Heredia Family

Happy 2012

2012-01-01T06:48:00.000-08:00

One of my New Years resolution is to get back to what I enjoyed the most. I have miss scrapbooking and blogging, this was my escape from stress, its my therapy. So I am back starting today. Today I will be putting together my Project Life album and finish my 2011 Daily December album. I will be getting back to my favorite Scrapbook forums and catch up with my friends.

New Year-New Beginnings. <3

What a Week-end.

2011-05-02T19:17:00.000-07:00

Been an interesting week-end. There have been two major world-wide current events:
One being a Royal wedding, and the other the death of the world's most-wanted terrorist.
Both of these events are ones we will always remember where we were, when we watched,
and what we were doing.

The Royal Wedding:

The marriage of Prince William and Kate Middleton (Catherine) was so beautiful, so happy I got to watch it. I remember watching the wedding of Prince Charles and Princess Diana (Willams parents) in 1981. Both weddings were so beautiful, so fairytale like.

World's Most-Wanted Terrorist: Osama Bin Laden

Osama bin Laden has been killed, President Obama said Sunday night on a live statement from the White House. Ending a nearly 10-year manhunt, the criminal mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks that left 3,000 people dead on U.S. soil is finally dead!

Both events very different, but both gave us strong emotions.

2011 Project Life

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Here is what I've been working on, my Becky Higgins project life album. I decided to start doing the album this year. I am really enjoying working on the album, even though I've been behind in putting it together. Four months into it, I have not missed taking the Picture of the Day. I am so doing this again next year.

Wordless Wednesday

2011-04-13T18:47:00.000-07:00

Tattoo I want to get one of these days, when I have the courage.

I will be back soon!!

2011-04-12T06:40:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone!!! Yes, I am still alive. Sorry been missing these past few months. Life has been very hectic since the move to our new state Texas and having a Kindergartner and a Toddler now keeps me busy and active. I will be blogging and scrapping again, I really miss it and it does keep me sane and keeps me stress free, which I so need it. I have been working on Becky Higgins Project Life album, even though I am behind in putting it together I have not missed taking a single photo everyday. Thanks for stopping by and understanding. Now to start all over on this blogging and scrapping. See you soon.

Where did November Go!!

2010-12-01T14:20:00.000-08:00

Oh gosh can not believe its December already, where did November go. Well lets see....we've all been sick most of the month of November. First it was Briana with the stomach flu, then Christopher, then me and George. We all went down. As we were getting better, we were all doing good for a week and then bam...there we go more sickies in the house. Christoper had fever and ear infection and then Briana a day later with a blister ear infection, can you believe she had a blister on her ear drum, never heard of such a thing. Then you guessed it, Mommy got a bad sinus infection that had me down from 2 days. I started feeling almost human again after a few days. Thanksgiving was not what we had planned since George also got sick. We stayed home and had a small meal together and watched movies. It was kind of nice for a change, just bad that we were all sick.

Hope December is a much better month for us.

Happy Halloween!!

2010-10-31T10:28:00.000-07:00

Have a Happy Halloween!! This is our first Halloween here in Texas, we are so excited.

Friday Photo

2010-09-17T20:48:00.001-07:00

I just love how my little boy falls asleep.

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September!!

2010-09-02T10:48:00.000-07:00

Wow, I can not believe its September. Time has flown by for me, so many things has changed for us this year that its just crazy. Here is just a few things that has kept us busy since the move to Texas.

First, there is that crazy move. Lucky it was smooth, truck came in time, only a few things broken and some furniture scratched these were expected. Lots and lots of boxes to unpack and organize the things with the 2 kids is just crazy. 7 months and we still have boxes to unpack.

The house, I love and hate right now. George did good in picking out the neighborhood and the house, love the floor plan. We have had a few issues with the house and dealing with the builder to fix them is just been awful, always e-mailing them and on the phone with them just to get things done. Luckily, the issues are not really major but they are problems. The 2 major issues we are fighting with them is the side of the house drainage, there isn't any and it gets flooded really bad and the media room. Media room has no a/c vents at all. George somehow missed this in the walk thru. But come on...no vents in a media room.... Ugh!!!

We've had the in-laws come visit us in the beginning of May, that was real nice and sometimes not so nice. They were a handful to say the least. I am just glad Briana had blast with them. I know she misses them. Just sorry we couldn't really show them around as I had no idea where to go and what to do as we have not been able to explore our surroundings. I did not have a car for 3 months and George not able to get time off work, it was a little boring for them. Oh well.

In March, my nephew (Brandon, lived in Dallas) ended up living with us, after breaking up with his girlfriend. Long story. Its good and bad having him here. I love that he helps me with the kids (sometimes) and bad cause, he is not motivated to do anything. He is looking for work and so far nothing has sticked. I have no idea what his goals are, seems at 21 years old he would have more motivation to do something. I have no idea what he plans on doing. Can't/won't maintain him. I just hate having people live with us, I feel uncomfortable in my own house.

Briana loves Texas. She has missed California, she keeps asking to go to the beach and go see her cousins. This kills me, I also miss the beach and seeing family gatherings, parties being held on facebook just makes it worse. But we are hanging in there. We have made some great friends with our neighbors and some of George co-workers have been awesome. She just started Kindergarten and doing great. She has made friends and I love seeing her so happy when I pick her up.

Christopher is going to be 9 months!! Can you believe it. He is keeping me really busy. He is a handful. I see the difference between him and Briana already. Its so true what they say, having a boy is so different. He is already climbing out of his playpen, exersaucer, and trying to get out of the crib. He crawls up the stairs like a lighting bolt, especially when he sees me going after him. That little booger. Love him.

Lets see what else, George is doing good a work, he will be there a year already in a couple of weeks. He has been dealing with some health issues for a few months now and they finally figured out that he has to remove his gallbladder, well they have to find it first, yup that is right. The ultrasound they did could not find it, so we are waiting for the results on the MRI to see where its at.

I am sure there is a lot I have missed covering. I've been a ball of nerves since all the changes. I am hanging in there and being strong for the kids. I really miss my friends and family back home. I have not really scrapped for a long time. I hope this will change now that some things have settled and having Briana in school now frees me up a little bit.

Well, that about it for now. Thanks for stopping by. XOXOO

Still Here

2010-07-15T06:56:00.000-07:00

Hello, Everyone.

I can not believe its been this long since I've blogged anything. So many changes has kept me busy. I just wanted to let everyone know I am still here and everything is going well. I will blog again this week-end and give everyone an update of our comings and goings.

Hope everyone is doing well. I'll be back. :D

Friday Fill in 04/02/2010

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1. All you need is Love, is one of my favorite song from the Beatles.
2. My family and friends fills me with laughter.
3. Each generation, as it grows up, differs from each other.
4. Losing a loved one is something I have a hard time dealing with.
5. A trip to the Bahamas is what I need.
6. Give kindness and you get back.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to a nice salmon dinner, tomorrow my plans include going to the neighborhood Easter egg hunt and Sunday, I want to go to church and have a relaxing Easter!

Today

2010-02-23T10:38:00.000-08:00

Today I am.....

Today I Am: unpacking and breaking down the millions of boxes we have from the move, and watching the little snow fall we are having right now.

Listening: Briana playing upstairs.

Reading: Nothing interesting yet, just catching up on reading all my magazines that are about a week behind in arriving to the new address.

Obsessed With: Finishing unpacking and organizing this house.

Thinking About: How crazy it is to pack everything and move to another state, where you know no one.

Planning To: start a list of many things we have to do here, DMV, register Briana for kindergarten...yikes!!

Dreaming Of: Summer.

Enjoying: Watching Olympics.

Vowing to: start scrapbooking and taking pictures like I used to. I've placed it in the back burner for awhile, time to get creative again.

Working on: unpacking these boxes.

Excited About: learning and meeting new people here in Texas.

Hello

2010-02-21T10:30:00.000-08:00

Ugh! I can not believe how times flies. Been busy packing for our big move to Texas, which we are here now. Now, I've been busy with the unpacking and getting to know the area around me. Will be back soon to update you all and hopefully upload some pictures.

Have a great week-end.

{{HUGS}}

Friday Fill in 2/05/2010

2010-02-05T10:18:00.000-08:00

1. I know the move to Texas is the right decision for us.
2. Seems that this month has been the longest month for me.
3. You can't help but fall in love with cute little puppies.
4. I am ready for the big move; bring it on!
5. Where have you looked in the car?
6. Zombieland is now available to rent.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to seeing George, tomorrow my plans include more packing and visits from friends and Sunday, I want to watch the Super Bowl!

Already 2 Months!

2010-02-03T07:40:00.000-08:00

I can not believe my baby boy is already two months old. Time is sure flying by.

He is eating a lot and sleeping pretty good, well some days. He is staying up more often especially in the mornings. Today he was up for almost 2 hours. He loves it when Briana talks and sings to him. He hates the pacifier, but loves sucking on his little fingers.

Love you my little boy!

Our New Home

2010-01-29T17:16:00.000-08:00

Woohoo! Today we are officially homeowners in the great big ole state of Texas. I can not believe we closed escrow in a week!!! So unbelievable, especially these days where lenders are putting so much demand and asking for the impossible.

George found this house a week ago when the other house was a no go. It is a new built house, 2010, 3466 square feet, 4 bed rooms, 3 1/2 bath, a Media, Study and Gameroom. I can't wait for us to arrive in Texas and start the new chapter of our lives.

Monday Daybook for January 18, 2010

2010-01-18T16:40:00.000-08:00

I am going to start following The Simple Woman's Daybook. I just love this idea. I've seen it before on a few blogs that I follow and thought I would join in.

Outside my window...it's dark and pouring rain, temperature of 57 degrees.

I am thinking...that I'm really tired from being up at 5am today and will soon be heading to bed. I hope.

I am thankful...for my two little ones. Love them to pieces.

I am wearing...the usual; jeans, t-shirt,my fuzzy slippers.

I am remembering...how much I hate packing and moving.

I am going...to scrapbook this weekend if not before, at least before I pack all my scrap stuff. I mean it!

I am currently reading... Nothing, no time with the baby, toddler, and packing. I do have some magazines (People, Scrapbook Etc., and Redbook) that I glance over, before falling asleep.

I am hoping...that we move to Texas soon. I hate not having George around all week.

On my mind...excited and nervous about our move out to Texas and the home purchase.

Noticing that...I've been skipping way to many meals. Really need to at least eat one good meal a day.

Pondering...what I want to do with my scrap room that I will have in Texas. Need to search for a desk and shelves for all my stuff.

From the kitchen...Picadillo with white rice. Brianas favorite meal.

Around the house... Lots of toys on the family room floor and table.

One of my favorite things...my fuzzy slippers. They're so warm!

From my picture journal...is at the top because I think pictures look better at the beginning of the blog. ....this is how my living room looks like right now. Toys....Toys...Toys.

Thanks for stopping by. {{HUGS}}

Argh!!!

2010-01-15T18:02:00.000-08:00

Yesterday, they did the home inspection on the house and today we received said report. Well, it did not go well. The house has all kinds of problems and the owner is not going to fix any of them, he had changed the contract to say we are to buy the house as is. Good thing we have 10 days to back out of the deal. The bad part is that we have to start over and search for the right house and of course we are out of the $450.00 for the home inspection and another $100.00 the goes to the freaking owner for us backing out of the contract, gotta love this Texas law. Wonder if he knew about the issues this house had. Argh, this is so frustrating and so stressful. I want all of us to be together again and this is just pushing things back.

