FRUSTRATION!
It is probably not the best idea for my to be blogging right now because I am so annoyed, but maybe it will add flavor to my post.
I will start off by talking about my day and leading up to the cause of my frustration. Matt and I got up earlt because we had to drive to Orono and check out of our dorm room. When we got there it started to rain (while everyone was moving all their belongings out). Our apartment was empy except for two people. It was a disaster! We will be charged for any cleaning that needs to be done once we are gone ($30+ per hour). Matt and I did not want to pay to have someone else clean up the mess that was left so we stayed and attempted to clean some things up. There was dish soap all over the counter, food still in the fridge, and dirt EVERYWHERE. Mind you, Matt and I moved all of our things out of the apartment over a week ago. The people who were still living there apparently stopped cleaning up after themselves after we left. Anyway, needless to say, we got out of there later than anticipated and were, as always, running late. We were expected at Rachel and Chris's house between 10 and 11 for Caroline's birthday party and we still had to buy her a present!
We made the party on time (thankfully) and she seemed to like the purse and necklace we bought her.
On the way home our friend Fana called us and asked when we could come and get her plants from Orono. She is leaving for D.C. for the summer and needed someone to plant sit. I agreed, not knowing how many plants one person could have. When we got there the entire front room of her apartment was filled with the leafy greens that I was to be responsible for. Matt and I got all the little buggers into the car (it filled the trunk and back seat). We had to turn down the 5 foot palm tree since it wouldn't fit in the vehicle. She even gave us two large cups full of plant clippings that she hadn't had time to plant yet. I had to hold the cups on the ride home because they were full of water and I didn't want them to spill on the floor. Just so everyone knows, Stillwater is a BUMPY road and I ended up with water all over myself.
Matt and I made a pit stop at Home Depot to get some planting soil and a couple of pots so that all the clippings could have a place to live. I started to think that this plantsitting gig was causing a lot of trouble and costing me money!
We made it home with no big problems and got all of the foliage into the house. I (somehow) found a place for the numerous plants and we FINALLY got to sit down and relax. We started to watch the movie "Sideways" when my cell phone rang. It was Fana again.
She asked if Matt could come back to Orono and help her move out and take things to her storage unit. He agreed being the nice, helpful, considerate boy that he is. Fana called us at 6 PM. The last possible time she was to check out of the dorm was 5 PM. I should have smelled a fish right then.
Matt called me at 6:50 and said that the RD of the building came and told them they HAD to be gone by 7. I asked him if he had a lot left to do and he grumbled. He predicted that it would take at least another hour to get everything out. He was angry at her because she keeps trash in her room. She calls it recycling, but it really is trash. In Maine we don't recycle paper plates that have food on them but apparently they do where she lives. Fana has been collecting paper plates for the past four years we have been in college. She keeps them in her room during the school year and puts them in a storage unit during the summer. We have hauled them more times then I would like to count. She refuses to throw them away.
Matt called again at 8 to say that there is no way he will be home before 10! She is still putting all of her trash in bags and they haven't even made the first trip to the storage unit yet (it is 9).
We asked her where she intended to stay for the night (her bus leaves tomorrow) and she said "hmm...I am not sure yet...." AHHHHHHH! If it were me, I would have made arrangements a month ago! We offered to have her stay here (something I wish I had never said) and now that I am seething mad at her, she will be spending the night with us.
So much for my quiet afternoon at home with Matt!!!!!!!!

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