So! life is starting to get back on track!
Although i didnt make the play, thats okay. It gives me time to get things together for summer! So first off, we got the apartment! and were so excited! mostly because we will have our own kitchen! haha we like to cook! im excited becasue weekends wont be so lonely, now ill have a roommate on the weekends! And before we leave we have to get together to see what we all need to bring, so far we need a futon for our little living room, and we want a brita water thing so we can save the earth by not buying waterbottles!
also! i found out that i was taken off the waiting list for that London Internship! and well heres that story:
So i found out on thursday that i got in, and i called my mom to tell her the news! well apparently she must have had a bad day, becuase i told her i need to get in the deposit by tuesday (it was more of a statement just telling her what needs to be done as of now) and she assumed i was asking her for the money so she kind of snapped at me. Then i called her after i went to the career center to get my internship paperwork so i could get credit for it, and asked her about the loans, and she said "i dont know how loans work." so i hung up frustrated. well friday, yesturday, she called me and told me about how she got introuble with work so that explains thursday's little attitude! and she offered to lend me the money. which is good! so i told her not to transfer any money until i talk to my dad about it.
That i was afraid to do! My dad has a tendency to turn down anything that costs money. well the phone conversation went like this-
me: "Hi dad!"
Dad: "Hey Pumpkin how are you?" (yes my whole family calls me pumpkin, its a name ive been blessed with since birth im still surprised i didnt go into preschool and tell them that was my name...)
Me: "Good i just went food shopping! so remember that internship in London I applied for?"
Dad: " uh yeah..."
Me: "i got in!"
Dad: "and how are you going to be paying for this?"
Me: "Well ive been looking at student loans, i went to the finacial aid office today and they said that one of my loans will transfer, but i dont know if that means i loose it in the fall."
Dad: "And how does this internship work?"
Me: "well ill be working with people from the theatre there"
Dad: "youre not getting paid?!?"
Me: "well no."
Dad: "thats odd, usually people pay you to do an internship."
Me: "a paid internship? thats rare! ive never her that as a common thing..."
Dad: "all the people ive known who did internships got paid."
Me: "oh okay.."
Dad: "well how much do you need? and when?"
Here i thought there was a bit of hope, but still annoyed he wasnt exactly thrilled for me!
Me: "well i need the deposit by tuesday, but thats not bad i can handle that"
Dad: "how much is the deposit?"
Heres where i freaked! my mom told me not to tell my Dad that she would loan me the money. i hate that they do this to me, my dads always like 'dont tell you mother im giving you this!' its frustrating, i cant keep up with the dancing around the truth bit!
Me: "well... 500."
Dad: "thats a big deal for me right now, how were you going to pay for this?"
Me : CRAP! "uh the loan."
Silence!
Me: "well i just want to know where i should be looking for a loan, like there was a list of loans they except but i didnt know if there was any place i should go to before those."
I thought maybe the fact that i was trying on my own he would get the idea that this internship is not a yes or no decision, ive made up my mind, Im a redheaded German, stubborn is only a small piece of what i have!
Dad: "how much do you need?"
Me: I was afraid youd ask that how can i put it so it sounds like a small amount? "well the program is just over $9,000"
Dad: "okay so you need a $10,000 loan becuase youll need spending money."
Me: "yeah i guess so."
Dad: "okay ill start looking and when you get home well go to the bank."
Me: he is NOT happy." okay, say hi to everyone for me! have fun at dinner" they were going out for my brothers birthday ( i think i cut that half of the conversation out)
Dad: "okay love you bye."
Me: Love you? so hes not exactly furious..."love you too! bye!"
after i hung up the phone it was like the world had been lifted off my shoulders! i told him and he didnt sound happy but he didnt sound mad. But the thing is my dad is one of those people that i dont think could ever be mad at me. I know that ive always been his little princess in a way, i figured that out when i started looking at schools. He told craig (the older brother) that he couldnt go to certain schools because of the price. And me he mentioned it, but ive always been the type of person where if i want something bad enough, ill work harder when you say no... so maybe its not that im spoiled i just dont listen and he lets me get away with it. i dont know, he didnt like the fact that i pierced my nose, but he never said anything to me directly, my mom told me he wasnt happy. but why wouldnt he just say something! my grandmother did the same thing she gave me the dirty italian 'im disapointed in you' look but she didnt say anything to me. I hate when people do that, like just say it flat out ot me, it wont offend me. id rather know what you think then assume youre okay with the idea. you know what im saying? well if hes really mad my mom will tell me haha! she like my little spy!
i do feel kind of bad though for craig. hes never been to europe and this would be my 3rd time. but at the same time i dont feel bad. the first time i went was in 11th grade with my spanish teacher, and i didnt know i was going until i went to school the day after open house and my teacher handed me the information and told me it had to be in by next week.
i went home and my mother literaly yelled at me, "why didnt you tell me she was going to spain france and england! all i ever hear from you is how you want to go to paris and london!"
and i really didnt have an answer so i said "i thought i we wouldnt have the money..."
she replied "punk, (thats her nickname for me punk is short for pumpkin, yeah my nickname has a nickname!) at this price youre crazy not to go!" so i got to go!
My second time was to Germany last winter. If you dont know my mom is from Germany, she was born there and my grandparents and her came over when she was really little, they left for a better life because living in East Germany in the 60s was less the fun! so she was going during my spring break for like a month and i asked her if i could go, she said no because she was meeting with family to find out about our family tree and that, and i wouldnt understand anything because it would all be German. but she said i could go with her next time. So for my graduation i asked again, and we looked at my school calender and figured out the best time was in the winter during my christmas break. So i bought my ticke with all my graduation money (literally ALL of it!) and we stayed with family, i asked for nothing for that christmas knowing this would cost enough to go, why add to the expense, and i was happy!
so its not entirely my fault he doesnt get to go, he never opens his mouth to go. plus i hate when he says to my mom "you too pumpkin!" no she did! i paid my way! maybe she took care of my food and stuff while there, but i didnt get anything while there, no i got a magnet and a makeup case for a big 7 euros! but still, if hed just open his mouth!
anywho! enough on that! so im going, and my dads not too thrilled but im already going to be $80,000 in debt when i graduate, whats another $10,000? i wont even notice! I did forget to tell him that im getting credit for it. and i think that may have won him over a bit more. but whatever. im going and ill i need is for him to help me find a loan!
the only flaw to this trip is i found out yesturday i need to buy my plan ticket, and the trip happens to be during the most expensive time of the year to fly! whatever, that will be in the loan i guess, and work HAS to give me hours now!
so another good thing that has happened is im going to the city on March 18th, to see Libba Bray! my friend Erin might meet me in the city, she never read Libbas books but she wants to see me, so i told her shes welcome to tag along! OUCH!!! i jsut elbowed the wall!
So im excited for that! and for my birthday all i asked for was The Secret Life of Bees DVD, and my typical b'way show, but ill give that up to go to london this summer, you dont need to ask me twice!if they want they can drop that and help pay for my plane ticket ill be more then peachy keen!
thank god for spring break next week i need a week off! i still have to call work to find out if i can get hours, hopefully i remember to call them! My advisor comes back... OMG! ITS SATURDAY I WAS SUPPOSED TO SIGN UP FOR THAT THING THATS NEXT WEEK! CRAP!!! okay so i have some major thins to do! ill get back to you all! sorry i dont have time to put some of this under the cut!
G.