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Sunday, November 11th, 2007
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I caught the last bit of this comic's stand up act on mad TV (newest cast member) last night and thought she was hilarious. I wanted to see it in its entirety, so I googled her and found it on youTube.
If you haven't heard of her or seen this...watch it. She is hilarious and her Vietnamese accent is ridiculous. I thought maybe she was half Vietnamese, but she's not! She's Mexican and part Native American.
Watch it here:
Anjelah Johnson - Nail Salon
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Tuesday, October 30th, 2007
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Happy Halloween!
(This is his new smile. He's a smart kid. He started doing this after learning that when he'd smile with an open mouth,
I would stuff food he didn't like into it! Making him laugh doesn't work anymore b/c as you can see...he's mastered
the closed mouth smile.)
( More Chickie Madness )
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Thursday, September 27th, 2007
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Thursday, August 23rd, 2007
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I've been so bad lately about taking monthly photos of Christian. Originally I had wanted to take a picture of him every month, in the same place (ie: on my glider chair) in order to see the progress of his growth...but unfortunatley, I kept putting if off and I haven't really taken regular pictures of him since about 4.5 months. I'm so bad!
Anyway...here are a few recent pics of my little pumpkin.
( Christian @ 6 months old )
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Christian got his 6 months shots the other day and it was a lot better than I was expecting. He cried and cried after his 4 months shots, so I feared the same reaction this time. Luckily, the nurse told me at 6 months, they only gave 2 shots vs the 3 he received last time. The only sucky thing is...at 12 months, he and I get to look forward to a whopping 4 shots! UGH! Thankfully Charlie was w/ me this time around and surprisingly, he yelped and cried while the shots were given, but as soon as it was over, he was smiling and bubbly again. He is just the sweetest thing. : )
Otherwise, things are going fairly well. Charlie and I went through a bit of a rough time the last 4 months - so we'll be getting our much needed vacation on next week when we hit VEGAS! It'll be my first time, so I'm really excited. Charlie, Christina and I will be meeting up w/ my sister, bro in-law, and baby Mercedes. Wait a minute...she is no longer a baby. Holy crap...she's 4!
How time flies!
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Thursday, July 12th, 2007
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On Saturday I had the pleasure of witnessing one of my dearest friends, ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif?v=92.2) jerree604 marry the love of his life, seyekah.
I've known Jerr for longer than he's been with Jess so being able to be part of his wedding day was so special. I am absolutely thrilled for the two of them and know that they will live happily ever after. They are so deserving of each other and are a perfect pair! I love you guys!
The beautiful bride & typical jerr poppin' his collar
( 07.07.07 )
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today out of boredom (christian's had an unusual, yet amazing 2 hr nap) i decided to go through my lj archive and read entries from back in 2002. i can't believe i've been journaling for over 5 years. crazy!
after reading those old entries, i realized the following:
i wrote a lot more freely.
i wrote more to entertain.
i always seemed angry - perhaps was only a persona (for the above mentioned reason).
i swore a lot.
i drank a lot.
i partied a lot.
i hated dating, but liked the attention.
how very different my life is now...
everything really changed after i met charlie.
as i was reading, i couldn't help but miss certain things from my past.
i miss having fun with my girlfriends from back home.
i miss working monday to friday and partying thursday through sunday night.
i miss happy hours.
i miss golfing with my guys ed & d.
i miss the social life i used to have.
i miss boys pursuing me.
i miss drinking (haven't had a lick of alcohol since early 2006).
i miss smoking (quit oct 9, 2005).
i miss the thrill and excitement i felt when i first met charlie.
things i miss from my most recent past:
i miss the freedom of going wherever, whenever i want.
i miss going to the movies.
i miss my social life.
i miss wearing pretty clothes - i live in my lululemon pants.
i miss wearing my pretty shoes.
i miss carrying my pretty bags. (they've all been replaced by christian's diaper bag)
i miss my old body.
don't get me wrong, life now is wonderful. i have an amazing husband who loves me like no other and a beautiful son who gives me the gummiest smiles. i have a great family, amazing friends and a deep faith in God. life is just so different from 5 years ago (which is a good thing b/c i would hate for nothing to have changed), but i can't help but miss certain aspects of my life when i was single and unattached.
what's ironic is that back then when i was having all this 'fun'...i was dreaming of the very things i have now - finding the man of my dreams, getting married and having a baby.
then again, it's not surprising. the grass is always greener...
