Deacon Blue

Thanks for the ride, Phillies. I will ALWAYS love you.

2009-11-05T05:40:48Z

The Phillies couldn't repeat. They tried. They'll be back next year.

But for now..... :*sobs* :(

Ding dong, Corzine is gone!!!!

2009-11-04T04:47:28Z

I have never been so happy to see a Democrat lose in my entire life. I'm not excited about Christie, but Corzine needed to go. So much for all his money and big names who came in to campaign for him.

Freaking sweet. I know I said I thought he would pull it out but I wasn't going to be shocked if he didn't. It's a good day for New Jersey to be rid of him.

Back to New York we go!!

2009-11-03T05:17:25Z

I KNOW we can do this. Forget my last post, it was crappy. Tomorrow is my unemployment hearing, and that's going to go well. And then on Wednesday we'll have Game 6. POSITIVE THINKING, BROOKE! I know I have been down, normally I'm not. I have always been a glass half full person. I think this past week just overwhelmed me with the move and everything else. Today I got all my computer stuff replaced that I accidentally threw out last week (yeah, another thing that went wrong). And I got it hooked up to the wireless router so all is good.

Chase Utley homered twice tonight to tie the record of most HRs in a World Series. Cliff pitched a heck of a game and we ran AJ Burnett out in the 3rd inning. It did get dicey in the 9th with Madson but we got the win to keep this thing alive. Wooo! Two more wins, we can do this!! I didn't wear any Phillies gear today, I think that may have helped. I'll be wearing Yitzhak on Wednesday since it's the 4th. It's a sad day but hopefully my boys will make it a happy one.

Alright, time for bed. I need good thoughts for this hearing tomorrow. I just want it done and over with.

GO PHILS!!!

Edit: On this day in history, November 3rd, 1992, my political hero was elected the 42nd President of the United States. I'm hoping that's an omen for today.

A disgusting photo

2009-11-02T17:24:01Z

The caption should read:
"Your assassination was the best thing that happened to my political career. Thanks, Yitzhak"
This place is sacred ground. I've stood there. This man should never ever be allowed anywhere near it. I don't give a crap that he's the Prime Minister. He must have hated doing that memorial. He hated that man. HATED him. And here he stands acting like he's in mourning. He helped incite the opposition to violance and then stood and acted surprised when one of his supporters put three bullets in his back. He's got Yitzhak's blood on his hands. Always has. Always will. I despise this man for many other reasons but some of us haven't forgotten the role he played in this. Seems everybody else has.

:(

2009-11-02T05:06:54Z

Phils are on the brink of elimination after tonight's loss. I just think they've given up, the defense was horrible. Tonight was heartbreaking because Feliz homered in the bottom of the 8th to tie it 4-4. Lidge got two outs and I'm thinking 'Okay, let's get out of here and then Stairs will come up, walk off". Then it just fell apart and the Yankees scored three runs. I haven't cried at all during this Series, but after that, I was in tears. And the bats just haven't been hitting.

Tomorrow it's a must win. I don't see them coming back. It's soo hard to repeat.

Last week was painful, but this week could be worse. Phillies losing, my unemployment hearing is on Tuesday (which my uncle is telling me I'm likely to lose my appeal), Corzine is most likely to get re elected on the same day and then Wednesday is Yitzhak's anniversary, which is always hard.

is this ever going to end for me? When will the bad news just stop for me? I am just exhausted.

sigh

2009-10-31T21:11:00Z

Bad news: This was honestly the most emotionally PAINFUL move I have ever made (and I've made quite a bit).
Good news: It's FINALLY over.

First phone call I answered at home was an automated message from Bill asking me to vote for Jon Corzine on Tuesday. I just listened to the message laughing hysterically. Sorry honey, I am not registered in NJ but even if I was, I wouldn't be voting for him. But I still love you. :)

Happy Halloween everyone.

Game 3 tonight. LET'S GO PHILS!!!!

beautifulprayer @ 2009-10-26T16:38:00

2009-10-26T20:41:06Z

I had to go to the post office for mom and while I was there I filled out the mail forwarding slip. I then went to get in the car and I burst into tears. This is the first move I've made that's not by choice. And unlike DC, it's from a place I am still in love with, just as much as when I moved there 3 years ago. I've known this was coming since August but now that it's almost officially here (I have to be out by Saturday), it's so hard and incredibly painful.

