More to come later - I have to think of names!
Tuesday, January 18, 2005
Puppies! (revisited)
I got my puppies! Two adorable beagles.
More to come later - I have to think of names!
More to come later - I have to think of names!
Wednesday, January 12, 2005
Back after a long absence.
Well I'm back, as my topic says, after a long absence; a lot has happened since the 19th.
First of all, a late Merry Christmas to all (if I have any readers). Mine was quite nice, the big thing I got a new hard drive, and I reformatted my computer which I had wanted to do for a long time. I spent a good chunk of Christmas day reformatting and watching This Is Spinal Tap, which was actually my brother's new DVD but he was in the same room as me. Great movie.
Then there was some good relaxing with new acquisitions for a bit, then New Year's Eve on which I went to Jessica's for a party that her family was having. There were some board games and a lot of just chatting. It was pretty fun. The new year began quite well, and I think it will be a good one.
My grandfather died last Wednesday around 3 in the afternoon. Thursday morning we left and drove straight to Miami to be with my mom's family. It was a very long trip. My mom and her family are all doing ok; we expected this for a very long time. He had Alzheimer's and hasn't remembered who I am since I can remember. He's already been gone for a long time as far as I'm concerned, which I feel bad about but cannot help it. I think I am mostly sad for my mom and my grandmother. The funeral on Monday was very nice; my grandfather served in the army in World War II, so he had an American flag draped over his casket and three army sergeants came to the funeral. Two helped my dad, my uncle, my brother and me carry the casket so that we had six pallbearers. After that, the third played Taps while they folded the flag and presented it to my grandmother. It was very moving.
And now I am home a week later, talking to Meredith, missing the days of high school, and writing this up. My mom stayed in Miami and will be there for a few more weeks, I think. It is good to be home.
The song of the night is the always beautiful "Hang" by Matchbox Twenty. When I first got Yourself or Someone Like You, I didn't like the song and never listened to it. After a year or two I went back and listened to it, and it has become my favorite of their songs. I can't think why I didn't like it at the start; it's sad but beautiful (seems to always be the way of the best songs).
First of all, a late Merry Christmas to all (if I have any readers). Mine was quite nice, the big thing I got a new hard drive, and I reformatted my computer which I had wanted to do for a long time. I spent a good chunk of Christmas day reformatting and watching This Is Spinal Tap, which was actually my brother's new DVD but he was in the same room as me. Great movie.
Then there was some good relaxing with new acquisitions for a bit, then New Year's Eve on which I went to Jessica's for a party that her family was having. There were some board games and a lot of just chatting. It was pretty fun. The new year began quite well, and I think it will be a good one.
My grandfather died last Wednesday around 3 in the afternoon. Thursday morning we left and drove straight to Miami to be with my mom's family. It was a very long trip. My mom and her family are all doing ok; we expected this for a very long time. He had Alzheimer's and hasn't remembered who I am since I can remember. He's already been gone for a long time as far as I'm concerned, which I feel bad about but cannot help it. I think I am mostly sad for my mom and my grandmother. The funeral on Monday was very nice; my grandfather served in the army in World War II, so he had an American flag draped over his casket and three army sergeants came to the funeral. Two helped my dad, my uncle, my brother and me carry the casket so that we had six pallbearers. After that, the third played Taps while they folded the flag and presented it to my grandmother. It was very moving.
And now I am home a week later, talking to Meredith, missing the days of high school, and writing this up. My mom stayed in Miami and will be there for a few more weeks, I think. It is good to be home.
The song of the night is the always beautiful "Hang" by Matchbox Twenty. When I first got Yourself or Someone Like You, I didn't like the song and never listened to it. After a year or two I went back and listened to it, and it has become my favorite of their songs. I can't think why I didn't like it at the start; it's sad but beautiful (seems to always be the way of the best songs).
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