50 years

My dad turned 50 years old yesterday! We had a great party! We received some pretty unforgettable presents:
*My fiancé bought him two 3D paintings. One is Starry Night by Van Gogh (which, if I had to chose, is my favorite), and the other is a painting of Central Park, and depending which angle you view it from, the season of the painting is different! They are amazing!
*I had prepared his favorite Armenian song for him, "Dle Yaman," which is a beautiful old Armenian poem turned song. He was so moved he started crying and asked me to sing it 3 more times! By the third time, I had the neighbors from the apartments building next door standing outside our windows listening and asking me to keep singing it over and over. It was such an honor.
*And from my mom, sister and I, we threw a few dollars together and bought him an iPad! We all have gadgets except for my dad and he love electronics! We figured since you only turn 50 once, he deserved his own little toy so he can get rid of that laptop he doesn't like much anymore.

My Five Goals

In the next few years, I have a lot planned:

1) I will be more physically fit. This entails slimming down to a healthier weight and becoming more fit to achieve my dance goals. I seek to push them as far as I can without injury so that one day, I can teach the freedom of dance to others.

2) I see myself married to the Love of My Life Sebastian. We are already engaged and on the path to arranging a wedding. We have the marriage thing down but the hardest hurdle as of now is the money for a wedding. Who would have thought?!

3) Dancing fascinates me so much that I have recently changed my major to Kinesiology from Dancers. I will attain an education and degree in this field and help inspire people with the extremely supernatural world of Dance and lead aspiring artists to a healthy, well nourished successes.

4) I want to dive further into my writing and start documenting a lot of things that are in my life. Different thoughts, dreams, ideals, maybe some more poetry and stories I don't have much courage to write. I want to write them. I will write them.

5) I will make my life more peaceful. Hopefully this will come with my marriage as I will move into my own house. This will give me my own space with the one person on this planet I want to share it with, freedom of expression and creativity, more organization, freedom of emotion and my time will be my own.

Care, but dont care.

Being asked to care about EVERYTHING was a requirement in my childhood days. While some had to do with 'affectionate' caring, like caring for animals and other people, the majority was centered on 'image' caring. So here I am, raised to be sensitive to words, looks, clothing choice, cleanliness and such, and NOW I'm being told (in a yelling manner) to not be so sensitive to things happening around me.

From the time I was younger to where my family stands today, there has been a HUGE shift. Everything I was brought up to do and think isn't valid any longer. It's one thing to become an adult and learn new tricks, but it is entirely frustrating to have the adults that raised you with one set of ideas tell you those same ideas are no longer any good.

I couldn't disagree more.

Facebook

Such a bitter sweet addiction. I don't think I can stand it for much longer but then I don't want to give up this connection we all have. I don't post much up yet I check updates all the time. I don't like seeing some people's posts but yet I never delete them because I get such a kick out of their stupidity.

I don't know. Maybe the addiction comes from Facebook finally being the window everyone has been waiting for; to be able to see what actually happens in everyones head. Because where there is a status update, there once was a thought.

Blogging from Las Vegas

My family and I are here in Vegas. it is my first time here since I've turned 21 so I have been so excited to gamble. I hit a lucky streak with my dad on Spanish 21 and won a total of $150! It might not be much but I sure was really really exciting winning it. Turning any small sum into a larger sum in a matter of 5 minutes would be exciting for anyone!

The Office is GREAT for English 101!

So I'm sitting and watching my favorite addiction "the Office" when during a meeting, Ryan, the branch manger, uses 'whom' in a sentence while speaking. Michael, the branch manager, says, "Whom isn't a really word. It's just made up," and a whole conversation begins about the usage of 'whom' in a sentence. Finally, Pam, the receptionist, states the proper way to use 'whom,' which is then followed by Toby, the HR rep, who further dissects the phrase that was used and confirms that the usage of 'whom' was correct.

It was hilarious!! And educational!

My Cat

All cat lovers: Please enjoy!

So the love of my mom's, sister's and my life is our cat Tomtom. (Well, I do love my Fiance more. But for sake of emphasis, let's stay on this subject for now). His actions are beyond any possible comprehension of adorableness. As I speak, he is standing on the chair next to me, starring out the window in sharp concentration to the noise he just heard. He is not IN the chair, but ON the chair, with only three legs for balance and the forth leg still on the table, claiming it as his own. Its not like he can't be on two surfaces at once if he chooses, right?

Deciding that he finally wants to find out what the shower in my room does (because we always bathe him in my mom's shower), he sat himself in the tub and began to look at me with those wanting eyes. He usually doesn't like the running water because Heaven forbid he wets his luxurious coat. I know he is waiting for something so I let the water run a little. To my surprise, he didn't run. No he didn't move at all. Turns out, he was using me... He was thirsty.

I don't know many other cats to say this is a rare trait but Tomtom never drinks from the water we put out for him. EVER. He drinks from cups in the sink, the bath tub, other random collections of water... We tried attractive bowl, flowing fountains, iced water, warm water, the list goes on and on! But all he cares about is how he's going to jump up on to the ledge where my sister's beta fish Erick is sitting and drink HIS water because it is fishy flavored.

So he got up onto the sides of the tub so he wouldn't get wet at all, and made me stand there to keep adjusting the water to the perfect flow rate so he can drink it. And this cunning and cute manipulation is what makes us love him. Because when he walks away and plops over on his side just asking to be petted, that's when you know he loves you back. <3

Hypocrites Anonymous

The weekly meeting of Hypocrites Anonymous followed me around today.

Out of all the things I wanted to write about today, this is what I chose.... Because right now, these are the feelings I am left with after a seemingly wonderful Sunday.

Anyways...

I begin my pursuit to a healthier weight tomorrow. Too bad I wasted all that time making burritos and nachos no one cared to share with me. Oh well.

Day Off

How exciting are those days where you randomly stay home from work/school for whatever reason?! Oh, it is one of those days!! There is a certain onset of relief despite, whatever your reason may be for staying home. Whether your sick, have to get something urgent done, etc., it's nice to know your going to have some quiet time to yourself (alone) where you can concentrate.

Peace at long last!!