Dear Grandpa A,
I'm writing this letter just before a horde of people come to our house to celebrate New Years. It doesn't feel like it but I leave Alberta in less than 24 hours and have to be at the airport at some ridiculous hour in the morning. Looks like a cat nap for me before I head off to the big city of Toronto. I hope you're enjoying New Years in a warm place with friends and family. I'm sure 2014 will bring lots for us.
I'll make it quick and short, just because I still have some last minute packing to do as well as getting ready for the parteh. What I said to Grandma A goes for you as well. You've created a beautiful and strong family with strong connections who realize the importance of one another. I can't thank you enough for that. You are the rock that holds us all together and you should know that each and every one of the cousins is more than thankful for that. We love you dearly.
I talk about you all the time in NL. I like to mention how the quietest man I know is married to the loudest woman I know ;) Just kidding. Being quiet isn't a bad thing though. I feel completely comfortable sitting with you in silence and in fact wonder if that's where I get my introvertness from. I'm happy with it and wish I could spend more time with you. I love playing games with you, even though you often win, and I also wish I could do that more often. You bring out a friendly competitiveness that most people don't get to see. Usually they just see the mean part haha.
I hope your Christmas holidays were wonderful and pray that you will have a wonderful year in 2014. I hope to be back before next New Years, but I'm unsure if that will happen. If not I will talk with you soon by technology.
Love you.
Sincerely,
Yvette
Tuesday, December 31, 2013
Monday, December 30, 2013
Dear Grandma A
Dear Grandma A,
I know you'd probably make a fuss that you weren't written to sooner, but as I've said before it's difficult to just pick one person a day to write to when you have so many that you appreciate and want to write to all at the same time. So now is your time :)
I'm so thankful that I have someone who can talk with me and relate with me with what I'm going through physically right now. The diagnosis process is taking a long time and it's been quite a struggle, but having someone such as yourself and grandpa has really helped me focus on the fact that something will happen and things will get better. At least I'm really hoping that things will get a bit better. Anything will be better at this point. But thank you for the phone calls for asking how I am and how things are going. I really do appreciate it.
I also appreciate everything else you've done for me. I think while growing up kids don't realize how precious grandparents really are. I look at my friends who don't have their grandparents around anymore and I feel bad for them. I'm so grateful to have both sets of my grandparents with me and still doing so well. I'm also thankful that you and grandpa are still together and have been together for so long. You've raised such a wonderful and close family that I can't imagine living without. You and grandpa have kept us all so close together and I want to thank you so much for that. Through your relationship with everyone in our family I've learned the importance of keeping close ties with family members and even friends. Relationships are so important to the well being of anyone and I'm happy for ours.
I hope 2014 is a good year for you. I can't believe I might not see you for a whole year. That seems so weird to me. I hope I can come back for a visit. I think a year is too long for me to handle being away from this beautiful province and my friends and mostly my family. I'll miss you a ton, but will keep in touch through skype or phone.
Love you.
Sincerely,
Yvette
I know you'd probably make a fuss that you weren't written to sooner, but as I've said before it's difficult to just pick one person a day to write to when you have so many that you appreciate and want to write to all at the same time. So now is your time :)
I'm so thankful that I have someone who can talk with me and relate with me with what I'm going through physically right now. The diagnosis process is taking a long time and it's been quite a struggle, but having someone such as yourself and grandpa has really helped me focus on the fact that something will happen and things will get better. At least I'm really hoping that things will get a bit better. Anything will be better at this point. But thank you for the phone calls for asking how I am and how things are going. I really do appreciate it.
I also appreciate everything else you've done for me. I think while growing up kids don't realize how precious grandparents really are. I look at my friends who don't have their grandparents around anymore and I feel bad for them. I'm so grateful to have both sets of my grandparents with me and still doing so well. I'm also thankful that you and grandpa are still together and have been together for so long. You've raised such a wonderful and close family that I can't imagine living without. You and grandpa have kept us all so close together and I want to thank you so much for that. Through your relationship with everyone in our family I've learned the importance of keeping close ties with family members and even friends. Relationships are so important to the well being of anyone and I'm happy for ours.
I hope 2014 is a good year for you. I can't believe I might not see you for a whole year. That seems so weird to me. I hope I can come back for a visit. I think a year is too long for me to handle being away from this beautiful province and my friends and mostly my family. I'll miss you a ton, but will keep in touch through skype or phone.
Love you.
Sincerely,
Yvette
Sunday, December 29, 2013
Dear Tash
Dear Tash,
I hate starting out letters. I find it the most awkward thing ever. I don't know why, but it's like...I could start every single letter with the word "well". I do that in my journal every night. I miss journaling. I left it in NL and I'm sure I could just write in another book, but I like my journal back home. Do you journal? It's really good for you apparently. I find it helps with my anxiety a lot.
Anywho! I hope your holidays are going wonderfully well. I hope you're getting lots of fresh snow in the mountains. We're sure getting a ton of it here. I don't know if I enjoy it or not. Guess it depends on the day. I really like the snow and all, but I'd rather be snowboarding or able to do something in it rather than be sore and grumpy. I went skidooing a little bit at the farm on Friday and got stranded out there because of the weather. It was fun though.
I'm glad that we've stayed in contact over the years. It's nice to be able to come home once a year and see a friend who you might not talk to everyday, but when you see them it's like you did talk to them everyday. It's a good kind of relationship. I mean it'd be nice to be closer, but at least we're still in touch. I really hope you enjoy this last semester and find something once you get out of school. I'm sure all the schools will want someone as charismatic and lovely as you. You're so bubbly and happy all the time it'll work out well for you. You'll be a great influence on the kids. I know it might be tough with some of these teachers you've had to work with and are working with now, but just think...you'll be in their position one day and be bossing around some education student. I can't wait to be a professor haha. Sometimes I wonder if our profs even remember what it's like being a student, but now I'm kind of at the point that I'm just bitter and will give my students all the readings and homework too. That's mean of me...but it might happen.
Well 2014 is almost upon us and I'm wrapping up my last few days here. I wish I could have seen you again, but alas it will not happen. I hope you have fun ringing in the new year and enjoy your time in the mountains. I'm certainly jealous.
Love you.
Sincerely,
Yvette
I hate starting out letters. I find it the most awkward thing ever. I don't know why, but it's like...I could start every single letter with the word "well". I do that in my journal every night. I miss journaling. I left it in NL and I'm sure I could just write in another book, but I like my journal back home. Do you journal? It's really good for you apparently. I find it helps with my anxiety a lot.
Anywho! I hope your holidays are going wonderfully well. I hope you're getting lots of fresh snow in the mountains. We're sure getting a ton of it here. I don't know if I enjoy it or not. Guess it depends on the day. I really like the snow and all, but I'd rather be snowboarding or able to do something in it rather than be sore and grumpy. I went skidooing a little bit at the farm on Friday and got stranded out there because of the weather. It was fun though.
I'm glad that we've stayed in contact over the years. It's nice to be able to come home once a year and see a friend who you might not talk to everyday, but when you see them it's like you did talk to them everyday. It's a good kind of relationship. I mean it'd be nice to be closer, but at least we're still in touch. I really hope you enjoy this last semester and find something once you get out of school. I'm sure all the schools will want someone as charismatic and lovely as you. You're so bubbly and happy all the time it'll work out well for you. You'll be a great influence on the kids. I know it might be tough with some of these teachers you've had to work with and are working with now, but just think...you'll be in their position one day and be bossing around some education student. I can't wait to be a professor haha. Sometimes I wonder if our profs even remember what it's like being a student, but now I'm kind of at the point that I'm just bitter and will give my students all the readings and homework too. That's mean of me...but it might happen.
Well 2014 is almost upon us and I'm wrapping up my last few days here. I wish I could have seen you again, but alas it will not happen. I hope you have fun ringing in the new year and enjoy your time in the mountains. I'm certainly jealous.
Love you.
Sincerely,
Yvette
Saturday, December 28, 2013
Dear Grandpa L
Dear Grandpa L,
Another Christmas has past, another year too. I can't believe it's 3 days from New Years eve...time seems to be going by so fast. Did all the years go by fast for you too? I feel like the older I get the faster time moves. It's getting better day by day though and I'm enjoying all the things I've thrown myself into.
I'm glad we had Christmas with you guys this year, I really enjoyed our day and wish I could be around for more holidays. I'm happy where I am though in Newfoundland and it's almost worth missing my family for...though I'd like to be closer to everyone some day. The East coast just doesn't seem to be for our family. You moving back from Toronto...and me hoping that in some point I'll be able to come back West once I'm done all my schooling. I imagine Nevada likes it enough to stay there though, so maybe the East isn't so bad for all of us.
I hope that 2014 brings a lot of good things for you. You've been doing so well and I'm so happy for you in that regard. I'm praying that we'll have many more times together in the years to come and that you'll have the strength you need to get through your days. Don't do too much in a day and try to get as much rest as you need. You're so blessed to have Grandma to help you out and I love watching the two of you. It makes me want to grow old with someone who's as loving as the two of you are and who cares about the other so much. It's so encouraging to see you two married for over 50 years when everything seems to be falling apart in our culture around us.
Well I hope you have a good New Years and if I don't see you before I leave, know that I love you and keep you near to my heart as I go about day by day. Every time it gets tough in NL I remind myself of what you did going to Toronto and how you survived it.
Love you.
Sincerely,
Yvette
Another Christmas has past, another year too. I can't believe it's 3 days from New Years eve...time seems to be going by so fast. Did all the years go by fast for you too? I feel like the older I get the faster time moves. It's getting better day by day though and I'm enjoying all the things I've thrown myself into.
I'm glad we had Christmas with you guys this year, I really enjoyed our day and wish I could be around for more holidays. I'm happy where I am though in Newfoundland and it's almost worth missing my family for...though I'd like to be closer to everyone some day. The East coast just doesn't seem to be for our family. You moving back from Toronto...and me hoping that in some point I'll be able to come back West once I'm done all my schooling. I imagine Nevada likes it enough to stay there though, so maybe the East isn't so bad for all of us.
I hope that 2014 brings a lot of good things for you. You've been doing so well and I'm so happy for you in that regard. I'm praying that we'll have many more times together in the years to come and that you'll have the strength you need to get through your days. Don't do too much in a day and try to get as much rest as you need. You're so blessed to have Grandma to help you out and I love watching the two of you. It makes me want to grow old with someone who's as loving as the two of you are and who cares about the other so much. It's so encouraging to see you two married for over 50 years when everything seems to be falling apart in our culture around us.
