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Coming Back to Life

Happy new year, everyone! I hope your last night of 2020 to this morning was peaceful and relaxing. I know the end of the year is usually the loudest and buzziest night with parties around the world and the last night of 2020 wasn't the same as the others but this night was more of a break mentally for all of us and looking forward to 2021 with peace in mind and the possibility of a somewhat do over from the year prior.

Anyway we are in 2021 now, January first, the blank page of our 2021 novel. I hope it's all we wished for and then some. My wish for you all is to fall in love with life all over again minus how the world is currently.

Mini disclaimer: I am currently editing this and finish writing this up on Jan 16th, 2021 , so please excuse the lateness of this ( Is lateness a real word ?) P.s.... It is a real word, I looked it up!


The last few days I have been thinking about who I was on this exact day, last year . That day I couldn't have imagined the year to be what it was, looking back on those days three hundred and sixty-five days ago.

I was in love completely and in love with life it's self, the happiest I have been in a long time. But as life would have it unexpected things turn out instead that year. Feeling horrible most days , many nights full of tears than most people know and that's the honest truth. Days with doctor appointments and the most unexpected moments in history the world shut down and what seems to an never ending pandemic and we still don't know if the pandemic would end yet. Side note , I quit watching news lately , I only watch the good things that no one covers , we need more of the good in this world to be shared. I hope in 2021 that the particular vaccine will help more and we don't see a different type of the virus comes around. Well turns out I was wrong about different types of the current virus coming out... Losing my Nene this year was the most unexpected reality in my family, in my world . I wish we would go back in time and not lose a single person like her in the world , the way we all did. No one deserved to be sick like this and leave this world without their love ones next to them , it's just how I feel about it. Losing her was and is the void of something missing in my heart, in this world and I am sure most people can relate to that. I can easy say that 2020 changed everything from our ways of mundane life, our introspective about things and made our feels of love change as well. That's just my own personal opinion looking back on things in my own life.


Another thing I wanted to express to you all since October 2020 that I haven't expressed publicly I have been toying with the idea , going back and forth about erasing A Person misread completely. Some thought I was kidding, some said I should wait until I fully grieve and some people that never wanted me to even start this journey years ago ,have said ," Why would you even do that? ". And honestly right now , just typing this in here makes my eyes glossy and I guess I hoping someone would understand why I am adding this in. I haven't written any pieces in months, I haven't made any improvements on my blog platform nor have I really picked my camera with the same love for it as I once did. When did start to share something , to write I felt like why I am even doing this? And I get interrupted completely where I just don't even try anymore because No one will understand how I feel about it. I have talked to my friends, work friends, and family members about this in great lengths through texts, phone calls. It's always been more than numbers to me , more than likes, more than comments as well. My work has always been about connection, letting people in, sharing stories that people can relate to when they can't share their own story out loud but using my words to be their voice. An escape from everything in the world from five minutes to fifteen minutes as always been my goal. ( And fyi you would notice a few improvements did happen lately, I have been working on a new layout and more changes coming still )


To be Honest the passion completely left when my heart left is the only way I can explain it in a few words. My purpose that I felt was always my path in life was closed off to me, I could try to write but it was either a sad concept that had no happy ending in site, ( Which if you know my style of writing that's a rare from me to end on a sad note) or I was left staring a blank page physically on a paper which to those who are writers know what I am talking about emotionally. I couldn't even come up with a title even. And before I go any further , Thank you to everyone reading the post about me Nene, to those who shared it. And reaching so many hearts around this world and internationally as well . After all the years on this blog page , that piece has been my most view and the piece that couldn't rewrite that about her if I could minus all the errors in that piece. She always had the touch of touching hearts so every pair of eyes ,reading that one piece , made me full of love when I was hurting. Thank You! Originally I thought I could leave this all behind because of that piece because you all showed up for her and that was enough for me to walk away.

In conclusion instead of erasing A person Misread completely which that's what I was going to do New years day with this Post in fact in the draft before this. On my birthday and officially January 16th,2021; I decided to keep going, something in my heart is telling me , "There's more to do , to share . This journey isn't over, yet ". So I will keep A person misread for bit longer before I let this all go. Friends, family , you can all breathe and thank you for keeping my secret to yourself and the calls and texts convincing me to not stop and helping me open back my own heart again. I need those words , those reminders and the love as well.


Moving on to my usual pick of theme wish for this year, let's all not get to sappy into this beginning year of our book. Someone aske me what's my theme, resolution/ wish, word for 2021 this morning, the day of New Years Day . And honestly I usually have one a month before Christmas even happens. And a reason why this new year post is a bit late because I am still thinking about I want to put out in the world about it.

