This weekend was so hectic, Angelina had a cheer comp both days which took up the whole weekend and when I wasn't doing something cheer-related, I was sleeping.. and THEN my laptop decided to just go to heaven :( Kenny currently has it in pieces and is attempting to bring it back to life, so keep your fingers crossed... so now I have to use the desktop, which isn't on a desk so it requires sitting on the floor.. yeah.. I should buy a desk but usually I don't use this computer so it never bothered me, well, I've been sitting here about 5 minutes and I am ready to run to the store to buy a desk!
Anyhow.. let's catch up on the 30 Days of Blogging, shall we?!
Day 4-Your parents
My mom - she is great but she does have her off days and on those days, I stay as far away as I can. We have always been close but definitely had our ups and downs but she is always there for me if I need her. She raised me a lot on her own and always put me first, even though I didn't always see it that way.. I just think kids never really see what and how much a mother sacrifices while raising her children until the kid has a child. We still talk daily and she only lives about 7 minutes from me so we see each other often too. Last week I went into the salon she was getting her hair done at so I could get my hair trimmed and she was ever so happy to quickly announce to everyone there that I was going to be an "oven". I guess I make her proud :)
My father - ok, so I have two..
I have my real, biological father.. we did not have much of a relationship while I was a child, I am pretty sure he wasn't really ready to be a dad when I was born so I think it was harder for him to adjust to the lifestyle change not to mention him and my mother didn't get along at all, so that always made it hard for them to communicate about me. We have improved a lot but I don't think it will ever be as good as is could.. it could be the distance, there is only about 90 or so miles between us which seems like a lot more when you both have busy lives. Or maybe its due to the delayed father/daughter relationship start we received or just because I still have some hard feelings but what ever it is, I do appreciate how much he has stepped up and that he now tries to be a dad.
(my gram is on the left, me, my stepdad)
Then there is my stepfather.. he raised me from the time I was one years old, he potty trained me, and helped me to talk, he spent days outside showing me how to ride a two wheeler, and he took me to work at the truck stop and let me slide under the trucks and 'work' with him.. I lost my first tooth at his work and put it in the top drawer of his tool box. He never looked at me like a stepdaughter.. to him (and his whole family), I was HIS child and for that I will always be grateful. Sadly, the time spent with him was short-lived as he lost his battle with cancer when I was just 7 years old - I still remember every detail of that day, EVERY detail, even hanging my coat on my hook (with a picture of an apple above it that said "Courtney") that morning. It's been over 21 years since he passed away, and I will never, ever forget him!
Day 5-Your siblings
Brittany (on the left) - Brittany is the total opposite of me - she is 5' even, very petite, extremely socialable and doesn't want kids until she is well in her 30s. Her and I have the same mother, her father is my stepfather and she was just 1yr5mos when he passed away. We're very close even when work prevents us from hanging out as much as we wish we could - we weren't always so close though.. I had a hard time adjusting to having a baby sister after being the baby for 6 years but I am thankful that I finally got use to it and I appreciate having her, the little miracle baby who was conceived around the time our dad was going through cancer treatments and survived being trampled by a full-sized horse while inside my mother's uterus - which after going to the ER to be checked out is how my mom found out she was expecting!
Stephen - Stephen or Stevie as I always called him growing up is my (step) brother.. I remember being very jealous of him when we all lived together in a house that was shaped like an A and he had the bedroom upstairs! It was so cool but I was banned from the stairs that went up there since they were steel spiral stairs and my parents always thought I'd fall and die or something (I snuck up plenty of times and I am still here!). Although we live in separate states now and we're both grown with our own families, I know we'll always have a brother/sister bond and he'll always be there for me.
Tina - Tina and I are stepsisters technically but if you asked either of us our relationship, we'd reply with just "we're sisters". Not too many big sisters would take their 9 yr old sister to see New Kids on the Block but that is exactly what she did - and she wasn't paid to do it either (at least not that I know of!). Tina has two kids of her own and if I thought I was busy with cheerleading, her schedule is 10x more busy than mine with all the sports her kids are into but just like Stephen, I also know she'll always be here for me too, just as she always was!
I have a great family - I am so blessed!
Day 6-A picture of something that makes you happy
It's not the greatest photo, and Dominic is not smiling, but this picture makes me smile, and the people in it make me smile more - This was from December 2010 while we were on the Polar Express train ride in New Hampshire (Thanks Gramma!).. We all enjoyed it sooo much! Pink shirt is Alianna, blue snowman jammies is Dominic, lime green top is Angelina and then Me on the left and Kenny on the right. And yes, we're all in our pjs! It made the ride and story even better!
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