A New Place

Dear READER,


I have an official move in date for my new place. August 18th is the big day. YEAH!!!!!! How fun. I am so excited. I have updated my registry at Bed Bath and Beyond http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/regGiftRegistry.asp?WRN=-482194950&brn=1 check it out as this is my first official place and I don't have anything. I can fit everything I own in my car. Trust me I did have it all in there as I drove from Utah to Washington D.C.

One thing I noticed about myself is that i collect a lot of things but half of them are not of use. For example I have three boxes full of things from my Mission. I was in Germany and Switzerland and collected everything I have straws from Subway, every chocolate raper, those paper place mats from places we would eat. The front pages of the news, cut out of pictures from the papers, spoons, napkins, flyer's.......the list goes on you name it I probably have it. What good is that to me? So I have decided to go through all my stuff again and figure out what really means something and what doesn't. The other thing is I am going to keep what is important and stick it in a scrap book. If its something a bit bigger I'm going to take a picture of it and then stick it in the scrap book. This way I have it forever but I'm not taking up space I don't have. My new apartment is small but nice and I don't want to start off with a bunch of clutter. I sound so much like my mother.

I also noticed that I gave most of my college stuff to my brother Blaine. He didn't have like anything. So after my six years in college I decided to part with most of it. With that said most of it didn't have full sets and they looked pretty worn but that is what college is all about right. using what you can for as little as you can. It was good and I had some great experiences with my things from college. For example the day the bottom of my pot fell out. It was full of soup and looked so yummy, it had cooked for an hour on low/med and was finally done. We lifted it up to move to a back burner and out came the entire bottom, splashing hot soup everywhere. It was awful and one of those things you look back on and laugh at but at the time all I could do was cry. Or when I noticed I couldn't screw in the handle of my frying pan anymore. Or the day my roommate broke three of my classes while washing them. Or how my flatware, cups, movies, dishes, soups, pictures, etc. just seemed to disappear each time one roommate would move out and another in. So I can't say my brother got it better off, at least he doesn't have to buy it himself and it will be an adventure for him until he graduates or gets married and then can start his new stuff like me.


So my apartment. It's in Alexandria, Virginia and I look out of Washington D.C. Yes I look out over that beautiful city. Most people would hate that. Actually as I was getting it the women was like 'I'm sorry all rooms that overlook the trees are gone so you will be in one over looking D.C.' I think she was a bit surprised as I jumped for joy and said that would be PERFECT. I love the city and I love the fact that I'm part of the whole D.C. thing.

The metro is so close to my home that I can take it into work each day. I CAN"T WAIT the train is killing me at the moment. Two hours in and out of work, I really don't have time to do anything else with my life. Actually I make time for pintrist, facebook, shower, food, and forgo sleep which is probably the one thing I should really focus on.

My parents are letting me use their big furniture - for example the bed, a bookshelf, a table - this is while they will be transferred with the military and until they get back I can save for mine and use theirs. It means I get to get sheets and all the other fun stuff to go with the apartment. I have been on Pintrist (way to much) lately looking at home made crafts for your home and I am so EXCITED. Today if I finish cleaning the house and maybe weeding the garden I will treat myself and actually do one of them. Have I mentioned how excited I am to move into my own place.


Ok well this is getting a bit long, I should get off and start cleaning. Life is good and I am enjoying the journey.


Yours Truly,


Jenessa