i get to go someplace without snow!!!
Months and months ago, my mom had told me and Kira that she wanted to buy us tickets to come visit her in Florida over spring break. We were both excited about the prospect, but also didn't really get our hopes up, because her buying the tickets was dependent on her getting a good tax refund in February. Not to mention, past experience has shown us that my mom is not always great at prioritizing her spending, and there was a good chance something else would come up that she would end up using the money for. Briefly there was talk of her asking my grandparents if they'd be willing to pay for our tickets, but I don't think that ever happened. I called her yesterday to see if there was any chance of this still happening, because my March break is coming up and if Florida was a no go, then I wanted to get started on making other plans. She told me to email her with the dates and some ticket prices, which I did after talking to Kira to make sure she would still actually be able to go.
Imagine my surprise and excitement when I woke up this morning to an email from my mom with her credit card info telling me to go ahead and book the flights!! :D FUCK YEAH I GET TO GO SOMEPLACE WITH NO SNOWWWWWW!! I'm so freaking excited. I was going to go somewhere either way, because I think it's quite obvious that I need a break from a lot of what's going on in my life at the moment, but to ALSO get to have a break from this neverending ungodly winter?! That's pretty much the best thing EVER! Because of Kira's work schedule, the easiest thing for her was to go from Monday to Thursday. When I looked at the flights, it was going to be stupidly expensive and/or complicated to fly me down from Toronto, so I just booked us both on the same flight out of Philly, and I will take the Megabus down there a day or two ahead of time. This way I'll have a day to hang out before we leave for Florida, and I'll have a couple days after we get back to see people as well before I head back to Toronto. :D This is what we call a win-win, people. The only downside to all of this is that I pretty much have to take the overnight buses both ways, but it's totally worth it if it means I get to GO TO FLORIDA and still have a chance to see Jersey friends too!
This is exactly what I need right now. And it's only three weeks away! :D Tomorrow there's no work because of Family Day (thanks, made-up holidays!), which means my knitting group and I are doing a brunch, followed by a potluck dinner at Amy and Amanda's because Amy got her PR! Yes, this does mean I will be doing nothing but eating tomorrow, and this sounds absolutely delightful to me. Obviously, this week will be a short one at work, which is both good and bad as I have 900 reports to write. Okay, more like 3, but I already wrote 2 last week, and it feels like every time I finish one there's another one ready to be written. :p Then next week, I'm participating in a bowling event to raise money for Big Brothers Big Sisters (if anyone feels like donating to a good cause, you can do so here; I've been kind of awful about getting the word out since I've been rather preoccupied with other things lately). I am an utterly terrible bowler, but it's a fundraising event, so my skill level is pretty irrelevant, and it should be a fun time regardless. And it's one more thing to focus my energy and attention on until I leave for March break! :D :D :D
We gave our notice today, so it's official that we both have to move out by the end of April. As much as I hate moving, I'm actually kind of looking forward to this one. I've never lived completely on my own before, and while I won't rule out the possibility of getting a roommate at some point, I think it'll be good for me to be on my own for a bit. Plus, rent is going to be so much cheaper! I've only half-assedly started looking, mainly because I know that everything that's posted now will be stuff that's available in March, which doesn't help. But I'll really start looking in the next few weeks, and certainly after I get back from March break.
You guys. I am so excited right now, and it feels really nice to have something to be excited about. I don't even care if it's "cold" in Florida; it will be so much warmer and NON-SNOW-COVERED than it is here, and that will be looooooovely. :D
Imagine my surprise and excitement when I woke up this morning to an email from my mom with her credit card info telling me to go ahead and book the flights!! :D FUCK YEAH I GET TO GO SOMEPLACE WITH NO SNOWWWWWW!! I'm so freaking excited. I was going to go somewhere either way, because I think it's quite obvious that I need a break from a lot of what's going on in my life at the moment, but to ALSO get to have a break from this neverending ungodly winter?! That's pretty much the best thing EVER! Because of Kira's work schedule, the easiest thing for her was to go from Monday to Thursday. When I looked at the flights, it was going to be stupidly expensive and/or complicated to fly me down from Toronto, so I just booked us both on the same flight out of Philly, and I will take the Megabus down there a day or two ahead of time. This way I'll have a day to hang out before we leave for Florida, and I'll have a couple days after we get back to see people as well before I head back to Toronto. :D This is what we call a win-win, people. The only downside to all of this is that I pretty much have to take the overnight buses both ways, but it's totally worth it if it means I get to GO TO FLORIDA and still have a chance to see Jersey friends too!
This is exactly what I need right now. And it's only three weeks away! :D Tomorrow there's no work because of Family Day (thanks, made-up holidays!), which means my knitting group and I are doing a brunch, followed by a potluck dinner at Amy and Amanda's because Amy got her PR! Yes, this does mean I will be doing nothing but eating tomorrow, and this sounds absolutely delightful to me. Obviously, this week will be a short one at work, which is both good and bad as I have 900 reports to write. Okay, more like 3, but I already wrote 2 last week, and it feels like every time I finish one there's another one ready to be written. :p Then next week, I'm participating in a bowling event to raise money for Big Brothers Big Sisters (if anyone feels like donating to a good cause, you can do so here; I've been kind of awful about getting the word out since I've been rather preoccupied with other things lately). I am an utterly terrible bowler, but it's a fundraising event, so my skill level is pretty irrelevant, and it should be a fun time regardless. And it's one more thing to focus my energy and attention on until I leave for March break! :D :D :D
We gave our notice today, so it's official that we both have to move out by the end of April. As much as I hate moving, I'm actually kind of looking forward to this one. I've never lived completely on my own before, and while I won't rule out the possibility of getting a roommate at some point, I think it'll be good for me to be on my own for a bit. Plus, rent is going to be so much cheaper! I've only half-assedly started looking, mainly because I know that everything that's posted now will be stuff that's available in March, which doesn't help. But I'll really start looking in the next few weeks, and certainly after I get back from March break.
You guys. I am so excited right now, and it feels really nice to have something to be excited about. I don't even care if it's "cold" in Florida; it will be so much warmer and NON-SNOW-COVERED than it is here, and that will be looooooovely. :D