Yesterday was my 37th Birthday. I was thinking that certain people would "forget", but I was pleasantly surprised when I woke up to my husband saying, "Happy Birthday honey!" My daughter walked in my room and gave me a hug and said the same. Then my son screamed it as he ran out of the bathroom BUCK NAKED. I love those little buns.
I came downstairs to cards and the neighbor kids we drive to school singing Happy Birthday. I got the most romantic gift ever.....a blue tooth for my phone. Ariana said, "Now you can drive, talk and not kill yourself!" Joking aside, it is one of the things I wanted so it was a great gift.
I got to work to find everyone brought food to share for the BIG DAY! I am so close to so many of the people I work with that it truly warmed my heart that they remembered my birthday and were willing to share it with me. I have never seen soooo much food, especially, so many kinds of homemade salsa. LOVE IT!
We spent the night in Fremont with the Gerten's. The night started out laughing at YouTube video's of people being tasered. I know....doesn't seem very 37 of me, but it was hilarious. Went to dinner and then back to the Gerten's to check out YouTube again. I believe we ended up listening to fart sounds on the Fart Sound Board website. Again, as Joelle (13 year old) said, "You guys are such children." However, I am not sure Dana and I have laughed that hard in a long time.
Dana and I were stars last night when Joelle "tweeted" to her friends that her mom and Amy are so childish. Have to be with us when the laughing starts because it never ends.....so if being childish is what we are......so be it!
I decided many things yesterday on my Birthday.....
1) This is my last FAT birthday. I want to wear something highly inappropriate for my 38th birthday to show off the rock'n new bod I will have.........get it going Amy!
2) Time flies when you AREN'T having fun.....I insist on bringing more laughter into my life this year. I will still work constantly, as it is a must, but I will make sure to do immature things when I am working so that I can at least entertain myself. Life is too short!
3) Independence is a key this year. We will finally buy out Dr. Hill and start a new stage in our life. It will be stressful, but we can't move ahead if we don't take risk. Joel is a phenomenal chiropractor and it is all starting to pay off. We may not have as much money as some of the chiro's out there, but I know that Joel is providing fantastic, caring, ethically sound care for his patients. That is what helps us sleep at night.
4) I will strengthen my faith. I am so excited to be Joelle's confirmation sponsor and feel I have a huge duty to show her how to live through our faith. Most importantly, to show her we all make mistakes in our lives; say and do things we shouldn't, but how we always need to walk in God's footsteps to keep us on the right path. It is a lesson we all learn daily and continue to learn throughout life.
5) Just be me! This past couple of years I have strayed from myself. I lost my confidence and my drive. I feel strongly it is coming back.
I haven't blogged in so long I am sure no one will even read this; however, it feels good to write it. Looking forward to a fantastic year......maybe I will even blog before the next one comes.
Saturday, August 22, 2009
Monday, May 14, 2007
I Told Me So!
No....I am not a complete moron. I realize I just broke some sort of grammatical (is this even how you spell grammatical) rule with that title for this post. But I will say it again.....I Told Me So! About a week ago I was driving to work, talking to SuperCute as usual. I was defending a person that, although I knew had many faults, I wanted to believe in. A person with some sort of power over not only those we love, but in some sense over us as well. Anyway.........I Told Me So! Doesn't it just burn your butt when someone does exactly what you think they are going to do!
It burns mine. Especially when I say to the Cute one, "In a week I am sure I will be calling you back telling you I take everything I said back." Guess what....I did that tonight. She is just graceful enough not to rub it in my face!
Tuesday, May 8, 2007
Haven't blogged for a LONG time
O.K. Is this blogging thing one more thing I start and don't finish. I have a multitude of "started" knitting projects, crafts and other things "I love to do" but find no time to do it. It is amazing to me that I will completely put aside the things I love and are relaxing to make others happy. Can't one day be about me??
