~*~The best birthday party ever!~*~

My BFF, my nephew, turned 10 this month. Since he has never had a party more than just cake and ice cream, I decided it was high time to give him one to remember. The night before his party he came out and spent the night with Joe and Me. I cooked some salmon, made brownies and we watched "The Dark Night." He slept next to Braxton and Me on the recliner with his favorite red pillow that is "good for his appetite..." and by morning he was sprawled out all over. I don't realize how big he is until I see him like that, all still...sleeping...dreaming...he's growing up so fast. I remember like it was yesterday every moment of his childhood...his first everything...growing from baby to infant to toddle to child...now to the pre-teen era. I can't believe how fast the time has gone by.

A new Chuck E Cheese opened in his neighborhood, so we went there. He was able to invite 2 of his friends from school and along with Dylan, Ashlee, and Jaylee...he had a blast! Grandma had the flu and missed it :( Everyone was bummed, but Kristian understood and was able to talk to her about it. His friends, Jose' and Rueben, had so much fun. They played games, ate pizza, Chuck E Cheese came out and gave him a special birthday medal and sang. He loved every minute of it. I'm so glad we were able to give him a party to remember, he's such a good kid and deserves to be treated special every now and then...especially since he usually gets ripped off with his birthday being 10 days before Christmas. :)

Happy Birthday Kristian!

Rueben, Jose and Kristian!

The Birthday table and all the guests!

~*~And, the masterpiece is complete!~*~

We finally got the my tattoo finished last week...it looks great, and I am so happy to be done! Here's the pics from start to finish! :)






And from a distance...gorgeous tat! Yay!

~*~She Walks...~*~

She walks alone in the dark
Waiting for the light to come
She speaks out loud, although no one is there
Somehow she feels more heard this way.
The night has never looked so dark,
And the light has never seemed so far away
But she keeps walking...unsure of what's ahead.

Hours pass, still no sign of the light she is searching for
She begins to let the fear set in, mind racing, palms sweating,
Maybe the light is not coming after all?
The tick-tock from her watch seems louder than her footsteps...
Waiting, still. Waiting.

Another hour passes, she begins to talk louder
Hoping her voice will scare away her fears
Can anyone hear her? Is anyone around?
She feels like she is drowning in the darkness.
She keeps walking, head held high, still waiting for the light.
Acceptance starts to sets in, it may never come,
But she has to continue walking.

Her voice, a scream now,
Trying to silence her fears which grow louder with every step
Paranoia, chaos, confusion and pain.
She knows now, she is alone.
For if anyone were around they surely would have come by now,
Would have led her to the light she seeks.

Acceptance...
She stops talking, no one can hear her...
She stops walking, there is no where to go...
She sits down on the cool ground.
She will remain alone in the dark...waiting...
For the light that will never come.

~*~Round two...~*~

I saw Ryan for our second session on my tattoo, we got another 3 hours of work in and he said we are about 1.2-2 hours from being done. Yay! :) I am so happy with how it is turning out!!! Here's some pics

After the 1st sitting


After the 2nd sitting!