Past, Present, and Future.
Hey, folks! What's shakin'?
Nick here, back from his vacation in North Carolina and I thought I'd give you some updates into my life--in style!
So, Nick. How was the vacation?
It was something I needed, that's for sure. Plus, the weather is a helluva lot better than it is up here.
Give us an idea of what you did down there?
Horses. Haley loves horses, LJ. I've got decent stamina, but for some reason I could barely keep myself up while wiggling horse figurines around on a small table. It's as if little kids have energy sucking abilities. Little, adorable vampires!
That's pretty cute, Nick. Any other adventures?
We visited a couple of museums. One was a children's museum called Marbles. It was a lot of fun (for Haley), and reminded me of the Boston Children's Museum I'd go to as a kid. Makes me wish I was five feet shorter, because that place was always buckets of fun.
Buckets?
Buckets.
Well, that's pretty cool. So it was relaxing?
Yeah, I think that even when I try to find peace up here, it's still hard because no matter where I seemed to go, everything followed. Nothing could get me down there unless I let it in, and that's something I did a pretty good job of defending against. I love my life up here, but this place is filled with so many memories. Maybe too many. I needed this escape. This reprieve and I think returning I'm all the better. Plus, there is nothing more rewarding than seeing someone so small, but filled with so much love. Especially when that love is directed at you.
Best. Uncle. Ever. Huh?
I'd like to think so. I want to give Haley the reassurance that she has people on either side of the family that she can confide in as she grows up. I'm sure Aprille's family is great, though I've only really met them once, but Eric has family too and Haley needs to know that. It's not like Eric has any bad blood up here, but it's really hard to have an orchestrated effort for the whole family to get together or really care. It's not like every day has to be a party, but sometimes it just seems like my family wants nothing to do with each other and that upsets me.
That is pretty sad, but hopefully everything works out, eh? So let's look forward. Anything coming up that should be noted?
SPRING SEMESTER! Yeah, it's already been a month of action, mayhem, and mystery for those who had a full month off for break. Either that or they were too crunked to notice the time fly. I know a lot of people aren't excited to go back to school (Amber being one), but I'm kind of excited. I think I'm going to fare better at my academics this time around than last semester. I want to be active and enjoy what I'm doing (which should have been the case last semester). Before all this though, I've got the midnight showing of Cloverfield Thursday night. It looks like the current group is Amber, Stephen, Renee, Maddy, Andrew, and me. I think it'll be a lot of fun. Hell, this movie has invested so much time in being vague and cryptic that it better deliver! (laughs) Oh, and I have to take Amber on a date. This is a definite before I get harpooned. No joke, I bet she's got one under her bed right now.
Hah, well here's to a good semester, yah?
Here's to hoping! In all seriousness, the only complication is the health of my Mom. She just got a feeding tube put in because the doctor's can't operate on the tumor in her throat without deadly consequences. I'm just worried and hoping for the best. My Mom is an amazing person, shortcomings or not. Those don't even matter anymore, because she's the kind of person that deserves to live and it sickens me when I see other, lesser souls out there getting greedy with this long life they've been given and my Mom deserved more. Even raising eight kids, it seems like my Mom has seen and done everything you'd want to do on Earth. I love her and I've got my fingers crossed.
I've got mine crossed too, Nick. Thanks for your time and we hope to hear from you soon.
Anytime, Livejournal. Anytime.
Nick here, back from his vacation in North Carolina and I thought I'd give you some updates into my life--in style!
So, Nick. How was the vacation?
It was something I needed, that's for sure. Plus, the weather is a helluva lot better than it is up here.
Give us an idea of what you did down there?
Horses. Haley loves horses, LJ. I've got decent stamina, but for some reason I could barely keep myself up while wiggling horse figurines around on a small table. It's as if little kids have energy sucking abilities. Little, adorable vampires!
That's pretty cute, Nick. Any other adventures?
We visited a couple of museums. One was a children's museum called Marbles. It was a lot of fun (for Haley), and reminded me of the Boston Children's Museum I'd go to as a kid. Makes me wish I was five feet shorter, because that place was always buckets of fun.
Buckets?
Buckets.
Well, that's pretty cool. So it was relaxing?
Yeah, I think that even when I try to find peace up here, it's still hard because no matter where I seemed to go, everything followed. Nothing could get me down there unless I let it in, and that's something I did a pretty good job of defending against. I love my life up here, but this place is filled with so many memories. Maybe too many. I needed this escape. This reprieve and I think returning I'm all the better. Plus, there is nothing more rewarding than seeing someone so small, but filled with so much love. Especially when that love is directed at you.
Best. Uncle. Ever. Huh?
I'd like to think so. I want to give Haley the reassurance that she has people on either side of the family that she can confide in as she grows up. I'm sure Aprille's family is great, though I've only really met them once, but Eric has family too and Haley needs to know that. It's not like Eric has any bad blood up here, but it's really hard to have an orchestrated effort for the whole family to get together or really care. It's not like every day has to be a party, but sometimes it just seems like my family wants nothing to do with each other and that upsets me.
That is pretty sad, but hopefully everything works out, eh? So let's look forward. Anything coming up that should be noted?
SPRING SEMESTER! Yeah, it's already been a month of action, mayhem, and mystery for those who had a full month off for break. Either that or they were too crunked to notice the time fly. I know a lot of people aren't excited to go back to school (Amber being one), but I'm kind of excited. I think I'm going to fare better at my academics this time around than last semester. I want to be active and enjoy what I'm doing (which should have been the case last semester). Before all this though, I've got the midnight showing of Cloverfield Thursday night. It looks like the current group is Amber, Stephen, Renee, Maddy, Andrew, and me. I think it'll be a lot of fun. Hell, this movie has invested so much time in being vague and cryptic that it better deliver! (laughs) Oh, and I have to take Amber on a date. This is a definite before I get harpooned. No joke, I bet she's got one under her bed right now.
Hah, well here's to a good semester, yah?
Here's to hoping! In all seriousness, the only complication is the health of my Mom. She just got a feeding tube put in because the doctor's can't operate on the tumor in her throat without deadly consequences. I'm just worried and hoping for the best. My Mom is an amazing person, shortcomings or not. Those don't even matter anymore, because she's the kind of person that deserves to live and it sickens me when I see other, lesser souls out there getting greedy with this long life they've been given and my Mom deserved more. Even raising eight kids, it seems like my Mom has seen and done everything you'd want to do on Earth. I love her and I've got my fingers crossed.
I've got mine crossed too, Nick. Thanks for your time and we hope to hear from you soon.
Anytime, Livejournal. Anytime.