Some things you should know: 

I was abused by my father when I was little, and watched my mother die at his hands. My four older brothers and I were then taken out of the house and placed in an orphanage. I went through many foster homes and several years in the orphanage before finding my adoptive family.

Christopher, my oldest biological brother, was killed in the World Trade Center attack. He was the only one I was able to keep in touch with. His amazing wife and baby girl (my sister-in-law and niece) are my link to him now. I can only hope that the rest of my biological family found as much happiness as the two of us did.

Todd, my second oldest adoptive brother, was killed in Iraq. The rest of my adoptive family are safe here with me, and for that I am more thankful than words can express.

My best friend James died when I was nine years old. He was killed by his dad. If you cannot stand my constant use of his name, or are an alcoholic, please refrain yourself from adding me, and save us both the bother.

I am completely random and unpredictible. I am a teenage girl, and will occasionally fangirl. I am a sophomore in college, so I talk about that a lot in my entries when I am on. It also makes life extremely busy, so please do not be offended if I do not respond to your entries or comments all the time.

I may sometimes be dramatic, ramble on, and/or leave notes to my close friends. I tend to write long-ish posts when I am on, because I am not always on. So if this bugs you, I guess this journal would not catch your interest.

If you've forgiven me for all of the above, then proceed on, commenting so I can consider adding you!