George is going to search this week-end for another house, so hopefully he finds something we both will like. So please pray for us. I am so stressed about all of this, its just taking a lot of me right now. I don't sleep or eat well and dealing with the baby and a 4 year old by myself is not helping much either.

Praying this week-end will be a good one.
01/14/2010

Finally!

2010-01-12T08:45:00.000-08:00

Well, things are finally going in motion. We are in escrow for our new house in Texas. After going back and forth with the Sellers, they finally agreed to pay the fees that THEY are suppose to pay and not us. They were not aware of some of the fees and wanted us to pay for all of it. Um mm...NO!

If all goes well and please pray that it does, we close escrow at the end of the month. So, me and the kids will finally be in Texas the first or second week of February. George wants to paint some of the rooms, before we get there and some other little maintenance that he feels it needs to be done before we arrive.

Here is a picture of the house. It has 4 bedrooms, 3 1/2 bath and is over 3300 sq ft. Very large backyard, which I love.

Now to start the purging and packing, the ugly part of moving. Wish us luck. 01/12/2010

One Month Old -01/03/2010

2010-01-03T19:45:00.001-08:00

Happy One Month Christopher!!

-You have the most adorable smile that I just can not seem to catch with the camera.
-You are a chubby little guy, not to bad.
-You are outgrowing the newborn clothes and diapers
-Your sister loves you. She seems to enjoy you more each day. She helps me with what she can. I love hearing her entertain you and calm you down.
-You drinking anywhere from 3 to 5 oz of milk-my little piggy.
-You only cry when you are hungry or you have a dirty diaper.
-You are such a good little boy baby.

We are so happy you are here. We love you so much!

Happy New Year!!!

2010-01-01T07:20:00.001-08:00

Happy New Year!

We have had some not so good stuff happen in 2009,
but we also have had some wonderful stuff happen in 2009.
So I can not complain. I know God has blessed us and we are very lucky.

2010 is going to be full of new beginnings and changes in our lives. I am going to hope and pray that it's going to be an amazing and beautiful 2010!

Our Happenings

2009-12-29T10:45:00.000-08:00

Wow, been so busy with the Holidays, the baby and Briana, my days and nights just go flying. So far everything is good. We had a great and fun Christmas with Briana, so love the innocence. She was so excited when she saw all of her presents, but more excited to see the one thing she had asked Santa for, a pink video game. When I heard this, I freaked out, cause she never mentioned a video game before and it was 4 days before Christmas. I had George and my nephew go looking for her pink video game, my nephew the game console geek knew what she was asking, it was the DS Lite. George had to go to like 3 different stores to find the pink DS.

Now that the holidays are over, we are going into the next stage of our lives. The packing officially starts in the beginning of the year. I already started purging lots of things and still need more. The less we take the better, some things are just not worth dragging all over. We are waiting for an answer on the counter offer we did on a house in Texas. I hope it goes through, cause I am getting antsy and its getting down to the wire for us to find a place and close escrow. So wish us luck that they accept the offer and we can close before the end of January.

Update of my little man, he is doing awesome he has gain a lot of weight and keeps me busy, he is very alert for only a few weeks old. There are times he will eat 4-5 ounces of milk and will not go back to sleep, not a big deal during the day, but when its 2am, you need to go back to sleep my little boy. LOL!!

I think that is all for now, just a quick update on our happenings. Hope all is well with everyone.

Thanks for stopping by. {{HUGS}}

A Beautiful Surprise!!!

2009-12-07T07:50:00.000-08:00

Christopher decided to make an earlier than expected appearance last week.
Instead of waiting for his scheduled c-section on December 11th, he arrived on Thursday, December 3rd at 5:21 am. Christopher James Heredia weighed 6lbs. 3 1/2 oz. and was 19 1/2 inches long. We are all in love with this little guy.

His first picture.....only a few minutes born.....Awww.

Thanksgiving Day 11/26/2009

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I'm thankful for the blessings of being a stay at home mom. I love my crazy wild 4 year old. She has such a beautiful soul. She is smart, witty, funny and just all around awesome.

I am thankful to God , he has blessed me with another child. I am excited to have a growing baby in the belly. It's such a beautiful thing. Can't wait to meet him in 2 weeks.

I am thankful and blessed to have a wonderful supportive husband that truly cares for his family. He has loved me completely since the day we met.

I am also VERY grateful to have YOU. I am thankful for the invention of the internet. I have met and made some awesome friendships on line and I am grateful this.

Enjoy your Thanksgiving dinner with your family. {{HUGS}}

2009-11-20T14:22:00.001-08:00

1. We need a lot things for my baby boy and we need them now.
2. I see and hear Briana sing at the top of her lungs and it made me smile.
3. If you want something, then ask nicely.
4. I am excited and nervous because we got our loan approval today.
5. Massachusetts has a proposed 5% sales tax on elective cosmetic surgery; I think that is funny for some reason.
6. Family and friends makes for a happy holiday.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to just chill with my little girl, tomorrow my plans include laundry and cleaning out Brianas closet and Sunday, I want to stay in my PJ's all day long!

7 Years Today-November 17,2009

2009-11-17T07:06:00.000-08:00

Today marks 7 years that I lost you, yet it feels like yesterday that I lost my little prince. The pain and anger never goes away,it just gets easier to hide. I know one day I will hold you in my arms.

I Love You my little angel!

Friday Fill in 11/13/2009

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1. The last band I saw live was Gloria Estefan at the Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.
2. What I look forward to most on Thanksgiving is spending time with family.
3. My Christmas/holiday shopping is not started yet.
4. Thoughts of the move to Texas and babys arrival fill my head.

5. I wish I could wear my flip flops all year long.
6. Bagpipes are loud.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to relaxing , tomorrow my plans include grocery and hopefully baby shopping and Sunday, I want to relax and scrap a little bit.

Happy Veterans Day!

2009-11-11T07:16:00.000-08:00

Fly your Flag to thank all of the Veteran's.

In this veterans day November 11, 2009. I just wanna say thank you veterans, for your movement, and you’ll be remember like a hero

We are proud of their service to our country and for the sacrifices they have made to protect our freedom.

"We often take for granted the very things that most deserve our gratitude".
Veterans Day Quote by Cynthia Ozick

Busy-Tiring-Stressful Monday 11/09/2009

2009-11-09T19:44:00.000-08:00

Ugh, what a busy Monday monring it was. I had so many appointments it was crazy. I had to get my in-laws to babysit Briana too and that was stressful. They just got over their cold and we were not sure if they were 100% better, but we had no one else to leave her with. My regular babysitters stated working and going to College so they are pretty much busy too.

I was glad George was able to stay one more day, his new Boss and job are so understanding and pretty much love him over there. They let him take as many days he needs to take care of stuff here and take care of me and Briana. I really needed him with me on these appointments.

One of my doctors appointment was at the hospital. I had to see my gestational diabetes nutritionist and dietitian to go over my blood sugar levels I monitor every week. Good news! I am doing perfect, I now only have to monitor my self 3 days a week instead all 7 days..YAY!!

The next appointment was with an Ultrasound technician. They wanted to see how my amniotic fluid is doing and check things out. Baby looked good, moving a lot and being stubborn already, the technician could not get a good picture of him. He was having his back to us. I guess he did not want to be bothered.......LOL!

Next person was another technician, she is going to be monitoring the baby's heart beat after each movement and while he is resting. The test is called the Non stress Test.A technician straps two devices to your belly. One monitors your baby's heartbeat and movement; the other records contractions. The test usually takes 20 to 60 minutes. Per the technician everything looked good. I was there for 35 mins.

After like 1 1/2 hours of being at the hospital, when I went to schedule my appointment the nurse told me that Cashier downstairs needed Georges employment information, which I thought was weird, cause it was on the paper she gave me. So off me and George went to see her...well it turns out that our Insurance provider is no longer on contract with this hospital and will not be covering my visits or delivery.....WHAT!!!! You got to be kidding!! After going back and forth, told her we will call our insurance and see what can be done. I so upset and pissed. I am suppose to have the baby in a month and they come out with this.

After the hospital, we had time to go back home, eat lunch and pick-up Briana to go to my OB/GYN appointment and let the in-laws go, before they hit traffic, they hate driving in rush hour and at night, so we had to rush....gee!

Meanwhile, George goes online and gets a list of hospitals that our insurance will cover and pray to god that my OB/GYN is a member of too. Off to my OB/GYN's appointment. Lost 1/2 pound and blood pressure was high, not to bad, but the RN asked me if I was feeling okay. Told her its been a stressful day. The Dr. comes in and tells me heard you've had a stressful day, so George told him the situation with the hospital and to see if he was a member of any other hospital that he can deliver the baby.....Thank goodness, he was!!!! Yay!! After my check-up he went ahead and worked fast to get us scheduled for my December 11Th c-section, get the authorization from our insurance for the new hospital, gave us new paperwork to fill out and told me to stay a little bit and relax to see if my blood pressure will go down. It did. While there I also asked him about the H1N1 shot, We wanted to know more info about it and he did. So while waiting for all of the other paperwork, I got my H1N1 Flu shot....it hurt!!! Will just a little.

After all these appointments, it was time (4:30pm)to take George to the airport (although his plane leaves at 6:25pm), the Orange county one, which means its 4pm and we going to hit rush hour traffic on the way home...lovely. But of course, before taking him to the airport, he noticed one of the car tires was low, so we took it to the tire shop and they said it has a leak, but they can't fix it because the hole is on the side of the tire. So we had to get a new tire and have them put it fast or George would miss his plane. They did, they were awesome. Off to the airport, go there in 35 mins, not bad. But going home that took me an hour and 1/2 to get home. Ugh! How I hate the traffic here in California.

So now I am home trying to relax and hopefully go to bed early.

That all that has been going on here. Hope you had a non stressful Monday. {{HUGS}}

Happy Halloween!!

2009-10-31T11:28:00.001-07:00

Happy Halloween!!

It was a hot day here in So. California for Halloween, we had temperatures between 80-85 degrees in the daytime and went down to 50 degrees, a little chilly late at night, but bad at all. We had an awesome time this Halloween. My brother surprised us and came down from Vegas. So we all went to my Older brothers house to go to the haunted house 2 doors down and have Briana trick or treat with her cousins. What blast we had. George had rented a Bunny suit and was a hit with all the neighborhood kids and teens too! They all wanted to take pictures with him. My brother told him to stay on his property, so he can charge all these people a fee to take a picture with the bunny....LOL! He started chasing kids, dancing, shaking his pink fuzzy tail....it was hilarious, no one thought about grabbing the camcorder to get all this in film. It would be so funny to watch over and over. Then a few family friends showed up and we ordered pizza, played guitar hero, and just talked all night, I mean all night, we got home after midnight. Awesome night!!!

Here are some pictures of our night. Briana picked out her costume, Meet Miss Bat Girl!

Here is the gang ready to go get lots of candies! There is Mr. Rabbit (George) to protect them.

OK, this picture is embarrassing, but wanted to share it, cause it just cracks me up. My brothers were laughing at my big belly and my wobbling walk. I was giving them a hard time, telling them at least my belly is going to go away in a few months and they need to work on getting rid of their bellies. The rest of the family and our friends were trying to see who had the biggest belly, between us siblings. Glad to know I did not win....LOL!!

I so love my crazy family.

That's about it. Hope you have a great time tonight. {{HUGS}}

Sunday Seven 10/25/2009

2009-10-25T10:02:00.000-07:00

1-It's still October and I can not believe the weather we are having, can you believe its still Summer here. The week-end and last week we were in the 90's and at night would go down to the mid 50's. I hope it gets a little bit cooler, just to enjoy the fall everyone is having right now.