Well I hope you have a good New Years and if I don't see you before I leave, know that I love you and keep you near to my heart as I go about day by day. Every time it gets tough in NL I remind myself of what you did going to Toronto and how you survived it.
Love you.
Sincerely,
Yvette
Friday, December 27, 2013
Dear Nicole
Dear Nicole,
How was your Christmas? I hope it was good. I'm excited to come back and sit down over tea and talk about it with you and Julia. I hope you're having a splendid break from work and had a nice visit with family. I'm sure Christmas was different this year, but I imagine it was nice to be home rather than in some foreign country.
I can't wait for what this coming year has in store for us. I'm sure God has plenty in store for you...we just both need to keep patient and see what he wants to do with us next. I'm glad he's put you in my life and hope that we can keep in touch throughout our lives as I find you very encouraging in my walk with God. And I need that.
I love our chit chats we have late into the night and how we can both listen or talk and not be fighting for the attention. Even though I won't be at Jen this next semester we'll find time for those talks. Summer will be a lot of fun too. I'm excited.
I'm currently stuck at the farm because of a blizzard that blew in late this afternoon. It's alright though. I get to spend time with my "other" family. Maybe do some skidooing tomorrow if the weather smartened up.
I want to say thanks for all the advice you d given me and keeping me accountable when needed. I pray God will show you some direction for your future and that he'll give us time to spend together and grow in our relationship. I'm truly blessed to have you in my life.
Love you.
Sincerely,
Yvette
How was your Christmas? I hope it was good. I'm excited to come back and sit down over tea and talk about it with you and Julia. I hope you're having a splendid break from work and had a nice visit with family. I'm sure Christmas was different this year, but I imagine it was nice to be home rather than in some foreign country.
I can't wait for what this coming year has in store for us. I'm sure God has plenty in store for you...we just both need to keep patient and see what he wants to do with us next. I'm glad he's put you in my life and hope that we can keep in touch throughout our lives as I find you very encouraging in my walk with God. And I need that.
I love our chit chats we have late into the night and how we can both listen or talk and not be fighting for the attention. Even though I won't be at Jen this next semester we'll find time for those talks. Summer will be a lot of fun too. I'm excited.
I'm currently stuck at the farm because of a blizzard that blew in late this afternoon. It's alright though. I get to spend time with my "other" family. Maybe do some skidooing tomorrow if the weather smartened up.
I want to say thanks for all the advice you d given me and keeping me accountable when needed. I pray God will show you some direction for your future and that he'll give us time to spend together and grow in our relationship. I'm truly blessed to have you in my life.
Love you.
Sincerely,
Yvette
Thursday, December 26, 2013
Dear Julia
Dear Julia,
It's about time that I write to the roommates. Nicole will come tomorrow. I just wanted to say I'm so happy for you....and your future ahead of you. I'd expand but I have no clue if I'm allowed. So let's leave it at that.
That isn't the end of your letter however, I want to write and wish you a belated Merry Christmas and hope that you find a fun party to go to for New Years....one that is better than what you had last year ;)
I hope Christmas was good and that you didn't miss being away from home too much. I realized yesterday that as nice as it is to be around family at Christmas, it's also a blessing to have all your friends around you as well and I think that I would enjoy that kind of Christmas too. I don't know how willing I'd be to give up snuggling in bed with Kiwi each night, but I could definitely sit around with some eggnog and hang with the residents of Jen.
Another thing I want to mention is how much I've enjoyed being your roommate. It may have seemed distant at times, but I honestly couldn't have asked for a better roommate. You're so considerate and mature that you kept us all in line and had some fun with us too when we were all goofing off. You weren't always the mother like we tease you and that's good. We don't want to single you out as the mother...it's not very fair. I think we did good jobs of taking turns at being the mother. Anyway I enjoyed our time spent together in the same house.
I also love love love to talk with you. You might be one of my favorite people to talk with because it's not just small talk with you. We're always discussing something interesting or ranting about our day, and that's awesome. You remind me of my younger cousin Isabelle and I have to thank God for that because it makes me more comforted talking/seeing you and being reminded of home.
I'm sorry if I ever upset you while living at Jen, that was never my intention. I hope that we can put anything that might hinder our relationship behind and continue to grow in our friendship. I love you as a sister in Christ and can't wait to see what God has in store for you this coming year.
Love you.
Sincerely,
Yvette
It's about time that I write to the roommates. Nicole will come tomorrow. I just wanted to say I'm so happy for you....and your future ahead of you. I'd expand but I have no clue if I'm allowed. So let's leave it at that.
That isn't the end of your letter however, I want to write and wish you a belated Merry Christmas and hope that you find a fun party to go to for New Years....one that is better than what you had last year ;)
I hope Christmas was good and that you didn't miss being away from home too much. I realized yesterday that as nice as it is to be around family at Christmas, it's also a blessing to have all your friends around you as well and I think that I would enjoy that kind of Christmas too. I don't know how willing I'd be to give up snuggling in bed with Kiwi each night, but I could definitely sit around with some eggnog and hang with the residents of Jen.
Another thing I want to mention is how much I've enjoyed being your roommate. It may have seemed distant at times, but I honestly couldn't have asked for a better roommate. You're so considerate and mature that you kept us all in line and had some fun with us too when we were all goofing off. You weren't always the mother like we tease you and that's good. We don't want to single you out as the mother...it's not very fair. I think we did good jobs of taking turns at being the mother. Anyway I enjoyed our time spent together in the same house.
I also love love love to talk with you. You might be one of my favorite people to talk with because it's not just small talk with you. We're always discussing something interesting or ranting about our day, and that's awesome. You remind me of my younger cousin Isabelle and I have to thank God for that because it makes me more comforted talking/seeing you and being reminded of home.
I'm sorry if I ever upset you while living at Jen, that was never my intention. I hope that we can put anything that might hinder our relationship behind and continue to grow in our friendship. I love you as a sister in Christ and can't wait to see what God has in store for you this coming year.
Love you.
Sincerely,
Yvette
Wednesday, December 25, 2013
Dear Baby Jesus
Dear baby Jesus,
I am writing to you after a long day of gathering with the family and enjoying their company and good food. I was blessed with many gifts and couldn't have been more happy. Thanks for providing so much in my life and giving me the friends and family I have. I am so blessed.
Really though this day is about you and your coming to Earth. I couldn't begin go thank you for that. You risked and gave up everything to be born into this horrible, dirty world to give up your very life.
I honestly could write forever and thank you a hundred times, but my eyes are closing on me and I'm typing on a small phone. I can't express how grateful I am and how much I love you.
Sincerely,
Yvette
I am writing to you after a long day of gathering with the family and enjoying their company and good food. I was blessed with many gifts and couldn't have been more happy. Thanks for providing so much in my life and giving me the friends and family I have. I am so blessed.
Really though this day is about you and your coming to Earth. I couldn't begin go thank you for that. You risked and gave up everything to be born into this horrible, dirty world to give up your very life.
I honestly could write forever and thank you a hundred times, but my eyes are closing on me and I'm typing on a small phone. I can't express how grateful I am and how much I love you.
Sincerely,
Yvette
Tuesday, December 24, 2013
Dear Liz
Dear Liz,
Well it's Christmas eve and almost Christmas day where you are right now. I hope you're all snuggled up with your dog and having a warm cup of cider or something with your mother. I'm sure you'll have a great time at home just relaxing and getting away from St. John's weather and life. Hopefully that ice storm didn't affect you too much and that you still have power for Christmas!
I'm currently watching a documentary with my brother-in-law and father about volcanoes...it's...really neat actually. I've been enjoying my time home with my dog and family. I can't wait to go home to St. John's though. Being home is nice, but I do miss my life in Newfoundland. I can say I'll miss it whenever I end up leaving.
I'm so thankful that God put you in my life. As difficult as the two years were living in that house, I'm so glad I lived in it with you. You kept me sane and are one of the only people I actually was okay living with. I'm also glad that I was able to make such a good friend that I can go to with any problem or just call to go for coffee or read at a coffee shop. You're the only person I've ever been able to study with actually, so you should be proud haha.
I can't believe how much you've been through Liz. You're one of the strongest people I know and I hope God has a lot of good stored up in your future. I know it may get hard sometimes, but you need to just keep pushing on like you do and know that you have people around you to support you. I'm one of those people. I will be there whenever you need it. I may not have the answers or know exactly what to do, but I can just be there for you anytime you need. Going through what I am right now with my health, I look at what you've gone through and realize that I can be strong. I realize that yes school takes a long time, but it's worth it if you enjoy it. You're so strong Liz and I believe in anything you want to do.
I hope you have an amazing Christmas and holiday.
Love you.
Sincerely,
Yvette
Well it's Christmas eve and almost Christmas day where you are right now. I hope you're all snuggled up with your dog and having a warm cup of cider or something with your mother. I'm sure you'll have a great time at home just relaxing and getting away from St. John's weather and life. Hopefully that ice storm didn't affect you too much and that you still have power for Christmas!
I'm currently watching a documentary with my brother-in-law and father about volcanoes...it's...really neat actually. I've been enjoying my time home with my dog and family. I can't wait to go home to St. John's though. Being home is nice, but I do miss my life in Newfoundland. I can say I'll miss it whenever I end up leaving.
I'm so thankful that God put you in my life. As difficult as the two years were living in that house, I'm so glad I lived in it with you. You kept me sane and are one of the only people I actually was okay living with. I'm also glad that I was able to make such a good friend that I can go to with any problem or just call to go for coffee or read at a coffee shop. You're the only person I've ever been able to study with actually, so you should be proud haha.
I can't believe how much you've been through Liz. You're one of the strongest people I know and I hope God has a lot of good stored up in your future. I know it may get hard sometimes, but you need to just keep pushing on like you do and know that you have people around you to support you. I'm one of those people. I will be there whenever you need it. I may not have the answers or know exactly what to do, but I can just be there for you anytime you need. Going through what I am right now with my health, I look at what you've gone through and realize that I can be strong. I realize that yes school takes a long time, but it's worth it if you enjoy it. You're so strong Liz and I believe in anything you want to do.
