Maryland is not really all that Merry

I'm a bit disappointed by that, actually.
I needed a change of scenery, and since Maine didn't work out (too cold for me) I moved in with one of my girl friends in Maryland. Her and her boyfriend, which I didn't know until I moved down here. Before I GOT here, I had been led to believe he was just a third housemate. Now he's my boss at work too. Yeah, not sure how long that's going to work out, but I'm trying.
Rizzo, the big blond love of my life, did not adjust well, and has spent nearly the entire month hiding under the china cabinet, so on my first visit home since moving in November, I'm bringing him back to my mother's.
Bailey, on the other hand, moved right in and promptly beat everyone into submission. For a while she kept trying to run outside, but after our one big snowstorm, i snapped a long leash to her collar with plenty of room for her to run, and let her "escape" out the door. She took off like a shot, hit the snow skidding, fell down the front steps, and decided she'd had enough. I had to drag her out from where she'd taken refuge under a parked car (that's what the leash was for) and she hasn't made an escape attempt since. Ahh the beauty of letting kids and critters make their own mistakes.
My friend Merry lives about 5 minutes down the road, which is kind of nice, even though I still don't get many chances to go visit with her.
Other than that, no real news, just looking forward to my visit home at the end of January!