All tagged reflection
It's been a long time since I remember seeing snow in the Las Vegas Valley. In fact, the last time I recall there being a snowstorm was December of 2006. I will never forget that storm, as I was taking the first significant vacation from my job at Nevada State College and traveling to San Diego to play tourist for a week.
During my holiday vacation, there were many mornings where the baby had gone for a nap and Teri wasn't quite yet awake. I found myself revisiting memories from my childhood of playing the original Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) with my Mom. I loaded up the ROM for Dragon Warrior on my Recalbox and set off on a quest to save the princess and rid the land of a tyrant in all of its 8-bit glory.
Although 2017 ended with some sadness, overall it was one of the best years of my life. I thought I'd write a recap of the year and also post some goals I have for 2018.
I've officially been on holiday time since December 15th @ 5:01pm. I ended my last day of work before vacation by taking my team from UNLV to Giordano's for deep dish pizzas and libations.
Aside from work and post-Thanksgiving holiday prep, I've been anxious for Christmas Day to roll around. Rosslyn and Teri have some great gifts and surprises in store for them!
My name is Teri! (Hope some of you caught that hip hop reference...) Anyhow, this is my first ever article, so bear with me as I figure things out.
For those of you who skipped my bio, here are some details about me...
I found myself reflecting on the last few years and I remembered that friends of mine over at RADIO FREE LAS VEGAS gave me author access on their blog back in 2015. I only posted one article. It was called "Emotional Tethering" and it was written immediately after one of the darkest periods in my life.
For me, the negative years all preceded it. 2013-2015 were some of my life's darkest points, in which I lost my closest family. With a different death occurring each consecutive year, I lost all three people that helped raise me: my maternal grandmother, father, and mother.
