:) ADRIVILLE SmiLeS !!

My After Pic, But Not Really

2011-08-27T16:57:00.004-05:00

So here we are..........14 weeks after our weight loss challenge at work. I managed to lose 32 lbs!! A few months ago i posted a before pic. Something i had never done in the past. So here is my after pic, but not really because i still NEED lose more pounds to be at a healthy weight. I kinda feel comfortable in this size & weight, since my hunny loves my curves ;) BUT i must push myself a little more. Therefore, this will be my in between pic :) That's all for now.

P.S. A special thanks to my lil photographer Adrian Ethan :) Love you baby!

"Can You Hug Me?"

2011-06-10T23:17:00.003-05:00

my little adrian is 4 yrs old....going on 5. sometimes, in the middle of the night, he wakes up & wants to jump into bed with abel & me. of course, we let him, and once hes on the bed with us, he will ask me.....with the sweetest sleepy & tired little voice....."will you hug me?" oh my gosh......that melts my heart everytime! and my answer is always "of course!!!" i hug him, and in no time, he is fast asleep. i treasure these moments and therefore had to jot them down immediately. he just asked me a little while ago to hug him. OF COURSE mi amorcito!

It's a challenge, not a contest!

2011-05-30T21:43:00.003-05:00

May 20, 2011 - Several of us at work decided to weigh in and begin a weight loss challenge @ work. It started off with just 2 of us, by the end of the day, the entire staff of 10 had joined the challenge. As more joined, the $$ pot grew larger :)

1. Everyone set an attainable & reasonable goal that could be reached within 14 weeks.
2. We will be paying $5 per week.
3. We will be weighing in every Friday. (Thank God we are not weighing in on Mondays, those are BAD days to weight in, VERY BAD! lol)
4. IF we gain weight, from the previous week, we will have to pay an additional $5 for the week!
5. This is so exciting! Weight loss goals range from 7 lbs to 20 pounds!

If no one gains weight, the ending pot will be $700!!! But of course, if we gain, the pot will be larger. Then again, there could be several winners. Anyone who reaches or goes under their goal, will be a WINNER!! At which point, we will split the pot.

I would love to by myself some "Miss Me Jeans." (Of course, only if they will look good with my boots) If not, i spotted some blinged out jeans @ Cavender's also :)

1st week of weighs went great!! WE ALL LOST WEIGHT! Ok, so let me brag, i lost the most!! We'll see how this all turns out. I'll keep ya posted!! Good luck to us all!!

I can't wait to post pics on August 26, the last weigh in date :)

How About A Before & After? UGHHHH

2010-11-20T13:19:00.006-06:00

I've never dared post a "before" pic before I begin my journey...my weight loss journey. I always say that I will post one once I've reached my goal (which i NEVER do!! Grrr & GRRR). Because that way I'll have something nice to compare it to :) But how about if I try reverse psychology on myself? I'm going to try & find a decent "before" pic....BRB....

Oh my gosh, am I really going to go through with this? Posting the pic? Yeah, I am, I've thought about it, I am going to post a half body one. Later on I will post the full body one, ugh & ugh!!

There it is, I did it! I want to keep better record of my progress.

I am going on 2 weeks that I've been watching my diet. I've gone out there to walk and believe it or not, I am feeling better. 1st and foremost, I'm doing this for my health. 2ndly, I want to tuck in my shirt and feel comfortable. I also want to wear a nice blingy belt ;) 3rdly, I want to look PHAT for my man. Although he tells me I'm already PHAT. I believe him, but still, for ME!!

Cheers to me!! I'm am going to post comments on my post often. You know, of what's going though my head. What I ate that was bad, I mean good. Etc, etc.......

I can't wait to wear all that darn clothes I've bought in smaller sizes that I'VE NEVER WORN!!! They all still have the tags. Que barbarra! I don't plan to do that ever again! I will only buy sizes that fit me RIGHT NOW!! There's one blue jean dress that is my goal. Can't wait!!!!

Adrian Calls It As He Sees It

2010-11-18T10:21:00.004-06:00

Just a quick introduction of Adrian Ethan..............Adrian is our little man, he is 4 yrs old, is in Pre-K, loves all the superheroes, and Spongebob. When we pray, he always reminds me to pray for our dog Daisy & the wind.

He is doing so well is school. He is always singing his phonetic alphabet song & the color song & any other songs they sing at school (which drives BIG Sister Ally insane). You know, he cracks us up because we were used to quiet little Ally, and along comes Adrian that sees things very differently from our princess. He will speak his mind around those that he feels comfortable with. One day we all got off the car and didn't get him off right away. I thought Abel was going to take him down, and he thought I was going to take him down. So when Abel took him off the car, Abel told him "Mommy forgot to take you down baby :(" And Adrian responded by saying "SO did YOU!!" We love him!

Ok, back to my point. We could not believe our eyes when we saw his report card after the 1st six weeks!! And I don't mean the grades (which were great by the way). I mean the masterpiece he had drawn on his envelope!!! As you can see below, he drew his precious family. For one, i was amazed he could draw such cute stick cartoons. Needless to say, ALLYSON SKYLA was NOT happy with Adrian's representation of her!! She could not believe Adrian had drawn her with a sad/mad face!! She was/is so embarrassed! All she can do now is tell him his mean, lol! She can be grumpy at times, so Adrian drew her as he saw it. I will treasure that report card cover forever :)

Tonight I Cried

2010-10-28T23:41:00.004-05:00

I can't exactly pinpoint what triggered these tears. Is it stress? Work? Family? Money? Health? Frustration? Happiness? A void? Failure?

1st of all, EVERYTHING IS FINE. I think it might be that I got mad at my baby Skyla and I am feeling guilty. Being a parent is not easy. We have to watch our every word, our every move, our every moment. We want the best for them, and sometimes it means setting them straight to teach them and prepare them for a bigger, better & brighter future. I LOVE LOVE our kids. They make us so tremendously happy. Gosh, it's so true when my parents would tell me "I get mad at you because I love you, if I didn't care, we would let you do whatever you want!" It was mainly my dad that would tell us that. Children have to be scared of a least ONE parent! No?

STRESS? I guess who doesn't have it?
WORK? I like it, but it does stress me out when we can't keep the office BUSY! I have learned so much there, more than just dentistry :)
FAMILY? i LOVE my familia. I want to do my best as a wife, mommy, friend, and be an example/role model.
MONEY? grrrrrr. Goes too fast !
HEALTH? Should I even go there? Really, i don't know what the heck I'm waiting for to jump on the health wagon!!! I DON'T want to be forced to follow a diet for an external reason. I want it to come natural and to keep a healthy life. JUST DO IT ADRI!!!!!!
FRUSTRATION? All i gotta do is stop procrastinating!
HAPPINESS? I'll take a DOUBLE shot of that anytime, all the time :D
A VOID? That's between me & the Lord. He can fill it, and make it pour over.
FAILURE? Failure I'm NOT. I already went to school & got an associates degree, although I want more! I would like to aim for my bachelors!!!!

Now that the tears have dried up, maybe it was the movie I just saw! Mark Zuckerberg kinda made me mad :P

***P.S. Te amo mi amor!!!**** ****YOU complete me!!***

I just want to flip the switch....and LOCK it!

2010-08-30T22:02:00.002-05:00

From time to time I am able to switch the will power ON!! Willpower to be healthier and exercise. It does not take a rocket scientist to figure out that it is a better life style to be a healthier individual. So WHY don't I do what it takes? That is the question! I am fortunate enough to know the secret ( i know it's hard to believe...hehe). Lots of people don't know how or what to do to lose weight. Or just don't think it is possible. I KNOW it is possible, yet I don't roll out my plan.

I've started to walk with a friend. I told her that hopefully my brain & stomach & mouth will follow the routine as well. I get to a point that I wish I could be taking pills or something! I know they are horrible! Don't worry family & friends, I wouldn't dare do that. I've heard too many horror stories with them pills. Besides, my husband would kill me if I'd pop any of those things into my system.

I am writing about this in search of that darn switch..... I know i can!

Dusting off The Spider Webs

2010-08-30T22:01:00.003-05:00

Almost 4 months since I've blogged! I haven't even read any blogs either!! So tonight I will dust off some of the Spider Webs.....

I Got A Coffee Buzzzzzz

2010-05-15T01:28:00.000-05:00

As hyper and alive and happy as I consider myself to be, I never believed that something could make me more hyper! People say chocolate or even COKE have that affect on them.....well, not on me! The other day i was so sleepy at work and my boss offered me some coffee for the umpteenth time. I finally took her up on the offer and she prepared me half a cup. She put 1 hazelnut cream, and 3 packets of sugar. When i took my 1st sip, grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr, i burned my tongue!! So anyways, i was shocked it actually woke me up!!! Too bad it only lasted for 30 minutes. I have to say, it did NOT taste bad. I think I'll go ahead and give it another try in the winter....that stuff is too HOT to be drinking in the summer! And that's how I got a coffee buzz, felt good, hehe....

I found him!!!

2010-05-12T18:45:00.001-05:00

I met this guy back in 1994 for the 1st time. Sticks around for a while...then disappears. We lose contact for months, sometimes years! It is always so awesome when we meet and hang for a while. The outcome is always fantastic. The last time we met was in 2008. Well.......last week...on Monday, guess what? I found HIM!!! He is Mr. Power......1st name Will. WILLPOWER!!!!

