For Good

Dedicated to my Sister, Noamie. Je t'aime plv <3

For Good (From the Broadway Musical: Wicked) 

I've heard it saidThat people come into our lives for a reasonBringing something we must learnAnd we are ledTo those who help us most to growIf we let themAnd we help them in returnWell, I don't know if I believe that's trueBut I know I'm who I am todayBecause I knew you...

Like a comet pulled from orbitAs it passes a sunLike a stream that meets a boulderHalfway through the woodWho can say if I've been changed for the better?But because I knew youI have been changed for good

It well may beThat we will never meet againIn this lifetimeSo let me say before we partSo much of meIs made from what I learned from youYou'll be with meLike a handprint on my heartAnd now whatever way our stories endI know you have re-written mineBy being my friend...

Like a ship blown from its mooringBy a wind off the seaLike a seed dropped by a skybirdIn a distant woodWho can say if I've been changed for the better?
But because I knew you

Because I knew you

I have been changed for good

And just to clear the airI ask forgivenessFor the things I've done you blame me for

But then, I guess we knowThere's blame to share

And none of it seems to matter anymore

Like a comet pulled from orbitAs it passes a sunLike a stream that meets a boulderHalfway through the wood

Like a ship blown from its mooringBy a wind off the seaLike a seed dropped by a bird in the wood

Who can say if I've been

Changed for the better?I do believe I have beenChanged for the better

And because I knew you...

Because I knew you...

Because I knew you...

I have been changed for good...

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Bal de Rhetos

There once was a time when the word "dance" sent a shot of fear down my spine, and the word "dress" made me scrunch up my face in disgust. . . Don't worry, that time is in the past. It was just a faze. I'm over it now. ;)

There may not be very many pictures, but I was too busy dancing my heart out to get more. Yes, you read that right. Little miss "I can't dance" shook her stuff all night long. . . and into the morning even. I'll admit, I wasn't too keen on the idea in the beginning. But at a Prom where the majority of the people are actually dancing and not sitting around like a bunch of lame-sauce-party-poopers (*ahem *ahem, SJH), it's pretty hard to say no for very long. =]

*Oh, quick random side note. See that girl with the long brown hair and the really pretty eyes in the third picture? That is my Irish-accented friend Aileen, who I love very much. She is awesome, and she makes français + class bearable, for which I am forever in her debt. The end. =]

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L'Impasse----My Debut as a French Speaking Actress

So I think it has pretty much already been established that I am insane. If you haven't  figured this out by now, a quick read-through of my previous posts will make it perfectly clear for you.  Honestly, I didn't have much choice in the matter (I mean, have you MET my parents?), but I'm not really complaining. It keeps life interesting. =] The funny part of it is, you don't even know the half of it. I did something recently that proves, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that I am completely, entirely, and without question off my rocker. . . This something could be considered an act of great bravery, or immense stupidity--even under normal circumstances. But these circumstances are not normal. Anything but, in fact, which makes the act all the more brave-er. . . or stupider. Depending on which way you look at it. . . Anyway, I'm starting to ramble off subject. Back to the point.

It's no secret that back home, I was a bit of a Drama Queen. I loved the spotlight, and I felt just as at home on stage as I did in my actual home. My life practically revolved around Drama. After giving everything that I have given to Theater, you didn't really expect me to give it up just like that? No sir, not me. Not even a Language Barrier can get between me and the Stage. 

That's right, ladies and gentlemen. I did the unthinkable. I auditioned for the school play. . . IN FRENCH. Not only that, but I got a part. . . with words and everything! Granted, it was a fairly small part. But a part nonetheless! I do have to admit though, nobody does drama quite like SJH. I mean, these guys didn't even warm up before hand. What is up with that?! It was almost depressing starting out a performance without screaming "IRLOMIRLO!" at the top of my lungs. . . but hey, the show must go on. ;) 

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Meet the Family

It has been exactly three and a half months since my big move, and I still haven't introduced you to my family. We are going to have to fix that, because it is simply unacceptable. I'm only with them until the end of the week, but I love them so much that they deserve at least one post dedicated to them before I leave. <3

As I'm sure you remember, my first family was absolutely incredible. I will always be grateful to them for making me feel so at home in such a foreign place. I got along so well with them that I almost didn't want to change. If we are going to be honest here, I was actually kind of afraid. . . Okay, afraid is a bit of an understatement. I was TERRIFIED. I kept asking myself all the wrong questions. "What if they don't like me?" for example. Or "what if they are a bunch of creepers who plan on murdering me in my sleep". . . yeah, I was kinda stressed. Turns out, there was absolutely no need. It took maybe two minutes for me to get over my irrational fears and find my place in this family. I feel entirely at home here, and I know I will have a special place in my heart just for them for the rest of forever.

This is my beautiful sister (who also happens to be doubling as my best friend) Noemie. She always has a song in her heart (seriously, that thing is like a freaking radio) and whether she knows the lyrics or not, she WILL sing it out for all the world to hear.

I've always wanted an older brother. The idea of somebody who can always be there for you to watch out for you and protect you. . . it just makes me smile. Now that I have one, I couldn't be happier. He is all I could have asked for and more.

This is Maman-D (Gigi Vereeken). I tried to come up with the right words to describe this woman, and all I could think of were three simple words- "Je t'aime". That pretty much says it all.

This woman. . . =] This is Mami. She has this talent for making me smile (without even really trying), even when I have absolutely no desire at all to do so. But honestly, no living creature with even half a soul could resist smiling at her. . . I mean, just LOOk at how cute she is. =]

This is Kenza. She is actually technically my cousin, but she feels more like a sister than anything. One thing is for sure though, she has got fire in her soul. She is a little ball of energy, and she has got enough personality to make Ferris Bueller look boring.

Mon petit Alexandre!!!! It might just be that he reminds me of my little man back home, but I seriously cannot help but love this little guy. Isn't he just the cutest little thing you have ever seen?! The other day he told his Momma "Maman? Can  you make me a new baby sister? But I don't want another sister like Kenza. I only want her if she has pretty eyes and pretty skin like Morgan". (Obviously that was a translation, so it was a million times cuter when he said it. It made me smile. =] )

So there you have it. Now you know . . . or at least have been introduced to my family. I hope you understand that when I say "family", I really mean it. I feel like I have known these people forever, and I know that I will love them into the eternities. They are, in every sense of the word, my family. I love them with all my heart. <3

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