Red n' black

So I was trying on all the dresses there is in the house, specifically Nina's this time.
Keep in mind: last days of freedom before school.
I go to Adrian to button up, and then model around for myself. Soon enough he had taken out boots and high heels, convinced that he'd make me look funny. Alright then!
I didn't allow it. But he still had fun, going up and down the stairs with those boots must've been a sight! I'm rather clumsy.

Nina was the dear photographer, my 12 year old lovely sis.

Going on

Courage isn’t having the strength to go on; it’s going on when you don’t have the strength.—Author unknown

Courage, I need you.

The rain

I stood at the edge of the cliff with the rain pouring down on me. I looked out at the violent waves. In the safe piece of land I'm on, the flowers are shaken and bent. My precious flowers, that I care so much for, they're being destroyed. And my thin trees are swayed in dismay by the wind's currents.
This rain only makes me want to cry. How will this place of mine end after the storm?
I blinked into the sea's horizon with tears and rain streaming down my face.
Then I see. And it made my heart stop.
The rain, heavy and careless was shaping the features of the only one I can ever trust fully and completely.
I could see the shape of His face, the silhouette of his body. I couldn't understand how, but the rain is Him.
His hands formed by rain reached out to me, they brushed my cheeks and I heard: "It washes away those tears".
Then nothing could make more sense. He was with me. He was in control of everything.
I know Him, He isn't careless, insensitive, cruel or mocking. All His dreams I want to make mine, they're worth fighting toward and attaining. And He cares about mine, He takes them into consideration when He does anything. He makes sure I'm as happy as I can be, that I learn and grow and get stronger. Whatever happens, He has the best for me.
And the rain just shows how deep and all-encompasing His love really is.

The best that we can

When we do the best that we can, we never know what miracle is wrought in our life or in the life of another.
-Helen Keller

I'll tell you something

I'm in love.

Some other little & odd details about me:
I look for the moon almost everynight.
I purposley step on dry leaves, the crunchiness just thrills me.
I love to sleep in fresh and clean sheets.
I can suddenly start dancing salsa without any music.
I enjoy spending time in my rooftop.
I doubt I can live without my watch.
I wash my hands whenever I feel them dirty.
There is a certain red bird that makes me smile a few centimeters wider.
I'm severly tickelish.

A persistent thought

We just can't take life for granted.

Recently I've been thinking a lot more of what I'd want to do, trying to imagine where and how.
I found myself planning out what I'd want to do then, in the future, when I'm older.
Of course, I know its good to have an idea of what you want in life so that you know whether you're getting there or not.
But really, I have absolutely no idea what will happen to me. I could easily be gone tomorrow. Am I gonna rely on the future to do the things I want to do? The things I know I should do?

Summer dear -the smile machine

Today:

Guiltless and delicious.
Minutes later, I accidently threw the ball at her...and it hit the ice cream.
She forgave me. How I love her!

"I swing them from the front, I've got to see their happy faces!", my mom says.

Growing sweet.

40 and 50 year olds, 15 and 14, 12, 11 and 9.
The volleyball game.

So I simply loved that tree!

Benny boy.
At lunch, since I wasn't gonna eat yet, he gets up and brings me a cup of water. "For me?" "Yes, for you".

Cutie one. Too cute! Inside and out, all the way.