No.....it can't. I have too many things that I feel passionate about that I have to work on and be a part of. They are:
1) Laying with Ariana and Jacob at night ----- Most people think you are "ruining" your children by laying with them for awhile at night, but for a working mother, it is sometimes the only time we get to chat about the day. Jacob loves to talk about superhero stuff and Ariana asks a lot of "What If" questions. (Ex. What if the whole world was made of chocolate? What if we didn't have any trees or grass?) If this is ruining my children, I will pay for the therapy later on in life. There is nothing better than having your children look in your eyes and say, "Mommy, I love you!"
3) Coaching soccer ----- 2nd grade girls can be the biggest frustration in the world. However, when they score their first goal and run to me, not their parents, for a hug and a high five, the warmness in my heart is more than I could ever explain.
4) The Hand In Hand ---- Many people won't understand this, but it is the school newsletter that I do for my daughters school. It is the biggest pain to put together, get organized and printed....not to mention personality conflicts with those who are on the committee for it. However, to have Ariana tell her friends that "My mommy did this" and see the smile on her face will be enough for me to trudge through another issue.
5) Development Committee --- Another thing many people won't understand, but about 1 year ago I joined a committee at the church that allows me to be a part of making decisions for the school and parish. I started because I was sick of complaining about what they aren't doing and wanted to be a part of what can be done. Although the meetings come at a bad time every time they come up, the home visits to ask parishoners for money to build isn't my idea of fun, the design time to make things look pretty (even when some people say I am not talented enough) can get to be very long, along with all the other things that come along with it can be time consuming, to see that our DREAMS for the school are coming alive is a feeling that can't be explained.
Don't get me wrong....it must seem as though I am complaining. I wouldn't take any of these activities away because in some way they all lead back to my greatest joy.....my husband and children.
No.....it can't. I have too many things that I feel passionate about that I have to work on and be a part of. They are:
1) Laying with Ariana and Jacob at night ----- Most people think you are "ruining" your children by laying with them for awhile at night, but for a working mother, it is sometimes the only time we get to chat about the day. Jacob loves to talk about superhero stuff and Ariana asks a lot of "What If" questions. (Ex. What if the whole world was made of chocolate? What if we didn't have any trees or grass?) If this is ruining my children, I will pay for the therapy later on in life. There is nothing better than having your children look in your eyes and say, "Mommy, I love you!"
3) Coaching soccer ----- 2nd grade girls can be the biggest frustration in the world. However, when they score their first goal and run to me, not their parents, for a hug and a high five, the warmness in my heart is more than I could ever explain.
4) The Hand In Hand ---- Many people won't understand this, but it is the school newsletter that I do for my daughters school. It is the biggest pain to put together, get organized and printed....not to mention personality conflicts with those who are on the committee for it. However, to have Ariana tell her friends that "My mommy did this" and see the smile on her face will be enough for me to trudge through another issue.
5) Development Committee --- Another thing many people won't understand, but about 1 year ago I joined a committee at the church that allows me to be a part of making decisions for the school and parish. I started because I was sick of complaining about what they aren't doing and wanted to be a part of what can be done. Although the meetings come at a bad time every time they come up, the home visits to ask parishoners for money to build isn't my idea of fun, the design time to make things look pretty (even when some people say I am not talented enough) can get to be very long, along with all the other things that come along with it can be time consuming, to see that our DREAMS for the school are coming alive is a feeling that can't be explained.
Don't get me wrong....it must seem as though I am complaining. I wouldn't take any of these activities away because in some way they all lead back to my greatest joy.....my husband and children.
Wednesday, January 10, 2007
Flying Pasta Here, Flying Pasta There!
Two nights ago I visited a large retail chain, name to remain anonymous because I don't want to offend anyone that enjoys this God forsaken hell hole. I reluctantly walked in the front doors to return a knee brace my husband bought the night before. For some reason they are the only retailer that stays open 24/7, 365 days a year, so we are all forced to use them at one point or another : (
Anyway, back to why I dislike going into this store. It seems as if by 9:00 p.m. all of the people that don't want to be seen in the daylight emerge and gather at these stores. This particular evening was no different. As I walked in, I witnessed a small child (probably 5 years old) standing behind their parents as they played video games. What an exciting evening it must be to be this child......get no attention from your parents and watch them play games they should have outgrown years ago. Who knows though, maybe he was thinking, "Wow my mom and dad are cool!" Doubt it.
