from my cousin...please read:
Sponsor Me For Walk & Roll Chicago!
I have signed up to participate in the American Cancer Society Walk & Roll Chicago and am biking 15 miles to help support this worthy cause.

No one ever thinks cancer can happen to them or their family. As you know, cancer is blind to age and health and can come to anyone, as it did this last year for my uncle, Albert Leynes, just one of the many people I am biking for. He is recovering, but it would have been impossible without the legacy of research and funding established by the American Cancer Society, which has raised billions to eliminate cancer and the suffering it causes.

I have committed to raise funds for the American Cancer Society and would appreciate it if you could sponsor me in this great endeavor.

Thank you for considering sponsoring me as I join the fight against cancer as a Walk & Roll Chicago participant.

Click here to sponsor me!

Her 'uncle' is my father/daddy/papi/papa...I love him. :)

I took my love and I took it down
Climbed a mountain then I turned around
And I saw my reflection in the snow covered hills
Well the landslide brought me down

Oh, mirror in the sky...What is love?
Can the child within my heart rise above?
Can I sail through the changing ocean tides?
Can I handle the seasons of my life?

Well, I've been afraid of changin'
'Cause I built my life around you
But time makes you bolder...children get older
I'm getting older too

So, take this love and take it down
Yeah, and if you climb a mountain and ya turn around
And If you see my reflection in the snow covered hills
Well the landslide brought me down

If you see my reflection in the snow covered hills
Well maybe ...
Well maybe ...
Well maybe ...
The landslide will bring you down.

: Landslide :: Dixie Chicks :

you make me so moody sometimes.

well...that was refreshing. i just deleted a bunch of your old emails. sigh.

now its time to plan my memorial weekend mini-vacation.

kanye was good. heard it was his bday. i was bopping my head, grooving to the beat. yes! i got a shirt...its cute. anywho...it was packed....but the crowd was nice. no rude ppl really. my feet were aching by the end of the night. ouch. what was cool about hob is that they dont allow under 21 near the bar. i woke up late for work today and im feeling the repurcussions of drinking last night. ouch again. it was definitely fun and a chill time. i want to be a rapper now. if not that, i want to do a rapper now. hehe.

Never assume...if it's worth your attention...it's worth knowing the truth.

from Sharon..."Farmer's Donkey"
One day a farmer's donkey fell down into a well. The animal cried piteously for hours as the farmer tried to figure out what to do. Finally he decided the animal was old, and the well needed to be covered up anyway; it just wasn't worth it to retrieve the donkey.

He invited all his neighbors to come cover up and help him. They all grabbed a shovel and began to shovel dirt into the well. At first, the donkey realized what was happening and cried horribly. Then, to everyone's amazement, he quited down.

A few shovels loads later, the farmer finally looked down the well, and was astonished at what he saw. With every shovel of dirt that hit his back, the donkey was doing something amazing. He would shake it off and take a step up.

As the farmer's neighbow continued to shovel dirt on top of the animal, he would shake it off and take a step up. Pretty soon, everyone was amazed as the donkey stepped up over the edge of the well and trotted off!

Lesson:
Life is going to shovel dirt of you, all kinds of dirt. The trick to getting out of the well is to shake it off and take a step up. Each of our troubles is a stepping stone. we can get out of the deepest wells just by not stopping, never giving up! Shake it off and take a step up!

Remember the 5 simple rules to be happy:
1. Free your heart from hatred.
2. Free your mind from worries.
3. Live simply.
4. Give more.
5. Expect less.

Conclusion:
The donkey later came back and kicked the heck out of the farmer that tried to bury him. So remember, what goes around, comes around!

RENT with friends + dinner @ The Grillroom = good times.

i want my next birthday party to be a Crafty Beaver Party

some wise words:
Everyone seems normal until you get to know them.

I've learned to pick my battles; I ask myself, Will this matter one year
from now? How about one month? One week? One day?

Being miserable because of a bad or former relationship just proves that
the other person was right about you.

Be really nice to your friends because you never know when you are going
to need them to empty your bed pan and hold your hand.

You are the only person who can truly make you happy.