I hope you have an amazing Christmas and holiday.
Love you.
Sincerely,
Yvette
Monday, December 23, 2013
Dear Grandma L
Dear Grandma L,
I kind of regret picking one letter per day to do for an entire year. I never know who to write to next because I just want to write to everyone. Yours is long overdue, but alas it has arrived. This letter really could go on forever. I could tell you how thankful I am for you raising the best family I have, for keeping them close together and for creating such wonderful children of yours. I could also thank you for caring about my and your other grandchildrens' success and happiness in life. Who gets a grandmother who is so involved in ones life such as you? I'm truly blessed.
Grandma, if there isn't one thing I haven't learned from you it's that love can conquer anything. I watch you take care of Grandpa every single day and love him with all your heart and it makes me want to be just like you when I get older. You really are amazing to everyone around you and I don't know if you actually know how much you touch everyone's lives that you come into. I have the most hip grandma out there, my friends always asking if you're actually my grandma on facebook who comments on my pictures and statuses. I tell them "Yep that's her. She's pretty good at technology and keeping up." And they're all amazed, saying that their grandmothers would never be able to figure out facebook. Needless to say I've got a pretty cool grandma.
I really miss coming out to the farm frequently and having a home cooked meal like one of yours. I miss sitting in your living room and looking out the windows at all the birds and flowers that surround your home. I miss just sitting over the best cup of tea with a tasty piece of cake and talking with you. I do wish I lived closer to spend more time with you and grandpa, but I'm also glad that you support me in all my decisions and are there offering help whenever I need it. I can't thank you enough for that. Your support is overwhelming and I'm so thankful to have you and grandpa in my life.
I look forward to spending Christmas day with you and the family. I don't get to see you guys enough during the time I'm here, but the times I do get I cherish them and will remember them when I go back East.
I love you so much.
Sincerely,
Yvette
I kind of regret picking one letter per day to do for an entire year. I never know who to write to next because I just want to write to everyone. Yours is long overdue, but alas it has arrived. This letter really could go on forever. I could tell you how thankful I am for you raising the best family I have, for keeping them close together and for creating such wonderful children of yours. I could also thank you for caring about my and your other grandchildrens' success and happiness in life. Who gets a grandmother who is so involved in ones life such as you? I'm truly blessed.
Grandma, if there isn't one thing I haven't learned from you it's that love can conquer anything. I watch you take care of Grandpa every single day and love him with all your heart and it makes me want to be just like you when I get older. You really are amazing to everyone around you and I don't know if you actually know how much you touch everyone's lives that you come into. I have the most hip grandma out there, my friends always asking if you're actually my grandma on facebook who comments on my pictures and statuses. I tell them "Yep that's her. She's pretty good at technology and keeping up." And they're all amazed, saying that their grandmothers would never be able to figure out facebook. Needless to say I've got a pretty cool grandma.
I really miss coming out to the farm frequently and having a home cooked meal like one of yours. I miss sitting in your living room and looking out the windows at all the birds and flowers that surround your home. I miss just sitting over the best cup of tea with a tasty piece of cake and talking with you. I do wish I lived closer to spend more time with you and grandpa, but I'm also glad that you support me in all my decisions and are there offering help whenever I need it. I can't thank you enough for that. Your support is overwhelming and I'm so thankful to have you and grandpa in my life.
I look forward to spending Christmas day with you and the family. I don't get to see you guys enough during the time I'm here, but the times I do get I cherish them and will remember them when I go back East.
I love you so much.
Sincerely,
Yvette
Sunday, December 22, 2013
Dear Uncle Clarence
Dear Uncle Clarence,
I know it would seem unlikely for me to choose you as the next person to write a letter to, but you came to my mind this evening and I thought why not? You'll be the first letter I write to someone who's not around anymore and I'm finding it a little more difficult to type than I thought it might when I first thought up the idea of writing letters to anyone, alive or passed on. I didn't particularly think of the close ones to me who'd passed on.
You left too soon....in my books, but in God's I guess it was the right timing. In a way I grew in many ways because of you leaving us, but I miss you frequently. I miss waiting for that weekend to go out on a fishing trip with you and dad, to just get away and enjoy the wilderness. Sure I didn't sleep well on those trips, but the naps made up for it and the times we had listening to your stories of growing up and hunting were all worth it. You spoiled me so much and I didn't show my appreciation as much as I should have. If it hadn't been for you I never would have flown over the mountain passes in a helicopter and discovered how much I hated helicopters. If it wasn't for you I never would have froze on Swan Lake and have all the memories of the stupid noseeums and how horrible their bights are. I wouldn't have the memories of running around on your farm at family gatherings or listening to grandpa and grandma playing instruments in your living room and dancing. The list goes on the more I think about it.
I really do miss you. I know we don't live forever, but I wish you'd lived just a bit longer. I pray that God spoke to you and he was in your heart. I don't know though...and that scares me. I want to know where I'm going when it happens. Your passing showed me that life is so unpredictable and anything can happen...even when things seem to be looking up they can always take a turn for the worse. So what do I do because of this revelation?
I try to live each moment the fullest I can. I know I've failed miserably most of the time but I have made it to Russia. I've crossed many things off my bucket list and I'm living a wonderful life that I enjoy. I wish I could have you at my wedding...to dance with you or just sit and talk over tea. I cherish the relationships I have now. I try and spend as much time as I can with people knowing that anything can happen. I miss you so much.
Love you.
Sincerely,
Yvette
I know it would seem unlikely for me to choose you as the next person to write a letter to, but you came to my mind this evening and I thought why not? You'll be the first letter I write to someone who's not around anymore and I'm finding it a little more difficult to type than I thought it might when I first thought up the idea of writing letters to anyone, alive or passed on. I didn't particularly think of the close ones to me who'd passed on.
You left too soon....in my books, but in God's I guess it was the right timing. In a way I grew in many ways because of you leaving us, but I miss you frequently. I miss waiting for that weekend to go out on a fishing trip with you and dad, to just get away and enjoy the wilderness. Sure I didn't sleep well on those trips, but the naps made up for it and the times we had listening to your stories of growing up and hunting were all worth it. You spoiled me so much and I didn't show my appreciation as much as I should have. If it hadn't been for you I never would have flown over the mountain passes in a helicopter and discovered how much I hated helicopters. If it wasn't for you I never would have froze on Swan Lake and have all the memories of the stupid noseeums and how horrible their bights are. I wouldn't have the memories of running around on your farm at family gatherings or listening to grandpa and grandma playing instruments in your living room and dancing. The list goes on the more I think about it.
I really do miss you. I know we don't live forever, but I wish you'd lived just a bit longer. I pray that God spoke to you and he was in your heart. I don't know though...and that scares me. I want to know where I'm going when it happens. Your passing showed me that life is so unpredictable and anything can happen...even when things seem to be looking up they can always take a turn for the worse. So what do I do because of this revelation?
I try to live each moment the fullest I can. I know I've failed miserably most of the time but I have made it to Russia. I've crossed many things off my bucket list and I'm living a wonderful life that I enjoy. I wish I could have you at my wedding...to dance with you or just sit and talk over tea. I cherish the relationships I have now. I try and spend as much time as I can with people knowing that anything can happen. I miss you so much.
Love you.
Sincerely,
Yvette
Saturday, December 21, 2013
Dear Aunty Lou
Dear Aunty Lou,
Well you're the first aunt I've written to and luckily I have quite a few more to write to so that I don't have to write to figures I have no connection with or who are dead to fill up this year of letters. I'm so blessed to have you as my aunt and I have to say I probably talk about you the most. Your relationship with my mother makes me want to have the same kind of relationship with my own sister.
I really love our relationship too. I love calling you and just talking, even if it's brief, because you always have something to say that makes me laugh or realize that everything's going to work out just fine. I also love hanging out with you because you make me think of all the things I'll do to my poor children when I have them. The tricks, the jokes...oh it'll be so much fun. You make being a mother look fun.
You're such a good role model for your daughters. I can't imagine going through what you have and still being as positive and wonderful as you are. You get through every day and still enjoy life in the end, even if you have to travel in and out of town a hundred times in the horrible weather. You're such a caring mother, doing so much for your girls and I hope they realize how amazing you are to them.
It's funny, one of the best memories I have out at the farm is when we had a sleep over and we just had an hour long dance/singing party around the house. I don't know why, but I really had a lot of fun just letting loose and being silly. I long for that night again for some reason.
This seems really scattered and bleh for a letter, but I don't know how to sort my thoughts really well. I hope that life throws you amazing things your way. I hope that even though your girls are growing up and moving on that you and Uncle will have the time of your lives and do things you weren't able to do because you were busy running the girls everywhere. I know you say you'd never change any of that, but I just hope life continues to get better and better each day and that you are blessed in all that you do. You have raised an amazing family and I love you so much.
Sincerely,
Yvette
Well you're the first aunt I've written to and luckily I have quite a few more to write to so that I don't have to write to figures I have no connection with or who are dead to fill up this year of letters. I'm so blessed to have you as my aunt and I have to say I probably talk about you the most. Your relationship with my mother makes me want to have the same kind of relationship with my own sister.
I really love our relationship too. I love calling you and just talking, even if it's brief, because you always have something to say that makes me laugh or realize that everything's going to work out just fine. I also love hanging out with you because you make me think of all the things I'll do to my poor children when I have them. The tricks, the jokes...oh it'll be so much fun. You make being a mother look fun.
You're such a good role model for your daughters. I can't imagine going through what you have and still being as positive and wonderful as you are. You get through every day and still enjoy life in the end, even if you have to travel in and out of town a hundred times in the horrible weather. You're such a caring mother, doing so much for your girls and I hope they realize how amazing you are to them.
It's funny, one of the best memories I have out at the farm is when we had a sleep over and we just had an hour long dance/singing party around the house. I don't know why, but I really had a lot of fun just letting loose and being silly. I long for that night again for some reason.
This seems really scattered and bleh for a letter, but I don't know how to sort my thoughts really well. I hope that life throws you amazing things your way. I hope that even though your girls are growing up and moving on that you and Uncle will have the time of your lives and do things you weren't able to do because you were busy running the girls everywhere. I know you say you'd never change any of that, but I just hope life continues to get better and better each day and that you are blessed in all that you do. You have raised an amazing family and I love you so much.
