6 posts tagged “moving”
I think I posted here a few weeks ago that I had started my moving out process. HA! I take that back. The moving out process began yesterday. I am so determined to just get this over with after the labors of yesterday. I had 2 pieces of furniture (a bedside table and a dresser) that I got from a neighbor who has going to throw them away...and for good reason. Now that I am moving, I really don't want to keep any of my free, cheap and/or junky furniture so I decided to go ahead and throw away the 2 pieces of furniture that were destined for the trash anyway. OKAY! I am not very strong and apparently have no common sense when it comes to lifting something that is much more bulky than it is heavy. I decided to carry the bedside table in front of my by the corners in a way that my knees bumped it every time I took a step. Down 2 flights of stairs. Smart. Luckily, the Big Guy was watching out for me because when I came around the corner, my awkwardly cute, emo neighbor boy took the table from me, hoisted it over his shoulder and took it the rest of the way without trouble. Sigh!!! I miss my boyfriend. And I wish I had bigger muscles. Thank you, neighbor, wherever you are! Oh yeah..in 318. So, aside from getting that furniture out, I also managed to load a bunch of my junk that I should never keep into my car for storage at my parents house. My dorm room is so tiny I don't think I am even going to be able to bring everything that I need. So, the books, the boxes of pictures from birth to present, my trinkets and leftovers from hobbies gone wrong...all must stay in Dallas.
After I did this (which took all day and was a much bigger task than I am making it sound like) I came to my parents house, pigged out and watched TV! Alone. Jordan went to Colorado yesterday (Saturday) and he isn't going to be back until Wednesday. OMG! I know it's really not a big deal in the grand scheme of things but I have seen him every.single.day. since we met. I don't know what to do with myself. Sure, I am being really productive and getting things done that I would have put off in favor of spending time with him, but what the heck! This is making me so sad about going to college in less than a month. Because when I go to college...it's not going to be a 4 day separation. It's going to be weeks...and months. and He is going to bootcamp in Chicago for 2 months and I will be in East Texas. It is definitely worth it to me to wait for him and do the distance thing, I would just rather not if I had the option. But mannnn I really miss him...a lot more than I thought I would too :)
Well, I have things to do. Then, I am going to see Juno! Bye guys :)
Last night, Eric and I went out to eat at Roy's Hawaiian Fusion or, shortly, Roy's. Roy's was founded in 1988 in Honolulu by a chef named Roy Yamaguchi and there are chains of this restaurant all over the U.S. It was an interesting experience. We had some interesting appetizers that looked prettier than they tasted and for the main course, I had kajiki, which I think was swordfish. It was really good. Our waiter recommended it and I kinda got lost in his description with the butter and the topping so that is why I'm not exactly sure what kind of fish it was. I do know that it was called kajiki. MMM! I will enjoy visiting Hawaii if all the food is like that. Eric got filet mignon. It looked good but I stuck to the food of water origin. I wanted to take pictures of the food and the atmosphere really badly but we were the youngest people there and I didn't want to seem like a complete freak. I was trying to play off my lack of class by being understated. One thing I know to be true is this: no matter how embarassed I feel about taking pictures at the time, I never regret taking them later on when I have them forever! I'm sure this is true for other people as well. I'm still working on being brave in my photographic endeavors.
On a more depressing note, I had my room painted this morning for the second time. I picked a shade of green called "herbal garden" which had brown, earthy undertones and was going to go with the theme I chose for my new bedroom. When the painters came on Thursday, my mother decided (on her own) that the color I selected was too dark so she changed it to the last color on the sample card which was much lighter. However, when I came home Thursday evening, I was welcomed by...a LIME GREEN room.
When I was in 6th grade, I was really into hippies and my bedroom was lime green...very psychadelic. I really don't want to relive those years.
I expressed my dismay to my parents and Mom got defensive but my dad offered to repaint it if I got him the paint sample so he could give it to the painters the next day because the sample I already had was missing. Great. By the time I got to Home Depot, it was closed but my mother said she would take care of it. We decided that we would take the paint I wanted (herbal garden) and mix it with white so it was lighter. The painters couldn't come Friday so it was decided that they would come Saturday morning at 10 while I was at work. When I got home from work this afternoon, my room was still not the color I wanted but instead, my mom told the painters to take the lime green paint they already had and mix that with half white so now my walls could be described as "guacamole." I didn't want a huge blow out fight between my parents because small issues like this can cause them not to speak for weeks so I told my dad I liked it and decided to leave it at that. But, no, it can't end. Later on, I noticed that the paint had been peeled off my baseboards. Apparently, the painters taped them so as to not make a mess and then ripped the tape off without a care and off came the cheap paint the baseboards were coated with. So, again, I have to have them paint in my room to fix the baseboards.
On top of this agonizing situation, I am still VERY far from being moved in and working full time isn't helping my case at all. I have 1 tall, skinny bookshelf and a full size bed with half the bedding that I don't even want. I don't have a desk, a bedside table, a lamp, or even an alarm clock. I think some of these things are still in boxes but all the furniture I had in the old house is too big for my bedroom which is half the size of my old one. I had this huge, white, contemporary looking desk but that would take up my whole bedroom now so it has to go. I need something small with drawers that will fit in a corner. I need to get my life organized because my present living situation is causing me stress. It's just impossible to relax in such an unorganized mess!
