Wednesday, May 31, 2006

Sunday, May 28, 2006

Riverside National Cementary Pictures.... Posted by Picasa
I don't know who this man is but I thought it was neat how he's just standing there looking out..... (and Heather is in the top one snapping away) Posted by Picasa
Heather and I went to the National Cemetary today and snapped some pictures. Her grandparents are buried here and so is my dad. We got some neat shots. Posted by Picasa
Happy Birthday James! We celebrated James 39th birthday on Saturday at his moms. We had pizza, beer, soda, and juice for the kiddies and James dad played a little Hawaiian guitar when we sang Happy Birthday to him. It was neat! Posted by Picasa

Friday, May 26, 2006

Heather gave me the letter U- Thanks!

Ok, Heather, you had to give me a difficult one, didn't ya?
Here we go, I'll do my best!




UNDERPAID: Who doesn't agree with this? We all want MORE money, don't we?

UMPIRE: My fiance is an umpire. He is umpired ever since he could. He learned
from his dad and often umpires with his dad. Usually he just umpires
girls softball but does some baseball sometimes too!

USEFUL: I find myself to be very useful, especially at work. Many colleagues come to me for answers and/or help with certain projects. Sometimes this can make me feel good and other times I wish they would leave me alone!

UNAVAILABLE: Which means I am taken! E and I have been together now almost 8 years. We did move our wedding date up a bit (only by 1 year, cause it takes $$$) but we are going to marry next May. We have had our share up ups and downs, trust me but I think we're in it for the long haul. I would love to spend the rest of my life with him and grow old together!

UNCLE: My great uncle was a millionaire and I never really knew him. He had some type of ownership in the 'Security Pacific Banks', which are now Bank of America. I knew him as a young kid when we had family gatherings at my great aunts house but after she passed, we didn't stay in touch.

UPFRONT: At work, people consider me to be upfront, cause I'll tell ya how it is from the get go. When I first started my job years ago, people thought I was a real bitch, then once they got to know me they felt more comfortable around me. Some people still think that sometimes but that's ok. Now at home in my personal atmosphere, I am known to not respond or answer as quickly as I should or sometimes they say that I am like talking to a wall. (I get that from my dad)

UNWIND: OK, this is a must.....although sometimes this does NOT happen for me, it sure is nice when it does. After a typical day for me, I need a little time to sit ALONE and not be bothered even if it's only a few minutes. Mornings are continous wake up calls to the little ones and continously reminding them to get dressed, get your socks and shoes on. Hurry up, brush teeth and get your backpacks and a granola bar, etc. Then off to day care to drop them off by 7:20am so I can attempot to get to wrok on time at 7:30am. (this rarley happens) Then after work at approx 3:45-4:00pm, I rewind my morning route and pick kids up from day care and depending on what day of the week it is we get prepared for baseball practice or game, a softball game or dance class. Once we fianlly get home, it's homework time as I prepare dinner. (sometimes dinners are quick ones, let me tell you!) Then usually by this time, E is home and helps me make sure they get showered and get their jammies on and stuff. WHEW!!!! NOW, I NEED TO DO SOME UNWINDING, THANKS!

UNDERSTANDING: When you have a family like mine, you must be understanding. That's all I have to say about this one!

UNIQUE: I think I am very unique. We all should feel this way about ourselves! I am one of a kind and wouldn't trade that for the world!

UNCONDITIONALLY: This is the love that I have for my family. My children keep me going when I am down and if it weren't for them and Eric, I don't know where I'd be today. My family means the world to me and I love them unconditionally.

OK, THERE ARE MY U's. THIS WAS NOT AN EASY LETTER BUT I DID IT! IF YOU WANT ME TO ASSIGN YOU A LETTER, PLEASE LET ME KNOW!

Thursday, May 25, 2006

Favorite Foto Friday....


I got a phone call the other day from one of my cousins (on my dad's side) from Arkansas. I was glad to hear from her. The last time I saw her I was about 8 years old and she was 17 or so. We exchanged numbers and emails and we will be trying to catch up on some old times, even though we're so far apart. It's so neat to talk to my family with that southern accent, ya know. I like it! I sent her my blog links and she has been working on reading them. I got an email from her today and she told me that her birthday is the same day that my sister got married. How neat is that! She's also gonna be sending me some pictures now and then of my dad when he was younger and maybe some from other times as well. I would really like that!

So for my FFF this week, here one of the pictures that she sent to me. This is my dad when he was in the service many, many years ago. (I think it is so neat, thanks for sending it!)

~Hope everyone has a safe and happy holiday weekend!!!~

Tuesday, May 23, 2006

Monday, May 22, 2006

CONGRATULATIONS TO ME!


