For My Friend, Alex

Yesterday was a very tough day for me. I unfortunately got the news that my friend, Alex, passed away yesterday morning after a battle with cancer. He was about to turn 17. I met him last year at Camp Adventure, a summer camp in shelter island for cancer patients and siblings. i've been going since i was 6; my sister is a cancer survivor who was diagnosed when she was 7. Alex was a new camper, and was in remission. He was a great friend. We both shared a love for baseball and the New York Yankees, and i was so jealous that he got to meet the players and get autographs. He always, always smiled. A few months after camp, he told me that he relapsed, and that he needed a bone marrow transplant. For months i tried to contact him with no success; he was sick and in the hospital. I was shocked when i learned of his passing yesterday, and I'm still very upset. Cancer is something that hits home for me. It's the only thing i can say that i hate with all of my heart. To lose a friend is awful, but to lose a friend to cancer is more difficult for me and the friends that I have at camp who have dealt with cancer in their own lives. I wish Alex's family the best. I hope Alex is still hitting home runs in heaven. I'm really going to miss him and i regret that i was not able to visit him or contact him over the last few months. Alex, you will forever be in my heart. You lived a short life, but I will always remember you.

From Left To Right: Carolyn, Clarie(Cancer Survivor), Me, and Alex
At Camp Adventure on Shelter Island, NY

Incredible people like Alex, and my baby sister's friend Ben, who passed away due to his cancer a few months ago, do not deserve to die this young. They battled until the end and i will be inspired by them and I will never forget them.
I'm just very upset and I won't be blogging for awhile. i'm going to this very camp on friday until the 20th, so there i will be able to mourn with the people that knew him and have the same pain.
Rest in Peace Alex Mele, and Benjamin.

Life's candy and the sun's a ball of butter.

I promised that I would tell you(the 2 people that follow me...) about my life, so first stop on my train of life is MY JOB. I Work at this cute litttle candy shoppe called Ralph Rotten's in my town. We sell a bunch of novelty candies (the adults and elderly go crazy), and then there is the chocolate and the candies and the fudge and the fruits and nuts oh my. When I started there in October, I must have gained 10 pounds, but i can control myself now! It's just a realy cute place to work, and i love to see the faces on the kids, and their parents when they smell how sweet it is and see the candy. It's just a joyous place to work. My boss is all for hiring her "girls", and has only hired one or two boys in the past; only one still stands! We girls are all super cute fashion loving sweethearts, which is really all you need on your resume to work at a place that sells sunshine.

Those are my hand prints, the teal ones in the upper left side of the picture. I HAVE BIG HANDS! BAHHHH!

Have a sweet day!
-Ginette

And our motto is.....

*Note- this is my outfit from my august 3rd post, sorry for the delay! hopefully I'll have another outfit post soon. sucks that I do not have a camera!

Inside Out

Today was.. well. Driver's ed was fantastic because of my amazing teacher Sherie and my incredible carload. We played musical chairs; we practiced for the road test. we all failed but i lasted the longest! WOOOOT to safe driving!

Oh then i went pet-sitting(bunny, cat, fishies, and a bird, for like 4 weeks)- AND LOCKED THE KEYS IN THE CAR. I am really NOT an animal person, but money is money and Ginette needs a car.But, Kristen saved the day! We wanted to take some pictures for our blogs, so We ended up at Inside Out.
Inside Out is the new park at my local library. it is absolutely beautiful! we went kinda late, so we didn't capture the essence of it's beauty. My hair wasn't even done, but here i am!
These shorts are up there on my favorites, except for the fact that all the pockets are fake! grr them tricksters. at least the ass pockets are real!

Shorts: Grey Striped Shorts from NY and Company
Tank Top- Urban Outfitters (Sale, out of stock)
Belt- H&M

I went to the mall to finally return my faulty H&M purchases, and went ahead and bought a cute dress and fantastic skirt! i'll post them soon. Oh, and i won a fantastic vintage piece from Twitch Vintage! Can't wait to get it!