As I am staring at this for this Year's New year wish is for the world to heal, to have some what normalcy around the world with peace in mind. And Good things to happen to everyone, the unexpected miracles to happen and yes I still believe through all we have been through that miracles will happen. Angels are always watching over us and around us , so miracles do exists.


For my Resolution this year is to be have the success that I always wanted for my career that I started a long time ago, for my heath to be where it was and improve it even more, to help lift others in their success as well. I think we all deserve success right now, in every avenue, every aspect in our lives. To be remined that we deserve success even if it's not the biggest step in our lives but the small steps lead up to the biggest wins. I think we lost that last year and I hope by keeping that my resolution through out this year, it helps motivation you all as well. And a small secret of mine I always had a fear of success and I couldn't tell you why but that is all about to change.


My theme of 2021 is Heal ,being myself without holding myself back like I used to in all aspects in my life. To open my heart , let those in that need to be let in. To be the woman I was raised to be, the woman who fights, whom loves even harder. To the woman who smiles , who is sassy most days and laughs on the kitchen floor then hide herself from the world.


And lastly my word for this year is Freedom. Now if you are thinking why Freedom out of all things. Because when you close your heart, your mind and your soul off like I did, you forget what freedom feels like to just be yourself again. And if you been there before , you understand and if you are there now, there's love, light and blessings coming your way when you open back up. I feel it's a good word to pick for this timeframe because it feels like we are still trapped somewhat emotionally ,physically from the past year to right now in this present moment. We forgot how it feels to be free and peaceful in our hearts, minds and to go where we want, be with loves ones without a concern in mind. We all need to comeback to life after everything , we are here together. I hope you find your own freedom , whatever that means for you.


In closing I hope this post was worth the wait and it makes sense in the end , I spent hours to just make these eight minutes make sense. At least I didn't let this blogpost stay unfinished to long .. Just sixteen days past my deadline , hey it's a start to coming back to who I am. I hope your start to your new year is a beautiful one , you are happy , laughing and making things happen. And doing what you love at the end of each day, its not just work but your love for that work , that makes you challenged ,satisfied in your soul.





Let's go into this year heads up , goals in mind and make the plans we wanted to last year originally it will that much sweeter , to have coffee meetings in a coffee house, birthdays with family and friends without being six feet apart , without masks. Being able to travel without worrying about everything underneath the sun. Having the hugs we missed and kisses from love ones across lands, seas. Don't forget if you love someone right now and you haven't told them how you feel, tell them;


If you reached the ending of this post , Thank you for being here and I will be adding my birthday post like I do every year and I will add the link down below when I am done.

Love always,

Misread

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Well let me to be honest this blog post for Christmas, I have left blank for about a month and literally every time I attempted the post either something came up or I was to tired to even try. So there's my disclaimer in advance on why it's so late.


I am all cuddled up under my duvet on Christmas eve trying to figure out what to say about a closing post to the year, since this will be my final post of year. Christmas eve doesn't feel like Christmas eve for me this year. This day and evening felt like a Thursday with a tree in a corner and presents bursting from underneath it. And that Christmas tree took me three days to sort out to become the perfect display that's it's ever been in a very long time. And side note it only took me three days because I wasn't too into decorating this year but like magic the reds and gold ornaments were placed evenly for once. And everyone's special memories placed in perfectly around the tree like a mini time machine of moments if I say so myself. And watching my family place their ornaments is my favorite part of Christmas.

There was one special ornament add this morning on Christmas eve, the last and final one. A rose angel ,the rose angel was meant to go my Nene last Christmas and I forgot to give it to her, then I lost the bag to add to the forgetfulness of that year. But this rose red angel hold more meaning than what the original story behind the ornament in itself. It was like I was meant to find the missing bag of brought gifts from my trip to Christmas market in Cambria. I couldn't bring myself to place it on the Christmas tree. So I rewrapped that angel carefully as I could since she made of glass and placed the snowman gift bag in my father's hands and said," This for Nene from Nene".




I can tell you lately these days have been just days, things happen how they shouldn't have happened and I am sure everyone could agree that's how 2020 has been that way all together. But the single moment on this Christmas eve ,made the year a beautiful one for a second. Life paused.

