The Rants and Thoughts of VALadyNole

My heart is sad. On Earth there has been one man who has been there for me since the moment I took my first breath. I hate that cancer is going to take him from me. I've been positive. And today was a heavy blow. I know it's not realistic to think that grandpa will always be here for me. Tonight I'm finally letting myself start to mourn. He's going to die. And the heart that is sad...it's going to break. I'm glad Jesus can hold the pieces together but it's gonna hurt like hell. The hot tears on my cheeks are selfish and grandpa wouldn't want me to shed them. But for tonight. I just want to feel sorry for myself and just be weak.

I would like to know why ESPN hates Florida State University athletic programs.  It just seems to me that no matter how great FSU is, it is always because the other team had a bad game.  It drives me crazy. More and more I despise watching or hearing ESPN.  The are biased and unfair.  It absolutely makes me crazy. GRRRRRR Okay rant over.  But as long as ESPN hates FSU I shall hate ESPN.  That is all.

So I started out bored on 01-20-2012, thinking I do want a tattoo I should draw one. So this is what I drew. I texted Valerie and this is how that conversation went... Me: Val what are you doing tomorrow? Val: Nothing why? Me: I am thinking about doing this and sent her the above picture. Val: Hold on. Me: Okay. Val: You have an appointment tomorrow at 11:15 am. And the whirlwind of getting a tattoo started.  Where to put it?  Will I do it? It was quite exciting.  And of course my twitter family blew it up...love that.  The hubs was excited and said he couldn't wait to see it.  And of course wanted to make sure that I was sure it was what I wanted.  (What a sweet guy.) So the morning seemed to drag and after working for a bit I was on my way with Valerie to get my first ink.  I love my sister... So here is the process... Picking the right spot... Getting started... Doing the outline... Outline done... Then the garnet... And then the gold....

I totally love this site.  So here is the link to my pinterest page. http://pinterest.com/VALadyNole/ Oh yeah and I got a tattoo... And posting a picture I can pin to my Blogs I Follow board.  :-)

But I am back!!!

Today I sat down to have lunch with fellow professionals. 5 women and 1 man. We all work in the child protective services. We were enjoying ourselves talking and getting to know each other a little better. One of these professionals says that she was born in New York. The one man at the table asks her exactly where and she said Manhattan. He tells her that he is from Brooklyn. Once this is said we all know what the next question is going to be...here are their stories. The guy from Brooklyn said he was at work and was sent home after the second tower was struck. He said the entire ride home the thing that stuck out to him the most was the deafening silence. In a city where it is never quiet he couldn't hear a bus, the subway, sirens, or voices. He said that as he drove people waved at him. "In NY if you look at someone too long it starts a fight and now people are waving at me." When he got home he went to the roof of his building where he watched the twin towers crumble...