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I'm so excited and so thankful! My parents have very generously bought me a 17" MacBook Pro, as well as the software I'll need for the classes I'm taking in autumn. Depending on what size grants I receive (if I receive any), I may be able to repay them at least some of the cost of the computer and software, but by allowing them to buy it for me I am able to have the materials I need for my classes before they begin, which is just one more worry off my mind. My mom is keeping the free printer that comes with it because I really need something nicer and because I do not need any printer immediately.
This weekend Carl and I are doing our taxes that are overdue from the last two years specifically so I can finish filling out my applications for financial aid.
Along with the computer, I also got an iPod, but Carl and I are paying for that ourselves. We just bought it with the computer because that way we will be able to receive a 150 dollar rebate on it just as soon as it gets here and we can mail in all the proper UPCs. Because I want to rip as many of my flood-damaged CDs to it as possible, I chose the iPod capable of storing up to 20,000 songs.
My mom is leaving for France with her band on Saturday evening. I'm not upset I didn't get to go, because I was offered the choice between traveling to France and Rome with them or getting my MacBook! I feel unbelievably fortunate that I had the opportunity to make such a choice, but because I want to continue my education it wasn't a difficult one to make.
They will be there until the thirty-first, which will hopefully give me some time to finish up some projects around the house, like getting the dishwasher installed and finishing the painting in the bathroom. It would be nice to have that done for my mom by the time she gets back.
I imagine she'll be coming back with plenty of Pinot, something else I'm looking forward to very much!
This weekend Carl and I are doing our taxes that are overdue from the last two years specifically so I can finish filling out my applications for financial aid.
Along with the computer, I also got an iPod, but Carl and I are paying for that ourselves. We just bought it with the computer because that way we will be able to receive a 150 dollar rebate on it just as soon as it gets here and we can mail in all the proper UPCs. Because I want to rip as many of my flood-damaged CDs to it as possible, I chose the iPod capable of storing up to 20,000 songs.
My mom is leaving for France with her band on Saturday evening. I'm not upset I didn't get to go, because I was offered the choice between traveling to France and Rome with them or getting my MacBook! I feel unbelievably fortunate that I had the opportunity to make such a choice, but because I want to continue my education it wasn't a difficult one to make.
They will be there until the thirty-first, which will hopefully give me some time to finish up some projects around the house, like getting the dishwasher installed and finishing the painting in the bathroom. It would be nice to have that done for my mom by the time she gets back.
I imagine she'll be coming back with plenty of Pinot, something else I'm looking forward to very much!
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