yet another night of non-contiguous sleep. the last night i slept solidly was the day before Eriko arrived and i can’t even remember besides that. it has been a mixture of things – thoughts, temperature, Bailey… i’m such a tight schedule that i can’t just laze indefinitely. which reminds me, time for work…

i had a full day of work (almost 12 hours), made another offer on the condo on QA and completed my homework due Wed. I finished just in time for Seinfeld. =)

i had a great time. everyone continues to mold into the roles that life has chosen for them. it is amazing to watch Matthew grow, to see Zack, Katrina, Melissa, Kevin, mom, and dad. I cannot quite put into words the beauty that I saw. I’m a blessed boy to be a part of such a great family.

I’ve had a busy week so far and there is no sign of it letting up. Neither of my offers on condos were accepted, with a scoff by both owners. I can’t say I expected anything else (although I hoped for a different result); now I am emotionally distant and I can resume my search more pragmatically. I spent quite a bit of time with the realtor, Linda, on Sunday – some of it was just goofing around in her office.

Eriko told me that she doesn’t like cooking and I shouldn’t expect her to cook for me. That’s tough stuff. I have to admit that I hope she will cook but I can manage if she doesn’t. I received a counter-offer today but the bastard barely lowered his price. The realtors talked and supposedly he is willing to go lower but I’m not convinced I want to go that high. I wonder how I will sleep tonight.

i put an offer on two different properties today. naturally i cannot buy them both, and it is quite possible that neither party will want to take me up on my offer. nontheless, i’ll either get a yes or a no and a solid answer will help me sleep. ;P