weeks and stress

hello!
so last week. One of the most stressful weeks I've had in a while. By Friday of last week I had been told I can no longer have an account at bank of america for the rest of my life and had to open an account at chase. Jono's check had been sent back to us and we were living off my credit card. I also had no idea what I was going to get Jono for his birthday on Sunday. I had also spent around 4-5 hours, 2 of those with 3 kids,  in different banks trying to figure everything out. I had been late to rehearsal for my final project. Needless to say by the time Saturday came I was worn out. Then I had to help my mother with a party she was having to raise money to send my little brother to music camp. So even though it's money it's pretty stress free for me. I feel odd saying that since I have finals this week and have had very little time to study for them. But after the week I had finals seem like a breeze.

The party went great. I love my mother, though we fought like no other till I moved out and she still isn't too happy about my engagement to Jono or even that I am with him at all. I also love my mother's house. What started as a 2 bedroom 1 bath tiny house (think 1940's-ish) with slightly vaulted ceilings and great molding scrolls in the bedrooms, it even had a little door and cubbyhole for the milk man to leave the milk in. There were 6 of us living there. So in 2000 we knocked it all down and rebuilt it. On my mother's design. Even though its still not finished, it is one of the best houses. It is now a 5 bed 3 1/2 bath with 2 people living there. It is full of light and air. Every bedroom has a door to a balcony so you can get outside from anywhere. I even had a fireplace in my bedroom and a sleeping porch outside. It was great. I miss it a lot. It's hard to go from that to a tiny little apartment with dingy carpets and not a lot of light. It is the house I base all others off of. I love that house.

I've been thinking a lot about houses and apartments. Jono and I plan on moving once our lease is up. that happens in November. Jono has already started looking. we are hoping to find a place that his closer to the westside, Culver City west LA area. It's where we want to live after I graduate (who knows how long that will take) and Jono is working in Santa Monica so right now he has a kinda long drive.  Jono has already started the search. We would love to have a little house or duplex. something where we don't have anyone above or bellow us and we only share 1-2 walls. we also are looking for a 2 bedroom. I'm hoping we can find a place where we can stay for a few years. I'm not a fan of moving and I want to really make a place our home. I would love to be able to paint the walls and really put our mark on a place. color is so important to me and where we are now it's all washed out and grimy. I know it's a lot to hope for right now. But we can dream.

hugs+kisses
mce