A tough evening

Gehrig and I said good-bye to my mom this morning. She was pretty sad so I spent most of the day worrying about her. But now I'm home alone (Mike's working this weekend) and Gehrig's asleep, and it's sinking in that I might not see my momma for four years. I've never been away from my parents for that long. That's not even what I'm so sad about though. I'm terribly sad that Gehrig's not gonna be able to be close to his Grandma and Pop-pop. He'll see pictures and talk to them on the phone and stuff, but it's not the same. He might not even really meet them until he's four! This makes me terribly sad, and I just want to cry.

The life of a missionary kid and missionary grandkid, I guess. For all the good points, there are definitely bad points too. Poor little Gehrig is the one who suffers this bad point, even though he may not realize it.

until...
Liz

PS Don't think I wish I weren't an MK. I wouldn't trade that for the world. I'm just sad about this particular aspect.

More than you wanted to know...

my name is liz.
i like to write.
i grew up in singapore.
i have three older siblings.
my birthday is may 16.
i am no longer the only unmarried one in my family.
i have nine (going on eleven) nieces and nephews.
i love the color blue.
i used to have an '89 geo tracker named blue32.
now i have a white gmc jimmy named chuck norris (although he is out of commission at the moment).
i'm a city girl.
i love gilmore girls.
i have a thing for names.
my niece, mandie-beth, is named after me.
i have a masters degree.
i spend a lot of time reading.
i love kids.
i'm trying to become ambidextrous.
i like the powerpuff girls--especially bubbles.
i'm a black belt in tae kwon do.
i want a lot of kids.
i love giraffes.
i think 5 o'clock shadows are hot.
i like jeans.
i'm not amazingly fond of airplanes.
i like to sing.
i like being back stage.
i married a guy named michael.
i like to yoyo.
i enjoy building websites, but i'm not too thrilled with keeping them up to date.
i want lots of cats and a couple of dogs.
i kind of like cursive.
my two biggest weaknesses are shoes and chocolate chip cookies.
i believe you shouldn't listen to christmas music before thanksgiving.
i love to drive a stick shift.
my son is named after lou gehrig, the best baseball player ever.
i'm an avid skater.
i tend to be organized, but there's a black hole under my bed.
i love thrift stores.
i wanna be different.
my goal in life is to be the mother of a lot of kids, writing teen fiction in my spare time.
i'm a missionary kid and proud of it.
i'm 5'6", but i wish i were shorter.
i'm a stickler for the subjunctive mood.
i have blue eyes.
my four pairs of glasses all got broken and now i just have two.
i was homeschooled with a.c.e.
i am a golden retriever with beaver tendencies.
i survived hurricane ivan.
i like poetry.
i'm always early.
i think "the reason" by hoobastank is an awesome song.
i have a best friend who is my kindred spirit.
i love to eat mee goreng, kuey teow, chicken rice, nasi lemak, and hot plate tofu.
to kill a mockingbird is one of my favorite books.
i'm totally into fonts.
i adore my family.
i'm not fond of art classes.
i think psalm 139 is beautiful.
i'll take pepsi over coke any day.
i get emotionally attached to pens.
i have dimples.
i'm a big dickens fan.
and, finally, yes, i do know i'm weird.

(borrowed from life in a box)