Just a quick post to let everyone know that yesterday, May 21st was my ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY for not smoking. I smoked off and on for over 12 years. I am so glad I was able to kick that nasty habit. Now I can't stand the smell of them.

Hope everyone is having a good day!

Friday, May 19, 2006

Favorite Foto Friday


This is Eric with nephew Zach when he was just a little guy! I love this picture of them...


Wednesday, May 17, 2006

Half-Nekkid Thursday.....

I actually took this picture accidentally on our way to the concert last weekend.
~pretty in pink & showing a little skin~

Good Job Vanessa!!!



We had Vanessa's Choir Banquet tonight. She received an award for Two Years of Dedicated Service! YEA! They served Mexican Food and the Choir had a great time spending time together out of the classroom!

Tuesday, May 16, 2006

Sunday, May 14, 2006

~Happy Mother's Day~

~mothers day brunch went very well. we all had a great time visiting and everyone loved the food. i made hash browns with sausage links cut up in it. scrambled eggs. biscuits and gravy. and chorizo with eggs and torillas. (i don't like chorizo at all but it was a hit!) we had champagne and orange juice too! i probably started another yearly tradition. we were invited to go over to my sis's in laws this afternoon for a bbq but we kindly declined. (i told everyone who came this am that as soon as everyone left i was going to put my pj's back on and do NOTHING, LOL) they knew i was joking around but that is exactly what i did. becca cleaned up the kitchen and did all the dishes for me and took a long needed nap. i hope all you mom's out there had a great Mother's Day~
p.s. I got a tripod (as you an see), a new outfit, some cash that i spent at the concert last night (thank you Eric, Jeremy and Kaylee), a candle (thanks Connie & Glenn), some beautiful flowers and starbucks card (thank you becca), and a gorgeous heart necklace and some scrapbook stickers (thank you Vanessa)
...and most important, I got to spend quality time with my family...
thank you everybody!!!!





~ three generations~
my mom, me and my girls....




~here we are getting ready to leave for the concert Sat night~
we had a lot of fun. the concert was great and we'll be planning our next one very soon!
the next time we go we're going to take our men with us~!


there are a couple pics on my photo blog from this weekend too.......

Saturday, May 13, 2006

YEE-HAW ! ! !



MY SIS AND I ARE GOING TO SEE BRAD PAISLEY AND SARA EVANS TONIGHT!
WE ARE GOING TO GET COW-GIRLED UP AND HAVE A BLAST!
THIS IS OUR MOTHER'S DAY GIFT TO EACH OTHER.
TOMORROW I AM HAVING A CHAMPAGNE BRUNCH FOR ALL OF US MOM'S: MY MOM, MY SIS, ERIC'S MOM, AND MAYBE MY SIS'S MOM-IN-LAW. THIS IS MY FIRST TIME DOING THIS SO WE'LL SEE HOW IT GOES.
HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY TO ALL THE MOM'S EVERYWHERE!!!

Thursday, May 11, 2006

Favorite Foto Friday....


This is my sister and I in the parking lot of the hospital almost two years ago. She is ready to pop, she's HUGE! My nephew, Christopher weighed in at 10 lbs. 6 ounces. He is going to be two in July and is getting so big and starting to talk now too!

BECCA GOT THE GAME BALL YESTERDAY!


She played an awesome game yesterday. She went 1 for 1 with a base hit for 2 RBI's and had a home plate assist while playing first base! ( I may not be wording that correctly but you get the point!) The team gave her the game ball too!

She's up to bat:

And she SWINGS.......

And she gets a high five from Coach at first!!!!!


Tuesday, May 09, 2006

Happy Half-Nekkid Thursday....

Here is J when he was 3 years old. He is posin' like a cool dude, isn't he? I can't believe how he has grown. He would'nt be too happy knowing I was posting THIS picture! HAHA!
HHNT!!!

Wordless Wednesday

Kaylee has a friend........


K went to bridal shower with me on Sunday and she got to play with a friend from works daughter. They had a ball playing together as you can see! They are 1 month apart and will be spending more time together I'm sure!


HAVIN' FUN.....

Lexi playin with her friend, Tucker.......




And her friend Diesel.......

Friday, May 05, 2006

Favorite Foto Friday


This is Eric and I about 7 years ago when we were in our APT.
WOW, Look at Lexi, she was a baby!
I guess we have really come a long way.
Hope everyone has a great weekend!

Wednesday, May 03, 2006

Monday, May 01, 2006

~Having Fun With BUBBLES~

~check out my photo blog for some more bubble fun pics from this afternoon~