OH my gosh! Talk about trying to stick to a healthy diet when you have no Willpower!! In just one week, I can tell the difference.....or is it in my head? The brain is so powerful! Every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, & Thursday's I would attempt to eat healthy and I'd fail EVERY TIME! I don't know what switch was flipped on May 3, but I wish I could find a permanent lock to keep it in place!!!

Why must junk food be so delish!? And flour tortillas, and chocolate, and cokes, and etc, etc, etc...

Anyways, here's to a healthier ME!!! I have set some short term weight loss goals....aver que pasa? :)

Losing my Touch

2010-04-28T22:48:00.002-05:00

Aye, I used to be able to whip up a post on me blog like nothing. Now i can't find the words, I'm taking too long, and I'm getting real sleepy. I am going to bed now...and will finish my other post later..........nighty nite........zzzzzzzzzzz

F.R.O.G.

2010-02-02T11:53:00.005-06:00

As usual, minding my own business at work today, I overheard my boss & a patient speaking. My boss told this older gentleman "Oh, I like your frog!" And of course, curious ADRI had to turn around and investigate ;) He was wearing a necklace w/a froggie as a charm.

The gentleman said "It's my witness tool..." I did not understand what he meant? He then said
"Fully Rely On GOD" He said that he uses it to find out if people are Christians. If they are not, he witnesses to them and invites them to church!! That right there alone just touched me.

I know I am NOT perfect, NOR will I ever be, but I do wish to learn more about the LORD. I know he is my saviour. I know I still do many things I shouldn't...slowly but surely....

I'm not sure if you had heard of a witness tool (other than the bible), I hadn't. People get curious or compliment on his frog...and that is his way in! Just thought I'd share this with you today. It was a blessing for me today and reminded me to thank the LORD for everything. LOVE YA'LL :)

Missing

2010-01-31T22:09:00.003-06:00

I miss my blog. I have neglected it! Not only do i miss blogging, but reading and commenting on others. Tonight I was checking out this cool website and it had the same colors of my blog, so i had to stop by and do something.

I need to post pictures!! The only problem is that we don't have el internet at home right now. I can get online by connecting the G1 to the laptop, pero that is slow sometimes. As soon as we have everything set up again at home, I should be posting pics.

Oh 10

2010-01-03T21:11:00.005-06:00

Will it still be proper to say the year 2010 as Oh Ten? Anyways...HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL!! This means that this year:

Abel & I will GOD willingly be celebrating our 10th year anniversary!!! I can't wait for that. I'd love to make A PARTY!
Ally will be graduating from High School in 1o years!! We seriously need to start saving for that!
Adrian is supposed to start Pre-K in the fall!!!! TEAR :*( He's our little man!!

I pray that the LORD will continue to bless each and everyone of you all!!! Have a Happy New Decade as well!!!

Resolutions:

Wash my face before bed every night!!! And put my beauty cream!! Speaking of....better go do that before I continue here...brb.....
And I guess brush & floss my teeth every night. It takes me so long to floss!! That's why I avoid it! But I've seen the consequences of NOT flossing, so i better start doing it!

Do YOU have any resolutions? I have some goals as well, aver si I can reach my goals, and I will reveal those at the end of the year :)

A Bug's Life

2009-11-03T23:20:00.004-06:00

WARNING: This could be gross to some. Please do not read if you easily get grossed out!!

A couple of weeks ago...during our usual morning walk, my Friend Christina & I were walking & laughing & talking. We were almost done with our 1st mile when i saw a bug flying towards me at the very same second I had my mouth open!! It immediately made itself comfortable in my throat!!!! I'm sure bugs have flown into your mouth one time or another...si?

Anyways, it flew in so far into my mouth, that i could not spit it out! No biggie I figured, I'll just have to swallow it :-/ I'm serious! This sucker was way in there. Oh my! Was i mistaken! When i attempted to swallow.......I began to gag soooo bad! And gag, and gag, i think you know what i mean...

So bad that the bug & the night's before dinner decided to come out!!!! My poor friend didn't know what to do!! I signaled her & told her: "KEEP GOING!!! KEEP GOING!!"

And that was the end of that Bug's Life :(

Twitterfeed

2009-10-09T15:20:00.001-05:00

Do you blog? Do you Twitter?

Then why you don't you Twitter what you Blog with Twitterfeed.

www.twitterfeed.com

Thanks to digiSal for the help!

ZERO miles to EMPTY

2009-10-08T23:00:00.001-05:00

Now, what does that title tell you? Obviously Adri doesn't get it!

Tonight we had a "High School Reunion Planning Meeting." I was running late, so i was in a hurry to get there, and like always, I said "I'll tank up afterwards."

We all left La Playa and before getting to Payless on 77 by HEB(like a block before), my car SHUT down. I still had doubts it was the gas! So i coasted it all the way to the HEB parking lot. I ALMOST made it to the gas station! I was pushing forward in my seat, KIDDING! I am amazed at how far i was able to coast it!! I was just hoping nobody would get in my way, I couldn't afford to brake!

I had to start with the process of elimination, as Abel has taught me. (OH, now i listen to him) I got off and went inside HEB and bought the stupidest gas tank thing ever! I WAS SO EMBARRASSED BUYING IT AND ESPECIALLY PUTTING gas in it!!! GRRRRR! Que awite carrying the portable gas tank and spilling the gas. I didn't close it right :( During the walk from the station to my car, i kept telling people to "Shut UP!" I could read their minds! Making fun of me!

The cashier had told me if i needed help just to go tell him. Well, i did :( It took 4 of us to figure out that dumb thing. Ok 5, the manager counts also. Que show!! All this time i was scared to. I really hope i learned my lesson, chiwawas! I keep nodding my head and rolling my eyes......can't believe it happened!

P.S. What a story I have for my hubby in the morning! Tonight i just gave him a kiss and told him i was home. Why would i want to mess up his sleep? I am considerate ;)

Another type of Love

2009-09-26T16:04:00.005-05:00

My mom showed up today to plant some "Teresitas" for Skyla. My mom is doing this out of he kindness of her heart. Plants, flowers & gardening is one of my mom's & grandma's FAVORITE past time.

Before I walked outside with my mom, I was observing her from my front door. I began to feel this weird feeling. My heart was beating at a different speed. Or a different rhythm? You see, my mom is just something else. We can't always feel her closeness or love or I don't know how to explain this. But I guess seeing her out there, just tugged my heart. I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'D DO WITHOUT HER. What's amazing is that we don't talk or see each other as often as we should. Who's responsible for this, dunno? Every parent has their own way of showing LOVE. And I must learn to accept how my mom is.

I finally grabbed my camera and went outside. I was able to snap the pics without her noticing (Except for the last one). She was passing on some of her gardening tips and she was giving me instructions on how to water the Teresitas. The other day it was a good cloudy day here in the RGV and she took advantage by spending the entire day in therapy, aka...Gardening :)

I even got into it and grabbed "The Pala" (Shovel). I can see where this all could be relaxing and serve as a distraction from other stuff. I must buy me some gloves though. I don't think that having dirt under my nails is sexy, hehe.

And now it's raining..... thanks cutting the water bill for me :D

LOVE YA MAMI!

New do!

2009-09-25T01:13:00.002-05:00

This is my newest hair do. Think the last time I had bangs like this it was in Elementary. After this, it's time to let it grow again. My hair takes FOREVER to grow though! So my beauty consultant recommended I trim it every 6 weeks. We'll see how long it takes to grow if I trim as told.

P.S. Take II at twitterfeed, hehe...

"Forgetful Adri"

2009-09-25T00:36:00.002-05:00

I am so forgetful! Although my husband says that I am only forgetful when it's convenient for me, and I think not! I will admit, I do not Forget GREAT memories ;)

Being forgetful comes in handy when I'm watching good movies. The other day I was watching 13 going on 30 and I could NOT remember the end!!! So there I was guessing as to what was going to happen. That was great :) It was like seeing the movie for the 1st time!!

P.S. This is a short blog just to test my Twitterfeed :D Crossing my fingers it works. Hope it does because it makes me feel smarter when I can figure out things like this without my friends technical support. Although he's always willing to work/help for food :P

Beat IT!!

2009-09-14T23:26:00.001-05:00

Here is just a little clip of how he likes to dance his favorite Michael Jackson song. He was not happy i was taking a video of him.....so he stopped dancing. I love the way he taps his left foot! Our bebito :)

He made up his own moves. This clip was video taped the day of his 3rd birthday party.

Tonight I left him watching MJ videos on the computer in his room. Then he was yelling for me...LONG story short. He was hiding under the desk. He had clicked play on "Thriller." He was scared! Poor baby told me "I ton't like it mommy." And he was pointing up at the monitor, lol!

I Want SuperMan "Pa-ta-ta" aka "Pinata"

2009-08-27T00:02:00.003-05:00

He knew exactly what he wanted for his 3rd little birthday! Superman!!!!! Our little man is such a character. He can't help but make us laugh.

One of his little phrases right now is "You better not get in my face.." Abel & I are grateful he doesn't know the second part of that phrase. We got it from the movie Step Brothers with Will Farell.

