Only what felt like hours after writing, "I think we'll work it out..." we had a thing. More accusation about me being secretive and not sharing enough with him. I looked at him agog, and then I turned loose on him. I told him that he should be busying his hands with purposeful things, not toiling in his mind over things about me that persist but ( Read more... )

So I spent the night at my older sister's house and got some quality time in with the girls. Katie and I fell asleep talking last night and it was the sweetest thing. We spent this morning together before I left to come home...and they voiced their concerns to me. And I listened to them about how they feel shortchanged, how they feel disrespected ( Read more... )

I'm revamping my speech class this summer. It's been a matter of skimming a new textbook and writing new quizzes. Believe me, it's the last thing I want to do during my summer break. But it has to be done before August 12th. That's my first day of school this year. It's true that I feel like we're being robbed of summer vacation but I also look at ( Read more... )

It's as if he can read my mind ( Read more... )

I can only say that the ocean in Hawaii is magical. I could never live there. It is too far from everything and everyone I know. It's too foreign. The names of people, places and things are too foreign in my mouth. It's like a pretty pair of shoes in the wrong size. But oh. That ocean. The plane ride was ridiculously long and the journey to get ( Read more... )

Well, here I sit in paradise with the first Hawaiian sunrise under my belt. The time difference is kicking my ass, but the abundance of beauty makes it worth the lack of sleep. It really does ( Read more... )

I went to New Orleans this past spring and I learned about "yat" culture. As in, "Where y'at?" Where are you in life? How is your life? Because I'm an information and culture junkie, I particularly enjoyed learning about that tidbit. It's colloquial and fun...different, to be sure. But since I was raised in Youngstown and I have stood in the shadow ( Read more... )

Facebook took a lot of people away from here. There was an enclave of people on here, once upon a time, and it was like tuning into an episode of your favorite show. You had to wait for the next installment but it was worth it ( Read more... )

Today is my baby sister's birthday. Things like birthdays seem really different without our parents around to celebrate them with...Gianna tends to hit a funky space in the spring and it tends to drag out until after her birthday. But this year, Hawaii is on the horizon for all 3 of us. Three Sisters. I talked to her last night on my way up to ( Read more... )

Summer is as mellow as a ripe peach right now. It's mid-July. And it's as hot as anything outside. I came back to LJ for a very practical reason...I have to hide my words...but I am full of words because that's the way I'm wired. So. I came back here to write with the hope that this URL worked out the kinks since the last time I posted. It seems ( Read more... )