{NOTE: This was originally published on Vanessa’s CarePage. We are copying all those posts here to have her story in one place that all can access. We are back-dating the posts to match when she originally published the post there, and are marking the blog post here with Vanessa as the author, as these words that follow are her own.}

Posted Aug 20, 2010 1:28pm

Hi gang! Most of you already know, but a few weeks ago I finalized my plans to stop working full time at Sterling Cut Glass. After careful consideration I decided that resigning is the best decision for me to pursue right now, which will allow me to realign my priorities: family, friends, health & happiness. My current prognosis is good, however, there is always the “until it comes back reality” looming overhead. I want to live each day to the fullest and enjoy my life completely with no regrets! It’s been about 2 weeks for me being home and I LOVE it! I am helping to babysit my 2 nephews, Max & Myles, and actually able to do the simple things around the house that I haven’t been able to do for so long. So I guess you could say that right now I am a stay-at-home wife, sister and daughter. (Is there such a thing? There is now!)

Another thing keeping me busy is planning our trip to go back to NYC. I’ve talked about me participating in the SCAR Project before, but it is actually happening now, and will finally be able to show it off! You may remember me talking about the photography project by David Jay, and the related exhibit and book. His website explains the project very well: http://www.thescarproject.org. If you visit the site and click the “Exhibition” link, it has more details about the event. Since getting to NYC is no easy feat these days for all of you, me and Billy are exited about it and plan to go to the opening, and will definitely bring home a book which we can share with everybody. I will keep you all posted!

Also, my sister Christina’s wedding is in October, the weekend after the SCAR Project opening! So October will be a busy month, but I couldn’t be happier for Christina & David! Very much looking forward to it.

That’s all I got for now! :)
V