Daylight Savings Time is a Big B

Hello and Greetings from Jamaica Plain.

Wow. What a long week. Seriously, that time change kills my internal clock. It felt like it should be Friday every single day this week, starting with Monday at noon. It gets dark just as I'm getting on the train in Cambridge. By the time I'm getting off the train waiting for my bus in JP, it's pitch black out. I do not like that.

I really hate that I missed Momma Lee's Birthday last weekend. Thank you to Tina Lee for messaging me a cute little video of the party. Mom also forwarded me Aunt Sherry's pictures. It looks like everyone had a great time.

Melissa and I officially got the new apartment this week. We signed the lease on Thursday night. It's a month to month thing so with 30 days notice, we can leave if we don't like it there. Time will tell. I'm just happy to have a way out of where we are now. I love the area (ish) but ... well, I don't care for the living terms too much.

We're on the 3rd Floor. My room is the one that has the two windows you see from the front. It's not huge but it will do. Melissa's room is in the back so noise won't be a factor for either of us. We all get to share the front porch on the 2nd floor. It's nice. Our landlords are great. They're on the 2nd floor and live with their teen son. Mom and Dad will love the details on the house; inside and out.


I also got my first snow this past week. That wasn't supposed to happen this week at all. We were south of Boston at a health fair and we turned around and saw it start to fall. Hilarious. I didn't have my snow boots with me; they were in my backpack in the car. By the time we drove back to Cambridge, it was just rain. Then when I got off the train in JP, it was full on snowing again. It was beautiful. It stayed on the ground for a couple of days and that was it. I think I'm pretty set and ready for the winter. I just need a couple of things like galoshes and a rain coat and tights. If anyone wants to know for holidays/birthday/whatever: Burlington Coat Factory GCs. LOL

 

 

Yes I was cold. We were wanting to hurry to the car but neither of us had our proper shoes on and we didn't want to fall on our behinds! I of course, had to photograph the moment.
 

 
This was the front of my street the next morning. Not too bad. Pretty! Needless to say, I'm not attempting to drive in snow yet. 

Shawna and I are working on the Youth Advisory Board Winter Dance. The kids wanted to do a semi-formal this year instead of a blackout dance. We were having difficulties nailing down a venue. Jarrett suggested we try the State House. He said it used to be, back when he was a Senator, that an official could sponsor your NPO and you'd get it free or super cheap. We found one and we're just waiting on what the discounted pricing would be.
 
Shawna and I did the tour this week and the guide took us off the normal script to show us the Hall of Flags. It's a great space. We couldn't decorate much at all but with the way the room is, you wouldn't need to do much at all. That'll leave us with more budget for catering, anyway.
 

The Front of the State House

 

The Grand Stair Case... Perfect for Pictures, don't you think?

 

The Hall of Flags

Anyway, keep your fingers crossed. We should know something concrete by Wednesday or so.

I'm planning my Thanksgiving. I can't afford to fly down to Florida so Daniel and I are going to go to Shawna's new apartment and spend it with she, her boyfriend, Paul, my roommate, Paul's Grandma and Paul's Dad. It should be fun. I'm making the turkey and some sides. Shawna is doing a ham and some sides. I was told my Sangria was mandatory for admission. Aah, I have a signature "dish!"

Nothing much else is going on. It's business as usual.

Everyone have a great week.

Love ya, Jini