In Joy and Sorrow

CKY

2006-06-27T01:20:38Z

Bri, Shel & I drove to Rochester to catch the show. Bam was missing due to an injury, but CKY was AWESOME!

Funky Zumiez 3D glasses

Look at Jess smiling in the next one...

Matt signing our bag...

Jess told me people would ask if we were at a Renaissance Fair bc of the hat a fan gave him!

Chad is SUCHA flirt on & off the stage!!!

melncolli @ 2006-06-01T16:39:00

2006-06-01T20:40:48Z

I am in mourning. My digital camera is DEAD! Anyone who knows me understands my pain : (

melncolli @ 2006-04-06T16:20:00

2006-04-06T20:23:54Z

AHHHH, I have such a wicked cold & need to accomplish the following;
1. Job Interview in Long Island
2. Find a home for my foreign exchange student
3. Convince the man of my dreams to leave his wife & move away with me ( I know, that makes me evil )
4. Pack up & move to the other side of New York State in less than 30 days

testing lj cut

2006-02-22T02:02:21Z

?

did it work?

melncolli @ 2006-01-23T23:11:00

2006-01-24T04:11:52Z

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melncolli @ 2005-09-18T14:00:00

2005-09-18T18:19:08Z

Feeling a bit better, added some more pics....

BEAVER ISLE

Moments of Bri & Berk ...

Shel & Berk, outside somewhere;

THE ZOO

DDR, you wouldnt believe how amazing he is at it!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SHELBEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

COLDPLAY

Fantasy Island.....

Jess off to College

More Berk...

melncolli @ 2005-09-18T02:18:00

2005-09-18T06:28:27Z

I've been sick so far this week-end which sux & missed out on some things I really wanted to do, which sux even more : ( At least Berk introduced me to a new PS2 game, Burnout Revenge, which we had fun with tonight. I haven't really been updating ... I've taken a new position @ work which will be very good for all of us, COLDPLAY was amazing, and of course the upcoming HIM shows will be nothing short of Heaven. I have some pics of "life so far with Berk" but need to upload tons more...

WOW I didn't realize how few pics I had in photobucket, these are quite old now, I must get to that soon...

melncolli @ 2005-08-08T01:59:00

2005-08-08T06:00:29Z

Can I really start dating a 22 year old! Oh my, this could get interesting...

It's A Boy!

2005-08-07T05:43:58Z

Dorukan Berk Deliorman

Date of arrival : August 12, 2005

Time : 6:00 PM

Weight : 55 kg

Height : 1.82 m

Very excited about welcoming the new addition to our family. Spent the day gathering items to finish his room & create his welcome gift. If anyone has any experience in hosting or being hosted as an exchange student & would like to share tips about making his arrival & transition as smooth as possible, please share. I want to facilitate a wonderful American experience for him ( without Cody's generous offer of linguistic mentoring, lol ) Also VERY psyched about the Voodoo Musical Festival in New Orleans, what an amazing intro to the US!

A bit happier...

2005-07-30T04:33:08Z

Ok, HIM has released their new album for pre-order, YEAH! YEAH! Getting ready for Berk the Turk, our foreign exchange student who is scheduled to arrive Aug 11/12. New living room is looking fantastic & HIM has announced 2 US dates ... even though they are a lil far to go, I'm sure they will soon announce dates closer to home. Be still my beating heartagram!

Insomnia returns...

