Jeez, it's been awhile, huh?

Well, Mike and I closed on the house. We're thrilled to get it. I already emailed all of my friends and family to give them our new address even though we won't be staying there full-time until next week. I took pictures of the living room and the carpet and the paint chips I'm thinking about using, but I accidentally packed the USB cord for my camera so you'll all have to believe me that it'll be awesome. I'm thinking of a bright peach. Our living room (actually, every room) is really small and I figured peach would give it some color and also brighten it up. I felt kind of silly, though, because in middle school I thought that the color combination of peach and sea green was the shit. I thought that when I got older I'd have a house that was totally peach and sea green and beige and it would be all done up in a southwestern motif. And now my prediction will come 1/3 of the way true.

We have to strip off the wallpaper first. I'm dreading that. We're also trying to figure out how to finish fencing in our yard for less than the $1200 the contractor quoted us. I'm dreading that too.

Speaking of dread, it's my last full week of school. My last day is the 16th. You'd think that the fact that I'm leaving would make me more mellow, but I've become terrified of having my paperwork mistakes discovered. This year I've made more than my share. It doesn't matter that I helped umpteen kids and their families, the only thing my supervisor cares about is the fact that I forgot to check an option on box 7 of page 6A. I'm so tense that if I think about it too much I can't sleep, can't eat, can't even breathe. I don't know how I'll get through the next week.

This summer, though, is going to be great. Settling into our new house, being back in Milwaukee, and having the whole summer to spend with Mike and P. I can't wait.