2- Well, I did not pass the 3 hour glucose test and now I am on a strict diet and they gave me a glucose meter to check my blood sugar levels 4 times a day. So far the diet is working and my numbers are low, thank goodness. I've been real nervous and upset about this and not having George around all day, like before is not helping. He is my rock and my support. The Dr. said as long as my numbers are low, there is nothing to be worried about. I am praying everyday, that the baby is okay.

3-I can't believe Saturday will be Halloween. With the weather we are having it just does not feel like its that time. We got Brianas costume yesterday. She picked this costume and she wants to wear it with her black boots. Sounds good to me.

She is all excited to go out Trick or Treating.

4- I started to purge some more stuff that we will not need to take with us to Texas. I have bags full of Brianas clothes and toys she no longer needs, some other household items I am giving away to a friend who moved and needs a few things. I can't wait to leave to Texas and start our new adventure.

5-George got a new laptop. Yay! The one we had was old and not working good and the screen was pretty small. He got one with a 17" monitor on it, its so cool looking. I can't remember what model it is, I do remember its an HP and got it on sale. I loved it. He said it will be mine once we move to Texas and he will only need it when he goes on his business trips. Sounds good to me.

6-Speaking of Texas, we still have not found the right house. The houses over there are so different then here in California. We just looking for now, but will have to choose one in December so we can close sometime in January. I really want a single story, which are not that many out there. It will have to be at least 4 bedrooms and we are hoping to have a 3 car garage, which most homes over there do not have.

7- We are getting close to picking out our Baby Boys name. Yay! Almost, we need to agree on the middle name. Briana so far loves his first name, does not like any of the middle names we have shouted out...she is so picky. I love that she is excited to have a baby brother, hopefully she will feel the same once he is here.

That's it for now. Hope everyone is enjoying the week-end. {{HUGS}}

Friday Fill in

2009-10-16T18:47:00.000-07:00

1. So are we going to the pumpkin patch this week-end?

2. Lots of changes in our lives is what's up ahead.

3. I love to scrapbook and salsa dance, not at the time though.

4. I would really like a good massage of some sort.

5. I walk a block a day, just to go get our mail.

6. Happiness is the true elixir of life!

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to picking George up from the airport, have not seen him in 12 days, tomorrow my plans include lots of laundry, grocery shopping, just a bunch of errands we need to get done and Sunday, I want to to stop time, so George can't leave!

Today, October 13th

2009-10-13T13:12:00.001-07:00

How I hate this day. Why? You asked.

Well, today marks the death of my mother, it has been 16 years ago today. I remember it as if it was yesterday. The circumstances in which she passed could of been prevented, she had a bad heart condition, they knew she could not be upset, get her mad, so why did they? I don't know.
I just have to remember the good talks she and I would have and the times we went out to have some Pina Coladas, her favorite drink and listen to live bands. Just wish these talks were still here, cause I really do need my mom.

Fast forward to this morning......

Got a call from my OB's nurse. I did not pass the 3 hours gluclose test. Now I have to go to a special class at the hospital, where they will teach me how to each eat properly, how to count carbs and who knows what else. I am really nervous and have been in a funk all morning.
Just praying that the baby is okay and will be okay. I have about 8weeks to go. I am also experiencing some hemorrhoids, which is normal during pregnancy, but still nervous. I just hope they go away fast.

Then George had to take his car to get checked over the week-end, the check engine light came on and he took it in. Well, bad news the transmission on the Explorer is out and some other things they found wrong....of course. He called me to tell me the news.....I knew it was not good if he was calling me. It's going to cost $5,000 to get the car fixed. Argh!!! Of course this has to happen just as we paid-off the car!!! I am just glad nothing happened, when he drove to Texas, its all desert driving from here to there.

Then there is little miss B. She is so sweet and yet there are days she is so bad. I've noticed since her daddy is not home, she has gotten sassy with me. Talking back with an attitude and not listening to me when I ask her to pick up her toys that are all over the house, she doesn't leave the cat alone, loves to throw things at him.

So whats next???? The day is not over. Just hope its going to be better.

Sunday Seven

2009-10-11T10:54:00.000-07:00

1. Was finally getting some good sleep in the morning, until it hit. A 2.9 earthquake at 8:39am woke me and Briana up, Ugh! I was sleeping so good, very rare these days that I sleep in that late. Oh well, just glad it was a small shake.

2. We are finally having some fall weather. Its not to cold nor to hot, just right. Today's high was 71 and cloudy, but the low will be about 45 tonight. Its also suppose to rain on Tuesday and Wednesday, lets see if they are right.

3. On Thursday, Briana and I went shopping. I wanted to buy me some fall shoes that I can just slip on. Its getting pretty hard to bend over and tie my shoe laces. We ended up at Kohl's and found some comfortable shoes and a great sale on baby clothes. Was not going buy any, but you can't beat 60% off of some cute baby clothes. I also bought Briana a blouse and her first Levis jeans. She did not want me to buy her anything, she kept dragging me to the baby side to buy her baby brother some clothes...Love it!!!

4. I am now 30 weeks pregnant, we are getting there. So far so good. I did have to go take the 3 hour glucose test....yuck!!! Hopefully, the results will be good. Please pray that it does.

5. Well, its been a month since George started his new VP position. So far they love him, they seen his department changes going rapidly. He has a few bad apples, but there will always be some. So far we are adjusting okay. Can't wait to do the final move, so we can all be together. Briana and I miss him a lot, just like I know he miss us too.

6. I tried to scrap something yesterday and today, but didn't. I have absolutely no scrappy mojo. None. Nada. I even went through the massive of photos that we have to see if any would do the trick, nope. none. I will keep trying, I need to get my mojo back before the baby comes and the move happens. Sigh!

7. I'm totally being lazy today watching TV, playing on the computer, playing with Briana. It's nice to just chill out. Well, that is not completely true. I did bag all of Brianas summer clothes and took out her fall/winter clothes. I did the same with my summer maternity clothes and found my fall/winter ones and placed them to wash. So really not a complete lazy day. Right?

Have a great week everyone! {{HUGS}}

Happy Birthday, Mom

2009-10-01T07:04:00.000-07:00

Today would of been my Moms birthday. She would of turned 68 today.

There is not a day that passes that I don't think of her and wish she was here.

Today, I woke up thinking about her and remembering her. She was a good mother, I am grateful for everything she thought and showed me in life. Although, I was a stubborn girl and gave her a hard time. As an adult and a mother, I see her points now. I just wish she was here to see how much she thought me.

I miss you mom and love you so much. Happy Birthday!

Friday Fill In #142

2009-09-18T19:54:00.000-07:00

1. My car needs a good wash.

2. Can't believe Halloween is coming up next.

3. Lately, things seem to be going our way.

4. My bedroom is one of my favorite 'hiding' places.

5. What happened to the adventuress side of me.

6. Believing in miracles is not impossible!

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to picking up George at the airport, missed him a lot, tomorrow my plans include laundry, spending time with my two loves-George and Briana and Sunday, I want to chill and relax!

Sunday Seven

2009-09-13T19:48:00.001-07:00

1-Well the adventure has already started this week-end for us. George arrived in TX on Saturday night. Took him less time then I thought. He left here late Friday morning. He did good time and everything went good. No problems. Just when he arrived in TX it was pouring rain, thunderstorms at times so that slowed him a bit. But made it. So glad I was really worried about him driving down there by himself.

2-Well, I am now 26 weeks pregnant, per my ultrasound. So far so good. Little boy moves a lot and I am feeling much better, more energy. I was getting nervous on how tired I was feeling, at my last appointment my OB said my iron level was borderline, but he was not to worried about it just yet. He wants to wait til my next appointment to check it again and do my diabetes blood work to see if its gotten any better.

3-This week-end I actually scrapped a little. I did a card and a layout. Felt good to get my mojo back. Here is the layout I did.

I actually love the way it came it. Our first glimpse of our little boy. The ultrasound pictures is the full body of him, his little feet, and the last one is of his little boy part (hehehe). I can't wait to meet my little boy. Love him already.

4-Thinking of doing a weekly menu for me and Briana. She is a good eater, but there are times she just does not want to eat certain things. She sometimes refuses to eat colored rice, like if I make Congri (black beans and rice, Cuban dish) she won't eat it, cause the rice is not white. She will only eat white rice...oy vey! I am going to go buy a small rice cooker just for the two of us, like that I won't waste rice since I am used to making a lot for all three of us.

5-Sitting here tonight, waiting for George to call and while Briana is sleeping. I started our Babies R Us Registry. I wanted to get a feel of what we need for our little boy. I am glad all the major purchases we already have, like the crib, dresser, bassinet, stroller, infant car seat. All we really in need of is clothes, blankets, bottles, diapers, maybe a few other things here and there.

6-I have also been doing a little bit of cleaning/purging of things. Trying to eliminate things that we really do not need to take with us. I have tons of vases of millions of flowers George would sent me, seriously how many vases does a girl need. We also have lots of clothes that can go, stuff I have not worn since I left the Corporate world 8 years ago. Not sure if I should just give to the Salvation Army or try to sell things. I have noticed our area garage sells are not so good. We shall see.

7-Today, George met with a realtor and they previewed some homes. This realtor has been great, she took him around the areas and he got to preview a few homes. None he really thought would work for us. Says some floor plans were weird (compared to the homes here) or some homes our furniture would not fit. He did love the feel of the areas he was looking at, so different from here in California. He kept saying that we will love it there. I hope so.

That's about it for now. Just some ramblings of whats been going on with the Heredias.

Thanks for stopping by my little pad. {{HUGS}}

Emotional Friday

2009-09-11T11:41:00.000-07:00

This morning, George left for his/our new adventure in life. He drove off to Texas. It's a 2 day trip by road. I am very worried about him driving down. I know he will be okay, but there are some crazy drivers out there. He will be checking in every so often to keep me from worrying. I know he was nervous this morning. He kept procrastinating on leaving. He was suppose to leave at 8am and left way later then that...LOL! He said, kissed us, and hugged us good-bye a million times. Love him. He will be back soon, I just hope the days goes by fast.

So far, Briana is doing good. I don't think she quite understood that Daddy was not coming home from work tonight. So, hopefully tonight and rest of the week will go smoothly. George is usually the one that tucks her into bed, gives her her warm glass of milk, and reads her a bedtime story. It's their moment, George was saying he was going to miss this every night. I feel so sad, he is such a good daddy.

Me, I am doing okay, I woke up nervous and once in awhile I get teary eyed and I try not let Briana see my tears. I think my hormones are taking over. So much going on, so many changes in our lives this year, its scary. I just got to remember that God has a plan and he will not lead us the wrong path. Trying to keep the faith going.

Also, today is 9/11. Its been 8 years since the attack. My heart goes out to the families that lost their love ones on this day, and thanking those who fight for our freedom everyday. God Bless.

Friday Fill in #140

2009-09-04T12:11:00.001-07:00

1. I feel tired today.

2. Watching Briana singing and dancing is always fun.

3. Right now, I can hear these things: George on the phone with a client, Briana playing and singing in the family room.

4. Today I woke up early, I'm glad to see the sun shining in our bedroom window.

5. The last time I slept in was 5 months ago when I was in my first trimester.

6. I hope we have a BBQ and lots of fun this Labor day weekend.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to some relaxation, tomorrow my plans include some clothes shopping for George and Sunday, I want to scrap and make some cards!

Have a wonderful and fun Labor Day week-end everyone.

Thanks for stopping by. {{HUGS}}

Sunday Seven

2009-08-30T15:49:00.001-07:00

Good Sunday Morning/Afternoon everyone. Lots going on in the Heredia Family.

