Monday, June 13, 2011

Sarah...

So I love my niece Sarah with all my heart...and this picture right here is one of the reasons why...this little girl is 2 years old going on 16! Most little kids like cell phones...and that is why toy companies have made cute..colorful..and loud cell phone toys...but Sarah does not like the toy phones...nope she wants a real one...and well yeah we can take out the battery and let her play with an old phone...but nope Sarah will look up at you and say "charge...charge"...so Sarah...this is one of the many reasons why you steal my heart!

What Sarah's Soundtrack Would Sound Like:

"Misty Mountain Hop" - Led Zeppelin

"It's My Life" - The Animals

"Cissy Strut" - The Meters

"No Rain" - Blind Melon

"Band on the Run" - Wings

"Everlasting Light" - The Black Keys

Reflection...

In the annoying opening lyric of a Staind song..."It's been a while..." ha ha just that brings back memories of a circle of friends cira 2002...but in the words of Staind...It's been a while since I have posted on here...and as I have missed this outlet of writing and much prefer it to all the writing and TPAs that consumed my time over the Spring...I like that now I not only have the time to write...but also have a lot to talk about...so get ready...wait, that's misleading as this past Spring has not been too exciting...but here it goes...

My last post reflected on the death of Nick's stepfather and as that was such a shocking and sad time it also brought life...life in new and old friendships...weekly dinners with Nick's parents and mine...and more appreciation and value of the time that we have here and with each other...

School this past semester was CRAZY...to say the least. Again full time enrolled in my Masters program and planning prom almost killed me. But I would do it again in a heartbeat. I was so fortunate to have an amazing and fun co-moderator to help plan prom with...and it was the most successful and beautiful prom that our high school has ever had. I was happy to see some of my close colleagues graduate from Whittier and complete the program...yay for them!! It was a great semester...and now I am gearing up to finish my Masters this summer and start applying to EDD programs for the coming summer...

I want to finish this up (yes I am finishing it up already, I told you it was not all that exciting...) with expressing and recognizing what great friends I have. These past few months have been filled with stress, sadness, and frustration...but they have also been equally, if not more, filled with laughter, dancing, karaoke, spa days, great food, skype, weekend getaways...and so much more! But looking back on these specific moments and incidents really have made me aware of how blessed and fortunate I am to have such wonderful people in my life. People who will text me just about every morning and tell me that they love me and miss me (Amy). Someone who would jump on a plane for a weekend trip in LA (Kristen). Someone who I can laugh with for hours and share all the real things with (Adri). Someone who loves froyo as much as me and will dance the night away with (Sara). Someone who shares the same experience with me in having our loved ones so far away and keeping each other distracted with spa days (Steph). Some one who always has a smile and a positive view (Suzy). Someone who keeps me young and spontaneous who also has such a great light (Susana). My momma at school (Cindy). My always amazingly supportive family (Stella, Richard and Tim). And of course my rock...my best friend...my soul mate...my absolute true love...NICK! I am sooooo lucky....so blessed....so honored to have all these amazing people around me....thank you...because if it were not for any of you...I am not sure how these past few months would have been...

So now that I have had the opportunity to express this gratitude...I feel so loved and great...ready to start my day!


What Today Sounds Like

"Pray Enough" - The Wood Brothers

"Heart of Gold" - Neil Young

"You're My Best Friend" - Queen

"Take Me With You" - Prince

"Waste" - Phish

"Thank You" - Led Zeppelin