Housewarming Party/Birthday Party

So this Saturday was spent celebrating my niece's fourth birthday along with my newly remodeled house! It was a very stressful morning because the company that we ordered the jumper and tables from cancelled because it was going to rain all day! Well I had looked it up and it was supposed to stop by 1pm and that's when the party was going to start.  Needless to say we had to find other arrangements because in about 4 hours we would have a bunch of people over.  Lucky for us, my mom called another company that supplied the chairs and tables for us.  I called my friend, who guided me to another jumper company that saved the day!

Around 1pm all of my family started to show up.  It was fun watching everyone look at my house and admire the work we have put into it.  It was even better to see the faces of those that have previously seen it to know what it has progressed from.  Audrey had a wonderful time with cousins and friends playing in the jumper and around the house.  Lucky for us, the rain stayed away just like the forecast predicted.

Around 5pm, my "work" friends started to show up.  I didn't think they would want to hang out with all of the little kids running around.  We had a bunch of fun and the last guests left around 12:45am.  It was a fun and exciting time and Audrey and I are both very thankful.

I missed out on taking pictures because I was so busy that day sorry.

SO....

For those of you who do not know....I MOVED INTO MY HOUSE!!!! It doesn't resemble the same house that I walked through back in September 2009.  It is a "brand new" house and it is lovely! Many thanks to my dad and mom!!! Without them, many of the "new" things wouldn't be done.  Also thanks to my cousins Michael and Mando for my new tile and showers and for the lack of holes in my house!

I will post pictures at a later time when I actually have internet at my house.  :)

Half way done!

Today is the last day of the semester! I will enjoy the next three weeks off of school for Christmas Break before beginning the second semester of the school year.  I can't believe how fast the year has gone.  I think it is mainly due to cheer.  For 12 weeks we had weekly football games that made those three months fly by! I can't believe that the football season is over and that we only have 18 more weeks of school! It's exciting to know that it is halfway over.  Many times I still feel like I'm "brand new", but other times I feel right at home. :)

Now it's time to enjoy the next three weeks of vacation! :)  (I know you are jealous...hehe.)

In 6 months........

I WILL BE 30!!!!! YIKES!!!

One of my cheerleaders brought in balloons for her boyfriend for his birthday so all of the kids thought today was my birthday.  This is when I realized in exactly 6 MONTHS, I will have my birthday and I'll be 30! Oh well, it won't be that bad, right???  :)

Weight Watcher's Update

Well it's been a while, 6 weeks to be exact since you heard from me.  I am currently a very busy girl with football and work, but I'll catch you up on that later.
First let's talk about Weight Watchers.  I have been going faithfully for 19 weeks now! I skipped one week due to vacation, but I actually came back to lose some weight! I am currently only down about 7 pounds (I lost two and then gained two back to back).  I have been "good" for the most part and it seems when I've been "bad" I end up losing more weight! Weird I know, but I don't let myself get into any bad habits.  I keep having the common "up one week, down another" but it is different this time.  For those of you who don't know, this isn't my first time at WW.  I have done it before but never for this long.  I am determined to keep trying to lose weight because not only do I want to be healthy, but I'm turning 30 next year and I need to look FABULOUS!!! Oh yea and my brother is getting married and I need to look cute.  :)

So the reason I am rambling about WW is because of the "Hottie" award.  I received it back in July for the Wednesday night meeting (which I attend sometimes), but I'm a regular Tuesday night girl.  I actually received it last week and I will leave you with my entry into the Tuesday Night Hottie Book. :)

Hey everyone!                                                                                             September 6, 2011

First of all I would like to thank you for making me the “Hottie” this week.  I love reading all of the stories of the other “Hotties” out there; they are inspiring and help me remember that I am not alone in this journey.  I started Weight Watcher’s on May 5^th, with my mom, and I have almost hit my 5%.  It seems like I’m always going up and down, up and down, but I know I’m not alone.  I have been “doing” WW for 18 weeks now and I have almost lost 10 pounds! For some of you this is nothing and for others you can totally understand.  J  At this rate I might lose 20 pounds before my 30^th birthday and my brother’s wedding next year! Did I mention I need to look HOT since I’m in the wedding?! J

