January 2010
10 posts
40 days
it has been 40 days since my daddy left me.  I am going to mass today to pray for his soul and his happiness.  It hasn’t gotten any easier for me.  I go through my days pretending that he’s still here and just in the Philippines still.  It’s too hard for me to sit and say to myself “My daddy is gone.  I will never see him again.  I will never hug him again.  I will never...
Jan 31st
i hate dreaming
i hate night time.  it’s the worst part of my day cuz i’m not busy and my mind wanders. and then i always have nightmares… last night’s was the worst by far… in my dream i received a couple voicemails from my dad.  and he was saying things like “babe, i’ve been calling you and you’re not picking up your phone.  Where are you?” and “How...
Jan 19th
ahhhh
i need a job. i hope i get the one i interviewed for today.  if not, i hope i get the one i interview for tomorrow. if not, i hope i can still get the one i interviewed for last week.  i need a job.  being broke is so not fun at all. praying for the right job to follow through. praying for strength as i start to balance work and school. and as always, praying for my daddy. SCHOOL STARTS...
Jan 19th
alone
first weekend in nyc. and i did absolutely nothing. i am so lonely.  at home life was easy.  i had friends and something to do.  here, it’s just me.  and being alone stinks. cuz that’s why i think. and when i think is when i hurt.  i need friends.
Jan 18th
Jan 15th
one sweet day...
Today has started out as one of the hard days.  I had nightmares about pirates.  Our ship was overtaken by pirates and we had to try and escape them.  As we swam for our lives in the water, I could feel them grabbing at me.  I forced myself to wake up and realized I only had a few hours of sleep.  I couldn’t go back to sleep.  While looking through my phone, I found three of my daddy’s...
Jan 15th
signs...
because I don’t want to forget, I think my daddy is sending me signs he’s still around… - On my last day in the Philippines I visited his burial site and begged him to let me know he was OK before I left… there were two teenagers visiting their friend and playing music… then the next song played was “Dance With My Father”… Daddy and I danced to that...
Jan 15th
picking up the pieces...
Though life has not been the easiest for me lately, I know that it’s necessary to start rebuilding what has broken, healing what is hurting and moving forward in a direction that can only bring positive outcomes.  When you hit the bottom, when it feels as though you are trapped in a corner, you need to remember that it can only go up from here.  After the darkest days comes the light and...
Jan 15th
Jan 12th
broken.
i am back in nyc. my daddy is gone. and my heart is broken. the most important man in my life has left me for a better place.  i hope and pray that he has found his peace. i love and miss him so much it hurts.  it’s hard to sleep and it hurts when i breathe.  i can literally feel my heart aching.  if i pretend that this past month wasn’t real… it’s my only chance of saving...
Jan 12th