Post- Yom Kippur Ramblings

Ok it's super late and I have to wake up early to take care of my car. It's been towed- trying to work out the details but I think the plates weren't properly transfered when I totalled the old car and got the new car. I know the insurance was taken care of because I did that myself and I had to wait 2 days to get the car, during that time I thought the dealer was taking care of transfering registration but apparently not so much- I have gotten a ticket and parked all over the city with no problem but I lent Arnie the car for the weekend and it was towed outside of his mom's house as she lives in some private community with special security. So I have to go to the pound tomorrow to collect it once I get the appropriate paperwork. I know that it is just an aggravation and an annoyance and by tomorrow afternoon it will just be a funny story but still. My parents were fairly cool about the whole thing and at this point my mom just feels bad for me that I have to take care of retrieving the car. Sarah said she would take me to the pound as long as i could do it earlier in the day so hopefully the whole thing will be fairly painless. i feel terrible that Arnie had to deal with the police and all the associated drama. I called my professor to see if I could take my exam later in the day or in the week as I am currently without a means of transportation- we have to provide documentation if we need to take an exam at any time other than the scheduled time. I am hoping papers from the pound will suffice. I am going to go and try to finish studying just in case. I think I am supposed to be in the lab tomorrow but I left them a message that I am not sure what time I will get there as i need to get my car first. I also have to meet up with Arnie tomorrow to give him his stuff that is in my car. hopefully we will also hang out but I guess it will depend on our schedules. I was supposed to have a date with Bernard tomorrow but he texted me this evening to reschedule it to Wednesday night so now I am free. I think I will visit Gracie before her trip but that will depend on how my day goes and when i am taking my exam. I think things will be much more settled tomorrow evening. Driving in from Baltimore and getting in at 2 am and knowing that I have to deal with the car in the morning and not being sure if i have the documentation that I need and now knowing exactly what is happening with my exam is making me just a bit stressed. Good news is that road trip with Holden and Will was SO much fun. It's great to get some quality time with my brothers. I am really lucky that I like my siblings so much - Sophie told my mom about the towing for me and she and Erin got my mom and dad to feel bad for me instead of being angry at me.
I had such a good time in Baltimore- it was just great to spend time with Lois- I never feel like I have enough time with her. She is such a great person to work things out with as she knows me so well and is so non-judgemental. We have been friends for 13 years and I so value our relationship. I stayed up til 3 am with her on Sat night and til pretty late with her last night. Every time I go to visit I realize that I should be going there more often. Hopefully she will come into town so we can take Carrie out for her birthday.
Sam was at Lois's for Yom Kippur as well and it was great to catch up with her. I dont' think i have seen in over a year and I can't believe I have let it go for so long. We both had the same disinterest in praying so we hung out together over Yom Kippur and totally caught up. I feel like we had both come to similar places with regard to religion, dating and guys. I really need to do a better job of keeping in touch with her. I love that I have all these friends like Lilah, Gracie, Sarah, Lois, Sam that I love and don't feel like I ever have enough time for but I hate that as school gets busier (and it is getting there fast) I know that I wont' have as much time for them as I would like. Sometimes it makes me feel just a bit overwhelmed- in a good way but overwhelmed just the same.
I totally asked out Bernard for this week- I assumed he was going to do it as he texted me and called me after our last date but I just wanted to try to maintain some sembalnce of momentum so I asked him out with a cute text and he responded with another cute text. since I asked him out I think I should plan the date. I am thinking that maybe we should just go for dinner and drinks as this will give us a chance to talk (not on the street as we are wont to do).
Yom Kippur was OK because I allowed myself not to feel guilty about my lack of praying- I fasted and I went to shul for a while and I'm OK with that. It works for me. I realized that I really didn't pray much last year and I think this was essentially a good year. My dad called me before Yom Kippur to bless me and I got a little teary and I he told me how much he wants me to have a good year. I have a good feeling about this year.