apartment woes and other things

Emotional rollercoaster again. We applied for an apartment in the building we want to live in last Monday. They said they'd let us know within 2 days. They called the next day (Tuesday) and said we were approved and just needed to make a deposit to hold the apartment. The GF was really excited, but I wouldn't let myself get excited because something always seems to go wrong when I do. I said I wouldn't get excited until we have the keys. The GF and I talked it over and decided that we wouldn't say anything to CJ until she found out where the Army was sending her. (She was supposed to find out on Friday.) Thursday we went over to the apartment building and made the deposit and signed an agreement on what we would have to pay to move in (not a lease). Friday, I couldn't help myself. I got excited about the move. I went and bought a microwave, a vacuum, and a new printer. I made a list of other things we'd have to get before we move in. Friday evening we get a call from the apartment manager. She said whoever processed our application didn't follow the guidelines and we shouldn't have been approved. She said it doesn't change anything except we need a co-signer who meets their criteria. Now I'm freaking out. We had to tell CJ what was going on and ask her to co-sign for us. She said she would, but she wasn't happy about having to give her financial info to them. We turned in her info yesterday (Monday) and we assumed that would be it. We thought since the manager said it wouldn't affect anything that we would just be waiting for the people in the apartment to move out and then we'd get a call to go pay the rest of the money and get the keys. But when the GF dropped off CJ's info, the manager said she would call us within 2 days and let us know. Let us know what? I have no idea. It makes me think that she was lying when she said that the mistake wouldn't keep us from getting the apartment. I'm thinking if CJ doesn't meet the criteria, we're royally fucked. We'll have to fight with the company that owns the building to get the deposit we already made back and then start looking for another place. I'm not hopeful about being able to qualify for another place if we didn't qualify for that one. The same company owns a bunch of buildings around here...all the ones that would be in the best locations for us to get to school and work. Well, there isn't much we can do about apartments anyway until we find out about this crap, so I guess I should just wait and see. CJ found out yesterday that the post she wanted in Germany was taken by someone higher up on the promotion list. Her choices are now Wisconsin, Idaho, and another state but I can't remember which one. She doesn't like any of them and hasn't said what she's going to do yet. But that changes things for us too. Since she's not leaving the country afterall, we most likely will not be getting her truck or any furniture or anything when she moves. So we have to hope that this apartment works out and that we'll be able to save up to get the things we need...like a car. In the meantime, we'll have to make due with very little furniture. I think we'll end up buying some beanbag chairs to get us by.

This week sucks as far as school goes too. I have 3 tests. I have one in Anthropology today and I'm not prepared at all. I can't remember a damn thing I read because I'm too freaked out about the apartment thing. If I don't get at least a C on this test, I'm seriously considering dropping this class. If I make it through this term without my GPA dropping below 3, it will be a miracle.