:(

Happy 62nd birthday to...

2009-10-26T03:59:33Z

One of THE most incredible and inspriational women I have ever had the honor of meeting..

Secretary of State Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton!!!

Happy birthday, Hilldawg!! :)

And in a very strange case of irony, the New York Yankees just clinched the Pennant. I'm sure she's happy but I'm sorry Hill, they're going DOWN!! ;)

PHILLIES!!!!!!!!! BACK TO THE WORLD SERIES!!!

2009-10-22T05:29:52Z

2008-2009 NATIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPIONS!! Phils knocked off the Dodgers in Game 5 by a score of 10-4. It was good stuff. Ryan got the MVP of the NLCS. That really got me. Because I love him. I love all of them. I just love this team. I've always loved the Phillies, but this group right now, is something incredibly special. It is very hard to get back to the World Series after winning it the year before. Once I started thinking about the awesome games I went to, especially this season, it just brings tears to my eyes. Because this is my home team.

World Series, here we come!! Bring on the YANKEES!!!

WOW! Phils win with a 2 run walk off hit by Jimmy Rollins!

2009-10-20T04:53:44Z

Now they're up 3-1. It was 4-3 going into the 9th and the Dodgers had their star closer up there, Jonathan Broxton. He ends up walking Stairs and Ruiz, gets to 2 outs. Then the top of the lineup comes up. And Jimmy waits for a pitch to hit and just nails a line drive into the gap in center field, Bruntlett scored, then Ruiz scored. GAME OVER. Phils up 3-1. CBP was shaking it was going so nuts. I can't wait to hear from people who were there, must have been unreal.

This team just always, ALWAYS finds a way to win. I was shaking and had tears in my eyes because I couldn't believe it. I just love them so much. It was an unbelievable game.

1 MORE WIN AND THEN IT'S BACK TO THE WORLD SERIES. LET'S DO THIS, BOYS!!!

Oh yeah, and Ryan had a 2 run homer in the 1st to give him his 8th consecutive post season RBI. The last player to do that? Lou Gehrig. Yes, Lou Gehrig.

NLCS Game 3: Phillies 11, Dodgers 0

2009-10-19T04:12:42Z

Yep, 11-0 folks. Cliff Lee pitches 8 scoreless innings, 10 strikeouts, 3 hits. Completely DEMOLISHED the Dodgers. It was awesome! I went to Andi's for dinner tonight and we watched the game, it was a lot of fun. And the Phils were home tonight, tomorrow and Wednesday. If we're lucky, the series won't go back to LA, which would be sweet. Time to close it out.

LET'S GO PHILLIES!!! TWO MORE WINS!!!

Happy anniversary to..

2009-10-11T23:01:52Z

My parents, married October 11, 1976

Bill and Hillary married October 11, 1975

Nobel "peace" Prize

2009-10-10T04:16:37Z

Because I'm too tired to write out my thoughts. I posted this on another forum. It's about Obama being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize today:

I've said before, I've been very objective when it comes to Obama for someone who didn't vote for him. But there's no legitimate argument that can be made that he actually DESERVED this. True, he didn't ASK to be nominated or ask to win and he did say the money will go to charity. I just find it..strange. He's barely been in office 10 months! And he's not yet really done ANYTHING for PEACE. This award USED to mean something. You look at men like Nelson Mandela, Anwar Sadat, Yitzhak Rabin, F W DeKlerk. And then you see winners like Yasir Arafat, Jimmy Carter, Al Gore, and now Barack Obama. What did ANY of those men (the only exception is Carter because of Camp David I), do ANYTHING for peace? Arafat FOOLED the entire WORLD into believing he was fighting for peace when in fact he was nothing but a total coward even though he stood there in Oslo in December 1993 next to Rabin and Peres.

