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Made this awesome watermelon salad...just something I threw together that I found in my kitchen.

Mixed 1/3 cup of balsamic vinegar and 1tbsp of honey in a small pan and simmer alittle until it looked "syrupy". Let the cooled down and toss 4 cups cubed watermelon with argula leaves, drizzled it with vinegar and 1/4 cup of olive oil. I seasoned it with salt and pepper. Top with a cup of crumbled feta cheese (mmmmm).

I had extra so for the rest I made this...blend 6cups of seeded diced watermelon, 1 cucumber peeled and diced, 1 cup of diced cherry tomatoes,1 clove garlic,1/2 cup diced red onions, and 1 tbsp of fresh lime juice. Puree and season that with Salt and pepper. Top that with fresh cilantro...tasted very yummy after it was in the refrigerator.

My aunt and I have been creating healthy yet very tasty dishes and this one was suprisingly very good, for just throwing whatever in the kitchen togther. My boss ate some of the extra stuff I brought in today. :)

So I've been starting eating healhty and may possibly move into becoming Vegan. Huge maybe!! But anyways this is what we had for dinner tonight and it surprisingly came out delicious.

1/3 cup chopped fresh dill
1/3 cup finely chopped green onions (about 2)
1/2 cup shelled natural pistachios or almonds, toasted, finely chopped
1/4 cup plus 1 1/2 tablespoons pistachio oil or extra-virgin olive oil
2 yellow bell peppers or orange bell peppers, cut into 1/2-inch strips
1 pound sugar snap peas, trimmed, strings removed
1 garlic clove, minced
1/4 cup water
4 6-ounce salmon fillets
Mix dill, green onions, pistachios, and 1/4 cup oil in medium bowl. Season to taste with salt and pepper. DO AHEAD: Pistou can be made 2 hours ahead. Let stand at room temperature.

Heat 1/2 tablespoon oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add peppers and sauté until beginning to soften, about 2 minutes. Add snap peas, garlic, and 1/4 cup water; sprinkle with salt. Sauté until vegetables are just tender and water evaporates, 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in 1 rounded tablespoon pistou. Transfer vegetables to platter; tent with foil to keep warm. Reserve skillet (do not clean).

Heat remaining 1 tablespoon oil in reserved skillet over medium-high heat. Sprinkle salmon with salt and pepper. Place salmon, skin side down, in skillet; cook until skin is crisp, about 3 minutes. Turn salmon and cook until almost opaque in center, about 3 minutes longer. Arrange salmon fillets over vegetables on platter. Spoon some pistou down center of each fillet and serve, passing remaining pistou alongside.

We had our first Thanksgiving without him...strange usually we would have 30-40ppl but no we had 10. Aunt Louise and I made the turkey, salad, entrees, and desserts. Also gone to a brunch...well it was more like a full course meal. My cousin Nicole made a Vegan meal which was extremely good. But...this year and many to come will be awkward and hard.

So weird that my little cousin Richie is now in the Army! This kid grew to hating all authority figures, MAJOR problems in school, couldn't keep a job, drinking, pot, etc and then decided...hey i'm going to the army. We just got the first letter and apparently he's loving it after reading a paragraph of cuss words, bitching about waking up at the crack of dawn and then missing us. I just one of his first letters back! I'm ...really proud of the dork. Just hope he doesn't get pigheaded and do something stupid. Just want him safe.

But he gets to come home for x-mas! YAY!

I miss my father...I don't care that he wasn't my real father but he raised me as his own (yeah found out that he wasn't my dad)
I miss my Uncle Don...he was the one who took care of me and raised me as another daughter, even though he was a hard ass but he did it because he loved me. (So the audio recording he left us said.)
I miss my sisters, my two oldest sisters who drifted apart.
I miss all of my friends...from  New Jersey, one in Vegas, the one in Washington, and the ones who aren't friends with me anymore from just going their seperate ways & drifting apart. I hope they know who they are...I miss you and I hope you're doing ok. Even though we don't talk or see eachother, you're in my thoughts and prayers. I love you all.

