New Day

Well then, the majority of my stress is over now.

We went to dinner last night and it's a good thing that mom came with us because Kirstin just isn't a big talker in general, so it would have been more awkward. Jason apologized, genuinely, for all the things that he had said and done in the past to her and I think she believed him. And he promised, pinky promised (cannot be broken under punishment of death), that he would never ever say anything like that again.

It's not 100% back to where it was, but we're like 3/4 of the way there now. And I have a feeling that Jason will be able to focus on moving forward in his life now that he doesn't have this hanging over him. I was just so happy that it was finally over with. I woke up this morning feeling tired (slept at two am lol) but happy.

And today is Kirst's high school graduation! O. M. G. wtf? Seriously? Ew, she's totally almost 18! Wow. I mean, it seems like we adopted her an hour ago....like mom and dad brought her home just the other day. I was seven when she entered our lives and it seems so odd now to say that she's adopted. Honestly, it's like an alien concept. And the fact that she's graduating just means that there's no way I can try to convince myself that she's a kid (not that I was really doing that anymore anyway, but still...). It's very bittersweet. She's come a very long way from where she was a few years ago, and I'm really proud of how strong she is as a person now, but I miss my little squishy sister. :( People get old way too fast...

Well, that's all. As it's Friday, I'll post some (awesome! lol...humble, I know) ATCs from this week later on tonight.

Best wishes :)

<3 Treen