Some of his other favorite phrases:
But why??? I tole you! I'm gonna beat you! (While eating)

He learns fast! Abel knows exactly how to scare me...and guess who does just as well as him? ADRIAN!! They can do this scary noise that freaks me out!

Adrian enjoys listening to Michael Jackson, Elivs and Rockish stuff.

He loves to spend time out side with daddy.....all while they mess with daddy's new project mustang.

Sound adjustment. Possible for me?

2009-07-07T23:54:00.003-05:00

I started a new job approximately over 2 weeks ago. Everyone keeps asking me how's it going? So far so good. I like it. I am the Scheduling Coordinator for a Dental Office in Port Isabel. Everyone is nice. There is so much to learn!!!! But I am having one BIG problem :(

I AM TOO LOUD! My boss told me the other day that when I call her over the intercom via the phone.... I make her heart skip a beat. That the next thing she thinks I'm going to tell her is that the building is on fire. I think it's funny, but I guess I really have to work at it. Maybe they'll just all join me and be LOUD? Anyways, it's no biggie. I'd much rather have that problem/issue versus something really serious :)

I bet they'll be happy when I have a sore throat, ha ha!

Before I started working here at Port Isabel Dental Associates, I had no desire to fix the gaps in my teeth. If celebrities were comfortable with them, so was I!! BUT now, I do want to have pretty pretty teeth! I'm learning that regular dental visits are a MUST!!!! I've always been under the impression that going to the dentist was a luxury.......BOY was I wrong!!!!!

What's on your pig?

2009-06-10T22:31:00.006-05:00

How the tables have turned. About 4 months ago my friend Sal had blogged about some of us not working at Valley Diagnostic Clinic, Pat & I. Turns out I went back, and guess who's gone now? SAL! Of course, we are all happy he found a job that he will be happy at. Not that VDC isn't a happy place, but ............long story! Anyways, we went out to lunch at one of our favoritest place in Harlingen, BOOMERANG BABBA'S during his last week!

OF course, we called in advance to reserve some tables. Since the manager and waitor know us all so well...guess what they did for Sal? Just for him, the manager, Chris?Daniel? (inside joke) automatically said they'd put the "chicken tacos" as the special of the day. He'd always be bugging them for the tacos everytime we went. Although everything we eat there is delish! mmm! We have pictures to prove it! Pictures are in our phones or twitpic :)

For dessert we took him some sweet bread PIGS. We know he likes those, so Christi individually wrapped them in plastic bags. Each piggie was tagged with digiSal's famous phrases. It was fun brainstorming the phrases. Christi and I would text each other everytime we'd think of one. The phrases got better and better each time! Emily and I also had fun thinking of them.

Here are some of the ones we came up with:

Maybe next year....
Stomach hurts
"Hey, I resemble that remark"
It's "text," NOT texted
Non-Texterbacker
Put it on twitter!
Just GOOGLE it
Don't use a calculator, just call Christi
I knoooooow!
What did you doooo?
That dirty rat!
Did somebody say Wallbangers?

I know there are some I'm leaving out right now. He kept my little notes we had taken! We should have also put "Do you know how long it took me to get my hair to look like this?" or something like that........

ANY PHRASE YOU WOULD ADD?

Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?

2009-05-25T19:45:00.004-05:00

Our little Allyson Skyla is growing. This year she turned 7. Since now we have our comfy home, we did her a birthday party here. She went with the Spongebob theme. Since Spongebob lives under the sea, we went with a pool/slide/wet party.

Ally had a great turn out and she had a blast. I love parties but I hate the way I stress out. After all those "What if's" it was ALL worth it. Thank God my sister & mother in law helped the way they did. Of course, my baby did all the cooking of the Krabby Patties.

Whether you were planning to get wet or not that afternoon, YOU did get at least a little wet. We had water guns, water balloons, etc. Not to mention, after I would get off the water slide, I would go hug someone who was dry.

Sky received many wonderful gifts and she's very grateful. Thank you everyone :)

NOTE TO SELF: DO NOT buy Allyson a pinata next year. She did not even want to take ONE swing @ SpongeBob.

March '09 Live Stock Show Carnival Nite

2009-05-22T23:53:00.006-05:00

We laughed so much when the girls, Allyson & Hailey tried crossing the end of this ride. She's gonna kill me for putting this vid, but I had to.

Skyla did a lot better the 2nd time around :)

H1N1 (Swine)

2009-05-03T14:38:00.003-05:00

By far, this darn Swine Flu thing has been one of the most freakiest things I'm having to live through. Most of these things I've heard only through movies, TV shows, or in other countries! I'm chosing not to be scared of it, but I am still taking any precautions I can take, like washing my hands every 30 seconds. (Kidding) I feel like Jack Nickolson in "As Good As It Gets." He was always washing his hands and would try to be extra sanitary.

I work at a health clinic and some of our staff are wearing the masks. When I walk through those areas, I feel I have to hold my breath!

SBCISD and several surrounding school districts have cancelled classes for this week. Mexico on the other had has closed down restaurants, stores, etc. Anyways, just had to blog so I wouldn't forget....

Hand sanitizers rule!

Miss Blogging

2009-04-05T22:17:00.004-05:00

Lately my time has been spent with our children, hubby, work, house stuff, and of course NEW MOON. I have several ways of accessing the book. Anyways, tonight Ally asked me when I was going to finish reading the book. (I promise, I don't read it as much as I could. I have been reading it for about 1 month or so.) She asked me because she wants me to spend more time with her. I told her I would always stop reading for her.

The funny part was when I asked her "Mama, what if when I finish the book, I turn into a vampire?" Oh, she gave me this funny scary look. I pretended to go for her neck, as to bite her. She pulled away and seriously got creeped out.

Afterwards, I laid down to watch the Parent Trap with her. When daddy attempted to turn off the light in her room a little later, she begged him not to. I had to explain to him why. Now she doesn't want me to kiss her. I think it's funny. But maybe I shouldn't scare her that way.

I hope to be blogging more often. I have things to BLOG about!

P.S. I really have to send a shout out to all my Twilight friends, LOL. BTW, thanks so much @digiSal for the hook ups :)

Shake it, Shake it....

2009-03-14T15:20:00.003-05:00

I've been staying behind with blogging!!! So here's a quick one.

My little prince is now 2 years, 6 months, and 7 days. I think he was getting a little to old to wear pampers. This past Monday we began potty training him. With the help of his babysitter. He has been doing great. He only had big accidents the first day. His second day was better and by now, he's doing great!

The only little flaw is that he prefers to poop in his chonies :-/

Oh, and I'm getting ready to invent something for the little water fountain. His little thing goes up and the "chorito" goes out of the toilet!! He's being taught sitting down for right now, later he can do the shake shake thing. I welcome any potty training tips :)

Will post pics when I have more time.

Walking Miss Daisy

2009-02-17T20:55:00.002-06:00

Daisy is our little pup Ally got from my mom for Christmas. Although she is not full bred, we love her and have accepted her as part of our family :) Abel is the one who usually walks her. But today he saw me full of energy and asked me to do it. I had never walked her by myself.

First things first, I darn stepped on her little kinda injured paw :( (Ally got in my way!!!) Of course, I got in trouble with daddy. Then we are walking, and she starts eating poop!! chiwawa!! Finally got her to drop it!!! ewe!

Abel usually takes her one way, and me being the odd ball, took her the opposite way. All was fine till we came upon a house with several dogs. Daisy and Ally got scared at all the barking, I made an immediate turn.

On the way back, Daisy throws up!! Maybe it was all the pulling of her leash or maybe it was the poop she ate? She seemed fine after "tiro migas." She better not be bulimic!!!

I had to yell at Ally "Cuidado con la caca!" She almost stepped on the same poop Daisy was munching on! Hope I'm not being too gross, my apologies if I am.

Overall, it was an interesting walk. Good way to get to know the neighbors. I guess?

3 Teeth In 3 weeks

2009-02-12T14:05:00.002-06:00

On February 3rd Ally lost her 3rd tooth in a 3 weeks span! I hope that's normal! Here's a story of how she has lost all her 5 teeth.

She lost it at school, literally, LOST it. She was sad because she thought the tooth fairy was not coming. She did come though. (Kinder)

Adrian knocked out her 2nd tooth. They were playing around and he accidentally did it. Was so funny! (Kinder)

Her 3rd one she woke up without it. She found it by her pillow. She ran to show it to me! (1st grade)

The 4th tooth she recently lost was not even loose!!! But she bit and apple and Baaaa! (1st grade)
The 5th one she Lost while biting an orange. (1st grade)

I feel bad for my baby. No front teeth :( But I love to see her smile, I guess she forgets she's missing teeth and smiles like she's got ALL her teeth. Que chula :)

I'm not in control, HE is

2009-02-11T22:10:00.006-06:00

Yesterday was a day of happiness with a mixture of sadness. I've been employed at Valley Diagnostic Clinic for the past 4 years. I guess things are getting bad there, just as the rest of the world. "The Economy" blah, blah, blah...

A fellow manger and I got the call into Human Resources yesterday. The unexpected, yet expected? We got laid off! I can not say it was a relief, a shocker, nor was I mad, sad, or happy. Just weird. On Monday we got heads up, so we were prepared.

I have no choice but to accept what is happening. The Lord decided I did not need to stick around there any longer. He is in control, and I give him all the glory. The one thing I am so happy about is that I am surrounded by caring & loving Family and Friends.

