I’m so sorry I haven’t posted as frequently as I’d like. Things have been busy around here. I’ve been busy packing, which is taking a lot longer than I had originally anticipated. First, I was worried that I would not have enough room to put my things into the suitcases. I found that I was able to pack them in pretty well, but another problem arose: the weight restriction. After shifting, weighing, reshifting, and debating what things I would leave behind, I had decided that I would send myself the books I wanted with me through USPS Media Mail. That is, I had decided that until my mother came home. She worried about the price of sending a package of the size and weight that I had. After a long and irritating debate over price and convenience, we decided that we would take another suitcase (I am allowed to take 2 on my flight without charge, and her baggage check-in would be $15) and go to Andover Newton from the Logan Airport in Boston by cab. Tomorrow, I have another bag to pack.
I had a minor freakout earlier about the MBTA (Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority), also known as the “T.” I realized that the deadline for the discounted semester Link Pass had already passed me unawares. By a long shot, I might add. It was due August 5th. Not wanting to miss out on the 11% discount, I emailed the Housing Director at Andover Newton to see if I could get it still. Turns out, all the stress was for nothing. ANTS was not able to get enough people who were interested in it to be able to get the discounted passes for this fall semester. haha. Well, I guess at least I can say is that I’m grateful for friends (or in this case, a particular friend) who are able to calm me down when I’m stressed.
I have a busy day tomorrow. Meeting a college friend for lunch, setting up a CD account at a bank, having dinner with an old friend, and then hanging out with the friend who’s coming back from the east-coast late evening tomorrow. And finding time to pack somewhere in between. Oh goodness.
Oh, yes, I was also my father’s birthday today. 🙂 He and I went to Wal-mart. Then to Bargain Books. I got 2 DVDs on sale: Munich and A History of Violence. I was happy about that.
Life is good even if it is stressful. And God is good whether or not life is stressful. 🙂