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So it’s day four after my wisdom teeth surgery and I look like Alvin from that Chipmunk cartoon. Oh man I still feel like crap. I just wanted to update and say that I’m okay and not having so much fun laying at home with nothing to do.
Visitors are most welcome 
I will write more about some stuff that is on my mind a little later, right now I’m not feeling up to it.. time for vicodin!
<3 siempre,
AristoKat
Filed under: Cornejo, Death, Friends, Injustice, Jack Steve Cornejo, Memories, Our Friend Steve, Sad, Steve Cornejo, Thoughts, Update, Wrongful Death, pensamientos
I remember two years ago today sitting at Buffalo Wing University with Nate, Jason and Roy. Having Jaeger bombs for Nate’s birthday. All of a sudden Steve’s name came up and everyone got real quiet. I didn’t really see Steve much, so I didn’t think much of it. Then they all looked at each other and Roy said “Should we tell her?” and I asked “Tell me what?” then Nate told me that Steve had been shot to death.. I couldn’t believe it. I kept on sitting there.. then after awhile I called Maeve and Hanna and then I called my mom. It wasn’t until a few days later that I really had my break down.
It was strange, since Steve and I weren’t really friends, I felt like I had no right to mourn along with everyone else. It felt fake at first for me to feel the way I was feeling, but the fact still stood. A young man’s life had been taken away from him. The night of 06/25/05 we all went to sleep with one less friend in the world.
As the days went by, I remembered more and more of Steve, and little things he had done for me. Trying to include me in things, even though we weren’t really friends. Then with the mishandling of his case, my sadness grew to anger, and I decided to become proactive. I wrote about thirty newspapers and television shows around the country trying to get his story out. I did everything I could think of. I thought that two years from then, his killer would be in jail and we would all feel at least somewhat better. Unfortunately, that is not the case. And although Mr. Cornejo won a civil suit, it doesn’t make anyone comfortable knowing that justice has not really been served.
I’m not going to sit here and berate Mr. Gotwalt, I can only hope that two years after what happened, maybe he is thinking of Steve as a human and not as some “thing.” My heart is forever with you Steve, I wish nothing but the best for your family. Throughout these past two years I have gotten to know some of your cousins, your aunts and your father a lot better. They are genuinely beautiful people with endless love, charisma, and support. I know that you’re happy wherever you are because that beautiful energy from them will always keep you safe.
Here’s to you Steve, always in our thoughts.
<3 siempre,
AristoKat
Hello again my dear friends,
I have decided to post a couple of pictures up, a subtle change in weight, yet a change nonetheless. I have started taking dance classes as well as doing at home fitness dvd’s. So even though my numeric weight hasn’t changed that much, my body is looking a lot different. No nudies though, mwahah ;P
Before:
February 2007
After:
June 2007
I tell you what, feeling healthier and having your body reflect that really helps me to keep a nice bright outlook on life.
<3 siempre,
AristoKat
Last night I got to thinking about my little quad, the group of girls that have been my bestest friends and soulmates for as long as I can remember. We have all been friends since 7th grade, ten strong years. I consider these girls family and I know they feel the same way about me. It sucks that life is really starting now as happy and necessary as it is.
We used to always have these kinds of conversations. How we would all live together, how we would all come back to the FC, how we didn’t want to be far away from each other. Those were idealistic dreams of innocent fourteen year old hopefuls. The truth is that once you become an adult, there are things that have to be done, and sometimes these things get in the way of friendship.
Don’t get me wrong, our friendships are strong, we all keep in constant contact and everything. But we used to do everything together: sleepovers, lunches, going out at night, picnics, random road trips.. If I had an event I had planned they would come to support me, if one of them was sad or crying, I would rush on over. Nowadays, the phone is the only refuge we have. I don’t even remember the last time I saw my F2 and I never get to see Maeve anymore.
Hanna (my f2) lives in Richmond, finishing up her last year and a half at VCU. Megan is in Illinois for now, but is then moving to Richmond to live with Hanna. I’m graduating in the Fall, and hopefully buying a condo soon after. And the first to truly leave our little nest is Maeve, who is engaged and living in Fayetteville, NC and is due to marry in May of next year. These are all great things, we need to grow up and solidify our life plans, and as silly as it is going to sound, I don’t think we ever thought we would REALLY be split up. But you know, things happen because they have to. At least our friendships are strong enough to withstand anything.
I love you girls more than you know, can’t wait to see you guys, whenever that is
<3 siempre,
AristoKat
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Cry me a river, build a bridge, and get over it.
<3 siempre,
AristoKat
Filed under: Meaningless Ramble
I’m exhausted and ready for the day to be over and it’s only 7:47am. I’ve been awake only for 2 hours and I already have no idea how I’m going to get through this today. It’s summer and I’m pretty sure there’s a law against being this stressed out.
I have THREE jobs, and TWO classes.
Something may have to give soon, I’m not sure I can keep on doing this.
<3 siempre,
AristoKat
