G2G Be Right Back AFK!

Miss Mia will be kickin' it Old School for a week or two! Yep, you read that right: I'm going rogue! Well, not really rogue, just temporarily rogue... Consider it a Miavacation!

You see we're switching from a crappy local ISP to Verizon FIOS and Verizon keeps keeps moving the installation date back so I may be without PC internet access for a week or two, maybe even three *gulp* — which is extremely frustrating!!

Don't worry, I won't drop off the radar completely! I still have access to the web via Metro PCS, although it's not a 4G connection (yet!) so yeah, not exactly ideal for writing long blog posts.

Hmm... I guess I could join the town library if I really need to. Not sure if they have internet access here or not. We'll see!

The point is, I won't be posting here as much as I'd like to for the next couple of weeks BUT I will be working hard on my Young Adult Dark Urban Fantasy novel DE while I'm gone... I plan on having the manuscript completed by the end of this summer and getting it into publication by 2013. (I'll be posting excerpts and a link to the official site for that soon!)

Awww now don't look so sad! I'll be back sooner than you think! I promise!

XOXO

P.S. Miss me already don't you? ;) Good! Because I already miss all of you! ♥

Love Letter #3: Third Time's the Charm

I received another Love Letter from him today and I have to admit I squealed like a teenaged girl the minute I held it in my hands.

Bella Mia means "my beauty"
or "my beautiful one" in Italian.

It was thicker than the previous two, handwritten on several sheets of yellow legal paper and accompanied by an adorable little drawing of my nickname Bella Mia in front of two hearts.  

Bella just so happens to be the name we agreed on for our future daughter too – Isabella to be exact. And no it has nothing to do with Bella Swan from the Twilight Saga, although I'm sure Stephenie Meyer has spawned a legion of character namesakes in her wake... I've actually been in love with the name since I was a little girl. My Great-Grandmother's name was Isabella.

I especially love this message from him because it was written via stream-of-consciousness as an on-going series of journal entries to me over a period of 6 or 7 days... He loves me. He misses me. He wants to build a life with me and his two daughters. He started going to church on a regular basis. He even joined the church choir, which really makes me smile because it reminds me of the day he sat on my desk in 6th Grade and sang to me.

My response to his first letter made him laugh too, and that makes me miss him even more. Only an Italian Aries man could appreciate a Sicilian Aries woman yelling at him and threatening to kick his ass in a letter! lol He even taped one of the photos I sent him next to his bed so that I am the first and last thing he sees every day.

So what's a gal to do when the man she loves that has hurt her in the past tells her she's the only one for him? When he offers her his heart, mind, body, and soul?

She either forgives him or moves on. I've chosen to give him ONE LAST CHANCE to make things right between us. After all, the third time's the charm, right?

Well, unless you're playing American Baseball... Then it's time to swing for the fences! Hey Batter, Batter, Batter! SWING! ;)

XOXO

BGT 2012: Opera Duo Jonathan & Charlotte

I've watched this 2012 Britain's Got Talent clip over 20 times in the past 3 hours and each time I burst into tears. I can't tell you what I find more beautiful, their voices or their friendship. The song: "The Prayer" originally sung by Celine Dion & Andrea Bocelli, is such a perfect fit for them. I applaud their vocal teacher for having the foresight to pair them together on it.

I know some people will say Simon Cowell is being overcritical of Charlotte here but, if you pay close attention to his facial expression — the way he narrows his eyes as Jonathan answers the criticism — you can tell Simon is testing them both. When Charlotte nods in agreement it signals she is willing to step aside if it means holding Jonathan back. She's not there for herself as much as she's there for him. She knows this will make a huge difference in his life and she wants her friend to shine, with or without her. Jonathan refusing to go on alone proves he has integrity and a good heart. This display of true friendship endears them both to the world and that could mean the difference between winning and losing this competition.

Simon wasn't being harsh, he was giving them a gift. He just helped turn two underdogs into Britain's Sweethearts.

I still can't get over how phenomenal Jonathan's voice is... The boy is a genuine prodigy! 17 years old and he already sounds like Luciano Pavarotti! Can you just imagine what he'll sound like when he's 30 and has several world tours under his belt?

A quick search on Google just informed me that his full name is Jonathan Antoine. Remember that name, folks! You will be hearing it a lot in the years to come!

XOXO

Love Letter #2: Jumping In

He wrote me another letter - a genuine handwritten Love Letter revealing his heart and declaring his intentions toward me.