Sincerely,
Yvette
Friday, December 20, 2013
Dear Alyssa
Dear Alyssa,
Honestly I have to say our relationship is quite an interesting one. Most of the time you're known as my "Kansas friend", but I really can't say I'd be where I am today without you. Seems odd...but true. I have spent so many lonely nights talking to you though and you've just listened to all of it when you didn't have to.
I know we don't see eye to eye on everything, but it's wonderful to have people in my life who agree to disagree. It's also wonderful to have those people give you advice when you need it the most, even if it is harsh at times. I think that sometimes you must think I'm completely insane with the things I bring to you. But you're still there. Listening.
Besides that I really enjoy our relationship and how it helps my creative side. I haven't completely given up my creativity because of you and I want to thank you for that. We push each other and it really helps me keep that part of me alive, something I see in my parents' past and wish they'd kept with. I don't want that to fade away. So thank you.
I'm sure life will take you on many adventures. I know that we have trouble dealing with people and crowds and difficult situations, but think of all the things you have done and I hope it'll help you get through whatever challenges you face. You might feel like you don't have direction now, but something will come along and you'll do great things.
If you ever need to just sit and chat I'll try and be there. If not...leave me a message anyway. I'm happy to read it when I end up on my computer next or look at my phone. I'm glad the holidays have let us talk a bit more frequently and I hope it continues throughout the next semester.
Thanks again.
Sincerely,
Yvette
Honestly I have to say our relationship is quite an interesting one. Most of the time you're known as my "Kansas friend", but I really can't say I'd be where I am today without you. Seems odd...but true. I have spent so many lonely nights talking to you though and you've just listened to all of it when you didn't have to.
I know we don't see eye to eye on everything, but it's wonderful to have people in my life who agree to disagree. It's also wonderful to have those people give you advice when you need it the most, even if it is harsh at times. I think that sometimes you must think I'm completely insane with the things I bring to you. But you're still there. Listening.
Besides that I really enjoy our relationship and how it helps my creative side. I haven't completely given up my creativity because of you and I want to thank you for that. We push each other and it really helps me keep that part of me alive, something I see in my parents' past and wish they'd kept with. I don't want that to fade away. So thank you.
I'm sure life will take you on many adventures. I know that we have trouble dealing with people and crowds and difficult situations, but think of all the things you have done and I hope it'll help you get through whatever challenges you face. You might feel like you don't have direction now, but something will come along and you'll do great things.
If you ever need to just sit and chat I'll try and be there. If not...leave me a message anyway. I'm happy to read it when I end up on my computer next or look at my phone. I'm glad the holidays have let us talk a bit more frequently and I hope it continues throughout the next semester.
Thanks again.
Sincerely,
Yvette
Thursday, December 19, 2013
Dear Boo
Dear Boo,
So I have to say I'm extremely jealous that you have the nickname Boo. However I don't think it'd suit anyone else, seeing as we've grown up with it being yours. I do have to say I think it's the wickedest nickname out there and I think I'll just call you that always from now on. I'll have to get your phone number and put it in my phone as that ;)
How's life? I feel like I hardly ever talk to you (Which is partly true). Sorry about that. Life gets insane and you can ask my friends in NL....I hardly text them back half the time. I do talk about you quite a bit though in NL. You and Devon and Nevada. My three talented cousins who are the most beautiful things in the world and quite the trio. My roommate has similar facial features as you and I love seeing her because she reminds me of you. You're both stunning and some people may call you cute, but take that word and switch it for stunning, because really you have this glow about you that kind of goes past everyone else.
I can't believe you're almost done school. That freaks me out so much....means I'm getting way older than I feel. But that's exciting for you and I'm excited for all the things you have ahead of yourself. And a little piece of advice....who cares if you don't know what you want to do with your life after you graduate. I had no clue. I went and explored for a bit, thinking I knew what I wanted to do, only to settle for something I'd never even heard of. Took my first linguistics courses and hated them. I really did....but I stuck with it and I absolutely love it. Don't judge things from the first impression is what I've learned. Sure you might not like it at first, but you might learn to love it. Give it a few shots. I never would've found my best friend if I hadn't given her a few times.
However don't give dangerous things a few tries. Stay away from those things. Especially boys ;) They can really mess with your life if you're not careful. Guard your heart they say...I don't even know what that means exactly, but I think it's best we watch over ourselves, listen to our family and friends about what they say about who we're hanging out with. An outward point of view is a lot more valuable when they're not bilnded by whatever you may be blinded by.
So in closing...travel the world if that's what you want to do. There's a million and one possibilities out there and you should take them all. You only live once right? The younger you are the easier it is to do a lot of these things. Be careful. Keep in touch with your family and keep your relationships strong. If you hate high school, remember it's only a few hundred days till it's finished and you'll never step foot into a high school again (unless of course you become a teacher). What's here and now will vanish before you can even reach out to grab it. So enjoy it. Make every day count.
Love you.
Sincerely,
Yvette
So I have to say I'm extremely jealous that you have the nickname Boo. However I don't think it'd suit anyone else, seeing as we've grown up with it being yours. I do have to say I think it's the wickedest nickname out there and I think I'll just call you that always from now on. I'll have to get your phone number and put it in my phone as that ;)
How's life? I feel like I hardly ever talk to you (Which is partly true). Sorry about that. Life gets insane and you can ask my friends in NL....I hardly text them back half the time. I do talk about you quite a bit though in NL. You and Devon and Nevada. My three talented cousins who are the most beautiful things in the world and quite the trio. My roommate has similar facial features as you and I love seeing her because she reminds me of you. You're both stunning and some people may call you cute, but take that word and switch it for stunning, because really you have this glow about you that kind of goes past everyone else.
I can't believe you're almost done school. That freaks me out so much....means I'm getting way older than I feel. But that's exciting for you and I'm excited for all the things you have ahead of yourself. And a little piece of advice....who cares if you don't know what you want to do with your life after you graduate. I had no clue. I went and explored for a bit, thinking I knew what I wanted to do, only to settle for something I'd never even heard of. Took my first linguistics courses and hated them. I really did....but I stuck with it and I absolutely love it. Don't judge things from the first impression is what I've learned. Sure you might not like it at first, but you might learn to love it. Give it a few shots. I never would've found my best friend if I hadn't given her a few times.
However don't give dangerous things a few tries. Stay away from those things. Especially boys ;) They can really mess with your life if you're not careful. Guard your heart they say...I don't even know what that means exactly, but I think it's best we watch over ourselves, listen to our family and friends about what they say about who we're hanging out with. An outward point of view is a lot more valuable when they're not bilnded by whatever you may be blinded by.
So in closing...travel the world if that's what you want to do. There's a million and one possibilities out there and you should take them all. You only live once right? The younger you are the easier it is to do a lot of these things. Be careful. Keep in touch with your family and keep your relationships strong. If you hate high school, remember it's only a few hundred days till it's finished and you'll never step foot into a high school again (unless of course you become a teacher). What's here and now will vanish before you can even reach out to grab it. So enjoy it. Make every day count.
Love you.
Sincerely,
Yvette
Wednesday, December 18, 2013
Dear Devon
Dear Devon,
I had to write to you because I was just talking about you yesterday with mom. We were going through that article I posted on facebook yesterday of the "smart" answers kids wrote down on different assignments and what not and the whole time all I said was "I can see Devon putting that down". It's true. You're probably the most outspoken witty person I know. That isn't a bad thing either...gives you an awesome personality, though sometimes you should watch what you say around certain people. Might come off as rude as I've found from experience.
Asides from that I've also mentioned you a few times throughout my time being back and I cannot wait to see you. I've been in the mall the past two days and purposely walked past your work just to see if you were in. Unfortunately you weren't, but maybe tomorrow ;) Haha I am not stalking you. Just trying to finish up Christmas shopping.
Not only have I thought about you since I've been back, but I mention you quite a bit to my friends in Newfoundland. You're the "beautiful, smart-ass" cousin who I think of as a little sister and promise if anyone ever hurts you that they'll have to deal with me and they really don't want to have to deal with me. It's surprising how defensive I get over you. You'd be surprised I think. I mean who'd be scared of me right? Well trust me. If anything did happen to you, someone would be scared of me.
Anyway! Enough of that. I just want you to know that I pray for you often and hope that you find the right path in life that you want to live. I want you to enjoy life and think wisely about the decisions you make. You're young and the world is open to you. You can do whatever you want, though I promise (from experience) you won't succeed in everything. And those times you don't succeed...you just need to close that door, pick yourself up and pick a different door. It sucks, but it all works out in the end. Sometimes decisions we make seem to be the best at the time, but turn out to be the worst in the end, but I promise you will discover something new about yourself you didn't know and you will grow stronger. Trust me. It's happened over and over the older I seem to be getting.
Also I've figured out that we shouldn't fear aging. Sure I hate getting older each year, seeing my youth slowly dwindle in the distance, but every year is something exciting and new. I find that I'm becoming more knowledgeable and passionate about things I never thought to invest my time in before. I hope that you will find these interests, even if it means quitting school for a while and travelling around. If that's what you need to do...do it.
I'll wrap it up there. Just want you to know that I love you and I will always be there for you even if you think I'm on the other side.
Love you.
Sincerely,
Yvette
I had to write to you because I was just talking about you yesterday with mom. We were going through that article I posted on facebook yesterday of the "smart" answers kids wrote down on different assignments and what not and the whole time all I said was "I can see Devon putting that down". It's true. You're probably the most outspoken witty person I know. That isn't a bad thing either...gives you an awesome personality, though sometimes you should watch what you say around certain people. Might come off as rude as I've found from experience.
Asides from that I've also mentioned you a few times throughout my time being back and I cannot wait to see you. I've been in the mall the past two days and purposely walked past your work just to see if you were in. Unfortunately you weren't, but maybe tomorrow ;) Haha I am not stalking you. Just trying to finish up Christmas shopping.
Not only have I thought about you since I've been back, but I mention you quite a bit to my friends in Newfoundland. You're the "beautiful, smart-ass" cousin who I think of as a little sister and promise if anyone ever hurts you that they'll have to deal with me and they really don't want to have to deal with me. It's surprising how defensive I get over you. You'd be surprised I think. I mean who'd be scared of me right? Well trust me. If anything did happen to you, someone would be scared of me.