I made so many neat friends there at VDC. I've learned different things from each one. When I didn't have faith in myself, they would jump in and remind me of the things I had accomplished. I LOVE each and every one of them.

My church friends have also been a tremendous blessing! I have been blessed all this day :) Imagine how the rest of my days will be :D

Meanwhile, I will enjoy and take advantage of this time and enjoy our children. I will be working on figuring out my stay-at-home-mom routine.

Yeeee Haaaa!

2009-01-26T00:01:00.000-06:00

We celebrated with family and friends, in honor of my two sister in laws birthdays at WINKS. We had a good time watching people fall of the bull at midnight. Those of us that did not wear a hat, borrowed.

Marky Adrian....

2009-01-25T23:11:00.007-06:00

YES OR WHAT?

Genesis 1-4

2009-01-14T22:17:00.006-06:00

At church they provided us with a guide on how to read the bible in one year. I got the guide last Wednesday, the 7th. That meant I was already a little behind. I should have been on Genesis 23-26. In my head I was like, piece of cake. I can probably catch up right away! Not proud to say that I finally got started 4 days later.

So, Sunday night, I grabbed the bible and the guide. I needed to read Genesis 1-42 to catch up. I wanted to see how much that was. I went to Genesis 1 and was looking for verse 42. (I was figuring I could do it all that night.) To my surprise, there was no verse 42! I had totally misunderstood the guide. We are supposed to be reading chapters, not verses!! It was then I realized how far behind I was or am! BOY, did I have it all wrong :(

Ally and I read Genesis 1-4. She was interested. Especially because her daddy's name is in the bible. ABEL. She learned how God took a rib from Adam to make Eve.

I might be behind, but I intend to do my best. We are blessed in sooooo many ways. And what better way to receive more blessings, be able to help others, AND to please the LORD, than to read the bible?

Scurry!!

2009-01-06T21:27:00.003-06:00

MaYBe if I MAke iT LOoK SilLY, It WiLl Be BeTTeR? jUST saw BIGGEST LOSER tonight. A guy lost 30 pounds in ONE Week!!!! Pero esta bien, bien gordito!!!!!

Resolutions, Resolutions, Resolutions

2009-01-04T15:38:00.000-06:00

Instead, I will say DETERMINED. I have one resolution for this year. I'm not sure, but I think I have mentioned it before, AVOID BEING A PROCRASTINATOR. I feel if I can accomplish that, mostly everything shall fall into place.

I would also like to say "I accomplished ____ this year." We live our normal lives from day to day. Compared to others, I know I am blessed and I do not use all that I have to be more successful. I don't only mean career wise, it has to do with everything. There are so many people that are less fortunate than us, yet they accomplish more than us? I am not in competition, jealous, or envious. The way I am proud of anyone that accomplishes something they thought they couldn't do, I want to feel proud of myself.

Too many "We should haves!" I think that's what keeps us from moving forward. At least me it does. So here's to a new year! A year of success and accomplishments.

To end this on a happy note. I am a very PROUD mommy and wife!! Love you guys!! MUAH!!! Happy endings do exist. (We just saw BEDTIME STORIES today, it is good :)

Yeee-Haaa!!!

2009-01-02T23:52:00.001-06:00

Some wore cowboy hats, some borrowed. I for sure borrowed.

We celebrated with family and friends at WINKS this past Saturday the birthday of Belia and Nela. We had a great time. At midnight you are able to ride a mechanical bull!! Some last a while and some fall off right away. That was fun to watch.

Daisy

2008-12-29T22:20:00.010-06:00

My kids got a puppy for Christmas!!! My mom brought her on Christmas Eve. And may I add, I am NOT a dog person. But as soon as I saw Daisy, I liked her much. After much debating, Abel & I decided to keep her. She seems to bring such happiness to Ally.

I never thought I'd see the day that Ally, ALLY, would like an animal. She's scared of them! Long story short, if Ally is wearing boots, she's brave. But if she is barefoot, she's on top of the sofas. Adrian is coming around. He will touch her softly for a second, and that's it!

I'm not great at doing vids yet, so bare with me :P I tried editing it, to make it shorter, but couldn't.

What's up with my LEG???

2008-12-18T23:35:00.000-06:00

For a while now, ever so often, my leg cramps up REALLY bad. Something like a Charlie's Horse. "A charlie horse is an uncontrollable muscle contraction, or cramp, in the leg or the foot." Gosh, does it hurt!! So much that I can't walk!!

It happened today after dinner. I did a squat to tie Adrian's shoe lace and after I was done, he took off running to catch up to daddy and Skyla. Boy did my leg cramp up! It was hard for me to get up! I got up, and was hoping Abel would come back to rescue me. All I could do was stand by the table, crack up, and endure the pain. I kept picturing Abel's reaction because I would not come out of the restaurant. I stayed inside for well over 8 minutes! And my family? Waiting in the car :(

The waiter(s) were looking at me like "are you alright ma'am?" or "crazy lady!" Our waiter offered to call Abel, and I said "Nah, he'll come back" Then he started cracking up with me (I hope).

Finally….. I was able to slowly walk out side, with my pain and all. Abel real cool, sitting, waiting in the car. Then when he sees me, he's kinda getting mad at me. Telling me "Hurry up!" I start to laugh again, so he thinks I'm joking! He starts telling me "Quit acting!" "No te hagas!" I couldn't walk!!! Anyways, I got in the car and told him my story. He thought I had stayed behind talking to someone or that I had gone to the RR.

Tonight's episode has been the worst and the longest lasting. I guess I will have to get it checked by an MD. Another episode happened during lunch, Christi thought she was being punked into paying for Sal's and my lunch. She was at the register(looking around for us) and we were at the table. Sal was trying to help me. I believe I was also laughing. For some weird reason, that pain makes me laugh?

P.S. When we got home, Abel did apologize. He was more helpful :) I had to sit for a long time.

Pajama Par-tay!!!

2008-12-18T00:03:00.003-06:00

My Skyla loves to watch Sponge Bob and Adrian is totally into the WALL-E movie.
He actually says WANN-E. When we took them to the theatre to see the movie, he sat through the whole thing!!

WALL-E, Madagascar, and SpongeBob are regulars here at our home. Those silly Madagascar penguins!! And Melman!!

The Bean Project

2008-12-17T23:26:00.003-06:00

I can still remember doing the same project in school. Ally was so excited! She grew one at school, but the day she brought it home, it broke, so.... she grew another one at home! She would water it, and put in by the window for sunlight. And the pictures above are the end result. I hope she continues to like school as much as she does right now.

Christmas Tree, mechanic style...

2008-12-02T23:13:00.004-06:00

We decided to put our Christmas tree this past weekend. We let the kids put up all the ornaments. Ally of course is a pro. Adrian on the other hand was hesitant in the beginning. He just needed to get warmed up.

Let me explain the title of my blog. Adrian has mechanic blood running through his veins. My dad is an auto mechanic and Babel is a mechanic x2 (auto & marine). So I was not surprised to see my little Adrian hanging his set of ornaments mechanic style. I thought it was so funny! He did that all on his own.

Thanks to my sister's idea, we buy our children a new ornament every year. The tree looks nice with the regular ornaments but extra warm with their SPECIAL ornaments.

Thankful day!

2008-12-01T16:14:00.005-06:00

FULL being the key word. Why must we eat so much during the holidays?? Why? Because we are blessed to have such great cooks that prepare delicious meals.

Being that this is our 1st Thanksgiving at 1141 N. Bonham, we decided that we would all gather here. We set enough tables so that we could all sit down to eat together. I got up early to stuff the birdy and roast it away. It was exciting for me! Everyone brought what they were assigned. So I didn't have a lot to do. One year I would like to take care of it all! One long year away from now :P

Ally and Hailey made cupcakes. I even let them crack the eggs! They had a blast!

Later in the evening most of us played "Chalupa" I only won twice, but Abel won the very last game, which was the biggest pot :)

Hot Mamma!

2008-12-01T15:57:00.005-06:00

My baby doll went for a hair cut about 2 weeks ago. I know it took me a while to post it but here she is. I could not believe my eyes after we left the hair salon! What can I say? She's my little darling. She looks so beautiful! I think she kinda poses like mommy :D

Abel and I were ready to cut her hair. I just asked the lady to cut in layers, and BAM! A hot(er) mamma appeared...

Ally Sky is happy with her new hair style and so are we!

"Leeme Estas Cartas" (Read my mail)

2008-11-17T22:30:00.000-06:00

My grandparents never learned how to read English. There was no need because they have grandchildren that would translate. Me in particular. My grandpa was the cutest. He would call me to go over and read thier mail.

He would always greet us downstairs. He would have his mail bundled up and rubber-banded. He did not want anyone to interrupt me while I was reading it. If my mom was there with me, he would ask my mom and grandma to go the other room. Of course, they would not bother me. BUT, after a while, (just to mess with my grandpa), I would tell him that they were making too much noise for me. He would say "Ay, ya le dije a Margarita que se fuera para el otro cuarto!" He would seriously get mad, I would crack up, and then he was fine :D

Tonight I went over to my Grandma's (Margarita). She had some mail for me to read. Amongst that, there were 3 different electric companies correspondence. She didn't even know which company she is with now!! My mom and my grandma need to learn how to say "NO!!!" Some reps take advantage of their language barrier!

