Veggies Galore!!!

Okay, so yesterday I told you guys I was going over to Cookies house after the house visitor left, right? Well it turns out that it was the best time I had over there. He was sweet and romantic and caring and considerate and most defiantly goofy. For the past month and a half him and his mom who I've been calling mom, have been working on a garden in their HUGE back yard. Well I was so tired of hearing "Cookie has to till" or "Cookie needs to design the chicken coop", so I put my foot down and said "I want to help." Well this is what got done, remember her yard is HUGE... We got the mowing done, the tilling done, the veggies picked and harvested (she planted a few months early), we got the yard weeded and we got that stupid chicken coop designed out on paper... Now I didn't go over there to help, I went to spend time with Cookie, it just turned out me helping because I got tired of hearing he need to do so much in such a short amount of time.

Now I know I have been talking about Cookie a lot and him leaving and this is why. In September, on our 7 or 8 month anniversary, he will be leaving for basics. It will be on the anniversary date itself which is a bummer but hey, he's  gotta do what he's gotta do. I love him, and for once I can look you in the eyes and say I love him. He's my knight in shining armor. He is my Marines and I am so proud to call him mine. Cookie is 2 years older than me grade wise.. but only a year and a half in age. I was born in July of 95 and he was born in January of 94. I'm gonna miss him dearly but when I went over to his house talked about how things are gonna work and how we are gonna make it through because I'M not the only one that wants to make it work while he is gone. He sat me down and told me that we could Skype or IMO. We could text each other when he could, or call when he had his down time and he swore that every night he would write to me, and that made me start to cry, so he held me and told me everything was gonna work out and fall into place. I just pray he is right. Its hard to come by a guy like that. He's my Cookie and I'm his Little Butterfly.

Okay so you guys heard my mom talk about how we stay up late watching Army Wives or the Secret Life, and how we stay up till 1 in the morning playing card games or Yahtzee. Well this might be a fact but I am still the greatest. She will leave me in the dust when it comes to Yahtzee or Rummy but when it comes to UNO... I win 89% of the time. Don't get me wrong I'm good at the other games but my all time favorite is UNO. My mom is amazing and intelligent and always know how to make me smile. When we play cards, we're not competetive. We mainly like to spend as much time together because here in a year I will be graduating and 2 months after that I will be a legal adult. We talk about my future and we talk about Daddy and the boys and finding jobs and the latest episode of Army Wives, which he got me addicted to. I owe everything to her, and one of these days, I'll prove it to her that I can be the best daughter she has ever had because sometimes I don't feel like it, I don't feel like I can do anything right. That's another reason why our late night games are special to me.

Now I know I just started this an all and am trying to be like my mom who to me is the best blogger out there so far, but as an American Teenager who lives at home and like to be locked away in her cubbyhole of a room with ear buds attacked to her ears at all times, its hard to live an exciting life. Its hard to say, hey I went there or yeah we did that, but I'm NOT picky. I take what I can get and be happy with it no matter what it is. I love my family very much and I love Cookie and my other mom very much and all of them make me very happy. This is just a catch up blog on how I roll and who everyone is and such.... sigh now I have to find something to do for the rest of the day... If anyone has some ideas, leave them in the comments

Until Next time,
Best Wishes, ML-MG

Life is a Highway

Life is a most defiantly a highway. There are twists and turns and hills and bumps. You never know what you're gonna get when you come to the end... and that is the thrill of it all... especially if you're traveling with people you love and love you too. I'm traveling one of the bumpiest roads there is to come by. Just this year, I have encountered 2 family deaths and 1 non-related family death. I've also encountered fighting, bickering, and among all happiness... from birth to meeting Cookie. Just goes to show you never know what you are gonna get in the long run. I want to be the one who stands up in the front of the class without being afraid and say "Yes I did do that, and I am proud, because I did it with my family, my ohna."

House visits, oh how I love thee.... NOT!! We are having a person come over today to help my mom with some business... the only good thing out of this is going over to Cookies house after she leaves. It wouldn't be so bad, her coming, if I didn't have to baby sit my brothers and make sure they are on there best behavior. You know how hard it is to make sure they are on their best behavior? Its like giving a monkey a root canal.... Near impossible. Dilly and Woo Burger are good boys don't get me wrong. They are sweet and loving and defiantly energetic, but put them in a room together for an hour or two, you better be prepared to have one or the other come out with bruises. But hey, thats the beauty of being an older sister. It has its ups and its has its downs. Woo Burger is 9 and Dilly is 14 and I know what you are gonna say, can't Dilly baby sit Woo Burger. NO!!! No No No... BAD IDEA. Sorry Charlie try again. I just hope everything goes well with mom. I pray she gets what she is looking for.

