Faithfully

As I sat here trying to think of what to write it hit me like a brick to the head...I will write about my family! This week has been a week full of family & I couldn't be happier! My grandma Maria turned 69! She had a surprise party thrown for her & of course what party would be complete without the mariachis!? I got to see my great Aunt Pauline ( My grandma's sister) & the rest of the Hernandez's aka my mexicans <3 Earlier in the week my other grandmother Marie invited me to a rebel game & dinner. My grandma has been a season ticket holder for Unlv football & basketball games for at least 20 years & I love tagging along with her when I get the opportunity. I have learned so much from both of my grandmothers. They are both so different from each other, but I love both of them so much. My grandma Marie is someone who I can count on to pick me up off of the ground & give me a swift kick to the butt when I need it. She is the person who I think I get my love of quirky little sayings from. Anytime you hear me say " You shit on a hoop it comes back on you," that's all her! Now my grandma Maria is the one I go to when I need a little peace from my every day life. Ever since I could remember we've done so many crafty things together & she is the reason why I am so domesticated. Of course anytime I think of my grandma's I think of my grandpa's as well. I do still have a grandpa & his name is Leo senior. He & I aren't the closest, but I love him so much. He reminds  me so much of my dad & I love being around him. He's a social butterfly just like I am.Then there's my grandpa Corn. He was married to my grandma Marie & he passed away not too long ago. I was there when he took his last breath & all I can remember is how much I wanted him to wake up & say he was just kidding. He passed away the day after my brother's birthday & I think he did that on purprose. He didn't want anything spoiling Chad's special day. My grandma Maria was married to a wonderful man named Wendall aka grandpa Deano. When I was a little girl he was so special to me. In my dad's family I was the baby for 8 years until my little cousin Gabby was born so I was definitely spoiled rotten by everyone. Growing up I wasn't just my mom & dad's daughter, I was everyone's. Everyone in my family played a special role in my life, & they still all do. I'm the niece they go to when they need help & the one they come to just to talk. I love that! My family is so special to me & I am lucky enough to be able to say I have a great relationship with all of my grandparents, aunts, uncles, & cousins. I try to stay updated with everyone's lives, but seeing as I have SO much family, it sometimes gets difficult. My cousin Bre always jokes with me & says I will be the first one married & the first to have kids because I am the mom of everyone. I can't help it, I have always looked after everyone! Don't be fooled though! Seeing as both sides of my family are born & raised Henderson people I am always looked after. I can't even go to the 7-11 without someone seeing me & reporting my where abouts. If I sat here & typed everything I wanted to say about my family I'd be here for hours, so I will end it here. I hope everyone appreciates their own families & do not take them for granted.

I even got to facetime my beautiful Aunt J! xoxo

Valentine's day

Well I survived Valentine's day! I got a call from my ex boyfriend that was previously mentioned in my blog from last week! After almost 3 months without talking to me he decided to call me with a blocked # at almost 3 A.M. on Valentine's day just to say "Hi." Hearing from him made me kind of miss him, but as soon as I heard that he was taking his girlfriend out on a date for Valentine's day I remembered why we haven't talked! On a lighter note, I had a fabulous day! I didn't end up falling asleep until around 6 in the morning & of course my Aunt & best friend had to call & wake me up. I ended up falling back asleep after my conversation with my best friend & sure enough I woke up later in the day to yet another call from Alexes. I had tweeted during the day about how I wished I had gotten some flowers, but since I had no valentine I wasn't expecting anything. As soon as I answered my phone I could tell she was acting sketchy. She said she was on her way home, but being that I have had to be a detective in the past I could tell she was lying because I could hear her car in the background. She finally admitted she had been lying! Alexes then said "I'm outside, open your garage!" As the door opened there stood my best friend holding some very beautiful flowers & they were for me!!! She knew I had started my day off in a very difficult way & she wanted to make sure that I had a great Valentines day. Alexes then decided we should go to sushi & off we went. As soon as I was leaving one of my Aunt's pulled up & dropped off my Valentine's bag full of candy! I then sped off to lunch at the sushi & it was delicious! After lunch Alexes had to run off to school so I decided to deliver some treats to my other Valentines. I dropped one off at my other best friend Corey's house & since he wasn't home I left it right in front of his garage hoping he noticed it & didn't run his little cup over pakced with reeses. & after that I went to my grandma's house to deliver hers. When I got home I noticed at my door there was a little red bag packed with a red I love you shirt, candy, & the usual pencil. I was definitely feeling the love on Valentine's day! I also got a picture card & cupcakes from one of my co workers & her adorable daughter, & my mom decided to buy me a new pair of brown flats since Lola chewed up my other pair. I am so blessed with the people that I have in my life & they truely made my day special. Even Corey who as soon as he saw the cup full of candy wanted to throw it away, he thought someone had put it there poisoned....Very interesting character of a best friend I have. Hope everyone had a great day of love, I know I did :) <3