He loves me. He wants me to move in with him when I return. He says it's time to put away childish things, get married, and settle down. To start a family together by adding another child – hopefully a little girl – to the two beautiful daughters he already has.

We've discussed all of this before, back when we first reconnected via Facebook after not seeing each other since Middle School, but that was a few years ago and neither of us were ready for that level of commitment then. Now it appears we both are...

The best part is he sent this second letter before receiving my reply to his first letter, and it goes into much more depth concerning his feelings for me. I've reread it over and over again in the past two hours. Each time I smile a little brighter and there's a fluttering inside my chest. Butterflies.

Of course, I still have reservations... God knows I've had my heart crushed enough over the years to take everything I'm told with a grain of salt. I don't trust men. Period. Mainly because I've yet to have one man prove he's trustworthy to me.

I don't want to get hurt again... but I do love him. I've loved him since the day he sat on my desk and sang to me in 6th Grade... I love his daughters too. (They're everything I could hope for in daughters of my own someday.) The question is: is he sincere? Can I trust him to remain true and be there for me when I need him, just like I'm always there for him when he needs me? I hope so...

He wants me to jump into this with him. I can't do that just yet but I'm willing to at least hop and skip a little bit. :)

XOXO

Lucky Lotto Number 3!!!

Our previous lotto win = $50!

WOOHOO! WE WON THE LOTTERY AGAIN!!!!!! :) :) That's right! We decided to challenge Fate to another crap shoot and won $500 this time!!!!! (Last time we won $50!) How awesome is that?!

Actually we won twice! It all started with a Scratch-Off [read: Instant Game] Mom purchased that lead to a free ticket and that in turn won us the $500! The money couldn't have come at a better time too considering one of us still needs to pay off the IRS after unexpectedly owing $200 in taxes this year. That leaves us with $300, which is just enough to get the car fixed. Again.

Funny thing is, I picked the winning scratch-off ticket over the phone based on an old Debbie Gibson song from the early 90's. At least I thought it was Deborah Gibson... I swear I remember seeing her dressed kinda sexy all in black and gold and thinking she was finally trying to shed her Good Girl image. Turns out it was actually The Cover Girls all along. Which is really weird for me because I can't imagine how I ever got the two mixed up. (Then again this all took place before my car crash in '96... Amazing what a TBI will do to your memories!)

Anyway, we celebrated our #WINNING ticket last night with chicken and mushroom cheesesteaks, my favorite Good's potato chips, and a bottle of A&W Cream Soda.

@CharlieSheen is right! It's good to be a WINNER! :)

Special thanks to God and the Universe for coming through when we needed it most!

XOXO

Musicmania: Florence + The Machine - Never Let Me Go

Really feeling this song right now...

XOXO

Poetry: With My Living Heart...

"Black Panther" by Lisanne Termoshuizen

There is a panther caged within my breast,

But what his name, there is no breast shall know

Save mine, nor what it is that drives him so,

Backward and forward, in relentless quest—

That silent rage, baffled but unsuppressed,

The soft pad of the stealthy feet that go

Over my body's prison to and fro,

Trying the walls forever without rest.

All day I feed him with my living heart,

But when the night puts forth her dreams and stars,

The inexorable frenzy re-awakes:

His wrath is hurled upon the trembling bars,

The eternal passion stretches me apart,

And I lie silent— but my body shakes.

—John Hall Wheelock, "The Black Panther"

The Boob Tube: AHHHH!!! #DELENA!!!!!!! FINALLY!! He IS the best thing for her! #TVD #VampireDiaries

“It’s not just that she makes him a better person, and she does – but he changes her too. Damon challenges her, surprises her, he makes her question her life, beliefs. Stefan is different. His love is pure. He’ll always be good for her. Damon is either the best thing for her, or the worst.” 

—Rose

Site Updates: New Tumblr Theme!

I updated my Tumblr today. The old theme was too big and bulky so I decided to streamline it. I really love the results now! Check it out http://miaunleashed.tumblr.com.

Sometimes simpler IS better! ;)

XOXO

P.S. You'll also find a lot more Formspring Q&A from me there! Enjoy!

Star Rawrs: The Force is with you, Harry Potter!

Squee! Darth Vader from Star Wars reading J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows! *Geekgasm* I could not love this more if I tried to! ABSOLUTE PERFECTION!! ♥

XOXO