I Hate Going Home

(not the last entry)

I almost always come back from there feeling worse about myself.

Now I've been made to feel guilty about needing my furniture from the condo brought down to the new house on Saturday. My Dad doesn't think he's going to be able to lift it with just my Mom and I to help. He's known about this for WEEKS and just now he realizes this?? And of course this led to near-yelling and bickering and sarcastic comments because those are the only ways my family communicates anymore. I miss the days when it wasn't like that. . .

Well anyway. I am moving a bunch of stuff tomorrow. . .pretty much everything except for my computer, clothes, and food. I took some stuff I don't need back to the condo tonight, and took down some things from there that I thought I might want around.

Oh and speaking of the house, we totally lost Tim as a housemate. We already knew he needed some helped coming up with all the money by tomorrow, but neither Nick nor Chris were able to get in contact with him for the past week, and he hasn't tried calling them to say what's going on. So, we've basically taken this as a sign that he's backing out, which originally meant we'd be screwed over, since it's too pricey for just the 3 of us, but Amanda offered to move in instead. This is also interesting since before she hadn't wanted to move in unless there were going to be 5 of us, but I guess she changed her mind. Hopefully her and Nick won't have any problems living together, as they both made it sound like that was going to be an issue when it was mentioned previously.

Maybe the last entry will be tomorrow. And if you have my AIM sn, be sure to check out my new pics. :p

Yes

Work was slightly better today, but that doesn't mean the situation is okay. There is so much I could say on the matter, but I don't even feel like it. I do wonder what they know about me, however, and furthermore, if there are "reasons" why I haven't gotten my raise yet. At least I know that Lora has contacted more people about it, but I don't even expect to get it anymore. I'll just be the lowest paid shift supervisor in Brooks history.

I wish I had other options. . .

I went to Petsmart today, just to look. I think I am going to just get a glass aquarium instead of a fancy plastic cage. I'm not getting a critter right away though anyway.

I wanted to go look at basses, but I didn't feel like having every male employee approach me, asking if there was anything I wanted to try. I swear I'm just going to pick whichever one looks nicest. How bad can it sound? I can always bs and say I tried one earlier. All I know is I am NOT playing a single note with anyone around. Every time I do go in there people are sitting around busting out crazy bass solos, so if you think I'm playing any of the few, sinfully easy songs I know, you're wrong.

Well, that's about it. I think tomorrow's entry is going to be the last one I write in this blog, and no, I haven't started the new one yet. And don't forget that I'm NOT going to have Internet starting Saturday until who knows when. So you're going to have to call me (or I may call you, but :p) or just not hear from me for awhile.

Steadily Ignoring

the reflux I'm getting from the ice cream I just ate. >_<

The situation at work is so not cool. Just my luck that the "spy" was working the exact same hours as me today. She was obviously following me everywhere, keeping an eye on everything I was up to. I don't know if it's always been this way or if I'm just noticing this more now. I was always suspicious of this person, having heard before that our DM specifically wanted her at our store-- no other store that I've ever known of has *three* assistant managers-- but I didn't think it was so they could keep tabs on us. Every time I went in the office for a few minutes, even if it was just to drink some water, she showed up. Every time I chatted with someone for a minute or two, she'd hover nearby. Not to mention she said that she wants us to do some of our tasks differently. . .although we've been doing them the same way since I started working there (she said that Lora wanted to make these changes, but I highly, highly doubt it).

I have to work with her tomorrow too and I am NOT looking forward to it. Luckily she won't be there at all on Wednesday, and even though I'm not working, I may go that day so I can fill Chris in on what's been happening.

In the meantime, I'm convinced that this is proof that there can never be a long period of time in my life when everything is going well. I was lucky that I got about a week. :/

ETA: One good thing. . .we will have a pool table at the new house. It doesn't have legs, but that's okay. And it's the right kind for playing ULTIMATE POOL!

Work Is Pissing Me Off

Me and Chris, actually.

It's too much to get into here, but the main thing is that Lora still feels as though there is some kind of "conspiracy" going on between us and Nick. She's also supposedly "very uncomfortable" with the idea of the 3 of us living together, as is our district manager. What do they think we're plotting??