I promise not to get to sappy anymore so smile because I am about to make you laugh a little. All December my only goal was to get one photo with three German shepherds in front of the tree ! Yes, lots of attempts later, I still don't have one with one with all of them in front of the tree. I have individual shots but nothing news worthy yet but I still have a few more days till the new year to get that perfect one. I have one of Max passed out in front of the tree because lets face it , no one tells Max what to do unless he wants to. One of Mason looking like a crying kid on Santa's lap and his eyes really big to! That was very funny and shortly after he knocked me down completely into my lap. So Mason is afraid of sparking Christmas trees in conclusion! And maverick wouldn't sit still if he heard something or one of the pups had a toy. At one point I got maverick and Mason together for one mano second.... then the ups guy showed up ,nonetheless to say he took off running and the photo shoot ended very quickly.




Again I have a few more chances for next years Christmas card, if I remember. I will add a few gallery shots of my process of the perfect picture of the three crazy bodyguards that are always on guard.



I think this would be the first year without a white Christmas and we didn't open presents on Christmas eve which has always been a tradition which feels weird but I know Santa will still come either way. Here's another funny Christmas mistake on my part. I had three ingredient recipe and I thought I was golden to make coconut raffaello balls ... well guess who brought the wrong coconut.... I discovered that upon mixing the milk wasn't soaking up the coconut well enough because it was moisten coconut flakes. Opos! Well so I quickly hid my said easy recipe in the refrigerator so if you all don't tell my secret ,Santa's will definitely bring some Christmas luck!

Well it's getting close to midnight here and typing this up on my phone with Twenty-Six percent left on my phone. I must to myself to actual sleep and prepare myself to open presents and make Christmas dinner with all the fixings.

But before I go , let me say Merry Christmas and Happy new years! I hope if you surround my family this holiday, take in every second that you can. If you aren't, I hope the WIFI is great and make lots of video calls around the world. Remember that you are loved, you are special and most of all things will get better, miracles happen. Christmas miracles happen when you at least expected. Just like seeing the Bethlehem star and no one seen the star on over 800 years! And that was a special moment to witness after discovering which way was southwest.

Ah okay now it's been thirty more minutes Santa should be here by midnight, I must get my shut eyes.

Love always, misreadā¤


I wanted to add this message on Christmas day, enjoying my coffee in hand and say even though this day doesn't see Christmassy as the others. We all have the best in life right now, we have family , we have friends , we have each other. We have the chance to enjoy the hours just being, no running around , no busy anything. Those hours and seconds we have today are the most cherished gift in life right now. We can't get back time if there's anything we learned this year together is we can't back time. So please take the time to be with yourself, with family, with friends by anyway you can today.

Merry Christmas from my family to yours!

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Let me say this , what you will be reading beyond this point are my raw emotional feelings and for days, weeks ; it took me weeks to even make sense of this all internally. I tried writing this all out on paper and I couldn't even get past a few lines because to me pen to paper, about what I am about to share is tangible because on paper you can see my heart, my thoughts and soul. And I know writing this makes things real and how I process this change in my life with grief. To be completely honest , I have put off doing this because maybe I don't want to be real and I hope everyone understands why I didn't share this to anyone until now. Also if this all doesn't make sense at all, please know I tried to make it .. make sense.


To my family , every single one of you : I love you more than you ever know and we get through this together and she would want us to heal together.


October 8th my Nene was hospitalized due to Covid and she had underlying health issues. During her time in the hospital I prayed every night she was there , I would light a candle and hold the cross she gave as a baby along with a bracelet she gave me before my Dede passed. In the coming days , I would carry them in my pocket when I prayed when I felt she needed it. Nene, was getting better at one point then things turned for the worst. Our family had to stay our goodbyes at a distance October 16th, 2020 And because of this heartbreaking news, pain and life change; I shut down. In the same week other things happened that felt like a never ending horrible dream, I will share those things later. I felt like I had nothing, to say , nothing to feel after I had my final goodbye over the phone and telling her , " You can see Dede now, I love you forever". Those words coming out my mouth felt like I shouldn't be saying that to her at this stage of my life and she had so much to see still but I did it shaking because I know she needed to hear me saying those words. All I can remember from that moment shaking to my core, dropping my phone and laying on my bedroom floor for hours crying with everything I had left and saying, " Why my Nene? Why her? This shouldn't have happened ". And kept repeating that over and over .. And I remember my momma just holding me in place on the floor just letting me breaking down completely as she did to. I don't know what I would of done without her in that moment and I would be forever grateful for her coming to my life . And I know my Nene loved her also even only knowing her for a few years. I didn't want to tell anyone after knowing she was gone, I just didn't want to talk with everyone besides a few and I didn't want to see tons of flowers sent to my porch at once. And if I didn't mention yet , I am grateful to those who did know and sent flowers she would of loved every single steam.


