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Stella

Saturday, November 21, 2009 we were blessed to celebrate the fourth anniversary of the birth of my niece Stella Lauren London Marchiano. She turned 4 on Saturday, and man can I say those four years flew by. I still remember the false alarms, the all day in the waiting room with countless friends and family eating chinese food on the floor, and then hearing the beautiful scream of a gorgeous baby girl. I have never been so in love with one little girl before. She has made our life so complete and so utterly amazing. How can there be so much love and energy pouring out of one little person? She is such a girly girl, while still being the tough tomboy. She can kick your butt if you mess with her. She will make you feel as if you are the greatest person alive, and that she wouldn't want to be anywhere else when she's with you. She is probably the girl I am most threatened by when it comes to my man. She loves Scott. She has this masterful way of flirting but acting innocent in the process (which I mean who can blame a girl, especially since she's mastered it already). She is a 16 year old trapped in a 4 year olds body. She still blows my mind with the conversations that she can carry and the amount of retention she has. I am so incredibly blessed to not only know her but get to be called Auntie. My sister made such a beautiful, incredible, amazing person, and for that my sister is GREAT. She has been such an amazing mother through all the trials in her life. She always puts Stell first and that is why that little girl is who she is. I love them both.

Mom and Dad

My mom and dad are so amazing. I think sometimes my sisters and I take them for granted. Not on purpose of course, but it just happens. I guess sometimes we come to expect things from them, but that isn't right at all. I love them so much and I am so grateful for all that they have done for me. Through out all my schooling and work, they never fail to encourage me and try and help keep my head up. My dad always let me know I was destined for greatness, and my mom is always there to listen to me complain about anything and everything. I just hope that I always show them and tell them how thankful I am for them. I love you Mom and Dad.

October Fun

So this year I went to a pumpkin party with the Robinson's. It was alot of fun. We seemed to win all the prizes of the day. Dan and Scott won the 50/50 raffle. Evan, with Jeffrey's help, won the needle in the haystack competiton and Scott tied for second in the pumpkin launch. It was all around a good day. Besides the fact that Ann and Lauren's Pumpkin Cake was stolen by an amish/mormon looking woman who disappeared shortly after the robbery. It was very traggic. Then we went camping in seal beach. It was such a relaxing weekend. If October was that much fun I can't wait for December when Lauren and I celebrate our birthdays. Then there is Chrismas of course. I can't wait for the upcoming holidays, all the smells, sounds, greetings, love and family. All the traditions start coming out (like my obession with watching White Christmas). Plus the new traditions that I'll get to experience with the Robinsons. This will be a great end to an amazing year.

Sisters

My sisters are amazing. We are all at different points in our lives. We are alike in very many ways, yet in so very many ways we are completely different. That is what makes us unique individuals. My sister Angi is 26 yrs. old. She is a Cosmetologist and she lives in Redlands. She has the most beautiful little three year old girl I have ever seen.She is such a strong woman, an amazing mother, and such a great example for my younger sister and me. I love her, and can always count on her no matter what. My younger sister Amanda, aka Booger, is 19 yrs. old. She is currenlty attending Simpson University in Redding, Ca. She is amazing she can write like no one I have ever met. She has the creativity that I can only dream about. And then there is me. I am 21 yrs. old and I am finally a senior at CBU. These girls are my lifeline. I don't know what I would do without them. I know that no matter what we can always count on each other, and no matter who comes and goes in our life we will never leave each other. They are my oldest friends. Don't get me wrong we have differences and our disagreements but that will never change our bond.

The little things

It is definitely the little things in my life that get me the most excited. I got so much homework done yesterday, I can't even believe it. To top it off I finished a paper four days early and submitted it! I don't think I've ever done a paper early in my entire life. Now I just have one more paper and studying for a couple finals. But the great part about that is, I get to study for my finals while relaxing at the beach with my babe and his amazing family. I can't wait, I need some time away from everything and studying with the most beautiful setting. This is turning out to be a pretty great week. Now I just need to get through work and school today and tomorrow and I'm outta here.

