Summer time...

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WOW! What can I say other than that this has been a fabulous summer so far...
and its only half way through. Let's see... this is what has gone down:
1. I graduated in May (YAY!)
2. Visited mom in her home town (very relaxing and enjoyed quality time with mom but was seriously the longest week ever!)
3. Hung out with my girlfriends (OK this is like 5 x a week)
4. Registered and studied ALOT for my state exam
5. Passed my state boards (YES, PEOPLE... I am officially Cyn~Cyn, R.N. =))
6. More time with my girlfriends
7. Applied for work (I have my first interview this coming Thursday, however that may be temporarily delayed due to "ALEX")

So... that's basically it in a nutshell, I left out quite a bit but those were the highlights thus far.

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This weekend was pretty fabulous if I say so myself. Friday night was a girls night, just like the good ol' days with Faith, Erika, and myself. These women are my partners in crime, we can seriously do a lot of damage and tear a town down as quickly as I can say it. I didn't drink too much and I only stayed up till 2 AM since I had plans to head out out to the beach with my girls for the rest of the weekend. That went very well and we managed to have a great time despite the fact that I was on a tight budget. I was really hoping to hit up Parrot Eyes and throw down some Paralyzers (fruity 32 oz. drink with 6 flavors of Malibu. Can you say...YUM!) but we didn't get to. ;( I got sunburned pretty bad, I never learn... And I practically used a whole tube of Neutrogena 70SPF sunscreen with all kinds of protection and it still didn't save me. Oh well...

Here is a pic of the girls and I at SPI (Vanessa is MIA from the pic)



And me with my sunburn! OUCH!

TWO SISTERS AND A FUNERAL

It's never easy letting go. They say time heals all wounds but from personal experience, I'm not really sure it does, it just gives us more time to accept what is and remember all the beautiful memories that were left behind. Today my aunt was laid to rest and aside from realizing I will never see her beautiful eyes and illuminating smile again, my heart aches for my cousin who has lost her mother and best friend. I am at a loss for words and cant seem to find them in my heart to console her. Sometimes the gentlest touch or embrace can mean more to someone than words, that is something I have plenty of. Somber faces wept and hearts ached but as my mother and I drove away we began to embrace the memories my mom shared with her big sister, after all, that is all my mother has left of her. Memories of childhood, teenage drama and the heartbreaks, and the slumber parties they shared recently after she was diagnosed with cancer. Tears flow from her face followed by a chuckle here and there as she remembered the good ole days. As sisters, they had their ups and downs, who doesn't? But ultimately the love of a sister or sibling is so strong that can surpass anything and is like no other,unique in their own way. My cousin is an only child but is far from alone, she has a loving family and the most amazing and supportive friends anyone could ask for. My mother loses a sister and inherits the best gift her sister could leave behind, her beautiful daughter (even though she is grown, a few months older than me to be exact), my brother and I gain a sister. No, mom can never take the place of my beautiful aunt, nor will she try, but the same blood that ran through my aunt runs through mother's veins, so any time her heart aches she can reach out to her family for she always has her place as one of mother's own. We Love you Kimmie. ♥

Just so there is no confusion, Mom and Aunt Jean were not the only two,there were a total of 9 siblings, 5 sisters, 4 brothers.

And on another note... those that follow this blog, as you can tell, I updated the blog to cute owls. They were my aunts favorite, according to my cousin Kim, she said my aunt said they protected her.