My brother graduated from high school this past week. It feels so weird to have him be so grown up. It's bittersweet. As soon as I saw him coming down the walkway, heading toward the stage, I burst into tears. Greyson kept whispering, "Smile! Smile, Mareah!" But it was really hard. He's finished with high school, free to roam about the world ( Read more... )

Greyson called me yesterday afternoon and asked if I wanted to go out for dinner at The Cheesecake Factory -- one of our favorite restaurants -- for our first Date Night after four months of being apart while he was in training.  I was so excited.  I felt like I did when he asked me out on our first date more than a year and a half ago; giddy and ( Read more... )

I hadn't flown on a plane in a long time; about ten years.  But Greyson's family kept me at ease and made me laugh from the time we took off to the moment we landed.  Mostly, I just read and listened to music; but it was really hard to contain my excitement.  I fell asleep for a while, but that didn't last long.

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 Yesterday was fun, but I spent most of the day feeling really tired and sluggish.  I haven't been getting much sleep lately due to the excitement I've been feeling for my upcoming trip to see the love of my life graduate from Basic Training.  His family and I are supposed to leave on Wednesday, and I have been so emotional and so crazed this past ( Read more... )

 I saw this yesterday on "Ellen" and laughed out loud!  What a concept: http://cruzincooler.com/

Also, a look at some of the Kentucky Derby's most flamboyant hats: 
http://msn.foxsports.com/horseracing/pgStory?contentId=8100824>1=39002#sport=Horseracing&photo=8100744

Yesterday was a very long, long day.  I woke up at four o'clock in the morning ( Read more... )

 I am so excited to have a journal again.  I tried the whole pen-and-paper thing, and sadly, it didn't work for me.  I wasn't consistent enough, and it seemed that my brain worked faster than my hands could write, therefore missing important details that were of interest to me.  So, here I am, ready to create something new, and hopefully make some ( Read more... )