Anyway! Enough of that. I just want you to know that I pray for you often and hope that you find the right path in life that you want to live. I want you to enjoy life and think wisely about the decisions you make. You're young and the world is open to you. You can do whatever you want, though I promise (from experience) you won't succeed in everything. And those times you don't succeed...you just need to close that door, pick yourself up and pick a different door. It sucks, but it all works out in the end. Sometimes decisions we make seem to be the best at the time, but turn out to be the worst in the end, but I promise you will discover something new about yourself you didn't know and you will grow stronger. Trust me. It's happened over and over the older I seem to be getting.
Also I've figured out that we shouldn't fear aging. Sure I hate getting older each year, seeing my youth slowly dwindle in the distance, but every year is something exciting and new. I find that I'm becoming more knowledgeable and passionate about things I never thought to invest my time in before. I hope that you will find these interests, even if it means quitting school for a while and travelling around. If that's what you need to do...do it.
I'll wrap it up there. Just want you to know that I love you and I will always be there for you even if you think I'm on the other side.
Love you.
Sincerely,
Yvette
Tuesday, December 17, 2013
Dear Nevada
Dear Nevada,
I feel weird writing letters every day to people. Half the time I feel like I'm just repeating myself over and over, but I think that each person knows how much I think of them and how much they've done for me. I guess I could start with how much I tell people about you in Newfoundland haha. I've got high hopes for you becoming famous and me being related to you ;) Just kidding. If you don't become famous I'm still fine with you being my cousins, because you are an extremely talented and beautiful young woman that deserves everything good.
I'm sorry for things I've said and done in the past and the times we've clashed. I may not have been the best cousin or friend of yours, but know now that if you ever need help I'll be there for you. I wish I'd taken those years to grow in some of the relationships that faltered, but I guess I can't go back now. So we must move on and grow from our mistakes.
I hope this year is going well for you and you know what? Who cares what people say about our degrees. Sure we might not get a job being an actress or a linguist...but we are following our dreams and our passions. We enjoy what we're doing and I think that's really important in living our lives. Sure we need to be able to support ourselves, but I would rather have less and love what I'm doing than hate getting up every morning and making a ton of money.
Hopefully I'll be able to come see you in Toronto performing next year or something. I really want to see you again on stage. Or hear you sing. Or watch you dance. I'm happy with whatever. Just want to be there so I can be like "see that girl? She's my cousin." :) You would've loved the ballet in Russia. It was stunning. All I could think about was you and your sisters. Hopefully one day you'll be able to see the Russian ballet too! I highly recommend it.
So we need to go see Frozen this week sometime and you should let me know when you're free. I'd love to go whenever, don't have many plans except for The Hobbit on Friday I think. Text me up!
Also I need to meet this boy of yours. See if I approve. ;)
Love you.
Sincerely,
Yvette
I feel weird writing letters every day to people. Half the time I feel like I'm just repeating myself over and over, but I think that each person knows how much I think of them and how much they've done for me. I guess I could start with how much I tell people about you in Newfoundland haha. I've got high hopes for you becoming famous and me being related to you ;) Just kidding. If you don't become famous I'm still fine with you being my cousins, because you are an extremely talented and beautiful young woman that deserves everything good.
I'm sorry for things I've said and done in the past and the times we've clashed. I may not have been the best cousin or friend of yours, but know now that if you ever need help I'll be there for you. I wish I'd taken those years to grow in some of the relationships that faltered, but I guess I can't go back now. So we must move on and grow from our mistakes.
I hope this year is going well for you and you know what? Who cares what people say about our degrees. Sure we might not get a job being an actress or a linguist...but we are following our dreams and our passions. We enjoy what we're doing and I think that's really important in living our lives. Sure we need to be able to support ourselves, but I would rather have less and love what I'm doing than hate getting up every morning and making a ton of money.
Hopefully I'll be able to come see you in Toronto performing next year or something. I really want to see you again on stage. Or hear you sing. Or watch you dance. I'm happy with whatever. Just want to be there so I can be like "see that girl? She's my cousin." :) You would've loved the ballet in Russia. It was stunning. All I could think about was you and your sisters. Hopefully one day you'll be able to see the Russian ballet too! I highly recommend it.
So we need to go see Frozen this week sometime and you should let me know when you're free. I'd love to go whenever, don't have many plans except for The Hobbit on Friday I think. Text me up!
Also I need to meet this boy of yours. See if I approve. ;)
Love you.
Sincerely,
Yvette
Dear Tobi (again)
Dear Tobi,
I write to you again because...well...I deleted your letter yesterday. Kind of reminded me of when you unfriended me on facebook. There got you back.
I guess it was a kind of unfair letter to write to you though and that's probably why God had me delete it. Of all the people I'm writing to you should probably get a long letter. Where would I be without you? Probably a lot more sane and less extroverted....and weird. I think I'd be in a way different place without you actually and I don't think it would be as good of a place as I'm in right now with you. (Aw cheesy I know)
But honestly. The plane letter you gave me could have been the plane letter I gave you. I think the exact same things and you have broke through my boundary (sometimes by force) and I have learned to accept that. :P I'm kidding. I love having you as my best friend and I love having you past that boundary. I've never really had a connection with anyone like I do with you. I can tell you anything and you don't care if it's bad or good...you're still there. You and Brit. I'd be in a whole different place without you two.
I really hope your holidays go well. I'm sure you're thrilled to be home, but I know how it is when you're home and missing your other home. Don't worry. Only a few weeks and we'll be reunited to tear about St. John's again. And this time we'll have the whole summer together to do whatever our hearts please. That's kind of exciting. I can't wait when we just come home from work and don't have to worry about school work or anything. I can't wait to never be doing an undergrad again!!!! AHHHH. Sorry.
I love how I'm writing you a letter when I'm actually texting you at this very moment. I also love how we text all day and practically all night, sending videos of whatever we're doing. Videos that most people would find pointless. Most of them make me laugh and I show my parents and they just shake their heads. I think they think we're....too odd to describe.
Anyway! Here comes momma Yvette. Please stay safe over the holidays while enjoying whatever you're doing. If you get hurt I won't be there to help you out and that would really bother me. Don't get sick either. That'd bug me too cause I wouldn't be there to take care of you. Enjoy your family and have a safe trip to the best place on this planet (yes Alberta). Don't get shmucked by any stupid brodozers and don't run into any yourself. They're hard to miss sometimes. Enjoy the cold weather, but make sure you wear proper clothing so your nose doesn't freeze off. I wouldn't be able to look at you if you didn't have a nose. Or lips. Or...ears. You'd look funnier than you already do :P
Love you.
Sincerely,
Yvette
I write to you again because...well...I deleted your letter yesterday. Kind of reminded me of when you unfriended me on facebook. There got you back.
I guess it was a kind of unfair letter to write to you though and that's probably why God had me delete it. Of all the people I'm writing to you should probably get a long letter. Where would I be without you? Probably a lot more sane and less extroverted....and weird. I think I'd be in a way different place without you actually and I don't think it would be as good of a place as I'm in right now with you. (Aw cheesy I know)
But honestly. The plane letter you gave me could have been the plane letter I gave you. I think the exact same things and you have broke through my boundary (sometimes by force) and I have learned to accept that. :P I'm kidding. I love having you as my best friend and I love having you past that boundary. I've never really had a connection with anyone like I do with you. I can tell you anything and you don't care if it's bad or good...you're still there. You and Brit. I'd be in a whole different place without you two.
I really hope your holidays go well. I'm sure you're thrilled to be home, but I know how it is when you're home and missing your other home. Don't worry. Only a few weeks and we'll be reunited to tear about St. John's again. And this time we'll have the whole summer together to do whatever our hearts please. That's kind of exciting. I can't wait when we just come home from work and don't have to worry about school work or anything. I can't wait to never be doing an undergrad again!!!! AHHHH. Sorry.
I love how I'm writing you a letter when I'm actually texting you at this very moment. I also love how we text all day and practically all night, sending videos of whatever we're doing. Videos that most people would find pointless. Most of them make me laugh and I show my parents and they just shake their heads. I think they think we're....too odd to describe.
Anyway! Here comes momma Yvette. Please stay safe over the holidays while enjoying whatever you're doing. If you get hurt I won't be there to help you out and that would really bother me. Don't get sick either. That'd bug me too cause I wouldn't be there to take care of you. Enjoy your family and have a safe trip to the best place on this planet (yes Alberta). Don't get shmucked by any stupid brodozers and don't run into any yourself. They're hard to miss sometimes. Enjoy the cold weather, but make sure you wear proper clothing so your nose doesn't freeze off. I wouldn't be able to look at you if you didn't have a nose. Or lips. Or...ears. You'd look funnier than you already do :P
Love you.
Sincerely,
Yvette
Monday, December 16, 2013
Dear Brit
Dear Brit,
Where do I even begin? You know how when you were growing up you only had "one" best friend...well as I'm older I find I've got many best friends. However, you and Tobi are probably the best friends I have and could ever ask for. You know everything about me. Everything. And yet you accept every little bit of it and still love me with all your heart. You have no idea how amazing that is to me. I can't even love myself for all the flaws I have and yet here you are pushing me through each day with encouragement and inspiration and love.
I honestly could not describe how much I appreciate having you in my life. God has blessed me in so many ways and one of the biggest blessings is having you as my friend. He has made such a beautiful, wonderful woman who wants to help so much and...it blows my mind. You love everyone Britney. I'm pretty sure if you came up to me and said that you "hated" so and so...it would mean that you just didn't like a word they'd used in place of another. I don't know if you can actually hate anyone. Who can do that?! Haha.
I'm glad we started going to the gym together. We need to start doing that again. I miss our bonding moments over stretching. Once I figure out my health in January we'll get back to it and it'll be awesome. And instead of saying, "Faattttt!!!!" in response to the question "What are we?" we can say "seeeexxxxxyyyy!" haha. Who am I kidding? We should be responding that way anyway cause you know...:P
So I'm going to have to wrap this letter up because I am completely exhausted. I almost pulled a 24 hour day yesterday with all the travelling and by the time I got home. Then I only got about 5 hours of sleep and it's already past 10 here. So now I need to rest.
I'm praying your exams go well and I'm happy you get to go home tomorrow! I can't wait to facetime you and see how your holidays are going.
Love you a ton!
