an update is in order!

Happy Sunday everyone! It's an absolutely beautiful day here in Fall River. The sun is shining and the sky is really blue. No clouds! and when I look out the sky light I see the trees from miles away and they are so pretty! I sometimes forget that it is October and I am surprised when I look around me and see red and yellow and orange leaves.

Today we're going to go see an apartment in Warren, RI then go do our laundry/have dinner/watch Transformers on the home theater at Justin's mom's house. Yesterday we saw two other apartments. One in Fall River and one in Bristol, RI. The one in Fall River was pretty decent for the price. It would be what we're paying now but we would have two decent sized bedrooms AND an eat-in kitchen as well. The bathroom is small but it is what we're used to and there is plenty of closet space. However, I realized while I was laying in bed this morning that I don't remember seeing a stove or fridge. That might be because they were cleaning it but it's something to consider.

The second apartment, in Bristol, RI was on the third floor of a pretty run down building. The ceilings were pretty low, the living room an awful shade of orange and the bedrooms SMALL. The bathroom was a little more spaced out but still the overall feel of the place was a little run down. And he said it was move-in ready ....I wouldn't move into it as it is now. I think it needs some cleaning. I have a feeling if we lived there I would feel too closed in.

So we'll see how this place in Warren is. This one isn't available until January 1st, which would give us some time to get things in order around here.

Work is going well. This past week the commute was much less insane. Now that I am used to it, here is my basic routine.

5:50 a.m. alarm goes off and I hit the snooze once or twice. Get up, start my laptop and go to the bathroom. I fix my hair, put on makeup and usually brush my teeth. Then I get dressed and start the coffee while I check internet stuff for about ten minutes. Get everything together and I am out the door and in my car by around 6:40 a.m.

This past week the commute to Quincy to catch the T has been around an hour. Usually I hit traffic at around exit 19a and I get off at 21a. Then sometimes there is traffic once I get onto 93 but nothing crazy. I've been catching a train that gets me into Boston at anywhere from 8 to 8:15. I've been able to catch up on my reading while on the T for the most part.

I get to the building, check in with security(they finally recognize me) and head up to the office if its after 815. IF not, I refuse to go upstairs because I will start working and have all my morning work done before 8:30 if I do that!

Leave work at 5:30 and I am usually at home around 6:40-7:00 depending on traffic. Rinse, lather, repeat. It's pretty exhausting but I do what I have to do. So if you are ever looking at the clock around 5pm Central time and you are bored, give me a call because I am most likely in traffic and bored!

Anyway, thats all there is to say for now! I do actually have NIU/degree related news but I really don't feel like getting into all of that right now! Let's just say that I am unhappy with the people doing paperwork there!

Hope everyone is good!