Halloween party and a creative new hobby

Wow, it's been quite a while since the last entry. Things have gone a bit out of hand lately. I've been sort of busy working 6 days a week...and came down with a cold last Friday, for which I had to skip a drinking party that night, and call in sick on Saturday. My high school job was not busy at all, I guess it's just the lack of sleep...is taking a toll on my body right now. Gotta be more careful from now on, after all the cold and flu season just started. Man, I hope I won't get the flu this winter either. That would suck big time.

Anyway, since the last entry a lot of things have happened. First of all I had two Halloween parties. One at the language school for sexy Marie Antoinette, and one at the high school for Marie Antoinette's ghost...

The King and Queen of France :)

Also, I could finally finish the embroidery on my denim jacket a few weeks ago. Here we still have about 22 C everyday, so it wasn't too late. I can still enjoy wearing it, before the actual winter comes. Probably by the end of November. The design is similar to the famous Kalocsa embroidery of Hungary, except that I'm not a pro, so this is as good as it gets. How you like it? 

 

 It took about a month in total, usually not spending more than about an hour each day. It wasn't as difficult as a I thought it would be. Haven't done any embroidery since junior high school...about what, 15 years ago??? Wow...I'm getting old. Anyway, I went home this summer and met up a college friend who is also an English teacher, but as a side job she does this on quite a professional level. Thanks to a bit of practice with her, and getting patterns from her book, I was able to do this. It was fun. I might continue this hobby. :)