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what do you miss from your past?
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Wednesday, May 30th, 2007
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In Korea, on the 100th day after a child's birth, a small feast is prepared to celebrate the child's having survived that period. Back in the day, it was rare for a child to survive beyond 100 days, and so a tradition of celebrating a baby's 100th day of life began.
It was Christian's 100th day on May 25th & to follow in Korean tradition, I prepared a small feast for my precious boy & family.
dduk - Korean traditional rice cake
( Christian 100th Day Celebration )
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Thought I'd post a few new pictures of my precious munchkin! He cracks me up more and more every day!
Tummy Time!
"I could stare at my fist ALL day!"
Charlie always jokes that Christian is going to save him lots of money since he doesn't need any toys...his fist will always be around to entertain him. I tell my Christian that his daddy is a big cheapo! ;P
Me & Christian out for a stroll on a beautiful sunny day. : )
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Everywhere I go, people keep telling me how small Christian is. : ( I know he's on the small side...but I know he'll catch up soon enough. He's probably just over 12 lbs now...but I'll find out for sure tomorrow when I go to weigh him at the breastfeeding clinic. At the mall today, another woman was carrying her baby in a bjorn and I could tell he was a newbie. When I asked how old he was...she said he was 7 weeks old...and I swear, he looked almost as big as Christian! She made me feel better though b/c she said he was born almost 9 lbs. Wow...big baby!
I still can't complain about anything...he's sleeping better than ever at night. He's been going on average 8.5-9 hours now. His record was beaten the other night when he was put down at 10:30pm and didn't wake me up until 8am!!! When I heard him wimper, I almost freaked out when I saw that it was 8am! But as soon as I came into his nursery, he greeted me with a big gummy smile. : )
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Wednesday, April 25th, 2007
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My little munchkin is 10 weeks old today. : )
Christian is such a good baby. He only cries when he's hungry and sleepy. He doesn't even cry when he has a wet or poopy diaper. He sleeps through the night, generally from 11pm - 6:30am. After he eats, I lay him down and he can literally entertain himself for a good 30min to 1hr by just staring at his fist - he discovered it a few weeks ago. The funniest thing he does is when he tries to put his fist in his mouth. B/c his depth perception is not fully developed yet, when he brings his fist toward his face, rather than it going to his mouth, it goes straight into his eye instead. Then he rubs his fist into his eye (with his mouth wide open) wondering why there's no fist there. It's the cutest thing.
Here are some recent pictures of the BESTEST baby in the world. We were bored one afternoon, so he and I decided to have a little photo shoot in his nursery. hehe.
Isn't he just the cutest little thing? I wish he were chubbier...then I could squeeeeeeeeze him and bite him a little harder! : )
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I've officially been a mom one day shy of 3 weeks.
I am pleased to introduce our beautiful son, Christian Joshua.
Born Valentine's Day 2007 @ 3:59am, Weight: 7 lbs 3 oz.
By far - my favourite photo so far. My two favourite men. Btw...that is one of Christian's favourite sleeping positions. We like to call it his 'shooopuh-man' pose. If you don't get it...it's fob for 'superman'.
Now...behind the cut is a long, descriptive account of Christian's birth story. It is graphic and not for the faint of heart. I'm posting it more for memories - I don't expect most to read through it all. But if you are curious...read away.
The last 3 weeks have been more difficult than I could have ever anticipated. I really under estimated how difficult post pardum would be. The first week I think I was running on pure adrenaline b/c waking up every hour to feed him didn't seem to bother me. But by week 2 - I really thought I was going to die. Aside from all the pain of recovery - and all the tears I've cried, just looking at his precious face makes it all worth it. Now...if you were to ask me right now if I want another one...I'd probably say NO! Ask me in a year and I bet I will have forgotten all the pain and suffering of the first few weeks. I guess that's what this post is for...to remind me of it all. : )
Here's Christian Joshua's ( Birth Story )
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Friday, October 6th, 2006
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since all i ever wanted was a bouncing baby girl, it never occured to me that i should probably think of some boy names should i end up having one.
well...it happened & i'm having a boy.
charlie and i are in limbo b/w the two names:
noah & christian.
i also like the name caleb, but a friend of ours just named their newborn that.
any suggestions would be greatly appreicated!!!
