Hey, whoever reads this, I hope your Thanksgiving was awesome! Mine was great! My uncle/godfather's wife and son came and spent two nights at our house, and his daughter and her boyfriend got a hotel room a couple of miles away. It was great getting to spend time with the four of them. On Wednesday night, us cousins, my cousin's boyfriend, and my dad took a trip to San Lorenzo to check out Rasputin's Music Store. If you're ever in the Berkeley, Campbell, Concord, Fresno, Haight, Mountain View, San Francisco, San Lorenzo, Stockton, or Vallejo areas, check it out! They have thousands of CD's and DVD's for really great prices. A lot of them are previously owned, but they're still in really great condition. I actually stumbled upon two of my favorite childhood adapted-for-movies books: Shiloh Season and Saving Shiloh, the second and third books/movies from the Shiloh trilogy by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor. It's been forever since I've read those books, and I'm surprised I still remember what they're about. Anyways, we came home after a quick trip to Starbucks and watched The Exorcist. My cousin and her boyfriend left halfway through the movie, but the rest of us stayed up to finish the movie. After that, my cousin set up his air mattress on the living room floor, and I set up my bed on the couch, and we called it a day. The next day, we had to wake up early and prep for Thanksgiving dinner. My Dad and Matt (my cousin) went around the corner to my friend's house, so her dad could help them deep-fry a turkey. My mom and aunt worked in the kitchen, making everything else. I went to 9 a.m. Thanksgiving day Mass, and when I got home, me and Matt went to pick up Julie (my cousin) and Aaron (her boyfriend). When we got back, the food prep continued, and around 1 o'clock, my cousin, Brian, and his girlfriend, Ros, came over. After a while, my uncle, Robert, and his daughter, Sarah, came over. Everyone relaxed and talked, and then Brian and Ros headed over to Brian's mom's house for dinner. My dad, Matt, and Uncle Robert went out back to grill some tri-tip. Eventually, we all sat down to eat. The dinner was amazing, and the dessert, pumpkin cheesecake, ice cream, and a cake (made by yours truly), was even better. Later that night, we went pre-Black Friday shopping at Wal-Mart and Target. It was pretty insane. It took almost an hour just to check out at Wal-Mart, and the line to get into Target went all the way around the building. There were some pretty great deals Thursday night and Friday, but I'm sure you all know that. Anyways, I should probably start on some homework. Check back next week for another update!
And, while you're at it, check out these links:
- angryfatrants.blogspot.com -> My cousin's blog. He posts a lot of random rants, and I know you'll enjoy it.
- @littlepulizzano -> My twitter and instagram. If you enjoy my random blog thoughts, you'll love my random twitter posts and instagram pics.
- youtube.com/acousticinstruman -> My friend's youtube. He's gonna do it big some day!
Have a great week!
<3 Abigail
Saturday, November 24, 2012
Saturday, November 17, 2012
Sooo...This is a Blog....
Not sure why, but I felt like I needed a blog post. I used to have a webs.com blog, and I was gonna post on there, but I have no fucking idea what my username and password are, so I figured, why not create a blogspot? Seems like everyone uses blogspot anyways.
Here's an update on my life:
I'm a junior now. Hard to believe, right? Well...maybe not, since I'm 1000% sure anyone who reads this doesn't know me. When I first started my other blog, I was in 7th grade. I updated it on a very irregular basis, sometimes going months to even a year without posting. But, for some reason, I feel that I need a blog to let go of all my rants and raves and whatnot, since everyone causes drama on facebook.
Yesterday, I came home from Kairos, a three (or sometimes four) day retreat held around the world on different dates. Basically, it was a retreat filled with prayer, reflection, repentance, laughter, and tears...a lot of tears. I can't really say much about it in case anyone from my school happens to stumble upon this blog, but I can say that if you have the opportunity to go on Kairos, definitely go! You won't be sorry! Everyone always told me Kairos was life-changing. Personally, I don't think it was. Instead, it opened up my perspective on life and God. I have a new viewpoint on things, but my life still is, and always will be the same. I mean, I can change things about it, but that's more a result of my viewpoints changing, not just the retreat itself. Ya know? Kairos means God's time in case you're wondering.
These past three days were seriously the best days ever! I loved spending time with four of my best friends, as well as my little support group of 6 (four classmates, our senior student leader, and our parent/teacher leader). So many memories were made in the short time that we spent together. For the first time, I openly admitted to people I am not particularly close to that I'm nyctophobic (fear of the dark), and I don't regret it. Come to think about it, it actually feels like a giant weight has been lifted off of my chest. Even though my group didn't judge me, they did give me a little bit of trouble ;) My teacher leader decided to scare the shit out of me right after we had a group prayer. He's pretty much the coolest person out there, so it was all good. I wasn't a big fan of the activity where we all had to stay in a room alone for what felt like half a God's time (we were not allowed to know what time it was, so we called the hours God's time). I'm not gonna lie, I started crying so much, and it was really awkward when our student leader walked in. Not that I wasn't cool with crying in front of him (well, it took some getting used to), but it was the fact that I was crying for a dumb reason in front of a really good-looking guy that made it awkward for me.
