ahh peace and quiet at last

The gf and I officially moved into *OUR* apartment on May 12th. It's amazing having a place all to ourselves. We can come and go as we please. No one is waking us up at odd hours. My allergies are better without all the smoke and cat dander. I sleep in our bed! Omg, I missed sleeping in our bed! I almost cried the first night because it was such an amazing comforting feeling to crawl into bed next to the gf, feel her arms around me, and listen to her breathe as I drifted off to sleep.

There are adjustments we're having to make. We knew there would be. Since we don't have a car, we have to take the bus to the grocery store and pretty much everywhere else we want to go. It's not so bad though. Plenty of exercise! The gf walks to work or takes a cab. I take the bus to school. We have a laundry room in our building, but we haven't gotten a schedule down that works for doing the laundry yet. We have to figure out how to spread out 3 or 4 loads during the week. I have no idea how we dirty so many clothes!

I'm looking forward to summer. This term has been just crazy trying to keep up with 4 classes. I just have this week left and then finals next week. And then I can relax and sleep in for 3 whole months!

CJ came over and saw the new place a couple of days ago. She promised us some furniture and stuff when she moves. We'll see how that goes. She finally found out she's where she's going for sure and when...Cincinnati in November. She's not real happy about it. I think it might be a good thing for her to get away from all the drama she's dealing with here. At least her drama is her drama now and I don't have to deal with it!

Bu is loving the new arrangement too. He gets walked 3 times a day. He gets our undivided attention because there are no cats around. He's so cute about it! He's acting like a puppy again. He wants to play more and when we go for a walk, he wants to run all over the place. It's good to see him like that. I hated seeing him so depressed all the time.

Walking Bu 3 times a day has been good for me too. I'm losing weight. I lost 5 pounds last week alone! I'm down 26 pounds from my starting weight now. I'm smoking less too. Partly because we're not allowed to smoke in the apartment, partly because there is less stress, and partly because I'm walking more and if I smoke a lot I get out of breath too easy. The decrease in smoking is saving us a ton of money, which is good because things are going to be tight for a little while. Rent is cheaper than it was at the old place, but we have to pay for everything ourselves and I won't have any money coming in until fall. It's going to be an adventure to see how we do this, but I'm excited for it because it's OUR adventure.

not-so-lazy Sunday

I just finished working out. I weighed myself this morning. I dread the scale. I'm never extremely happy with what it says, but I suppose as long as the numbers keep going down I should be glad. I lost 6 pounds since April 1st. Not a huge amount, but still a loss. In total since I started trying to lose weight, I have lost 22 pounds. That's something at least.

I have 2 huge Biology projects to work on today. I really don't want to do it, but I must. They're due in 3 weeks and it's a lot of work, so I gotta get my ass in gear. I pray I survive this term with my sanity intact.

I dropped off my scholarship application and letters of recommendation on Friday. I have no idea how long it will be before I hear anything, but I'm keeping my fingers crossed. If I get just one of the 3 I applied for, it will mean a better money situation this fall.

Still hoping that we'll be moving on the 5th. Still haven't heard anything. Not knowing really sucks.

CJ is away visiting family in Florida. Omg, I am psyched about the silence! And I actually got to sleep until after 6 this morning! I can use the bathroom without being afraid of someone walking in on me! It's fabulous.