some of you may know, but if not, my birthday is this weekend.  actually the 12th.  it's been a good year, for the most part.  sometimes better, sometimes not... the loss of my cousin was horrible & the loss of others was also hard.  but i am gonna be optimistic at the moment....

so, today, i am with some friends at the gem & mineral show, which so ( Read more... )

my cousin, jamie, has twin boys, josiah & justice.  they are 8 years old.  since josiah was 3, he has suffered w/ leukemia.  he has been thru many rounds of chemo over the years & has been in remission many a time.

last october, he went thru a stem cell transplant at children's hospital in birmingham.  he was quarentined there for 3 1/2 months.  it ( Read more... )

i have been back in hsv for a full year... & it has been a full one for sure!

micah & i have been together 1 year now.. wow!  how did that happen? ; )  it's been an awesome year... ya know, we have had our moments, but it's a good thing.  think we just might stick with it!

being here is great... i missed all of my AL friends when i was in NH & now ( Read more... )

calmness

serenity

&

coffee

so, we talked last night.  it was a good thing.  not all is resolved, but i think that we can work out the rest.  it's been an emotionally charged few days.  honestly, tho, i will walk if things really don't improve, not just words.

it takes alot for me to trust anyone... i mean to really trust.  i'm not one to just throw my heart out & say... ( Read more... )

my friend, reese, is leaving our store.  she accepted a job elsewhere & will be no longer employed by lux around the fourth.  damn it sucks.  she is awesome at what she does & i do wish her the best, but quite honestly, i will miss her so much.  she came when i just xfr'd to AL & at first, i wasn't sure how we would get along, but over these months ( Read more... )

well, after some time, i thought i would try this account again, it's been some time & alot has happened since i was last here...

for starters, i am back in my favorite zip code again.... it was great living in new england, i miss that alot too.  but i would like to feel that i am home again.

i am living w/ my wonderful boyfriend, whom i love ( Read more... )

Hi! I haven't been on line for some time, here at home... how nice to be sitting in my studio ( Read more... )

Hi! I was invited to this wonderful on line journal & even tho at times I may be a bit shy or ambiguous, I would like to be a part of this interesting new world ( Read more... )

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