I was greeted by a not so delightful "Greeter". She looked at me as if I stole something and was trying to return it. She searched my bag to tag the "item" that was being returned. I wanted to say, "Trust me...I wouldn't steal anything from here because I don't even want to be seen here right now." Shallow I know....but unfortunately true.
I waited in the line at customer service while one lady returned 5 Home Entertainment Speaker systems. Why would anyone buy 5 of the same thing......seems like a Christmas nightmare to me. She told one person in her family what she wanted and that person told the next person and the next person told the next person. They all bought the same thing on the same weekend they "Lowered" the price. This is the only explanation I can come up with, based on the fact she had NO RECEIPTS for any of them.
The couple in front of me had a 3-4 year old son that wanted to mop the floor.....with his hair, his cloths and unfortunately his tongue. He was just rolling around while his parents were staring off into space. I have to imagine this child has one hell of a immune system built up if he likes licking miscellaneous floors....who knows what else he is putting his little tongue on.
This was a rare evening at this national retail chain. I actually left the store with a smile on my face. It was as I was returning my knee brace, that a gentleman came up to the 2nd register. He had a box of "Kraft Macaroni and Cheese - DELUXE". He was going to return this box of cheesy
goodness because he didn't want it. However, the box was ripped open like he changed his mind as he was about to pour the noodles into the boiling water. "Oops, I don't really want this anymore, I think I will return it. I wonder where that darn receipt is!" With a smirk on her face, the cashier with enough black eye liner on to last me a whole year, stated it was against OSHA regulations to return an opened food item. (I personally felt dumb.....I didn't know OSHA had return policy regulations.....hahahaha.) Anyway, this guy got so pissed that they would not give him his money back that he threw the box into his cart and the pasta in the opened box flew up into the air and spilled all over the place. As he was walking away he slipped on some of the pasta and got even madder. I couldn't even hold in my laughter. What a moron.
So if you are ever having a bad day, wait until 9:00 and go to this retail chain. (We all know which one it is.) You might witness one of the funniest things you have ever seen............boy I need to get a life!
Anyway, back to why I dislike going into this store. It seems as if by 9:00 p.m. all of the people that don't want to be seen in the daylight emerge and gather at these stores. This particular evening was no different. As I walked in, I witnessed a small child (probably 5 years old) standing behind their parents as they played video games. What an exciting evening it must be to be this child......get no attention from your parents and watch them play games they should have outgrown years ago. Who knows though, maybe he was thinking, "Wow my mom and dad are cool!" Doubt it.
I was greeted by a not so delightful "Greeter". She looked at me as if I stole something and was trying to return it. She searched my bag to tag the "item" that was being returned. I wanted to say, "Trust me...I wouldn't steal anything from here because I don't even want to be seen here right now." Shallow I know....but unfortunately true.
I waited in the line at customer service while one lady returned 5 Home Entertainment Speaker systems. Why would anyone buy 5 of the same thing......seems like a Christmas nightmare to me. She told one person in her family what she wanted and that person told the next person and the next person told the next person. They all bought the same thing on the same weekend they "Lowered" the price. This is the only explanation I can come up with, based on the fact she had NO RECEIPTS for any of them.
The couple in front of me had a 3-4 year old son that wanted to mop the floor.....with his hair, his cloths and unfortunately his tongue. He was just rolling around while his parents were staring off into space. I have to imagine this child has one hell of a immune system built up if he likes licking miscellaneous floors....who knows what else he is putting his little tongue on.
This was a rare evening at this national retail chain. I actually left the store with a smile on my face. It was as I was returning my knee brace, that a gentleman came up to the 2nd register. He had a box of "Kraft Macaroni and Cheese - DELUXE". He was going to return this box of cheesy
goodness because he didn't want it. However, the box was ripped open like he changed his mind as he was about to pour the noodles into the boiling water. "Oops, I don't really want this anymore, I think I will return it. I wonder where that darn receipt is!" With a smirk on her face, the cashier with enough black eye liner on to last me a whole year, stated it was against OSHA regulations to return an opened food item. (I personally felt dumb.....I didn't know OSHA had return policy regulations.....hahahaha.) Anyway, this guy got so pissed that they would not give him his money back that he threw the box into his cart and the pasta in the opened box flew up into the air and spilled all over the place. As he was walking away he slipped on some of the pasta and got even madder. I couldn't even hold in my laughter. What a moron.So if you are ever having a bad day, wait until 9:00 and go to this retail chain. (We all know which one it is.) You might witness one of the funniest things you have ever seen............boy I need to get a life!