The WORST thing I found out, and I'm not sure if it's related, is that there is someone currently working in our store who is spying on us (not *just* the three of us, but probably moreso than the cashiers) for my manager/the DM. I almost didn't believe it, but the more I thought about this person, the more obvious it is. I can't even tell you how angry this made me. As I stood in the makeup aisle ordering, just minutes after Chris told me about this, I was serisouly trying to think of where else I could work. Now that I'm moving in a few days, I'd really prefer for it to be somewhere in the area but besides other retail places, I have no idea. It's not just that we have fricken' James McParland in out midst now, but the whole issue of my missing raise factoring in too. And there are some other reasons, but as I said, I'm not going into any great detail.

Although Chris and I were in pretty awful moods for most of the day (not to mention that Lora was there for most of the time), we decided there was only one thing that could lighten the mood- trying the cham cham! As you know, I like Indian food, and I like going to the Indian market in EG to get different items. Well, one item that they always have tons of is cham cham-- sugared cheese. It comes in these huge cans that weigh about 5 lbs each and it's one of those items that I became morbidly curious about, but didn't want to try because it costs about $7. I went there the other day and noticed that they had smaller cans for only $3.50, so I picked one up. Chris and I have joked about trying it for a long time, but today we decided to take the plunge! I peeled open the can and we were presented with lots of smallish, light yellow cheese balls floating in a thick sugary syrup. Hm. Chris wanted me to try one first, so I did. I stabbed it with a fork and nibbled off a bit. Its consistency was sponge-like, not cheese-like, and it was very, very sweet. It reminded me of another Indian dessert, balls of fried milk that are served warm. . .same texture, same sweetness, different flavor though. I was okay with just nibbling it, so Chris tried a bite-- and almost immediately spit it out, haha. I had about half of mine left, and since it wasn't bad, I just popped the whole thing in my mouth. BAD IDEA. I bit into it and it was like one of those Gushers fruit snacks, except instead of tangy gel, I got a mouthful of cold, sugary syrup. x_x I tried to chew/swallow the rest of it, but I seriously couldn't. You know how NOT picky about food, and all the weird things that I enjoy eating, but this was too much. I am sorry to say that I spit it out, and the can was quickly resealed and placed back in the refrigerator. Gonna have to say that won't be a repeat purchase, but at least we can now say we've tried it!

Quiet

For one reason or another (and damned if I know why), I seem to have fallen into one of my introspective phases again. It's not actually a bad thing, except I haven't really felt like talking much. I knew it as soon as I got to work today. Usually I like standing around and chatting with some of the other morning people, but today I kinda just wanted to get on with the display I was building without anyone bothering me.

Travis and I went to an affordable housing rally at the state house this afternoon. It was the ending event of a several day march across the state-- a group whose meetings we go to every month was involved. We weren't really sure what to expect and were kinda afraid that only a handful of people would show up, thus making the whole thing kinda eh. That was not the case though-- there were so many people packed inside the state house that we had to wait in line to get inside. All three levels were full of people from all over the state, from many different organizations. Several people spoke, but because we were a little late, we probably missed most of them. Nevertheless, it was just impressive to see how many people came out for this; the marchers also got quite a bit of press throughout the week, which could only have helped. None of the politicians made an appearance-- they were probably too busy cowering in their offices, hoping everyone would just go away. :p

I had vindaloo curry afterwards for dinner. Mmmm. EXCEPT for the mushroom I found in it! >_< style="font-style: italic;">Donnie Darko later too. I'm still sitting here like "What?" thinking about it, haha.

Well, nothing else of merit to add right now. Tomorrow I'll be at work for most of the day and then Saturday I have to begin packing my stuff. I can't believe I'm moving starting a week from today. Man.

One of My Faves

The horse in the picture is Rox Dene, a mare that was a national hunter champion from several years ago. Hunter classes are judged on the horse's jumping form, and hers is absolutely perfect.

No meaning, just a random entry.

Almost Half

a year gone, seeing as June begins soon.

The first few months were pretty bad, though I probably need not remind you of that. Everything fell apart at once, and I didn't know if I was going to make it through.

I'm not sure when things started improving, only that they did. I am okay with most areas of my life; some things are better than they used to be, some are the same, but I can't think of anything that's worse (for once :p).

I've considered ending this blog because it very much represents the chapter of my life that is also in the process of ending. Even the name itself, Angry Hamster Face, refers to things that have passed, seeing as it was an inside joke between Rich and I.

Who knows what this next chapter is going to be like? So far things have been interesting, and it's only going to get moreso. Moving in with my coworkers is just the beginning. I also have to begin looking into grad school soon besides everything else I'm sure to be up to.

And off I go to make some dinner at 11pm, hehe.