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Friday, September 15th, 2006
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BOY!
i was really hoping for a girl...like really really really hoping & praying for a girl, but no. it's a boy.
but don't get me wrong, i'm thrilled. just don't know how happy my son will be dressing in pink and being called 'maddie' - short for madeleine. then again, he won't really know the diff until he's a few years old, right? hehe. ok, i'm not that evil!
preparing for ultrasounds are really painful! they tell you to drink a litre of water 2 hrs before your appt & you can't pee! i couldn't hold it in - so i peed 2 times before the actual appt. then drank more water. luckily she only needed my bladder full for the first two minutes and then the technician let me go to the bathroom. for the next 20min, she didn't really say much to me - just kept taking measurements. then she turned the speaker on and could hear the baby's heartbeat loud and clear. i asked her what the h.b was per min and it was 140. i knew as soon as she said that it was a boy.
it was the cutest thing though, the little guy was kicking like crazy (though i suprisingly couldn't feel any of it) and he was sucking his thumb!!! it was so cute. luckily the technician was able to get a snapshot of him sucking his thumb. i'll try to post the pics when i get back from toronto.
wow...it's becoming more real. i actually have a little human growing inside me. crazy!
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Wednesday, August 16th, 2006
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wow...being pregnant is a surreal experience. i don't think charlie and i have a complete handle on the fact that we're going to be parents. weird!
so a basic run down of the last 15 weeks:
weeks 1-5: i think this is when the sperm-y finds it's way up to the egg-y.
week 6: finding out i was pregnant. i was in denial. i just didn't believe it was possible. so i took one test that yielded a very faint positive. shook my head in disbelief and took another a few days later. this time, the result was a slightly darker positive. still couldn't believe it and took one final test a week later - which yielded a very dark & obvious positive. then reality set in and decided to make an appointment with the doctor.
week 7: no obvious symptoms of pregnancy other than having really sore boobs.
weeks 8-12: my living hell officially begins. best way to describe what i experienced on a daily basis for these 4 weeks (for those of you who've never experienced morning sickness) is the feeling of being hung over every day, without having had the pleasure of consuming a lick of alcohol. constant bouts of nausea, dry heaving, headaches, vomiting - ugh, my stomach felt retched 24/7 and i could hardly keep down any of the food i ate. it was honestly, the worst i've ever felt in my life. my ms was so bad that my desire to have 4 kids quickly went out the window. i think this is it. (ask me again after the delivery process)
weeks 13-14: nausea turned extreme fatigue i don't know what's worse...feeling sick all the time, or feeling so tired you can barely keep up with your day to day activities. man, i've never been such a whiney person up until the last 6 weeks. being at work was almost unbearable. it's amazing how a little tiny thing inside you, that's probably not even 3 inches long can suck the life right out of you! sleeping 12 + hrs/night and still feeling exhausted was not uncommon. i guess the upside of these last two weeks was that i wasn't vomitting.
week 15: i think i have my life back! finally! relief! i have energy...i feel strong...i can be productive! i actually feel like myself again, pre-pregnancy. the only difference is the sizable change in my belly. there's definite baby bump showing now. : ) it's slowly starting to sink in now. OH...and the best news of the day...i went for my regular pre-natal appointment this morning and got to hear the baby's heartbeat w/ a doppler. the doctor thinks it's a girl...but i'll find out for sure in 3 wks!
this first chapter of our baby's development has been quite trying, but i'm looking forward to the rest of the journey ahead.
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Wednesday, July 26th, 2006
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i'm still alive...!
i've been lurking over the last year & it's been good to see some of the amazing things that are happening in everyone's life! i can't believe i haven't updated since aug. 05. sorry, i've been bad.
let's play catch up!
things are great right now.
- charlie & i just celebrated our 2 yr wedding anniversary - can you belive it? time seriously just flies!!
- we're slowly getting ourselves ready to move into a new townhome we bought back in january - exciting!