ANNOYING little tidbits
Well, here we go. My mood is such today that I think I will get some things off my chest. Here are some things that have always bothered me or caused to me to spend too much time thinking about them.
1) Braille on a drive up ATM - I don't want to be around the person driving up to an ATM that needs to use braille. (Don't think you need any more explaination than that.)
2) The woman who joins Adventure Boot Camp to get in shape but walks when the trainer isn't around and peeks around corners to know when she needs to start running. Why does this bother me.......I just don't like her anyway...... so many things about her bother me.
3) Whiny voices.....why is it that the octave of children's voice goes up instinctively when they feel they are going to be in trouble.
4) People who fart on an elevator right before they get off. HILARIOUS, but annoying.
5) People who make their jobs difficult just to make themselves look busy. If I could just have the time they waste doing something the long way........it would be a dream!
6) Retail employees - why are 99% of them rude.........Hint to those that this describes - HELLO! RETAIL IS A SOCIAL JOB. GET OUT OF IT IF SOCIALLY DISABLED!!
7) In the age of email we all are bombarded with emails every day. Why do some people respond to your emails with a "Thank You." Don't get me wrong, I understand they are trying to be courteous, but don't send an email if there is not more than two words in it.
The rambling is now done!
1) Braille on a drive up ATM - I don't want to be around the person driving up to an ATM that needs to use braille. (Don't think you need any more explaination than that.)
2) The woman who joins Adventure Boot Camp to get in shape but walks when the trainer isn't around and peeks around corners to know when she needs to start running. Why does this bother me.......I just don't like her anyway...... so many things about her bother me.
3) Whiny voices.....why is it that the octave of children's voice goes up instinctively when they feel they are going to be in trouble.
4) People who fart on an elevator right before they get off. HILARIOUS, but annoying.
5) People who make their jobs difficult just to make themselves look busy. If I could just have the time they waste doing something the long way........it would be a dream!
6) Retail employees - why are 99% of them rude.........Hint to those that this describes - HELLO! RETAIL IS A SOCIAL JOB. GET OUT OF IT IF SOCIALLY DISABLED!!
7) In the age of email we all are bombarded with emails every day. Why do some people respond to your emails with a "Thank You." Don't get me wrong, I understand they are trying to be courteous, but don't send an email if there is not more than two words in it.
The rambling is now done!
Tuesday, January 9, 2007
Let's Go to Mexico
O.K. This is my first post and I feel like talking about my Mexico trip. Even if it is old news, I 
can close my eyes and still feel the wind in my face while watching the sun come up. Joel and I went to Mexico for our 10 year anniversary. Another couple celebrating their 10th came along. It was soooooooooooo relaxing.
We went to El Dorado Royale in Riviera Maya. The hotel was clean and didn't smell like mold, a common complaint in Mexico resorts. We did nothing all day but lay by the pool, drink fun drinks, and nap. We had phenomenal food and great company.
I have added a few pictures of the flowers on the resort. All I can say is breath taking. Betsy is going to have to help me figure out how to display them in my house.
Close your eyes, lay back and dream of the hot sun and soft breeze blowing in your hair. It just isn't fair!!!
We went to El Dorado Royale in Riviera Maya. The hotel was clean and didn't smell like mold, a common complaint in Mexico resorts. We did nothing all day but lay by the pool, drink fun drinks, and nap. We had phenomenal food and great company.
I have added a few pictures of the flowers on the resort. All I can say is breath taking. Betsy is going to have to help me figure out how to display them in my house.
Close your eyes, lay back and dream of the hot sun and soft breeze blowing in your hair. It just isn't fair!!!
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