And....I miss family. My cousins Nicole, and Diana...who need to pull that stick out of their ass and stop being so malicious to everyone. Just because Uncle Don passed...doesn't mean we should ignore his side of the family just because they want all of the attention. To stop the rumors spreading and breaking this family apart futher than it already is...stop telling your mother that she was a horrible mother and don't care when she dies. You will regret it when she dies and the time you need your mother she won't be there, bitches! For two ppl who are in their mid 30's still have alot of growing up to do.

Yesterday at 12:30 Uncle Don died in his bed in his home surrounded by his wife, daughter Michelle, and grandson Damon. He woke up yesterday and told Michelle that he's ready to go and had michelle gather them to his bed and cried, then he was gone. Slowly the information spread out to the family and I wasn't told. No...I was at work and on my break I called my sister to see how she is doing but instead was informed of Uncle Don's death. I left work immediately but shaken up so badly I had to sit in my car in the parking lot for 20min to calm down so I could drive over to Aunt louise. Finally... I did and the house was filled with everyone. Friends, family, coworkers....all came...worst part...his body was still there. Something I was neglected to be informed and walked right in and viola...body. It was a twisted flashback for me because I saw my dad in him.
Uncle Don was an ass at times I admit but he still took care of me, and gave me a new car, housed me, fed me, clothed me, and taught me alot of things for the future. It really hurts because I saw him last week  when I came over to dog sit for him so his daughtes and aunt louise could take him to Seattle. He said hurtful things but I know better that he was the cancer talking. What I regret was that I didn't come back over to visit the other day...no I decided to go out. I didn't get to tell him I love him...yeah I know he knows but I wanted to TELL HIM. I can't believe he's gone. I've lost my real dad and now I've lost another.  *tear* 

Uncle Don & grandma are getting worst every day, each day is a countdown when it's their time. Seeing my aunt and uncle's kids, cousin, etc taking on the stress and heartache brings me back memories when my father passed.  I really didn't like it when I was told that I seem like I don't care. I do care, just because I'm not already grieving, mourning, and crying everytime I see them...doesn't mean I do not care. I just got used to seeing death and heartache over the years and learned how to build up the walls. That doesn't make me a cold heartless bitch because I don't cry. I do cry and only when I decided to let those walls down...when no one is around.

The best thing for them is not act like they're aleady gone...it's to let them live and joke, laugh, and smile with them. Live, laugh, smile, and love is the best medicine for them. That is how I see it...and if this certain "family member" have a problem with it then go cry. Cry, cry, cry.

Wow...how obvious you can get when you walk into a store wearing a large oversize jacket when it's warm enough outside to wear shorts? This guy thought it was winter apparently and decided to shove 4 bottles of greygoose,smirnoff,jagger, and patron in his pockets with a box of donuts in the outer pocket of his jacket. So visible too. *Stupid man* I approached him and asked if he's finding everything and of course saying yeah i'm fine and continue to look around suspiciously after I walked away toward the soups to look I'm rearrange them.( I already informed my boss Brian of the situation and called the police.)Tsk tsk...then try to run toward the back door where he found me, 2 cops, my boss and a big ass grin on our faces. *stupid stupid little man* (This guy was a 28yrold, hispanice with a lazy right eye and tattoos on his neck) he's been coming in and out of our store for a week and I caught his ass the other day. Ooo ssooo sweet I love it. That's my 8th shoplifter I've caught in this month. Keep coming you little shits.

Tomorrow I move.....yay!

Ugh...have to go to work in 2 hours, why did I said "yes Caroyln I can work a few hours" when I have to finish cleaning the house before I move tomorrow?! Oh yes I remember now..money.

Happy Birthday to Bonnie, hope you're having a good time :)

To Lorrie: My brother Danny said that his landlord might be giving the house to someone else within 2months and I can't move out in the short time after moving into another place ahhh! Sorry.

