Been a long time shouldn't have left you

Wow.  So I definitely haven't updated this in quite a long time.  A lot has happened since this past Thanksgiving.  First off Adam and I broke up.  Then the vendor of Kardashian Kollection got rid of my position at all of the Sears. :-/


So it was a great time to start off the New Year of 2013 with new beginnings and to look forward.  I celebrated NYE with some of my best friends in a relaxed setting.

We celebrated pretty hard lol

Right after the New Years I got a new job at a gym.  It was great in the beginning and my coworkers were awesome!

 Our holiday party





But my life went to crap in February because I became sick with the flu.  I went to  urgent care and got the medicine to make me feel better.  It seemed to work for a couple days but then I started getting a really bad pain in my side right underneath my ribcage.  I thought maybe it was that I just pulled a muscle cause of all the coughing I was doing.  By Valentine's Day, I was in so much pain that I couldn't get up, so my dad took me to urgent care again.  They thought that I just had an air bubble in my intestine after the x-ray until they saw that my pulse rate was 130 (your pulse rate is supposed to be around 80).  So  they told me to go to  the ER because I  was dehydrated and needed fluids.

So I went to the ER and was welcomed by one of my sorority sisters that was an ER nurse.  She made sure that  I was taken care of.  After an EKG and a Cat Scan they decided to admit me over night because they found that I had pneumonia and that there was so many blood clots in my lungs, they couldn't count them.

Well my overnight stay turned into 14 days in ICU and 4 days in a normal room until I was discharged.  I had four different antibiotics in me and blood thinners through IVs they whole time.  The only thing that made the stay bearable was all the support/visits I got from friends and  family.  My dad, Craig stayed with me the whole time I was there.  He came in the morning and left at night.  I don't know what I would do without him.

After I was discharged I was put on pill form of blood thinners and have to be on them for at least six months.  I also have to get my blood drawn a lot to make sure my INR is where it is supposed to be.

Im excited now though because it is August 7, which means that hopefully I will only be on these blood thinners for another week.  After that I will be going to see a blood specialist to make sure that the blood clots are not genetic.

I pretty much had the whole menu

Yeah I got bored easily lol

My dad is awesome!  He painted my toenails while I was in there.

And my best friend braided my hair :)

Loving the outfit I was stuck with lol

Finally free of the IVs :)

This is my reaction to being discharged

So after I was discharged I was still really weak so I recovered at home.  I decided I needed a new change, so I switched up my hair again and this time got Ombre effect!

By May 4th I got a new job at a local boutique as a customer service rep and also am now a seamstress. I a did some modeling recently. I am now a licensed driver as well! So things are finally looking up! :)

Gobble Gobble

Thanksgiving was at my parent's home again this year.  It was nice seeing my cousins and some of my other family and also meeting new people that joined us.  The food was great, my mom does an amazing job!  Not sure if I'll ever be able to make gravy like her or our families traditional stuffing. But I hope I will be able to when it's my turn to take over the traditions. At least I got to take over one family tradition and that is our candle centerpieces that are also there to munch on while you wait  for the food :)  It's a grapefruit cut into halves then you put cherries, black olives, and green olives on the halves with tooth picks and a candle in the center of each :)  I'm also happy that Adam was able to join us this year for Thanksgiving.  I'm thankful that I don't have to work tonight and not until noon tomorrow because this is my first Black Friday.  I love shopping and all but I've never gone Black Friday shopping, let alone worked one.  From what Adam and everyone has told me I should be ok since I'm in apparel and most people go after hardline items but I still don't want to get into the middle of anything.

Mom and Aunt Dawn talking as Aunt Dawn stirs the gravy

The family's candle holders, done by me :)

 Adam helping Craig with the cutting of the turkey and Bandit waiting for something to drop lol

 Aunt Sandy's cute lil turkey sweets :)

 My cousins Brittany and Chris and me

 Brittany and me

 My honey, Adam, and me 

Showing off our industrials :) 

Total Randomness (Holes and Ink)

So out of total randomness Adam and I got some new piercings and tattoos this week.  I got my industrial done and a new tat on my wrist.  Adam got his lip pierced to complete his snake bite along with this industrial and tongue pierced.  I was a lil nervous about getting my industrial done since everyone that I've talked to said it hurt but it really wasn't bad.  There was a little pressure and then a pop! lol.  But I love it!  Can't wait for it to be fully healed because I already have some cute industrial jewelry to put in it.  The tattoo I got this time (#10) was actually very meaningful to me.  I got the NEDA (National Eating Disorder Association) symbol on my wrist.  It's a reminder of how far I've come dealing with my anorexia and how much stronger of a person I am today. 

Adam's snake bites 

My industrial

 My 10th tattoo <3

Section 12 Photography

Did this photo shoot almost a year ago and finally get to share some of the pictures. :)

Out with the OLD and in with the NEW DO!

So this past Tuesday I finally went to my hair salon and updated my hair style.  I get bored easily and wanted to switch up my hairstyle again.  So I went for more of a scene/punk do this time and Im in love with it! :)

Hair before going to the salon, much needed

After the salon :) 

In love with my new do!

Friends and Family

This past weekend my work had a Friends and Family event and decided to have a lil fashion show.  With one night's notice I scrounged up 3 photographers and 4 models to help with the event along with myself modeling!  It was a very laid back and easy event but I had fun.  It was great seeing some old faces as well.:)

Below are some of the actual models at event walking.  Photographs were taken by Vince Hollaway and Lee Cossin.