Breast Cancer Walk

On Sunday, I was fortunate enough to participate in the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure. It is a Natioanl Breast Cancer walk. It was a very uplifting experience. There were a ton of people there. The length of the walk was 3.2 miles. I walked with my boyfriends work, our group was called Tech Trends for Terrific Tatas. There were so many men, women, and children there walking to support finding a cure for Breast Cancer. There were surviors from all different stages of surviving. They were survivors from any where between two months and 38 years. It was amazing to see how many women have survived breast cancer and were there to walk and support finding a cure for other women. I cannot wait for next year to be able to do the cancer walk again. Hopefully I can spread the word and get more people to walk.

Bleh

Yet another Friday night at work. I can't even tell you when the last time I had a Friday night off was. How pathetic. To top it off Friday nights seem to be the slowest time EVER. It is so incredibly boring, and long. I have already gotten so much done here tonight, I've done the order, I did so much deep cleaning that I reek of Bleach, and I've managed to still serve the very few customers that we've had. If only I could be spending this boring time doing something productive, like hmmmm.... homework maybe. I am so glad it is almost the middle of the semester. That means I'm halfway there, and it has gone by so incredibly fast. Well I guess my ten minute break is over so it's back to the grind here at Starbucks.

Although this year is going to be very difficult and very stressful...I am so thankful that I am no longer suffering from migraines. They made much easier semesters impossible so praise God I no longer have to deal with that, cause He knows I wouldn't have been able to make it. (Well duh He knows or else I'd probably still have them). Even though this semester is very difficult, I am finally starting to get the hang of it and getting into a flow. I definitely have a system that doesn't allow for much deviation so let's pray that nothing casues a derailment. I am very thankful for all the people in my life right now, they are all definitely my support system. I honestly don't think I could do any of it without my boyfriend, Scott. He always knows the right time to tell me how proud of me he is, or how great of a job I'm doing. I'm not sure how he does it, but he always does right when I need to hear it the most. With this much stuff on my plate it is very easy to get discouraged rather quickly with more then one thing but I can always count on him to tell me why I'm doing it, why I need to stick to it, and to keep up the good work. I love that boy.

UGGHHHH

Professors always say that they are tying to prepare us for the real world and to prepare us for our future careers. The part that I find interesting is that in all classes we have about two-three projects minimum during the semester. I am taking six classes. So if I use that logic then I will have about 12-18 projects this semester, and that is not mentioning the nightly homework, reading and studying. Then on top of the classwork I have work, and hopefully some time to sleep in between all that. I can't say that I see my professional career being as busy as I am right now. So maybe they say they are preparing us by causing stress, and lack of sleep now, so that once we start our career it'll seem like a piece of cake. Hmmm....I guess this is something to think about.

Baby Brianna

I was on facebook this morning and saw this cause. It was about Baby Brianna Lopez. http://media.causes.com/527303?p_id=5996290 As I was watching this video all I could think about was what kind of sick people would do this to a child especially their own child. It broke my heart to a degree I didn't know was possible. I hope the baby's parents rot in jail, and can never do this to another child ever again.

Death by Homework

I don't think that I have ever had this much homework in my entire life. I mean don't get me wrong I've always had homework and I've always had classes that assigned alot but never all at the same time. It's been a week and a half since I started my senior year and I feel as if I have been doing homework nonstop. I guess thats what your final year in college entails, homework and projects in every class most of which have the same due date. I can already tell this year is definitely going to be a challenge. Working full-time, going to school full-time, having a boyfriend, doing homework, and trying to spend time with my family is definitely going to stretch me thin. I am definitely up for the challenge but I am also very worried cause this year it all counts. I have to make sure that I am staying on top of things and doing my best and complete work on all my assignments. I guess I'll just have to sit back and see where this semester takes me, it should be a fun ride.

Senior Year

WOW...I can't believe it, I have finally begun my senior year of college. This is definitely unreal. It's not going to be an easy ride, and maybe not even a fun one, but in May it will all be worth it. All my hard work and perseverance will finally be rewarded with a little something that is called a diploma. That diploma will represent the endless hours I've spent studying, the ridiculous homework assignments, and also the huge financial sacrifice that my family and I have made to make it all possible. I will have my Bachelors Degree. I can't even stop saying it because it still sounds so unreal to me, it still seems as if it's a distant fantasy rather than reality. So let the journey begin, I'm ready to take it on.