Just as I was about to fall asleep about an hour ago, I heard a knock on my door. Thinking this is very strange, I walk to the door to look out the peep hole and see a guy in a baseball cap that I do not know. Then I hear him ask someone else "Do you see any other cool looking houses?" This seems obvious to me that they don't think they know me, and they aren't just knocking on the wrong door. But this makes me wonder what on earth these two guys are doing at 2:30 in the morning knocking on doors of people they don't know in "cool looking houses."
Then they stood in front of my neighbors door for a moment before walking down the street, I assume, in search of another "cool house" to disrupt. So I call the College Station police to let them know there are suspicious people in the neighborhood. About half way through the phone call, I begin to wonder whether this is worth bothering the police about at this hour of the morning, or am I just paranoid? Any thoughts? Justified notice to the police, or paranoia?
Sunday, July 13, 2008
Life Happenings
I have received much criticism for my lack of blogging. In my defense, I was out of the country for a month and have been recovering and working for the past week of so. I guess I can try to catch up now.
First, I want to announce that I passed all 4 parts of the CPA exam!!! I got the score for the hardest section, Financial Accounting and Reporting, on my birthday. That was a nice birthday present. Then it took another week to get the score for Audit. This had me very worried because I took that section April 4th and everyone else I know got their scores in May. Then I heard stories of people's scores getting lost. So when I finally got my score, I was indeed very happy. I never thought I would have been able to pass all 4 the first time. Thank you to everyone for your prayers and support! The only thing in between me and my CPA license now is a year of work experience. Hopefully I can make it through that also.
Next, for those who have been inquiring, Europe was amazing. Loads of fun, and also loads of tired! I've spent much time trying to catch up on sleep the past week. We made it through the whole trip with only one trip to the police station (more on that later). We had no medical or financial emergencies, very few occasions of being lost, and I was even able to handle driving on the left side of the road for 9 days with little difficulty. I'll try to get some blogs and pictures of the trip up soon. I took about 1300 pictures in the month we were gone, so I'm having a hard timing going through them all.
In other news, I'm getting ready to move away from College Station forever. I have mixed feelings about this. I'm glad I'm done with school, but I'm also rather afraid of entering the real world. Gone are the days of naps and staying up late on weeknights. No longer will I be free to run errands or visit friends in the middle of the day. I should be ready for this, but I also don't feel prepared for, or capable of, the job I'm starting in September and the responsibilities that come with being a "real adult."
I also have mixed feelings about where I'm moving to. Since I won't get my first paycheck until October, I'm moving in with the parentals for now. This will be much easier on my finances, but I've also grown out of the desire for living at home. I like going home to visit, but I also love having my own home to return to. My parents also have my nieces living with them part-time right now, which makes their house much more crowded and chaotic than usual. So I've been thinking a lot lately about how long to live in Lake Jackson and/or how early I can afford to get my own place in Houston. This line of thinking then leads me to wonder where in Houston I should live, and how much rent I can afford, which has just been leading to headaches. If anyone has any info on housing in Houston, I would much appreciate any help you could offer.
For now, I'm just working here in College Station and beginning packing and cleaning. My roommate is spending this month in Houston, so I'm also getting a taste of what it will be like to live alone. I'm not sure yet how I feel about it. However, I am enjoying being in College Station and not going to class. This is the longest period of time I've been here without being enrolled in classes. It's kinda nice to work about 6 hours a day, then go home for the evening and have no homework or studying to do.
Anyway, I'm sure I have bored you all enough by now with my thoughts and concerns of late. Look for more blogs with info and pictures on Europe in the near future!
First, I want to announce that I passed all 4 parts of the CPA exam!!! I got the score for the hardest section, Financial Accounting and Reporting, on my birthday. That was a nice birthday present. Then it took another week to get the score for Audit. This had me very worried because I took that section April 4th and everyone else I know got their scores in May. Then I heard stories of people's scores getting lost. So when I finally got my score, I was indeed very happy. I never thought I would have been able to pass all 4 the first time. Thank you to everyone for your prayers and support! The only thing in between me and my CPA license now is a year of work experience. Hopefully I can make it through that also.
Next, for those who have been inquiring, Europe was amazing. Loads of fun, and also loads of tired! I've spent much time trying to catch up on sleep the past week. We made it through the whole trip with only one trip to the police station (more on that later). We had no medical or financial emergencies, very few occasions of being lost, and I was even able to handle driving on the left side of the road for 9 days with little difficulty. I'll try to get some blogs and pictures of the trip up soon. I took about 1300 pictures in the month we were gone, so I'm having a hard timing going through them all.
In other news, I'm getting ready to move away from College Station forever. I have mixed feelings about this. I'm glad I'm done with school, but I'm also rather afraid of entering the real world. Gone are the days of naps and staying up late on weeknights. No longer will I be free to run errands or visit friends in the middle of the day. I should be ready for this, but I also don't feel prepared for, or capable of, the job I'm starting in September and the responsibilities that come with being a "real adult."
I also have mixed feelings about where I'm moving to. Since I won't get my first paycheck until October, I'm moving in with the parentals for now. This will be much easier on my finances, but I've also grown out of the desire for living at home. I like going home to visit, but I also love having my own home to return to. My parents also have my nieces living with them part-time right now, which makes their house much more crowded and chaotic than usual. So I've been thinking a lot lately about how long to live in Lake Jackson and/or how early I can afford to get my own place in Houston. This line of thinking then leads me to wonder where in Houston I should live, and how much rent I can afford, which has just been leading to headaches. If anyone has any info on housing in Houston, I would much appreciate any help you could offer.
For now, I'm just working here in College Station and beginning packing and cleaning. My roommate is spending this month in Houston, so I'm also getting a taste of what it will be like to live alone. I'm not sure yet how I feel about it. However, I am enjoying being in College Station and not going to class. This is the longest period of time I've been here without being enrolled in classes. It's kinda nice to work about 6 hours a day, then go home for the evening and have no homework or studying to do.
Anyway, I'm sure I have bored you all enough by now with my thoughts and concerns of late. Look for more blogs with info and pictures on Europe in the near future!
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