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today i crashed an 8 year old's birthday party. an 8 year old i didn't know. and still somehow managed to get a cupcake out of the deal.

last night i went to the butler's place and enjoyed their company, the newlywed stubleys, and seeing rachel too. it was really nice hangin' out. the boys took off to the movies, while jo, sarah, and i sat on the couch watching sarah's birth video of tigerlily being born. it was quite incredible – incredibly painful looking, but also really remarkable. i'm so glad it worked out well and that she arrived safely.

bren told me today that i'm surprisingly well adjusted all things considered. that's a relief. i've concluded that's a good sign.

while i was downtown doing some errands this afternoon i felt something hit the back of my leg, when i looked i discovered that my knitting needle had fallen out of my bag, and a second one was about to go. i tried to find the remaining 2, and one was missing. i back-tracked the whole way, searching for my double-ended needle, but had to give up after not finding anything. BUT when i got home i found it inside my ball of yarn :S these are the moments that make up my life... looking for knitting needles on the sidewalk on saturday afternoons. i'm a giant nerd.

i'm kind of starting to get organized for peru. i picked up a phrase book today and a travel alarm clock. i'm going to print out all the papers this week at work and confirm our remaining reservation. it's hard to know how to pack. i really don't want to bring too much stuff "just in case". we leave in 3 weeks! i can't believe it!

these are days of slow boats and false starts.