February 2006 Archives
Posted by Chiara | Category main_page
I learned today that the mother of a dear friend of mine passed away this past week. She had been sick with cancer, for awhile. Jonathan got married last November while his mother could be a part of it. I snapped this photo of her that night. I love it because it captures her personality so well. Daphne Gibney was British and had the most wonderful, soothing accent. She worked in the office of the middle school in Newtown, CT. This meant that pretty much all children in Newtown got to know her. I was lucky in that she was
Posted by Chiara | Category main_page
There comes that time when growing up, when you no longer give Valentines to everyone in your class. Just that special someone you are crushing on. I think it happens around middle school. This was a particularly hard time for me, since I never got a Valentine from a special someone, no matter how hard I was crushing on him. Silly clueless pre-teen boys. About this time my father started "The Valentine Phantom". He'd slip my brother and I a little Valentine. It would be typed, not signed, from "The Valentine Phantom." It was suppose to make me feel better
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I've spent the last 10.5 days on the road, for work. It was for two different projects, and I got to have a romantic weekend with my sweetie sandwiched in-between (which was totally awsome and I believe was largely responsible for me making it through the last 3 days). Not that the projects were hard or unpleasant. On the contrary, they were fun, challenging, and everything that client-work is suppose to be. This is why I'm a consultant again. It's such a rush and a high to be in the thick of a project and help bring light and understanding.