1. On Friday, we found out we are having a little boy. Here's the ultrasound picture they gave us. We have a few more, but these are the most important one. The last one shows his little wee wee....he he he. It was funny when the Ultrasound Technician showed us the Pe*is....Briana was with us and she thought the the lady said Peanuts......she told us that was silly that the baby was eating peanuts....LOL!!! Love my little girl!.

2. I am now 24 weeks, per the Technician. So the due date is more closer to my Birthday, then Christmas. Will have to wait and see what my doctor says on my next appointment. Since I will be having a c-section, they up the delivery to about 7-10 days of your due date.

3. George was offered an Executive position. He thought about really hard and we went over some things and thought it was a great opportunity. The way the economy is and the Real Estate business here is slow we figure we need to get back on track and have a more steady income, instead of a Self-employed income that is barely anything. So last week, he accepted the offer. The catch to all of this is that the company and position is in Texas. So we will be moving to Texas real soon.

4. My nephew Brandon is excited we are moving to Texas, he is in Arlington right now. Just moved there a few months ago. He will not be alone anymore, he will have us and we will have him to help out whenever we need something. He is the best.

5. We had a surprise visit this afternoon by Muso and Regina. They are such great people. They bought lunch for all of us and lots of goodies for Briana. We've been trying to get together for a while and they just decided to show up and surprise us. Good thing we were home.

6. I actually scrapped a little today. It felt good. I really needed to do something else to distract and relax me a little from all the big changes happening around us. So much has happened this year that its just over whelming sometimes and with these pregnancy hormones, well very emotional too.

7. Speaking of Scrapbooking, Scrapfreak will be hosting a a private crop to benefit the Susan G. Komen for the Cure®. Your crop donation is only $10, and all proceeds will be donated to Susan G. Komen. You can reserve your spot or simply make a donation here. be sure to mark your calendars for September 26th for our ScrapPink crop!

Friday Fill In #139

2009-08-28T21:14:00.000-07:00

1. He was a real charmer.

2. Crisp, cool, semi-wet weather is what I look forward to most this time of year.

3. My best friend is the one person who will always be there for me.

4. Sometimes I find it difficult to be honest with you.

5. Appearances can be very deceiving .

6. The last person I gave a hug to was my little girl, Briana.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to some good tv time with my hubby, tomorrow my plans include looking for housing in Texas and purging some more and Sunday, I want to just chill with my family!

It's Friday Fill in Day

2009-08-21T18:57:00.001-07:00

1. I remember, I remember when summer was my favorite season.

2. Dear Mom and Adrian I want you to know you are always in my mind and heart. I miss you both.

3. Is that my baby girl all grown up!!???

4. I'm trying to resist the temptation of having a big slice of cake.

5. I'm saving a big hug and kiss just for you!

6. If I made a birthday list a past, present and future diamond ring would definitely be on it!!!

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to watching Monk and Psych while folding clothes (exciting I know), tomorrow my plans include cooking Carne con Papa for our dinner guests Eric and Caryn and Sunday, I want to just chill and scrap!

Happy 13th Wedding Anniversary!!

2009-08-17T08:41:00.000-07:00

Wow, I can not believe that today, George and I celebrate our 13Th Wedding Anniversary. It does not feel like we've been married that long, seems shorter. I guess that is a good thing, Right?

We've been through so much in our lives, we've had the good, the bad, and the ugly. One thing that has not changed is our love for each other.

Our Wedding Portrait (1996)

This is us now (2009)

Happy Anniversary Babe!! I Love you!

Friday Fill In

2009-08-07T20:39:00.001-07:00

1. Going to the beach is my favorite summertime fun.

2. My favorite John Hughes movies is Sixteen Candles.

3. Brianas curls is something I love to touch.

4. The full moon is a beautiful thing to see.

5. Feeling the baby move inside of me right now.

6. When daylight fades so do I.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to going to bed early, tomorrow my plans include spending time with the family at Sea World and Sunday, I want to, will need to recuperate from Saturday!

Thanks for stopping by. {{HUGS}}

A trip to the Hospital

2009-08-03T18:36:00.001-07:00

No not me.....I am doing good, baby doing good. It was George. He was up most of the early morning with abdominal pain, he did not want to wake me up or get me all worry, so he waited as long as he could. Well, at 6am he was as pale as a ghost, clammy and hunched down in a lot of pain. Finally he was convinced to call 911, they came pretty fast and took him for a ride to the hospital. I got Briana up and got her in the car. Well, after being there for 3 hours just waiting for the test results, George just wanted me to come home with Briana, as she was being impossible and she was cranky (I don't blame her). I couldn't find anyone to come get her or watch her. The girls I use to babysit were either at work or class. Did not want to call his parents, cause they will just get on our nervous and they don't do well in emergency situation.

George finally called after 1:30pm and said he was still in a little pain, but not so much they had given him something much stronger than morphine, he can't remember the name of it and he had fallen asleep all this time. The doctor said all his tests came back good and now he wanted to do a ultrasound to check his stomach. Well, the result of the ultrasound was that he has Gallstones. Yup, after like 2 years that we went through the same thing, this doctor finally gave us the news, why couldn't they (the other hospital and Dr) tell us this 2 years ago.....I have no idea!! I was pissed and relieved at the same time.

Home after 4pm, he is doing good. I made some bland rice and chicken for him to eat. No more fatty foods for him, which we really do not eat anymore. That big fat Carl's Jr hamburger he at on Sunday for lunch was his last. Hope he enjoyed it.....LOL! Oh, that hamburger was what had triggered the abdominal pain. Now to re do our dinner menu and find new recipes that he will like and are not to greasy. You know for this Cuban girl, its going to be hard leaving my roasted pork!

Love ya babe.

Here is a website with some info about Gallstones.

http://www.gastro.org/wmspage.cfm?parm1=5680

Thinking.......Thinking

2009-07-25T11:13:00.000-07:00

Well, since I woke up early this morning and I did not want to wake everyone up. I was searching on line for baby names and baby bedding. I usually hate doing this so early in the pregnancy, I'm about 18 weeks now. Its just me, ever since we lost Adrian, I get paranoid for every little thing. I was a real mess when I was pregnant with Briana. I know deep down, I should relax and enjoy this little boy/girl inside of me and I really do, I just panic.

Anyway, back to my searches. I found this one bedding I really love for my baby boy (if its what we will be having). I just love all the colors in this set and the jungle animals are just too cute.

Jungle 1 2 3

Now, If we are having a baby girl, I like this one. I really like the colors, but I really need to search a little bit more, I keep liking all the girl bedding with butterflies. I really don't want to get butterflies, Brianas bedding and her room was/is butterflies and I don't want to have my two girls having butterflies in their rooms, I would prefer for them to be different from each other. Will have to see.

Raspberry Swirl

Now on to the hardest task....finding a name or better yet names.....UGH!
I went to all these websites that has millions and millions of baby names for girls and boys. Well, you know what? They are some really ugly and weird names out there. Really! I kid you not. There were names that I have no clue how to pronounce or know why anyone would name their child this or that. Argh! Well, I did NOT find anything that I really liked yet. Good thing I have a while to think about it and find the prefect one for our little one.

Well, that is all for now. Thanks for stopping by my little pad. {{HUGS}}

Happy Birthday Briana!!!

2009-07-17T06:52:00.001-07:00

Today my big girl is turning 4. That is what she says she is, a big girl.

Here she is on the day she was born. Look at how tiny she was.

Here she is today. Where did my baby girl go.

Happy Birthday my beautiful sweet baby girl. Love you.

New Look!

2009-07-16T13:26:00.000-07:00

No not me. My Blog. It was time for a little change. How do you like?

Sunday Seven

2009-07-12T15:58:00.000-07:00

1. What a week. We had a unexpected visit from Cousin Betty (George side of the family) from Florida. She is a big Michael Jackson fan since she was like 11 years old. So she just had to fly out to California for his memorial. George took her to all of Michael Jackson tourist places. They went to Hollywood to see the star, the Holmby Hills home where he lived, his parents Encino home, and they drove all the way to the Neverland Ranch. We have tons of photos, like well over 600. We did not get picked to go the memorial, but we watched it at home and it was heartbreaking.

2. Besides doing all the Micheal Jackson stuff, we did all sort of things and went all over. We spent the 4Th of July driving the coast and stopping at the pier to watch all the fireworks. So much fun.

3. Here I am at 15 weeks pregnant. George loves taking candid pictures.....Ugh! I look terrible. I need him to take some good belly pictures, now that I have a lot more energy and feeling a lot better, no more nausea and thank goodness, I have not had any migraine headaches for a week now.

4. Went to my OB/GYN last week. Love hearing the babys heart beat. Hate getting blood out. The poor nurse could not get any blood out of me for the life of her. She tried and tried, nothing. Told her I must be dead, if I have no blood coming out at all. This made her laugh and she was more relaxed with me, said glad I have a sense of humor. She was new there and was so embarrassed. So now I have a few bruises and I have to make an appointment with the lab so they can see if they can get some blood out of me. Wish me and them luck...... LOL!

5. Love this picture of Cousin Betty and Briana. It was there first time meeting each other. We were so shocked with Briana. She is really shy when she meets someone and it takes her about an hour to warm up to you. Not, with cousin Betty! She would not leave her side for anything, she kept telling her how much she loved her and she would only let her put her in her car seat and do her hair. Briana was so attached to her that she kept telling George and Me that she was going home with her on the plane.....What!!!! She cried when Cousin Betty left and keeps telling me how she wished Cousin Betty would stay with us forever and ever. Poor girl.

6. On Saturday, we went to our friends little girls 5Th Birthday Pool Party at her friends private community clubhouse and pool. It was so much fun. I ended up being the photographer/photo taker, as the parents were so busy with the family and guest, they totally for got to take pictures. I am so glad I always take my camera. Briana and George had so much fun in the pool, at first she did not want to go in, but then changed her mind. I wished I would of gotten in with them, but I did not feel like spending over $50 for a maternity bathing suit to wear only once or twice, since we don't know anyone with a pool and we don't go very often to the beach.

7. Here is a Briana and Mommy conversation we had the other day.

Briana: Mommy I want a sister, not a brother.

Mommy: Well, Briana its not really up to us if you will have a sister or a brother. We will have to wait and see.

Briana: But, Mommy! I want a sister!!!

Mommy: Briana, its okay to have a brother, I have 2 brothers. What will you do if the baby will be a brother?

Briana: Well, Mommy! (with a sassy voice and her hands on her hips) you can always go change it for a sister!!!

Mommy: Laughing her arse off!!!

Got to love how their little minds work.

Have a great week everyone! Thanks for visiting my pad. {{HUGS}}

Citrus Tree Studio Guest Designer

2009-07-05T08:44:00.000-07:00

I'd like to thank Cindy from Citrus Tree Studio for inviting me to participate as a GDT member this month. I had fun working with this kit. I've just wish this baby would've not taken all of my mojo away....LOL!!

She has this great kit named Days of Summer this month, going on sale today, so hurry and get one.

Here are a few of the projects/layouts I did with the kit. I still have a few more things I want to finish up, so hopefully I will have more for you to see this week. :D

Summer Fun:

Sunset Beach

Another Day in Paradise -This is a 6x12 layout.

You can find the kit information here. http://www.citrustreestudio.com/board/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=1630

Thanks for stopping by {{HUGS}}

Happy Fathers Day!!

2009-06-21T09:04:00.000-07:00

Happy Father Day, Babe!!! You are such a great Father to our little girl. I love you.

