My, my, what a busy life I've been leading since my last post. While I haven't been many places, I've been on the rampage mentally and emotionally the past month.
Where to start. I turn 22 on Sunday, Father's Day, and I have mixed feelings about it. My age? Not at all, I think it's a good point in my life and there's no reason to be ashamed of getting 'old'. I use the word relatively, since I don't think it's old and yet everyone is telling me I'm over the hill. Some seem to be serious, scarily enough. So what is wrong, you may ask? Well, it'll be the first birthday without my mom. I got a card in the mail from my dad, and from my brother, but there was nothing from mom. No note, no 'baby girl, I love you so much', nothing. And it didn't hit me until that moment that mom isn't here this year, I can't count on her making my birthday a big deal like she always did. I haven't cried and if I do, I probably need to. I'm also just feeling odd in general about it. It's my first birthday away from my family and I don't see the point in really bothering with it. Wayne seems to be enjoying himself, he's planning on taking me out to dinner - which I don't mind - but I always feel that my birthday is merely a burden to other people and I say not to bother.
I have a cat now. She's about a year, we called her Tempest. She's a Siamese and what I swear is calico mix with the strangest colors I've seen on a cat. I'll post pictures at the end of this post. She's a sweetheart - she loves to be picked up and cuddled, sleeps with us constantly and likes to chase my husband around the house. I can't wait until we get the two kittens from Wayne's coworker in August, they will really make the household livelier!
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| She sleeps behind my chair when I'm on the computer |
Ah, summer. I usually get morose this time of year anyway. I don't tan very well, so I end up rather pasty pale every year. I'd rather that than get skin cancer, but still. I'm hardly on the cutting edge of fashion or beauty as it is. I wear a size 14, I'm short and I don't tan. Summer-wise, I'm always on the out. I despise bathing suits and dresses, since I feel I look HUGE. My skin still breaks out - especially from stress - and with all the heat and humidity I can't do much to cover it up like I usually do. I feel out of sorts in this weather, my least attractive season.
Well, below are some pictures I just felt like sharing with anyone interested.
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| My husband, brother, myself and father at my wedding on April 22. |
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| My husband and I visiting Skyline Drive in May |
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| Our new baby, Tempest |
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| Big blue eyes |
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| She likes to play video games with Wayne |
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| She also has a raccoon tail |
