Well, my fellow TheO goers...
This is my first update in a looooong time, and honestly, I'm a thousand times happier than I've ever been.
The biggest news and change that I can report is this: I've moved out of Utah to live with the love of my life, and start out fresh. I stopped looking for love, and love happened to find me. He's smart, he's sweet, he's loyal...he treats me like a queen. He loves cats, just like me, he's 3 years older than me (approximately--he says 2 and a half), he's tall, he's handsome...and he has two kids.
Many might see that last part as a down side, but me? I see it as a wonderful opportunity. I'm lucky enough to have someone who is willing to allow me to be a part of such a wonderful gift. I lost my babies. But this amazing man, whose talent and kindness know no bounds, is allowing me to be a part of the biggest part of his life. And I couldn't be more grateful for such an honor.
I no longer speak with the majority of the people I used to. These are people who claimed to be friends, but they've since shown me their true colors, and I've happily washed my hands of the fake ones. The one I used to refer to as Yuki is one of those people. Though he played a huge part in my life for a long time, and thanks to him, I now have found the path I was supposed to take all along (and it didn't include him remaining as part of my life), and am with someone who is truly in love with me just as much as I am with them. For that, I am thankful to him. But I see no reason to keep in touch, just as I now know I don't need the one who used to claim to be my "best friend." It's okay to let people go when they don't play a positive role in your life...even if it means losing people you loved in the process.
I did also witness the split up between my mother and stepfather, but that's okay,
too. They are just in different places of their lives, and I know they'll both be okay, and that I still have their love and support, just as they have mine. It's been a rough time, but it's also been wonderful in so many ways.
I still draw, I just haven't really had the time to update my art portfolio on here yet. I promise that once I do have time, I will.
I'm also going to do my best to update more often here, since I'm in a better place of mind now. :3
~A~