So being there tonight reminded me of my grandpa. But, I know he's in a happier place.

Why do I still dread the punishment?

2008-11-17T21:56:00.003-06:00

Not that my parents can really punish me or anything, but I dread when I don't follow through on something they have asked me to do. I am a grown adult! My dad was expecting for me to visit my grandma (Panchita) in Mexico this past weekend, unfortunatley I was not able to go. I don't even want to see his name on my caller ID right now!

My mom asked me to take her curling iron to my other grandma's (Margarita) house on Saturday. Did I take it? NO! Did I want to see her at my grandma's house this morning? NO! I had no choice. I got there and I could already tell she was bothered. grrr.

Is it normal to still feel like this, even though I'm married, live on my own, and have my own children? I don't live under their roof anymore! I have at least gotten a lot better. In the beginning of our marriage, Abel would get mad because I would still listen to my dad. It took me a long time to even dare go against his wishes. One of the first ones was when I bought my 1999 Ford Mustang. This decision I made while still single, well, actually engaged. Boy, was he NOT happy. OH well!! He wanted for me to buy a used Suburban!!! Golly, I didn't even have children!!

I am not saying I disrespect them. I love and respect them.

She's got a new look...

2008-11-07T22:10:00.007-06:00

This week I noticed I had mucho split ends. I knew it was time for a trim. My hair doesn't grow fast, so I'm always hesitant in even trimming it. I was hoping I could sneak in a hair cut before Abel got back home from Georgia. Thank goodness there was an available slot. I ended cutting off 6 inches! Brave, Brave.....

I was going to take a serious pic for the before photo, but, as you may already know, that was hard for me to do. That's how most before's are, all serious. Then in the after pics, you have to look all happy!

Abel really liked my new look. I like it to :)

Anyways, I'd like to thank my photographer, Christi. Thank you ma'am.

Here fishy, fishy, fishy......

2008-11-01T23:30:00.004-05:00

I love this picture!!!! My hunny went fishing early this morning. And check out what he caught!! A 23 1/2 inch "RED." Since he does't have a BLOG, I've gotta put his little adventure on me blog.

He went with his cousin Jorge. Jorge also caught a fish, I guess I'll pimp his fish aswell.......

Abel said he had fun. I'd be a little scared getting on a boat. But I guess I would try it someday. I'd wear double life jacket and the lifesaver thing :)

Treinta Y Uno

2008-10-31T23:45:00.003-05:00

I would have liked to have a grande finale, but I don't. I thought about posting 31 pics, but I won't. I'm feeling under the weather, because of my throat.

And now, Abel turned on the AC, better grab a coat. Speaking of Abel, tomorrow he'll be getting on a boat! I would like to go, but incase the boat flips, I don't know how to float!

Ally walked out of JCP today with this Little Ducky!! Without paying for it!!! Of course, we returned it and gave her the lecture. This is the second time this happens to us at the Sunrise Mall! Next time we go, our pictures are going to be posted, banning us!

Follow your dreams, Don't Do Drugs Day

2008-10-30T21:46:00.003-05:00

Mija always gets embarrased when I whip out my camera at school. I know she will thank me one day. I wanted to take more pictures of her little friends as well, BUT my battery died!! This week has been drug awareness week. Everyday they have had an activity of some sort. I don't remember doing anything like this in school? I'm glad they do it now though. Had I known drugs were bad, I would have never done them.. JUST KIDDING!!!! I've never done any type of illegal drugs, I promise!!! I've been told I might act like I'm on them, but NOPE, none of that JUNK in my system :)

New Costume for THE Bed

2008-10-29T22:35:00.002-05:00

Tonight I switched out our bedding. We got this very nice gift from the DeLeon's. I didn't get a a chance to put up the curtains. It is such a nice set. With the extra little decorative pillows, curtains, and valance! So cool! Thank you!!

Brush Your Teeth!

2008-10-28T23:58:00.001-05:00

Last week I took the children to the dentist. They both did extremely well! I was so surprised that Adrian Ethan did not cry! Gotta take care of their teeth! I hope one of them becomes a dentist. Adrian seemed intrested in the tools. Maybe he's the one?

AND yup, Ally needs further examination :(

Warm Memories

2008-10-27T23:44:00.009-05:00

I didn't get to finish my story yesterday. It got late and I was so tired. Yesterday was my mom-in-law's birthday and today is my dad's birthday "Ramon Bustamante." My dad is this short man but he thinks he's about 6 ft tall. So funny though. We danced (pictured above) "Las Mananitas" with our parent.

I also had some friends that were still laughing at my fall today (YOU know who you are!) My poor hunny wishes I'd more careful. Every time I think about it, I say "AY!" I can picture how I went down in slow motion. It's not the first time but I sure hope it's the last :-/ Still, that deserves an LOL.

You might think I put the same picture as yesterday, BUT it's not. I had forgotten TWO gifts. Can you figure out which ones? Again, Thank You to all who were able to attend. And for those who didn't..... Sorry, you missed out on the show, hee hee

Safe landing at a Warmer Home

2008-10-26T23:45:00.004-05:00

We've been at our new home for about 2 1/2 months. We finally did our house warming party today. We had a good turn out and had fun. The menu consisted of Nachos Deluxe. My mom made chicken salad sandwiches. My friend Cookie made the beans for me. Pat made a fruit salad. My mother-in-law made pistachio salad, Estela brought a veggie tray, and Angie brought BROWNIES. Everything tasted very good, at least to me it did.

Abel and I were surrounded by loving family and friends. I'm just about finished cleaning at this late hour.

Oh, almost forgot..... "Safe landing" means I landed safely (in front of ALL the guests) on my back yard. I was so excited because I had asked my friend Juan to say a prayer for us and our house. I was running back to be next to Abel and "Saaaaaaaafe!!" Golly, I fell on my side and then I felt everyone's eyes on me, and then I just layed flat for a few seconds. QUE AWITE!!! "Compre terreno!" Some witnessed it all! For example, friend from work,Dahlia's husband, Edward.

"Can't take me anywhere!"

THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR THE SUPPORT AND GIFTS WE RECEIVED!!!

Technical Difficulties

2008-10-25T23:44:00.001-05:00

I am having technical difficulites. Therefore, I could not post a picture today :(

Love'em

2008-10-24T23:12:00.002-05:00

Plain and simple "Puro Amor"

Dixie Cup Pyramids

2008-10-23T22:34:00.000-05:00

My litte Skyla was being creative tonight. Although I have told her NOT to play with her little Dixie Cups. Poor mija, she had to start over several times because along would come Mr. Adrian and mess things up for her. He would kick the cups or throw something at them. Now I have to buy new cups!!

Twenty duex-Take un

2008-10-22T21:42:00.005-05:00

I went into EB Games in San Benito today looking for a guitar for the Nintendo Wii. What's the first sign I see? A sign for free guitars!! I was like what do I have to do to get one??? I was thinking "Great, I don't have to buy one!" I have a tendency to speed read. I happened to skip the word "AIR."

Lost for well over 20 days!!

2008-10-20T22:51:00.000-05:00

Above you see my poor wittle Sony Walkman. I had misplaced it for a long time! I was so lost without it for my morning exercise time. I did have a better replacement for awhile though. digiSal had lend me his ZUNE. Abel was so close to buying me one or something better than the one I have. Maybe I'll misplace it again ;)

After several weeks, over a month I shall say, I found it in my Bellydancing bag! Had the need for some shimmy tonight, and there it was! It is now being charged and waiting for some new found music I like..... Frank Sinatra. I have already put in my request. If I wouldn't have listened to the ZUNE, I would have never discovered Sinatra. He's only been dead for 10 years!! I could have heard him live!

Oh, in the pic you also see our new Linksys router. Got a great deal on it and it's been working just great!

Imagine when they are 19?

2008-10-19T21:33:00.004-05:00

Allyson Skyla, Hailey Nicole and I played "Beauty Shop" today. We decided to curl their hair. They wanted to put my make-up on also, but I said no. I already knew I wanted to take pictures of them. They dressed up and we stepped outside to my studio (back yard). I enjoy taking pictures. Although I still have a lot to learn.

Cha Cha Slide, featuring Adrian

2008-10-18T23:53:00.004-05:00

We went to a wedding tonight (wihout Adrian). They played the song that you hear in the video. I'm not very good at dancing those songs but I still went out there. I liked it, so when I got home, I looked for it on you tube. As soon as it started, he began to dance!! I could not believe my eyes! Gonna ask the babysitter if they dance to it....

My niece Hailey had a good time dancing too. I hope I don't get in trouble with her parents because I posted it. I tried to hide her face :-/

Fender Stradocaster

2008-10-18T17:03:00.005-05:00

(TOP PICTURE: Gwamma, Pappa, and Adrian BOTTOM PIC: Pues el Suegro)

Something was going on at the mall that the band my father-in-law plays with was performing. He takes good care of his Fender. He says it's a 1980's and that he paid a pretty penny for it. I'm thinking if Adrian ends up playing an instrument, like a guitar, he will inherit the Fender?

"Mele" was happy we were there. Adrian seemed to have enjoyed it aswell. Allyson and Hailey colored most of the time. Hailey even entered into a "Guess the song game."