It's really got little to do with Obama and more to do with the credibility of this award. Which over the past few years, has done a very good job of proving that it has none. And it only discredits the winners who actually DID deserve this. And meanwhile, many many true peacemakers, get tossed to the side for this honor. As far as I'm concerned, it's disgraceful.

First I was very angry and thought of Bill, who I think everyone on both sides of the aisle, feels is one of the people who truely deserves this recognition, ESPECIALLY when he was President. There has not been as huge of a peacemaker as him since then. But then I just started thinking about my favorite Nobel Peace Prize winner and what he would be thinking:

On HCF, some people are saying Bill's probably "pissed". I don't think so. After all, Obama is his wife's boss and all tensions have eased. However, like the rest of us, he is probably just perplexed because it's just so weird and out of left field. And I'm sure, like me, he's thinking of Yitzhak and missing him, not only because it's so close to the anniversary of his death, but because he received this honor, back when it really was an honor. Not like the joke it's become, even before Obama got it. This just seals it though, and like I said, I'm not making a judgement on Obama, simply the Nobel Prize Committee.

Anyway, I'm going to bed. It's late and I'm sore. I did yardwork all day at our property in Glassboro (the house I grew up in that we still own and rent out). Dad's been working there and since he and mom are basically funding me, I figured I'd pay my dues. It's only the beginning..lol. Tim will be here tomorrow and I'll get a repreive from everything in Atlantic City. I can't wait.

Game 3 tomorrow in Denver. Forecast calling for snow and 30 degrees game time temp. Pedro is on the mound. Bring it! LET'S GO PHILS!!

2009 NL EAST CHAMPS!!! THIRD CONSECUTIVE YEAR!!

2009-10-01T03:36:34Z

The Phillies did it!! I never get tired of all of this really. I was crying as they got the last out. They beat the Astros 10-3 and they paid tribute to Harry Kalas by going out to his banner and dousing it with beer and champagne. I think that got me. It's just so much fun to watch.

I'm just soo excited to do this again. It's amazing. It looks like we'll get the Rockies in the first round, who we lost to in 2007 but I like our chances

The only bad news of the night was that the MRI came back on Jamie and he has torn 4 tendons in his groin and he has to have surgery. He's done for the year and won't be back until spring training. I literally broke down and cried when I heard. I'm seriously going to miss him in the postseason, he's such an intrigal part of this team. :(

In any case, LET'S GO PHILS!! They have a lot of work to do. It's just the beginning.

William Safire has died

2009-09-28T00:29:34Z

He was the columnist who called HIllary a "congential liar" back in the 90's and Bill wanted to punch him in the face. One less Clinton hater. Good riddance.

Makes me think of the other Clinton haters I won't mourn. Like Ken Starr. Talk about a person who has contributed absolutely NOTHING to this earth.

He was Jewish and died on Yom Kippur. How ironic.

Edit: I probably shouldn't be talking like this on the highest of holy days. LOL.

Some cute Soy pics from my phone

2009-09-27T04:37:39Z

This one's from last month.

And yesterday, with Kevin..

I'm baaaaccckkk!!!!

2009-09-20T23:08:20Z

But I am sick as a dog, I have a horrible cold. So I'm not going to have many details of the cruise just yet. And I have to log into my classes for the term since I am not caught up. I really don't want to do that.

Just wanted to let everyone know I was home safe and sound. I missed you all!

RACHEL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2009-09-05T22:38:19Z

I cannot in a million years describe the HIGH I am on right now. I did not go to Saratoga but having already seen this freak of nature, I'm okay with it. I was shaking, screaming and crying. I can't imagine how I'd be if I was there but it'd be similar to my freak out at the Haskell when I saw her win.

This horse is just incredible. It is an amazing day to be a horse racing fan. I love this sport and it makes me proud that a horse like this exists and that I got to see her make history.

And she did it again today. A filly has never won the Woodward. A 3 year old filly has never won the Woodward. She did. I was having a heart attack in the backstretch because she was on the lead and the fractions were off the charts. At one point I had to cover my eyes and I'm going "Oh my god, this isn't good" About 95 percent of racehorses would have been cooked in the stretch. Maybe a few exceptions: Invasor maybe, Ghostzapper maybe. I wouldn't even add Curlin.

