Friday, Payday

What a week this has been! I've been staving off the urge to stay in bed every day this week. Since my Monday/Wednesday/Friday creative writing class at TCC has been cancelled all week, I had a hard time making myself get out of bed for my history classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays, so I didn't. I get a huge thumbs down on the school chart this week. :(

My mom and I went to FSU's campus bright and early this morning to pay for orientation registration (can you believe they charged $35 apiece? And lunch isn't included!) and to get my FSUCard made. I look quite lovely, if I do say so myself. ☺ When that endeavor was complete, we went to visit two of the apartments we'd found. I had my heart set on Silverleaf, and actually received word earlier this week that my application was accepted, so Mom wanted to see the place for herself, and we also wanted to look at Campus Walk. When I looked at the pictures online, I hated it instantly. I am a big-time decorator, and the there are cinder block walls at CW. That's a major turn off to this girl! However, the apartment was much nicer and much more spacious than the pictures online indicated. After having a hard time getting in and out of the complex, $35/month extra for "pet rent," and a questionable parking situation, Silverleaf is the winner! I am so excited to go sign a lease. Hopefully that will happen next week. Time to get myself into gear and going through my stuff  and getting ready for my newly adopted minimalist lifestyle! I don't want to bring clutter or my old clutter-y habits to the new place with me. I plan to start preparing tonight whenever I decide to not be lazy. I have a lot of tv to catch up on! 

I watched the season premier of American Horror Story: Coven, and I have to say, I wasn't overly impressed with the premier. I'm hoping for some uber-creepy things next week. Taissa Farmiga still leaves a lot to be desired as a lead actress, and I'm pretty sick of seeing Jessica Lange play the same b-word character. It is exhausting! 

I'm looking forward to watching this week's Grey's Anatomy, and I do hope that Catherine Avery is gone and that Richard has gotten over himself. He has spent 5 years trying to make Meredith his family, and now that she's on board, he acts like a total jerk? I won't stand for it! I'm so sad this is Sandra Oh's last season; I will miss her. 

I have a lot of work I hope to get done on my puzzle tonight and tomorrow, although I haven't touched it in about 3 weeks because it's so stinking difficult. I haven't done a puzzle in years, so naturally, I picked the hardest one I could find, a 1000 piece Thomas Kinkade work of art. 

Beautiful, but hard as all get out! I've only managed to successfully put the boarder together, along with Ashley and Miss Melly, and the top parts of Scarlet and Rhett. My work is cut out for me, but when I frame it and hang it in my new place, it will be so worth it!

My Noles are off this weekend, my Braves are done for the season, and my high school Warriors are also off this weekend, so the only game I'll get to watch is the LSU-UF game, and I hope it's a good one! 

I'm looking forward to a quietly awesome weekend. I'm babysitting the sweetest little boy around tomorrow afternoon/evening, and then babysitting some pretty awesome boys on Sunday after enjoying Homecoming at my home church. I'm sad that I'm missing the Fall Retreat with my college group from Immanuel, but I know they'll have a great time without me, and hopefully will bring back some Godly wisdom that's been dropped on them by Luke and the guest speaker. I can't wait to hear all about how God moved! 

I'm kissing work goodbye for two days, and going to pick up dinner from Chicken Salad Chick. If you haven't been there and there's one in your area, don't walk, run, and chow down! My prayer is for a safe and happy weekend for everyone. Laissez les bons temps rouler, y'all! 

xoxo,
Mal

PS: Here's what J had to say when I told him about CW charging pet rent ☺ 

I sure do love his quick wit!