Review of 2007 Part 1

Like I promised u this blog recently, the subject of this blog is a review of 2007. I will never forget that year I had been through. Whoa! The most journal is that I had an unexpected illness for 8 months. It was terrible. Here is a review of 2007:
January:

On Kitty’s Birthday: It was okay. I stayed home. That morning, I got a beautiful sweater with sequins on it and a little book called, "Different Roads" by Kathy Troccoli from my parents. And a Wal-Mart gift card from Uncle Frank and Aunt Honey who lives in Pennsylvania. I felt boring at home all day but out of blue that afternoon, Dad took me to Blockbuster for renting 2 DVD movies, "The Devil Wears Prada" and "Superman Returns". Dad paid them for me . That's his treat . And then I went home. When Dad dropped me off at my place, I asked him if he wants a slice of pie. He replied yes. Dad LOVES Key Lime pie very much when he ate it! Very delicious! I bought it at Wal-Mart last Friday. Key Lime is Florida's favorite pie. And then Dad went home.

That Birthday night, Mom and Joe returned home safely from a trip to Chicago. The next night Mother came over to see me. She bought a new pair of white jeans as birthday present for me. Wow, that jeans look so cool! I will try them on later. Then Mom announced unexpectedly she and Joe are going to Wyoming soon. They'll be staying there for 5 days . I can't believe what I am hearing that!

Mom and Joe flew to Texas for visiting Katrina on Jan. 5^th and then to Wyoming. Katrina was pregnant with her first baby girl at that time. Mom and Joe would be returning next week.

I bought a new gift wrapper storage bag on Jan. 5^th.

I got a new digital camera as birthday present from my youngest brother.

I got sick on the 11^th of January.
Found out my Mom was in Missouri on January 14th. I spoke with Dad thru a relay service in my computer about Mom. I also learned she and Joe went separating their way. Joe is in Illinois. Mom is driving on the way back to home. I can't believe they went separating! I don't know what happened. I thought Mom and Joe are coming home together. Last week my Dad asked me to look for an email from an airline company for a confirmation of their scheduled trip but I don't see it yet. Dad was supposed to tell me whose is from. I was confused. Maybe Mom and Joe screwed up my e-mail address but I don't know. Too late. I know Missouri is having a bad weather since the weekend. I heard there's an ice storm going on in midwest on TV news. I hope Mom is driving safely and gets out of the line of cold front. Florida is still warming up, 82 degrees again! Sunny and partly cloudy today. 2 of windows in the living room of my apt are opening. I also heard Florida will be getting cold again on this weekend when the cold front moves back in again. I'll probably wear one of my favorite sweaters when I go out on this Saturday. I don't wear a sweater much cuz Florida gets warmer sometimes during Winter . This is so weird winter. All of my sweaters are in the storage box but others are top of it in my bedroom closet. While grew up in Pennsylvania, I wore alot of sweaters everyday.
Mom and Joe came home from their trip on January 16^th.
On the 17^th of that month, Dad brought a Christmas gift bag of some brochures Mom got in Wyoming, 2 postcards from Wyoming where Mom and Joe spent in, a plastic bag of candies , a local newspaper article, and an artwork that Katrina, my niece, made for me. Katrina is living in Texas where Mom and Joe visited her before going to Wyoming. About the artwork my niece made for me, it looks painted wood of cat, a shape of heart, a box, and the message says, "Forget- Me- Not". It's so beautiful, huh? Wow! I was surprised to see it.
I got a fax message from Mom that day. It said, "We are still recovering from our long dive, honey. It was pretty serious work driving thru blizzards and ice for over 2,300 miles, then we even went thru bad smoke (couldn't see in front of us) from a fire when we drove thru some woods in Florida. Joe got 'bushed'. He did most of the driving. He's good at it." Wow, a what trip! I already heard about ice storm in midwest last week when the front kept pushing eastward on the TV news. I can't believe it. I told Mom in the fax message that California oranges are in trouble due to a freezing weather and they are already dead. And avocados, too. She had no idea of what's going on in CA cuz Mom and Joe were too busy with their drive, etc when she faxed me back. Anyways, I heard CA Governor Schwarzenegger declared a federal disaster aids on the TV news this morning. Citrus crop has been destoryed 75% in there. This sounds bad . I can't believe it.
That night, I heard on the news that humpback whale was trapped on the beach in my hometown. That whale was dead.
The next day, I finally saw Mom that late afternoon. We hugged and talked each other.
Went to GDBAD at the hotel on the beach on the 20^th of that month for play The Price is Right.
On the 29^th, Lou Pearlman, Backstreet Boys’ boss, got in trouble with law cuz he didn’t paying bills on time. Lou used to live in Orlando.

