OK, so apparently I think it’s June, not July. July 14, 2008
I move the rest of my stuff (big furniture) July 18 and 19, not June 18 and 19. So next weekend. I would love any help I can get.
I don’t know my individual marks yet… July 10, 2008
But I got a 2:1 overall on my exams. Sarah wrote me and told me. It’s the second highest mark. Would have rather had a first, but that’s okay.
Want to help me move? July 9, 2008
The evening of Friday, June 18, and the morning of Saturday, June 19, my friend Alice will be bringing her brother’s big truck with some of my big furniture that she’s been keeping for me. It’s not a lot of stuff, just pretty big and sometimes heavy, and we don’t have a lot of manpower as of now. If you might be able to help, I’ll buy you pizza. E-mail me at caitlan.adkins@gmail.com.
Got an apartment! July 8, 2008
This morning I called my new landlady, Susan, and told her I wanted to rent from her. I talked her down a little bit as long as we take care of the backyard, which is small and fenced-in. At least, I think we take care of the yard. But she did drop down. It’s with all utilities, including cable but not internet.
It’s on 6th Street, backs up to the alley that St. James backs up to. So we’re close to Kyle and close to Central Park, with tennis courts and Shakespeare in the Park in summer. In the back, there’s a garage with a small garage door at the alley. Susan said we can use the garage for storage, but the door is small so we might want to park on the street. And Susan is really cool. She lives in the house, which will be good in case anything goes wrong. She’s really nice. And she loves me. It’s a second-floor apartment, with a separate side entrance for us. It has a big kitchen, which is painted yellow and red. She said she would repaint it if we wanted, but I sort of like it, so I think I’ll tell her to keep it. We don’t have a dishwasher, but we do have washer and dryer hook-ups. I’m working on getting us an old washer and dryer. If anyone knows of one I can get for free, let me know. It’s 1.5 bathrooms. One shower in a big bathroom, and then a toilet and sink in the room with the washer and dryer. The bedrooms are a little small and don’t have closets, but there’s a walk-in closet next to the bathroom that Christi and I will share. It’s hardwood floors everywhere. The living room has an old fireplace that doesn’t work anymore, so it’s just decoration. And the two bedrooms have a connecting door, so we can barge into each other’s rooms without even having to go into the hallway.
So that’s the layout. About the house in general, which was built in the 1800s. It supposedly used to be haunted. Last year it was on the Old Louisville ghost walk, and it’s in Kyle’s Ghosts of Old Louisville book. In the 1920s, a little girl who was living there ran out into the road and got hit by a car, and people said they had seen a little girl in a white dress standing on the stairs in the main part of the house (we’re not in that part, we’re in the back). And there were other little weird things, like things disappearing, but Susan said all of it has stopped since they had a bunch of construction done on it. So shouldn’t be any weird stuff, but we can still brag about it.
I’m going to start moving in this weekend hopefully. My mom and I went and saw it and dropped off a check and got keys. Yay!! I’m really excited!
Got a job! July 5, 2008
I got offered a position as energy market analyst at E.ON US on Monday. I accepted it on Tuesday. I filled out paperwork and took a drug test on Wednesday, and I assume I passed the test. I start my job on July 14. So now I’m looking for an apartment in Louisville. They said they’ll help with relocation costs, and they’ll pay 100% for riding public transport in Louisville. So that’s pretty good. I will have money soon. Now I just have to last another three weeks before my first paycheck. But I’m very excited to get started and very excited that I got the job.