things are hard for me in my head right now. that's what i said. and presently i don't know how to explain it any better than that, so that's all i will say. i just hope that it passes. soon. and that because of it i don't screw things up. because i'm scared that i will do that. i don't work well with fragility. i tend to drop the vase.

be still, stephanie. be still.

in other news, we have been madly apartment hunting in wilmette/evanston, and we have found several places that may fit our criteria. we saw a place yesterday near downtown evanston that was the top floor of a 3 flat, with brand new everything, including pine floors, 9 skylights, and cathedral ceilings. probably not going to happen for us, though, due to it being slightly out of our price range, especially for what little space we would have been getting. and the fact that it doesn't look to be in a particularly safe neighborhood, despite the seller's adamant attempts to convince us otherwise. but it was darn cute. find something we will. thanks to yesterdays successes, the rest of our appointments shouldn't be quite as painstaking.

one more thing. i fished for the first time last week. yessirree. ara made me bait my own hook and everything. and i caught two! very exciting.

that's all for now. sorry about the lack of posting, friends. i haven't felt like much of an internet junkie since i got to chicago. i miss you sarah and i'm sorry i haven't emailed you since i left houston... we will talk soon... have a great weekend, all. shoot me some mail or sign my guestbook so i know you're alive...