And finally...Being happy doesn't mean everything's perfect, it just means
you've decided to see beyond the imperfections.

i cried myself to sleep last night. i know what's troubling me but im too scared to confront the issue.
why is it that i always want what i cant have?

oh my god 'hmm', you're right. it would've been 5 years.
wow...im even more depressed now than i was since i wrote this blog from this morning.

why do i keep doing this to myself? why oh why abigail...why?

the one person in this world that has managed to hurt me so much in my life has hurt me...again. i dont know why he gets to me. i guess its because i still believe in him and trust him...that's got to be it. all my hurt and sadness is resurfacing again and im sitting here in front of my computer with tears running down my cheeks. i need to go home now. i need someone to give me a hug and never let go. i need someone to kiss me on the cheek and whisper in my ear "i'll never leave you".

im sick of trying to put on a happy face.
im sick of drinking my sadness away.
im just tired of everything.
im tired.

if only i could press stop, rewind and record again.

the funniest thing i heard all day today: "naw she isn't even cute, she is a janky h0r "

"janky whore"? that's priceless. be sure to use this pharse at least once today.

NEW Abby's pictures from Alumni/EIMC Bar Crawl and PSA Formal/PSA Alumni Weekend.

oldies but goodies...
.....liss, fatima, juvy, abby, sharon, marina: we heart sr tk sk
.....jay, p.j., joe, paul


Sharon's pictures from PSA Alumni Weekend, Alumni/EIMC Bar Crawl, and PSA Formal 2004.
Antoinette's pictures from PSA Formal 2004.
Marina's pictures from PSA Formal 2004.

Coming Soon: Joe's pictures from Alumni/EIMC Bar-izzle Crizzle.

My one & only LUV-EEEERRRRRRR...i laab you:

oh my god...would you just take it off already!?

happy 55th birthday papa. me loves yous.

new Sharon's pictures from Spring Break '04 in Las Vegas.

Antoinette's pictures from Spring Break '04 in Las Vegas.
Joe's pictures from Spring Break '04 in Las Vegas.
Marina's pictures from Spring Break '04 in Las Vegas.

Coming Soon: Abby's pictures from Spring Break '04 in Las Vegas.
Coming Soon: Henson's pictures from Spring Break '04 in Las Vegas.
Coming Soon: Jerome's pictures from Spring Break '04 in Las Vegas.

something is different today
...i'm finally at peace
...i'm finally happy

also, i want to say "thanks" to the following people who have helped me along the way
*MommyPapaArchieLiezlRichieMyra...the fam
*LissJuniorFatimaSharonCathyPJIanPaulJohnAntoinette...my girls
*NorwayChrisBJeffAldwinEdChrisGEricGlayn...the lunch crew
*HensonJoeMarinaRachelJeromeJuvyJayRomel...my las vegas trip
*ManshiRachna...my nyc trip
*Mariano's,Leynes',Sibal's,Adao's,Panlaqui's,the EIMC's...my fam


...i finally made it to my happy place...
......im there and there's no turning back......
...yey for me...

my saturday schedule:

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The 1st (and Last) Alumni/EIMC Bar-izzle Crizzle
3 april 2004
uiuc campus
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RULES:
> For 21+ only!
> Participate at your own risk (Abby's drinking rate: 1 drink per bar/club).
> Head out to the next bar/club *5 MINUTES* before scheduled time.
> If there is cover at any of these places, please move on to the next bar on the list.
> This non-PSA event starts at 1:00 PM and ends at 5:00 PM.
> Bring your ID and (if applicable) your UIUC ID too.
> Help Abby get home and change if she is too intoxicated.
> Last gender standing *rules* and has bragging rights.
> Bring your *cells* and cameras and wear comfortable shoes.
> PRINT THIS SCHEDULE OUT!!!
> LAST, but not least: pj + paul + joe must triple kiss every 30 minutes.

CRAWLERS:
Abby--Fatima--Joe--Juvy--Liss--Marina--P.J.--Paul--Sharon--?anyone else?
....that's 6 ladies and 3 guys.

LUNCH / MEETING PLACE:
12:00 PM (This is not part of the Bar-izzle Crizzle)
Qdoba's...upstairs
6th & Green

CRAWLING SCHEDULE:
1:00 PM
Sud's (*tentative* because not sure how long lunch will take)
35 E Green St (between 1st + neil)
opens @ 7:30am

1:30 PM
White Horse Inn
106 E Green (between 1st + 2nd)

2:15 PM
Illini Inn
901 S 4th St (4th & Daniel which is 2 blcks S of Green)
opens @ 11am

***liss' POWER HOUR***
3:00 PM
Joe's Brewery
706 S 5th St (on 5th, S of Green)
Saturday's @ 3pm-2am

3:20 PM
Clybournes (if cover, go to Murphy's)
706 S. Sixth St (S of green)

3:40 PM
Brothers
***liss' POWER HOUR***

4:00 PM
Murphy's Pub (if went to Murphy's @ 3:20 PM, go to Zorba's)
604 E Green St
opens @ 11am

4:30 PM
Legend's

5:00 PM
Crawl back to Arlene/Juvy's and get ready for Formal

7:00 PM
Formal