So I should have posted these pictures the other way around...these are of my new apt! yay!! my room, which now has a bed in it (and not so much crap on the floor!). 

the view from the balcony. bad day to take a picture; it usually looks much nicer. 

dining room...most delightful 

the bathroom! yay for claw-foot tubs! 

Another kitchen shot. Looks slightly institutional without anything in it. door on the left: pantry. door on the right: to the attic and down the stairs. 

Kitchen! The "office" is off to the left in the picture. 

Looking from the living room to the dining room to the kitchen. Oh, crazy space! And I love the hardwood floors.  

Part of our new apt...this is the living room, you can see part of the balcony through the window. I love the big window! 

a bunch of nonsense

So, it's 10:50 on a Friday night and I'm tired...is this lame? I believe it is; I'm getting to be an old lady. Might as well go curl up with a good book and drink a cup of tea. WOO!!

Anyway, my parents (from ND) and my brother, Ross (from NY), are in town for my niece's baptism on Sunday, so hurray for family time! The Arthur fam, together again. Dear Lord, help us all. It should be a good time; however the Bears and the Packers play this Sunday. My family roots for the Bears. It's a curse of growing up in Chicago. My sister-in-law's family is from Wisconsin and therefore roots for the Packers. It is SO on.

My life...I have an interview next week to be an adoption counselor at the Humane Society, which I'm pretty excited about. A job that actually has a little something to do with my degree, how about that! And I love the dogs and cats. Good thing we can't have animals at our apt, or else the whole place would end up here.

I bought a new pair of running shoes today, which was long overdue. I managed to injure my iliotibial band by my right knee, so I can't even run now that I have my new shoes. This frustrates me beyond all belief. Way to go, Emily. Note to everyone out there: don't wait to change your running shoes until after you injure yourself. Not smart. This is what happens when you don't have the money to buy a new pair of shoes, I guess. Such is life. But I absolutely LOVE the new shoe smell....aaahhh!!! And I love shoe shopping, so that almost makes the pain worth it. The stuff dreams are made of.

And I now possess the ultimate plan: to have a bagillion part-time jobs. I might be up to 3 now. Then I'll be rolling in the sweet fat cash. Or not so much. But a gal can dream. And not have any spare time.

How's everybody doin' out there?

It's been awhile...

It's been too long since I last blogged...what a surprise. Since then, I've:

-finished LVC, wahoo!
-moved into a new apt.
-gone to El Salvador, which was awesome!!!
-embarked on the best job hunt EVER (riiight).
-gone crazy a few times.
-taken a most wonderful trip out to Pittsburgh (fabulous city, I must say).
-tried, somewhat unsuccessfully, to figure out my life.

So, all in all, not much has changed. I'll write more later (famous last words).

Mucho amor!