2005-07-27T05:43:11Z

So many things are causing stress in my life right now, I'm sure that's why I am having trouble sleeping. I have been trying to deal with each stressor as well as possible lately to achieve some peace. One thing I haven't fully addressed is the hurt that someone once very close to me continues to cause me - and my daughter. I would love to send this out as a warning, but no one would listen - he is very convincing and persuasive when he wants something, and you believe him because he makes you feel loved, appreciated and understood. But, when you no longer serve a purpose words cannot describe the extent of how useless, unloved and disregarded he makes you feel. It is safe for me to rant here, because ironically he no longer cares enough to read my updates.It is very hard for me to let go without being able to understand, and that is what keeps me up at night. How does someone become a part of your family, share everything - good & bad, tell you he loves you more than his own mother, confide in you about his relationship with his boyfriend, his fears, hopes and dreams, become an intricate part of your everyday life, acknowledge that there is only one other person who knows him so well, come to you for comfort and help for events/issues he cannot share with others , become best friends with your daughter, decide one day that he is no longer comfortable with you and drift further and further away, without apology, without regret, without feeling ANYTHING?

Sorry if this post doesnt make much sense, I intended to say more, thought of deleting, but decided to end here with the hopes that saying something will help me feel better & sleep tonight.

melncolli @ 2005-06-21T23:11:00

2005-06-22T03:19:29Z

Now a few thoughts....

Be careful who you share your heart with, you can't ever predict when they will turn away ...
Be careful how you treat those who love you, you aren't always aware of the damage you may be causing...
Be thoughtful of how you present yourself to others, be honest, be who you are, but make sure they are open to accept that person...
Be thoughtful of those you love & those who love you, someone's heart may be breaking...
Be respectful of yourself.
Be respectful of others.

Summer so far...

2005-06-22T03:10:24Z

First a HUGE photo update,

AKRON FALLS:

BEAVER ISLAND:

FISHERMAN'S PARK :

HYDE PARK:

PUTT PUTT!!

An MCR performance:

NEW DRIVERS:

The Boardwalk:

The Rapids At Night:

AFRICAN LION SAFARI:

MEMORIAL DAY:

Did you notice the purple GHOST sitting in the chair in the second pic??!!!

Howie Day...

And just me & Kai on Father's Day:

melncolli @ 2005-04-19T22:34:00

2005-04-20T02:34:40Z

I think the new pope looks scary!

melncolli @ 2005-04-19T19:07:00

2005-04-19T23:34:16Z

I stopped updating for a long time bc it seemed pointless, but just in case someone is reading

I didn't end up in the hospital over the week-end <thank God> so here was how I spent the time instead.

Friday night Drive-in with Bri

Good flick BTW

Saturday, Akron Falls

Sunday stayed at home.

Monday - not really the week-end but oh well ... the river.

Where we met my new BF, lol And spotted Don Vito!

melncolli @ 2005-04-14T16:32:00

2005-04-14T20:42:03Z

The weather has been so beautiful this week, but it has been such a waste for me bc i have been hella sick alllllll week. I go to the dentist tomorrow to find out if they can drain the infection from my tooth in the office or if i will have to be admitted to the hospital for surgery : ( Meanwhile, at least Darren & Dave got our new grill put together & you can see here how happy they were about doing that! lol. Wish me luck tomorrow

the week-end

2005-04-11T00:03:29Z

this weekend was beautiful! i am so glad to have gotten things cleaned up & done around here, but we also had some fun ( minus Dave bc he now ignores us )

Friday - traffic court Woo Hoo! I now get to pay $20 for traffic school & contribute $75 to the City of Tonawanda! But then Jess & I went to the zoo, here are some highlights....

Jess & I also finally got our rosaries, but no pic of them yet.

Bri & I babysat

Jon slept over so we took him to Zebbs

Then on Saturday, we went to Goat Isle ...

and had dinner at Louie's Hot Dogs where Shelbey spotted the most interesting sign!

melncolli @ 2005-04-06T00:46:00

2005-04-06T04:52:51Z

of course i am awake, i have to be up in less than 6 hours. sometimes i hate insomnia. not only does it screw up my nights by not allowing me consistent, solid sleep EVER, it ruins my days by causing me to feel "unrested" if there is such a word, all the time. Ii have been in such a weird mood lately, so discontented, wanting to change everything in the hopes that something new will make me happy. i am actually back online right now bc i thought someone close to me had done something deceitful and fairly evil. still not 100% convinced otherwise, but nothing i can do about it anyway. am i unreasonably paranoid or is there a reason for this gut response? hmmmm.

