Leelanau Whippersnapper

I admit it, I’ve been a little lazy when it comes to this blog.  Today I got emails from my web host letting me know what I’ve got a month to renew my domain names (leelanauphotography.com and leelanauwhippersnapper.com).  No big deal, $8 each.  I’ve also got to renew my subscription with Zenfolio by the end of August in order to keep the photography site alive.  Again no big deal (hey mom and dad, how about that birthday gift?).  I’ve added some new functionality to the blog tonight.  On the right, you’ll see 12 pictures.  They are random samplings from my photography site.  They will be something new each time you visit the blog.  Just a good way to promote the photography web site I think.  I’ve also added a post calendar so you can see what days I’ve actually written something and I’ve added a search box in case you ever need to find something that I’ve written in the past.  WHOO HOO!  Right?

Well the apartment hunt is going pretty well.  I toured a condo today that I think I’m going to take if I can get it from the Realtor who was showing it.  I’ve already sent in my application and told him I’m ready to go TODAY.  This was a great little 2 bedroom 2 bath condo right off of Garfield.  Comes with a small fenced in yard for Gavin and a 2 car garage.  It’s in a managed community with a pool and other amenities.  It’s also listed for sale but apparently the owner will take whoever makes an offer first so I made an offer on it.  Pretty much right within my budget and very close to work.  Just crossing my fingers now waiting for a call back telling me I got it.  Then I have to round up the cash to make it happen right away.  I’ll have to be creative with that.  Anyhow I hope I get it.

After the tour, I took Gavin out for a boat ride at the cottage.  Pretty nice day today.  Not crazy hot but really not unpleasant.  I decided to test my shallow water skills and we took the boat through the narrows and out to the North Lake.  Always a trip to do that, no problems though.  Had a swan hiss at me, what evil birds they are.  Tonight I’ve just been sitting around doing not much of anything.  I’ve not had a day like that in a LONG while.  It’s nice to just relax now and then.

So, off to bed now, I’ll be writing more about the apartment hunt again soon.

Amazing sunny day again today in Leelanau.  It’s in the mid 40’s and the sky is really blue.  I’m finally home from work and thankfully I have tomorrow off.  I have to prepare myself for what I think is going to be a busy weekend.  It is supposed to be in the low 50’s and partly sunny which means people will crawl out of their homes and hopefully start thinking about home improvements!  That means profit, added payroll, and much less bitching from team members about how few hours they are all getting.  SPEND, SPEND, SPEND - RAH, RAH, RAH!  Always a fucking cheerleader.

The roommate situation isn’t getting any better, you’ll remember before I blew up the blog that she’s done nothing but sit on her ass all week and play computer games.  She must do her homework somewhere else because she sure doesn’t do it here.  I was informed that she also has tomorrow off which means I need to leave for the day and hide somewhere.  I can’t wait to be in my own place where I get to make the rules again.  When you think about it, this fall will be the first time I’ve truly lived by myself.  Its also really been the first time in my life where I can actually afford to live by myself.  I’ve always had crumby roommates and with the exception of Jirar who was my husband, I’ve always come to seriously dislike my roommates.  Oh well, a few more months and you’ll be reading about my apartment search.

Not planning on doing much the rest of the day today.  I’ve taken the dog for a walk and I’m quite tired myself.  These days suck because I am up and out the door by 6am.  By 3PM I’ve already worked more than a full day and I am exhausted but there are still lots of hours left in the day!  Got to love retail.

I got some great pictures back the other day from my photo site.  I decided to get a few developed.  One of them is below.  My camera takes amazing pictures!  I guess you do get what you pay for and boy did I pay for this camera!  I’m glad I did though, I’ll have these pictures forever.