http://mollydolly.net Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:45:18 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Sometime last month I came across the song, "Mushaboom" by Feist (probably while perusing the wedding forum over at the Offbeat Bride Tribe ning). Ever since finding it and sharing it with Aaron, we both haven't been able to get the song out of our heads! Seriously, whether I just ... http://mollydolly.net/2010/03/10/mushaboom-mushaboom/ Even though we have a long way to go(!) in the wedding planning process, we have gotten quite a lot done. Here is a list of some of the things we've happily decided on, and other things we haven't really thought about yet. The next couple of months is going ... http://mollydolly.net/2010/03/09/wedding-update/ In an email sent Saturday morning, my Wetland Ecology professor wrote to the class that "Spring arrived here yesterday at 4:30 pm when the first group of sandhill cranes flew over headed NW in the Madison direction." To add to that, I saw nine Sandhill Cranes fly over while visiting my ... http://mollydolly.net/2010/03/08/sandhill-cranes/ I remember making crafts in school in the beginning of March - ones of lions and lambs and trying to predict the weather. Well, today was sufficiently sunny (and then some!) but a cold wind still blew. I'm getting very excited for spring and all of the outdoorsy-ness that it ... http://mollydolly.net/2010/03/01/march-in-like-a-lion-out-like-a-lamb/ Isn't this absolutely amazing? I was looking around on the interwebs for a shawl/shrug to wear at the wedding. It would be awesome to make one, so then I started looking for a pattern I could follow to knit my own (the fact that I don't know how to read/follow a ... http://mollydolly.net/2010/02/19/some-knitting-inspiration/ What is important? Living as active a life as possible, meeting all ranks of people, plenty of travel, trying your hand at various kinds of work, keeping your eyes, ears, and mind open, remembering what you observe, reading plenty of good books, and writing every day----simply writing. -Edward Abby http://mollydolly.net/2010/02/19/what-is-important/ Anna and I took a walk on the lake yesterday. The frozen lake is pretty amazing. Usually there's a thick layer of snow snuggled on top, but with the sun we've been getting lately, there's only a slick, sleek surface. I was surprised at how smooth it was -- perfect for ... http://mollydolly.net/2010/02/01/frozen/ Second day of classes, first day of African Dance. (African Dance? Example here, minus the getting thrown into the air.) I really had no idea of what the class "African Dance" would entail. I had seen the African Dance performance at one of the Dance Program's spring showcases and thought it AMAZING -- ... http://mollydolly.net/2010/01/20/african-dance-101/ End: hiatus. Begin: Spring semester 2010. http://mollydolly.net/2010/01/19/and-so-it-begins/ It snowed yesterday. A lot. Madison is literally a winter wonderland, and I couldn't be more excited! Classes were canceled today, making it the first time in four years. I stayed inside all day...slept until noon, watched "The Muppet Christmas Charol," and tidied up my room a bit. Last night, after ... http://mollydolly.net/2009/12/09/snow-day/