Fitted jeans, heels, and a tee. Simple is always better and main key is confidence.

Will be attending my friend Illiana's mother memorial this saturday at 9 am in dixon.

Compliments are a great way to boost a person's self esteem, they can raise your spirits when you're down and just generally make a person feel good.

So...leave me a complimenting comment! Am I a good listener? A good writer? Do I have mad rambling skills? You can make my day with just a few nice words. Then, be sure to post this in your own LJ so that others can do the same for you!

Graduated last Thursday...yay no more studying all of the medical terminology, physiology, pathologies, and everything under MEDICAL! Ugh...it was tough but I'm very proud of myself that I made it through. Now job searching with my career service advisor...looking at chiropractors, hospitals, corporate, etc for a potential full time job. I hate safeway...DONT EVER WORK FOR SAFEWAY! Even union sucks ass!
Other than that....still debating on moving out of state or stay in state...just move far away from family.

Relationship wise: Keeps getting better every day :)

Family flew out from NY and NJ, had a family reunion which was a blast and thinking about possibly moving back to NJ. It seems that my family from there are less drama prone than here. :)

Everything else...going well :)

Because it's curvy, healthy, and it's real.

My best friend Illiana Reyes mother passed away 4 hours ago.

Illiana was informed by the police that her mother was found dead by her father, in her bedroom with the dogs huddled next to her. We will know further results tomorrow on how she died. After that I plan on flying down to Las Vegas to attend the funeral since Iliana's mother was another mother to me, and Illy would like to have me there for the funeral, for "strenght" as she puts it.  I honestly don't know why she thinks that way and she told me that I've seen death many times over, including my fathers death at a very young age and I took upon myself to be the "strong" one.

So out of love and friendship I will be there for just like I would be there for any of you. Love you all. Good night.

So today quess who I ran into ...JESSICA FRITZ!!!!!!!!!!! AHHHHHHHHH!

Looks the same, smokes cigs & the alternative,and has been living in that house by my uncles house in dixon all this damn time.

On......other news I want to move to either Las Vegas, washington, oregon, or Illinois.

Where o where should i go.?????


Rogue_ravnos..... BABY?!  :-D *squee* 

Just got the verizon LG my number is 707-317-4134
If any of you have verizon also great bc no charge for either of us if we call or text each other :)
Also new address coming soon....

Grandma is being put into a home and apparently aunt louise neglected to mention that she stopped paying the mortgage for the past 3 months.( Thanx alot aunt louise X_X) So gram's last day in this house is the 13th of this month and I refuse to stay at this house when I know for sure that I cant come up with 3500 by the end of this month nor do i want to stay here anymore.
 To make the long story short....my cousin Diana and Aunt louise and I arent on good terms due to all of this. IF you guys wish to know more on that just ask and I will tell you. I'm tired of the bullshit that they just drop on me and refuse to stay here when my cousins Andre and Andrew are staying here doing drugs, drinking, stealing and inviting whomever they want without asking. Im not playing mother to them so...I decided to move out. 
My boyfriend is also planning on moving in with me too :) I will let anyone who wishes to know my address once I get settled in and also I'm going to be getting a new phone and #. Will let you guys know when it happens and such.

Other good news....I graduate in 2 weeks!!!!!!!!!! Holy shit I made it and truly feels good that I proved my family wrong that I could.
Graduating from Massage therapy and will be continuing my education for Medicine, who knows maybe become a docter? I do plan on continuing in fashion design/marketing. Doesnt hurt to have a back up plan if the other fails.

On health: Diabetes is under control by watching my diet and excercise & my anemia.  However my stress is not but mediatation and kickboxing is relieving it alittle.

On love: Falling in love with my boyfriend each day, this is the longest relationship and happiest that I have ever been in since my relationship with Joey (shithead). Im so grateful to have him in my life, he's always there when I need...helping me taking care of gram, yard work, bills, and being my rock. He's my superman :-)  Ughh I cant believe that I will say this but I love him.