I really didn't get much of anything done today. My day had a late start to it in the first place, and then I'd just been online for maybe 10 minutes when I got an IM from my former bf, and we ended up "chatting" for nearly three hours. It was good talking with him. I asked him when he was getting married, and he told me that they hadn't set a date yet, but it probably wouldn't be for another year. He also told me that he'd made "career" agent with his new insurance company. Yeah!

One thing my former bf has been trying to convince me to do (ever since we dated) is to go through a program called "Pathways". He's almost convinced me to do it, but I'll have to wait till school's out. Anyone ever hear of this, or go through it?

After we were done talking, I started doing some looking for apartments. There were a number of apartment places which welcomed cats and had w/d connections and even a few with garages, which were all within our (dad and I's) price range. They also had 3,6,9, 12 month leases. Most of them were in Ft. Worth or in Dallas though. I'd *rather* live in C*****e, but my dad doesn't want to. So we compromised and decided on possibly B*********n or perhaps J*******a. I found an apartment complex that is both in C******e AND in B********n. Same exact types of apartments, ammenities, etc. but a difference of ~$130/month extra for the ones in B*******n. Still, it is only ~$710/mo for a 2BR/926 sqft apartment with a w/d hookup, and high-speed internet. So that means we'd each pay $355/mo rent plus 1/2 utilities (and we've already agreed that cable is NOT necessary). When dad gets back from CA on the 27th/28th he's going to check out his place. Probably get a 9 month lease. Then when he moves back to CA I can just move into one of their one-bedroom apartments (which actually rent for ~$530/mo).

Mom called and of course she wanted to know what I'd been doing all day. Umm. . . generally loafing, mom. You know, enjoying my time AWAY from teaching. Apparentally she and Ryan had a long talk last night. He told her about some of the reasons why he was so mad at her. One of them being that she had very publically, at a friend's birthday party, discussed some very personal details of Ryan's life, and dad's legal case. A dad of a friend of Ryan's happened to be at that party and asked his son later about what she had said. She says that she doesn't remember discussing anything about that subject during that party. (insert snarky comment here which I won't actually write, cuz it wouldn't be very nice of me.) He also was still upset with her for what had happened on the cruise (christmas 2003) amoungst some other things. She asked me if I had any idea how she could make up for those things. I told her I didn't have any ideas. *I personally was quite upset with her for some of the same reasons. But somehow I have been able to relegate those things into the category of "That's Mom for you" and still love her and treat her the same. I'm sure I've done some really stupid things that have really peeved people. Everybody does. I just don't get how family members can get SO upset with each other that they write each other off. For example: my dad and his youngest brother; my brother and our uncle (married to dad's only sister); mom and her brother. I just don't get it. Family is family, through the good stuff and through the bad stuff and through the horrible icky sick to your stomach stuff. But, then, maybe that's just me. *

Ok. I have to go give Monkey his medicine. I think it's almost all gone (Yay!) I also got my acne medicine today, but haven't tried it yet. I still haven't gotten the results from the bloodwork on Monday. I'm going to call tomorrow and find what the hold up is about. Still haven't emailed my ex-bf. My toilets are being extremely finicky. For the last two weeks, EVERY time someone uses one of them, it clogs up and has to be plunged. Tomorrow I'm going to ask if I can borrow maintances snake - or maybe they'll come by and snake my pipes for me. (hoping THAT will be the case.)

Spending Log:
Wal-green's: $10.00 (acne prescription)
Albertsons: $5.69 (junkfood)

Keeping It Frugal in Texas,
Laura