It's good to be back

Ever since I came back from Spain, I don't seem to have a minute to breath in and find one minute for myself. I have gone though jet lag, adjusting to my home again, nice visits, memorials, painful memories, joyful ones, lots of gardening, doctors appointments, phone calls and more phone calls to many different people that I can't even remember their names, goodbyes, an exam, a trip to West Virginia, a glorious PhD defense, proud moments, family time, travel changes, trip tiredness, more phone calls, feeling sick, sad and upset, and then happy again, and even I have gotten to the point where I choose to watch tv over sewing. I looked at my sewing machine every night of this week and I thought, I wish I had the energy to start sewing again. Then I occasionally get emails from blogosphere friends who read me often and send me hugs and just a sentence saying they haven't forgotten me. And after that, I finally today feel that I have the strength to blog and soon to sew. I even went to the fabric store today without my discount coupons to shop and found a couple of things that I am sure one of these days I will use...otherwise they will become members of my never ending stash.

Desde que volvi de España, no parece que tenga ni un minuto de respiro para mi. He pasado por el cambio horario, acostumbrarme a mi casa de nuevo, visitas agradables, ceremonias recordando a seres queridos, recuerdos dolorosos, buenos tambien, mucha jardineria, citas con medicos, llamadas telefonicas y mas llamadas a mucha gente de las cuales no recuerdo ni su nombre, adioses, un examen, un viaje a West Virginia, una defense gloriosa de doctorado, momentos de orgullo, tiempo con mi familia, cambios de planes de viaje, cansancio de viaje, mas llamadas de telefono, enfermedad, tristeza y pena, y de nuevo felicidad, e incluso he llegado al punto de elegir ver la tele sobre la costura. Esta semana miraba todas las noches a mi maquina de coser y pensaba, me gustaria encontrar las fuerzas para volver a coser. Entonces de vez en cuando recibo emails de amigas de la blogosfera que me leen a menudo y que me mandan abrazos y me recuerdan que no me han olvidado. Y despues de eso, finalmente hoy me siento con fuerzas de volver a escribir en el blog y pronto de coser. Incluso fui a la tienda de telas sin mis cupones descuento a comprar un par de cosas que seguro que uno de estos dias voy a usar…sino seran parte de mi almacen de telas sin fin.

And this is what I got from someone very special, some of the most beautiful pieces of fabric that I have ever owned...along with some amazing handcrafted flowers and leaves.

Y esto es lo que recibi de alguien muy especial, algunas de las telas mas bonitas que jamas tuve...junto con unas flores y hojas hechas a mano preciosisimas.


And I also got back in touch with my good old friend from Thailand, it's good to have you back Watcha!

Y finalmente he conseguido ponerme en contacto con mi viejo amigo de Tailandia, que bueno volverte a encontrar Watcha!