(((((Carole)))))
Thank you for your kind words, you're so sweet!

Well, so far everything is going well with the apartment. Kristin is VERY, VERY cool and we're working out my credit issues and even the cat deposit between us. I'm meeting her tomorrow to give her a check for the first months rent and half of the deposit she paid. I'm getting an insurance check in a week or so from the car accident/s I was in, so I have that money to help me move in and also have a buffer in the form of a savings account in case I get sick and need extra money to keep me independent.

The check I'm giving her tomorrow after work came from my grandma who is #1 keeping my 'escape plans' secret and #2 has been very supportive of me when I need to talk, vent, cry or just need prayers. When I get the insurance check, I'll pay back my grandma for the money I need to get to Kristin.

So....its all going as planned. My only obsticals now are:
*Waiting until 2/2 to move (because its a Saturday)
*Figuring out how to move things from my parents house
*How/what to tell them after I'm out of there

Any advise, ideas are much appreciated.

Hugs,
Kelly

P.S. I'm planning on asking my brother to help me move 2/2. I have my futon (now my bed), my desk and a bunch of boxes in a storage unit we share. I just have to be CERTAIN he keeps my move secret. I'm 99.99999% certain he wouldn't tell my parents, but I'm being EXTRA cautious.