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I found out some pretty awful news today....the kind that makes you stop in your tracks, frozen in the moment, hearing the words but not fully comprehending the meaning. Today was my dad's 57th birthday. And right after I wished him a 'happy birthday,' he tells me that he just found out that he has a tumor in his right lung the size of an orange, ( Read more... )

If someone asked you today, "what one personal quality do you think is most important to have in life?"... what would you say? Humor? Intelligence? Common Sense? Ambition? While I suppose there are a million different answers to this question, one in particular keeps repeating itself in my head...RESILIENCE ( Read more... )

Do you ever periodically find yourself right smack dab back in the same place you were a long time ago? I'm not talking about an actual place, persay, but rather a state of mind. It feels almost as if you just basically spent time going in a circle right back into the past.All I know is I'll be damned if I don't ask for directions this time. I ( Read more... )

You know how people say, "Actions speak louder than words"? That's because we need to see the proof behind the words in order for things to become real to us. Someone can tell you a million times not to play with fire because you'll get burned...but you keep playing with it anyways until it actually happens to you. Is it because it's a challenge, ( Read more... )

With each passing day, I become more and more appreciative of my true friends. I'm talking about the friends who ( Read more... )

So I'm finally starting to get used to this whole being 21 thing. It's been a lot of fun so far. On Monday, Lindsay took me to Busch Gardens to ride the new rollercoaster (Sheikra) that has the 90 degree drop. We had SOOOOO much fun! There were hardly any people at the park, and it was so great because the lines for the rides were almost ( Read more... )

Well...alas the day has come. I AM 21!!! It feels weird, but I LOVE IT! I layed out all day with Brooke yesterday and then went to Smoothie King when it started to rain. With the rain, we just decided to stay in our bathing suits while we drank our smoothies outside. Sillyness. Then later last night, I went out to Round Up with my friends. We got ( Read more... )

Well...It's official. I'm going to Las Vegas during Christmas break. Got the plane tickets today! It's going to be the combination celebration of my 21st birthday & Lindsay's 21st. Yeah, I know...I officially turn 21 on October 2nd, but being busy with school, I won't REALLY have time to celebrate it the right way until Christmas break. All I can ( Read more... )

Everyone says that time heals all wounds, but I really don't think that is the truth. I think that time makes the wounds more bearable, but they are nonetheless still there ready to creep up again at any given instant. While on some days time does really seem to be doing its job of moving you on from the past and toward the future, there are always ( Read more... )