Yes, I have asked myself this many of times, Am I truly live the life of an American Teenager. To tell you the truth, I don't really have an answer to share. It could be many answers depending on your view of "Living Life to the Fullest." If I was interpreting it that way.. No, I guess I just live an average everyday normal life... filled with turns and twist and corkscrews. Its like a big roller coaster that never ends but you have to enjoy it because after all it is your life. Now if I was taking it by going out to spend time with Cookie, or going out and getting my permit with my mom, or even staying home and playing a normal card game with my baby brother. Then yes I am living my life the way I want too. All though secretly at times I want to scream at the top of the roof and just burst of singing "Bring me to Life, Wake me up inside, Save me from this nothing I've become...", because at times I do feel like nothing. I get told by my mom and by Cookie that I'm not... That I am their world and that I should never feel like that but hey I'm a girl, I still think that ponies and rainbows are the bomb... Give me some slack.

OMG OMG OMG before I forget I should tell you about my greatest Easter gift in the world. We got 7 new baby kittens. 5 girls and 2 boys. They are so adorable. Only 5 of them are extremely fluffy, And both boys are ones of the fluffly ones. Kitty had them in my bed that morning and we have been taking care of them since. When they get out of the room they look like little rats running around. We all love them more than we ever could love an animal. Okay here they are in order....

1. Azaland
2.Nittany (twins with Azaland)
3. Ella
4. Dawg ( who is a girl)
5. Pooky
6. Sophia
7.Efe
They all sleep with me in my bed, I clean their kitty box..... which they do use on occasions... I feed them, etc. They are my best friends. I come home to them waiting for me after school and I wake up to them surrounding me. Makes me feel whole, and yeah I know that we might have to get rid of them but at least I got them while I still can.

So with that I bid you farewell...Until next time...

Best wishes, ML-MG

New Beginnings

I have gone through a lot recently. A lot of changes has happened in my life that I feel I need to start all over... a clean slate... a do over!! So here I am.. starting fresh... new feelings... new thoughts... new everything. This time, I'm going to stick to it... and I think the best way to do that is to blog... my Mom blogs... and so do some of my friends... and I think that it would be healthy to have a place to go to just write how I feel without judgement.

Him... he's my new beginning... he's my guy. His name is Jess and he and I met at school. We were friends for a while and he tried to help me out with some really complicated things going on in my life. He was so sweet that it was hard not to fall for him. I told my Mom about him and she said I needed to kick the loser and go for a guy like him. Sooo... she asked him if he was going to ask me out... and at first he said no. Then he thought about it for awhile and... well then he asked me out. He's my peanut butter to my jelly... the star to my burst and the crack to my pipe!!! He's my "cookie"... and no one can ever change that!! He will graduate from school on Friday and Mom and I are going to his graduation. We plan to spend as much time as we can together before he leaves in September. Where is he going you ask? He is the few... the proud... the MARINES!!! He has been in the delayed entry program for awhile and will leave in September for basic training. I'm going to miss him like crazy but I just know that we can make it work. We'll write... and when we can we will call... and of course there is visits home! Love is a strong word to use... but I can honestly say... I love you Cookie!

It's official... I AM A SENIOR! I woke up this morning with a smile on my face because it was the official first day of the summer before my senior year. Mom told me last night that I need to smile more... and change my attitude from being sad that a lot of my friends and Cookie are all graduating to... I AM A SENIOR!!! I think I can handle that even though I will still be sad inside that my friends and Cookie aren't going to be at school in the fall. I've got so much to look forward to this summer... Senior Pictures... and ordering my class ring. I've got it all picked out already... I just can't wait. I am going to try to make the most of my senior year... and I'm going to try to study really hard cause I have to think of my future... even if it feels like a million miles away!

Ok... so I got my learner's permit! Yes that means I have access to the roads and to Iron Man (my Mom's car)!!! Does this scare me? TO PIECES!!! Does this scare Mom.... EVEN MORE!!! But Dad seems to be cool with it. Mom freaked me out the first day and I almost gave up and almost decided never to drive but I've come to conclude that I need to drive with my Dad. He's cooler... and she knows it... when it comes to cars. Mom tends to... um... panic a bit! I know she's proud of me... but I think the thought of me on the road and with other drivers on the road just scares her. I promise I'm going to be a good driver... and practice being a safe driver... just not with my Mom in the car... or else I'll need to give her a sedative!

I guess it's time to get off my duff and get something done. Mom and I have been having fun setting up my blog again... So I guess... I'll leave you with...

...Best Wishes - ML-MG