Garrison Brent Childs

October 28th 1985- July 2nd 2008

On July 2nd I lost one of my best friends. As many may already know Gar passed away peacefully at his home in Utah. He and I have been best friends for quite some time and we dated for just under two years. Gar had a wonderfully large heart and he truely taught me the meaning of unconditonal love.

He battled a long, hard fight with Bi-polar disorder and now he is free from all of the confines of that horrible mental illness. Even with all the ups and downs he faced he had a wonderful smile and laugh that could light up the room.

Gar was the type of person that wanted to help everyone. He always put others before his self and took time to show he cared. I will never forget the amazing times we had whether we were camping in New Hampshire or going to Troys (our favorite resturant) we always had a fun time. I will never forget these memories and I will forever be thankful for all he taught me.

In the time I knew him we became extremely close and no one will ever be able to fill the void he left but I luckily feel peace knowing he is in a much better place and is no longer suffering.

Because of the graciousness of his wonderful family my mom and I were able to fly out for the viewing and funeral. Both of which brought both closure and peace. A part of my heart is now in Heaven and I find peace in the fact that one day we will meet again.

I love you garrison!

Hello again...

So I firgured it was about time I jump back into this blogging world.


At about 8 tomorrow night Monica & I will be off for our big adventure! I can't wait to see the Schneiderman family. I miss those chica's so much! Today on the phone Chloe couldn't stop talking about how excited she was to see "auntie and monica" and then she told my mom she wishes Georgia and Connecticut were next to eachother...quite a complicated thought for a 3 year old :) those little girls sure amaze me ;)

In other news, Pops is doing well. He's on his way to Dana Farber Cancer Center in Boston with mom today to determine if he is a canidate for a bone marrow transplant (bmt). That will largely determine his treatment/the next year or so. If he is a canidate, Boston will likely become our home away from home. But one thing at a time :)

I finished my CNA course two weeks ago. I will get my "state test date" shortly. I can work 120 days on my certificate. When I get back from my GA/FL adventure I'll start applying around to nursing homes since they only want experienced CNA's at the hospital.

Other than that I have been spending lots of time with my amazing friends, missing mimi alot, and getting geared up for our amazing trip.

I'll attempt to blog while I'm away but who knows because we have a crazy busy schedule while there.

'till then.

Tag I'm It

What time did you get up this morning? 10ish

What do you usually have for breakfast? usually cereal sometimes an english muffin

What is your favorite CD at the moment?JACK JOHNSON

What kind of car do you drive? '98 volkswagon passat

Favorite sandwich? chicken salad, no mustard/tom from PANERA :) (turkey otherwise)

Favorite item of clothing? my light pair of jeans that are ripping :(

If you could go anywhere in the world for a vacation, where would you go? Georgia to see my nieces...or a European cruise would be nice!

What color is your bathroom?mine is tanish/sponged...downstairs is light blue sponged w/ silver

Where would you retire? near my future kids/grandkids

Most memorable birthday? my sweet sixteen, my mom woke up and i came downstairs to see my passat sitting in the driveway with a big red bow on top :)

Favorite sport to watch?football

Are you a morning person or a night person? morning, usually.

What is your shoe size?9ish

Pets? toby and we inherited Buddy when my mimi past

What did you want to be when you were little?a teacher

What are you today?a circuit tech and soon to be CNA

What is your favorite candy? Lindt white chocolate w/ coconut bar

Your favorite flower? i love flowers, my favorite are Gerber Daisies though

What is a day on the calendar you are looking forward to? June 10 its my birthday :)

What are you listening to right now?my mom vacuuming the entire house with her new Dyson

What is the last thing you ate?Rita's Italian Ice

Do you wish on stars? sometimes

What faith are you? I'm Catholic

Who was the last person you spoke with on the phone?monica

Hair Color? dirty blonde

Name of your favorite school teacher? Mr. Cannemella or Ms Collins

Chocolate or vanilla? vanilla

When was the last time you cried? today when my sis and the girls left

What is under your bed? lots and lots of stuff

What did you do last night? hung out with some favorites

Favorite smell? the BEACH!

What are you afraid of? bugs, spiders, snakes

How many towns have you lived in? 1

Do you make friends easily? for the most part

I tag anyone who wants to do it! :)

CHRISTMAS :)

Flashback from Christmas! As the saying goes, "Better late than never," Right?

Prego sis!
My mom & cathy!
Christmas morning mayhem!
See what dating a Red Sox fan does to you?
Mem & Chloe

Go Sox :)
Our "fancy" tree...this year we had TWO trees. The artificial with all the sentimental ornaments and then a real tree that you can see above!
Chloe fell asleep before she could even take a bite of Christmas dinner, notice the untouched fork, plate and cup! Haha! She was just too exhausted from opening all of her presents.
And this sums up our usual Christmas morning/afternoon. Get up earl and lounge around in our jammies for the rest of the day :) I swear it's the best part of Christmas morning.

Hannah Marie Schneiderman!

Hannah is finally here! She is such a beautiful little girl! She weighed in at 7 lbs and 13 ounces and is 18 1/2 inches long. She was born at 7 this morning! We brought Chloe to see her and Chloe was such a great big sister! She gave Hannah tons of hugs and kisses and even shared her puppy with her! Congrats Schneiderman famiy! Memei holding Hannah for her first time :)
What a face!
We have matching hair color :)
10 Little Toes
Sleeping away

Hello All!
Papa holding Hannah for the first time :)
Daddy and his two girls!
Monica came to visit on her break! :)
Mommy and her girls!

The happy Schneiderman family!
Memei and Papa meeting Hannah for the first time :)

Look at those cheeks!
Chloe sharing her Puppy :)

I will surely post mor pictures either later tonight or tomorrow. Love to you all!

My favorite litte girl!

Here are a few random ones of my little (well, almost big sister) Chloe Gene!

This Summer Mom, Dad, Chloe and I took a trip to Buttonwood Farms with Cathy and Christa for some YUMMY ice cream and BEAUTIFUL sunflowers!

My best friend Monica and Chloe at my Graduation party

Beautiful Chloe all dressed up for Christmas Eve Mass :)

I'm SO excited to have a day off! It snowed all night so Mom closed Curves so I didn't have to work today which was really exciting for me because I had marathon week of tests at school. And of course it looks so beautiful. I may venture out and get some pictures. We haven't had much real "snow" this year its been more of an icy, slushy mix. But then again this storm is supposed to end with some slush...but it sure is beautiful now! Have a great weekend everyone!!!

Christmas Time

Here are some pictures from hanging Christmas lights to the time Gar and I took Chloe to the Mystic Aquarium for their holiday light display...we had a great time!

Almost done!

Before we went to the aquarium we had a yummy dinner at Friendly's!

Chloe and I in front of a HUGE Christmas tree at the Aquarium!