So yesterday we celebrated Mom's one year of life (one year since her AVM) and I made her another German Chocolate Cake, it is so good! I remember promising Mom when it first happened I would make her 3 of those cakes, well, I have, but I will still make her many more! Anyways, thinking back, wow have things changed! I mean a year ago I thought my life was perfect, I was in love, my family had their health, I thought I had my life all figured out. So, here I am, one year later. You know, even though my life was turned upside down, I think it has turned out for the best and that everything happens for a reason. Yes, things may make you question life at times and you may pity yourself, but as time goes in it all starts to make some sense. It is still hard for me trying to figure out why such an awful thing happened to such the wonderful person that my mom is, but then again, I have to take the good from the bad. My mom was working way too hard and maybe this was a sign that she needed to slow down and for once be the one taken care of, she needed a vacation and maybe God knew this was the only way she would take one. I don't know, just trying to figure it all out, life is crazy! So, here, a year later, Mom is on the long road to recovery and is amazing me more and more every day with her strength and courage. I really think I needed to grow up and this last year has sure helped me with that! I have so much more patience and respect for people. I mean, I was just living a free and easy life, but this past year has really made me slow down and recognize the beauty that is in all around me. Ok, sounds cliche, but really, I have never really stopped to smell the roses until this past year, and slowing down in life has helped a lot. Granted there are still times when I get frustrated and all, but I think it is a lot less than last year and that I am a much better person. So again, I must credit my mom with helping me to grow up and into a better person. Even when moms aren't trying to teach us something they always are, weird how that is. So, anyways, had a pretty good Easter. LOL I had my own personal Easter egg hunt, Mom, Pat, and Tony hid the eggs for me and I hunted them with the assistance of my good old Shades, she didn't find any though, but stayed by my side. I sure love that dog, she is too cute and we are finally chummy like I always wanted. Speaking of my animals, my little brother cut my cat Nicki's whiskers! What the heck! Yeah, I noticed she looked funky the other day and I asked him about it and he said they were bothering him when she slept in his bed so he trimmed them. Turns out he didn't know she needs them for balance, so now my cat looks silly! I tried to take a pic to show, but now they are hard to see, you can totally tell in person though, he cut off like half of their length! Hmm, I tell you, that boy kills me. Went out with Matt, yes, my old BF Matt, tonight. I didn't know what to expect, but seriously, it was perfect! I had a blast and really want to try with him again. As soon as I saw him, I knew it was going to work. We went out to Olive Garden and then to Boomers where we played mini golf (he won as usual), then hit the battinig cages, and then played air hockey, which I won, though I think he let me. It just really felt right tonight, better than it did when we were together, so I don't know, maybe those few months off did us well. No kisses tonight, (that was an issue before, but I think we can work on it!), and we're not officially back together, but we're going out again and I am meeting some more of his friends this weekend and he says he doesn't think it will take long until we are official again, good idea to take it slow. Oh yeah, Miranda is now in Singapore, working where that huge 8.7 earthquake was. Yeah, dumb if you ask me, has she never heard of aftershocks? I guess over 1,000 people are dead and she is headed there, crazy! I hope she is safe there. She doesn't know when she'll be home and was just given a couple hours of notice. I guess we're only gonna be in contact by email too, weird. Oh well, better get going. Tony gets his wisdom teeth out tomorrow, ha ha! Love/relationship thought of the day, sometimes you just need some time apart to realize how much you really care about someone. Oh yeah, here are a couple of before and after pics of Nicki, kinda hard to see her whiskers in them, but really, you can tell, poor girl.
Nicki Before
And After