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I "announced" it on Facebook, but my sister is having a girl! 

I was really pushing for a boy, but I suppose a girl will do :)

I was planning on posting a very simple update that was comprised of sentences with only two words. I think I'll do it after I write this quick note - In response to what I posted about last time, my mom hasn't said anything to me on the subject. I don't think she's told anyone else for that matter because my father hasn't said anything, either. I'm very concerned that it will be brought up tomorrow when the family is assembled. Cross your fingers for me, friends!

Now, for the fun, somewhat strange part of my post. Here's a summary of my day. I'm sure some of it is going to sound odd, so if you have a question as to what exactly a part means, ask:

No classes. Target shopping. Old fanfiction. Cold rain. Work sucked. Broken nails. Chilly wind. Blustery snow. Downloaded songs. Haribo candy. Yay Thanksgiving! On vacation. Lake house.

Happy Thanksgiving to those who celebrate it!

I started school yesterday.

I've felt apathetic this entire summer - that irritates me. I typically have more drive, more cheer during summer, but alas, I've been so wiped out and stressed that I've been not-so-fun Alli. I can't believe I only have one more week left before I return to classes again. I was somewhat excited about going back a couple of weeks ago, but it's starting to set in that I'm going to have absolutely no free time as of the first week of September :( I'm starting to understand why being an adult is overrated.

Work has been odd this week. Stephanie, the girl that started the same day as me, called on Thursday to tell the boss that she has two - count it, TWO - new jobs and will not be returning. That kind of saddened me, although she's the queen of drama and it'll be quieter without her there. She, on the other hand, was kind of someone I was close to, but we just hired on three new girls and all of them are pretty nice. Another girl is leaving this next week to go back to college, so that's going to be sad, too. I guess I'm going to be staying there a while, though - working on weekends hopefully won't be too rough. I'll only be working like 20 hours or less a week, so that helps. Well, maybe. And besides, the perks really are worth staying for. I can't believe I've been there for four and a half months...

I need to start saving money now, though, because I'm thinking that Goldie is going to be leaving my possession in the near future. She's operating fairly well right now, but I came to the conclusion today that sure, it runs fine now because it's summer, but when it's cold in winter, I have a feeling something's going to lock/freeze up and I'll find myself screwed, undoubtedly on an exam day because that's my luck... seriously. I was considered getting a cute little sports car, something kicky that I could weave in and out of traffic in and finally master parallel parking in, but I was looking at the Jeep Compass tonight and my God, that's cute. It's about as much as the car I was looking at before, and although I'd have to shell out a little more of my own money for it, it'd be worth it. I don't know what I'd do if I didn't have four-wheel drive during winter - I probably wouldn't leave my house because honestly, I'm wreckless in winter in my Jeep because I know I can be. AND I could get a green one, and I've been trying my hardest to find green cars because that's what I want, and most places only have basic primary colors, blacks, and silvers. Not that there's anything wrong with those, but I have a close tie to green Jeeps :) I suppose I could get another gold one and have it be called Goldie II... That'd be a cool license plate.

What else... I survived my dizzy spells and am seemingly okay. That was a scary situation for a while, one I hope to not repeat for a while. Whatever keeps me away from doctors is a good thing.

I hope everyone is having a good weekend!

I feel like I have strep throat *dies* My throat is sore, I have a fever, and I'm even more lethargic than normal. Of course it's my day off, so why shouldn't I feel ill? Today blows. At least I got in some prime shopping this morning before hell started to kick in. 

I'm working a lot over the next two weeks, but at least I have a trip down to St. Louis to look forward to. It's sad to say, but I'm actually excited for school to start so I have good reason not to work as much anymore. Even my classes sound somewhat fun this next semester. I really need to officially change my major, too - I've been putting that off for 2 years already... oops.

I'm only on page 201 of the new HP book, but I read the epilogue as soon as I opened the book, so I'm all about taking my slow time to read the rest. I think I'm actually quite a fan of this book, which is saying something because I wasn't planning on liking it. I read the last 3 books in under 24 hours each after buying them, so if it takes me a week for this last one, then that's okay with me LOL

I hope everyone else is doing well!

After the whirlwind of fun that was last week, this week has been fairly mellow. Katie and Will left on Monday, so it's been quiet and kind of boring ever since. I had gotten so used to coming home to my friends, and now it's back to coming home to the 'rents, which isn't as amusing. It's been work and summer class pretty much as of late, so having them around was a nice and well needed change of pace. I'll be shooting down to St. Louis in less than a month, so that's a nice thing to look forward to now.

