Also, I finally got all of my photos posted up on the website. Since the weather is warming up, I'm trying to get some spring/summer photos. If there's a certain kind a photo you would like to see, feel free to let me know =)
On a more serious note, I'm not one to post personal/family rants on here, but I kind of need some advice. Something has been bugging me for about a week. Before I start, I need to say that my parents have been divoiced for about 7 years. I (along with my brother) went through a tough time with it in 2009. Well, I was online last week & noticed my step-sister had posted some new photos. I decided to check them out, not knowing it would change my mood. I saw a lot of photos with her and her friends....& my dad in them. For a moment, I thought to myself "That should be me there". Was it wrong of me to think that? Was it selfish of me? I don't know, but after everything that's happened in the past 2 years, I just couldn't bring myself to not think that. I mean, what are you supposed to think when your father doesn't even show up for his son's highschool graduation because he "forgot"? Or when he stops visiting & the phone calls stop coming. Or when everyone calls you on your birthday, but you never get that one call from him? I'll admit, I was pretty down on my 22nd birthday. Everyone called me; my mom, step-dad, other family, but the one person I was hoping to hear from, never called. I figured, okay, maybe he'll call the next day. Never happened. I waited a week for his phone call & it never came. I just don't know anymore. Maybe he likes his current family more than us. I know I shouldn't think that, but after everything, I have nothing else to think. I just don't know anymore. I've given up on him ever contacting us. He knows our numbers & where we live, but there has been no contact in over 2 years. It kills me & I know it bugs my brother to a certain point, even though he'll deny it. I try to keep a positive outlook & hope that one day, I might just hear from him, or better yet, see him. But everytime I see or hear something that triggers any memory of my dad, it just brings me down. It makes me teary eyed knowing that I will most likely never see or hear from my dad. I shouldn't think it, but what else am I suppose to think? Not only did seeing those photos trigger all of this, but my step-sister told my brother that he should call his dad. Seriously? After what happened at his graduation, I HIGHLY doubt my brother should be the one calling. Don't you think my dad should be the one calling? I do. Well, my brother told her our dad hasn't tried contacting him in over two years & he wasn't going to call. You know what? I don't blame my brother at all. I don't know my dad's number, so I told my step-sister to tell my dad to call me a while back. Guess what? It NEVER happened. That phone call I wanted, never happened. That's why her comment bugged me so much. He couldn't call me when I asked for him to, so what makes them think my brother's going to?......There's so much more I can say to all of this, but I'd be here all day, if not longer. This has just been bothering me ever since my step-sister told my brother to call. If you've read this, I appreciate it. I really do. It means a lot that you've made it this far in my post.
On to a happy note, I made a Butterfinge Cake last night =) If you like butterfingers & haven't tried this, it's a MUST =) I must warn you though, it's VERY sweet.
Butterfinger Cake
1 box of Fudge Marble Cake Mix
1 bag of fun sized Butterfinger candy bars
1 jar of Caramel ice cream topping
1 can of Sweetened condensed milk
1 container of Cool Whip; for topping
1 bottle of Chocolate syrup
Directions:
1) Bake the cake according to package directions in a 13 x 9 inch pan.
2)While it's cooking, crunch up the Butterfinger bars. Leave the wrappers on and take a mallet or a hammer and smash them inside the wrappers. There is no set amount of how many bars to use. I used the whole bag except for about 5. You may want to place them in the freezer so they do not melt.
3) When the cake is done, and while it's still hot, punch holes in it and pour the sweetened condensed milk over the top making sure some of it sinks in the holes. Do the same with the caramel ice cream topping.
4) Sprinkle on some of the broken candy pieces & set the cake in the refridgerater until cool.
5) When it's cool, spread the Cool Whip topping on the top, and then sprinkle the rest of the broken bars. Then drizzle chocolate syrup all over in zig zags.
Note: You can use any kind of cake mix.
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