I just had a great night's sleep, under the quilt that Jenni and Regan made and gave to me... I was so blown away. I have such amazing friends, I mean really, really amazing. The amount of care and support (practical and emotional) I get is very touching. I feel like I don't deserve it, and at the same time incredibly grateful for it. This is going to sound like a pathetic statement, but I mean it totally - it is so nice to feel loved and cared for.
Seeing Giffy was awesome too, so nice to see a friendly face from home. We talked about quite a lot of different stuff, I hope I didn't chew your ear off too badly mate! And thanks so much for helping with Alex, what a lifesaver! :)
Well I saw my brother Matt over the last few days as well, he is heading to Wanaka to do a snowboard instructor's course, and then to Canada for the ski season next year. Was really great to see him. We are much, much closer than before, I think largely because we have both (me especially) grown up a bit and dropped some of the defensive, rivalry-driven keeping-up-with-the-joneses crap. I was real with him and it felt like I got the same back, which is really precious.
Leon is slightly better, it looks like he will make it through this immediate crisis (next few days) so that's good news. The bad news is that the other day his precious best friend of the last 5 years, Savannah his dog, got run over and killed. Which just seems extra-cruel, somehow. I just feel like screaming at the universe "give the guy a break! C'mon!"
I cut my hair on Saturday. It's been falling out a lot recently and was in really bad condition, so I chopped it back to about ear-level (which is a lot of hair to take off - a good foot of hair!) and it looks a lot healthier and makes the thin places easier to hide. I chopped it myself in the bathroom mirror, which was a bit freaky, but I've had nothing but compliments and questions of where I got it done, so I guess god looks out for the poor and uncoordinated with scissors! I dyed it too, kind of a reddish brown, so that's nice for a change too. $8 colour and cut, not too shabby!
Posted by phreq at July 13, 2004 08:07 AM | TrackBackGlad that you like the quilt :)
Love, hugs.
OMG! You saw your brother!
Posted by: Jenni at July 13, 2004 09:28 AMNice to hear hun, you are very easy to love and to care about my friend. Wish I lived closer. I was wondering what part of Canada is your brother coming to? How long is gonna be here? You know me nosey tee hee. Wish you could come with him :)maybe one day:D Hugs to everyone, it has enlightened my heart that you are feeling very loved and cared by all and I can feel your fulfillment in your words from deep within. It has made me smile, I luv ya girl! Blessings to you, Take care, your friend, Tracy
Posted by: Tracy at July 13, 2004 12:01 PMglad to hear u've got that quilt now - it's sooo cute!!
i get the hair-cut thing - i have a total distrust of hairdressers (and now also Jas, cos his idea of 'cut it so it's straight' doesn't equate to 'perpindicular to the floor) so i tend to cut my own too. it's like, long and i make it less long - is kinda hard to screw that up too much i figure!
i like the sound of the colour too - reddish brown is currently where my hair is at!
Lol yeah, the funny thing is that my brother has become mysteriously more good-looking than before. He must be improving with age. Also he is fit (really fit) so that helps. He's going to... Vermont?... not sure. Someplace with mountains, snow and girls I guess ;)
The first snip of the haircut is the worst. After that I feel committed, so hey, go nuts!
Posted by: phreq at July 14, 2004 10:32 AMargh i want to see your hair! glad you liked the quilt, my contribution to it was mostly good thoughts ;) jenni is the cleverest munchkin of them all!! glad you saw matt, in my head he is still about 16or 17 but i realise that as im 24 now and hes older than me, that my view is somewhat skewed! i think that last comma was foolishly placed but too bad. BIG HUGS
Posted by: sok at July 14, 2004 01:49 PMHey, I didn't realise you'd just cut your hair. I thought you looked really good. I should have said! Alex was a total sweety, I thought I was a bit useless actually wandering around and just wanting to hold the puppies. sooo cute. remember to take photo's and put them on the blog so that all can enjoy!
Posted by: giffy at July 15, 2004 11:15 PMThanks
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