a big move.

well. after some debate, it's been approved that james and helix will be moving into my sister's room at the end of the month. his lease is up at his apartment and we graduate in less than 2 months at that point, so he was stressing about having to sign another lease since he doesn't know how long he'll be in reno after graduation. in addition, i've been complaining almost daily about how i hate living alone in this big house. i get so scared when i am here alone. and my fears have really been on the rise lately since they haven't caught the murder of brianna. i get scared to walk downstairs every single night. i have to walk past some windows, and i can feel my heart racing every time. i literally run into my room and lock the door. [as if the door locks are so hard to pop open, but still.] so i'm pretty excited to have a roomie. ha.

james came over for dinner tonight and when we went to scope out my sister's room, he was talking about cleaning up the downstairs living room... he actually asked me if it would be ok to clean things up. ha. i told him that's one of the advantages to having him around more... he needs to keep me on track with my cleaning and just make me keep things straightened up. i'm also hoping he will help me complete the upstairs living room to craft area renovation. seriously. i really admire his ability to keep things neat. i'm such a messy person [although i love organizational items] and i hate it.

the other bonus... his cooking! seriously. that needs to rub off on me too. i was so happy about getting two cookbooks for christmas, but neither one of them has been opened. now that there will generally be at least two people for dinner every night, the cooking at home should be on the rise. :] i'm excited for my mom to get to try his cooking too. ha.

when we asked my dad, we sort of neglected to bring up the helix factor. my parents are so NOT into having a pet [other than a fish] in the house. finally today, i think my dad must have been talking to my mom when they realized that helix would be coming along too because i got a call from my dad saying "so. what about helix?" ha. but he stays in his kennel when we are not around to keep an eye on him, so really it won't be that bad. plus, i'm excited that helix will have a yard to run around in again. i don't think he's a fan of apartment living because he has to be on his leash outside. and. he will definitely let me know if anyone is going to bust through those windows that i am so afraid to walk past because he's a pretty good watchdog.

so basically, i'm pretty excited about all the changes that will happen at the end of march. not only do i get to meet my niece, but i don't have to live alone anymore! i'm a happy girl. :]

i'll close with a conversation from tonight...
me: hey. do you like the sweater that i'm wearing?
james: yeah. is it new?
me: no. but do you really like it?
james: yeah. it looks like you.
me: really? my grandma gave it to me for christmas.
james: yeah. i bet your grandma would wear that sweater too.
me: well. yeah. i think she did a good job.

[he likes to point out that i dress like a grandma. ha. gotta love it. i set him up perfectly for that one.]