Sarah Elizabeth...isn't she adorable?

Shane, asleep on the couch in his Halloween costume.

Shane and I.

Sarah Elizabeth (my adopted sister) and my mama.

Crystal and her boyfriend Tristian eating a Spongebob ice cream on the way to Boston (see the rain on the back window?)

One of my favorite pictures of (from left) Justin my buddy, Shane and Crystal's boyfriend Tristian. This was taken in Boston the weekend I was supposed to meet Leif.

Picture Extravaganza

All the pictures posted below are from Thanksgiving. All the others are just random ones that I had been meaning to post.

Awesome picture of Aunt Robin laughing at my geeky mama.

Thanksgiving - My cousin Kyle's super cute son, Noah. What an awesome kid.

Thanksgiving - Uncle Larry at his finest and Aunt Candy (YOUR parents Crys!)

Thanksgiving - Some of the food (there was about 7 times this much elsewhere. And Crystal's parents, Uncle Larry and Aunt Candy in the background.

Thanksgiving - Poor Shane being swamped by Sarah (behind), and my twin cousins Christian and Cassidy.

Thanksgiving...my cousin Kyle looking scary and me looking weird.

Life is crazy like this

I just spent the past two hours talking to an ex boyfriend who once caused me a lot of pain. For the first time, we actually had a very pleasant conversation, without any provoking and insulting. Of all things we discussed eBay. It was just a very nice time, keeping me up until 2am but I actually enjoyed my time with him. I know it may seem insignificant, but I felt at peace with everything that happened and basically forgiving and forgetting all that happened between us. It's nice to know that I can put that behind me and still be friends with him, when I never expected that much.

In all honesty, I should've gone to bed an hour or two ago, but I am just so happy that I can talk to him without crying afterwards, and hearing from him that talking to me made him feel better. For once, I am actually happy that he's happy with his girlfriend (the girl he was cheating on me with). I guess it took a little long (2 years) but I am relieved it finally happened.

Now I can go hug and appreciate the man I have instead, a man that always treats me with complete respect, who I trust with my life, and who I know I will be with forever.

The world feels much better just now.

Ciao.

Etc Etc Etc

No, I am not dead, I'm still here. I haven't been feeling myself lately. I feel exhausted all the time and I'm getting very little physical activity after school.

I just purchased three one-way tickets for Sona's Bootcamp graduation. The itenerary is as follows:

Thursday, December 8th - Leave Hartford at 5:15pm. Arrive in South Carolina at 9:30pm
Friday, December 9th - Leave South Carolina on the same flight as Sona for Denver at 7:30pm. Arrive in Denver at 11:30pm. (These are all in the times as per each time zone)
Sunday, December 11th - Leave Denver at 11:30am. Arrive in Hartford at 7:30pm.

Yeah so it probably bored a lot of you but that's the gist of my upcoming plans. Because of booking so late (next to last-minute), I get to pay $600 for tickets. That's with a military discount (thank goodness for that). Oy Vey.

Thanksgiving was nice. I reunited with a family member that I hadn't talked to in three years (by choice). We had great food, of course. I took pictures but unfortunately, I've lost the USB cable that connects my digital camera to my computer. So expect pictures of Thanksgiving by next May.

Seeing as I've debated saving this and finishing it later three times, I'm going to end, worrying about Christmas shopping. Yay.

Ciao.

The Four-year Old

Well, I have a million and four pictures to post but I can't without my Dell notebook. Where is my Dell notebook you may be wondering? Good question. Either still in Memphis, TN or on it's way back home. I've had issues with the motherboard, and this is not the first time that it has given me grief. So, for those of you who I promised pictures, I will come through once my laptop has safely reached home.

My adopted four (almost five) year old sister, Sarah Elizabeth is very smart. She has an incredible memory and is going through a rough time (being separated from a father who wants nothing to do with her). So, to ease that new pain, we try to do our best in keeping her a happy little girl. Imagine my surprise, tonight, after making her pancakes for dinner, when she says "Winny, my heart is breaking". I never imagined Sarah telling me that until she was 14 or 15 and her crush was liking another girl. It broke my heart to hear it. When I asked her what it was that was breaking her heart, she promptly said "Nothing, nevermind, I am just gonna eat my pancakes". And the sad thing was, I could tell that she was embarrassed she said it. I have no idea how to approach that.

Ciao.