She had another gear. And then fought off Macho Again, who was envoking memories of my beloved Sun King, closing like a freight train.

Calvin was crying and then he hugged whoever was on Macho Again (I'm blanking). This was the third incredible Woodward in a row, starting with 2007 with Lawyer Ron and Sun King going 1, 2 and then last year with Curlin winning. This gave Steve and Jess their second Woodward in a row.

Horse of the Year is locked up. The Moss' should just concede defeat right now. It's over. I don't even care to see her and Zenyatta match up. What would be the point? Honestly.

Bill just sent me video of Rachel walking back to the barn and the crowd was going nuts. He said "She is totally AWESOME!" I said "Didn't I tell you?!"

The crowd at Monmouth Park witnessed history the first Sunday in August. The crowd at Saratoga witnessed history on the first Saturday in September.

If she goes to Belmont on Oct. 4th, I will be there.

I'm going to Phyllis' for a party tonight. I will definitely be celebrating this.

Remembering Katrina: August 29, 2005

2009-08-29T13:07:44Z

People have forgotten and too many people are still in need of help. The Gulf Coast, New Orleans, will never fully recover.

I know everyone's remembering Kennedy today, Aug. 29th. But frankly, I'm going to spend more time remembering the people of the Gulf Coast, the people of New Orleans. The people my father spent 2 months, over Thanksgiving in 2005, helping I'm sitting here next to a plaque from Verizon that has my father's name on it and it says "In recognition of your dedication to the people of Louisana during the natural disaster of Hurricane Katrina" and I've got tears in my eyes. He missed Thanksgiving with us that year but it was a small sacrifice in comparison. He has hundreds of pictures, stories, momentos, the people he met that touched his life. I also did Red Cross relief work in DC for the Katrina victims who came to the Armory to stay for weeks.

I have a necklace from New Orleans that I wear almost every day. It reminds me of the people down there. I think about them often. I meet people from New Orleans and I tell them about my father's experience. They all say the same thing: "Tell him I said 'thank you'. It makes me so proud. He's been back down there twice since, both times to Biloxi. He loves it down there and loves helping the people. Someday I hope to travel with him and see for myself the work he's done. He wears his Katrina relief hat all the time, as well as his shirts. He says it's a daily reminder of the struggle those people went through and they inspire him.

The people of the Gulf Coast have been all but ignored by the rest of this country, the media, the govt. And four years later, they're still recovering.

While everyone is mourning Teddy, please take a moment and say a thought or a prayer for the people of NOLA and the Gulf Coast. They still need them.

God Bless the people of the Gulf Coast. Some of us will NEVER forget.

So I gave in..

2009-08-28T03:23:04Z

After I had class tonight, I flipped channels from the Phillies game to the Eagles game. I watched the rest of the Phillies game (they lost..meh) and then turned the Eagles game back on. Call it a force of habit or whatever, but turns out, I turned it on at the right time because apparently asshole had played on the first two plays for a very short time. What was funny though was when I turned it on, I had no idea he had even played. The commentators didn't mention it and looking at Vick on the sidelines, he was pouting. McNabb was in through three quarters and then Kolb came in. Seeing that jerk in an Eagles jersey was really tough to swallow but they didn't show him much on the sidelines, which was nice. I did get to see my smiling Brian Westbrook who didn't play but was dressed and smiling and being the cool Brian he is. That made up for a lot. So I have no idea how Vick was recieved, I don't care, I don't want to see it on the news, although they'll probably show it. But they were playing "Fly Eagles Fly" and my eyes started to well up with tears. They ended up winning.

I can't give up on this team. The reality is, it's not like we'll have to deal with Vick playing all that much anyway so it really won't be much different. But I do love the Eagles. One of my life's mottos has always been this: "Just because people you believe in disappoint you doesn't mean you stop believing in them" I should apply that to sports teams I love as well. I've never given up on things or people very easily anyway. Once I love something, I love it for life. It's part of who I am. But I won't cheer for him when he's on the field and won't condone anything he did or think for a second he's reformed. But I won't let this piece of shit cause me to stop cheering for a team I've loved my whole life. I won't let him take that from me. Ever.