We had a nice relaxing Fathers Day here at at home. Just the 3 of us. George did not want to do anything but relax, and relax he did. He slept in and also took a 4 hour nap...LOL! Poor guy really needed some sleep. After his all day sleeping, he rode his bike out with his little girl and we barbecued some steaks. That's about all we did, just what he wanted. It was a perfect day.

This is the card I did for him....well Briana helped me and I had her write something inside....She told me what to write and we wrote it together...;D

That's about it for now. Thanks for visiting me. {HUGS}

Hello my Friends

2009-05-28T20:07:00.000-07:00

Not much has been happening around here, just the usually family household things. I am now approx. 10 weeks along, even though I look bigger than that (so I've been told by my loving husband). I still get very tired and just want to sleep all day and I am eating every 2 hours...Argh!! Briana is adjusting well with my belly, she still says she does not want brother and sister (notice she says "and", we keep telling her its "or"), she just wants her daddy....gotta love a toddler. She does care in her own way, she sometimes brings me a bottle water or a Hershey's kisses and says its for brother and sister to feel good....LOL! Love her!!!

I have been getting back to scrap booking, getting my mojo back...yeah!!!

I did this layout with the Marks Paper Company, love this line. I bought the kit from Citrus Tree Studio and entered it in the manufacture contest at Scrapfreak. I need to see if I can scan it a little bit better. I also did some other things with this line, I just need to take a picture of them.

That's about it for now. Just wanted everyone to know we are doing good.

Thanks for stopping by. {{{HUGS}}}

2009-05-10T16:03:00.000-07:00

To all those hard working, loving, and caring mothers out there

Happy Mother's Day!!!

I hope your day is as special as you are!

We're Having a Baby!!!!

2009-05-05T09:45:00.000-07:00

Wow! So was not expecting this.

I had a feeling, but really did not worry or think about it. I have noticed I was more tired than usual and missed Aunt Flo , which is pretty normal for me. I just thought all the mount of work we have had and the daily routines, keeping up with a 3 1/2 yr old and still trying to get the house unpacked was getting to me. Since we moved its been non-stop.

I think we are at about 6-8 weeks along per my calculations , will see once I get to see the doctor and have a more accurate idea how far along I am. If I am right, according to some online calculations, this baby's due date is Christmas Day...... EEK! not cool.....or is it????? LOL!

We are excited and nervous at the same time. Since we lost Adrian (almost 6 years ago) I get into panic mode and I want to be in a bubble for the rest of the pregnancy and there is my age, I will be 40 in December, I am so nervous. I know God has a plan and things happen for a reason and we just hope and pray everything goes well with this pregnancy. With Briana, we had a scare with spotting and they put me in bed rest for at least 3 days, well I stayed in bed for a week, I did not want to take any chances and we got house cleaners and family and friends helped me a lot. I am glad we don't have to worry about going up and down the stairs, since the new house is a one story.

Oh, we have not told Briana yet. We want to wait a little bit longer to explain to her she will be having a little brother or sister. I think we will tell her once we get the first ultrasound, maybe it will be easier that way.

Anyway, I am just rambling on. Thought I would share some news with you all and I hope you will keep us in your prayers.

What a Beautiful Sunday

2009-04-19T14:07:00.000-07:00

Love lazy Sundays. Not much happening with us, just lots of work has come in so we've been pretty busy. I did manage to get a layout done today for a challenge at SD4U. Briana and I had a pedicure this afternoon and then we are off to my brothers house for some BBQ and family fun time. Its going to be fun, its beautiful outside, 95 and very windy. You really do not feel the heat that much with this wind....LOL! George is already complaining that its going to be murder in the summer here. We shall see. He is such a baby. He hates the heat and I love it. :D

Here is the layout I did today. The colors are so off, scanner hates pink for some reason. I will need to re-do it tomorrow.

This is our Briana, the dancing queen. She loves it when I put music on, she especially loves Rhianna's Disturbia song.

Thanks for visiting.

Happy Easter!!

2009-04-12T19:57:00.001-07:00

I hope you and yours have a wonderful Easter weekend.

New Sofas for us.

2009-04-11T18:23:00.001-07:00

Today we bought a new sofa and love seat for the family room. We so needed them. I love the old ones, but they are worn out after almost 13 years. The old sofa was the first purchase we made when we got married. They have been through a lot with us.....6 moves, a crazy cat, sickie's and dirty hands from babies and toddlers......LOL! It was time to say good-bye.

Anyways, the new sofas will be delivered on Tuesday, can't wait. Here are some Internet pictures I found. The colors here look a little bit lighter than in real life, but it does state the color we choose, the Cocoa color. Now I am wondering how it will look....darker or lighter. Ugh, I hate showroom lighting.

Doesn't it look comfy? We wanted something we can rest comfortably while watching television, it is after all for the family room.

This one is the sofa.

This one is the love seat.

Close-up of the sofa.

A Conversation with Briana......

2009-04-06T17:17:00.000-07:00

Scene: Briana playing with some plastic Easter eggs and putting some little plastic baby chick inside.

Briana comes running into the office, where I am working.

Briana: Mommy we need to go find Baltimore (our big fat male cat) right away!!!

Mommy: Why?

Briana: because Balty does not have a baby and I need to give him this egg so he can hatch his little baby and he won't be alone anymore.

Mommy: Laughing her ass off trying to explain to her 3 yr old that our fat male cat or any cat does not hatch eggs.

Briana: But, Mommy he needs to have a baby!

A Day At the Museum

2009-04-04T20:40:00.001-07:00

What a great day we had today. Briana has been wanting to go see Dinosaurs for weeks, I have no idea where she got that idea. So, George decided to take her to the Natural History Museum in Los Angeles. She was so excited, George has bought her a Dinosaur book on Thursday and she would carry it everywhere and even slept with it......LOL! I couldn't remember going here when I was a little girl, but my brother says we have been there many times, he has such a good memory, sad that we are only 11 months apart and he remembers so many things that I don't.

Anyhow, here is some pictures I took yesterday, I have a lot more but they need to be edited.....badly! Lighting in museums are so terrible and of course there are always people in the way, especially when they see you trying to take a picture of something of someone....no courtesy.

This is the entrance to the museum.

This is at the entrance near the sidewalk.

Briana digging for fossils. She had so much fun, this is all she wanted to do all day.

The dinosaurs you first see when entering the museum. Briana was so scared of them, she just wanted me or her dad to hold her and she kept saying how scary and really really big they are. It was so funny. Finally after 20 mins later she would walk around them, but she would not pose next to them for me.

Hope you enjoyed the bad pictures.....LOL!

Working Working Day and Night

2009-04-01T18:50:00.000-07:00

Well, Hello! Everyone. Not much has been going on these past few days. Just got real busy with work, which is a good thing. I have no idea what has happened, but boy it feels good to busy. We have not been this busy in a very long time. I hope this means things will get better with us and the world.

Also, still unpacking and trying to get the house organized, especially the garage, dying to park the cars inside their.

Anyway. Hope all is well with everyone. Will be back real soon.

Thank you for stopping by. {HUGS}

I Finally Scraped!!!

2009-03-27T21:28:00.000-07:00

Whew! Finally was able to do some scrapbooking this week, not much but some. It felt good. Its such a stress reliever for me and I love looking at all the pictures I have old and new. When we moved George found a box of his old pictures. Pictures of him and his band performing and some High School pictures, so fun to see these.

Anyways here is one of the creations I've done. This one I entered it for a Manufacture Challenge at Scrapfreak. This month we had to use Bella Blvd Collections. Wish Me Luck.

The picture is George and I dancing at our friends Anniversary Party in February. Love how this picture came out.

Items used on this layout.

*Bazzill Basic Swiss Cardstock

*K&Company-Gems (on center of flowers and pearl ones to separate the date)

*Making Memories-Love Notes Tiny Alpha Stickers

*Pop Dots

*EK Success Punch-Parisian

*Bella Blvd Family Tree-Growing Up

*Bella Blvd Family Tree-Family Tree

*Bella Blvd Family Tree-Lineage

*Bella Blvd Family Tree-Leaves of Ancestry

*Bella Blvd Family Tree-Label Additions

Thanks for looking.

Happy Birthday, George!!!

2009-03-18T07:49:00.001-07:00

Today, he turned 45, so he decided this morning, that he wanted to have a Hugh Hefner day. He lounged around in his pj's all day and did nothing, but watch the news and played a little computer war games online with his friends. He ignored the pile of work he had to do and did not answer his clients when he called. I took care of them. :D

Briana and I got him a chocolate cake and a balloon for tonight. She gave him a bag of M&M's (I kept asking her what she wanted to buy him for his present and this is what she wanted to give him.....its his favorite....actually any chocolate is his favorite....LOL!) I cooked a nice dinner and had some wine with him. Tried to have a little bit of a romantic dinner, as romantic you can get with a 3 year old...LOL! I think he still had a great time.

Love you Honey.

It's March Already!!

2009-03-03T18:59:00.000-08:00

Can't believe it's March already!....this year is just flying.

Not much has been going on with us. Just trying not to live in boxes. The new place is looking more like a home than a house, which is really good. Briana has adjusted well, better than I expected. She has been sleeping in her own bed and loves playing outside everyday. This is something she did not do at the other house, she never wanted to go ride her bike in the backyard or front yard, here she rides all the time.

Don't really have lots to share,I have not really scrapped I think its been 2 months. Really itching to start, hopefully this week. Here are a few things going around this month with the scrappy sites I visit.

I'm PLAYING along this month at the Birthday Crop at SD4U
Come join the MONTH long party!! Great challenges, and prizes and great kits!

and Scrapfreak is turning 2 this month. Awesome place, lots of fun ladies. Come join us at their Birthday Bash, it will be lots of fun. Make sure you tell them Yvette (Yvie) sent you.

And in other news. I tried out for the Citrus Tree Studio design team, first time I try out for the design team. Yesterday, they made the annoucement of the new Design team, I did not make the team. Really did not expect too, but I did get asked to be one of their Guest Designers for the Spring/Summer `09 term, probably for the month of September, will have to see once the month gets closer. Cindy has really great kits and awesome prices for them too. This months kit looks so yummy, can't wait to get my hands on them. I don't have any of the Marks Paper Company or any S.E.I collections and looks so yummy!!!

Heres a sneak peak of the kit. Goes on Thursday, March 5th.

http://www.citrustreestudio.com/board/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=968

Well, that is it for now. Thanks for stopping by. {HUGS}

Finally.......The Move Is Over

2009-02-17T20:02:00.000-08:00

We moved on Thursday and turned over the keys to the old house on Sunday. Wow! What a move....we had a 26 ft moving van and took 2 loads to get almost everything out from the house. Remember now, we also had to move our office and the house was 3200 +/- square feet, so we had a lot of stuff to move. I am glad I had already went through and de-cluttered a lot of stuff and still need to do some more.

Overall the move went well, we had people, family and friends help us. Only a little scratches here and there, nothing major and nothing broke. Well, I broke a mug....LOL! The weather was in our favor, was raining like crazy all week, stopped on Thursday and began to rain again on Friday. Someone must love us.

Now the fun part begins, the unpacking and reorganizing part. As of today, the office is fully operating, the kitchen and Brianas room are some what organized. TV are fully functioning (very important...:D ). Still living out of boxes till I can get things to where I want them.

Well, just a little update for everyone. I will be back in a few days with pictures....got to find the camera and install my printer so I can upload the pictures.

