Hi everyone. I know I never update this thing but I am updating it one last time before I get rid of it completely. I have been a stranger to lj with updates, but I still read journals almost every day. I have decided I am going to start back with lj again and this time make it a habit to update since I think its like a good therapy for me! My new lj name is tastelikepink, so if you would like to add me, please do, I would love to have you all on my list again since I really do like reading all of your journals.

Thanks!
-Erin

Its been such a long time since I have done this. I am actually updating. Haven't done that since like June. My my my! Alot has happened, some good, some bad.

School is going alright. I have some wicked major stuff due within the next two weeks and well I am procrastinating because that is what I do best.

I had a really bad week this week though and didn't go to school at all. My uncle died suddenly and unexpectedly last Monday night so I have been reeling from that. I have not overcome the shock factor yet and it still seems very unreal to me. I have cried alot and contemplated and wondered. Its been rough, very rough on my family, very rough on my aunt. They were married for 43 years, an entire life together to have it taken away within a matter of minutes, fine one second and gone the next. It hasn't sunk in that he is gone yet though, even though I was at the wake and the funeral and I was at their house and he wasn't there, its still not real to me yet. I keep expecting to wake up from this horrible dream to find out it was all just that....a dream. I told Zac it would have been easier to accept if he had been sick because you kinda grow to accept it and realize it is going to happen, but when the person is perfectly healthy, no history of heart problems or any other problems and they did their day to day routine and then that afternoon just have a heart attack and die, its harder to swallow because its just so unexpected. My aunt was with him thankfully. They are both retired, he is 67 and she just turned 61 yesterday, first birthday alone without him in a long time. I can't even imagine. I don't want to imagine.

Ok, enough of the depressing stuff....sorry...I just needed to talk it out alittle.

Anyways, the weather is driving me crazy, I wish it was cold. Its the end of October and still 90 degrees. Its ridiculous.

I am out to my parents house, they made tamales for dinner tonight. Yum.

Maybe I will update more often since I made the effort for this!!

love you guys.

emotions are running high: sad

Well my dear friends I have come to the conclusion that I don't have all this time that I think I have. I think for a while, or at least until I fall into a routine, LJ is going to have to be one of my last priorities. I hate to do that and put everyone on a back burner, but I am realizing more and more each day I am loading myself down and I don't have time to comment and I am denying all my lj-buddies. I am into a 40 hour work week again, odd days, M-T-W-Th-Sa, so my Fridays are spent washing, washing washing and cleaning my house and my Sundays are spent appeasing the significant other. I know that when school starts its going to be extra hard to keep up with everything, so I need to take some time and get everything straight within my wild world. When I get off work, I just want to come home and sit and not look at the computer cause I am behind them all day long. I would still love to hear from all of you, I check my email every day and I can definatly fit emailing into my work schedule at work, my email is meetmarkagain@yahoo.com if anyone wants it and wants to email. I love to hear from people so do it!! I will be on and off though when I find time, but I just wanted to let everyone know in case yall might happen to wonder where I slipped off too. I love you all. I will be lurking in the dark somewhere!!

Autumn you better email me sweetie!!! I love you!!

emotions are running high: drained
relaxin to : silence

I don't remember much if anything about Ronald Reagan's presidency, but from what I have always been told by my family and what I have learned from school, he was a great man, the people's president. If only more people could be like him, so caring and compassionate towards others. I admire his wife after this week, she has been so strong and graceful. My heart goes out to her and my heart broke as she broke down just now at the final funeral ceremony. 53 years and 10 years taking care of him, I can't imagine. They truly had the great american love story that each and every one of us longs to have sometime during our life. Bless her soul and may he forever live with the great honor and dignity that we came to know.


*edit to add this*
1. Where were you went you heard that Ronald Reagan died? I was at work. I was bored and I was checking the news out on cnn, and as soon as the page came up there were big letters with REAGAN DIES on the front page and I just froze and called my coworker over and told him what had happened. I couldn't believe it.

2. Where were you on September 11, 2001? I was home alone and in the shower. As soon as I stepped out of the shower the phone was ringing so I wrapped up in my towel and grabbed the phone and my aunt was screaming at me to turn on the tv so I did and when I did the 2nd tower was hit and I just fell to my knees and watched in disbelief.

3. Where were you when you heard that Princess Diana died? I really do not remember where I was exactly but I would be willing to say I was at my aunt's house with her. I do however remember the funeral because it was on tv at like 2 in the morning and all I could hear was the ringing bells.

4. Do you remember where you were when you heard Kurt Cobain had died? Nope, to young and I could of really cared less.

5. Take one for The Gipper: Favorie Jelly Bellies! Any of the sour jelly bellies will do just fine!

Rest in Peace Dutch!

Oh sweet mother of mercy I am so freakin-a tired. I have been up since 4:45 this morning. Orientation today for transfer students at MSU. I am now officially a Bulldog! I got registered for my classes, I have all my classes on Tues-Thurs. from 8-3:15. I am taking Cognitive Psychology, Intro. to Philosophy, Cultural Anthropology, Contemporary Social Problems, & Social Psychology. I am going to be so tired at the end of those days but I will learn to deal with it and live.

Sorry this isnt much of an update, I just wanted to share that info. and now its nappy time for me. Bye everyone.

I am such a freakin shoe whore. I just bought a new pair of flip flops. They are these just imagine them as being black though. I wish I had bought this one shirt from delias when I first saw it, it said "Will Work for Shoes" and that is me all the way!



Anyways we are going to eat at the casino tonight. I am going to drop a couple bucks in the slots to see if I have any luck, I wish wish wish wish wish wish I would hit something big cause Erin really could use more money!

Hope everyone has a good weekend.

Love yall!

emotions are running high: crazy
relaxin to : Whiskey Lullaby

POST YOUR FRIENDS LIST AND REPLACE THEIR USERNAME WITH THEIR FIRST NAME. IF YOU DONT KNOW THEIR FIRST NAME, LEAVE IT ALONE AND MOVE TO THE NEXT NAME. THAT PERSON HAS TO REINTRODUCE THEMSELVES TO YOU.

I know I should know everyone name....but *cringe* I don't and I am so freakin sorry!! If I got it wrong or don't know it, please tell me!!

_niceguy69_, Tiffany, Autumn, Dolly, Elizabeth, Caelan, blondelicious, Claire, Dani, culturalbaggage, franknsteingirl, Ashley, hayleystarr, Darcy, Victoria, Jason, Juli, Justine, logic_master, Fran, Gemma, raptorgrrrl, Robert, shesonfire, Kelly, spooky9, Mallory, Veronica, Geoff & Kristen

OH MY GOD
IT IS SO FREAKIN-A HOTTTTT.

I want everyone who reads this to ask me 3 questions, no more no less. Ask me anything you want. Then, I want you to go to your journal, copy and paste this allowing your friends (including myself) to ask you anything.

please and thanks!!

happy memorial day everyone, hope you all have a safe an fun day!

♥erin

emotions are running high: bored
relaxin to : VH1