Taking the Next Step

So I haven't written in quite a while... Reasons include writer's block, laziness, moving, work schedule, etc... I could go on.  Now that my new apartment is finally put together, I am finding that I finally have some time to relax!
My boyfriend and I ended up moving in together because we didn't want to deal with my crazy landlady anymore.  We actually meant to do this last year but because of my crazy mother... it didn't happen.  So how did we manage to pull it off this time around?
We did all the moving without telling either of our parents.  After I was completely moved out of my old place, I then told her I had moved and was living by myself.  Yes.  It is necessary.  Even my sister admitted this was the best way to handle the situation.
How is it living in sin so far?  Pretty nice.  =)

Snowflake Mania

So my roommate and her daughter started decorating the house about two weeks ago for Christmas. The decorations included making paper snowflakes to hang from the ceilings. I remember making snowflakes in school as a kid but it had been such a long time that I had forgotten how to do it. My roommate and her daughter showed me how to make them and now I can't stop! Here's a tutorial if you have forgotten the magic of making snowflakes like me.