Sincerely,
Yvette
Where do I even begin? You know how when you were growing up you only had "one" best friend...well as I'm older I find I've got many best friends. However, you and Tobi are probably the best friends I have and could ever ask for. You know everything about me. Everything. And yet you accept every little bit of it and still love me with all your heart. You have no idea how amazing that is to me. I can't even love myself for all the flaws I have and yet here you are pushing me through each day with encouragement and inspiration and love.
I honestly could not describe how much I appreciate having you in my life. God has blessed me in so many ways and one of the biggest blessings is having you as my friend. He has made such a beautiful, wonderful woman who wants to help so much and...it blows my mind. You love everyone Britney. I'm pretty sure if you came up to me and said that you "hated" so and so...it would mean that you just didn't like a word they'd used in place of another. I don't know if you can actually hate anyone. Who can do that?! Haha.
I'm glad we started going to the gym together. We need to start doing that again. I miss our bonding moments over stretching. Once I figure out my health in January we'll get back to it and it'll be awesome. And instead of saying, "Faattttt!!!!" in response to the question "What are we?" we can say "seeeexxxxxyyyy!" haha. Who am I kidding? We should be responding that way anyway cause you know...:P
So I'm going to have to wrap this letter up because I am completely exhausted. I almost pulled a 24 hour day yesterday with all the travelling and by the time I got home. Then I only got about 5 hours of sleep and it's already past 10 here. So now I need to rest.
I'm praying your exams go well and I'm happy you get to go home tomorrow! I can't wait to facetime you and see how your holidays are going.
Love you a ton!
Sincerely,
Yvette
Saturday, December 14, 2013
Dear Cavesister
Dear Cavesister,
How could I not write to you next? I'm sure some people thought they'd be up next, but of course you come next. You're practically my sister and I wouldn't have it any other way. Honestly I think one of the hardest things living all the way out here is living this far away from you. It's kind of horrible and I often think of all the ridiculous and fun times we've had. I'm seriously thinking I'll be depressed this summer if I can't get home and do a camping trip with you out to the mountains, that was so perfect.
But let's not get ahead of ourselves too far! I come home tomorrow night! That means we have 2 whole weeks that we can just do all the things we want and get into as much trouble as possible. Do you have any idea how excited I am? Ask Aaron and Josh and my roomies. I was literally hopping around the house I was so excited.
I hope life is treating you well. I know it can be hard sometimes (especially when you live in that cold northern city of yours), but it'll get better soon. Soon we'll be "real" adults and have "real" jobs and be living the "life" haha. I hope we're living it close together because I can't imagine a life like this being so far away.
Enough depressingness though. I need happiness! You and I are going to do one thing this holiday that we will remember forever. It'll be like that week we had in the summer and went to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 3 days in a week. Or the Drumheller weekend. (x2) Man I could go on but that'd be odd to have all over the internet. Something will go down.
I'm sorry I have to make this so short, but I'm exhausted. I finished writing exams today (done syntax for a long time now!!!! Possibly forever) and then I came home and had to start packing up the house and packing for Christmas. I'm so excited to see you and I promise you...we will do something worth mentioning in the history books.
Love you a ton.
Sincerely,
Your Cavesister
P.S. Remember when we used to write to each other in the mail?! I loved getting those letters. :)
How could I not write to you next? I'm sure some people thought they'd be up next, but of course you come next. You're practically my sister and I wouldn't have it any other way. Honestly I think one of the hardest things living all the way out here is living this far away from you. It's kind of horrible and I often think of all the ridiculous and fun times we've had. I'm seriously thinking I'll be depressed this summer if I can't get home and do a camping trip with you out to the mountains, that was so perfect.
But let's not get ahead of ourselves too far! I come home tomorrow night! That means we have 2 whole weeks that we can just do all the things we want and get into as much trouble as possible. Do you have any idea how excited I am? Ask Aaron and Josh and my roomies. I was literally hopping around the house I was so excited.
I hope life is treating you well. I know it can be hard sometimes (especially when you live in that cold northern city of yours), but it'll get better soon. Soon we'll be "real" adults and have "real" jobs and be living the "life" haha. I hope we're living it close together because I can't imagine a life like this being so far away.
Enough depressingness though. I need happiness! You and I are going to do one thing this holiday that we will remember forever. It'll be like that week we had in the summer and went to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 3 days in a week. Or the Drumheller weekend. (x2) Man I could go on but that'd be odd to have all over the internet. Something will go down.
I'm sorry I have to make this so short, but I'm exhausted. I finished writing exams today (done syntax for a long time now!!!! Possibly forever) and then I came home and had to start packing up the house and packing for Christmas. I'm so excited to see you and I promise you...we will do something worth mentioning in the history books.
Love you a ton.
Sincerely,
Your Cavesister
P.S. Remember when we used to write to each other in the mail?! I loved getting those letters. :)
Friday, December 13, 2013
Dear Greg
Dear Greg,
It's only fair that I write to you next as I just wrote to your lovely wife yesterday? How's life going? I hear you're up north...must be fine in that horribly cold province of ours. I can't even imagine what it's like anymore. -40 seems like such a foreign concept when it only gets to be at most -20 here...and that's rare. However lately it's been kind of cold and I don't really enjoy it. Not looking forward to the weather at Christmas. I do hear there's a ton of snow though!
I'm excited to come home and see all of you guys. I hope we can sit down and have a drink of vodka together....Russian vodka that is. OH! I probably didn't tell you, but I had the best white Russian in Petersburg...I actually enjoyed it! That's saying a lot.
I hope your trip went well. Maybe you have the travel bug that Tiff and I have? Want to see every part of the world now? I do. You, Tiff and I should go on a trip somewhere. It'd be fun.
I wanna say thanks for coming into our lives. You've really changed them for the better. Tiffany's never been so happy. I know it's weird to say that, but it's true. It's not like she was a dark cloud before, but she has changed and I know you had a big part to play in that. So thank you. You've also helped me grow up in a lot of ways. Sure you stole my sister away from me, but it made me realize that I was getting older and needed to mature and cherish relationships a lot more than I did. I pushed them off thinking I'd have more time. Like I said to Tiff in her letter, I have all my friends who are super close to their siblings and I realize that I didn't have that with Tiff before you guys got married because I figured there'd always be more time. It's weird how you marrying her and becoming her best friend made us grew closer...despite us living a country apart.
Unfortunately I can't write a huge note tonight. I'm packing the house up and cleaning like mad so that it's all ready by Sunday. I've got a crazy exam tomorrow I just stopped studying for, only to run through the practice problems and get them all wrong. Woo hoo go me. Last exam though! Then I'll be home.
Oh...please be careful with my car. At first I was kind of disappointed that you had it and I wouldn't get it for the first while being back...but now I have an excuse to sit at home with Kiwi and play Skyrim. :)
Thanks!
Haha love ya.
Sincerely,
Yvette
It's only fair that I write to you next as I just wrote to your lovely wife yesterday? How's life going? I hear you're up north...must be fine in that horribly cold province of ours. I can't even imagine what it's like anymore. -40 seems like such a foreign concept when it only gets to be at most -20 here...and that's rare. However lately it's been kind of cold and I don't really enjoy it. Not looking forward to the weather at Christmas. I do hear there's a ton of snow though!
I'm excited to come home and see all of you guys. I hope we can sit down and have a drink of vodka together....Russian vodka that is. OH! I probably didn't tell you, but I had the best white Russian in Petersburg...I actually enjoyed it! That's saying a lot.
I hope your trip went well. Maybe you have the travel bug that Tiff and I have? Want to see every part of the world now? I do. You, Tiff and I should go on a trip somewhere. It'd be fun.
I wanna say thanks for coming into our lives. You've really changed them for the better. Tiffany's never been so happy. I know it's weird to say that, but it's true. It's not like she was a dark cloud before, but she has changed and I know you had a big part to play in that. So thank you. You've also helped me grow up in a lot of ways. Sure you stole my sister away from me, but it made me realize that I was getting older and needed to mature and cherish relationships a lot more than I did. I pushed them off thinking I'd have more time. Like I said to Tiff in her letter, I have all my friends who are super close to their siblings and I realize that I didn't have that with Tiff before you guys got married because I figured there'd always be more time. It's weird how you marrying her and becoming her best friend made us grew closer...despite us living a country apart.
Unfortunately I can't write a huge note tonight. I'm packing the house up and cleaning like mad so that it's all ready by Sunday. I've got a crazy exam tomorrow I just stopped studying for, only to run through the practice problems and get them all wrong. Woo hoo go me. Last exam though! Then I'll be home.
Oh...please be careful with my car. At first I was kind of disappointed that you had it and I wouldn't get it for the first while being back...but now I have an excuse to sit at home with Kiwi and play Skyrim. :)
Thanks!
Haha love ya.
Sincerely,
Yvette
Thursday, December 12, 2013
Dear Tiffany
Dear Tiffany,
Bet you didn't see that one coming. It might seem like I'm going through the most important/influential people of my life...but I'm not, so don't let it get to your head. Haha just kidding. You're pretty important, but I don't like to rank people by importance or influential because I find most people in my life have done something in my own life that has been important or influential.
Anyway! I'm really failing at this timing thing. I know it's technically December 13 here now (12:16 am), but thankfully it's only 8:45 pm on December 12 there! Man this squeaky space bar is kind of driving me up the wall. It only squeaks if I use my right thumb...which is odd because that's the only thumb I use to hit the space bar. Have you ever noticed that? Maybe you can hit it with both, but I definitely can't. I keep hitting V whenever I try.
I'm rambling again. Sorry.
So what do I say to an older sister who lives across the country from me and has only some similarities to me? I did type "not much", but I'm realizing this letter is coming out super sarcastic. I'm not sure if that's because of the great mood I'm in today or because I'm getting tired.
I guess I should mention that I talk about you...a lot. You've made me grow in a lot of ways that I didn't really realize until today when I was talking with Nicole at the recycling depot (best place to have a deep feelings chat). What I've realized a lot is how much I kind of wish we'd been closer growing up. I look at all my friends here and they have these crazy close relationships with their sister (I live with two of them) and I think about it and I'm like "Wow...I would kill Tiffany if I had to live with her." (No offense. You'd probably kill me too) And maybe I don't want to be /that/ close with you, but I do wish we were closer. Now I haven't really helped in that department with moving across the country, but you have no idea how much it means to me that you're flying out here in the spring for my convocation. I tell people about you all the time and I'm excited for them to meet you, though I'm sure you'll think we're all crazy.