Oh Man

I am so tired right now, I can't even begin to explain. Over the past few days, I've basically only been in the apartment to sleep. Not that I'm complaining at all, but as I said, I'm exhausted!

Thursday I worked all morning and then I hung out with Travis from the time I got out until oh, almost 1 am. Today I didn't work until 1, but I slept until around 10 and decided to head out early so I could stop at Brewed Awakenings for coffee and food beforehand (was going to have those things at home, but the bagels I had in my room already turned moldy! I think it's cuz my room has been so wet and gross lately from the rain). Work was a joke today-- Chris and I did NOTHING but sit around and talk about how great living together is going to be, but somehow everything got done, so no complaints. Lastly, tonight one of the girls I used to work with at the old store was throwing a graduation/goodbye party at her house, so the Brooks crew (including myself) were all invited. I don't usually go to Brooks parties cuz I'm really not into that whole scene anymore, but I would have felt bad about not going cuz she specifically asked me to and I probably won't see her again since she's moving to another state. I actually had a decent time because once the house got way too crowded, a bunch of us Brooks people went outside and had our own little "hang party." No one was going crazy with drinking or anything else either, which was what I had originally feared. Anyway, I stayed there until around midnight, but I was dragging and some other people were leaving anyway, so I didn't feel too bad about skipping out early.

And now here I am, having just scarfed down some soy sausages and chocolate truffles. I am so definitely going to bed after this though. My Mom is supposed to call me around 9am tomorrow to let me know if she still wants to go to the zoo. I don't even know if the alarm is going to be able to wake me up at that time, haha.

Oh, the only bad part of today was that although Chris and Nick got their raises today, *I* still didn't! >:( Strangely enough, Amanda from the other store, who was made a shift supervisor around the same time as me, also hasn't received hers. I suppose I should have written Jim a "friendly reminder" email today, but I honestly couldn't because I was so pissed off. I wouldn't have been able to stop myself from inserting the phrase "you lying son of a bitch" in it somewhere, though I guess that wouldn't help my cause any. v_v And what sucks is that besides writing an email, there is nothing else I can do. Raises are completely up to the DM. I mean, I know I'm getting one, but the WHEN is questionable. Remember, Jim said I was "definitely" going to get it LAST week. yeah, that worked out really well. Fine though, if he's going to take his sweet time giving me my raise, then I'm not going to feel bad wasting time while I'm there. Grrr.

Alright, it's collapsing time. Goodnight!

Continued

So sure enough, I was up in the office with Lora when she asked point blank if I knew about the situation with Scott and his bragging about what he's making per hour. I told her that I didn't know specifics, but that Chris had told me about the situation vaguely just yesterday. She proceeded to tell me what I already knew, but I continued to play dumb about the whole situation. Eventually she did get around to saying that we should have told her, but didn't go as far as claiming we had some kind of conspiracy or anything (haha). But that's usually what happens. Chris tends to get her wrath, ut I've managed to avoid her angry outbursts. . .so far!

So yeah, no big deal. Too bad, cuz I decided that Chris could be Booth (for supposedly being the head conspirator), I could be David Herold, and Nick could be George Atzerodt or something. Maybe we still can. :p

Only other thing worth noting today: there are a bunch of recordings of scenes from Broadway shows on YouTube, which I guess shouldn't be *too* surprising. Anyway, I came across one for the song "Unworthy of Your Love" from the most recent Assassins revival. Man, let me say AGAIN that I am SO glad I didn't waste money going to see that version of the show. That's probably my least favorite song from the show anyway, but the direction in just that one scene was awful-- I can't imagine how the rest of the show would have been.

Weird

As usual, I wasted the first hour of work today talking to Chris in the office. I guess that yesterday afternoon, after he came back from signing the lease, he stopped inside to talk to Lora. Even though he wasn't working, she started going off at him about a bunch of things-- including how she thinks that Chris, Nick, and I have some kind of "conspiracy" going on. Okay?! Wish I had known. . .

It's kind of long to explain, but basically Chris overheard two cashiers talking about what they make $$ wise, and one of them actually makes a ridiculously high amount for someone who just started. This is his first job, so we have no idea how he lucked out. In any case, Chris just tucked the info in the back of his mind, cuzwhat can any of us really do about that? Well I guess that Lora just recently found out what this kid was making and was furious about it, since he's not a good worker. So when Chris said he had known for awhile, she wanted to know why he *hadn't* said anything to her. He assumed she had known how much he was getting per hour-- I would have assumed the same thing since she IS the manager! So between that and something else that happened recently, she came to the conclusion that we know about random things like these that have been occuring, and keeping them secret from her. What the hell? Chris said that she calmed down afterwards, but that she had been *really* upset about this. It's just going to be Lora and I from 8-10 tomorrow, so it should be interesting if she mentions anything at all to me.

