for some people, all they have is their blood family.
they don't really have friends.
and if they do, they don't keep them close enough to feel like family.
for me though, sometimes my friends are my family.
we don't fight as often, and when we sit down for dinner, we all enjoy and talk.
it's just weird how quick families can fall apart.
generally at the blink of an eye.
here i am, preaching about this, when i've only got the child part of my little family started.
we're just waiting for our other half. lol.
but, i guess what i'm trying to say is,
i'm glad for the blood family i have and the friend family.
i have plenty of friends i call sisters.
and that call my mom, mom.
it's pretty awesome if you ask me.
i like knowing that i can choose my family..
but i think it could also be known as yet another mother's day, but for all of us single mothers out there. i can't tell you how many people have told me that they're proud of me for playing mommy AND daddy. so does that mean that i can celebrate it too? even if it means *I* treat *NOAH* to something instead? i guess i never realized it, but for years, my mom played mommy and daddy too, but i never once thought.. "why don't i have a daddy?" i didn't care. i was perfectly content with my mom. maybe noah is too. at least for now..
but anyways, back to what i was saying.. would it be wrong for me to celebrate father's day as single mother's day? i mean, wouldn't it be okay to silently celebrate it? it's kind of like valentines day is singles awareness day, so father's day is single mother's awareness day and mother's day is single father's awareness day. lol. hmm... i guess until this year, i never thought of it like that.
sorry this is one big bowl of jumbled ramble.
who knows. all i know is i would LOVE your input on this.
i thought i'd do an update.
i haven't posted in here for about a week.
okay well really, about four days. but still.
lots has been on my mind.
i've been caught up in the thought of how ridiculous some people are.
for instance, right now, i am NOT looking for a relationship, i'm letting THAT relationship LOOK FOR ME! but what keeps finding me is the ones who AREN'T looking for a relationship, and they are looking for sex. well, let me just clear the books for all of you, i am not going to have sex until i am married. i know, i've already had a kid before marriage, blah blah blah.. but let's face it.. sex becomes a relationship ruiner in most cases. in fact, i can't think of one relationship that i've had that it hasn't ruined. i want to make sure that my relationship is based off of HOW WE FEEL about each other. it's just not fair. i've cried over too many guys who only wanted me for one thing. plus, i'm not having another baby til i'm married. sorry but raising one on my own is hard enough. idk how people who are single moms raise two or more. MORE power to them for sure!
i guess what i'm trying to say is.. i'm sick of kissing all the frogs... i'm definitely ready for my prince [:
[and yes, i know that noah is my baby prince, but i'm waiting for the other prince to come along]
It all started with two girls, one from Zionsville.
Named Eden.
The other from Noblesville.
Named Hope.
They both chose to go to Vincennes University, in Southern Indiana. Hope remembers seeing Eden around and thinking "That girl seems really kick ass!" Then seeing her again, and the girl stopping her to say "Hey, I like your dress." But they never said much after that. Until a day where a huge group of mutual friends were sitting at a table, and Eden and Hope happened to sit next to each other.
Eden looked at Hope and said, "Hi, I'm Eden, and I'm retarded."
And so began a beautiful friendship.
Hope invited Eden to a party at the fraternity house she was going to that evening, and Eden accepted! So Hope and Eden went back to their dorm rooms in Vanderburgh Hall and changed. When the two girls went out into the lobby to meet, they took one look at each other and laughed. They were both in MATCHING outfits. The girls went on a long walk to the fraternity house, and they started dancing to Shiny Toy Guns - Le Disko all the way down the street, and being loud and fun.
Well, they didn't end up partying together that night, but over time, Hope and Eden became so close they became each other's other half. They began calling each other half, they also had crazy nicknames for each other like, Weirdy Butt McGhee and Butt Munch McGhee. They figured if they were halves, they made a whole. Which ended up as them becoming, EDOPE, fo sho!
Eden needed a ride home for Fall Break, and since Hope lived close to Eden, they ended up meeting Eden's mom Angela at M-Plan. Which, coincidentally, BOTH Hope's mom, Nancy, and Angela WORKED THERE AT THE SAME TIME!!!! Crazy right? Well, then Eden went to Hope's around the time fall break was ending, and they hung out and had their first sleep over.