- oh...and i guess the biggest news to date is that we're 3 months pregnant!
our pregnancy came as a bit of a surprise...even though we were planning on having a baby soon. back in oct.05, we started TTC (trying to conceive) but for a four months...nothing. it's a little disheartening to want something so badly, but nothing happening month after month. i think the stress of it was too much for both me and charlie...more than i think we believed. we decided that b/c we were putting too much unnecessary pressure on ourselves, we were going to stop trying. i ended up joining my church's softball team - which was a perfect excuse not to get pregnant. i play 3rd base & was having so much fun! it was actually really great to finally let go of my issues of control. - ie: i need to have a baby by a certain age. i need to conceive at a certain time so that when i was 6 months pregnant it would be summer & i could wear cute clothes...stupid things like that! it felt so good to just let it all go. i guess what they say is true. when you're not trying...that's when you get pregnant. it was so weird...finding out the news was so surreal. i really didn't believe it. i became neurotic and took 3 home pregnancy tests - the first two positive results weren't enough for me - before i decided to make an appt w/ the doctor. even after the doctor confirmed my pregnancy, i didn't believe it. i think i was in denial b/c we had tried for so many months doing everything in the book to get pregnant...but the one time where we didn't take any of those measures...& we got pregnant!
it wasn't until my first ultrasound @ 7 wks that it somewhat sank in. i think the first question most women ask the ultrasound technician is: "is the baby ok? healthy?" my first question was, "uh, is there really a baby in there?" after he responded that there was indeed a baby inside me, i asked, "one or two?" luckily for me...there's was only one peanut in there. though honestly i thought there was going to be two...i felt so fat!!
so now...i'm 12 wks along and we're very excited.
this post is already getting pretty long...so i guess my rant about morning sickness will have to wait!
*muah*
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Tuesday, August 23rd, 2005
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Have you missed me?
Things have been incredibly busy and hectic – as you can tell by my absence from lj. But whenever I can, I do pop in to check on how you’re all doing.
Here’s a little break-down of what’s been going on…
- Celebrated my 1 yr wedding Anniversary w/ Charlie
- Moved into our new home in Brentwood (pics of the new place to come). I abhor moving. To say that it’s a pain in the ass is a complete understatement. Hopefully we can call this little nest our home for the next few years.
- Went to Toronto to visit family and friends whom I hadn’t seen since my wedding day on 07.17.04.
- I’m on the last stretch of completing my make-up program @ Blanche. Only 5 special F/X classes left before graduating…FINALLY. I didn’t realize how grueling this program was going to be. It’s been so difficult juggling my family (husband & dog) work, school & having a social life – or lack there of. Actually, I’ve had no social life over the last 6 months. How sad. Now that school is almost over, I’m just looking forward to having my Saturday’s back. I constantly ask my friends what they do Saturdays b/c I’ve forgotten what it feels like to have a day off. The first thing that I’m going to do…play GOLF!!! You’d think I’d be all geared up and ready to get out there and work like a dog in the industry, but in reality, I can’t stand to look at make-up right now. I think I just need a little breather from it all. Not only that, but my face has gone through the ringer with all the junk we use in special FX. Having liquid latex, wax and spirit gum all over your face is not my idea of having a good time. Though the actual process of putting it all over someone else’s face is soooo much fun!
- Work life – after leaving my corporate job back in Oct.‘04 to pursue my make-up career full-time, I freelanced here and there doing weddings/photo shoots and the likes, but after 6 months of feeling restless … and poor, I went back into a world I swore I wouldn’t go back to. Now, as the GM of an e-commerce business, I’m thriving and loving the new challenges that are brought to me every day. I can’t decide whether I want to pursue make-up in the tv/film industry. I do…but it would mean committing myself to a life of 12-14 hr days for stretches of up to 6mos at a time. I would also have to leave my current job, which I’m thoroughly enjoying…and hold off on having a baby. Oh what to do…what to do. I think in the meantime, I’m perfectly happy working f/t and freelancing on the side. But we’ll see…things can change at the drop of a dime.
I will post pictures of my work & new home as soon as I can find the time. B/w school and work, the last thing I want to do in the evenings is sit in front of a computer. But when I have more down time, I promise to post lots of pictures. Hope you’ve all been well!
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Tuesday, February 8th, 2005
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Saturday, January 29th, 2005
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wow. life is crazy hectic.
who would've thought that being unemployed could keep me this busy!
actually, i've been working diligently in building my freelance business.
i've been doing very minimal demo work ... but i'll be doing a make-up event this wednesday.
it should be fun.
so ...
- i finally got my business cards made! yay!
sen5e was kind enough to offer her services to me...and they turned out fabulous!
