Holiday Hiatus!

Major blog foul, I guess. I didn't hold up my promise to post during the Holiday, but you must forgive me per my last post. I do have pictures to share from Casey's trip to Savannah! More so for me than for the people that "keep up" with my blog-o.

♥

Lovely Casey

View of the Talmadge Bridge from The Bohiemian Hotel. 

 

River Street

 

 

Ferry ride to the Westin.

 

 

 

 

Dinner @ Churchill's Pub Downtown Savannah.

 

Sad faces because it was raining the day we went shopping in Hilton Head.

 

We made the best of it though.

 

 

 

 

 

Out on the town after the Cowboys beat the Saints. OH YEAH!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You're a category 1 1/2.

 

Casey had to get a picture with the turtles. She has two as pets.

 

 

Lunch @ Spanky's on Tybee Island, GA

 

Crab Shack 

 

 

 

Doing what we do best...being retarded.

Tomorrow is never promised...

"Bad news never had good timing" - John Mayer

Over the "joyous" Holiday vacation I received some scary news that put things in perspective once again.

The time line goes like this:

12/16/09 Little sister, Casey, arrives in Savannah.

12/17/09 AM Phone call that Mom was rushed to the ER.

12/17/09 Afternoon Tests determine Mom has a brain tumor and has to have emergency surgery.

12/17/09 PM Shock, crying & praying.

12/18/09 AM Surgery complete. Tumor removed. Waiting for biopsy results.

12/18/09 PM Tumor is benign. Mom's in recovery.

Rejoice!

I feel more than blessed to still have my Mother. Life is most certainly full of unexpected scares, but none are more frighting than getting bad news about a loved one. I truly can't stand to bare the thought of what it would be like had the outcome been reversed. Being over a thousand miles away from my family never seemed to be a real burden until this shook my world. My Grandfather passed away two years ago, and he was like a father to me. Being away, living in Savannah, at the time was an added awful, helpless, guilty pain that still to this day I have regrets not being by his side & able to say my goodbyes. I realized how much my loved ones mean to me and how important it is to be around during the good & bad. I don't know what my future holds for me, but more than ever I have a better understanding how quickly life can be taken away and for granted.

Count your blessings as we close another year & remember that every moment is precious.  Tomorrow is never promised.

 

 

First time visitor!

My little sister is coming to visit Savannah for the FIRST time since I moved out here. It's been 5 long years! She has an excuse though, before she hurt her knee she was always super busy with her school & soccer schedule. Now that she can no longer play, she has the free time to come hang with her awesome older sister, MOIA!

Stay posted for pictures!

Here piggy, piggy, piggy!

Holy Micro-Pig! These little things are too freakin cute. I must have one.

Back At It...

Delay in posting, but these are some pictures I took while in Walterboro, SC for Thanksgiving.

Enjoy.

 

 

 

 

 

Well Hello My Love

 

 

 

Autumn/Winter 2008.2009 : James Franco by Terry Tsiolis