Total Eclipse of the Heart

Since Valentines day is only 1 week away I figured my blog should be about nothing other than...Love: A profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person. The first boy I ever said I loved was a boy named Travis in kindergarten. I quickly learned that it wasn't true love. Thankfully back then having a broken heart only lasted a day & after that it was on to the next! High school is when I finally fell in love for the first time. I always dated older guys & I told them all that I loved them. By this time I did love them all, but you can never love different people in the same way . My real first love started in 2007. At first I didn't care too much for him, but as time went on I knew there was something different about him. We had a lot of the same friends so I got to see him often & the second I got around him I got nervous ( I never get nervous btw!) We'd talk every night on the phone, which back in high school was what you did. We always played 20 questions which is silly, but sure enough we knew everything about each other by the end of the conversation. Our record was from 9pm to 6 am ( & we never ran out of things to say!) We started dating June of '07. We had both just got home from vacations with our families & the day we got home he asked me to the park & that's where it all started. After that day we were inseparable! He walked me to class, we shared a locker, we became bff's with each others best friends,we wrote notes in our notebook, pretty much everything you see young people in love doing, we did. Probably the craziest thing we use to do was one of us would walk to the others house at around 1 in the morning just to lay in bed with each other for 2 hours or so & then we'd walk the 3 miles it took to get home & be up by 6:30 for school. Love makes you do crazy things! The last time I talked to this guy was in November. I was at the Breaking Dawn premiere with my best friend & when I finally checked my phone I had 4 missed calls from him. We decided that after my movie was over I'd call him & we'd hangout. After I left the movie I called him & he was already waiting at my house for me. It was almost 2 A.M. & I was exhausted, but I didn't care. Everything was normal & things happened, but it all happened for a reason. I came across a love note written on a envelope that I had been laying on & that was my breaking point. (The I's were even dotted with hearts...Embarrassing!)  Even though I was still in his car I couldn't look at him, I was shocked , disgusted with him, but I was mostly disappointed. After this night my feelings definitely changed. All I have to say is I've had a lot of good memories of love & a lot of bad ones, but I haven't closed my heart off. I love my family, friends, dogs, co workers, church friends & many others. I don't hate anyone that has ever done me wrong, I just don't respect them. Like I've always said,everything happens for a reason. If I wouldn't have had my heart broken I wouldn't have re evaluated my life. I have the best guy friends Corey & Laquan by my side, I wouldn't have become so close with Alexes & Landan, I wouldn't have re connected with  old friends, I wouldn't have found my love for church & for all my new friends, & I feel like I finally find my voice again. Love is a very strong thing for me & I take it very seriously, I'm one of those hopeless romantics. Last Valentine's day wasn't so great for me ( bad memories!) , but this Valentine's day I plan to make fantastic! Every other year I have a Valentine & this year is my have a date year so we shall see! I hope everyone out there makes sure to let the person they love know that they love them!  
                      
                                                                           XOXO, Sydney