Love Always, Ginette.

FINALLY!

Proposition 8 was overturned yesterday! This is a BIG deal! Banning Same-sex marriage is unconstitutional and finally someone got it right. Thank you Judge Walker. Though I am not gay, I love and accept everyone- why shouldn't I? Congratulations to the people in California who can now live and love freely.

This is only the beginning; I know that one day, all people who are in love with another person of the same sex will have the right to be legally married. It's amazing that they don't have the rights already, it's actually sickening, but they will come. This is not over!


-Ginette, The Times We Had.

Since You Pushed My Love Aside

Today was boring! There is a chance I may have slept until 1:45pm, (okay, i did). It was hot as heck and I just sat around the house with the babies ( my mom has a daycare at my house ).

My friend (and ex) stopped by to gloat about his new license; he passed his road test today! So proud (and now I have a ride to school in September). I'll betaking my road test next month (hopefully)!
I wanted to stay cool, and i was in a shorts kind of mood today. I thought I'd try to be creative, so I put one of my favorite dresses under my absolute favorite pair of shorts. These black, high-waisted eyelet shorts are absolutely perfect. I can wear anything with them! Plus, they are comfortable (and i got them on sale.. along with the dress). The dress is something i never thought i would wear, since i accidentally ordered the wrong color on Urban outfitters, but to my surprise, it's fantastic! The length is modestly near my knees where i like it, and the pattern is kinda funky-fresh. sorry for the picture quality; i had no where nice to go today to take pictures ( and i don't have a tripod)!

All that is planned for today is to make a return to H&m, and go to blums. What a boring day.
Keep reading, my loves!

Kimchi Blue Eyelet Lace Shorts -- Urban Outfitters ($29.99, now out of stock)
Grey Antics by Grey Ant Button Summer Dress -- Urban Outfitters ($29.99)
Ecote Basketweave Sandal -- Urban Outfitters ($24.00)
Necklace- Modcloth (4th of July Grab-Bag)

My Night...

Alright this is what happened last night:
My friend Bryan and I were out driving around Ronkonkoma. He picked up some Wendy's and we drove around the corner form my house, since i had to be home in 15 minutes. We pulled over so Bryan could finish his food ( I don't eat fast food, yick!), and we were only there 5 minutes when a man pulled up behind us. He got out of his car and was holding what we thought was a gun (turned out to be his cell phone)! Saying he was the police, he had us put our hands outside of the car. Bryan asked for a badge, and he said he did not have it, but gave us his information. He had us get out of the car, saying he was an off-duty suffolk county police officer who was on drug patrol, and he had to search out car for drugs. He was rude, unprofessional, and very sketchy. When he was finished, Bryan demanded for his badge and information several more times, but the man ran back to his car and sped off. We did not get the license plate #, because for a while there, we thought he was a real police officer! Well, scared out our minds and sure we had just run into a cop impersonator, we called the real police, who came to file a report. the guy drove back down our street, but the cop couldn't catch him. so basically, we had to go to a precinct at one in the morning and file a report. Let's say i just got home two and a half hours past my curfew. I'm still a nervous wreck.
So, what have we learned?
1. ALWAYS get the license plate number in a sketchy and uncomfortable situation
2. don't get out of the car if a police officer has no badge
3. Don't eat fast food (hehe).




So be careful everyone; i'm still afraid!

A Simple Life

This outfit post is for August 2nd.. but a really interesting night postponed it- i am going to have a whole entire post dedicated to that tomorrow.
Fellow blogger and my best friend Kristen took some photos at a lake in our town, followed by a playground on private property and another lake with a turtle named Paul.I can't write anymore; i'm so shaken up from my night. But i chose to keep my outfit simple; no accessories or layers. Just the dress as it is. Simple.


Outfit:
Red Polka Dot Dress by H&M (ON SALE!)
Shoes: Payless Sandals
Pictures Courtesy Of Kristen

More tomorrow.. today (it's almost 3am)

-Ginette Marie, The Times We Had.