Ew. Monday.

Why are Mondays so bad?...

Well, I had a great weekend with Mom. We ate some good food, spend endless hours chatting, did lots of knitting and pearling, I learned to cable knit, and we even went on an apartment tour and did only a little bit of shopping! When she left this morning, I was really really sad...

Today, I spent a lot of time at work and got a lot done. Deadline tomorrow...ew.

Anthony called me tonight too! It was so nice to hear from him. Lots of through hikers with him and Tom, they traveled about 12 miles I think today, and are loving every minute of it! I am sad he is gone, but there's some hope in the fact that every day he gets a little bit closer to me, right?

Honestly, though, I feel a bit guilty for not wanting to hike any of it with them. I don't know how I could without gear, a ride back after hiking a couple days, etc. Besides, I would feel a lot better picking them up to come to my apartment to get showered, eat lots of good food, and rest. I just don't want to look back and think that I didn't experience even a day of hiking with him through his journey. Then again, I know that this is a hobby I could potentially see myself getting into in the future with him, and then I won't feel bad...I hope.

Anyway, I'm in the process of trying to find a person to replace me in my apartment. So far, I have a couple inquiries to come by to see the place, but Amelia is in New Orleans right now so they're not able to meet her yet. That's the complicated part. Ok, just ask it. "Courtney, why are you the one trying to find someone to replace you and not Amelia?" Well, I am looking to move sooner than later (a) and (b) I feel bad for leaving. She always puts up a front to me letting me think she doesn't care about something and in turn, I just don't think much about it. Then, she breaks and comes to me sad and I don't know why but I am always blind-sided by the sudden emotion! I haven't ever dealt with someone like that, and I truly feel bad I don't recognize the real emotion before it erupts. That's kind of my fault. I need to be better about paying attention.

Maria's coming this weekend to stay with me and to go to the Cherry Blossom Festival! I'm really excited, because I wasn't sure if I was going to be able to go with anyone or not. Then Tess comes the next weekend and Easter's the next! Thennn, the next week is potentially one of the weekends I could be moving. HAH! Lots of things to do in the next few weeks!

I can't wait to be in my own apartment, though. There are so many things I am looking forward to, including making my own schedule, decorating how I want to decorate, leaving my mixer on my counter (I know this is crazy but I don't have this opportunity right now because of our small kitchen), I can't wait to have my own place to have people and MK customers over, etc. I am kind of nervous about my long commute from Alexandria. I'm anticipating two scenarios. One: a 15 minute shuttle to the Metro and a 45 minute Metro ride to Rosslyn. Two: Metro bus to Ballston and a 15 minute Metro ride to Rosslyn. Either way, it's almost an hour commute. In a way, I am glad this will give me the opportunity to read my Kindle. However, I am nervous about those days I will need to work late, etc. If I end up making more money in the future and I still live in the same place, I could actually drive to work and pay a bit more for my commute. Maybe not, though. We'll see I guess! I just have such a good feeling about the complex and the commute is just one little snag in the plan. I like my job, and now I'd like to LOVE my living situation. Anthony always tells me: some of your happiness is because of your job, but most of it is because of your home life, which includes family time.

Tomorrow's deadline is going to come soon, so I am going to get plenty of rest to prepare for it! Good night.