OSU is too big, it's really freaking cold, and other non-related issues

I moved out of Chris's (my) house right before Christmas. I stayed with my mom for a couple of weeks, but that was something of a challenge. The main problem was the dogs. I have two, she has two, which makes 4 and they don't all love each other unconditionally. Plus, I'm pretty much my mom's clone (which used to bother me, but as an adult, I've decided there isn't a much better person to be like) and that means we tend to butt heads--a lot. Two headstrong women in the same house = tension.

So, now I'm living at my grandma's house. No one lives there except my cousin who has an apartment over the garage. Why doesn't he live in the house, you ask? Because he says he's seen ghosts in the house. I, thank goodness, have not seen any yet. Staying out there is GREAT! In fact, I'm getting nervous that I'll never want to leave. I know the dogs won't. It's in Dublin, so it's not too far away from anything, but there are 22 acres for my dogs to explore, a creek for them to wade through (as long as it's not frozen like it is now--15 degrees this morning!), and deer and coyotes to trail.

I'm going to buy a house which is scary and intimidating and exciting all at once. Of course, it won't be a huge place and I can't afford to live in Grandview or Clintonville like I would prefer, but that will give me something to aim for. I've been looking for about a month and a half now. I'm starting to narrow it down, but it kind of feels like a crap shoot. Everyone tells me to be patient, so I try to keep that in the back of my mind.

I started grad school, sort of. They screwed up my admission, so now I don't know if the class I've been attending for 4 weeks is actually going to count for anything. It's a really long story, but suffice to say, OSU is huge and there is way too much red tape, too many departments, and too many people telling me different and competing information.

All-in-all, things are good. My dogs have been lifesavers. It's nice to come home to them every night. I talk to them like they are people, which is a habit that I'll have to break if I want to socialize like a normal human being.