Since there is really NOTHING going on, Chris and I were totally joking about this all day. Does she think our living together is some kind of cover, so we can have a base from which to plot things? haha Maybe we should!

In other news, 2 of Rob's friends are moving into my current apartment tomorrow. Not sure how I feel about that, but maybe that's largely because one of them looks uncannily like Kevin. >;p

Oh, and there are so many great ads in my magazines from the '30s. I like the one for Beech Nut Gum that shows a young couple and it's like "After smoking for several hours, chewing a stick of Beech Nut Gum will make your next cigarette as fresh as the day's first!" Yeah, let's sit around and chainsmoke for hours on end! Talk about the worst date ever, haha.

Work, Damn You

Speaking to the Emetrol. I'm feeling downright off-balance and not too good. As in, when I went to sit down in the chair, I almost toppled over. . . and then when I was laying down in bed just a few minutes ago, it seemed like I was drunk cuz the room felt like it was spinning slightly.

I have no idea what could be causing this, so I'm chugging Emetrol and hoping everything behaves.

Hmm, well other than that, I'm not sure what to write about. I said I would, but nothing has really happened that's worth noting.

Hell, I'll probably be going to bed soon anyway. Lets hope the room stops moving when I do.

Just Cuz

Goddard Park.

Well, *I* like it.

Complications

Nervewracking incident concerning the house yesterday, seeing as we almost had to call it off! At least regarding the one on Prospect. . .

I got to work around 1 and as soon as I walked in the door, Chris was like "I have to talk to you and it's not good." The deal was that Tim was all worried about how much our down payment would have to be and he thought it would set him back so much that he wanted to back out. If he backed out, Amanda wouldn't be able to afford the monthly payments with only 4 of us there, and without both of them, Nick and Chris and I wouldn't be able to afford it! Gah! Luckily, after many phone calls back and forth, we were able to persuade Tim to stay (and thus Amanda), saying that we'd all pitch in a little if the initial payment was going to set him back that much.

So today Chris and I went back to the realtors to drop off our reference sheets. Nothing exciting there. The next step is calling the landlord and setting a time to sign the lease, I guess. Nick's basically in charge of that stuff, so he'll keep us informed with what's up. The only other thing we've found out is that we probably won't be moving in til the middle of June. We *could* move in sooner, but the current guys aren't leaving til the 31st of this month, so the landlords need time to do repairs to the house and whatever else. And since we *want* them to take care of those things, we'll have to wait.

More later, maybe. . .

Work News, House News

So, as I think I said before, Chris and Nick and I were to go see some houses today. All three of us were going to visit the 4 bedroom house and get to look inside, and then Chris and I would go check out the house in Bonnet in the afternoon.

I drove to Brooks and then Chris drove both of us to the realtor's, where we would be meeting Nick. Amanda was there too, so we all piled into Nick's car and then he drove us to the house. The realtor wasn't with us or anything, so we basically just knocked on the door and the guys currently living there let us look around.

It needs some cleaning, some fresh paint, and a few repairs, but we were rather impressed. The rooms are all pretty big, the kitchen seems fairly modern, the bathrooms are okay. I think we spent even more time looking at the backyard and the greenhouse than anything inside the house, haha.

As we were driving away, it was decided that as long as we could find a 4th person, we would definitely take it. Problem is, other people were scheduled to look at the place, and since it's in decent condition and in a decent location, it would be possible for us to lose the place if we didn't say yes today.

Well it's a good thing Amanda was with us, because she was almost immediately like "oh, I think Tim is looking for a place. . ." Tim is a cashier at my old store and he's about the same age as the rest of us. I can't say I know him too well, except that he's disgustingly good at bowling, but if his being the 4th person meant we could have the house, why not?

So, after saying goodbye to Nick and Amanda, Chris and I drove up to Bonnet to ask him in person. Much to our dismay, he could only give a tentative answer. Even though we'd only have to pay about $400 each, with utilities tacked on, he wasn't sure he'd be able to afford it, as he's currently paying off some hefty credit card bills. We were pretty dismayed, but while we were hanging out, Amanda showed up since she was working that afternoon. When she heard that Tim was leaning towards "no" due to the price, she came up with a great idea. There were several rooms in the house that could easily be transformed into small bedrooms, even if that was not their intended use. If Amanda *also* moved in and paid her share, we'd only have to pay a little over $300 each per month for rent! Yes, there are still utilities, but it's going to be a doable price no matter what.

