All Packed Up!!

So, the moving van is all packed up and tomorrow morning we leave for the long drive to Seattle. Thankfully today was not 100 degree heat like last week, but it was definetely hot enough! Hopefully Seattle won't be hot seeing as how I have no air conditioning in the apartment. I've had a nice week at home, unfortunately all my friends left for a weekend at the lake on Friday, so my last two nights at home are all alone :(. It was good to see them all - especially Bobby (remember him :)!!) I'm excited to get to the West!!

So, my parents are out of town right now and I'm in charge of all the animals (5 fish, one cat, and one dog.) It would seem like this would not be that hard, but our cat is really old and a bit crazy while our dog is somewhat old, but has arthritis so has to take a pill everyday. My cat has problems eating so somedays she only wants beef, somedays seafood, somedays she'll only eat if I sit beside her, somedays only the flaky cat food, somedays only the chunky cat food...she's driving me crazy!! My dog on the otherhand has this HUGE pill I have to try to feed her everyday. This requires me to soak the pill for at least an hour and then try to mash it up the water as much as possible. Then I have to mix the water/smashed up pill with her wet food - this is incredibly nasty and smells like wet, moldy food. This is making me seriously reconsider getting a pet!! (At least the fish aren't bad :)!!)

I'm back from Seattle and I have an apartment! It is right across the street from the beach - which is great. It is also less than I thought I would have to pay (although still more than a nice 2 bedroom apt. in Nebraska.) It doesn't really have a view, but I am on a list to move to a view apt. Then I will have a balcony that overlooks the ocean. The neighborhood is really nice - lots of little restaurants and coffee shops. There is also a boardwalk that goes all the way around the area, which makes it nice for biking and walking. On the beach there are fire pits so you can make bonfires at night! I'm so excited, but now I have to start packing up all my stuff. I have never had to move before - I moved to college, but that wasn't like a full out move...so, I'm a bit nervous for all of this, but I'm sure it will all get done somehow - I just have so much stuff!!

Tonight is my last night in Nebraska - I'm gonna miss this flat, hot land filled with cows and corn, but it's finally time to move on. I'm flying out to Seattle (YEAH!) on Wednesday to find an apartment. I'm hoping to get one right on the beach - there's an area that borders the beach, but still has pretty decent prices on apartments (it is sad, however, that I will be paying more for a small one bedroom than what my large two bedroom apartment this summer cost!!)

I'm just trying this to see if it will work - I can't believe Maria talked me into making one of these things - I feel like such a dork :). It's my last Wednesday in Nebraska - thank goodness.