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Thanksgiving with my family started off a little rocky. I was irritated for a number of reasons, but as everyone started coming together, I quickly warmed up to those I care about the most. The night consisted of way too much food: two turkeys, pot roast, ham, steamed rice w/ vegetables, pansit (bc of yves), 10lbs of mashed potatoes, gravy, corn, dinner rolls, 6 marie calendar pies, 2 sweet potato pies, 3 cases of martinelli's, 2 cartoons of ice cream, and god knows what.. and ended with lots of old memories and wild stories.
Tomorrow is the day everyone shops.. but my Thanksgiving isn't over yet.. I still have dinner with friends tomorrow night <3
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Woke up this morning and decided to try and bake something for breakfast. Filled some puff pastry with scrambled eggs, bacon, and cheese and baked it til it was nice and golden. Yummy.
Afterward, I spent the day at April's helping her bake Red Velvet cupcakes for her friend's birthday. I've been spending a lot of time baking lately, and it isn't going to stop anytime soon. I still need to figure out the menu for Thanksgiving with my family, and Thanksgiving with my friends. Then, i need to bake a cake of some sort for my daddy's birthday and cookies to ship to Germany for James. I seriously hope this upcoming year goes by a little bit quicker, I'm looking forward to seeing that ass come back home.
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I found this when I was going through some of my older blogs. It was something I wrote over two years ago..
Being single.. have you ever really thought about what being "single" meant? What it meant in general? What it meant to you as a person..
To me, being single means:
You have the time to grow, learn from past mistakes, and be the person you want to be. Single gives you the space you need to grow. Sometimes, being too close to a person can stunt your growth as an individual. Trees are generally planted at a distance from one another so they can spread their roots, their branches, and become strong as they mature, and eventually intertwine with those who surround them.
Learning to live by yourself. You can't live, love, and care for another unless you can truly live with yourself, love yourself, and care for yourself.
You are free to spend a relaxing day at the beach, to take up a new hobby or sport, to stay up all night working on projects which interest you, to spend the day in bed curled up with a good book or movie or simply with another person.. without worrying about your significant other. I'm not saying that you can't do this with your partner, but I'm stating that you have the freedom to choose and do what you please when you feel like it.
Learning not to need a man/woman to make your life meaningful and complete. But learning to love and care for a man/woman because you want to be with him/her. Choose someone who will compliment you, not complete you. You should be your own person, there shouldn't be any halves.
Is feeling good about being in control of your life. It is about liking and respecting who you are and why you are the person you grew up to be. Being single is realizing that being in a relationship is not necessarily better, but that it is merely different
Single means that there could be something wonderful around the corner and you can take advantage of it. Enjoy the surprises life hands you, jump at an opportunity when you see it, take control of your life and never take what you have for granted, because one day you just might lose your grasp.
Single means you are free to love again.
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Started off the yesterday by picking up a few chocolate dipped goodies from Edible Arrangements yesterday. Then headed off to Valencia to meet up with Jayson and hang out for a little bit. Didn't do much, just hung out at Borders and grabbed some dinner at TGI Fridays. Froze my ass off cause I forgot how much colder and windy it was up in Valencia compared to the Valley. next time, I'll remember to grab a better jacket/sweater.
Met up with Chelsea and her friend Leo afterwards and went.. GLOW IN THE DARK MINI GOLFING! haha, that was interesting. Here are the shots I got in between courses, wish I took some more though, it was pretty cool.
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Quick update: just updated the other blog earlier today. So check that out for all the car related events going on in my life. (http://phamtasticfour.blogspot.com)
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So, it's been a while since I've sat myself in front of my computer and actually blogged about myself or anything that's gone in my life. But, I thought it was about time I got back to it. For those who know me, writing was always my escape from every day life. It's helped me through some rough times, helped me see things from a different perspective when necessary.
For those who don't know me, you can find a quick and basic rundown of who I am by clicking on the link above titled "profile".
