Do not fear, Danielle is still here!

Wow, it’s been quite a while! I’ve had my hands full lately, so I haven’t had much time to blog.

First and foremost, welcome my new addition — Remey the chinchilla!
I brought this handsome man home last Saturday. I found him on Craigslist. He’s such a sweetie; I absolutely adore him!

Secondly, I’ve been working on some websites for people. I’m trying to break into the freelance design world. So far, so good! I’d like to save up to go to college, if at all possible. I would’ve gone straight out of high school, but certain things in my personal life prevented it.

Oh, and Bobbi, I’m still alive! It’s just been hectic. I’ll post a more lengthy entry later, but right now I have to get going.

PS: Dani-Lynn.com may no longer exist soon. I can’t afford to renew the domain (it cost me $100 through BlueHost; and while I love them, there just HAS to be a cheaper place!), and it expires the end of August. What should I do?!

Adventures in MN

Tonight we went to the Mall of America and ate at Bubba Gump’s Shrimp Co. It was fun; the atmosphere was very friendly and our food was quite tasty. I bought a t-shirt and a keychain (okay, so I’m a sucker for souveniers, even though I live here).

We walked around the mall for a while and did a little bit of shopping (not a whole lot, we’ve got important stuff for the apartment we need to save up for). J bought a huge black light, a black light poster, and some incense. He also bought me a Sweeney Todd poster. ♥ I’m starting a collection of movie posters.

I’m SO exhausted. I’m sorry my blog’s been so boring lately; that’s just how life’s been.

Ugh, Minnesota, you’re killing me.

I’ve been living in this state for what, 3 weeks now? I lost track. I don’t know. But aside from the Mall of America, I’ve had nothing but HORRIBLE shopping experiences in this state. I’m hoping that will change soon. Anyway, here goes - the first experience was at Walmart here in Bloomington. It’s pathetic. It’s jumbled up (as in their electronics are next to the milk! YAY!), it’s messy, it’s packed, and it’s scary. Plus the cashiers are the most unfriendly bunch I’ve ever seen. I mean, really, people.. I was a cashier for over two years, and while I hated my miserable job, I didn’t show it at work. I especially didn’t purse my lips and look grouchy at the customers. Bleh. So J and I have decided we’re going to drive OUT OF TOWN to a better Walmart. Which is ridiculous, because THIS town, of all other towns in this STATE, having the Mall of America and everything, you would THINK would have a decent Walmart. I mean, really.

And then the second experience was at a grocery store down the road from our apartment. We couldn’t do our usual jumbled-together shopping at Walmart since their grocery section consisted of pizza rolls and bread (I kid you not), so we had to find an actual grocery store. Like whoa. Anyway, we find one, and we go inside.. and the prices are ridiculous. But I suck it up and deal with it because we’re pretty much broke until next Friday, and can’t continue to eat out every night, so I NEED TO BUY GROCERIES. We spend $113 on stuff for the next week, after dealing with yet ANOTHER grouchy cashier, and various other stupid people throughout the store.

I hate to sound so.. negative. But really. Way to go, Minnesota. Way to make a girl who just uprooted herself from her home state question why she moved here in the first place. If J weren’t here, and if he didn’t have an awesome job that KEEPS him here, I’d drag my butt and his back to Wisconsin. RAWR.

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Sorry, everyone. I’m just terribly homesick. So everything is pushing my buttons. I miss my mom. And my dad. And my friends. All I have over here is Jason, and one of my cousins (who happens to live less than 20 minutes away, thank goodness). I feel terrible, because right before I moved, one of my best friends told me she was pregnant, and I’m the godmother. I promised her I’d go to all of her appointments with her, and now I can’t. I moved away. I’m going to miss most of her pregnancy, if not all of it.. with gas prices what they’re currently at.

I really wanted to go home for Mother’s Day, but it looks like I have to wait until next weekend. I don’t know. We’ll see. At least one good thing has happened… I GOT MY TAX REBATE! $300, baby. And I wasn’t even expecting it, because I didn’t get a slip in the mail like everyone else I know did. How awesome is that?!

Once again, I’m sorry I’m a Debbie Downer (LOL I had a Chemistry teacher who used that phrase all the time); please excuse me. It’ll get better. It’s just been a rough week, with the move and all sorts of stuff going on.

I hope everyone has a FANTASTIC Friday; I’m so excited for the weekend! What are your plans? Is anybody doing anything special for Mother’s Day?

Moving.. again..

So, J & I had been worried we wouldn’t be able to get into an apartment of our own (we’re currently living with a friend). We didn’t have the funds up front (because it’s like $1200+ just to get into the place) — or at least enough to get into the apartment AND have money left to live on.

Fortunately, we pulled some strings and we got enough money together to make the move. It should be sometime this weekend.

Which is great, because, well.. alright, let me explain…

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Meet Jason

This is Jason. The new guy. So many people want to know more about him, so I figured I’d go ahead and fill you all in.

- He’s 20 years old, and actually exactly 12 months and 12 days older than me.
- He’s tall. He’s handsome. He has beautiful blonde hair and blue eyes.
- He was born and raised in Mississippi. (I’ve always wanted a Southern boy!)
- He has the most ADORABLE Southern accent ever.
- He’s a computer geek, like me. He’s currently an IT guy for AT&T.
- He’s smart. He’s funny. He calls me beautiful.
- He was in the Army. (& I’ve always wanted a military man, too!)
- He’s my Prince Charming. I’m his Cinderella.

I’m so happy, I could cry.