Last night, I took my mother to dinner and there were multiple
instances where I had to turn away in order to avoid crying. It was troubling to
look at her face-to-face, as I was able to see how tired she has
become. Her once dimple-filled smile has almost disappeared,
and her loving tone has turned to woe. Since my step father’s cancer
came into our lives a lot has changed, but it wasn’t up until recently that I’ve taken notice how drastic the effects have been.
Transformed so quickly.
Earlier today, she called to tell me that the cancer in my step father’s throat is gone. They had just seen their specialist and got news that the chemo worked, so now it’s on to the next step in the recovery process. It was really nice to hear her so optimistic over the phone and I’m happy that the hardest part may be over.
I can only hope that things get better. Stay strong.
Now that the holidays have simmered down, I can put this together. Well, 2007…what a time to be alive!
Seriously, when I look back at the events of this past year, I can only smile. It felt like there was a renaissance amongst my friends and I; both creativity and expression were running wild. There was always something going on and at times it even became difficult to do every thing! I loved each moment and cannot begin to express the amount of excitement I have for everyone’s accomplishments. Good job crew!
I also like to think that I kept pretty well occupied. I worked a ton, got the opportunity to travel abroad, and met many new faces. It was a time of late, late nights, and long days. An adventure day-in and day-out. It was also the year I took up photography, too…or at least kept up with it, rather than being lazy and only shooting from time-to-time. This was probably one of the best decisions I made all year, and I was fortunate enough to capture some of the finest moments that surrounded me.
Here’s a little peek at some of 2007’s wild times…
More can be found on my
Flickr. Happy 2008! Live it up!