Am I wrong?

Random stuff and RIP, Ted Kennedy

2009-08-26T19:30:07Z

Just like to take a moment to remember Sen. Ted Kennedy. I can acknowledge the amazing work he did over the decades of public service. He did so much for education, for the under privledged, for health care. He worked across party lines. He was well respected by everyone, Democrats and Republicans. His presence is missing from the current health care debate. And his legacy should recognize that. I think we all expected this day, especially the past week or so. I've never been enamored with the Kennedys so I haven't been personally affected by this. But as a politics junkie, a Democrat, and an American, I do think it's a sad day. I hope in the midst of this, both parties can come together and try to get a good health care reform plan through with compromise and not yelling, but talking. I think that's the best way to honor him right now.

His accomplishments and positives should be honored and remembered. He was a great public servant. A great man? Not at all. He did kill someone and he helped his nephew cover up having raped someone. Had he not been a Kennedy and had Chappaquitick happened today, he would have been in jail. I think it's right to focus on the postiives but I can't help but think of these events and the media has talked about it as well. Although they keep referring to the "demons". Yes, his demons were the womanizing and the alcohol, but those are demons a lot of people have. Killing someone and covering it up, is not a demon, to me. Mom read the book and was telling me stories I hadn't heard from the incident.

Not to mention, watching them show pictures of him with Bill and Hillary has been pretty difficult. But that's a different story. Hard to forget that too. And that endorsement came on the grounds of my alma mater. :(

I do have a personal memory of Teddy though. When I worked on Capitol Hill in the fall of 2000, one of my jobs was to give tours to Rob's constituents who requested them. I was a pretty good tour guide. But my favorite place in the Capitol was the Rotunda. I used to love giving tours there becasue people become completely awestruck with it. One day I was giving a tour and he walked by us by himself. I remember him being hunched over and I said "That's Senator Kennedy" and my guests were really excited. I remember how much of a presence he had, even just walking by himself. It was a moment I'll never forget.

Anyway, moving on...

I cold called 30 Bucks County law offices yesterday. I got a few leads but so far nothing's materialized. I kinda felt productive. We'll see how it turns out. Tonight and tomorrow are my last classes for the term. I have to finish the course project that's due Tuesday. I figure if I can get most of it done by the weekend, that'll be good. I'm not worried about it because it's for my Legal Research class I'm doing extremely well in. I am looking forward to be done with Civil Lit though. I haven't done that great on some of the legal docs I've had to work on. I'm doing fine, but I set high standards for myself and I'm not even sure I really like it. I guess once I'm working and doing actual cases, I'll have a better time of it.

Other than that, I've been going to the gym every day, I have been cooking for myself and trying to get things back on track. I didn't do well last week at all, I ate too much crap and didn't get to work out. It drives me nuts when I have to go a week without exercising, I feel like crap. I'm going to the gym in a bit. I've done some cleaning and other odds and ends. It's been a productive week. I cannot wait for the cruise. I used the gift card Kevin got me for Kohl's, earlier today. I had to get new workout sneakers because the ones I've been wearing have been completely worn out. So I got a new pair of sneakers and two new bras. Cannot beat Kohl's. Love it.

Last night's Phillies game was heartbreaking. Brad Lidge gets no more free passes from me. None. He's blown 9 saves this year and there's no way that's going to win us another World Series.

In other news, Michael Vick is due to play tomorrow night. The game is here. I don't even want to imagine the chaos that will ensue. I was all set to not watch until I heard that Brian Westbrook is going to be back in his first pre season game. Now I'm like "well piss" So I might try to watch some of it. Just for Brian. But I hope the Jags Defense puts Vick on his back. I'll cheer.

Anyway, good vibes to Steph, I'm glad you're okay. I love you.

30th birthday report

2009-08-24T22:23:52Z

I will have pictures but I wanted to write all the fun and exciting details on what has been an incredibly memorable 30th birthday celebration. I wrote about the surprise dinner so I'll just start with my actual birthday on Thursday.