So with that settled, Chris and I let Nick know (although both he and Amanda seem to have MAJOR trepidation about living together, which I STILL don't understand. . .they won't even be sharing a room. . .), we drove back to the realtor's and said that we didn't even need to visit the other house because we were going to take the one on Prospect. The lady gave us some reference check sheets to fill out and bring back in and since I don't think there will be any problems with that, the house is almost ours!

We already have ridiculous plans for things like what plants will go in the greenhouse and what exactly we want to put in the backyard. I already know Nick is bringing a cat, Chris is bringing his rabbit, and I plan on getting a hamster. Amanda said they were considering just using a dial-up modem, but I was like HELL NO, seeing as I live online. :p I clearly stated that we're definitely getting cable, if I have to pay for it myself, haha. I'm not sure what everyone else is going to be bringing furniture and stuff-wise (like pots and pans, etc), so I can't really go out and start buying stuff yet. But even if we do get the house, I don't think we'd be moving in til the very end of the month anyway, so there is time for us to sort this all out.

So that's the house news. In work news, Lora has heard that our DM is going to be expecting Nick and Chris and I to be on top of things since he supposedly gave us all larger raises than is the "standard." I was originally told I'd be getting a $2 per hour raise, but I certainly won't argue if it's more than that. As Chris said though, Jim's idea of a "generous" raise is probably 60 cents as opposed to 50. He's about right, and since we're supposed to be getting our raises with this week's check, should be interesting to see how it turns out.

I guess that's all for now. I'm thinking I should buy a bass soon, because I'm going to miss not having this one when I move out. I'm too chicken to go play around on the basses at Guitar Center though, especially now that I know I'm going to be swamped with guys the next time I'm in there. I wish I knew someone that was awesome at the bass, cuz I'm not and I don't plan on making a fool of myself. >;0

EYES!

Ugh, Ju-on is full of them. Nothing will ever top the scene in Ringu for pure fright factor though.

I've decided to delve into more weird Japanese films, so I bought two for fairly cheap from Newbury Comics yesterday. I watched one, Suicide Club, yesterday. Talk about a strange movie. The first half was good, but after the Asian version of David Bowie appears, it stops making ANY sense. There are so many random things that I actually think there *are* underlying themes or whatnot, but my brain goes into knots trying to figure it out. And I know I'm not the only one who's felt this way because of read lots of reviews of the movie and "wtf?!" seems to be a common response, haha.

Then tonight I watched Ju-On, which is the original version of The Grudge. Face it, the American version was nothing special. Even though the original has less of a "story" to it, it is overall a lot creepier and imo, a better movie.

Next up, I want to see Audition, which I've heard a lot about. The last 20 minutes are supposed to be intense.

Back to our regularly scheduled subject. . .

Our house search seems to have come to a bit of a halt. Nick *was* handling it, to this point, but towards the end of our shift today he came up to me and was like "so, are we still visiting places on Saturday?" I said that as far as I knew we still were, to which he then asked if Chris or I had made the appointments. Uh oh. Nick was like "yeah, we're going to have to call today or tomorrow to see if we can meet with someone on Saturday, but I don't have the phone numbers anymore."

Yeah, guess who has the paper with the phone numbers. Guess who doesn't want to do the calling. ~_~

I know that he's right, but you know how I am about using the phone. I could wait until I go to work tomorrow, since Chris will be there, but we won't get a chance to get away from Lora until at night, and that'll be too late. We'd be calling about the 4 bedroom and the normalish house in Bonnet, although the former is seeming like a riskier choice. Chris and I see no reason why Nick's girlfriend shouldn't be the 4th person, but he seems REALLY reluctant to have her around. As in, it's almost weird. I was there when Chris first brought up the idea to him, and Nick was like "oh, I hadn't though of asking her." Umm, what? How would your significant other NOT be the first person you'd think of? Fishy.

Anyway, I told Nick not to worry, that we'd figure it out. I also said I'd pick up the latest copy of the South County Independent, as there would likely be some new possibilities.

