When Will YOU Stand Up and Fight?

With a multitude of events going on in one weekend which would you choose? The good cause to help find a cure for cancer, the step show to support fellow classmates, friends and Greeks or the ever welcoming bars. For many it maybe a much more difficult decision then one may think. The fact that walking around the a large dome and giving up your Saturday night seems like giving up a kidney for many college students. For many of my friends the bars that never leave seemed to be their decision, for many it's because they have never been directly touched.However, for those who have been touched by cancer in one way or another it is an easy decision. The fight to find a cure is the one they choose.
With no hesitation numerous of student from Syracuse University, Upstate Medical, Leymone and various other schools, churches and families in the Syracuse area troop out to the dome. United together to fight back at the ugly disease that has taken away soo many lives. Scattered across the dome floor are blankets, sleeping bags, air mattresses, tents, make shift tents all to stay the night to fight the great fight. Across the world various schools are holding this same event uniting with someone they don't know to fight on behalf of a loved one. To help keep fighting for a loved one, to fight for themselves, and their future.
To me this decision was easy, regardless of all that I have to get done, regardless of how exhausting my was or how many festiatives were going on. Regardless that this is my senior year and I should be "enjoying" it, there was no other placed I would've rather been then at the dome on Saturday April 12th, 2010; to join the fight and find a cure for cancer. Many may feel that at least they donated, and that is great but being there is far better. There is no better way to show support then to be a body walking to fight standing up united with many others.
I walked for my Uncle Rafael Torres, a man who was a great father, a grandfather, an uncle, a great uncle, a teacher for many, and an inspiration for all. I walked to end cancer so that there will be a day where no one will hear you have cancer. Where no one has to gloom and fear those results ever again. So another child will not go motherless, fatherless, or know the loss of a loved one. I walk to fight for MY future and the future of soo many others.
When will you stand up and fight?

xoxo
Lori

Life like a Nomad...No Connection No harm?!?!?

From childhood to adulthood most people stay in the same place for years. Growing up I have lived in the same area for the past 22 years. It was not until college that I realized how wonderful change can be. Over the past few years I have learned to love the thrill of not being in static. I love being a nomad, packing and unpacking, and change of scenery have become some of my favorite past times. Some people believe its a way of running, I think it's a way of just enjoying all that there is to offer without being bogged down by those around me.
Being static and allowing connections to keep you bogged down, is allowing other to dictate your life. Be nomadic, learn to liv life on the edge. Accept change and don't worry about the connections, they will occur on the way if they are meant to be.


xoxo
Lori

It's not overrated its Breathtaking...

Living in one place for 22 years of my life has

made me forget to smell the roses or take the scenery in. It was not till this past weekend when I made my decision to embark on a year journey in Syracuse, NY to figure out what I will do with my life. Spending time with my youngest sister my god brother and his mother made me realize all that I had forgotten New York had to offer. I know it seems to be the place everyone loves going, it's a big adventure for most people. But for me it became a backdrop to my life, I forgot about all the great things it had to offer. Like the Empire State building, Rockefeller Center, Battery Park and my two ultimate favorite spots Central Park and Washington Sq. park area. These two places scream NYC, from its beauty to the amazing buildings surrounding them. I have taken for granted the great beauty of Central Park and Washington Sq park. This weekend I realized once again why everyone flocks to the place I called home for the past 22 years. Because the beauty it holds is beyond words and although it may be busy and bustling, just take a moment look around you and breath it all in. Maybe just maybe you will get the same feeling I had when I took a second to take it all in and realized NYC was just breathtaking.

xoxo

Lori

Time for Change...

As the snow melts from the city streets and the trees begin to blossom the glooming reality of graduation haunts seniors. Regardless if graduation from high school or college. The life as we know it is soon to change. The routine that has seeped into our system for the past four years is about to be shaken upside down and altered greatly. The fear of the unknown is something many do not like to deal with. The gloom of finding a job or learning a new routine frightens even the toughest of us. As you look around realize your overwhelming fear of the unknown is a common feeling. Your fear of being jobless after busting your butt for the last four years is the same feeling the girl right next to you may feel. So like spring time it is time for change. Time to blossom once again!

xoxo

Lori