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Music: flowers in December by Mazzy Star
Yesterday was the day from hell with the boys. It was just bad. I felt like crying as I left. I don’t like getting them in trouble, but they were so disruptive and just refused to listen. I don’t like being a bitchy babysitter. It was rainy. That didn’t help, and they hadn’t had enough sleep, that also didn’t help.
But I got to have a lovely drive back to Goshen with Abby and then relax in a certain comfortable pair of arms, so life was good again and I regained my faith in my childcare abilities.
So today Abby and I bought paint for our apartment…. we also found out that we may not be able to move in next weekend. Not good. We find out for sure on Monday. But whatever. We’ll get it at some point, and the longer we have to wait the more time we have to paint.
To see the colors that Abby and I picked, select launch color visualizer and search for the color name.
The kitchen is lemon twist
The bathroom is alot like sapphire, but better
The living/diningroom is tomato red
Jess and my bedroom is great green
It’s tiring working for almost 12 hours. And constantly having to match wits with someone a third of your age. It’s tiring always being worried that something terrible’s going to happen to one of the boys and you’re going to go to jail for negligence. It’s tiring feeling like you’re going to make a major social nanny faux pas every time you step out the door. But I actually think I’m going to like being a nanny. It’ll get better next week when they start school. I’ll have some breaks in the chaos.
We get to move in on Sept. 1st, but we thought we knew which apartment we were getting, but it not the right one, and I really liked it, so I’m hoping I like this one better or just as much as the one we saw. Well, Abby just told me some stuff that makes me think that it won’t… no dining room, just a living room. Whatever, I’m just excited about living with the girls and that’s good enough.
There’s a inexpensive sushi place close to the apartment and my work! City living has its perks.
Becca, Abby and I drove up to Evanston yesterday. We took lakeshore drive and it made me excited about living in Chicago. Then we picked up Jess and went to a fun little place called the Lucky Platter. We got to see our apartment. It’s going to be sweet. I’m so excited about living with these girls! We also got to see Luke for a little while. I hadn’t seen him all summer, and it was good to do a bit of catching up. We walked down to the lake and on our way back we were oohhing and aahhing over the castle-houses when we ran into some discard furniture on the side of the street. There was a hide-a-bed couch in good conditions. After a little debating, we grabbed the cushions per Jess’ suggestion and then went back later to pick up the rest. So now we have two couches and a futon. We’re so set when it comes to furniture. We’re actually going to be able to be choosey. The evening was topped off with a quick phone call from Mike. Ah such sweet topping. 
Today was my first day of work. i biked there. Which reminds me, I need to look up proper biking etiquette for the city. I also need to buy myself a bike. I’m going to be biking to work probably all year long because it’s less than a mile from our apartment to their house, so I wouldn’t be on the bus long enough to make it worth taking. I’d probably be outside for a shorter amount of time just biking than walking to the bus station and then waiting for the bus etc.
So today went pretty well. Anthony the younger of the two had some difficulty listening near the end of the day, but overall they’re good kids. Evanston’s going to ROCK!
Sound: British Dan’s voice over i-chat
Daniel has introduced me to a wonderful English dessert with the illustrious name of spotted dick. Heinz makes a microwavable version!
Why do I seem so incapable of getting myself to write my internship journals? So stupid.
Music: Swallow by Wailin’ Jennys
Today, Lenora, Tobias and I went to Indiana Beach as a belated grad present. We’ve been planning on going all summer, but this was the first opportunity that we actually had. The plan was to go to the water park, but what started out as a sunny day quickly turned overcast and rainy and cold, so we rode the other rides instead. I didn’t ride alot of them, because coasters really aren’t my thing, but I still had fun, mostly because I was hanging out with my sister who I’ve adored since I was capable of the emotion. We got home around 5:30 and I turned around and headed north to Fallon’s house with Phoebe to work on music for the review. It was a blast talking with Phoebe on the way up and down. She really is an amazing woman. And of course there was the singing 
And Fallon’s maniac kitten. Tomorrow’s going to be a full day, and then Andre’ and Dancy will be here, and I’ll be busy with family stuff, then the review, and the dunes on Sunday, crazy packing on Monday and leaving on Tuesday. And then I’ll officially be a nanny! Ekk!
Come to the review: Friday and Saturday at 7:00 at New World
Music: Some Good Thing from Wailin Jennys new cd Firecracker!! 
I’m an emotional wreck the last couple days. Highs, lows, longings, confusion. And there’s no concrete reason for any of it (well, that can be debated, most girls would know what I meant) I feel like a big mass of loose ends that I don’t have the motivation to tie up. I just want a rest from the responsibility and the going. One day just to relax and not feel guilty about it.
I found something out recently that’s hard. I know it shouldn’t affect me the way it does, at the same time, no one would blame me for feeling weird about it. It hurts. It makes me angry. It’s not fair. But I’m happy with what I have. More than happy! Ecstatic. So why…
Well, since I’ve been silent for so long, I have alot to talk about.
I have a job! Yippy! I got the nanny job. The family lives about 2 miles from where we’re going to be, and there are two boys, 4 and 7. I start Aug. 16 and it’ll be M-Th 7-6:30. Long days, but 3 day weekends. I like the trade off. It’s going to be a challenging job, but I’m excited about that.
The apartment is also working out, although we won’t be able to move in until the last week of Aug./labor day weekend. It’s going to be a three bedroom I’m so excited about moving in with these girls. It’s going to be a blast. I’m not looking forward to having to pack up all my stuff, but o, well.
My sisters and I went out for supper last night, and it was great to spend time with them. I’m going to miss seeing my family as much as I have been this summer and this last semester. It’s been great watching Shemaya grow and spending more time with Karis’ kids.
Today was my last day of internship, and I’m kind of sad that it’s over. I really loved working with my teacher, and the kids were sweet. I learned so much more in the second half of my internship than the first, and in some ways, the contrast between the two was a really good educational tool. Waterford was more organized, my teacher was more motivated and worked better with the kids, and overall I felt more involved.
Things with Mike are good There’s not much else to say with that other than the fact that we’re both a little nervous about this upcoming separation, but that we both feel that it’s a challenge worth attempting. He makes me happy.
Aug. 11 and 12 there’s going to be a Broadway review at New World that I’ve been helping to put together. It been stressful getting it all worked out, but I really think it’s going to work out and that it will be a fun time for all involved (I’m crossing my fingers). If you’re in the area, you should come. It starts at 7 and costs $5.
