UPDATE:
-Nick and Jay have moved into my parents basement and are renovating it, so its more like a separate apartment. My room is now the living room. I am excited to see the changes this weekend.
-My Mary is getting married this weekend. Congrats Mary and Jesse!!!
-Jenny Jo Jo has been very sick. I am sending you get well vibes.
-Noa has started the ultimate marathon. She has all ten seasons of "friends" and is going to attempt to watch them all in a week. Good luck buddy! Hopefully I will be able to watch some of the epsiodes with you.
-Thats really all for now, my life is kinda boring right now. Which is not a bad thing, I can due without the drama for a while.

The thing is
to love life
to love it even when you have no
stomach for it, when everything you've held
dear crumbles like burnt paper in your hands
and your throat is filled with the silt of it.
When grief sits with you so heavily
it's like heat, tropical, moist
thickening the air so it's heavy like water
more fit for gills than lungs.
When grief weights you like your own flesh
only more of it, an obesity of grief.
How long can a body withstand this? you think,
and yet you hold life like a face between your palms,
a plain face, with no charming smile
or twinkle in her eye,
and you say yes, I will take you
I will love you, again.
-Ellen Bass-

Some of my favorite quotes: I love quotes and poetry. I have been collecting my favorites for years. I also write a lot of my own poems. The thing about quotes is I often find many of them uplifting and I am able to relate to them. They often can express what I feel, when I am unable to find the words myself. So I thought I would share a few with you. -"No day but today." (From the musical Rent, my sister added this). -"No pessimist ever discovered the secret of the stars, or sailed to an uncharted land, or opened a new doorway for the human spirirt" - Helen Keller- - "You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face... You must do the thing you think you cannot do." -Eleanor Rosevelt- -"When there is nowhere that you have determined to call your own, then no matter where you go, you are always going home. -Buddhist Proverb- - "You save yourself or you remained unsaved." -Alice Seabold- "Don't throw away the old bucket until you know whether the new one holds water" -Swedish Proverb- "If just one peron believes in you. Deep enough and strong enough. Believes in you hard enough and long enough. Before you know it, someone else would think "if he can do it, I can do it". Making it two. Two whole people who believe in you. And may be even you can believe in you too. -the Muppet Gang-

UPDATE:
The last couple of weeks have been pretty hectic, so I have been unable to post. But I wanna fill you in on whats been happening.
1. My mom had surgery a couple of weeks ago, so I have been spending a lot of time with her while she recovered. She is doing a lot better now and is pretty much back to her regular routine.
2. I saw most of my social work girls last week. They are amazing and I have missed them dearly. They are all doing great and we have vowed to see more of each other this summer.
3. I am reading "My friend Leonerd", by James Fry (author of a "Million Pieces"), so far its really good, but really sad. I pretty much cried the whole way home on the go bus yesterday.
4. My Noa is going to be here for ever and ever, which is probably the best news. I am so happy because I can't imagine my life without her.
5. My Mary is getting married this month and she is going to be a very beautiful bride.
6. My little sis just back from NYC and had an amazing time. She was all about the purse shopping. I think she got 4 really good knock off prada bags.
7. I love this weather. Although its been pretty crazy. One moment it is beautiful outside and the next it is pouring rain and before you know it is beautiful outside again.
Thats all for now, I hope everyone is well in blog land.