            I love coming to the meetings and hearing other people have the same issue as me, and then those of you without this issue, it’s inspiring and exciting to celebrate with you as you lose weight.  I love the Etools on my phone since it’s the only reason I actually track my food.  For those of you just starting out, remember don’t give up and keep on tracking! For those of you that are ‘pros’ at WW, remember to still act like a newbie and don’t slack off!  We’ve all worked too hard to start slacking off now, even if it’s only a couple of pounds lost! Our goal is to be able to go shopping for clothes not because they are too small, but because they are too big!!!! J Keep up the good work everyone and one day I will meet my goal!

Baldo Gets Married!!!

For those of you who do not know Baldo he and I met in our first year of credentialing classes.  We had all of the same classes for two full years! We got to know each other right away and even shared homework with each other.  We talked often about our guy/girl problems and were both wondering if "the one" would ever come around.  Well it did for Baldo! Last summer he told me he was pretty sure he found "the one" and he would be proposing soon.  Well around New Year's he did! He send a picture of the beautiful ring on her finger and everything!

So when I was invited to share the special day with him and his beautiful wife, I couldn't pass up the opportunity.   He had a wonderful Spanish Mass in the Catholic Church (which I didn't understand at all) and a beautiful, fun reception at the Pomona Mining Company.  It was a lot of fun! 

And now for the pictures!

Weight loss...

Well most of you know that I have started Weight Watchers.  I have been on the program for a little over 2 months now and I have yet to lose my first 5 lbs.  This is by far frustrating, but I think I have found a pattern that my body follows.  Two weeks I lose weight, two weeks I gain weight and so on.  Luckily I have not back tracked far enough to show that I have really gained weight.  It's like I take two steps forward and one step back.  Oh well! I have come to the realization that this is just my body and I will have to live with it.  I figured it out, if my brother gets married in July of next year I will have lost 30 lbs by the time the wedding arrives! Hopefully this is true!

Another weight watcher note...there is this thing called the "Hottie" award.  Well I was given the award on a Wednesday night meeting which means I was supposed to read it and then write my "story" in it.  Well I did read most of it, and I did write my story, but I was stalling until the last possible moment.  I was a typical procrastinator and wrote it about 30 minutes before the meeting.  Thanks Julie for passing it to me! :-)

I just need to keep working hard and I should be successful! :-)

So it's time...

So my mom and I have been talking for a couple of weeks of joining Weight Watchers again.  I had been feeling unmotivated to do anything to try and lose weight and I was starting to get into trouble with my doctor.  So last week Thursday we decided that it was time to do it! We went to weigh in and start the "new" program.  It seems so much easier than last time I did it.  I feel very confident that I might actually stay with it this time. 

On Tuesday we decided to weigh in instead, because of the leader of the meeting, and I was so sure that I had only lost 0.5 lbs.  I was going to be totally fine with this, but when I stepped on the scale the lady didn't tell me anything.  My mom was the one that asked me what I had lost, so I looked in my little weight book and I was shocked! I lost 1.2 lbs!!! This was exciting since on Sunday we had Mother's day and we eat out twice that day.  I was very excited.  Now the trick is keeping it off and working to get more off! :)

Ps. Thanks Jennifer for being an inspiration and making me go back! :)

I'm not very smart!

So today I woke up a little late and was having a very slow morning. This means that I was having a hard time get ready. I was sleepy and did not feel like I slept the best. So when it was a couple of minutes after 7 I hurried outside to leave for the day. My parents have a gate around their house so you have to back out of the drive way and make sure you clear the gate. Normally this is not an issue, but today it was. After 12 years of driving out of the same drive way with the same gate, I hit it today. Not only do I feel like a moron for hitting the same gate I drive past everyday but I put a nice big dent in my bumper. So to top everything off, I will now have to pay for my car to get fixed. I'm now in the category of people that can not back up correcctly. (Did I tell you I have a back up camera?)

