08.25.09

It's been a crazy couple weeks, I didn't even realize it'd been so long since I updated this but I guess that makes sense since it hasn't really been an interesting kind of crazy, more of a working a bajillion hours a week kind of crazy...

The two exciting things that've happened:
1) The paralegal stealthily filed our paperwork on the 14th. She's still not returning calls to either of us but at least I can see that it's been filed. Now we're just playing more of the same old boring waiting game. Que sera sera, I say.

2) I bought a plane ticket to back home next month! In the midst of all the crazy hours I've been working I realized that I had two entire days (+ a little more) saved up so I'll be able to miss three days of work and spend some much-needed time with my family from the 18th to the 22nd of September. I caaaaaaaaan't wait! I always wish I had longer, I won't arrive until 2pm on the 18th and I leave at 2pm on the 22nd, but I'll take whatever kind of time I can get with them, no matter how long or short. My aunt is incredible and has been really helpful with getting plans made and I can't wait to spend some quality time with her. I'll be staying at her house this time-- the first time I've been there since I moved to CA almost 9 years ago! It's looking pretty probably that I won't actually make it back to Moultonborough while I'm there, which is a little odd for me but I'm adjusting to the idea... it's crazy how much things have changed over the last year. I'm excited though, I've been counting the days since before my ticket was even confirmed by the airline. :)

Other than that... work work work work work. It's a little, well... a lot stressful lately between the insane amount of work I have to do and the uncertainty of what's going to happen over the coming months but I'm trying not to let it get to me too much and to keep a positive outlook. Also trying to decide what to do when my lease runs out next month-- I really love my apartment and I absolutely adore living by myself but I'm a little concerned with what might happen with my job so... I'm just keeping my fingers crossed!

Guess that's it... time to get back to pushing that paper!

Crazy.

So the craziest thing happened this past week... well, it didn't really happen last week, I just realized it last week. I don't really feel like rehashing the whole story of what an absolute, incompetent moron the paralegal we hired to handle our divorce was so I'll just cut to the chase... the paperwork that I went in to sign at the end of June that made the papers/divorce we'd been waiting for for 6 months finalized-- never got filed. So after waiting for 6 weeks for the paper that says we aren't, we're still technically married. Bah.

Now I need to find time after work sometime to drive downtown to the courthouse and get it filed since we obviously can't trust the paralegal to do it (or even OWN UP TO not having done it, for real!). It's proving difficult-- lots of long days at the office lately trying to get/stay caught up on my usual work and also complete a couple big projects but it could be a lot worse! I'm hoping to have time tomorrow.

And on a completely unrelated note, I am completely and ridiculously hooked on True Blood now. I can't believe how good this season has been, it's like it gets better every week! True Blood + dinner + good company make Sunday nights something I look forward to, even if it means work the next morning!

Alright, back to waiting for these waivers to come in so I can go home! It's been a long, almost 9 1/2 hour day already!