camilicious craze: Blog SLACKER!

It's obviously been quite a while since my last post, and there are numerous lame reasons for my slacking off...been busy, got sick for about 2 weeks, had a b-day, been working, etc. So although I'm not in the mood for a long post, here's an update on what's been happening with me...A couple friends had planned a fun night out to celebrate my turning the big 3-0, and just my luck, I got sick the day before, which lasted a couple weeks (ugh!). So other than my parents taking me out for a yummy steak dinner at Lonestar Steakhouse on my actual birthday, I didn't have a wonderful b-day. But it certainly could've been worse, so I won't complain. :) I did get to meet up with a group of old friends from high school last month, which was fun, and we're actually getting together again next week. It's fun to see how everyone has grown up (or not -- lol). As for work, I've had to go help with various jobs, one of which is in PA. I won't lie and say I enjoy what I do right now, but I can say that I'm grateful to have a job (thanks Mom!) in this tough economy. Other than that, I've just been spending time with Michelle and other friends.

One sad thing to note is that my aunt Dee (Mom's younger sister) just passed away yesterday afternoon after a long battle with breast cancer. It's a sad time, but we're grateful for the wonderful life she lead and that she is no longer suffering. She just turned 47 last Tuesday, and she left behind her husband Brant, 24 yr old daughter Taryn, 22 yr old daughter Abbi, and 12 yr old son Chaim. While my heart aches for them, we can all take comfort in knowing that she is undoubtedly in heaven now. It was awesome to see how many lives she's touched over the years, as so many people came to visit her and share such wonderful things about her these last couple weeks. I'm very grateful I was able to spend some time with her and my uncle and cousins. There will be a private family graveside service at 10am on Saturday morning, followed by a lunch at her church at noon, and then a "celebration of life" at 2pm. Dee didn't want anyone to wear dark colors and be sad on this day, so she requested that everyone wear bright cheery colors to the celebration and enjoy themselves. She wanted us to play "Spirit in the Sky", and we will be letting off 200 smiley face (she loved and collected yellow smilies) balloons in her honor, at the end of the celebration...She is very loved and will be missed by so many. Love you Aunt Dee!

And finally, here are some recent pics...