Try only ONE new possibility. :/ It's a 3 bedroom apartment and although it's more per month than the 4 bedroom house would be, unlike that place, this includes utilities, cable, and is already furnished. I think it would be worth it in the long run, but I'm not sure if the guys would agree and I'd have to go ahead and call before I could ask either one.

But I am having major anxiety over having to be the one to call. If I don't, however, we're going to be set back so much. I should never have taken the paper from Nick, I should have just written down the addresses so Chris and I could go driving by. Grrrrrr.

So, that's the news.

Hell Week

doesn't end after college!

I swear, work has been awful this week. It's mostly because it's also our grand opening, so everyone has been coming in and using billions of coupons, most of which don't work. I've never done so many returns and refunds in my *life.*

And today was a complete zoo because 4 different people from the photo company were here, attempting to teach Nick and I how to run all the machines. This new one hour machine is ridiculous. I feel like I know what I'm doing now, but quite simply Nick and I (who are, right now, the only people that know how to use it) are NOT going to have the time to do as many rolls as we'll probably get. We're going to have to teach everyone else how to use it ASAP, or there are going to be problems. And when Nick asked if there was an possibility of us getting a full time photo person, the guy was like "oh, you won't need it! this machine was designed so we could have fewer people on the payroll." Ugh. And don't even get me started on his whole spiel about how not running the machine or not letting people drop off one hour just because we're busy is denying the company the $$ it "deserves" from those services. When we get to keep a percentage from every roll we develop, *then* come back to me with that arguement. Brooks isn't going to go under if we don't process film for one whole day. Bitch. v_v

Anyway! We also got scratch tickets/Powerball/other lotto things set up today, and we were so busy learning about the photo area that we didn't even get to learn any of those things. I don't even care. Lora will be there while I'm working Thursday and Friday, so she'll know what to do if I need help.

Then, another story.

I went to my old store tonight, hoping to get my check from last week so I could go to the bank tomorrow. I went up into the office with Joyce, and over to the bin that holds our checks. Mine wasn't there, but I knew that Nick had stopped by that store just a few days ago, so maybe he had picked up my and Chris' checks. But I didn't recall seeing any checks up in my current store's office, so I decided to check the sheet that everyone's name who got paid is listed on. . .and neither Chris' nor mine were on there. I asked Joyce if she knew anything about it, but she had no idea and didn't think Nick *had* picked up any checks when he visited. Hm. Since I was close by, I decided to stop by my store and ask Nick in person.

I drove over and immediately found Nick near the pharmacy, so I asked him if he had picked up our checks. He said that had, but he knew for fact that none of them had belonged to Chris or I. I knew that Chris had gone to Wakefield to pick up our cashiers' checks that had been sent *there,* so I decided to give him a call and ask if either mine or his had been there instead. I called, and he said what I had figured, that neither of our checks had been at Wakefield, and he had just assumed that they had gone to our old store. When I told him that was not the case, he also became a little concerned.

I went up into the office to poke around a bit, but Lora was still there, so I told her what the situation was. She also had no idea what was going on, and said that whoever was working tomorrow morning (chris) would have to call the payroll department and ask them. There is no reason why Chris and I should not have received a check for this past week. I called him back to tell him what Lora said, and the only thing he could think was that maybe we had finally gotten our raises/"official" position changes and for some reason that messed things up. Who knows. Chris said he'd call after he finds out what's going on from Payroll, so hopefully things will work out. And Lora said that if he didn't get anywhere with them, to give her a call so *she* could call them, even on her day off, and set things straight. Meh. At least this is a ratings boost, if not in a good way. :p

Good things to today: I did manage to open the store without any incidents, I dyed my hair darker brown (hey, Joyce even noticed the difference!), and Entenmann's devil's food cake with marshmallow frosting. Mmmmm.

What Else?

Sorry, but my entries are mainly going to be about the Great House Search until something turns up!

I was going to write a long entry about today, but I'm not feeling too up to it. So, in a nutshell:

-Chris and I drove by 3 of the houses this afternoon
-The first one was MAJORLY sketchy. . .scary, even! This one is pretty much off our list of possibilities
-The second was the 4 bedroom. . .still sketchy, but not anywhere near as bad as the first place. Plus, the greenhouse is too awesome, haha
-The third was the most normal looking from the outside, but possibly a little much $ wise for just the 3 of us. It's also the furthest away, being closer to the old store than the new one
-We're going to continue reading ads in the local papers this week
-Chris and Nick and I are going to visit more places on Saturday morning

I'll keep you updated!