This is Mr. Woofcakes. He's a miniature dachsund and he HATES having his picture taken. I think it scares him. Ha! Chris pointed out that I forgot to mention him in my moving post...he is the best part of moving in! The whole time we were in the apartment (5 MONTHS!!!) poor Woofkins was in a kennel out in Carrollton. He got really fat because he wasn't exercising enough and one of his toenails fell off :( That's just gross. I think this was animal abuse to make him stay there that long, but the lady that owns the kennel said they kept a dog their for 2 years once! Ahh!! So I am very happy to have him back. I love him, even though he is approximately 10 lbs overweight! He's only supposed to weigh 7 lbs. Fatty!
I like to think I am a fairly organized person. Really...I am. Everywhere except home where it actually counts. My room and my car are the 2 most nonfunctional places in my life. My desk at work---immaculate. My notebooks for school---neat and detailed. My room? Yeah, you can't walk in it. My car? Smells like something died. Okay anyway. The point of this post is to discuss the stress I am experiencing moving into my house. It is a complete wreck. I keep opening more boxes, thus creating a bigger mess. My main problem is that I have been living in an apartment for the past 5 months with only what I packed for the apartment to live on. The rest of my possessions where packed up by a moving crew and put into storage. I didn't realize how much I left in my room until I saw all the boxes with my name on them. One box actually said "Tricia's radio and socks." Great! That should give you an idea of how much crap I had. I took a whole duffel bag full of shoes to the apartment but I somehow still have 3 more boxes labeled shoes in the garage. I have 2 boxes labeled "Tricia's bathroom." I am so afraid to find out what else has been packed up. I have thrown away one full box and taken another full box to the Goodwill truck. The good thing about the past 5 months is that it has helped me realize how much I DON'T need. Another problem is that my new bedroom is about half the size of my old one. I had a HUGE desk that I just loved piling all sorts of stuff on but there is absolutely no room for that thing here. After a failed trip to IKEA, I am even more frustrated. I haaate furniture shopping and I didn't see anything I liked. I just need something small and white. It's not that hard, is it?? My closet is completely full of clothes, shoes, purses and some other misc. items that I tried to cram in there but everytime I go into the garage, I discover more things that need to go in my closet. I guess this is what downsizing is. What am I going to do when I get an apartment? I was considering posting some pictures of the mess I have created and the piles of boxes in our garage but I think that is just a little bit too embarassing. I will post pictures of my end result. That will be much more flattering to me! Yeah!!
So...my projected weekend plans are falling apart rapidly but I'm okay with my substitutes. Last night, there was no Jet Li movie. Instead, we ate pizza and watched The Matrix (my first time). I liked it and the pizza was delicious. I suppose Mr. Li can wait. Today is Jamar's wedding and nothing is going to stop me from getting there. I am so excited. However, my large downfall was when I went to Super Target this morning and bought the most hideous pair of shoes EVER! Sadly, I didn't realize how awful they were until I showed them to my mom and she told me they looked cheap. Well, yeah I bought them for $20 at Target, Mom! However, she also pointed out that they didn't go with my dress at all. Dang! She's right. Now, I have to go find new shoes and return these before 9:30 tonight. Oh well, I can't always be a successful shopper. ;[ It also seems that I won't be seeing Sinclair Ferguson tomorrow but maybe I'm wrong. I have a lot of packing to do. I have Oct. 9 off for Columbus day but instead of relaxing I get to move into my parents new house. I have no choice. We are living in an apartment while the new house gets remodeled and I don't have my own apartment yet so I've gotta pack up and get out of here. I've decided to pack what I can that I know I won't need and bring it over this weekend so Monday will be easier for me. I have accumulated a LOT of crap here. I've got a lot to do today. Bye!
This weekend was so eventful that it wasn't. (huh???) On Friday night, Chris and I went to C Rolls sushi for Giulia's brother, John's birthday. It was a lot of fun, the sushi was average and I had sake for the first time (illegal!) I hadn't seen or talked to Giulia really since August 15 so we were overdue! I missed her a lot. I spent the rest of my night at Starbucks on the internet with the intention of going to bed at a reasonable hour for apartment hunting the next day. However, I didn't sleep much and my plans were foiled and I pretty much slept all day Saturday. Starting around 5 pm, my IKEA adventures began and finally, at 12:30 PM today I was done carrying 2 bookshelves, a coffee table, a tv stand and a couch up 2 flights of stairs. SIGH! The joys of helping friends buy and move their furniture. I'm worn out!
I was searching for a dress online to wear to a wedding reception next Friday and I was getting frustrated because everything is either really ugly/tacky or way out of my price range. Then, like an angel from the sky, my mom called me, I explained my predicament to her, and she told me to check out this dress she borrowed from my aunt that was hanging in her closet. My mom is 47 and my aunt is anorexic BUT this dress is sooo perfect! And it fits me perfectly too. I'm impressed that both of them can wear this confidently. Now, I am saving money and time by not having to stress about my outfit. YES!!!
My first day of class is tomorrow night. I'm a little nervous but determined to get it right this time. It's going to be a very long day but I think it will be well worth it. It's only 4 weeks, I've just got to tough it out. I think I am going to read chapter 1 tonight in the text book so I can be at least semi prepared. I hope my teacher isn't creepy. My Monday-Thursday is going to be so packed and I'm not going to have any "me time" but I suppose I'll just look forward to the weekends even more.
Now that I have my dress taken care of, I have the whole day to do whatever I want. I think I'm going to take a nap.
How was your weekend?