Lil' Sis on Diez y Seiz

2008-10-16T19:55:00.003-05:00

This picture was taken in June of this year. My sister, niece, and nephew made a special trip to the Valley from Virginia. I love and miss my sister and her family so much. I will never get tired of saying how special she is to me. And how much I love her. I just had to make her part of my photo blog this month.

Pictures are special and help capture beautiful memories. She's beautiful and special and she's my little sister. Love you sister!!!!!

Mis Quince :)

2008-10-15T23:18:00.002-05:00

Young, young, young. I still remember practicing for the big day. Everyone would come over to my parents house. It was fun!

I was finally able to wear make-up and my dad finally gave me permission to dance!! Now a days, girls start wearing make-up really young!! We'll see how we do it with Ally.

Looking at the pictures tonight took me back. I had even forgotten who all was part of the court. I was able to blog this tonight thanks to my little brother. He looked for my album at my mom's and brought it over. I did not get to post a picture of him because he was too busy that night getting his head caught in between cabinets under the stage! I did see some pictures of my little sister, but I knew I would get in big trouble if I would post any of those :P

With a 14oz drink

2008-10-14T23:07:00.005-05:00

Just a tad bit better than the dollar menu. $1.99 for an entire combo? I drove by STARS, saw the sign, and I had to go back later. This is soooo cheap!!! Not to mention, it's down the road from our house. Gas prices going down, burger prices aswell, what's next? I won't argue with that.

Not bad for a last minute dinner.

13 Rebel Strawberries

2008-10-13T19:00:00.004-05:00

My strawberry lemondade. I've heard of raspberry lemonade, but not strawberry. Then again, here in Harlingen at Boomerang Babbas, they have authentic items on the menu. I have tried several entrees, and I have enjoyed them all. I get to taste some also, and then I order the full thing the next time. Today I had "The Rebel." Mmm, so good :)

12 makes a DOZEN

2008-10-12T12:18:00.004-05:00

It's all in the huevos.

I had gone to the store yesterday because I was supposed to cook this big, delicious, awesome breakfast at our place this morning. I bought everything we needed for Omelletes. Had to buy the JUMBO size eggs. It's just way better to cook with these! They have a fluffier outcome. :)

Turns out that my mom in law called us for breakfast. Couldn't turn that down.... So now I have lots of eggs, 2 dozens to be exact. Have Bacon, Sausage, Ham, Tomatoes, Cheese, and OJ.......Breakfast anyone?

11:11 p.m.

2008-10-11T23:11:00.001-05:00

My sister is the one that told me that you should make a wish when the time is 11:11 Tonight I wished for ........ Can't say, because then it won't come true. This is short and sweet. I'm done :D

10 lb ball

2008-10-10T23:53:00.003-05:00

Just imagine, a red 10 lb bowling ball.....
That is the picture that seems to be messed up above! I tried to blog from my phone but something went wrong. I will fix it and re-post. I was running out of time, and since we were at the bowling alley, my friend suggested I take a picture of the 10 lb ball, on the tenth day.

I had a fun time tonight. I had to leave early, but it seems like I am still winning!

.....Cloud 9......

2008-10-09T22:22:00.012-05:00

I went to cloud 9 today. I don't usually look up at the sky. Always so busy, focused on what is going on down here. Today I realized that taking a few moments to enjoy and appreciate the wonders around us can be pleasing. Even though we might have to come back down from that cloud. But for that moment, nothing can bring you down.

I could say I had several Cloud 9 moments today. I would think about my pictures and I was right back up there. So much is going on at work, glad that I was able to focus on something else as well. As I say focus, I am also reminded of a person we need to focus on a daily basis to continue receiving blessings. :D

I had to grab my camera and snap these shots. Immediately I knew these pictures would end up on my blog today. I think the clouds looked beautiful this morning.

P.S. hAPPy bIRTHdaY digiSalbangers!

Eight legged

2008-10-08T23:15:00.004-05:00

I had not taken a picture for the day and after I killed this arachnoid, I went looking for a live one. These things are all over the place!! I wanted to take a picture of a live one, but didn't find one. I felt like in the channel "Animal Planet." Outside at night....

Anyways, I don't like insects, repitles and bugga buggas! But just because it is day eight, I took a pic of this EIGHT legged creature, ewe! I especially hate it when you step them to kill'em, and ALL the babies come out!

EIGHT on the 7th

2008-10-07T21:05:00.000-05:00

I love the fact that we got married in 2000. This way we do not get confused as to how many years we have been married.

Today is our 8th year anniversary. We're very happy and are expecting bigger and better things as the years pass. Especially for our children.

We had dinner by ourselves. For the first time I did not feel guilty leaving the children behind. We usually feel bad when we go out by ourselves.

I love you baby, I could not imagine my life without you!

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY! Luv, luv, luv, luv........ (HeartbreakKid)

High 5 for Adrian!

2008-10-05T22:00:00.006-05:00

Adrian was helping Norbit and Rasputia wash the cars today. I feel he deserves a High 5. When he would pull the trigger, he would get kicked back. He looked so cute! Ally began to help us but then her polish came off. By the time we knew it, she was inside re-touching her nails. Love you kiddoes!

4-4-4

2008-10-04T23:48:00.007-05:00

October 4 is Lucy's Birthday. So we went out 4 some fun. We were the only 4 girls tonight. On his 4th day of picture blogging. We went 4 some Wallbangers burgers. Then we headed 4 a game of bowling. Finally, we drank some shakes at SHAKES in Mcallen, which I had not been there in 4 ever!!

If he can't find a parking space, he'll make one...

2008-10-03T19:06:00.005-05:00

Abel and I had lunch at La Playa today. Since we were both hungry, we decided to go during the rush hour 12:00 p.m. What were we thinking? "FOOD!"

He drove around and no parking spots were available, so he decided to park where he was not supposed to! I told him "que awite!" I told him "hurry, get off!" Right away I knew this was going to be my pic for the day. Even he told me that it was good for my blog. I think I'm teaching him well, for when he has his own ;)

When we left, I asked him to please pick me up by the street. Some ladies drove by laughing!! Of course, he didn't. Este nino!!!

P.S. Check out his license plate :)

I got punked!

2008-10-02T20:10:00.006-05:00

Today is PAYDAY! I hardly ever open my check before I go to the bank. It looks the same every time. So, I'm at the bank's drive-thru teller, I open it and it says (SEE ABOVE). I'm like what the heck!! I know this is not a joke!! Hellooooo, Where's my MONE? Then I remembered that it was going to be direct deposit. Which we had been told it would take about 1 month! It's only been 2 weeks!! Thank God it was not a joke! To top it off, I haven't even checked my account, I think I better do that now.....

Several Years Ago

2008-10-01T22:38:00.007-05:00

Several years ago my parents were talking about the birds and the bees. When all of a sudden, Adriana Sujey Bustamante was born. Although my original name was Milagros Sujey Bustamante. Story goes that when I was going to get baptized, the father did not like the name. So he changed Milagros to Adriana. In a way I like it, but how could my parents have listened to him? Babel says that he would not have married me if my name was Milagros. Pffft....

Here are some of my baby pictures..............

MISSION ACCOMPLISHED: POST BABY PICTURES.

I'm not cold hearted!

2008-09-24T21:49:00.003-05:00

Abel has been telling my that I'm cold hearted. All because of Adrian. Last week and the week before, Adrian has had the strangest behavior when we drop him off at daycare in the mornings. Literally kicking, screaming, crying, and holding on to us! It first happened with daddy, and he couldn't take it, so he dropped Adrian off at his mom's instead. The second day, it happened again! We kept asking ourselves and the babysitter "What happened?" "Nothing happened" was the response all around.

We had to give Adrian the benefit of the doubt. We were not going to force him to stay somewhere he was unhappy. Needless to say, he stayed at grandma's several days. I then decided I would drop him off one day, just to test his reaction. He did the same, but I had to see how he would act the rest of the day. With a broken heart (or cold hearted, according to Abel), I left him there. I called the babysitter not even 5 minutes later, and he was over it!! He was a happy and playful little boy the rest of the day!!

Daddy attempted it again, same reaction, back to grandma's he went. When he dropped him off at his mom's..... he reacted the same!! That was proof to Abel that Adrian was just having a hard time detaching from us. No matter who he was staying with. Finally this week, I have been the one taking him. To our surprise, he is now doing a lot better. Daddy was a brave one today, and took him. Adrian is back to himself, calm, yet a little sad.

The babysitter and her family love Adrian. She tried helping us. I had to convince my mother in law that she would be telling us the truth. This is a lady that has people on a waiting list to come in to her daycare. Why would she keep a child that would give her trouble through out the day? I would tell Abel, "I bet your mom hates me!" lol

What would you have done?

2008-09-23T19:32:00.003-05:00

The scenario is: I went to an informative meeting about cancer at a hospital . Speaker: A doctor and a professor in Fort Worth. Through out the meeting, he uses these HUMONGOUS medical terms. They went right over my head! After a while, I totally just tuned out and began to make some notes for work. An hour later, meeting is over, and now time for the evaluation. Usual evaluations for these meetings ask if the speaker knew what he/she was talking about, did you learn, etc... WELL, this evaluation began by giving me a scenario of a sick patient and the treatment plan. It then asked if I agreed with the scenario. I was like"OMG!" "How am I supposed to know?" I said to myself, "Big Deal, I will ini-mini-myni-mo." "This is not asking me for my name or anything." I flipped the page, and tan tannn tannnn.... It's asking for ALL my info!! I kinda went into panic mode. Simple, I figured, I just wont turn it in and pass up on the credit I could have claimed.