Michael was great. He's the coolest group leader I've ever had on a retreat, and I'm really excited for the upcoming school year because we have a split 5th period together (he has Honors Italian 4 and I have Honors Italian 3). He's an amazing listener, and everything that comes out of his mouth is either really insightful or insanely funny. There were a few group moments where him and I cried together, and, although it was sad, it was bittersweet in a weird way (I'm sure the ladies would understand this ;) . The look on his face when I told him about the couple I saw having sex was absolutely priceless! Our group shared so many weird stories, and I'll miss our little family.
Some non-Kairos related stuff:
Thanksgiving is coming up! I'm so excited to see my family on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday! It's not gonna be a traditional Thanksgiving dinner, since my dad doesn't want to grill up (or bake, or however you make it) a turkey, so we're having tri-tip instead. That's alright with me because my dad makes a killer tri-tip. Anyways, I don't want to bore you with a bunch of nothing, really.
Check back after Thanksgiving for another post! And, while you're at it, here's a couple links you should check out:
- angryfatrants.blogspot.com -> My cousin's blog. He posts a lot of random rants, and I know you'll enjoy it.
- @littlepulizzano -> My twitter and instagram. If you enjoy my random blog thoughts, you'll love my random twitter posts and instagram pics.
- youtube.com/acousticinstruman -> My friend's youtube. He's gonna do it big some day!
Have a great Thanksgiving!
<3 Abigail
Here's an update on my life:
I'm a junior now. Hard to believe, right? Well...maybe not, since I'm 1000% sure anyone who reads this doesn't know me. When I first started my other blog, I was in 7th grade. I updated it on a very irregular basis, sometimes going months to even a year without posting. But, for some reason, I feel that I need a blog to let go of all my rants and raves and whatnot, since everyone causes drama on facebook.
Yesterday, I came home from Kairos, a three (or sometimes four) day retreat held around the world on different dates. Basically, it was a retreat filled with prayer, reflection, repentance, laughter, and tears...a lot of tears. I can't really say much about it in case anyone from my school happens to stumble upon this blog, but I can say that if you have the opportunity to go on Kairos, definitely go! You won't be sorry! Everyone always told me Kairos was life-changing. Personally, I don't think it was. Instead, it opened up my perspective on life and God. I have a new viewpoint on things, but my life still is, and always will be the same. I mean, I can change things about it, but that's more a result of my viewpoints changing, not just the retreat itself. Ya know? Kairos means God's time in case you're wondering.
These past three days were seriously the best days ever! I loved spending time with four of my best friends, as well as my little support group of 6 (four classmates, our senior student leader, and our parent/teacher leader). So many memories were made in the short time that we spent together. For the first time, I openly admitted to people I am not particularly close to that I'm nyctophobic (fear of the dark), and I don't regret it. Come to think about it, it actually feels like a giant weight has been lifted off of my chest. Even though my group didn't judge me, they did give me a little bit of trouble ;) My teacher leader decided to scare the shit out of me right after we had a group prayer. He's pretty much the coolest person out there, so it was all good. I wasn't a big fan of the activity where we all had to stay in a room alone for what felt like half a God's time (we were not allowed to know what time it was, so we called the hours God's time). I'm not gonna lie, I started crying so much, and it was really awkward when our student leader walked in. Not that I wasn't cool with crying in front of him (well, it took some getting used to), but it was the fact that I was crying for a dumb reason in front of a really good-looking guy that made it awkward for me.
Michael was great. He's the coolest group leader I've ever had on a retreat, and I'm really excited for the upcoming school year because we have a split 5th period together (he has Honors Italian 4 and I have Honors Italian 3). He's an amazing listener, and everything that comes out of his mouth is either really insightful or insanely funny. There were a few group moments where him and I cried together, and, although it was sad, it was bittersweet in a weird way (I'm sure the ladies would understand this ;) . The look on his face when I told him about the couple I saw having sex was absolutely priceless! Our group shared so many weird stories, and I'll miss our little family.
Some non-Kairos related stuff:
Thanksgiving is coming up! I'm so excited to see my family on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday! It's not gonna be a traditional Thanksgiving dinner, since my dad doesn't want to grill up (or bake, or however you make it) a turkey, so we're having tri-tip instead. That's alright with me because my dad makes a killer tri-tip. Anyways, I don't want to bore you with a bunch of nothing, really.
Check back after Thanksgiving for another post! And, while you're at it, here's a couple links you should check out:
- angryfatrants.blogspot.com -> My cousin's blog. He posts a lot of random rants, and I know you'll enjoy it.
- @littlepulizzano -> My twitter and instagram. If you enjoy my random blog thoughts, you'll love my random twitter posts and instagram pics.
- youtube.com/acousticinstruman -> My friend's youtube. He's gonna do it big some day!
Have a great Thanksgiving!
<3 Abigail
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