A Barrel of Nelsons

I wasn’t going to post today. I’ve nothing eloquent to add to any of the statements being made.
And then my mom called me at work…
Crying so hard that I didn’t recognize her voice…
My grandfather died today. My mom’s daddy.
I’m going down to C-bus tomorrow… Jeff’s in Houston, preparing to weather the hurricane… I feel very [...]

Princess C’s birthday is today. I told Jeff to call and wish her a happy birthday, and I just thought I would send out some good vibes.
If anyone is counting, we are T-minus 30 days to The Sweetling’s 2nd birthday. Which means we’re also T-minus 42 days until I’m 25.
Other upcoming fun dates: As 2 [...]

Because, that’s when I officially became a Big Sister.

Happy 19th Christiana.

I’m not sure if I mentioned it but we spent Thanksgiving in Michigan with Jeff’s mom’s branch of the family. It was fun and nice and I’ve finally met all of Jeff’s cousins on that side. But at the same time it was really hard, because that’s not where we were supposed to be this [...]

I’ve been avoiding again (and I apologize). Mainly because as much as I want to say the visiting with my family went well… Well, that’s not the truth of the matter.
Things were uncomfortable at best. I’m not even sure I have words to describe some of the feelings I had. My mom and sister skipped [...]

So from tomorrow morning until late Thursday, we’ll be gone. Then I have my job interview on Friday… which so much pressure. I know it’s not meant to be, but it is.
So, the Family Drama (which I still feel is worthy of the caps) hasn’t really gone away, but my parents (or at least my [...]

There is nothing to take one off the up of scheduling a promising interview than to have one’s sister call to inform one of the nastiest family feud in one’s recollection. It’s like being plunged into a tub of icy water… I can still feel the cold in the pit of my stomach.
Without giving too [...]

Despite everything, I am still very much my father’s daughter.
We had a good visit with my family today. And I finally found a bunch of stuff my parents had been storing for me. Including a CD of pictures that I had scanned for my high school graduation in 2002. I’ll probably share more in the [...]

My cousin Elizabeth and her husband Kent just welcomed their first child, Veronica.

… Right smack dab between some other dates that are important.
Friday my dad is turning 53. We’ll be down in Columbus, which I’m really happy about because last year I really wanted to see him around this time, but I didn’t get too.
Sara’s boyfriend, Sam, also celebrates his birthday Friday. To quote Sara so lovely: [...]