munchkin and work

someone from back home has become obsessed checking my diary. my counter’s been jumping like crazy and tells me that whoever they are, they have a mac and use knology so that narrows things down quite a bit.

munchkin (as i’ve just started to refer to her, tho i’ve pretty much decided on leelu) is doing really well adjusting to her new home. went to the vet and she’s healthy. she weighs 7lb 9oz. found out her birthday was march 29th. she gets along really well with mylove’s dogs – (decided on current boyfriend’s nickname finally. just stole what he calls me) – dakota and stella really well and loves their company. and she’s my baby. follows me around and cuddles with me all night. i love her so much its ridiculous.   i think every thing she does is the most adorable thing i have ever seen. she’s done pretty fair potty training, only the occasional accidents. and keeps pretty much with us when i take her outside. i leave her leash (4ft.) on tho so she’s easier to catch just in case.

enjoyed my week off from work since we were pretty much at full capacity and didn’t need to hire anyone. i’ve been mulling it over for a few weeks now and if i get up the nerve, i think i’m going to ask for a raise. not to my hourly pay, but to my bonus which is performance-based. i’ve worked there for longer than anyone except for one of my bosses and i’ve been in the position pretty much longer than anyone before me. i put more effort into being the trainer too. so i think the modest raise i’m asking for wouldn’t be unreasonable. i still want to work there this fall even though i will be student teaching and the possible extra money would be nice. guess if i approach it right, i really have nothing to lose, right?

its the summer and there are like a ga-gillion movies out i want to see. alas, i am poor.

also kind of keeping myself away from going home. you see, my mom does not know i got a dog, nor would she approve of it. for the most part (i guess compared to other college students that i meet), i am financially independent. pay for my clothes, books, rent, bills, and car insurance. my parents only help when i’m desperate and they do take care of two teeny little details of paying my health insurance and my car payment. they did buy the car for me as a gift and i am grateful, but its this 2,000lb thing that prevents me from being able to make my own decisions. when i told my mom i was thinking about getting a dog her exact words were, "you can’t even afford yourself" and "do not get a dog" so i’m pretty clear on where she stands, even when i try to reason with her (which i’m usually pretty good at doing). to make matters worse, munchkin isn’t a rescue dog. she’s an akc fullbred beagle puppy – something that would normally go against what i want. rescue dogs don’t have a garunteed home. and i tried to look for one, i did. couldn’t find what i wanted. then fell in love with her. my mom will find out about her eventually and love her. hopefully though, she’ll never find out that she cost $175, which in my defense was more than a good deal (!).

long week of work and leaving munchkin at home and i’ll miss her terribly. thanks for reading thru the not so exciting update.