I put my stuff away and begin to walk out. Low and behold, the ladies are at the exit picking up the evaluations!! I couldn't lie to them... so I immediately looked around for an alternative exit. I found one, so I took it, and found myself trapped in a construction zone! Three doors in that area, door #1 closed, door #2 covered with the plastic and warning signs, door #3.....I thought to myself, "please be safe!" I took a peak, and it looked like the lobby of the hospital... YESSSS, it was! Boy was I proud of myself and happy because I was able to escape! The mini-ordeal was over.

I bumped into some friends, and even they were wondering what was up with the huge smile on my face. So I told them, and they told me what they would have done. They said they would have put Jane Doe as their name. Duh! Why didn't I think of that? What would you have done?

Classmates

2008-09-12T19:49:00.004-05:00

Ever see classmates at the store that you never really talked to in school? I was not the most popular gal in school, but I did try to be friendly to everyone. I guess it's kinda hard to have a friendship with everyone when the graduating class was over 600 students.

Earlier I saw a guy I never spoke to. He gave me the look like he recognized me. I wanted to say hi, but he looked down right away. It looked like he was with his wife. You know that there is someone for everyone out there right? Let's just say I'm glad he found someone. I quickly prayed that he was happy with his family.

Now that I'm older and wiser. I wish I would have made a bigger attempt to speak to the shy and quiet people. Sometimes these people stay behind and feel they can't do much. There are times when certain words of encouragement may make a difference in a person's life. I don't know what I could have told them then, but I do now. Anyways, I always say little prayers for when I see someone that I never spoke to and still don't. I wish happiness upon everyone and that the Lord may bless them. Just as the Lord has and is blessing me.

Enrique Iglesias

2008-09-07T22:23:00.003-05:00

Plain and simple, I had the greatest time at his concert on Friday night. Rosa from work, her friend and I went to the concert on 9/5/08 at the Dodge Arena. (This was part of my birthday gift) Since cameras were not allowed, I didn't think I would be able to take pics. But I still snuck it in like many others. I had not charged my camera, so I only had a little juice left in the battery :( It would happen to me!! Everyone was taking pics!!! Even Enrique would grab the cameras and take pictures of himself and return them to the owner!

Anyways, long story short...Abel did not want to go for the 3rd time to see him, I went with the girls, but sat on my own. Once he hit or came out from the bottom of the stage, it didn't matter who I was next to :)

A group named Aventura also played that night. I was so surprised that Enrique started the show and Aventura wrapped up the night. They both put on a great show!! I already told Abel that if he comes again, I want to go again.

Adriansito turned TWO

2008-09-06T20:05:00.001-05:00

Our dear little Adrian turned two last month. I know I'm a little late in posting it, but, but, but...... no excuses :(

We got together at Gwamma's and Pappas house. His birthday party is still pending. We love you so much baby!! He's turning into a little parrot already. He sleeps in his room like 40% of the time. I'd say that's pretty good for being TWO. When he wakes up in the middle of the night, I put him back to sleep in his bed. Daddy on the other hand, takes the easy route.... he brings him back to our bed. ONE night Adrian actually walked himself back to our room! He still sleeps with his booty up in the air. He doesn't like to be covered either.

He loves to fight with his grandpa if he touches his gwamma. He loves to eat ketchup. I think he also speaks pig latin.... he calls pizza, PIZA-NAY. He loves to follow Daddy around. And thanks to Ally, he hates bugs! BUT, he gets a kick out of FROGS! Yuck!! He also seems to enjoy music. He plays air guitar.

THE MAILBOX

2008-09-03T23:29:00.001-05:00

I had just been admiring our little mail box. I’ve always liked the mailboxes that are like little houses. Well, my mom in law “se echo el villete” I don’t know how to say this in English?

As we were all taking a break at our new dining set the day of the big move, my little brother was looking out through the front door. He calmly says “Abel’s mom knocked down the mail box.” I went along with it because I thought he was joking. Then he says “For real, your mail box is knocked down, it’s on the street.” I automatically handed him the camera so he could go take pictures. He walked out saying “For the court” Then………….. I hear my mother in law walking in calling my name. Of course we all got up and went outside. My poor mother in law, she was blaming my sister in law, because she didn’t get up to leave with her. OMG, I started cracking up!! I did not even get mad or bothered. This was too too funny!!

She felt so bad. She kept telling me not to laugh. I had to!!! The faces she was making! And just imaging the look on her face and imaging what went through her head when she saw the mail box on the street. It was so hilarious!!! She told us she thought she had gone over the curb. Even as I type this, I’m laughing.

My little brother and Nacho tried to lift it, and even though it was heavy, they managed to lift it. Oh no, my mother in law was so scared!! Abel was not home, so I called him to give him heads up. He did not even get mad; he was concerned about his mom’s car.

So far, we are getting mail. She already bought us a new mailbox. We told her she didn't have to, but she is stubborn! Anybody know how to rebuild a mailbox? :)

AS ONE DOOR CLOSES, ONE DOOR OPENS

2008-09-03T23:27:00.000-05:00

We have now been here at our new home for 2 weeks and 4 days! I still remember how I felt as I walked out of the mobile home for the last time. I stood there, looked around, and as that chapter of our lives was over, I felt it in my heart. I cried. It just hurt. What hurt? I don’t know. I guess it’s like when your puppy dies. The detachment.

All I can say now is that we are very happy at our new home. It's roomy!! Then again, compared to the mobile home, we are in a palace :D

Saturday, August 16, 2008 was the first night we spent at our new house. This day they delivered our dining set and our new KING size bed!! We were just waiting for the bed to sleep over.

The kids were running around and screaming. I think Abel got a headache with the echoes of the screaming.

EL VASITO BLUE

2008-09-03T23:16:00.002-05:00

My little brother helped us move. My mother in law, nephew, and sister in law also helped. Well, my little brother and sister in law were freaked out at how much loose change there was thrown all over the place at the mobile home. They would both make their own little stash. At the end, they were both fighting for the “Vasito Blue.” I use this cup to put loose change. When were done packing, this little cup was heavier. They both offered to help, by keeping it for themselves. I wonder how much money it holds?

Anyways, I am so grateful at all the help we got. And I thank the Lord for all our blessings.

HERE'S "EL VASITO" WITH ITS GUTS SPILLED.

THE KEYS

2008-09-03T23:00:00.001-05:00

I'm so behind with my blogs!! Nevertheless, I have to catch up.

You know I had to take a picture as the keys were being handed over on August 12th!! The keys got delivered to me at work by Magdalena. It felt a little weird. I can say I was happy, but not excited :( I later realized I did not feel comfortable because I had not decided on an electric company. The day I finally chose one, I felt so, so relieved!! That is the day I felt excited to be a homeowner :D Thanks for taking the picture Becky (my co-worker).

A Zone, A Zoom, A Zum Fun

2008-08-12T00:25:00.001-05:00

If you are reading this blog before the this one, stop right there, and go back. Or keep reading :)

On Friday afternoon, Abel and I closed on our house. So we decided to go out and celebrate. Abel, the kids, and I went to have dinner at The Macaroni Grille in Mcallen. While the rest of the gang hung out at Wallbangers. We had never been to the Macaroni Grille. It was a lot of good food. Ally was not willing to betray her Olive Garden Chicken Parmesan, so she did not taste it at TMG.

After dinner, we all met at the The Zone in Mcallen. When we got there, there was a company party going on. We were not allowed to go in until 9 p.m. To Abel, that was an eternity. I kept trying to stall, while HE was NOT! In the end, the kids and I prevailed. My hunny was a good sport.

I took pics, while Juan took a video. We all had a blast! It was fun passing your friends on the track! NOTE TO SELF: Do NOT wear sandals, wear tennis. OR else you will have to rent some tennis like Sal! I can't describe the water game/ride/area. But by the pics, you can tell it was an experience :D Can't wait to head out there again!!

08-08-08

2008-08-11T23:46:00.005-05:00

Cool date for us to do our closing, huh? Even the Olympics started this day. Last Friday we closed or signed tons of paperwork to purchase our house, soon to be home :) I was off from work and Abel took a break from work to go sign away. We met at about 4 p.m. It started to feel like more of a reality. We have been at this for well over a month, maybe even close to 2 months!!

The beginning of a new chapter in our lives. The beginning of tons of things to do :)

Well, now it's official... We have a mortgage payment :) Because of that we went to go celebrate at...... TO BE CONTINUED ON THE NEXT BLOG................

P.S. We did not fake anything during the pics. All smiles were true. The pens had real ink. It's all real baby! I had to ask for pics, and to my surprise, Abel just surrendered.

My First Dolly

2008-07-31T13:00:00.001-05:00

My First Dolly came on Wednesday, July 23, 2008. A DOLLY like I never expected. Although I knew about her coming, I never expected her to behave the way she did. What a spoiled little brat. Well, I shouldn't complain much, she behaved on our side of town. Dolly is the name of the first hurricane that I had to go through. Sure, I remember Gilbert in 1987 or around there, but he was a wimp and I was younger. I did not have to do anything, my parents did all the worrying. BUT now.... I was the worrying parent!!

