My super gorgeous roses...
Sleepy me posing with said roses
Talking to Uncle Ken on my brand new bean bag at Kathy's house
Oh jeez, it's been a while since I updated at all and for that I apologize. I've been super busy, but I have some time in between classes now so I can post.
My birthday was pretty awesome, and I was just so grateful to everyone that was able to share it with me... I've never had a party that big and it was a ton of fun. We all went to Feng Shui (about 20 of us) and had a hibachi party. Hibachi is a type of Japanese cuisine that is cooked in front of you, and I was very pleased with how well it turned out. When the bill came around, we ended up being $50 short which was upsetting. Kristen Costa decided to be a major sweetheart and put in $50 of her own money to cover the shortage. I later found out who didn't pay their fair share and all I can say is I'm really upset with them as they should know better, but hey, let bygones be bygones I suppose. No use in discussing it now, you know? But perhaps they should be more conscious of how expensive the drinks were and should bring more money next time...
I was incredibly surprised that people even brought gifts! I wasn't expecting it in the least, I was just happy to have them come and celebrate with me, but Garrette was super sweet with his FYE $30 gift card (which we'll be spending in Boston, when we get the chance to get down there)... I was also extra happy when Liz, her boyfriend Victor, Jess and her boyfriend Jared all pitched together and gave me money and a cute card :-).
After my birthday, I spent time with Keri and I have to tell you, she's so cute. I had SO much fun together... Everytime we hang out we just get closer and closer as friends. I also accepted her offer to be temporary day care from the end of May to end of June- I love her son Sage, we have a blast! It was so cute when he went to bed and he wanted a kiss from me too :-). I plan on seeing her ASAP, but I wish I had more time...
Valentine's Day was wonderful. I was a little upset I had to close that night, but Corey made me feel 100x better when he took me up to Parker's Maple Barn for our "romantic" Valentine's breakfast. He also went over the TOP with his gifts - I guess he got me the "Ultimate Package" at a local shop. A dozen gorgeous red roses, a bottle of champagne and DELICIOUS chocolate covered strawberries. I made him two photo albums and got him too little corny stuffed animals, but he liked them anyway! His card was so cute - he even drew me a rose and ended it with "Love You Soulmate". Awwwww!
I'm pretty tired - I was up till 4 am talking with my sister/planning Boston with Filomena, but not at the same time. Filomena and I have narrowed down our plans to this:
Noon: Take the commuter rail to Boston
1: Take the green line to the Prudential Center. Go to Barnes and Noble, shop, and take a duck tour. Have a blast, eat lunch somewhere in there. Also do the Sky Walk, which I loved last time I went with Corey.
Whenever afterwards: Take the green line to the blue line, head to the aquarium where we visit Sally the 200lb sea turtle and go to Faneuil Hall. Filomena knows of a deal where if you call Pollard Library, they can get us a pass to the Aquarium for $7 each, instead of $20.
She wants to go on a swan boat and go to the Cambridgeside Galleria, so I promised her we'd go in April for that.
My sister and I started talking at 1am... I spoke with her the other day because I was a little concerned and wanted to make sure she was ok - she shaved her head. She said she was fine, just didn't want to be so vain anymore, and wanted a fresh start. Hey, it's her head, let her have fun with it right? My sister and I had a wicked fun conversation though, very light hearted and humorous. It was good to get to know my sister again :-)
I'm very excited to be getting closer to my grandmother. We never were close when I was younger because of the animosity between my mother and her, as well as the messy and dramatic divorce between my parents. When I moved in with my dad, we didn't form a bond, she was closer with Katie at the time. Well after Katie had continually stolen money and items from my grandmother, she realized that I'm actually a pretty good kid, very respectful and sweet. I promised her a girls night with her and my Aunt Nancy soon!
I'm wicked tired so I might as well get the heavy stuff over with before I take my Precalc quiz...
I'm very upset with my cousins Katie and Jonathan. Katie threatened to kill her father and wielded a knife, just because they got in an argument about how she refused to get a job and clean the house. My Uncle John decided to get restraining orders against both his children as they both are dangerous, and kicked Katie out. Not to be outdone, while my Uncle John was away for the weekend, Jonathan broke into his grandfather's house (where my Uncle lives now) and trashed the place. He broke 8 doors and poured laundry detergent on the stove, causing many thousands in damage. What awful people, they should be ASHAMED of themselves. You can point out that they have had tough and awful lives, but you know what? I have had an equally tough life and I turned out fine because I wanted better for myself and worked hard for it. You may have had a tough life, but how you deal with it is how you will be judged - they have a loving family who tried to help them multiple times, only to have them refuse it. Laziness is no excuse. Jonathan may think his life sucks, but that's only his fault because he's the one who skips school to smoke weed all day with his "thug buddies". Katie could have done better for herself, my grandma paid for her college, but she stopped going and now her goal is to be a welfare queen who keeps going in and out of mental hospitals because she refuses to get real treatment for her bipolar disorder. She alienates all those around her who care about her with her brash and nasty, ungrateful attitude, and spends all day not working and posing in "sexy" pictures for her myspace pervs. Ugh.
My dad is spending his nights and weekends installing and fixing the house because of some thug kid who thinks he's tough... I hope I never see them again, I'm not going to lie. I don't envy them, I pity them because they are too stupid to realize the hole they have dug themselves in. This time, grandma won't bail either of them out. I honestly hope they grow up then and realize the oppurtunities they were given and they can make positive changes in their lives.
I've gotten myself all distracted on what else I was going to say, haha. I'll post more later, maybe tomorrow on other stuff when I'm not so frustrated anymore. Time for precalc!
