Housing Assignment, again.

New Orleans to Traci: Those plans we made? Scratch that.

Yep, we received a letter in the mail yesterday from the housing department saying that a 3-bedroom apartment had come available and that we could move in in July. Sigh.

Jackie has been saying for some time now, "Don't bother making plans," and I'm starting to believe he's right. But that hasn't stopped my mind from being thrown into high gear thinking about what I'll do with this apartment. The letter came with a floorplan to scale so I'll have to rework the furniture layout that I'd planned when we were hoping an apartment in the Oaks. Yes. I did plan a furniture layout. I measured and drew and even colored it all in! Everyone thought I was crazy but, hey, there is no other way I can prepare. There is nothing to be done right now (except worry, of course) so I need some outlet for my thoughts or I might very well explode.

Things to think about right now include:

-What will we do with all of our large furniture? It's not all going to fit into a 10.5' x 14.5' living room!

-Can I get a new loveseat instead of our couch? Can I get a red one? = )

-How I would love a stacked washer and dryer since space is limited; I could used the extra space for a water cooler!

-Where are we going to buy a water cooler?

-We need a bed. And a chest of drawers and dresser. I've found a black bed that I like online, so I'm imagining that one. But how will we buy a bed?!

-We need rugs for Keeleigh and Jathan's bedrooms. And for mind and Jackie's, too, I suppose.

-The plumbing below the sinks are exposed so I want to cover that up. I've found a curtain that I think would work at Walmart that is also a very cute print which would coordinate with decorative items I already have. I want to get it and some towels and a rug to go in the half-bath. (Yea! Two toilets!)

All that and a million other things. More "real" things about finances and serious subjects that I try not to think about.

Oh and a very serious subject...Will my baker's rack fit in the new apartment? Because I love displaying my Longaberger pottery so much. When I got all of that pottery I didn't even have a house; it was the first items in my "hope chest." It represented home and still does for me. Will it have a place in my new home?

It's a silly thing to think about, I'm sure. But it's not the first silly think I've thought about and I'm sure it won't be the last.