I woke up early and didn't do much of anything exciting in the morning. I drove home to my parents' and just hung out at the house. I helped dad do a few things. Mom was in a lousy mood because she was stressed between work and stuff and she kept taking it out on me and dad, so that was a bit of a downer but I got over it. Kevin and I went out and got Rita's water ice. That's the coolest thing about having a summer birthday, is you can go get Rita's. You can't do that in the winter. So we went to the Phillies game. I wanted to get there early because I wanted to try to get Ryan's autograph and sometimes the players come over. Well that didn't work out. None of the guys came over to sign autographs other than Chase Utley. I saw Jamie walk by and I tried getting his attention (like seriously, I was yelling "JAAAMIEEEE!!!! JAMIIEEEE!!!" at the top of my lungs). Nothing. I asked the security guy if he could get Ryan to come over, said it was my 30th birthday. He said he couldn't. Rats. I guess I wasn't surprised. They're there to work and there are too many people to come over and don't have time to sign a billion autographs before the game. I get it. But at least I tried. I did get on Fan O Vision though when I told them it was my birthday. That was fun. It was really hot and I was standing for a while. So then I went up to join my family at the seats. They saw me on TV. Oh, and it was Jewish Heritage Night and it was neat because my aunt's synagogue's choir sang the national anthem. I tried to videotape it, didn't come out that well though.

Our seats were all the way up at the top behind home plate. I didn't realize how high up they were. Mom wasn't thrilled, but I didn't really mind. There was a nice breeze. Mom wore her Shane Victorino jersey which looked like a dress on her. After the 4th inning Kevin and I decided to go walking. But before that, I was surprised with my name in lights in the birthday announcements. It was really cool. The hat they give out now is really nice too. I was wearing my Ryan jersey with the flower necklace I bought, I wanted to just have some fun with it all. We got Wawa hoagies to bring to the game and then when we went walking, Kevin bought me a beer. We went out to Ashburn Alley and hung out there for a while. Kevin never can sit still so he kept wanting to just get up and walk and after a while, my feet were hurting and it was hot and I was tired.

OMG..before I forget, the funniest thing happened when we got there. We parked and this police officer on a motorcycle came up behind the car and asked my brother to come over and the four of us looked at each other like "What the hell?" I thought maybe we parked in the wrong spot or something. So he motions for Kevin to come over and he says "You see that phone on the ground? Can you pick it up for me?" The dumbass cop was so lazy, he couldn't get off his bike to get the phone he dropped. He made my brother come over and get it, leaving us thinking he was in trouble. It was hilarious.

So anyway, the Phillies ended up winning, 12-3. I have become their good luck charm. I've been to three games with the scores being: 11-4, 22-1, and 12-3. And the best part was Ryan hitting a 3 run home run in the 7th!! I kept saying "All I want is a Ryan Howard home run" and I got it. And where we were standing, I got an incredible view of it. It made my night. Well up until then at least. An inning later, we went to watch the game from the concourse behind home plate. We were standing there and one of the Phillies front office guys came walking past us and stopped to talk to some people. I looked down and noticed he was wearing a World Series Championship ring. I turned to him and said "It's my 30th birthday today, can I hold the ring?" He let me, and like five other people hold it. It was amazing. I would have taken a picture but I didn't want to take up much more of his time. But he was super nice. I don't know his name but I wish I could thank him again. I just kept staring at it, it was huge, and heavy. A few of the guys were telling him he could put this year's ring on his other hand. From their mouths to God's ears. :) I was on such a high after that.

Afterwards, mom and dad dropped Kevin and I off at PJ Walahan's so we could get a few drinks. But I was so tired and hot and just wanted to go home so we were there for maybe an hour and left. I didn't drink much at all. I felt bad but I really just wanted to go home.

