new year, new life?

It definatly seems so. In some ways good and in others... not so much.

Good
I have returned to the chilrdcare field- yay! I missed working with little kids! I know this is what I was meant to do! Now, hopefully, I can get my butt in gear and get back to school too!

I started writing again. I haven't really done this since I was about 16 and in Philly... well technically Iquit writing after I came back to FL FROM Philly. Not alot of people know I like to write because I am too self conscious about it. Im afraid of criticism basically. But I think after I take a few more english and writing classes I will regain confidence.

Bad
I haven't heard from my best friend KW since December. I called on New Years and ended up leaving a message. Thats all I have gotten since then is her voicemail. I was worried she was hurt or something but I called her sister to find that she isn't. She has been in regular contact with her mother so she is ok. I'm hoping she is just really busy with school because otherwise, there really is no excuse for this lack of communication. It must be school and work.... right?

My sister has had her hands full with her children. Last month the oldest R (16) broke his foot playing soccer. He had to leave his job at Publix and was out of school for a good while. Two days ago, her younger son S (10) broke his wrist (playing soccer as well) He had to have surgery to realign all of the bones. I told her she needs to watch out for her youngest child, her daughter A (6). At least she isn't in soccer this year!

Well I have limited time on the net tonite so I am gonna have to be going.. Hope to be back soooon!

happy holidays!

I hope you all had a Merry Christmas! Heres a summary of my holiday...

Christmas Eve I made Squash Casserole and Snickerdoodle cookies and took them to my parents house. Dad made a Ham, fresh greenbeans with saltpork, fresh candied yams, and he also made cheescake and pecan pie. Mm Mm Mmmmm! Haha. NL came with me and when we left them we went to NL's friend JP's house. We ate dinner with them as well but there food was MUCH different. They had what NL says is a traditional Catholic Christmas dinner. We had stuffed squid, spaghetti w/marinara, shrimp scampi, and this seafood salad with shrimp calamari and OCTOPUS! (suckers and all!) Ok so I ate the shrimp and squid but... the octopus was where I drew the line. I tasted it and I didn't hate it but I couldn't get past those suction cups.... I'm getting a little squemish thinking about it now..LoL! So after that we went to NL's Cosuins house to visit some of his family and have dessert... again. We left at about 11:30 because some of the more religious family memebers were leaving for midnight mass.

Christmas Day we slept in. (Santa didnt come to our apartment this year lol) We went to NL's sisters house for breakfast and she gave us each a gift. Then we took NL's father lunch because he had to work. After that we were off to NL's brothers house to make lasagna. We hung out with some of NL's cousins and played some Texas Hold'em. We ended the night by going out and seeing Sweeny Tood The Demon Barber of Fleet Street with JP and NL's Cousin SW. I really enjoyed it, But JP didn't know what is was and when the first scene started he looks at us and says, "I just payed 8.50 to watch a musical? F*@%" He got over it though.


Today N and I looked at a house that he is going to make an offer on. Its a brand new 3/2/2 and has a nice size yard. It's a short sale and the Bank is asking 129,000. Another buyer made an offer so were going with 120,000 and hoping for the best. I love the kitchen and the master bedroom's closet. We are really excited about this house. It's in a wonderful neighborhood and located near I 95 and shopping centers and schools. I think it's a really good investment. N's parents are going to put in the up front cost (about 20,000) and N has been preapproved for a mortgage of 110,000 but should end up with one for less than 100,000.


So thats whats going on here. More to come, but for now... Im going to bed. Nighty night!

my thanksgiving was...

Thanksgiving was ok. In the morning I went to my best friend KW's house to have breakfast with her parents. KW was in Miami still and didn't come to town until about 3pm. After I chatted with her parents for a while I went to my sister SF's house to begin cooking. Together we made one whole turkey, two turkey breasts, green bean casserole, squash casserole, candied yams, collard greens, mashed potatoes, stuffing, rolls and gravy. For dessert I made pecan pie, peanut butter pie, cheescake brownies, and we bought apple and pumpkin pies. Yummy Yummyness. It was nice to sit around with family for a while but I was home by about 6pm becasue I can't be there toooo long. ^_^ I like being sane, thank you very much! I never did get to see KW while she was in town though which was a bummer. So that was my T-day.

friends? ha

I am getting fed up with a few certain "friends". I am sick of the fake, "hi how ya doin"'s and forced kindness. Because we both know you don't care what's really going on with my life and no your not going to get back to me if I "just shoot you an email" because you "have to go." Let's just both say what we both know deep down inside. This friendship is dead and will be best left alone and burried. So fuck you. Ugh.



WHY DO I STILL CARE?!?!?! :'(