Thanks for stopping by {HUGS}

Moving Moving Moving

2009-02-11T08:06:00.000-08:00

It's moving week. All this week we have packed and moved things to our new home and tomorrow, Thursday is the official move, moving the big furniture. I am so tired of seeing boxes everywhere. So far, George and I have done alot of the moving ourselves, his parents came over yesterday and help us with Briana and move a few things. So glad, the rain has stopped for now, suppose to start again on Friday, which will be so much better, won't have to worry about the things getting wet.

Just a little update from us. Will be back next week.

Thanks for stopping by. {HUGS}

Got keys???

2009-02-07T21:14:00.001-08:00

Today we got the keys to the new house. We can start moving boxes and the office in a few days. Hopefully, this raining cats and dogs will stop for us to do the official move next week-end. We close escrow on the 12th and we have til the 15th to get everything out from the old house. I am excited and sad at the same time, I have become real good friends with my next door neighbors and will miss them alot. The exciting part, is that we start a new chapter in our book of life and I can't wait to start living in a single story house.....Yup!! no more up and down that hurts my knees.

I think the new house will be great for us, not so big, but not to small, just perfect for us. Love that the kitchen has a double oven and walk-in pantry. Also, love that the house has a water softener, great thing to have when your little one suffers from eczema, her doctor has told us a few times that having this will help her skin. Love also that it has a 3 car garage, so we can have the single car garage to store some of our stuff that we just can't or won't get rid of and still can park both of our cars in the garage. I can't wait.

I know. I know. You want to see pics. I will put these up once I get them uploaded into the computer, I left the camera in the car and its parked outside, and well its raining really really hard right now. Sorry.

Anyways, this is why I've been MIA for a bit. Busy. Busy. Busy. Packing. Packing. Packing.

Miss you all.

Finally!!!!

2009-01-25T07:44:00.000-08:00

It's been official for several weeks now... She's potty trained!

Argh! She was really hard to potty train, I have tried for several months and nothing. She just refused to go. I did everything, from reading books, seeing videos, open door policy, searched for advice and ideas on the net, sat with her and had heart to heart talks about the potty. I was so frustrated! I cried! I was mad at myself, thinking I have failed. I finally, just let it be and waited for her and several weeks ago, I do not know how it happened she just asked and went on her little potty we have.......she went and was so happy......LOL!! Success!!!

She has had few accidents, she would forget she had no diapers on....LOL! But just 2 or 3 of them, not bad at all. Thank goodness.

No more diapers.
No more wipes.
No more diaper pail.

Thanks for stopping by {HUGS}

Change Has Come to America

2009-01-20T09:41:00.001-08:00

Our 44th President has been sworn into office today. I pray that our new president can make a change, help our country and our world as so much is needed right now. We all need to support him and pray that he makes the right choices for our country.

God Bless America.

Earthquake

2009-01-08T19:55:00.000-08:00

Ah yes! The first earthquake of the year. It was a 4.9 not to far from us, about 30 miles away. We felt a pretty big jolt and it woke Briana up. She was not scared this time. I tried putting her to sleep, but we had a few small aftershocks and she was a little scared.

My One Little Word for 2009

2009-01-06T20:13:00.000-08:00

Faith

–noun
1. confidence or trust in a person or thing: faith in another's ability.
2. belief that is not based on proof: He had faith that the hypothesis would be substantiated by fact.
3. belief in God or in the doctrines or teachings of religion: the firm faith of the Pilgrims.
4. belief in anything, as a code of ethics, standards of merit, etc.: to be of the same faith with someone concerning honesty.
5. a system of religious belief: the Christian faith; the Jewish faith.
6. the obligation of loyalty or fidelity to a person, promise, engagement, etc.: Failure to appear would be breaking faith.
7. the observance of this obligation; fidelity to one's promise, oath, allegiance, etc.: He was the only one who proved his faith during our recent troubles.

Overwhelmed

2009-01-05T18:14:00.000-08:00

Sigh! I feel so overwhelmed with everything going on and things that need to be done. This week-end I really hoped to get some scrapping time and join in on the crop at Scrapfreak, but it did not happen. We had the House inspection and the Appraiser over on Saturday, along came the Buyers and their Agent. Everything went well. Then I had to go take some things to my cousins house, an hour away. The In-Laws were here on Sunday, all afternoon and in the evening my friend/neighbor came over and we chatted for a long time and she made me sad as we will not be neighbors anymore. But we will be hanging around and get together very often so the girls can play together and we can scrap. We have become really good friends since we met, 7 years ago.

Today, I just cried. Selling the house is a good thing for us and I know things will get better, I have Faith. I love this house and we wished we can stay here forever, but alas it was not meant to be. We have decided to rent for awhile and take our time to find another house, so I have been searching online, newspapers and driving around for a house to rent. Argh! Did not think it was going to be hard to find a decent house. Some of the ones I have seen are either way over priced or in not so good condition or area. This part is what is killing me, not knowing where we are going to move to. I just pray we will find something decent to rent before we have to move.
I have gather up some boxes and lined them up in the guest room and will start to pack and purge tomorrow, along with entertaining a 3 year old, who just wants to play with her mama. Do some paperwork and make some phone calls to set up Georges appointments. Yeah, I think overwhelmed is the right word for today.

Happy New Years!!!

2008-12-31T21:23:00.000-08:00

Want to wish all of my friends a Happy New Year!!! Lets hope that 2009 will be a lot better than 2008. Hope the economy gets better and the New President will make a difference in this world.

I am ready for a new beginning. I need to put 2008 behind me and start anew. I'm very Hopeful! I will no longer ask "How worse can it get?". So, I will not say these words in 2009. I can't handle anymore bad news or anymore of the doom and gloom of this economy that is changing our lives.

Cheers to 2009!!!!

Merry Christmas!!!

2008-12-25T06:30:00.000-08:00

Wishing all of my blogging friends, family, and visitors a Very Merry Christmas!!! I hope your holiday will be magical and filled with joy and happiness.

Twas the Night Before Christmas

2008-12-24T12:04:00.000-08:00

Happy Christmas Eve !!!

This year we decided to stay home, just the 3 of us and make a fun family day. We really want to start some traditions with Briana, as our families never really had any. Also, because, we still have our coughs and sniffles, the day is cold (45 degrees, I know for some of you its a heat wave, but for So. California its freaking cold) and heavy rains.

So tonight, I cooked our traditional meal of the pork roast, white rice, & black beans (well this year we had red beans, cause that's what the little girl wanted) and a chocolate silk pie for dessert. After dinner we went and drove around a neighborhood, less than a mile away, the majority of the homes have there are all decked out and lights galore. It was awesome and to hear Brianas gasps and shout out what she has seen and at everyone home we drove/or walked sometimes she would say how beautiful it was. She did not want to come home, she wanted to see more lights and we would of like to, but all of sudden it started to pour rain and we had to run back to the car.....LOL!!! It was fun. After coming home we had some snacks and saw the Get Smart movie we have had sitting at the kitchen counter for days. I totally loved that movie, gonna see if I can find a good price on it this week-end.

Today, was also a Christmas Wish come true. We, finally sold the house, we've been trying to sell it for a while. We've had lots of Realtors and their clients come in and out and they loved the house, but the people now and days prefer to buy a REO, Short Sale priced homes, instead of a hassle free home. We have gotten a few offers and then later on fall thru, I was really praying for someone who really wants the house and just buy it. This economy is so messed up, that we really needed this. Now, a new adventure and new chapter in our lives begin.

Please pray that the transaction goes smoothly and we close escrow with no problems.

Thank you my friends. {HUGS}

Happy Birthday, Daddy!!!

2008-12-21T16:21:00.000-08:00

Today, my daddy turns 73 years old. Wow! I can not believe he is that age. I am so glad he is very healthy (at least that's what he tells me), he is still working, he still parties like he was in his 20's. He is full of fun and energy. I hope, by the time I am his age I will be as healthy and full of energy like he is.

I love you, Daddy!! Here's to many more birthdays.

2008-12-16T08:56:00.000-08:00

Woohoo! It's my birthday and as usual, never fails I am sick with a bad cold. But its all good. We were going out to dinner today, but with me being sick and very cold outside we opt to stay home and enjoy the day with my great husband and beautiful daughter.

Check this out!!!

Elf Yourself

2008-12-14T20:03:00.001-08:00

Send your own ElfYourself eCards

Disneyland in December

2008-12-08T19:37:00.000-08:00

I am so tired and sore!! We had received a free admission ticket to Disneyland back in October and I had til mid December to use it. We finally used it yesterday, I was waiting for all the Christmas decorations to be up to go. I just love Disneyland in December.

We had a blast! We met up with our friends Eric and Caryn. Briana was so in awe with everything. We were all surprised she went all day and all night without falling asleep. She finally did around 9pm. This morning, she just kept talking and telling us about all the things she saw and loved. Her favorite ride was Pirates of the Caribbean, which surprised us, cause she was scared, its was pretty dark and did not like the first drop, afterwards she was okay.....LOL!

Here are some pictures to enjoy. So mad that my battery was real low by night time, so I couldn't take any good pictures of all the lights around Disneyland. Its a small world looked so beautiful. So bummed!

Briana and Me on the Dumbo Ride-so much fun!

Where should we go next....We've got to check the map Mommy!

Pirates Lair on Tom Sawyer Island-Tree house

In front of the big christmas tree.

That is all for now. Thanks for stopping by. {HUGS}

Friday Fill Ins

2008-12-05T08:23:00.000-08:00

Found this site, that does Friday Fill in. Thought I would give it a try.

1. Snow is never seen in Southern California, well unless you go to the mountains.
2. I'm looking forward to getting a real good nights sleep this week-end.
3. Briana is the best little girl ever! (well she has her days......LOL!)
4. One of my favorite old TV shows is I Love Lucy.
5. I'm done with feeling sick these past few weeks.
6. The most enjoyable thing around the holidays is all the delicious food we prepare.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to watching Ghost Whispers and scrap booking, tomorrow my plans include going to Farmers Market to buy flowers and dinner at a friends house and Sunday, I want to sleep in!

Have a great day. Thanks for stopping by. {HUGS}

Happy Thanksgiving!!

2008-11-27T07:04:00.000-08:00

Wishing you and your family a Happy Thanksgiving. Have a wonderful day and night with all your love ones.

This year, we are spending it here at home just the 3 of us, as we are all sick with food poisoning. Briana and I have been sick since Monday and George since yesterday. So I will try to make a light bland dinner for the three of us.

Thought I would share some fun facts of Thanksgiving that I found interesting. Enjoy.

*Americans feast on 535 million pounds of turkey on Thanksgiving.

*According the U.S. Department of Agriculture, more than 45 million turkeys are cooked and eaten in the United States at Thanksgiving. That number represents one sixth of all the turkeys sold in the U.S. each year!

*Benjamin Franklin wanted the turkey to be our national bird.

*Domesticated turkeys cannot fly, however wild turkeys can fly up to 55 miles per hour over short distances.

*Only male (tom) turkeys gobble. Females make a clicking noise. The famous gobble is actually a seasonal mating call.

*The heaviest turkey ever raised weighed in at 86 pounds – about the size of a German Shepherd! (But turkeys are normally not used as police animals.)

*A turkey under 16 weeks of age is called a fryer. A five to seven month old turkey is called a roaster.

*The Turkey Trot, a ballroom dance in the 1900s, was named for the short, jerky steps of the turkey. It became popular mainly because it was denounced by the Vatican as "suggestive."

*Turkeys are known to spend the night in trees! (Maybe to escape the Thanksgiving table?)

*Turkeys can drown if they look up when it's raining!

*A turkey's field of vision is 270 degrees--one of the main reasons they're able to elude some hunters.