So the celebrating didn't really end there. Friday I did some things, mom mom wanted to give me some money so I went by to see her. Jelena and I made plans to celebrate both of our birthdays that evening. She was coming at 4:30 so I had to get back here. Her 30th was on Saturday. We went to Dave and Busters and just had an absolute blast, talking, laughing, eating, drinking, celebrating being 30 years old. The waitress was cool and they sang happy birthday to both of us. I had so much fun. Saturday I went over Janell's to spend time with her. She took me to Chipotle for lunch (yay!), we ran some errands and came back and watched the races and a movie. The weather Saturday was horrible, thanks Bill, ugh. I woke up Saturday morning, looked out the window and said "Well, looks like Bill has arrived" LOL. Not the Bill I would have preferred. heh. So hanging with Janell was fun. Yesterday I made plans with Andi to go to lunch, she wanted to see me before she leaves for school on Wednesday. We decided to go to Chickie's and Pete's to get lunch and watch the Phillies game. That was a lot of fun. Then we went (unsuccessfully) looking for ice cream. Man, there's nothing to do in South Philly. Seriously.

And now it's back to the grind. Today I went to the store, watched the Phillies game (They took 3 out of 4 against the Mets. Yay!), went to the gym, now I need to do schoolwork.

But this was the best birthday week and weekend I've ever had. It was amazing. So much fun. That's what life's all about, right?

In other news, Rachel is going to the Woodward. Of course I'm not going. Figures. Ahh well, I just saw her, thankfully.

Just wanted to say

2009-08-23T01:43:33Z

This has been the most amazing birthday week I've had. I'm not even kidding. I will have a full update, but wanted to let everyone know I haven't disappeared. I've had stuff every day with different people and doing wonderful things. I have one more day of celebrating before getting back to reality. The only downside is that Hurricane Bill has shown up today and it's been raining like crazy off and on all freaking day.

And I still have the cruise next month. I hope I can make it. :)

Thanks to all for the birthday wishes and cards. Love you guys.

Should I feel different today?

2009-08-20T12:54:03Z

Because I don't. I am glad to be rid of my 20's though, the last years of it weren't that great. So far all I've done is wake up early and I ate blueberry special K for breakfast. I might need some coffee.

Even though my current situation is kinda stagnant (other than school), I've done a lot in my 30 years on this earth. More so than a lot of people have. I've traveled overseas, made great friends, been a good friend, daughter, sister, niece, granddaugther, fulfilled dreams, fallen in and out of love, seen a lot of places, taken advantage of every opportunity afforded to me. I've lived in four different states, gotten and lost jobs, owned four cars, lived an entire Triple Crown, and become passionate about things at a young age that I'm still passionate about today. I've stayed out of trouble (for the most part). I've been very lucky. I have a roof over my head, food on the table, my health, my family, my dog (who I wanted to still be here on my 30th birthday and is hanging in there). I've had some incredible life experiences and am grateful for every one of them. I've been knocked down a lot and gotten right back up. I've had people who care about me, have mentored me and touched my life in so many ways. I've worked hard and fought for everything I've done. And I'm still here. I'm still standing on my two feet. It doesn't get much better than that.

Love to all.

Brooke

Happy birthday to....

2009-08-19T16:52:43Z

Steph's sister!! I've never met her but her birthday is the day before mine so she must be cool. :)
Uncle Nate! Who I talked to this morning and told me I was older than he was..HAHAHA. We also talked horses. He says "The game's crooked and I shouldn't spend so much money on it, but I've been doing it for years. The only good people in the sport seem to be John and Jason Servis" LOL. I can't really argue with that. :)
William Jefferson Clinton!!! :) I am so proud to have my birthday follow his, it's something that will never change. And I wasn't even due in August, I was due in September and somehow fate intervened. I'm so happy he was brought into this world, even if there are a lot of people who wish he wasn't.

I hope they all have a great day.

I just officially told the leasing office I'm not renewing my lease. It's not a decision I wanted to make but one that I have to. It's not up until the end of October but I had to let them know right now and there's no point in renewing it when I'm not working. If I find something in this area by then, I can find another apt in the complex that is cheaper or if this apt doesn't get rented, I can stay here. The girls in the office are super nice and said we would play it by ear. We'll see what happens. I'm still applying for jobs but if I'm not working by then, I'm just going home. I moved out when I was 20, I might have to move back at 30. I really want to stay in PA, but if I can't, I can't. So we'll see. I'm okay with this decision, honestly. It's going to be a huge weight off my shoulders. I've lived here 3 years anyway.