Why I've been MIA

It's been a while since I've last posted anything on here it seems. My usual busy life suddenly took a spin and become a literal whirlwind. I'm still in the middle of this storm and while it doesn't seem to be letting up anytime soon, I actually found myself with a few quiet moments to gather my thoughts and write.

I guess I should begin at the relative beginning, which would be about 3 weeks ago. That's when I officially started dating - that's right, I'm actually in a good/healthy relationship with a guy. His name is Ray....he's 36 years old and works for Kaplan. Sorry, I don't have any pictures of either him or us at the moment. He has already met my parents and I already know that he intends to marry me one day. Those are the basics....if you want more details you can either e-mail me or call :).

Shortly after I entered into a new relationship I was informed by my landlord that he's selling the house. He and his wife are planning on moving into an apartment because they can no longer afford the house. I've been in the process of apartment hunting as well as packing. I don't have to move quite yet necessarily, but my apartment does have to be in immaculate condition by April 16th when they are planning on showing the house. No pressure......I did see a very nice 1 bedroom apartment in Nyack today which is slightly less rent than I pay now. It's ready to move into now, but I will have to wait to see if the landlord agrees to have me as her tenant. She has a couple of other people looking at the place early next week.

About a week after I found out about my apartment I also found out that due to budget cuts I will no longer have my position as a teaching assistant next year. In addition to apartment hunting I'm also job hunting for September as well. I find both to be the equivalent of taking on another part time job.

Thankfully I have a vacation coming up starting April 15th! :) I'll have a week-long break in which I will either continue to pack and/or move, visit with my aunt and uncle who are flying in from Texas to stay with my parents, and go upstate with Ray for one of his friend's weddings. Oh, and spend Easter at Ray's parents' house. I may also do some babysitting in my spare time :). Who knows...maybe I'll actually get to write on here as well!