My Nene, kept everything , every memory and everything that was special so every little thing she gave me over the years I kept them no matter what it was Pictures, decor that went with the holiday season ,I kept them. In the coming days of silence I saw those things I knew I had that made me smile but I also discovered things I forgot I saved like her voicemails that she would leave me either by accidently or on purpose . I found them on my phone all my accident myself and made my break down and lead me to listen to them on repeat. One was voicemail was wishing me a happy birthday and just hearing her voice like that felt like she wasn't gone. I kept waiting for her to call me and tell me ," Where are you ? How come you didn't call me this week ? You forget me ." As I am saying that , I am still hoping she would just call me and I can hear her voice but I know she can't because I have her phone. But in her way after she passed all the movies that we watch together ,when I was younger playing on tv. I laid in bed each night and watched the movies we shared together as if she was with me,watching them all over again, sometimes with my eyes close to remember what she would say through each film. First it was Mrs. Doubtfire then The Pacifier and her personal favorite Big fat Greek wedding. In Mrs. Doubtfire she would say ," Why this man dressed as woman?" And," Why he but this cake meaning the pie on face ; this too man crazy, He jealous". In her favorite one movie she loved, always stayed up to the point where the grandma would come to her granddaughter room with the box from her wedding. I would always see her smile at that sense and look back me while saying , "I understand , you understand she loves her daughter like, I love you as mine". And that's what broke me that week she will never see me walking down the aisle.


I started to write this on October 21st ,2020 on paper and couldn't finish it then.

Things are unreal , unimageable; when I say I probably written this a hundred and one times in my mind but yet I can't find the words to even begin to say what I want to say. Maybe because I don't want any of this to be real in my life, in this year all together but I don't have a time machine fix this whole year either. All I can do is pray and look up to the sky above for answer.

Our family has lost a wife , a mother, grandmother and a best friend all too soon on October 16th 2020. She was more than a grandmother to me , she was my mom, my teacher and my bestfriend and I was her girl. She's my mom and I was her daughter . Most people don't know how much this strong, wise , beautiful woman meant to me and knowing she won't be calling me anymore , "My girl" when we end a call each time, shattered my heart into a million pieces. I would say before we ended a call ," Nene, Don't forget me I love you " and she would say, " No , no never I love you my girl". For weeks, days; all I could was hearing her voice since that day.

Every chance I got throughout the years, either in person or on phone calls to each other, I would ask her to tell me stories just as she did when I was a little girl on her lap. She would tell me the story how my Dede (my grandfather) stole her heart away like Romeo stole Juliet's heart. And side note that story alone is my favorite one and hearing her share it every time made me happy and seeing her smile with my own eyes or just knowing she's smiling on the other end of the line after telling it to me probably the millionth time. I remember her telling me the story of her making my Dede's mom's soup when they first married and he was sick. When she first made it under the careful eye of his mom and she did everything right with every right ingredient and by the end of the cooking process, it didn't come out right at all. She said it took her lots of tries to get it just right in the end , that was her own way of telling me if I tried making her recipes on my own that I would get wrong but like she would say , " You try and you try. You eat, you eat , you make it a little strong , you fix and you will find one husband to make food for." I also heard that for days when I realized I would never be able to enjoy her send tupperware full of my favorite meals which made my heart hurt again. Two weeks before she was in the hospital that She made me favorites and I only wish I could of frozen them , to have them longer , to have her longer. This year I wanted to finish my cookbook project with her , a book full of her recipes written down by her hand and in book. And I could think is , " I wish I had more time to do that book , more time with her." Last week for my dad's birthday I wanted a piece of her with us , so I made her cheese borregg and I have to say they were pretty close to her's and I couldn't tell a difference from the taste. I rushed to to , got the ingredients and made them, to this very moment I can hear her voice has it was yesterday tell me how to roll them up and make sure I make them tight to fry them. It was one her side dishes the we made together last. I just closed my eyes and I can hear tell me things in the kitchen with her. Her telling me to grab something on the higher shelf because she would say ," Cassie I am too short ". And when she was done cooking you would find things washed , cleaned and the things she used at her height and in places in the kitchen , where those items she used; would go in her own kitchen back on Gault street.