Then they went back to Vincennes together. That's about the time that Eden decided to invite Hope on Spring Break. Hope accepted, of course.
Eden had a Nintendo, and they played Donkey Kong. A LOT. They were pros. They're favorite character? Rhiney! He was the coolest Rhiney in the History of Rhineys!
Thanksgiving break was simple, Hope and Eden spent it together, and then Michael, [Hope's boyfriend at the time] came the night before they were to head back to Vincennes, and well, he was talking a lot so they hit him in the face with Turkey. So he was dubbed "Turkeyface" [clever, right?!]
Winter break, well they spent almost the whole break together. It was truly amazing. They had a Black and White themed New Years party where Hope's long time High School best friend, Ali, decided to take "water shots." So she was dubbed "Alephedora Watershots."
[Edope, before the festivities began]
[Edope, at midnight]
[Alephedora Watershots]
That break, they also got a couple matching shirts while shopping with their moms at different times! They didn't even mean too. But then the girls went shopping together and they both got POKEMON shirts. Hope got a Pikachu one, and Eden got a Charmander one! Heck yahhhh!!!
After Christmas break, the two girls started to fall for two guys that were at the fraternity house a lot. One lived there the other visited. Eden started to date Ryan, and Hope started to date Kenny. Thus became the most awesome group ever. They always played beer pong together and everything. Shortly after the four started dating, Edope went on spring break to Jekyll Island, Georgia! Edope had a blast, they played the Juno soundtrack OVER AND OVER AND OVER.
[Edope on their 8 am flight to Baltimore!]
[stitch and woobie on their flight with Edope]
[Edope matching as usual]
[Edope sunburnt]
Not too long after that vacation ended, Hope, Eden, Ryan, Michael, and Langdon went on a camping trip... A camping trip of dooooom!
[look how excited she is!]
[she's clearly excited too]
They were excited to see that the camping trip ended, and then came the end of the school year, and they were apart for months. Hope would come and visit Vincennes every now and then, but they were still apart, until the end of July/early August when Edope reunited at Warped Tour.
They ended up rooming together that year in Vanderburgh. Although, they did not stay in the room together often, they were room mates. They formed an awesome BAND! Where they only wrote one song! But it was funny. They very few adventures that year, as they were very busy.
Hope eventually moved away from Vincennes, and though, Eden and Ryan had moved up to Indy too, they just had a few misunderstandings and didn't hang out.
Hope ended up having a little baby boy on October 14, 2009, named Noah. Eden and Ryan came to visit as a surprise to Hope, and she was very excited to see two of her absolute favorites!
Eden and Ryan ended up moving back to Vincennes, just as Eden and Hope got closer again. So they continued their Edope-ness from afar. They always have reunions now.
And, Eden, well she's the father to mister noey bean!
Edope has a reunion tomorrow, June 10, 2011, to go see THE BLACK KEYS! They are both very excited to get their stalk on! Be prepared for some fun awesome pictures. And because I know you're about to ask, THEY WILL BE MATCHING! <3
Eden is getting married next year to Ryan, and Hope is very excited for the both of them. Hope is the Maid-Of-Hotness in the wedding! How exciting!
I haven't done this in a long time, but I think this will be my last post like this, mostly because I keep forgetting to put this up, but I plan on setting up a three time a week thing JUST like this only it'll be different questions for each day that I do them! So here's to my last 5 things post! Thanks to all that have actually paid attention to this.
- what are [five] things you are grateful for? [one] my son definitely. [two] the people i have in my life [three] God [four] having a roof over my head [five] being alive to see another day...
- what are [five] of your strongest strengths or positive traits? [one] my big heart! [two] forgiveness [three] love [four] strength [five] caring [:
- who are [five] people that love you most? [one] God [two] Noah [three] Mom [four] Family [five] closest friends. [:
- what are [five] things you're looking forward to in the next [five] days? [one] hearing back from paradise bakery [two] THE BLACK KEYS. [three] edope, fo sho reunion day [four] church [five] hopefully getting the job so i can start school at qc school of wedding and event planning [:
this song reminds me of my first dance recital ever. in seventh grade. hip hop. at curtain call dance academy. ohhhh man. i wish i could do this again!! if i could be on stage every day. i totally would do it!
