Settling In Nicely

Now that I have internet, I can write a new post! I have been in my new apartment for a week today and it has become quite homey, most thanks to my lovely lady, Jade. She has certainly helped keep me sane and has contributed significantly to the smart-thinking I am lacking because of all the excitement.

I have managed to furnish my living room with a couch and HUGE TV (with stand) for $90 total, talk about a bargain! I have put up most of my decorations/artwork and it is looking pretty nice in my cozy one-bedroom. I found a great Office set at Walmart for $75 that includes a desk, a small bookcase, and a bookcase/drawer thing. I am pretty excited to get this next week when my mom comes to visit. I should be fully furnished after that last purchase. There are some smaller items that I am waiting to get such as kitchen towels, an area rug, a kitchen mat, a vacuum, throw pillows, and a microwave. Having always had a microwave, you never realize how much you actually use it until you don't have one. We bought popcorn, not even thinking about how we were going to pop it, haha.


Zoey has actually LOVED settling into her new home, with no other roommates and no other pets. I thought she was going to be angry with me for weeks after that 30-hour drive. Once she saw me unpacking familiar items, I think she realized this is home for us, and she has been loving on me just as before. I have two closets in my bedroom, she has made one of them her harboring spot. She likes to sleep on top of the bins that hold my unders, so I am sure to leave one of the doors cracked so she can get in and out.

The maintenance here has been awesome! Every time I call in something wrong, within a day or two, Daniel is here to fix it. He is SUCH a nice, friendly guy and I am so thankful for him. He not only fixes my problems, but provides nice conversation too :) The only problem I have right now are the bugs, I have found an average of 3 per day. Jade certainly is not fond of this, I hate to kill them, but don't want them in my home!! The exterminator should be coming next Thursday, hopefully I can hold off that long.

I am getting better at orientating myself around Lubbock. If anything, I certainly know where my bank is! Walmart is a straight-shot down one street from my apartment, which is really nice. There are a TON of dollar stores around, makes for pretty cheap shopping. We visited the mall, it is pretty large and has many useful stores. This is why we left shortly after we entered, didn't want the temptation to spend money we don't have!

Well this is the end of this post. Stay tuned for the next one, next week. I greatly appreciate all of you who read my blog, but it is always nice to see some comments with words of encouragement, thoughts, or just a simple hello. Until next time...