Now we are living at H's friend N's place. Instead of being in the middle of the country with nothing of amusement around us, now we are in the middle of a little city named Wailuku. Starbucks is a long walk, but it is possible. There's a grocery store within walking distance too, and that is a good thing. Even if Howie is gone and we don't have ( Read more... )

Unfortunately, I did NOT get into my anatomy class =( I successfully got my MMR vaccination but by the time I got to KCC all the classes were full and the other community college within driving distance doesn't teach anatomy. Oh, well, there's always next semester. It will be one more semester closer to in-state tuition - woo-hoo ( Read more... )

Not that my mom is anywhere near death, I just don't think ovarian cancer has a very high 5 year survival rate. Makes me want to record my Mom's voice and get lots of hugs just in case her time runs out soon. Makes me wonder if I should stay close to home and enjoy every precious moment I have with her - the smell of her hair, putting my cheek ( Read more... )

Well the scenery and the weather is not so spectacular, but I LOVE my family and friends here!!! That is enough to brighten even the dreariest day, and today was very dreary, but I still want to return to my Howie and the sun of Hawaii ( Read more... )

I haven't been feeling that well these past few days, maybe because of the long flight, or the change in the time and weather, but I'm starting to feel better ( Read more... )

So scatterbrained right now - I've been running around and probably need to take a quiet, meditative moment ( Read more... )

Salma: And this is one thing I learned: How do you recognize what's your true dream and what is the dream that you are dreaming for other people to love you ( Read more... )

So nice to be back online! We moved only about 100 feet away from our old apartment, but still everything had to be boxed up and the phone lines disconnected and switched. Still had to put boxes in the car and then take them out again so it really wouldn't matter if we were moving 100 feet or 100 miles away, moving is still exhausting ( Read more... )

This being the first Thanksgiving I've ever spent away from home, it was very hard. See, I don't necessarily feel sorry for myself, but I feel sadness for my mom because I know it is hard on her most of all. Melissa said mom hadn't cried TODAY, but the implication is that she has cried many times in the past because she misses me and wonders if I ( Read more... )

Yes, I am feeling a thirst for spirituality. My new friend Tia (one of Howie's good friends) loaned me a book titled "If the Buddha Dated" and I spent three hours reading it at Starbucks today. Initially I wanted to read it because it talked about dating, but the first 50 pages of the book center on Buddhism and the Four Simple Truths ( Read more... )