i'm now the proud, sole owner of my car. i just got back from paying off the last bit of my car loan. i'm relieved...but also scared. i like the thought of not having a car loan to pay each month. hope this lasts for a few years!
well, i made it in one piece. two and a half days driving and a ton of boxes later, i'm here. of course, it's the usual - tearing through boxes trying to find the one or two things you need desperately, know you packed, but can't find to save your life. *sigh* eventually, i'll get there.
now if i can just find the time to get to my storage unit and find the shoulder rest and stand for my fiddle ...
wrapping up loose ends. like the lone domino that escaped from the domino box while it was in the car. the question is...where is the domino box? in a box? which one? or maybe it's in the mess of stuff that's waiting for its turn to be packed. all my life is in one of those two places. of course, when i panic and start looking for something, it's rather futile.
this morning i gave my last presentation before heading out of town. it was just a short talk on css for a webmaster conference, but it seemed well-received. hopefully i didn't confuse people too much.
i did have to laugh at the few emails that i got at work today. "i know it's your last day and all..." sorry, honey. truthfully, i was just logging in because i forgot to set the out-of-office assistant so that internal people know i'm gone. my last day was yesterday...and i don't feel like i owe anyone work. :)
it's my last day at work, even though i don't leave for another week. kinda yucky weather outside, so it's hard to admire the view - can't see much beyond kyle field. don't have much going on, so i sit here and clean all my stuff off the computer. i do have lunch soon with all my coworkers. they're taking me out for a farewell lunch.
kinda makes me nostalgic. i've had a lot of fun here. all the trips with nick and his parents. hehe. roaming canton with linda, from months with blistering heat to frozen mornings where there's ice in the gravel near where we've parked. going on a picture taking spree with nick's dad in port aransas ...oh and there's a really good restaurant on the way - main street bistro. too bad i can't remember the name of the town it's in. road tripping to mountain view, arkansas with nick for the dulcimer jamboree. trekking with mom, kayla, and nick's mom to fourney for vintage linens. weekly dinners with nick and his parents...
i have to admit, i think the fondest memory i have of this year (even though it was quite confusing at the time) was my birthday. i have to admit, i know my mom's capable of surprises, but i never expected nick's parents to be plotting behing my back. ;) still, they plotted with my mom to get my mom, sis, and grandma back to surprise me for the weekend. eating with everyone at the saltlick was a ton of fun! :)
i'm going to miss this place, i think...
well, maybe not. but i did pack and clean the kitchen and bathroom.
confessions of a procrastinator
though it may seem that's what i should be doing, more pressing is preparing the presentation on css-p for the webmasters' conference on friday. somehow i just can't bring myself to work on it yet. perhaps because i know i'll be mostly bored the last four days of work...and figure i'll just work on it tomorrow. whatever. i need to work on it.
at least mary was nice enough to give me an extension on the freelance project. talk about just a li'l bit o'stress with that too...
well, i'm back from vacation...from one rat race to another. funny how i catch myself organizing personal bills like i was at work...
anyway, i'm also behind on email too, so if you haven't heard from me, be patient. :)