Happy Birthday!

Today is my birthday! I am 27 years old. I get to spend my 27th birthday unpacking and preparing for Carole to arrive tomorrow. Not exactly the most exciting day...but fun in its own way. It has been awhile since I have seen Carole...about a month I guess. I miss her. This move has been a trying experience and I will be happy to have my friend with me again.

I am finding that it is the little things that make living far away from family hard. Saturday I had to replace my car battery. That is something I have never had to do before...so it was a new experience. Usually my pop has been around to take care of that for me. Of course, I found that it was relatively easy because the auto store did it all for me! Then there are other things...like hanging the curtain rods or the shelves. All things that usually pop does for me. I think my most triumphant moment was when I fixed my washing machine. The belt had come off during the move and wouldn't spin. So I decided to try and fix it myself. How hard could it be to put the belt back on? One bruised arm, cut arm, and sliced open finger later...and the belt is back on and the washing machine working again.

So the unpacking continues...and hopefully my life will start to fall back into routine again!