The TV I've had in my bedroom for over a decade died :( I suppose I could take the one in my sister's old bedroom that's less than 5 years old, but I'm skeptical about having a TV in my room suddenly - I'm getting so much more sleep without one LOL Or maybe I'm just so exhausted this week that I'm sleeping more to compensate for sleeping less last week.

I'm still employed with Vici. I was planning on putting in my notice today, but honestly, things have been somewhat tolerable over the last week there. I don't know how much longer I'll be staying there, but for now, it's okay. It's money, and seeing as how I go through money like candy, I need all of the help I can get. Fun fact - tomorrow is my three-month anniversary of working there. I think the goal is to try to stick it out as long as possible, but if they don't hire more people soon, "as long as possible" might turn into a couple of weeks because we're really understaffed and it's becoming detrimental to my wellbeing. However, they could still let me go as of tomorrow because every new hire has a 90-day "probation" period, and if you're not up to snuff, they'll let you go without warning. That's nice, isn't it? *mumbles*

I've never had a thing for David Beckham before, but after seeing this and this, I'm starting to think he really is one of God's gifts to women. His body is incredible, and for once in my life, I'm envious of Victoria. I never liked her as a Spice Girl and still don't have any use for her, but she gets my vote for landing a hottie like David. Maybe I'll start watching American soccer...

I hope everyone is doing well! Love and peaches :)

My dad took my Jeep into a mechanic last night to be looked at today, and the estimated cost of getting my transmission rebuilt (not even a new one) was $3500. I have a 1997 Jeep with 130,000 miles on it - I don't even think it's worth $3500 upon trading it in, let alone the fact he just put a grand into it to fix it. So, where does that leave me?

Well, two options. He's going to call around tomorrow to independent mechanics to see how much they'd charge, but if it's over $1000, then I'm left with option B) - trade in/sell Goldie and get a new car, therefore meaning I have to start making my own car payments. I've already made peace with car payments - they're a bitch and I don't have that much expendable money every month to make them, but I'll figure out a way. It's the fact I'll be losing something I've had in my life for 10 years that's making my eyes water as we speak. I don't think people understand how much that car means to me. I could rant and explain it all in grand detail, but I'm already emotional about it and can't believe it's coming down to this. I know I probably sound overly dramatic about it all, but really, this is one of the worst things that's happened to me in the last five years. 

I don't want a new car - I want the one I have right now. I want to speed around in winter with 4-wheel-drive when everyone else is stuck and sliding. I want to cruise down the freeway and hear the purring sound its made since we got it. I want to be able to sit in it and remember every road trip, every drive I've taken with my friends and family in it. I want to remember how my grandmother bought that car for my dad shortly before she died, and really, the tie between Goldie and my grandmother is the biggest reason why I don't want to get rid of it. 

I'm so upset about all of this that I'm nearly in hysterics. It's really sad when the money doesn't matter to me, that it's the memories that are keeping me from wanting to sell it. I already know that a new car means new memories, but I don't want to get rid of Goldie on a bad note - it's already depressing me that I've been looking into cars for the last month in case this happened. Mom and Dad already said they'd help me with everything, so that's a good feeling I guess. As long as I get a GM car, my dad can chip in a couple grand off of his GM credit card, which will definitely help, also. I guess it's good I've been spending hundreds every month on his credit card LOL 

I'm sorry to anyone who read through all of this. A post all about my emotional attachment to my car doesn't interest anyone, but I needed to get it off my chest because I have a feeling my Jeep won't be in my life in a matter of weeks, if not days. Time to look online at cars again :(

P.S. I appreciated the text messages last night, PJ! They were nice to read after working 8 hours in hell. I hope you got to Toronto safely and that your flight was okay! And both you and Rachel better have a good time together :)

Guess who scored a 3.25 GPA this last semester? I am so stoked! My cumulative college GPA is now back at 3.0 (3.026 to be exact), and I can't be more pleased! Somehow I scored an A- in both my History and Criminology courses, a B+ in my Vamp class, and a C+ in my Journalism class (but that's SO much better than I was anticipating). I'm sure my parents aren't cool with the C+, but it's better than the D from fall's History class that they never found out about. Thank God this semester is over and my GPA is back on track (for the most part).

Guess who has to be up at 7 AM for an 8 AM staff meeting? *mumbles and sobs* I'm starting to loathe my job. The worst part is that I don't even have to work tomorrow until 4 PM... and there's no way I'm falling asleep before at least 1 AM because I'm hopped up on caffeine and Haribo gummies :)

I'm beyond stressed out to the point where I'm seriously tempted to kill someone and send myself to jail because my life might be so much more enjoyable in the big house than... well, in my house.