23

well...the new couch came today, but i can't help but feel bittersweet about having it because the money could have been spent elsewhere...on other things that had come up. if only i'd known about them before i bought it. nothing i can do about it now i suppose, except enjoy the new seating arrangements in my living room. today marks one year for brandon and i...that's kind of a big deal. and regardless of the all the things we've had to go through (good and bad) i'm really happy about it.

in other news...i have become completely and utterly obsessed with etsy.com and the design sponge blog. i'm totally dedicated to getting this house into shape...and livable. unfortunately...that required a lot of work and funding on the landlords part, which i'm not sure he is ready to give up willingly. i guess i should talk to him first before i jump to that conclusion. all the things that need fixing though, are expensive, time consuming things...like new windows and doors...redoing the floors...i just don't see him viewing all of these things as necessary as i do.

tomorrow morning we leave for ohio to go spend the weekend with brandons fam...i'm excited. we are going to take ev to the aquarium and hopefully (if the funds permit) we will make it to ikea! anyway...my 23rd is coming up. that's a little bit of a downer. but oh well, hopefully this birthday will put the rest to shame. it wouldn't take much for that to actually happen, sadly enough.