a dresser on craigslist tonight that will be perfect for when we do have a baby, only $15. We get to pick it up on Sunday. Mate thinks that I am crazy but I call it just trying to be proactive. When could we possibly find another dresser for $15 that is exactly what I am looking for!!! That man just doesn't know a bargin! I guess that is all for tonight. I promise I will try to post again soon.