Today started out well... it was much easier to drag myself out of bed for the early shift this morning, because I knew I had everything pretty much ready to go for work. I had already packed the leftover stir-fry and salad in tupperware containers, as well as a plastic bottle I filled with Kool-Aid. I managed to start the coffee pot, turn the clothes dryer on, and take the pup outside to pee in about 5 minutes.

Work went well, no extremely rude customers. I'm actually getting into some of the purchasing/receiving areas now, so it's a little more interesting than just being a merchandiser.

One of the assistant managers came back today after being out with a broken ankle, and when I filled him in on BF's planned move-in date at the end of the month, he asked if he had found a job yet. I told him that we hadn't even started looking, that we had a little saved to tide us over for a month or so, but hopefully he'd be able to find something soon. Then the guy suggests that BF can probably get on fairly quickly with our same company, at another store. I didn't know that was allowed, but apparently it doesn't matter as long as you don't work at the same store. So he says he will call the manager over there, and see what he can do.

Even though that store is still about 30 minutes away from our apartment, it would pay pretty well, and we'd know he wouldn't be working nights. So we'll see what happens.

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Puppy Update: Two successful trips outside before work this morning, then a successful trip after work when I got home. While I was changing the kitty litter, he went #2 inside. I actually don't mind that as much as #1, because it's easier to clean-up and doesn't leave any smell behind. But other than that, no other accidents, so we're doing well so far.
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I think I finally have things settled with my old apartment complex. I faxed my move-in sheet to them on Saturday while I was at work, and then called to verify that it got there. The property manager doesn't work weekends, so I said I would call her back today to make sure she didn't need anything else (i.e. that she wasn't going to try and charge me for the carpet). So I called today, and apparently she hadn't even looked at the fax yet.

When she finally did, all she said was "Yes, you were in my to-do file" and "Alright, yes, it's very thorough". You'd bet your bottom it's thorough, just for these types of situations! Then she told me that would be fine, and that I could just send the check for the bill she had sent me for breaking the lease & my last water bill, and it would be done.

So I made out the check tonight & will mail it tomorrow morning, a total of $994.42. I don't think I've ever been so happy to write a check!!!

Plus, this amount was about $1,000 under what I had estimated from what the other girl told me at first, so that will be that much more in our reserves to either pay down debt or tide us over until BF finds a job. I still don't know how the two people got two totally different amounts for what I would owe to break the lease, but I'm guessing that maybe because I moved for work, they didn't charge me so many penalties? Either way, I have the copy of the bill that she sent me, and I wrote "Everythingn Paid In Full" on the check, so they had better not try to come back and say I owe them another $1K later on.

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I had a note on my door Saturday when I got in from work, saying I had a package to pick up at the post office. My mom was forwarding my graduation cap/gown and invitations, and I told her to add delivery confirmation, just in case. I could have picked it up today, but the post office was closed by the time I got home from work. I will try to swing by there tomorrow morning before I leave for work.

I am very anxious to try the cap/gown on and make sure they fit! I am so nervous now that it's getting down to the wire and less than a month till graduation. I just don't want to show up in the wrong color gown or something!

I can't wait to see the invitations, either. Hopefully they didn't spell my name or my major wrong or anything. I want to be able to get them out in the mail this week, so that the people I'm actually inviting to attend can have a definite time/date, and the people I'm only sending an "announcement" invitation to can start thinking about sending me money. :P

I think I might go ahead and make a list of people to send them to tonight, so I can get them all done faster.

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Other news on the job fronts... one of BF's managers told him that he would be willing to give him a written recommendation to bring with him here, since it's two states away and all. I thought that was really nice, and shows what a great employee BF has been over the past 4 years there. And the other manager has already told him that he's on the "re-hire" list for whenever he wants to come back. What a hard worker.

I broached the time-off subject with my manager today, and I have to admit, I was a little nervous about it. I already have to ask off for my graduation the first weekend in May. I will need off that Saturday to drive to my home state, then the graduation is EARLY the next day, and then I expect that the decent thing to do would be to stay and visit with my & BF's families the rest of the day Sunday. We would drive back on Monday, but I'd need off all day Monday because there is no way I'd be able to make it back in time for work (it's an 8 hour drive).

Then BF's cousin's wedding is May 25th, which is a Sunday, so that puts me in the same situation. Although, if it's in the afternoon on Sunday, I may be able to pull off working the early shift on Saturday and then us driving the 8 hours Saturday evening/night. Then I'd only have to take off that Sunday/Monday.

AND... if BF's sister decides that she's going to do her shot-gun wedding thing in June, I will definitely need off for a few days there, too.

I explained the situation to my manager, and she seemed to think that I could probably give the dates to the assistant manager that does the scheduling, and probably work it out so that I give up having Thursdays off those weeks, and only end up using 1 vacation day for each event. So since I'm already off on Sundays, and I could work Thursday to make up for missing Saturday, I would really only be taking a day off for Monday.

But we'll see how that goes... I need to verify the BF's cousin's wedding is really May 24th, and then write out a list of my scheduling needs to give to the A.M. ahead of time.

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Phew... that was alot. The only spending I had today was $30.01 on the DC for gas.

Now I just gotta figure out something tasty for dinner.. I'm starving!!!