and so much has/hasn't happened. i'm just days shy of my 28th birthday and though it's not a great milestone, birthdays do tend to cause people to pause & reflect about where they are in their lives; not to mention, my 10-year high school reunion is this august (the jury's still out on whether i'll be attending that function)...

( exceptionally long retelling of my last 10 years )

i got my first, AND ONLY, tattoo. it's gorgeous. not what i'd orignially envisioned, but it's perfect. just an explanation...the rose is for my mom (1945 - 2007) because her middle name, halelokelani, means 'house of roses' in hawaiian; and the butterfly is for my dad (1944 - 1998) because the song 'butterfly kisses' by tom carlisle had just ( Read more... )