Anyway. I really hope that the lack of communication and...outwardly love doesn't ruin it for you. I hope we get lots of time to spend over Christmas together. I'm not sad about our relationship either by the way. I like it the way it is. I wouldn't want it any other way.
So I will be seeing you in a few days (or in a week depending on when you come home). Can't wait for it.
Love you.
Sincerely,
Yvette
Bet you didn't see that one coming. It might seem like I'm going through the most important/influential people of my life...but I'm not, so don't let it get to your head. Haha just kidding. You're pretty important, but I don't like to rank people by importance or influential because I find most people in my life have done something in my own life that has been important or influential.
Anyway! I'm really failing at this timing thing. I know it's technically December 13 here now (12:16 am), but thankfully it's only 8:45 pm on December 12 there! Man this squeaky space bar is kind of driving me up the wall. It only squeaks if I use my right thumb...which is odd because that's the only thumb I use to hit the space bar. Have you ever noticed that? Maybe you can hit it with both, but I definitely can't. I keep hitting V whenever I try.
I'm rambling again. Sorry.
So what do I say to an older sister who lives across the country from me and has only some similarities to me? I did type "not much", but I'm realizing this letter is coming out super sarcastic. I'm not sure if that's because of the great mood I'm in today or because I'm getting tired.
I guess I should mention that I talk about you...a lot. You've made me grow in a lot of ways that I didn't really realize until today when I was talking with Nicole at the recycling depot (best place to have a deep feelings chat). What I've realized a lot is how much I kind of wish we'd been closer growing up. I look at all my friends here and they have these crazy close relationships with their sister (I live with two of them) and I think about it and I'm like "Wow...I would kill Tiffany if I had to live with her." (No offense. You'd probably kill me too) And maybe I don't want to be /that/ close with you, but I do wish we were closer. Now I haven't really helped in that department with moving across the country, but you have no idea how much it means to me that you're flying out here in the spring for my convocation. I tell people about you all the time and I'm excited for them to meet you, though I'm sure you'll think we're all crazy.
Anyway. I really hope that the lack of communication and...outwardly love doesn't ruin it for you. I hope we get lots of time to spend over Christmas together. I'm not sad about our relationship either by the way. I like it the way it is. I wouldn't want it any other way.
So I will be seeing you in a few days (or in a week depending on when you come home). Can't wait for it.
Love you.
Sincerely,
Yvette
Wednesday, December 11, 2013
Dear Dad
Dear Dad,
Well I'm definitely cutting it close on this one. It's 11:56 here, but I count this letter as being done on the 11 of December because I started it before midnight. I really become a sloth during exams and have no schedule at all. It's horrible. I stay up super late and then sleep in and then repeat my day of sitting around, studying or just lazing around. I've been searching for a new house mate lately and I'm a bit stressed over it. Wish I could just have a completely quiet Christmas, but it seems like there will still be some stress in my life over the holidays. Oh well.
So my space bar is super squeaky every time I hit it. I don't know why and it's really annoying. Think some WD-40 would help it? :) It helps everything right?
I feel like these letters are becoming more of memoirs than anything, me just rambling about past times and how awesome each person I'm writing to is. But I think everyone deserves it and obviously I wouldn't be wasting my time if I thought otherwise.
A lot of them are thank you's too. I could thank you for so much and it would take hours upon hours, probably close to a day if not more. You've done so much in my life. I want to apologize for not coming to you every time I need something though. You do pick up the phone a lot of the time when I'm distressed and I just have you pass it off to mom. That's kind of rude and I hope you'll accept my apology. I'm sure you don't want to deal with girly stress and drama anyways.
I have to confess that sometimes I feel bad that you didn't have a son. We always joke among the cousins that you're the one uncle who wanted/needed a son the most and you got two daughters. How horrible is that? ;) Hopefully we're tough enough though and were able to enjoy doing all the "boyish" things you hoped to do if you had a son.
You've taught me so much through those treks of life. I talk about our fishing trips with Uncle Clarence all the time. They were really important to me growing up. Uncle Clarence was like a grandpa to me, spoiling me and such, and I have you to thank for making that bond between us. I miss him, but I also miss the trips that we went on when I could just hang out with you. I hope because I didn't want to go to Swan lake sometimes that it made you sad. I didn't mean it that way. It's just...getting up at that early to go sit in a cold boat and hope to catch a fish (or at least someone catch a fish on the entire lake) just isn't for me. But if you ever want to go to Cow lake I'm definitely game.
If we can get it together it would be fun if you came out when Britney's dad did and we did a father/daughter weekend. The one in Saskatchewan was a lot of fun. I definitely have to say that one of the most depressing things I'm dealing with right now is the fact that I may not get out camping very much this summer if I stay in Newfoundland. It really sucks and I hope to get out some, but we'll see with house sitting and the dog and such. I might get out sometime.
Anyway, I should wrap this up. Sorry it's not as sappy as mom's and my feelings aren't gushing out. But as a man I think that isn't what you need. You know I love you and I can't wait to see you on Sunday. You might be the one holding both mom and I up on our feet as we're probably both going to be complete messes. So glad that I have you as a strong rock in my family who will never fail me.
I love you dearly and miss you all the time. Some days I just want to call you and have a chat. I wish I wasn't so busy when you were home after work so that I could talk more, but I guess that's how life is. We'll have some good chats over Christmas and hopefully be able to watch some westerns late into the night.
Love you.
Your daughter,
Yvette
Well I'm definitely cutting it close on this one. It's 11:56 here, but I count this letter as being done on the 11 of December because I started it before midnight. I really become a sloth during exams and have no schedule at all. It's horrible. I stay up super late and then sleep in and then repeat my day of sitting around, studying or just lazing around. I've been searching for a new house mate lately and I'm a bit stressed over it. Wish I could just have a completely quiet Christmas, but it seems like there will still be some stress in my life over the holidays. Oh well.
So my space bar is super squeaky every time I hit it. I don't know why and it's really annoying. Think some WD-40 would help it? :) It helps everything right?
I feel like these letters are becoming more of memoirs than anything, me just rambling about past times and how awesome each person I'm writing to is. But I think everyone deserves it and obviously I wouldn't be wasting my time if I thought otherwise.
A lot of them are thank you's too. I could thank you for so much and it would take hours upon hours, probably close to a day if not more. You've done so much in my life. I want to apologize for not coming to you every time I need something though. You do pick up the phone a lot of the time when I'm distressed and I just have you pass it off to mom. That's kind of rude and I hope you'll accept my apology. I'm sure you don't want to deal with girly stress and drama anyways.
I have to confess that sometimes I feel bad that you didn't have a son. We always joke among the cousins that you're the one uncle who wanted/needed a son the most and you got two daughters. How horrible is that? ;) Hopefully we're tough enough though and were able to enjoy doing all the "boyish" things you hoped to do if you had a son.
You've taught me so much through those treks of life. I talk about our fishing trips with Uncle Clarence all the time. They were really important to me growing up. Uncle Clarence was like a grandpa to me, spoiling me and such, and I have you to thank for making that bond between us. I miss him, but I also miss the trips that we went on when I could just hang out with you. I hope because I didn't want to go to Swan lake sometimes that it made you sad. I didn't mean it that way. It's just...getting up at that early to go sit in a cold boat and hope to catch a fish (or at least someone catch a fish on the entire lake) just isn't for me. But if you ever want to go to Cow lake I'm definitely game.
If we can get it together it would be fun if you came out when Britney's dad did and we did a father/daughter weekend. The one in Saskatchewan was a lot of fun. I definitely have to say that one of the most depressing things I'm dealing with right now is the fact that I may not get out camping very much this summer if I stay in Newfoundland. It really sucks and I hope to get out some, but we'll see with house sitting and the dog and such. I might get out sometime.
Anyway, I should wrap this up. Sorry it's not as sappy as mom's and my feelings aren't gushing out. But as a man I think that isn't what you need. You know I love you and I can't wait to see you on Sunday. You might be the one holding both mom and I up on our feet as we're probably both going to be complete messes. So glad that I have you as a strong rock in my family who will never fail me.
I love you dearly and miss you all the time. Some days I just want to call you and have a chat. I wish I wasn't so busy when you were home after work so that I could talk more, but I guess that's how life is. We'll have some good chats over Christmas and hopefully be able to watch some westerns late into the night.
Love you.
Your daughter,
Yvette
Tuesday, December 10, 2013
Dear Mom
Dear Mom,
I can't believe I'm actually attempting to do this one letter thing a day for a whole year. What do you think? I remember when I used to write letters to you in my rabbit journal and leave it outside my room or in your room (not sure how you actually got it). I guess this is just a really late letter in response to that and I guess life in general. It's been pretty good since then. I mean it has its ups and downs like everyone's, but I have to say I'm pretty blessed to have the family I do and was blessed to be raised by such God loving parents. Sure things were rough at times, but we managed to slug through our disagreements and even though we still don't see eye-to-eye on everything today we've managed to work it out. That's saying a lot compared to the stories I hear from other people involving their mothers.
I feel like this letter could go on for days. I could recall all the fun times I've had with you in the past and thank you for them. Or I could recall the times we didn't get along and explain how I grew through them. I don't think it's suitable to do so on here though. I just don't have the amount of space needed for it. (And by not enough space I mean for the good things ;))
So I guess what I really want to say is I miss you. This has been the hardest semester I've had yet I think. But you never seem to fail me when I need you there the most. I read a fact today that talking to your mother is as comforting as a hug. Since I can't get a hug from you (at least until Sunday cause I'm coming home!) I guess you'll just have to put up with me calling you every day. Well not every day. But most days.
You know. It's funny. When I talk to the girls at youth, or write blogs to the general public I seem to express how much they are loved. I don't know if you've read any of these blogs, but I really hope you know how much you are loved. I know this is going to get sappy, but maybe that's what this project is supposed to be about. Maybe I'm supposed to tell people what I really think they need to hear. Maybe I need to give advice. I have no clue.
But what I want to tell you now is how much I love you and appreciate everything you've done for me. Not only did you put up with me as a kid (and I'm sure some days were a lot harder than others), you put up with me as a teenager. An angry and depressed teenager at that. One who didn't show any affection to you whatsoever. One who didn't give you the appreciation I should have been giving you. One who hardly said thank you for the things that you needed to be thanked for.