To describe my life in a nutshell, two words: MOVING ON
I suppose that's what I've been trying to do with my life these past couple of months. I've been put through a lot in the past. But, nothing can compared to what I felt this year.
Relationships:
I was pretty much a hermit this past year. I was with someone I believed was the guy I was going to marry. I know a lot of you are probably rolling you're eyes at me at this point. But for those few that knew us, anyone could see we were inseparable. We were young and in love. With every relationship, there's bound to be hardships. But, we worked through them. Towards the end, I knew it wasn't meant to be. However, I still held on because I wanted us to work. In the end, I lost. The love wasn't as strong as I had thought. He got married to someone else not too long after our break up.
Not many people realize why this was such a big deal to me. It wasn't because I lost him, but because of what he did. He wasn't the first one. My ex-boyfriend had proposed to me once before too, but I wasn't ready and I knew he wasn't the one. So, we eventually went our separate ways, and less than two months later he was engaged to someone else. Andy knew this story before we got together, he knew how I felt about marriage and relationships, he knew what my heart had gone through.. yet, he did the same.
Anyways, I spent the past couple of hours talking with my big sister and it made me realize quite a lot. The most important being that I really have moved on. This experience hurt me in ways you can never imagine, but I'm stronger, smarter, because of it. He caused me a lot of unnecessary grief, but I'm happier in millions of ways that I would not have been if I were still in that relationship.
Since then, I've stayed single for over 6 months now. That's a record. We'll see how it goes from here...
As I said, I was a hermit for the past year. I skipped out on a lot of my male friends because I didn't think it would be fair to my, then, boyfriend. I apologize for my actions. And I thank those of you who were still there by my side when everything came crashing down around me. I can't express how grateful I am to have the kind of friends I do in my life. Without them, I wouldn't be the person I am today.
School:
It's been over two years since I stepped foot in my first college class. I can still remember the first day of college, I was so lost and excited. Then I soon realized, colleges (or at least community colleges) are more like high schools but they offer you a better class selection and you can build your own schedule. I've moved away from that viewpoint since then, but I'm glad to say I'm almost done here. It's that time again. Filling out college applications and waiting for an acceptance/rejection letter. Let's hope it goes well.
Life:
I've grown a lot throughout these past years. Mostly emotionally, but mentally as well. Life is only going to be more difficult and challenging. I realized, if you stop learning, you'll only stop growing. Great opportunities come once in a lifetime, so take advantage of every moment and live every day as if it was your last. Learn to appreciate, love, and cherish every aspect of your life, cause you'll never know what may be taken from you. Life is too short to be anything but happy. So, I'll be happy.
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let's start with the basics. the name's leslie. i was born on october 3rd, dont forget. i'm half chinese and half vietnamese. and no, i can't speak chinese to save my life. i'm a sister, friend, student, and kodak photographer. i'm the baby of the family and yes, i love it. i live with 3 older brothers and my parents in the valley. trying pull my life together and get as far from here as i can. now let's move on.
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think twice before you judge me. first impressions arent always accurate.
family, friends, and school are my priorities. never fake, always true. true to myself, true to my friends, my family, my faith. .
i've been hurt before, i've fallen time and time again. eventually, i move on and grow stronger with every problem i endure.
i can be the most random and happy person you'll ever meet or the biggest bitch you've ever talked to, that all depends on you. i won't deal with any bullshiet, give me the respect i deserve and i'll do the same for you.
my trust is hard to gain, easy to lose. i have no tolerance for liars or cheaters.
music is my therapy and writing will always be my escape. singing keeps me calm.
fall and winter are my favorites. give me a rainy day cuddled up on the couch and i'll be all smiles.
coffee. tiger lilies. white roses. toki doki. cars. pool tables. bowling. milk chocolate w/ toffee.
what are you thankful for?
a nice saturday off
single
a day with the sister
the other blog
moving on
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