Happy 25th Anniversary, parentals!

So today is my Mom and Dad's 25th wedding anniversary!!!

CONGRATULATIONS, MOM AND DAD!!!

mom, me, bro, dad @ Disneyland, '96

I really am so proud to say that my parents are thriving in their marriage today just as much, if not more than the day they were married. Their life has been a testament to strength of faith through the hard times, and great dependence and strength in each other and on God. They brought up two children who love and give with all their hearts -- they must have done something right...

I just realized this year how much it means to sacrifice, and how the little things are what tell us love is there. And I realized that it's there all the time with my parents.

Their love is an inspiring example, and I hope to someday reach this milestone as well. :)

she's thinking how did I get here and wondering why

today was a good day. i went to Mass and that was wonderful and beautiful and potentially life changing on this particular day. sigh. news to come... perhaps... in the future. we'll see.

after Mass i went back to the Newman Center with Christine and she and i chilled and then i almost beat Steve O. at foosball. ROCKAWESOME. cept not quite the best. =/

after that -- i stopped by Pepin's apartment to drop off his Pirates hat, then we got a bunch of his friends and stuff and went to Skibo. :) it was a blast i had such a good time.

after that -- i went back to my room and changed and tried to deal with stupid US Bank who called about card fraud and stuff and i couldn't get a hold of them so that was frustrating.

aaaaand then i got changed and went to the park with Christine and we did homework there until i got so tired i fell asleep. after which we went to the library.

aaaand since my plans for the night got cancelled, i took a few pics and then went to CU at the Cathedral. That was fun. I'm glad I went.

And now I'm back in my room. And it is late. And it has been a long but fulfilling day, I must say.




Forever 21 white lace cap-sleeve blouse, navy tights, Gap high-waist khaki shorts, gifted blue bow clip, Cheng's white sneakers, random ribbon from the Gap, Magdalen medal, Kimchi Blue Ostrich lady bag

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Oh -- and I took Talbo around with me today and a bit yesterday -- here he is, being so adventurous and trying new things!!

eating a Dozen cupcake!

meeting his new buddy, Jedediah!

being my foosball scorekeeper for the first time!

chilling with us at Skibo... he's naked so i thought it appropriate ;P

happiness damn near destroys you

so i had been having a wonderful, beautiful day. i woke up, got ready, went to a meeting for the Newman Clubs and participated (yay!), talked and walked with Father Josh, did homework, and played games. and lots of foosball. and more games. and more foosball. and i almost beat Father Josh. so close. but alas. i did not. and at the end of the night i was hoping that Stephen and i would play each other but he just left. and things kinda went downhill for the next 10 minutes. and i felt horrible.

knowing what happiness feels like is absolutely brutal when you are experiencing the basic opposite.

and trying my best to be happy and fight through my heartache is tough, but i know i need to do it.

anyway, i still have homework to do so i'm going to go do that now!





shirt - Sidecca, shorts - Reebok, secondhand from my mom, belt - secondhand, tights - Target, headband - Claire's, shoes - Rocketdog

I'm fraudulent, a thief at best, a coward who paints a bulls*** canvas

So lately I've been trying to deal with some problems, issues, and deficiencies on my part.

i feel like i'm fading but that i'm growing stronger at the same time. its a hard concept to grasp, i know. but after all these years of being so selfish and impatient and prideful, i finally want to tear that all down. i want to, but i'm having a difficult time getting past the roadblocks in my heart.

so i'll send up a prayer in hopes that God will get me there
and i'll stop painting bulls*** and learn to paint me
even though what i have to put down isn't all that wonderful
i don't want to be fake anymore


aaand here is Sunday's version of my outfits -- church clothes. :)