February:
On Groundhog Day, a tornado touchdowned in Deland and New Smyrna Beach. Homes and trailers were destroyed. Scene there looked terrible. Tree toppled everywhere. Some hundreds of residents lost a power. Some schools and a college were closed due to damaged trees. Governor Charlie Crist has declared a state of emergency in the areas hit by the storms.
On the 8^th of that month, I can't believe it when I heard about Anna Nicole Smith this late afternoon on a 5 o'clock local TV news. Have u heard about Anna? So sad! She left her new baby girl behind. I know about Anna's trouble pasts on Media. She's crazy but sweet. What's wrong with Anna? She faced too many problems! Anna needs to slow down but it's too late.
I kept hearing about spacewoman, Lisa Nowak, on a local TV news since February 5th. Did u know about Lisa Nowak? On the afternoon of 8^th, I learned Dan Billow, our local TV news space reporter, is going to have an interview with Lisa in Houston soon.
I got a surprised news from my PA cousin, Tiffany, in an e-mail on Feb. 12^th. Tiffany informed us that Kate, my 1st cousin's wife, gave birth to a new baby boy named Finnigan Will. Finnigan Will? I never heard the name like that before. It sounds cool! Finnigan was born last Sat, February 10th. Maribeth, my 1st cousin's wife, is pregnant again with a 2nd child. She's in her 1st trimester right now and back in PA with her family. Her hubby and my 1st cousin, Jared, is going to Iraq in Sept. I was surprised to learn that when I found out Jared is going to Iraq. I can't believe it ! I am hoping God will keep Jared alive when Jared is being sent there by a military service. I know his Dad went to a Vietnam War but his Dad came home alive before he married Jared's mother. Jared is one of 7 children of Uncle John and Aunt Nancy. He's a number 6 of 7.
Heard about the recall of peanut butter on the news on the morning of Feb. 15^th.
Britany Spears’ hair went bald! It was on the news on the 19^th of February. I was startled to find out about Britany. She’s out of control.
The Academy Awards show aired on the night of February 25^th. An award went to “The Departed” for Best Picture. Lead Actor went to Forest Whitaker of "The Last King of Scotland" and Lead Actress went to Helen Mirren of "The Queen". March:
I went to Gainesville with Amy for attending University of Florida Signing Gators’ Silent Banquet on March 5^th.
Started doing exercises.
I first became very sick during lunch hour and ran to the bathroom few times. My belly was in terrible pains that were started developing in the middle of March. Pains continued worst everyday since then.
5 days before St. Patrick’s Day, I heard Regis Philbin of "Live With Regis and Kelly" that Monday morning announcing he’s going to have a heart surgery that week. I said, "What?" when I heard about it. I didn't understand it at first but I immediately figured out what Regis said. Oh, I get it. Wish him a good luck. See Yahoo News here.
On March 22^nd, Dad went to the hospital for having plagues in his arteries to be cleaned out that Thursday morning a week later after Regis Philbin of “Live With Regis and Kelly” announced he’s going to have a heart surgery. Dad’s arteries has been repaired successfully.
UPDATE on Dad: I've got more details about him. I learned that Dad had a blockage in main artery of his heart, but doctors put a stent in the main artery to open it up on Thursday March 22^nd.
To be continued.... Will BBL.