On This Date in History...

1328 - French king Philip VI Valois crowned
1844 - Samuel F.B. Morse completes 1st telegraph line
1919 - Charles Strite patents pop-up toaster
1930 - Richard Drew invents masking tape
1936 - RMS Queen Mary leaves Southampton for NY on maiden voyage
1942- Dorie Miller, awarded Navy cross for deeds at Pearl Harbor
1959-Nicholas Crichton, born in New Zealand


MAY 27TH BIRTHDAYS

• 1867: Arnold Bennett, English novelist
• 1897: John Cockcroft, English nuclear physicist
• 1911: Vincent Price, American film actor
• 1922: Christopher Lee, British born film actor
• 1923: Henry Kissinger, American politician
• 1936: Lou Gossett Jr, American film actor
• 1959: Nicholas Crichton, New Zealand dad, husband, uncle, brother, son, friend, pesterer

Today is the 147th day of the year
There are 25 days until summer


So...if you see this fella running around town today, be sure to wish him a big fat

H A P P Y B I R T H D A Y !!!

Its tough being the big Five-Oh...so if he is carrying groceries when you see him, give him a hand.

hugs
xx

One Month Ago Today

One month ago today I lost my best friend, my heart and my soul.
I watched as she slowly slipped right through my fingers and I felt so powerless, unable to stop time or to heal her.
One month ago today the world became a little darker and although I am doing the best that I can to illuminate the path to insure that her sparkle never fades, I am struggling.
My head knows that she is never coming back, my heart just wont let me believe it.
There are so many memories that I still want to make with her and so many things that I wish I would have told her.
I wish I would have told her proud of her I am, how I admire her strength and courage, how much her life and her love meant to me, and how she is the definition of grace...and when I grow up, if I am only HALF of the person that she was, then I will be a lucky, lucky girl.
I miss her her more than yesterday and half as much as tomorrow.

I will carry you with me forever and always.
xo

Just The Facts, Ma'am

Today my cousin Ashley and I decided to take a little trip to the beauty supply and color our hair.
To my surprise, amazement and deep pleasure we saw this display for a new nail polish color called "Breathe Life" by OPI. Its a very interesting shimmery blue color...definitely not something I would normally wear, however, the proceeds for the sale of these little blue polishes go directly to The Lung Cancer Foundation of America, so I snatched one up and I suggest that you do the same.
I cant even tell you how much this made my day and my mom would have been so pleased.
Its so nice to see a very well known company bring this issue and this specific cancer into the light!

Please go check it out!

http://www.opi.com/

Scroll down to the bottom and click on the Lung Cancer link.
Hugs to you
xx

All You Need Is Love

Everyday, my cousins continue to amaze me. They have been graceful, kind, loving and a great source of my strength through the most difficult time in my life. I am so proud of each and everyone one of them and I beam with love and pride when I think of them. They truly are the greatest bunch of kids and its a privilege and honor to call them my friends as well...
My mom loved Jennifer, Ashley, Mikey, Emily and lil Steven unconditionally, individually and with her whole heart. When you are loved this way, with no limits and no boundaries, you have no choice but to love that way right back. We are the luckiest bunch of kids to be loved in that way...and we are so lucky that we all have each other to lean on...through each and every one of us, my mom and her love will live on forever and forever.

"When we honestly ask ourselves which person in our lives means the most to us, we often find that it is those who, instead of giving advice, solutions, or cures, have chosen rather to share our pain and touch our wounds with a warm and tender hand. The friend who can be silent with us in a moment of despair or confusion, who can stay with us in an hour of grief and bereavement, who can tolerate not knowing, not curing, not healing and face with us the reality of our powerlessness, that is a friend who cares."

Stating The Obvious

Today, my friends, is Mother's Day...and it goes without saying that this is a very difficult day for me...I mean, everyday is but it's even harder today.
I know that I should be celebrating the fact that I have the most amazing mom, but its just bittersweet and it stings a whole heck of alot.
I really do appreciate all of your support today and as everyone says I'm sure it will get easier with time. Although, I cant imagine that it will...but we shall see...I'm willing to try anything.

That being said, there is another important and very painful day coming up soon...my mom's birthday. June 9Th to be exact. I have already set about making a plan for myself on this day.
I'm getting a tattoo! haha. amazing.
Its actually going to be a tribute slash memorial tattoo for my momma-san and it will be glorious.
As soon as it is finished I promise to upload photos of it.
There are already a few tribute ones floating around here in my family (my cousin Steven got "Pog-Ma-Thoin" tattooed right upon his arse and my Aunt Nancy got a pretty little Koru on her back)...and my cousin Ashley is getting hers on Thursday.
Alright, that's enough rambling for today...and I'm sorry if I appear to be a bitter bug...but I am kinda.
haha.
Now, go call your mom and tell her that you love her and if she is no longer with us on this Earth then make sure that you shout it out to the heavens!

Love to love you
xx

The Cat is Outta The Bag

So, apparently, people still do read this here blog...and by people I am also including my dad.
Yep, you guessed it.
He read it.
And unfortunately, this plan is no longer in action. I'm sorry. It was such a good one...but I jumped the gun and he just isn't ready for it, ya know?
I cant say that I would be much up for celebrating if it were my birthday coming up.
BUT, you only turn 50 once and my mom would have been so pleased that he was doing this...
oh well, maybe we will have a 51 and holding party next year.
Thanks for offering to join in the festivities.
I do look forward to celebrating my birthday New Zealand style at the end of the year with everyone single one of you.
and by celebrating, well, you know what I mean.
So, save your pennies all of you American kids...we've got some Kazza love to spread in New Zealand come December!

hugs
xx

Shhh....It's A Surprise

Oh Shoot!
So, my dad is turning the FIVE-OH this May 27Th.
Sometime in February or March, my mom and I were talking about his big day and the kind of things that she would would like to do for him and one of those things was a flight in a bi-plane.
For those of you who haven't any idea what a bi-plane is here is a photo:



Cool huh? I think so too! My mom is a genius!
Now here is my idea:
On Saturday May 23rd, I would like to throw a surprise party for him complete with a ride in a bi-plane.
And here is where you all come in:
I was wondering if any of you would like to contribute to this in any way, this way it could be like a collective birthday gift....
I haven't booked the flight quite yet so I have no idea what time we will plan the party, but as soon as I know, I will definitely let you all know.
I was also thinking that we could make the party portion of the day, a potluck.
and maybe while my dad are out doing his bi-plane thing all of you could show up and surprise him...hopefully we wont scare the pants off of him.

I have no idea if any of you are even still reading this blog anymore, but if you are could you please reply here in the comment section or email me (beondbrat@yahoo.com)
and let me know whether of not you are interested? Please don't email my parents as this is a SURPRISE & I don't want him finding out!!
Also, I wanted to let you all know that we are doing okay ish...as well as to be expected I suppose...
and I wanted to let you know that I will be carrying on with this blog,updating you about our lives and all other sorts of things...plus I just cant bear to let this blog just float on into outer space.

Alright, enough for now....

dont forget to email me or comment me or call me about the big FIVE - OH!!

Lots of love and hugs
xx