all i wanted was some nutella recipes
'bought a couple of jars of that lovely hazelnut spread
i love so much.
so i went online to their website to find some recipes.
what did I do instead?
bawl like a baby after reading my cousin's blog.

seeing all of her pictures from her trip,
especially those of our family
just made me all emotional.
It made me miss "teetz" (aka tita b, my cousin's mom).
She doesn't look at all like she went through a stroke.
Except for the new silver "highlights", she looks exactly
as she did when I was a kid.

It was kind of a trip to see all of the e-sisters together
in that pic., though.
that family has gone through so much in their lifetime.
it's amazing they still have their sense of humor.
and as crazy and dysfunctional as things may have been
at one point or another,
it is these women who were my foundation growing up in the PI's.
They are the ones who doted on and loved me...totally spoiled me.
I got my own sense of humor from them as well as my self-confidence.
I swear, whenever I was around them, they always made me feel like a superstar.
that was just their way.
(no wonder sometimes i need to be the center of attention. yikes!)

I've been thinking lately that I really need to go over there
on my own or with my bf to visit and spend time with them at some point soon.
time is just whizzing by so quickly, you know.
I really don't want 4 years ago to be the last time i see or spend time with them.