And now the real work begins! Closing was yesterday, and last night I was able to sleep well for the first time in over a month. I guess on some level I thought it was never going to happen, but then it was, and it was happening FAST. My mom has been on my mind a lot lately. She should be here to see this. Would she like the house? Would she be proud of me? It meant everything when my dad said "I'm so proud of you", but I know we were both thinking it; she should be here. And I guess, in a way, she was. One thing I'm looking forward to is being able to get a pet snake! Mom was terrified of them, and she said if I even got one after I moved out she wouldn't visit. And I believed her, lol. But after I've been there for a couple years and I have a better idea of what my finances will be, I think I'll get a corn snake. I don't have the time or work the hours to give a dog the attention it would need, and I always hated cleaning the litterbox. I love both, but getting one of