- i will be participating in the East Meets West Wedding Fair next month!!!
i am so nervous about it!! i'll be doing demos all day on brides-to-be ... so hopefully a few will
bite and book my services for the big day. in preparation for it, i have a photo shoot scheduled for next sunday w/ an awesome local photographer. wish me luck!!
- my sister is going to put together a comp card for me and an awesome portfolio album - 10x13 sheets. SWEET! i am so lucky to have her help!
- my website is currently under construction and hopefully once i get the photos from this photo shoot, i can get it up and running.
will share all the details of everything in another post ... once i have all my stuff together.
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i am really lucky to have an awesome support system out here in vancouver. i am indebted to all my gf's who've given me their time ... sitting for hours while i do their hair and make-up.
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i just got my transcripts back for my first two modules ... and i am an honors student (A+ for both classes!) =P oh, and my hair design class is now finished. i just completed my final practical this morning - updo + full make-up. will share all the pictures once i get them.
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Wednesday, January 5th, 2005
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Wednesday, December 29th, 2004
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Woah...where have I been?
So much reading to catch up on!!!
I hope everyone had a fabulous Christmas and got lots and lots of goodies.
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Just a quick update w/ a couple of pictures I've been promising:
The classic "smokey eye" - this pic was taken during a practice session just before my final practical exam.
Fantasy day - masquerade mask: (I'm somewhat disappointed that the handle and bow aren't together in this pic, but the makeup does look fabulous, doesn't it?)
As I start building up my portfolio, I will continue posting my pics. Pls leave feedback. I'm a little hesitant about posting pictures b/c what if pple think I suck? Rejection is scary stuff! Be easy on me pple. Thanks. : )
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Thursday, December 2nd, 2004
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sorry...it's been awhile, hasn't it?
school is fantastic. my makeup fundamentals class (level I) is almost over. i can hardly believe how quickly time goes by. i have my final written exam and my final practical exam in the next week and a half. wish me luck! so far i'm doing really well in class. on the last two written exams, i've rec'd 102.5% (i got a bonus mark) and the 100% on the second. i'm such a keener. on my mid-term practical we were required to do a 'day' makeup look on our models (allotted time: 1 hr) then onto an 'evening' makeup (allotted time: 1.5 hrs). our instructor warned us that no one got 100% and that she was tough on us. so i was elated to find out that i had rec'd 91%!!! after this, it's straight to cosmetic retailing...then fundamentals level II...i can't wait!
not to toot my own horn, but hell, it's my journal. toot toot away i go...
my teacher has been extremely encouraging to me over the past few months and i know she recognizes my talent and potential. this past weekend, i was fortunate enough to participate in a makeup event called "love the skin you're in." it was an event that promoted self-confidence and loving the skin you're in to young teenagers ranging in the ages from 13-18. four classmates and i gave mini-makeovers (eyes/cheeks/lips) to close to 150 girls that night. after an 8 hr day at school, then straight to the event where we spent 4 hrs on our feet - i was exhausted!!!!!!!! BUT...the pain was well worth it. the woman who organized the 'makeup' part of the event approached me afterward and told me how impressed she was with me. then offered me a job at her new makeup boutique. how cool is that? (i will elaborate on this in another entry, but i quit quit quit my corporate job last month!) so i worked a half day yesterday at the boutique and gave one lady a makeove/lesson. she ended up buying a ton of product too. yay! don't know where my career is headed, but so far it's looking good. it's all about networking and getting your name out there. i'm in desperate need of coming up w/ some funky cool business cards and getting me a website. any ideas would be greatly greatly appreciated.
i've been acquiring quite a bit of photos over the last few months and though the makeup is beautiful, it's not given any justice in the crappy pics i've taken. today in class was our 'fantasy' makeup day where we pretty much had full reign over what we wanted to do. some of the looks that was created by other classmates were phenomenal. lucky for us, one of the student's husband is a professional photographer and was gracious enough to come in and take some for us. as soon as i get the shots, i will definitely share w/ you all. for my model i applied a masquerade mask to her face. it looked so cool. i can't wait to see the pics.
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i FINALLY uploaded some pics of my makeup kit that i've been promising for so long. keep in mind that i'm a terrible photographer...so some of the pictures are darker than others and some are a little blurry.
( Click me! )
that's all for now. if you have any questions...let me know.
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amused.
calm.
cheerful.
nostalgic.
busy.
sleepy.
determined.
curious.