So I guess I want to apologize to you. Through some of the hardest years of my life I am sorry I put that burden on you. I know how heavy I become when I'm dealing with depression and I can't imagine the many years I put you through it. The time when you wanted to see your kids happy and enjoying life, I did the opposite. And I really can't express how sorry I am for that.
I also want you to know how amazing you are. Not only did you push through those years and become one of my best friends...you've continued to push through these stressful university years when I come to you in a ball of stress and unload my entire life onto you. You are the strongest person I know and I look up to that. I secretly hope that all my friends can meet you, even if I say you're weird. I secretly hope that you'll just show up one day on my doorstep and surprise me, or that I can surprise you by showing up on your doorstep.
I realize this is slightly scattered and not the best letter I've written. I think I should stop before it gets too mushy. I'll see you shortly and trust me, you're going to have to be strong when I see you in the airport because I might collapse in a mess when I see you and dad.
Love you with all my heart.
Your daughter,
Yvette
I can't believe I'm actually attempting to do this one letter thing a day for a whole year. What do you think? I remember when I used to write letters to you in my rabbit journal and leave it outside my room or in your room (not sure how you actually got it). I guess this is just a really late letter in response to that and I guess life in general. It's been pretty good since then. I mean it has its ups and downs like everyone's, but I have to say I'm pretty blessed to have the family I do and was blessed to be raised by such God loving parents. Sure things were rough at times, but we managed to slug through our disagreements and even though we still don't see eye-to-eye on everything today we've managed to work it out. That's saying a lot compared to the stories I hear from other people involving their mothers.
I feel like this letter could go on for days. I could recall all the fun times I've had with you in the past and thank you for them. Or I could recall the times we didn't get along and explain how I grew through them. I don't think it's suitable to do so on here though. I just don't have the amount of space needed for it. (And by not enough space I mean for the good things ;))
So I guess what I really want to say is I miss you. This has been the hardest semester I've had yet I think. But you never seem to fail me when I need you there the most. I read a fact today that talking to your mother is as comforting as a hug. Since I can't get a hug from you (at least until Sunday cause I'm coming home!) I guess you'll just have to put up with me calling you every day. Well not every day. But most days.
You know. It's funny. When I talk to the girls at youth, or write blogs to the general public I seem to express how much they are loved. I don't know if you've read any of these blogs, but I really hope you know how much you are loved. I know this is going to get sappy, but maybe that's what this project is supposed to be about. Maybe I'm supposed to tell people what I really think they need to hear. Maybe I need to give advice. I have no clue.
But what I want to tell you now is how much I love you and appreciate everything you've done for me. Not only did you put up with me as a kid (and I'm sure some days were a lot harder than others), you put up with me as a teenager. An angry and depressed teenager at that. One who didn't show any affection to you whatsoever. One who didn't give you the appreciation I should have been giving you. One who hardly said thank you for the things that you needed to be thanked for.
So I guess I want to apologize to you. Through some of the hardest years of my life I am sorry I put that burden on you. I know how heavy I become when I'm dealing with depression and I can't imagine the many years I put you through it. The time when you wanted to see your kids happy and enjoying life, I did the opposite. And I really can't express how sorry I am for that.
I also want you to know how amazing you are. Not only did you push through those years and become one of my best friends...you've continued to push through these stressful university years when I come to you in a ball of stress and unload my entire life onto you. You are the strongest person I know and I look up to that. I secretly hope that all my friends can meet you, even if I say you're weird. I secretly hope that you'll just show up one day on my doorstep and surprise me, or that I can surprise you by showing up on your doorstep.
I realize this is slightly scattered and not the best letter I've written. I think I should stop before it gets too mushy. I'll see you shortly and trust me, you're going to have to be strong when I see you in the airport because I might collapse in a mess when I see you and dad.
Love you with all my heart.
Your daughter,
Yvette
Monday, December 9, 2013
Dear Yvette
Dear Yvette,
I start with you, despite telling your best friend that I was going to begin this ordeal by writing to your mother. Here we are though with a letter written to...well...myself.
"What are you doing exactly with this?" One might ask. I guess I might respond with the fact that 1. you're crazy. And 2. You're also kind of creative. I do admit, as your harshest critic, that you do come up with creative ideas at times and when you do it's rare you act upon them. Even when you do follow through with them you don't usually finish them...and I highly doubt you will finish this endeavor. Do you realize that this requires you to take at least five minutes out of your entire day to write a little letter to someone who, hopefully you've predetermined to write to so that you don't have to also come up with that. Do you even know 364 people to write to?
Ok I'm being a bit harsh on you. Again...best and worst critic. I'm just a little doubtful that this will actually work. And why start writing to myself? It sounds like I'm some kind of schizophrenic or something. Maybe because we all need to start somewhere and I've started out small. I plan on expanding my circle to those closest to me and all the way out to famous peoples and eventually God himself. A solid plan, one might say. I still doubt it.
However, you've gone this far to create a blog and I pat you on the back for that (literally patting on back happening). That's a step to success. Too bad you weren't more successful in some of your other creative ideas. How long has it been since you've actually finished a drawing? A poem? Even a blog post on your other blog?
Maybe you need to snap out of your little introverted shell and become more involved in other people's lives. I know you don't care right now, but they might appreciate it. Just a suggestion. Or maybe you should just start taking their advice as your best friend wrote to you not too long ago about. Or maybe you can continue to just brush it off and say you're fine. That works too, you'll figure it out soon enough.
I have to say that you are a peculiar person. I also say I could continue to write this letter for days on end critiquing you on every little thing you do wrong or bad, but I don't think that's the purpose of these letters. I don't really know what the purpose of them is. Perhaps it is to let the people around you know how much you really love them seeing as you're horrible at confronting people and telling them in person. Maybe it's a place you can rant a little about someones quirks, but let them know that it's okay, you don't mind, because if you did you probably wouldn't keep them around. Not that those who aren't around have little quirks that you do mind. Or maybe they do.
I think you might excite some people with the idea of these letters. Everyone wants to hear something about themselves. They love when the attention is on them. Secretly deep down we all do. Even you Yvette. Attention isn't always a bad thing, so maybe you're trying to help people cope with that idea and get used to the fact that sometimes the attention is on them.
But back to you. For a brief moment.
You wrote a letter a few weeks ago. A harsh letter that was similar to this letter's style. A letter that will be burned in the new year so that no eyes can see it. The hope is for you to forget those things written down. To forget how much of a monster you are to yourself. To forget the horrible darkness you feel. To forget the loneliness that clings to you.
Perhaps opening up will be a good thing for you. It has helped in the past. Locking yourself up in a room is never the best solution, though sometimes needed. Sometimes though you just need to step outside, go for a walk and take a deep breath in of fresh air. Sometimes it's so hard to get out of bed, but maybe if you thought about the fact that you are still able to move your limbs (despite the pain) and that you can walk to the kitchen to get your own glass of water. Do you know how blessed you are?
It could always be worse.
So what is this? They're asking Yvette. How are you going to convince them to come back to read the next letter when this one was boring and self centered?
We all have to start somewhere...
Yours truly,
Yvette
I start with you, despite telling your best friend that I was going to begin this ordeal by writing to your mother. Here we are though with a letter written to...well...myself.
"What are you doing exactly with this?" One might ask. I guess I might respond with the fact that 1. you're crazy. And 2. You're also kind of creative. I do admit, as your harshest critic, that you do come up with creative ideas at times and when you do it's rare you act upon them. Even when you do follow through with them you don't usually finish them...and I highly doubt you will finish this endeavor. Do you realize that this requires you to take at least five minutes out of your entire day to write a little letter to someone who, hopefully you've predetermined to write to so that you don't have to also come up with that. Do you even know 364 people to write to?
Ok I'm being a bit harsh on you. Again...best and worst critic. I'm just a little doubtful that this will actually work. And why start writing to myself? It sounds like I'm some kind of schizophrenic or something. Maybe because we all need to start somewhere and I've started out small. I plan on expanding my circle to those closest to me and all the way out to famous peoples and eventually God himself. A solid plan, one might say. I still doubt it.
However, you've gone this far to create a blog and I pat you on the back for that (literally patting on back happening). That's a step to success. Too bad you weren't more successful in some of your other creative ideas. How long has it been since you've actually finished a drawing? A poem? Even a blog post on your other blog?
Maybe you need to snap out of your little introverted shell and become more involved in other people's lives. I know you don't care right now, but they might appreciate it. Just a suggestion. Or maybe you should just start taking their advice as your best friend wrote to you not too long ago about. Or maybe you can continue to just brush it off and say you're fine. That works too, you'll figure it out soon enough.
I have to say that you are a peculiar person. I also say I could continue to write this letter for days on end critiquing you on every little thing you do wrong or bad, but I don't think that's the purpose of these letters. I don't really know what the purpose of them is. Perhaps it is to let the people around you know how much you really love them seeing as you're horrible at confronting people and telling them in person. Maybe it's a place you can rant a little about someones quirks, but let them know that it's okay, you don't mind, because if you did you probably wouldn't keep them around. Not that those who aren't around have little quirks that you do mind. Or maybe they do.
I think you might excite some people with the idea of these letters. Everyone wants to hear something about themselves. They love when the attention is on them. Secretly deep down we all do. Even you Yvette. Attention isn't always a bad thing, so maybe you're trying to help people cope with that idea and get used to the fact that sometimes the attention is on them.
But back to you. For a brief moment.
You wrote a letter a few weeks ago. A harsh letter that was similar to this letter's style. A letter that will be burned in the new year so that no eyes can see it. The hope is for you to forget those things written down. To forget how much of a monster you are to yourself. To forget the horrible darkness you feel. To forget the loneliness that clings to you.
Perhaps opening up will be a good thing for you. It has helped in the past. Locking yourself up in a room is never the best solution, though sometimes needed. Sometimes though you just need to step outside, go for a walk and take a deep breath in of fresh air. Sometimes it's so hard to get out of bed, but maybe if you thought about the fact that you are still able to move your limbs (despite the pain) and that you can walk to the kitchen to get your own glass of water. Do you know how blessed you are?
It could always be worse.
So what is this? They're asking Yvette. How are you going to convince them to come back to read the next letter when this one was boring and self centered?
We all have to start somewhere...
Yours truly,
Yvette
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