Alphabet Soup of my Life.

A is for apology. Yes, I am sorry. To the very few of you who bother to come here, I apologize for failing to update in over a year. I've been a terrible blogger and for that I am truly sorry.




B is for birthday. Friday the 20th of May marked the big 3-0 for me. I had all kinds of plans to celebrate, most of which were foiled. I'll spare you the details as it involves several different kinds of bodily fluids.








Needless to say, I turned 30 despite the complications and I lived to tell about it. I guess I'm a real adult now?

C is for contentment. Life is good! And while I should jump on here and share the joys of my life, I choose rather to live in the moment. Like with my poetry, oftentimes I find I have less to say when things are good. It is through writing I find my solace.

D is for death. The one inevitability, eh? I cried as my sister said goodbye to her beloved pet, Zoe. I hung my head in sorrow when my friend Regina passed away on Saturday. We lost a frog and a few fish from our miniature tank; my daughter took it okay.

E is for employed, although the word is a bit deceiving. I'm not technically an employee anywhere; I'm an independent contractor. Yes, yes! I am finally certified and working. It only took six long years, but I am a full-fledged career woman now. My job is demanding, but I get to work a lot from home. That is always a good thing.

F is for family. I feel so blessed that I get to spend time with my family a lot; both the family I've chosen AND the family I was given. My parents come to visit as often as they can. I enjoyed attending the Home and Garden show here in Portland with my dad, my sister and my brother-in-law. We've also been known to dine out at our favorite Thai place when we get together. My family is my number one, hands down.

G is for group sex. Just kidding. I just wanted to see if you were still paying attention. G is actually for good health. My sister was diagnosed late last year with a rare form of thyroid cancer. She recently received some good news from her doctor that allowed our family to breathe a huge sigh of relief. She still has to endure iodine radiation, but the prognosis is good; for that I am so thankful.

H is for hitched. Yup, you read it right. We are getting married. When we finally say the big "I DO," we will have celebrated almost nine years as a couple. So while this has been coming for some time, it was a pleasant surprise to our families who've been mighty tolerance of our living in sin. (Hey Mom, you can't call Joey your sin-in-law anymore!)

I is for I really hope I can come up with something for the crappy letters in the alphabet.

J is for Joey. Three random reasons why I know Joey's going to make me a happy wife. 1 - we've been together for 8+ years and I still get flutterbies in my stomach when I see the car pull into the driveway. 2 - we've been together 8+ years and we can still stay up late talking about absolutely anything. 3 - we've been together 8+ years and he still grabs my butt when I'm doing the dishes, even though he knows I absolutely hate it.






K is for Karmyn. My sister. My friend.
I could say a lot, but all I need to say is that I'm lucky to have a sister like her and I'm grateful for every day I have with her in my life.






L is for love. Speaks for itself. <3

M is for music. I don't care how busy we get, we always make time for some good tunes. I went with my dad and my friend Kendelle last summer to see The Doobie Brothers in concert at Edgefield. I also saw Ani Difranco in Seattle with a few girlfriends. We had an amazing time. There are so many concerts coming to Portland this summer and I can't choose which ones I really have to see.

N is for neighbors. Long story short, we hate them. We want to move, but having a hard time finding something else we like and can afford our current school district. We don't want to pull our daughter out of her school; she's already going to be in 2nd grade and has established important friendships that we don't want to deprive her of. But UGH. I can't take it much longer!

O is for October. The 22nd of October, to be exact.

P is for promise. I do promise to keep my blog more current. I can't promise I'll write every day or even every week, but I promise I won't let another year go by. P is also for pinkie swear.

Q is for quit. I quite smoking New Years Eve 2009 and I haven't looked back. I haven't had a cigarette for a year and a half and I couldn't be happier. My lungs couldn't be happier. Yes, I've put on a few pounds since quitting, but who cares. Well worth it, don't ya think??





R is for reading. My daughter is a terrific reader and was doing so at a 2nd grade level half way through her 1st grade year.
(Another random reason that I know Joey is amazing? He reads her a chapter every night before bed from her fairy book series. And he LOVES it.)





S is for Sara. She is my best friend and has been since the 6th grade. She will be my maid of honor
(and only attendant, for that matter) in our wedding. I feel so blessed to have a lifelong friend in her.



T is for transcription. You would not BELIEVE how much time I sit in front of this computer working on transcrips for attorneys. It is not uncommon for me to do 50-100 pages a day in editing. It's long, trying, painstaking, and oftentimes boring, but it pays well. I have my mother to thank for helping me in the editing process. Without her I might've lost my hair by now.

U is for unclear. We're still unclear whether we'll be going on a honeymoon after we get married. There are a lot of factors at play. If we could go anywhere in the world, we've narrowed it down to Ireland, South America, or Fiji. More likely, we will end up at the Oregon coast. And guess what, as long as I have nowhere to go and no one to clean up after, THAT IS FINE WITH ME!

V is for vaccine. Our kiddo was vaccinated against Whooping Cough as recommended by her pediatrician when she was little. We got notice from her school that there were several cases of Whooping Cough in her school and her class, so when she came down with a terrible cough that resulted in her throwing up, we got worried. Her doc diagnosed her instead with bronchitis and prescribed her some meds and sent her home. She's doing much better.

W is for where the heck is summer?!? I'm sick of the rain. I need some sunshine. It's almost June for shit's sake!!

I'm skipping X, people. Sorry. I'm just not feeling that creative today.
Y is for yippee! I'm almost done.

Z is for zesty. I'm going to make some zesty lemon chicken for dinner. So with that, I bid you farewell. I leave you with a few pictures to enjoy until next time.