My Room is a Mess Right Now

My room is a mess right now...


...but it's NOT my fault!


...not really, anyway...


I didn't feel like writing about this in yesterday's blog post, but yesterday at the end of the work day, Erin (program coordinator/my roommate) announced that she was leaving. Her last day will be Tuesday, so she had to begin packing that night too. Chris and Kristjun (my two best friends in Nebraska... emphasis on Nebraska! lol) were hanging with me in my room while Erin was packing, so we got sucked into helping her pack. But that's okay, because we all ended up with some cool things of Erin's...except the couch, which is the one thing that we REALLY wanted. (In fact, just the day before, Kristjun and I were fighting over the couch... which one of us would get to keep it if Erin got married and decided she didn't need it anymore?)

Erin's relaxing on the phone while three of us are screaming our heads off in the next room? Hmm.... yeah, she'll miss us tons. :)

Yes, this is ERIN'S mess. Well, the stuff in the laundry basket is mine, but I'm blaming that on her (she's taking away my dresser... but in a few days I'll have two closets).

Only some of Erin's things are gone now, but I can already tell that my place will look so bland compared to how it used to be! She had so many paintings up on the wall, and without them, the walls just look ugly and boring. So when I wasn't helping her pack, I was redecorating. I had a collage of my initials above my bed, so I decided to move it out to the living room so that there's something on the wall when you first walk in. I also decided to make it bigger by writing "Lippe" instead of "JL". Once Erin is completely moved out, I'll have to redecorate more and bring in some furniture.

The beginning of my Lippe collage. A sad-looking Chris sits  below it on the couch that we CAN'T keep! :(

One good thing about this is if Erin HAD to leave at some point during the year, then this is the perfect time. Nearly all the dishware I've been using has been hers (after packing everything last night, I'm left with tupperware, a pot, a pan, a coffeemaker, a couple pieces of silverware, and a mug that I encouraged Erin to give me), so I'll be able to pick up some of the things I'll need while I'm in Oregon for Christmas. 

Most of the stuff in the living room belonged to Erin... what will it look like when she's gone?

I may or may not get a new roommate sometime in the future. I kind of wish I knew, but I completely understand that there's no knowing. If Erin's replacement is a single girl, she'll probably stay with me. If it's a guy, then there will be yet another guy in the next room over. Plus, we have no idea when a good hire will come up. 

Maybe Erin can leave me, but our imaginary friends couldn't live without each other! Reggie the Robot and Phineas are very happy that Erin let us keep their friend. :)

In other news, I went back-to-school today! The EMT class doesn't start until next week, but we had to be certified Healthcare Providers as a prerequisite. So today, we all went to Metro Community College and got CPR training. Since the class is more than just a regular CPR class, we got to learn 2-person CPR, which I had never been taught before even though it is a much better way to perform CPR. I only missed one question on the test, and EVERYONE in the class passed! So now we all get to move onto EMT training together! I'm really excited for that!