My Face Hurts!

I am so sick right now! It all started last week Thursday when I had a headache, well the headache lasted all the way until Sunday. Sunday morning when I woke up my throat also hurt. I knew this was the beginning of something horrible. Well I was correct! Monday at work I did not feel well at all and my stomach actually hurt too. I went home after work curled up in a ball and started to watch tv while laying in bed. At about 6:15 I decided it was time to drive over to urgent care. Well I came out of there with a prescription and four papers on what I had and how to take care of it! So the verdict was strep throat, double ear infections, bronchitis, and a viral respiratory illness! YIKES!!!! This is why my head had been hurting and my face hurts due to all of the pressure.

So I called in a sub for Tuesday and stayed home all day. I couldn't stay home for more than one day, I would get too behind at work, so here I am at work sitting in my chair. Luckily the antibiotics kicked in for today so I can actually breathe right now. :) I know the little things in life make me happy.

Hopefully this sickness goes away quickly because it is a bad one! On a good note, this is the first time this school year that I have gotten sick. That's an improvement for me.

Pumpkin Patch!

So on Sunday my parents, sister, niece and I all jumped in my parents' suburban and took a ride over to Cal Poly Pomona. My mom had heard about the pumpkin patch so we dressed up my niece and took a ride over there. There was a huge pumpkin patch where the pumpkins were only $5 and we took lots of pictures. Here are some..

Hiding in the corn...

Yes...I got a pumpkin!

"Adorable!"

This is the pumpkin patch from afar.

Hi all!

Well it's been two months since I last blogged and I have been soooooo busy and stressed out that I haven't had time. Here is me saying "HI!" to everyone and you will hear from me shortly. I will be doing old blogs and of course current ones, but I will start blogging! I promise!
See you all soon! :)

Memorial Day Weekend

So I am finally blogging about my camping (not really camping) trip to June Lake, CA. My parents decided to drive up there for the weekend and I wanted to go as well because I wanted to see it with snow! Well there sure was snow and freezing weather...well not freezing, but sure darn cold! Here are some of the pictures to capture how lovely it was up there.

Spring Break

So the last week I have been off of work due to spring break! I love the fact that I get to still have spring break at the age of 28!! :) This year was the first year that I did not have to worry about starting school at CSUSB in the middle of the week, which was awesome! So I thought...maybe I would go somewhere. Well this did not happen....did I mention that I bought a house five months ago and I'm currently working on remodeling. So here is a list of some things I DID get to do during spring break...

• dinner and a movie with Robyn and Jennifer (Remember Me...it's soooooo sad)
• shopping trip to Lowe's and the Floor Liquidators store (picked out some flooring and priced windows)
• went to the movies with my mom (Our Family Wedding...it was good, made me laugh at the Mexican jokes)
• watched my brother give a presentation on his fieldwork for his masters degree (he passed...don't worry)
• spent a long time at the mall (5 hours to be exact)
• went to the movies with my mom and dad (The Last Song....sad too, made me cry a little)
• spent Saturday shopping at Costco and making confetti eggs for Easter
• spent Easter with a lot of my family at my Great-Aunt Jenny's

This is a short recap of the major things I did during spring break. I did have fun and it was quite relaxing...I'm now ready to conquer the last eight weeks of work and start my summer vacation. :)

Life Update!

Well I know that it has been FOREVER since I last blogged, but you know how life just gets in the way sometimes?!? I have been busy helping take care of my niece along with going to school, working, and having the soccer/softball season at work with the cheerleaders. But that was February and guess what...it's now March! Yikes!!!

So here is a list of some things that occured during the month of February to keep you all up to date....

• week off of work
• went to Universal Studio's with Jenni and her family
• family birthday parties
• school
• work
• soccer/softball games
• fieldwork hours for admin credential
• took care of my niece
• shopped at Lowe's/Home Depot
• who knows what else.....

That's February in a nutshelll now on with the wonderful month of March!