Gault street my Home , I will always call her house my home because that was constant in my childhood. You would always find my Nene in the kitchen or cleaning the house. The for sure thing when anyone would arrive that you aren't leaving that house with either food in your stomach or fresh cooked meals in containers in your hands as well. If you were just stopping in for a few moments to say," Hi" before you can finish , " How are you ?" ; she would say , " You hungry?" . And then the table would be full of all the food she cooked that particular day or a labneh cheese sandwich in your hands. In reality that house on Gault street was everyone's house that walked through that white door. I can hear my Dede calling for her from the garage saying , " Marie , coffee please " with a cigarette in his left hand. I can see them smiling and sharing a moment when they thought no one was watching. I can feel her hands brushing my hair then braiding it after bath or shower and singing to me sleep. while she would watch Spanish soap operas with the sound muted while braiding my hair To this moment I would give anything to feel her hands in my hands, her arms wrapped around me for one more hug. Seeing the roses in the front of the house and her favorite roses in the backyard. The House that built me into the woman I become because of her. One of my favorite memory is laying on the grass with my Nene on a blanket laughing nonstop and her looking back at me during the summer days together.

The last time I physically touched her was mother's day of this year and that was surprise to her. I can say that I am holding on to that hug, giving her a bundle of Roses a blessing. Seeing her laugh and smiling back at me with that twinkle in her eye that I love . She said that I got that from her but that last day I saw her, hugged her , ate her food and not knowing the picture below is that last photo I took with her and the one on the left is one of my favorite photos of us together in the exact same spot ,if you can believe that. I searched for this old photo for days until I just found it finally to share. These photographs together will be forever my favorite ones of us.




Just know when you are at the end of reading this, I have my bedroom floor covered with photos of her and my childhood memories she saved for me and looking that photos I remember when she brought them to me a few years and we sat down together going through each photo , reliving the memories together and I can see her smiling, laughing on the bed with glasses on her nose and her rose pink slippers on. And knowing where those same slippers are right now is where they belong underneath the spare room bed, Maybe it's just me but I don't think I would be moving them forever. Eventually I found the pictures that are my favorite and I have shared them through this piece. I hope you all can see the light she had from her smile to her eyes and didn't matter what wore she was the best model in world to have a role model to look up to.

I wanted to share one or two more memories that kept popping in my head that made me laugh, when I thought about her. The first one was when I was eighteen and I lost her in the M resort specifically in the casino. I was told to watch her play at the machines then meet by one of the restaurants. Well she was playing , I was texting like a average teenage at the time. I looked up from my phone and she was gone. I couldn't find her in eye sight, I thought I was big trouble. So I did what I thought was best, I kept calling her phone full well she can't hear it but I can. So I hunted down her ringer for at least twenty min, scariest day of my life but I found her across the casino floor at a total different machine. And now I just confessed my sin of losing her in a casino and no one knew , we laughed at least because she said when I found her , " This machine win for that lady over there now I win , I watched this machine all day". Again my Nene making the best of everything when I was scared in my life.




The other memory is from a few New year's ago at a family house party. And after saying Hi and happy new year and kisses shared. She told me to get a drink , knowing I don't really drink myself. But I got only one that night and I planned to make it last throughout the night with lots of orange juice. When I got back to her on the couch, I noticed all the woman she had gathered around her and chatting away. I sat back down next to her with this drink in my hand , she asked what I had and upon telling her it had alcohol in it .. My Nene took it from me and drank at least half of it and handed back to me right after. And I remember her saying, " This too much vodka". I just looked at her with complete dismay , I didn't have the words because up till that moment in my life I never seen her drink any type alcohol in my life. But my God that moment I have never laughed and smiled more in that moment because she knew I didn't parties and I yet I was there for her and She always knew how to make the best memories happen together.




This Morning November 6th is the day is the day, We have to officially say our last goodbyes. I have dreading this day and I am just sick to my stomach. Wishing I could just hold her in my hands and this isn't reality.

This shouldn't have happened like this, this year and the way it did and wishing for more time with her every second of the day but I know from her last words she say to me the first day of being in the hospital, " It's time to see Dede" and that was always one of her wishes she ever told me and now she got that one first. Even one day I said the same thing I have always said when she said that , " You can't my Nene , not yet. I am not married to an Armenian man and I don't have babies. Dede has to wait a little longer and you are strong ". For weeks I have been replaying that facetime over and over in my head. But like I said before I just wish , my Nene didn't get that wish first out the two she ever wanted.

And I know she's Happier than the moon she's with the man she loved since the day met. Even though there was a moment in time when we pranked him with fake lotto tickets... Claiming he won millions and he didn't say a word until he tried to cash them. My Nene knew the whole time and she was laughing to when he went to the store.... I had end this on a high note and a little laugh for her just like I did ,when I knew she was sad about something , I need to make her laugh. They are both looking down on us and protecting each one of us holding hands, my Nene cooking and my Dede drinking his tenth cup of coffee of the day.

Love always,

Your girl

Cassie

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