We crossed the New York border at about 4:00pm on Monday. We arrived in Buffalo during rush hour. While we were stopped on I-90 in heavy traffic, a woman (who was likely texting, as she had her head down) plowed into the back of my car. The force pushed my car into a Mazda ahead. My back-end is pretty messed up, but we are lucky no one was injured & my airbags didn't deploy! The girl who hit us had hardly any damage on her pretty BMW but she got the ticket. (Whoo-hoo!!!)
Did I mention that we were ONE MILE from our exit? We drove 1022 miles without any problems. ONE MILE. It's kind of laughable now. (but not at the time... I was very upset. Some guy driving by even yelled, "Stop crying, biotch!" So... New York folks are super nice. That's a relief.)
Luckily, we were able to drive my car away after a tow-truck driver used a bungee cord to attach my bumper back in place. I can't imagine the comments from other drivers when they see my damaged car & Nebraska plates.
After a couple days of dealing with insurance companies, I have an estimate scheduled for tomorrow morning. I'll have a rental and *hopefully* get my car back in a decent amount of time.
Obviously, I wasn't expecting to deal with a car accident on top of trying to find an apartment. I had several viewings scheduled for yesterday. The first was in a great area but was kind of dumpy. I actually didn't think it was too bad, but my mom thought it was disgusting. :) The second was in a not-so-great area with a nicer apartment. At the third, we waited in the heat for 30 minutes. I was really excited about that apartment, but I called the owner and he said it had been rented out. (Note to self: check email more often)
We viewed my TOP choice last night and it was perfect. I mean... Really. Exactly what I expected. The landlord was super cool and his wife held out on approving any other candidates until I was able to view the unit. She contacted some of my references this morning and they gave great reviews. I received word this afternoon that I was approved! I can't express how EXCITED I am about this apartment. Seriously. LOOK!
The built-in shelving! The wood floors! The white woodwork! A garage! A huge deck! Plus- TWO bedrooms, so plenty of room for guests. :) I will have a 25-30 minute commute to work in Lockport but I am so happy with the location. It's in an adorable area with plenty to do within walking distance!
It is such a relief to have an address. I hope to move some stuff in over the weekend. The movers will be here sometime next week with the rest of my belongings! I can't wait to unpack and start decorating!
We went to Niagara Falls today. It's a very short drive, so I'm looking forward to being so close. The falls were beautiful, but the touristy shit surrounding them is super disappointing, cheesy, and gross.
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| Seriously, America? You. Are. Embarrassing. |
But... I now live 15-20 minutes from here....!!!
I dropped my iPhone and shattered the screen at Niagara. I also found out that Yahoo! will provide me with a brand new phone after I start, so I'm going to hold out on fixing my current.
After a few stressful days, it seems things are turning around. Gotta' take the good with the bad, right? I'm extremely lucky to have my mom with me this week. I wouldn't know how to handle half this shit without her. She's a champ and we haven't even had a fight! It will be hard to see her leave on Saturday.
I'm excited to start work on Tuesday and even more excited to get settled in my new apartment! I can already tell I'm going to love it here. My neighborhood is beautiful. I'm within minutes from a huge park and the river. I'm a short drive away from Niagara Falls. I'm looking forward to exploring my new home and I can't wait to have visitors! (So, start planning!)
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