*The average age of the Mayflower passenger was 32. The oldest Mayflower passenger was 64.

*There was no milk, cheese, bread, butter or pumpkin pie at the original Thanksgiving Day feast.

*Contrary to popular belief, the Pilgrims did not have big buckles on their clothing, shoes, or hats.

*Buckles did not come into fashion until the late 1600s – more appropriate for the Salem Witchcraft trial time period.

*The cranberry got its name because the pale pink blossoms on the plant resembled a crane’s head and neck. The name cranberry stuck, eventually becoming cranberry.

*Fresh cranberries are ideal for cranberry sauce. Cranberries of the highest quality will always bounce! (If you try this at home, please wash the cranberries before eating.)

*President Abraham Lincoln established the original date for our National Thanksgiving Day celebration in 1863.

*President Thomas Jefferson scoffed at the idea of establishing a national “Thanksgiving Day.”

*Congress did not declare Thanksgiving a national holiday until 1941.

*The average person consumes 4,500 calories on Thanksgiving Day. (Now that's a lot of turkey!)

Thank you for visiting my pad. {HUGS}

Fire Story

2008-11-19T18:23:00.000-08:00

Thank you everyone for all the prayers and thoughts you have said for us. I am happy to say our house is fine. This is something that we will never forget.

Lets start the day of the fire. Saturday November 15th.

I had woke up very early for a Saturday and so did Briana. I was up at 5am and Briana at 6:30 am. We were in the office/bonus room, Briana playing and I was on the the internet. We waited til George got up around 9am. It was a great morning, we were all laying in bed watching cartoons. We decided to go downstairs to get breakfast and get our day going. I was going to wrap my friends/next door neighbor little boys birthday gift for the party in the afternoon. All of sudden, the door bell rings like crazy, it was one of our neighbors advising us to leave now. We were in shock when we saw what was going on. When I opened the blinds from the kitchen to see our backyard, it was full of smoke. Less than a minute later the firemen and policemen were at our door giving us less than 2 minutes to leave. I grabbed Briana and her little stuffed puppy, a suitcase and just throw somethings in there for all three of us, George got Balty (the cat), all of our computers. We left in both cars, our street was full of firetrucks, ambulances and policemen.We meet up by the new Sports Park down the street from us and see what the game plan was. While we were just sitting and watching the flames and smoke around our house, we prayed to God that our house was going to be okay and got the camera to take some pictures, at first George was getting upset with me, til he realized this was my sort of savior, it kept me occupied.

I called my brother-George to let him know what was going on, he lives in Las Vegas and he is our emergency contact. He then called everyone and everyone called us on our cells, offering there home. The only problem with going to any of there homes was they were in Riverside, Corona, Mira Loma, Redlands and all the roads, freeways we had to take to get to them were all shut down. We could of gone to Georges moms house, but it was an hour away and really, we wanted to stay as close to the house as possible. In the late afternoon, we did stay at one of our friends moms house for a few house. She was great and provided us with whatever we wanted. But, she only had a small TV and it was in her bedroom, so we felt a little lost and a little awkward staying there. So we decided it was best for us to go to a hotel where we can see the news and be a little more comfortable. We did not get much sleep, George kept going to the fire area every 2 hours, at one time he went to the house at 2:30am. Briana all night kept saying she wanted to go home, she would not fall asleep, as soon as she did she would wake-up to say she wanted to go home, it just broke my heart more. I just kept tossing and turning and watching the news and at times found myself crying.

Sunday, November 16th --Day 2

We got up, showered, and checked out of the hotel at 10am. My friend, next door neighbor called me to tell me they were heading to the Evacuation Center in Brea. We met up there. We checked in to the American Red Cross and they gave us some information. We met with the La Habra Police Chaplin-Caleb Beller, he gave us all the information about our house and the area. We had a section with our neighbors, we just all sat around and watched the kids play and we watched the news. At lunch time, we were provided with food from the Olive Garden, Pizza Hut, and other local restaurants. Ralphs supermarket provided all the water, sodas, coffee, apple juice, orange, juices. Brea volunteers were great with the kids, they gave them coloring books with crayons, balloons, toys. You name it they provided it to all of us. At around mid afternoon, George was coughing so much more than the other day. I convinced him to have the Red Cross Health doctors check him out. They said he was wheezing a lot and they call his doctor and told George to go see him at Urgent Care. A doctor saw him and told him he now has Asthma and gave home an inhaler.

At around 5pm we were allowed back to our house. We all got up and rushed home. I was so happy to see my home all in one piece. Within less than 5 mins all of our neighbors arrived, we all gather together and just hugged one another and made sure we were alright. This fire was really to close for comfort for all of us. Firefighters pass by every hour to check the hill behind our house and to check up on us. When I saw one of the firetrucks coming toward us, I ran inside and grabbed some things to give to them. We gave them a 5lb bag of coffee to take with them and gave them cold water bottles and thanked them for their services. They were so grateful, we made their day, the guy we gave the coffee to apparently is a coffee addict.....LOL!. I remember the firetruck said Presidio of Monterey, which I have no clue where that is.

When checking around the area and backyard, we realized how close we came to losing our home, winds were up to 50 miles and just one little ember would of destroyed our home and our tract. We are grateful and thankful for all the prayers everyone did for our family and to all the firefighters that came from all over of California. I remember seeing firefighters from the City of El Monte, Glendale, Santa Ana, El Segundo, Lodi, Montery, Stanton, Stanislaus, Carmel Valley, many of them came from Northern California.

At night, I made a nice home cooked meal and we watched the news. I went around the house spraying some Fabreze to get some of the smoke smell from inside the house. We ran the a/c for a long time, recommend by the fire department. We had no phone or DSL connections. After a while, we went to bed.

Monday, November 17th --Day 3

This day, I had mixed emotions one minute full of gratefulness next minute full of anger and sadness. Six years ago today, I lost our baby boy Adrian. I had planned on going to the cemetery this day to place some balloons and flowers. Sadly, I was not able to go. I will go once we get things back to normal. Instead of going to the cemetery, we ended up cleaning up all the ashes and debris from the backyard, wash down the outside of the house, clean the windows and figure out a way to get the smokey smell from inside of the house. We were also trying to get some information from the phone company to see when our lines will be up and running, they told us one of the poles got damaged with the fire and it will take a few more days or worst case scenario until the 24th....OMG! I freaked out, told them we have a home business, so if there is anything they can do would be great. George was able to go to the Community Center and use their WiFi and get some e-mails out to our clients. I was able to leave a outgoing announcement on the companies voicemail advising them of the situation and left our cell numbers for them to contact us.

All through out the day, we would hear and see the firemen come down the street to refuel the truck with water by the fire hydrants. We also saw them cleaning up and checking for any hot spots in the hill behind us. It was a very long day for them.

Tuesday, November 18th --Day 4

A little back to normal, we finally got our phone and DSL lines back up in the late afternoon. Was able to reply to some e-mails and get some work out to our clients. Did some laundry and errands. I did go around the neighborhood to check out the aftermath and was able to take some pictures. The police still has Carbon Canyon closed, only residents can pass by to check their homes. Some homes up in the canyon were damaged or a total lost, my heart goes out to them, many of them are elderly and have lived in their home for well over 20 years. Firefighters are still passing by our street to check up on things and refuel by the fire hydrants.

It has begun, solicitors are all out in full force. Duct cleaners, Air purifier salesmen, Power washers, window cleaners, Fire Restoration companies. Argh!

Well I will leave you for now, we are just exhausted, stressed, have a headache, and i am tired.

I will be back with some pictures.

Presenting The President and Vice President

2008-11-05T11:34:00.000-08:00

The polls are closed, the votes are counted, and the verdict is in : Barack Obama will be our 44th President of the United States, and the first African American president in the country's history and Joseph R. Biden, will be the first Roman Catholic Vice President.

With a campaign that focused so much on change, lets what happens now in 2009.

Election Day

2008-11-04T07:16:00.000-08:00

Are you ready to be part of history this Election Day? Who will be our next US President.

The 2008 election is the first time in U.S. history that two sitting senators are running against each other for president and the first time an African American is a presidential nominee for a major party-Democrate, as well as the first time both major candidates were born outside the continental United States—Hawaii for Obama and the Pnanama Canal Zone for McCain. Since the Republican nominee for vice-president is a woman, Governor Sarah Palin, the eventual winning ticket is very likely to be historic, as neither an African American nor a female has achieved either office. In addition, the Republican presidential candidate, John McCain, would be the oldest first-term president and the Democratic nominee for Vice-President, Senator Joseph Biden, would be the first Roman Catholic vice president.

Regardless of what party you support or who you are voting for, the most important thing today is to take time to vote.

Happy Halloween!!!

2008-10-31T08:20:00.000-07:00

Hope everyone had a great fun Halloween with the kids. Here are some pictures of me and Briana. I have not dressed up in a very long time, and decided to dress up for Briana. She kept asking me to put on a costume with her all week > Since I had the costume from last year and never wore it, I told her I would wear a costume and go Trick or Treating with her. We had so much fun. We had gone to the Kidz Block Party that the city and a church put on for a little bit and then we went door to door. At first she was not sure, but after a couple of houses, she was a pro and the owners of the houses were laughing, cause after they gave her a candy, she would say Thank You, everyone thought she was so polite and at one house, the new owners ran out of candy, as they did not know how busy it got on their block.....so, what does Briana do.....she gave them a couple of her candies.......George and me were laughing and the owners were not sure what to do.....LOL!

Enjoy the pictures.

Thanks for stopping. {HUGS}

Are You a Jackie or a Marilyn?

2008-10-15T20:38:00.001-07:00

Your result for Are You a Jackie or a Marilyn? Or Someone Else? Mad Men-era Female Icon Quiz...

You Are a Jackie!

You are a Jackie. "I do everything the right way."

Jackies are realistic, conscientious, and principled. They strive to live up to their high ideals.

How to Get Along with Me

* Take your share of the responsibility so I don't end up with all the work.

* Acknowledge my achievements.

* I'm hard on myself. Reassure me that I'm fine the way I am.

* Tell me that you value my advice.

* Be fair and considerate, as I am.

* Apologize if you have been unthoughtful. It will help me to forgive.

* Gently encourage me to lighten up and to laugh at myself when I get uptight, but hear my worries first.

What I Like About Being a Jackie

* Being self-disciplined and able to accomplish a great deal

* Working hard to make the world a better place

* Having high standards and ethics; not compromising myself

* Being reasonable, responsible, and dedicated in everything I do

* Being able to put facts together, coming to good understandings, and figuring out wise solutions

* Being the best I can be and bringing out the best in other people

What's Hard About Being a Jackie

* Being disappointed with myself or others when my expectations are not met

* Feeling burdened by too much responsibility

* Thinking that what I do is never good enough

* Not being appreciated for what I do for people

* Being upset because others aren't trying as hard as I am

* Obsessing about what I did or what I should do

* Being tense, anxious, and taking things too seriously

Jackies as Children Often

* Criticize themselves in anticipation of criticism from others

* Refrain from doing things that they think might not come out perfect

* Focus on living up to the expectations of their parents and teachers

* Are very responsible; may assume the role of parent

* Hold back negative emotions ("good children aren't angry")

Jackies as Parents

* Teach their children responsibility and strong moral values

* Are consistent and fair

* Discipline firmly

Take Are You a Jackie or a Marilyn? Or Someone Else? Mad Men-era Female Icon Quiz at HelloQuizzy

Sleeping Angel Photo Contest

2008-10-08T11:08:00.000-07:00

5 Minutes of Mom is holding a Sleeping Angel Photo Contest, the winner wins a new bedroom set for their little angel. I just need to post a picture of my beautiful sleeping angel and I will be entered to win a bedroom set from Home and Bedroom Furniture . I’m hoping to win the Lily Rose set for Briana......wouldn’t that be awesome!!! I can just see her and her BFF puppy sleeping there instead of on our bed.