To live life to the utmost

(Jesus:) Your life.
That's one. Think about the thousands of others. The lives of people that are presently on this Earth. Lives born, growing and coming to an end.
If you had a chance to talk to the oldest man on Earth, he could tell you that from all the he has seen and experienced, life is short.
If you look closely into that statement, there lies the secret to enjoy life and live it to the utmost.
Life on Earth is uncertain, fragile, for everyone that goes through it.
You can't be sure about your own life or that of others.
When it comes to it, you don't own anything, not even yourself.
The way to gain is by giving; and the way to truly live is to never stop giving.
If you can learn to enjoy every minute, treasure every moment, make the most out of everything you do, and tackle each day with love in your heart that is shared and spread, then you will have lived a life worth living! A full and rich life.
It doesn't take perfection: perfect conditions and surroundings, perfect loves and friends, a perfect family and a perfect past, perfect feelings of happiness and success, or a perfect will to take you through it all.
Nobody has these perfect things, and I didn't intend for you to have them in order to live a great life.
The greatness in life lies elsewhere. The key is in your heart, at every person's reach.
In you heart I have placed needs, dreams and desires, hopes and longings. I have given you the ability to love beyond what is humanly possible. I have placed a desire to find happiness and a craving for success. And these things are really out there. I'm not a cruel God.
To enjoy life, to live it grandly, stretch and give!
If you feel you have nothing to give, you can look a little closer and see that you can give of what you have. I have placed love in your heart and that is the main reason to live, to love.

Lemonade

-David Komic's creation

What we can learn from dogs

They're dependable friends.
They love children.
They show pleasure when treated well and aren't afraid to express their affection.
They show excitement when a family member walks in the door.
They don't judge people based on how they look or the clothes they wear.
And finally, they guard faithfully the interests of those who care about them.

Present state of being: missing you

Leaving people behind, having people go on, so often, leaves me missing someone all the time.
I can't say it's a bad feeling, there's just nothing I can do about it.
One good thing is sure though, it can make me value people all the more, while they're still here, while I'm still there.
Changes are such a part of life, I can forget so easily that nothing lasts forever.

So I'll cherish you while I have you.

Should I mention that I miss...: Teresa, Sandy, Stephy, Danny, Aurea, Jesse, Gabriel, Priscila, Mari, Micks, Mike, Mary Dear and Esther..? And William? Though... I am MISSING him in the very literal sort of way.

Dream

"Oh--dreams," sighed Anne. "I can't dream now, Captain Jim--I'm done with dreams."
"Oh, no, you're not--oh, no, you're not," said Captain Jim meditatively. "I know how you feel jest now--but if you keep on living you'll get glad again, and the first thing you know you'll be dreaming again--thank the good Lord for it! If it wasn't for our dreams they might as well bury us. How'd we stand living if it wasn't for our dream of immortality? And that's a dream that's bound to come true."

News for the jolly

Nina and I just finished a "Welcome home" sign for my mom and Adrian. They'll be back from Monterrey tomorrow morning, or so they say. My mom will always want to travel in the night. Time is precious in her sight and when its night, well...you're doing two things at once, or trying to.
I talked in the phone with Adrian for the first time the other day. He inquired about the bunny, "Is Jake dead?" "No, Adrian. What made you think that? He's fine, fat as ever." "Who died then?"
I miss him.
And my mom, my beautiful can't-be-stopped mother won't need to use her thick eye contacts any longer! We hope she'll recuperate fully and won't be in need of a second operation, could you pray too?
Two weeks with just dad are over -I speak for my sister and I.
1. We had lots of noise in the house late at night, with music playing loud, the TV on, and me dancing with the broom on the side. (This is completely unheard of when mom is home, she's an early raiser!)
2. We had running ventures through a little path lined up with trees. A nice break from playing funny basketball everyday.
3. The meals were a teamwork effort, made a few minutes before we were all hungry.
4. We had the sweet treats: ice cream, lots of cheese, different kinds too (God loves me), and weirdo-fun movies.
5. We made fun of him and sat on his back, when he craved a massage. He's an old man now.
6. He still insists on an explanation when I go out on the roof in the night. "Is it really the stars you're staring at?" "What else is there?" No worries, dad. There isn't a guy that goes to his window every night to striptease for me. I'm just a nice, innocent dork... who laughs with herself.

Latest family picture -thought it'd be significant to this post.
Smile!
You look sexier that way.

Pretty sister

Who says animals can't dance?
The truth:
The rabbit doesn't love me. It loves Nina.

Adrian