melncolli @ 2005-03-31T23:54:00

2005-04-01T05:11:08Z

Cody LaRock'NRoll drove us to canada and beyond tonight.....

to get Bri's nose pierced,

then to the mall, where we ran into quite a few ppl....

who all seemed to truly enjoy the "free sample" treats.... a little too much maybe

Cody and Bri spent some time molesting mannequins and stuffed animals....

and ironically look what we found at The Gap!

melncolli @ 2005-03-30T21:00:00

2005-03-31T02:08:13Z

Here is today ....

we went shopping at Tops ...

dinner at Bob Evans ...

new bumper sticker Bri's blingin' phone

Don't those pics make you miss us honey? LOL

melncolli @ 2005-03-28T23:05:00

2005-03-29T04:11:44Z

I don't know your face no more

Or feel the touch that I adore

I don't know your face no more

It's just a place I'm looking for

We might as well be strangers in another town

We might as well be living in a different world

We might as well

I don't know your thoughts these days

We're strangers in an empty space

I don't understand your heart

It's easier to be apart......

Easter with the Brohmans

2005-03-28T20:34:11Z

Easter Purses in place of Easter Baskets....

CRAZY fam members...

Gram Betty Drunk Aunt Sharon

Willow & Matt ( future David Raff ) that's HIS Britney doll....

Aunt Sue & MATSU

Kai eating Easter dinner in the car @ work ....

And finally HAPPY EASTER from Bri, Shel & Me.

canadian tattoos

2005-03-25T18:35:46Z

Ok, so last night we headed up to canada about 6:30 PM. Heads couldn't get anyone in until 11:00 so we left to have fun in the meantime & wandered inside here despite the fact that I didn't like the place when Dave took me in last summer

That's where we met Zach the resident piercer, fellow HIM fan & our new friend

Zach made an appt for Jess to come back in 45 minutes & arranged for her $170 tattoo american to cost us $100!!! Yeah Zach! We had noticed that Lucky 13 will not ink anyone under 18 without parental consent in person, so we figured that we would still have to make a journey back to Heads for Lisa....

We took off for a bit to this place.....

Where I was served chocolat cake by the most adorable twin waiters (you can see one behind me)

Then back to Lucky 13

Then .... to our delight & amazement! Eric agreed to tattoo Lisa and Kai even though it meant staying until 12:00am, 3 hours past closing, and made a $250 custom design for Kai for again the bargain price of $100! Yeah Eric!

Everyone was smiling by the end of the night

But I decided to go back to get mine because we had already kept the guys so late & I was still a lil undecided about exactly what I want.

Easter Eggs & Snow...

2005-03-24T22:27:47Z

Thought I'd share these pics with you David Dear ...

And because we haven't had ENOUGH snow this winter, we needed some for spring.

Did you notice Kai's tan?? lol. share my photos soon honey. We are leaving soon to the tattoo shop but I am yet undecided if I will return inked or not.....

melncolli @ 2005-03-20T17:30:00

2005-03-20T22:47:39Z

Hey Sparky, I thought you might like to see pics from last night's show ... so here ya' go!

Bri & I WAITING & WAITING in the car at the fairgrounds...

A new German exchange student Bri & decided to stalk for a bit....

Bri giving EVERYONE attitude as they passed us......

Marcques & I are now a couple. Don't we look cute?? hehe, actually he wanted this pic to be XXX rated, but Bri refused to take it, lol

Jess peeing AHAHA she really was....

Oh yeah, someone set off the FIRE ALARM just as Excalibur entered the floor, so here are some of your fav effers outside waiting for the firemen to let us back in....

Finally the performance....

We miss you & love you, call or email when you can.

BIG HUG xoxo