Here is a picture of the bedroom set I would love to win for her.

Wish me luck!!!

Thanks for visiting my pad. {HUGS}

Happy World Card Making Day!

2008-10-04T22:55:00.000-07:00

Today is World Card Making Day!! One of my new loves is making cards and it's nice we have a whole day to celebrate these wonderful little creations. I've only been creating cards for about a year now and I am loving it. I credit my new found love to the all the talented girls over at Screapfreak. Thanks girls!!!

I still need to learn lots, but here are a few I did, they were challenges over at Citrus Tree Studios in honor of World Card Making Day.

That is all going around here today. Pretty lazy day, we actually had Fall weather here, little bit of rain and all. Finally! I am still working on getting rid of my cold.

Thanks for visiting me. {HUGS}

Vote for Georges Short Film!!

2008-09-28T14:03:00.000-07:00

Hey, all my blogger friends. Come and vote for Georges short film-Chemistry. We are neck in neck with another movie.
Chemistry is a movie that George Directed and Produced. The movie is about a guy who meets the girl of his dreams at a speed dating event. It stars Catherine Chiareli (she has been on Temptation Island, Two & a Half Men, Chicago (the movie)), Jenn Gotzon (she has been on Pushing Daisies, CSI: NY, Derailed), Ron Rogee (hes been in serveral shows and movies like Desparate Housewives, Monk, 24, Dexter, Las Vegas) and Kevin Held (he is just getting started in the movie biz).

Go and check it out here:

http://firstglanceonline.bside.com/2008/films/chemistry_firstglanceonline2008;jsessionid=4419264A7FC9844D3533EE5544955077
The film is only 9 minutes. You do have to register to vote, don't worry its free. Just rate the movie on the stars above the name of the film and leave him a comment. I hope you can vote for his movie!!

Let me know what you think and Thanks in advance!!!

Happy Day........

2008-09-08T15:31:00.000-07:00

Today I received some happy scrappy mail from Citrus Tree Studio . They are a new kit site and had a Grand Opening-Monthly Challenges and I won this great Halloween collection from Imaginisce-You should check-out Nicole's blog to see her awesome Halloween countdown calendar with this collection. I just might steal her idea.......LOL!

Imaginisce "Hallowhimsy":
6 double sided pattern papers
6 clear stamps
6 epoxy brads
2 sets of brads (glitter brads)
3 different sets of rubons
tag stickers
Goosebump stickers
chipboard stickers
alphabet stickers

For those that do not know, Citrus Tree Studio is a brand new scrapbooking kit site, The owner is Cindy Tucker an online friend I've known her for at least 2 years. She is a great fun, gal! I encourage everyone to check out her new kit site, she has some awesome beautiful kits and an awesome Design Team.

I also received my September Class kit from Scrapfreak. We will be doing a Hip Trip Flip Album. It will be a very interactive mini travel album. Brees album looks so much fun, so we will see how mine comes out, as this is so out of my comfort zone.

It Sunday

2008-09-07T08:46:00.000-07:00

Seems the week-end has flown by.........

Update on my FIL--He is doing awesome!! Doctors yesterday, were saying how they are amazed on how quick he has recuperated from his heart attack. They removed all the tubes and IV's yesterday and had him get up and walk a little, so they can prevent a blood clot on his leg where they had the Angio put on. They will probably release him tonight or tomorrow.

Thank you for all the Prayers.

What a Friday!

2008-09-05T16:12:00.000-07:00

Well, the early morning was a good one......late morning and afternoon not so good. Georges dad was taken to the hospital, where they told us he has had a heart attack. He is in stable condition and they are monitoring him in a special ICU room for patients with heart conditions. The doctor, said one of the 3 arteries was completely destroyed, broken in two. Right now, they are going through the options we have, one of them being surgery in which the doctor said it will be a 50/50 chance he will come out of it okay, cause of his age. Right now, I am just waiting for George to contact me with more updates.

Then, this afternoon I was talking with my neighbor and he informed me that he and his wife have separated after 4 years of marriage. He was telling me that, she decided to leave, because her leukemia was winning and she did not want him to suffer and see her die. He tried his best to save his marriage, but she had already made up her mind. I did not even know she had leukemia! We go out to dinner and BBQ at each other home. She did not want anyone to know she had it. She just told her friends, after a year of battling this disease.

Please keep my father-in-law (Luis Heredia) and my neighbor-friend (Janet Lindley) in your daily prayers. Thank you all. Sorry for the not so happy blog entry.

Swim Lessons and Night Out

2008-08-21T18:30:00.000-07:00

Been a bit busy these past few weeks. Briana has taken two weeks of swim lessons with the YMCA at our friends pool. Her first two days were awful, she did not want to go in and wanted nothing to do with her instructor, just cried. After her 3rd day, I just got her and gave her a push, pushed her to her instructor, so glad I did. She has done so good and loves her instructor DeeDee and loves going swimming now. I am so proud of her, I can't wait to get her more swim lessons for her.

Also a week ago, George and I went to one of his clients restaurants grand opening-Cantina Lounge in the city of Fullerton, CA. We had a great time, meet great people. The food was excellent! The menu and price is just awesome. The restaurant is not only a restaurant, its a sports bar and night club with tons of flat screens surrounding the entire restaurant, check out their website to see the inside. I can't wait to go back there with some friends. Oh, I just found out they have $2.00 Taco Tuesdays...love it!

After we left the Cantina Lounge, we went to go see Tropic Thunder. George had been an extra on the movie so we wanted to go see if they would show him at all. Well, they did not. Darn! But the scene that he was in was when Speedman (Ben Stiller) is accepting his academy award for his movie, George was in the audience. He said they filmed that scene a thousand times, about 15 hours and all they showed was not even a minute of it. LOL! The movie all in all was okay, so parts were funny, others were not. It's not a movie I would of gone seen or rented.

That is all for now. Thanks for visiting my pad. {HUGS}

Happy 12th Wedding Anniversay

2008-08-17T08:02:00.000-07:00

Wow! Twelve years married to a wonderful man, my best friend. We have gone through alot in these 12 years. We've laughed and cried, and laughed again. I am so glad I have found my soul mate. I can't wait to see what the other 12 years will bring us.

Here is a picture of us in Miami on our Honeymoon 1996

Here we are today, August 2008

Here's to many many more years together, Honey. I Love you.

Beautiful Saturday

2008-08-09T21:49:00.000-07:00

Our day started like any other day, George had an inspection to do today and Briana did not wake up until 9:54am (EEK!) This was a big shocker to me as she has never slept that long. I so enjoyed my Mommy Time, I so needed it. I had a quite breakfast, read a magazine, and saw some Olympic events (Equestrian, Beach Volleyball, Skulls, and some Indoor Volleyball).

When George came home, he wanted to go to the beach, we've been wanting to go for a while, and things just kept getting in the way. So, this time, we just grabbed some stuff and left to the beach. Love that we only live about 30+/- minutes away. I was so surprised that we found parking right away and the beach was not crowded at all. It was perfect. The weather at the there was very windy and warm about 73 degrees, a perfect day.

Briana at first did not want to get wet, just wanted to play in the sand, eventually, in her own time she wanted to go in and she loved it. I am now a little sunburned, Briana got a little tanned.

Here are some pictures from our day a the beach.

We are God Parents

2008-08-03T16:49:00.001-07:00

What a week-end. We've had family over on Friday evening, then some friends came by for a small visit and for some cafecito. Had a great time.

Saturday morning, George and I became God-Parents to this beautiful baby girl-Annabell. Who at the same day turned 1 years old.

I am so disappointed that we did not get any good pictures of the baptism. The priest announced we could not take pictures......WTH!! is what I asked my self. The church has its own photographers and they will take the pictures, and after the ceremony you can see them and purchase them....again.......WTH!! What has happened, since when did this church become so commercial. My uncles friend try to take some, but he was not sure how he would be able without them saying anything. He did sneak a few....LOL!

Now, I was raised Catholic and I admit I have not gone to every single Sunday mass, as they would like for us to go. Its hard to go with a toddler that does not stay still. But, we try. The church where we had the Baptism was where my brothers, cousins, friends and I did either our Holy Communion, Confirmations, Graduations, and Weddings. Its the only church we found that the God Parents did not have to been married in a Catholic Church and does the baptisms every week-end. My heart was so broken, when I saw so much difference in this church, the church in the city where my family has lived for over 30 years and still counting, where I had my childhood.

For as long as I can remember, my parents and the church has had a dress code, the proper way to dress to go to mass. My goodness, the outfits we saw on these women!!! They looked as they were going clubbing and some looked as if they were, and I am serious when I say this and sorry if I offend anyone, they looked like they were hooking the streets. George and I were so surprised, shocked, and ashamed.

I just hope Briana and Annabell listens to me, when I tell them the proper way to dress to go to any mass, any place and teach her the old ways of the church, as my parents have teached me.

I will get off my soapbox and show you my little one at my Uncles house, riding one of the horses. She did not want to come home after this little ride and all the birthday party fun we had for my god-daughter. In all it was a great tiring week-end.

Thanks for stopping by my little pad and reading my little tantrum.....LOL!!

City of Brea Is Shaking!!!!!

2008-07-29T12:05:00.000-07:00

We just had a 5.8 magnitude earthquake at 11:42:15am. I have not felt such a strong earthquake in such a long time. My poor little girl was so scared, she was playing in our room when everything was shaking and I got really nervous when I saw the fear on her face. The cat stayed under Brianas bed, we are okay. Somethings fell off the shelves and some paintings are now crooked.

So far as of 12:49pm we have had 27 aftershocks with the biggest one being a 3.6. We are only about 3 miles for the fault line where it started.

New Look!

2008-07-28T21:04:00.000-07:00

I played around and gave my blog a new look. I love the new colors, a lot more cheerful! Still need to add some more friends and more links.

Our Weekend

2008-07-28T18:30:00.000-07:00

Well , not much to report so I will bore you all with our week-end......LOL!

Saturday

George had some inspections to do and we had some showings in the afternoon. So I just mostly cleaned and made sure everything was in order and presentable. Later on, we took Briana to the park, we were there for about 2 hours and she still did not want to come home. She made some new friends, she is so friendly and just having too much fun with the other kids, so we stayed a little bit longer and had some ice cream.

In the evening, my neighbor came by with 3 bags full of clothes for Briana. Briana is set for the rest of the summer, fall and winter!!! I was so shocked and grateful at all the clothes she gave us.

Sunday

We just stayed home and filled up Briana's pool, she had lots of fun playing and splashing everywhere, while George and I just read and soaked up some sun....LOL! We later had some pizza for lunch and watched a movie and finished up some paperwork.

That was our week-end very relaxing and no scrapping.

3 Years Ago

2008-07-17T07:35:00.000-07:00

3 Years ago today, George and I held a beautiful tiny red-faced screaming baby girl. Today, this tiny red-faced baby girl turns 3 years old.

Happy Birthday, Briana!!!

July 17, 2005

July 17, 2006

July 17, 2007

July 17, 2008
Sigh! Where did my baby go? Love you baby girl!!!

2008-07-04T07:25:00.000-07:00

Hope everyone has a great Independence Day week-end with your family and loves one.

We hope to go our cities Country Fair this afternoon, that's about it.