leaving tomorrow!  passport came today so we're ready to go!

will hopefully have some cool pics when we get back...lots of debauchery to be had...

side note: did anyone do anything on St. Patty's Day?  I had some green stuff but otherwise, nothing much...maybe the whole Monday thing was a no-go...

-Ty

let's see...

ah, let's go with last June and July...both HUGE months for me...

In May, I was hired at AT&T...was in the middle of the Nutrisystem diet...and had taken out my tongue ring in an effort to be "more professional" (yet kept it in at the suit-wearing Shane Co. who would've guessed, lol)...also finished another 19 unit, fun-filled semester at SJSU....

June 1st...break up...almost a month before a trip to Hawaii for a wedding/meet my family that was to occur...at the time it sucked...but in hindsight it was a good thing to do...lots of saved money, effort, and heartache...

June 4th...Grandmother on my Mother's side passes away...after she falls down and breaks her hip...was a chronic chain smoker most of her life and yet it was the complications of a BROKEN HIP that was her downfall...

Rest of June...try to find someone to replace the ex for the Hawaii trip...find plenty of almost-takers, but none who could commit for a week off...even tried to convince my new co-workers...the airline wouldn't give a refund...but it was overall a small price to pay...I guess...

July 6th...leave for Hawaii...as soon as I get off the plane I go to a BBQ for the wedding party and the families of both sides.  There, my Dad expresses his DISAPPOINTMENT in me for not graduating in 4 years, despite working 32-40 hours a week and maintaining a relatively good GPA throughout everything (I'm currently at a 2.8)...besides all of my other emotional termoil (like being in Hawaii ALONE) I almost wanted to go home right then and there...that night, I wrote a note about what was going on inside of me...it seemed like I was finally mourning not only the loss of my Grandfather (December 26th, 2006), and my Grandmother (June 4th, 2007), but also my longish relationship (around 3 years)...

The rest of the trip went great.  It was as if finally mourning those losses enabled me to make peace with them.  Here I was...a 21 year old...single...20 lbs lighter female...in Hawaii...I shouldn't feel down...

I made peace with my Dad and explained to him that saying he's disappointed in me is like saying he's disowning me...and he realized that yes, I am doing a great job...and yes...just because it took me 5 years to graduate isn't the end of the world and he should still be proud of me...and yes...international business is ALOT different from aviation mechanic stuff so let me learn languages and study abroad and do international interns and take my time LEARNING...

meh...so yeah...ended up being a really great, soul-finding trip with a beautiful wedding ceremony and tons of time with my family...

I'm spent...

-Tys

soooo...I bought a Mini last October.......here:

and it's pretty kick ass..fun to drive...and a little more me than a pimped out GTI...

BUT...it seems to attract almost-accidents...like...EVERYDAY...

and it's always some big fucking SUV with the person talking on their cell phone almost side swiping me...when they didn't use a turn signal and I was right next to them...

fun, huh?  not really...kinda over it...but I'm not gonna get rid of my car...

gotta work on my defensive driving........or start using the point system with cars instead of people...mwahahaha

-Ty