Ross, I think you are doing great with your life and studies. Good
luck in your travels and future endeavors. I know you can go far.
Please keep in touch so we know how you are doing.

Mark


--- In mpdspouses@yahoogroups.com, rossetal <no_reply@y...> wrote:
> again its so nice to see everyone. and mark im so sorry to hear
about
> sandy blessings to you i hope that all is well and you are doing
> better.
>
> everyone in here is doing well i guess. i am kind of incommunicado
> with a lot of my guys lately, due to my own ignorance and denial i
> guess.
>
> i cannot believe it literally has been YEARS since i talked to you
> all. lynnie and kimmie and mark and everyone - everyone here says
hi.
>
> we are looking forward to the holidays. this year for new years we
> are making our 2nd trip up to new york city to see the ball drop,
and
> cannot wait! i guess it has become a tradition. last year was
really
> fun, hopefully this year will be even more fun.
>
> in august 2003 i graduated college, FINALLY, with my bachelors
> degree. it took me longer than it takes most people, because of
the
> in and out of rehab thing, but i got through it,with a very good
> GPA, and so i am proud of that.
>
> right now im trying to decide which path to take. there is a
graduate
> school program at NYU, a masters in mid-east studies, that i
really
> want to do, but you have to take a GRE test to get in and it looks
> really hard so im really scared of it. chances are good that i
will
> apply to NYU summer classes to take arabic. however, things change
> you know? so i dont know for sure what will happen. another thing
i
> might do is this summer travel with a group to the west bank
> (israel/palestine) and work over there for about 5 weeks. i have
made
> contact with a charity that has said they will fund my trip and
hook
> me up with people to stay with. that is exciting but i have to
really
> think hard about this. im sure you all are like wtf?
>
> you see, i have become really involved in a certain political
issue,
> i wont detail it so that i wont bore anyone, but it is basically
what
> i want to spend my life doing. (and is in part why i want to learn
> arabic). its a cause that i have found, and something that i
really
> want to work towards improving. anyways yeah.
>
> ummmmm what else , went to inpatient rehab in summer 01, i was
> actually there during 911 which was pretty scary for everyone. it
did
> good but i have relapsed off and on since but sincerely everything
is
> much better than it was. in the months before i went, i was
drinking
> to black out every single night, using speed during the day time,
and
> mixing in pills with the alcohol. it was really bad, i was really
> scared, i finally just asked for help and i wound up going to a
rehab
> in hunt, texas.
>
> to be honest i dont really let the littles have much time. i am in
a
> different relationship now and to avoid hurting anyones feelings
who
> might be reading this i wont go into detail about that, but she
reads
> to the littles and buys them toys and things like that. i know
its a
> bad thing but i still really try to keep them all pushed back. i
> guess im striving for normalcy , where normalcy does not exist?
>
> ok i will quit blabbing. i hope everyones doing good. love to you
all
> and safe hugs.
>
> the crew