We were prepared with food, water, flash lights, candles, munchies, munchies, and more munchies. Sounds just about right. Hee hee. We stayed at the Y-Barras while they were vacationing in Dallas. So we had the house all to ourselves!!! Just kidding, in the middle of the storm, Abel had to go rescue his parents, sister, and niece and family. Water was getting into their house. It felt so much better all of us being together. My mom in law brought MORE food and the battery operated TV!! The novela had to go on!

All I know is that I kept telling everyone "eat up, the lights are gonna go out!" So I took my own advice :P During Wednesday night's storm we slept in the living room floor with the sliding door, front door and windows open. It was a cool night with the breeze coming in. Still not cool enough for Abel and the kids to sleep comfortable.

Overall, we were very blessed. Our little mobile home survived, the house we were in survived, and the house we are looking into purchasing survived :D Ally and I would sing and play. She is the one that kept wishing it would stop raining. I would praise God and thank him for what we had. Come early Thursday morning, when all the rain had stopped, and all the wind had died, the lights came back on and it was time to find out what mother nature had done. Thus, we were out of commission at work for 3 1/2 days.

:) Happy and Sad :(

2008-07-30T17:30:00.000-05:00

These two feelings at the same time are going on through my soul..... as we prepare for a long awaited move to a new house. Looks like it's right around the corner. I pray that the Lord continue to have favor over us, as we complete this new part of our lives.

Last night I attempted to sort and pack most of the kitchen stuff. (Walls are empty) While I did this, Ally and Adrian were running around the mess. They are so happy here at our warm cozy mobile home. As they run, they know every little corner, when to slow down, and when to speed up. As I watched them, my heart would melt.

I took a little break to text (he, he) and then I broke down and cried!! I cried because so many beautiful memories were created here. I will miss our mobile home. I never imagined I'd feel like this! I was also crying because this home has been a good roof over our heads and from the bottom of my heart, I wish the very same for the next family that will be moving in.

I'll never forget our wedding night. Our 1st night at our mobile home. It was freezing outside and it was so warm inside!! Don't get any crazy ideas!!! :P

I feel like I'm in a Seinfeld episode.... you know, when they say "remember when...." and they show a clip of a previous episode? Anyways...........

Now I'm smiling because poor Abel had to move Ally's bassinet back and forth between the living room and the bedroom every morning and evening. He would get mad because the hallway was too small for the bassinet and him. But we managed and survived!! By the time Adrian came along, we were experienced. The bassinet stayed in the living room during the day time and at night, he would sleep in the crib, which was set up in the bedroom. DUH!!! We didn't even think about it before!!!!

On one last note, I had to go throw FOUR large bags of trash this morning. We don't have individual trash cans, so we have to use the parks dumpster...... While the swarm of hungry mosquitoes attacked me.... I thought.... "Maybe I won't miss this afterall" :-/

Wearing my shades.....

2008-07-23T21:35:00.001-05:00

Adrian got his first pair of shades on Sunday. He actually likes them and leaves them on!! I guess he wants to be like daddy? He even likes to put them on top, to get them out of the way.

Bobby Ville....

2008-07-22T22:30:00.003-05:00

Bobby Ville (Robert Villegas) is my father in law's baby brother. He has had an interest in playing music since 1963. He was featured in Sunday's San Benito News. My father in law also has a love for music.

I have always wanted to blog about my father in law, A.K.A. "Mele" or his real name, Samuel Villegas. He has a part-time job, but he plays on the weekends with a local band. Anyways, he kinda has bad eye sight, so we tell him he needs to stop playing, so he won't have to drive at night, and this is what he tells us "NO, me muero!" That he'd die. His passion is music.

Back to Bobby Ville, and no, that's not where I got the idea for MY blog.... He likes to sing oldies. He played with a famous band at the age of 18. He later decided to go solo, and he recorded his own album in 1970. He performed at various locations. He now performs at San Benito Wings on Saturday nights. He sings to Frank Sinatra, Tom Jones, Elvis Presley, Tony Orlando, and yes, a little Freddy Fender. I am happy he is still doing what he loves to do :D

My mother in law is concerned.....

2008-07-21T07:02:00.000-05:00

San Benito is known as the "The Resaca City of Lights." On Friday morning, at one of our Resaca's.... an alligator was spotted!!! I was surprised to hear that and at the same time, a little freaked! This is the same place that we do our walking every morning!

That is why my mother-in-law does not want me to go walking anymore! I told her we'd be fine! She keeps trying to convince me to stop, but I'm still gonna go :) I told her that it has probably been there all this time and it has behaved...... Needless to say, I looked for some type of spray at Academy today, "ALLIGATOR REPELLENT" but I didn't find anything.... Just kidding!! I will make sure I pray every morning that I don't become a prey to this creature. I will also watch the discovery channel for any tips incase of attack :)

Chocolate Covered Strawberry Chocolate Cake

2008-07-20T23:18:00.003-05:00

The finished product.......

Babel almost didn't get to eat it on his Birfday!! But, better late than never!!!!

Just 32 :)

2008-07-20T22:24:00.005-05:00

Today 32 years ago, my hunny bunny was born :) I still wasn't born, but he was getting a head start :) He was born in Freemont, OHIO. We started the day by having breakfast at a local mexican restaurant. We all ate good, mmm, tortillas de harina! Then we stopped by his mom's house before we went to Brownville.

This day felt so good for all of us!! We (no kiddoes) later went to the movies. We went to see "Dark Knight" aka Batman. I enjoyed the movie! It was fun, exciting, loud, and you get the point. Afterwards, we went to go pick up the kids, ate some banana split cake his mom made, and then picked up some What-a-burger! At about 10:00 p.m., I finally had a chance to bake his cake! He doesn't mind, because he knows we've been busy all day long.

For some reason, he seems to be like wine. "The older the better" :D I LOVE YOU BABY!! Oh, you can see he liked his present, he is sporting his shades in the first pic....

Ta Loco!!!!!!

2008-07-13T15:22:00.004-05:00

On Friday, July 11, 2008 we traveled all the way to the Dodge Arena. Ay si, muy lejos!! Anyways, it was my first time there. The Famous George Lopez was performing!! We bought the tickets long long time ago and the day finally came! In alphabetical order... here are the ones that went.... Abel, Ariel, Belia, Jennifer, ME, and Nacho! Before George came out, some other comedian came out. I bet he was funny, we just couldn't understand him though!! The audio was messed up or something. I was getting a little worried, I was hoping that we could understand George. And sure enough, George was very clear. Just sitting here typing, I get a huge smile.... he is so funny! Poor Abel and Ariel, I was sitting between them laughing and laughing!! Don't ask me to repeat any jokes, porque sabes que, I don't remember them and I just mess it up when I try to say one. But little things here and there remind me, and I start to laugh out of the blue. I DIDN'T sneak in my camera ;) Somehow I got a little video. Aver si jala?

We had such a great time!! My throat was hurting the next morning and my voice was sounding different on Sunday morning. George knows how to hit the nail on the head!! He touched a little on how we didn't have toys, lunch-a-bles, playstations, wii's, and baby monitors back then. Nombre, he was more than hilarious!! I'm very happy we were able to go!!! And if I could go again..... I would :D

Pac-Man ghosts...

2008-06-28T23:26:00.006-05:00

My babies were playing with my bellydancing veils. They were having so much fun! I had the pac-man ghosts right in my living room! Love ya kiddoes!!! MUAH!!

My PAYASITO (My little clown)

2008-06-28T22:21:00.004-05:00

We had dinner at La Playa tonight, and Adrian was so hyper! He is such a cutie though! (What can a mommie say???) He was messing with Daddy's shades. I had to pull out my camera and shoot some pics. After a while, he started to pose.....

Can We Budget?

2008-06-25T00:13:00.002-05:00

Lately we have been so excited about purchasing a home. It all started June 11th. We saw a home for the first time on that day. By the next day, I was at a mortgage place. We got approved! Although we had to turn that home down because our payments were going to be too much. The one good thing that came out of that was that it opened our eyes and the doors to hopefully getting a home, a cheaper one. We had never made any type of attempt. We'd always be saying "Someday" "Someday".... We didn't know that someday would be this soon. It is fun!

We already have our eye on a home here in San Benito, on Bonham street(behind Dolly Vinsant Hosp). Please pray that everything works in our favor. A well built home, a great price, good negotiating, very affordable payments, sturdy income to pay for it all, and for it to become our warm cozy home one day :)I have told the Lord that it is up to him. If this is not the one that is meant for us, we will keep looking. We just ask for his guidance.

Back to budgeting.... I will try my hardest to budget. I know it will be easier for Babel than for me. I tried my best tonight. I went to Wal-Mart with a list of 3 things to purchase. (Patting myself on the back) I purchased only those 3. Maybe I can do thing budgeting thing? I was so proud of myself! Because I always manage to walk out with alot more than what I needed. I was focused and did not wonder around.

OH, and in preparation of our move. We have started to clean out as much as possible. Hopefully we will hear something this week. We should be meeting with the realtor and the mortgage lady again. Please pray for us, I appreciate it.