Old Soul, Young Heart

*sigh* A person from the apartment company in Deer Creek called to say that they have an opening in the same area of townhomes that we were looking at a few months ago. I am sad and disappointed because we won't be moving there. Now that we're engaged, I need to be thinking about paying for a wedding and I can't justify spending $800+ on rent when I'm paying half that to live with my dad. I'm also worried about my car and making that drive every day. Philip's job at Proctor isn't super permanent in that if something came up in Bloomington, he'd want to take that instead. I'd be really annoyed living in Deer Creek and both of us driving to BN for work. I'm bummed and I know he is too, just because we would like to live together and see each other every day. The townhome is super cute and I would love to live there, but my responsible and financially-worried sides are just saying it wouldn't be the best choice right now. It was really har...

We didn't get the place in Deer Creek. Ashley called last night at like 8:00 to tell me that they chose the other people. We're bummed, but we're also the first people that they'll call if another place opens up. It just wasn't meant to be, I guess. I've been perusing the internet for brown shiny riding boots the entire summer. I'd been going back and forth about buying some that were more expensive and better quality versus just getting some cheap ones. I realized that I won't be wearing them much, so it wouldn't be worth spending the money on real leather and whatnot... so I found these last night and liked them and just went for it. I'm ready for fall now! I still need to find that black and white striped top, though.

Philip and I went to look at the place in Deer Creek last night. It's really nice and super cute; we really hope we get it! There is another couple interested, so Bob (the property manager--he's young and should not be called Bob, but that's his name, nonetheless) is supposed to call me today and let me know if we're chosen. Both of us feel as though we're not going to be picked. The other couple really wanted to move in on September 15 when it's first available and, although we're open to that too, our ideal time for some reason was October 1. We made it clear to Bob, though, that we would be happy to move in on September 15 if we could get the place! Since it's already noon and I haven't heard anything, I'm assuming we're not being picked. I won't be totally heartbroken, but I'm pretty excited about it! Bob said if we weren't chosen we'd be placed on a waiting list and would be the first people he calls if something else op...

Phil and I have been discussing and sort of stressing over the whole prospect of moving in together. With him working in Peoria and me working in Normal, the possibilities are limited and we'd both be making sacrifices (mostly financial, of course) to do it. We've been toying with the idea of him just working at Proctor until he could find something in Bloomington--then we would move in together here. Living somewhere in between Peoria and Bloomington is pretty much a commitment to him staying at Proctor. There are other factors, as well, and it's just a confusing situation! Anywaaay... I've been perusing craigslist to see if there are any postings for good places. Last week I saw a place in Mackinaw that was pretty cheap in terms of rent and sounded fairly nice; I'm still awaiting pictures and word from the landlord on if they will allow Chloe. I'm not impressed that it's taken them this long to get back to me, being that she told me she'd do so this ...

We explored Morton yesterday evening and weren't very successful in finding apartments. We found two complexes that we were familiar with based on their bad reviews on an internet site. We also randomly found some small complexes--none of which looked very nice or had signs up about availability or how to even inquire. Unless we're given some great information about a different building before mid-September, I think we'll end up going with Cape Cod Village . It's quite expensive, but probably worth it. It's the nicest we've seen, there's a lake, they allow animals (cats AND dogs, so we could get a pooch if we wanted), there's a clubhouse (pool, billiards, work out room, tanning facility--all free), and another cool hang out spot with tables and fireplaces outdoors... there's just a lot going for the price and it's a good location too (close to the interstate). I think we would be happiest there and if it didn't work out, of course we'd on...

So, yes... I have a jerb. And Philip has a jerb. And we can move on with our lives. I can't reiterate enough how happy, excited, and relieved we both are. I just  knew we'd get jobs this week! On Friday our plan is to drive around Morton and see what types of apartments are there. We probably won't move until the beginning of October, but it'll be fun to look. I hope we're able to find something that's nice and new-ish and not too expensive. The tricky thing will be finding somewhere that allows cats. Now that it's actually going to happen, it's weird to think about packing up all of my stuff and moving, really for the first time ever. I wonder how much stuff I actually have. It doesn't seem like much (mostly clothes, really), but I'm sure it's more than I think. It'll be interesting to put all of our stuff together and it be our stuff. It's fun. And cute. There will be a lot of logistical things like furniture to figure out....