Christmas!

Christmas was pretty awesome! I had last week off and I'm amazed that I spent all week practically at home. On the 24th, my mother gave me my present and it is by far, the best present I could have ever received...she got me a DVD camcorder. Now I can record every single waking second of Ayden's life (maybe even sleeping). 

Christmas morning, I woke up at 7:30am, did my morning routine and woke Ayden up. He was so excited but as he opened his gifts you could notice he was still half asleep (I have that on video now). He was so happy and excited...we spent all morning playing with his gifts. 

On Friday, I decided to re-do his room to accommodate his million toys. I went to Ikea with my mother and purchased a bunch of things to re-organize his room. As a result...we've got this!

Catching Up!

Okay, so I just realized I haven't written a blog in quite some time. Last I wrote, was preparing for last weekend and the arrival of my bestest friend ever. Friday night was pretty chill. We hung out with some old friends and drank some beers...okay, Smirnoff Ice but I think that falls in the beer category. Sad to say, two of those down and I'm giggly. Saturday during the day, we took the kids to Chuck E Cheese. They had a blast! It's so good to see both our sons becoming great friends. Ayden says Dean is his best buddy and for me and Mel, that's great to hear. At night, we hit a lounge...I got a bit drunk and at the end of the night realized someone stole my purse. Thankfully, I called the next day and it was there and nothing was taken (phew!). It was great to see my friend and spend time with her. The sad part is she had to leave...I really love having her around and having another young mother around who understands. But, I will be going up to see her in February for her daughter's baptism (I'm the godmother)!

On Sunday, I went and got my nose pierced and...I absolutely love it! Totally painless and it healed surprisingly quick. I don't even feel it now...just when it gets caught in the towel and I pull it out :(

The Weekend!

Thank god it's Friday...and I woke up in the best mood...it's been a while!

My sister (ok, best friend) is in town from Tallahassee for a few days. She's really here to be with her dad but I'm taking advantage to see her a few times and her two beautiful children. Ayden has been waiting for Dean to come for like a month now. Try to tell a four year old he has to wait a month to see his best buddy. 

I have also decided I want to do something "new" for my 26th birthday...I'm gonna get my nose pierced....yes, you heard right...my nose. It'll be a small earring so you'll barely be able to notice. See, I hate my nose...so i figure, if i add jewelry to it, I'll like it better. 

Im actually starting to see a pattern, two years ago, for my birthday, I got my third tattoo on my wrist. Its a mother and child symbol...probably one of my favorite tattoos. I've thought about getting another one but instead, it'll be the nose piercing.

I'll let you know all about it on Monday! Yay!

Everything Ayden!

So I finally started my christmas shopping...I know, I know but that's the way I work, I procrastinate these kinds of things.

For Ayden: the Tag reading system with two books (this is the educational toy for this year's Christmas), Flippin Frogs game (I love it, can't wait to play it), Pixos (some bead creating pen), the Wii and games. I'll probably get him another few things for his stocking but as far as big gifts, that's all! Of course, this list doesn't include the gifts from Grandma which are as ridiculous as mine if not more. I know most people wouldn't agree with the way I am with Ayden. I do spoil him, maybe more than I should but he's my baby. I also realize "I" have a problem and that is, I give him everything he wants. 

Lately, I have been toughening up a lot. I have encountered resistance but overall, he's learning that toys are for special occasions. 

I also want to share with you a little about Ayden's personality. First, he's a Leo which for those who don't know, they have a very special way about them. They are stubborn as heck, stuck on their ways, capricious (but I can be blamed for that trait), the list goes on. Aside from that, the little brat is SMART. Not your average four year old smart, this is i'm 8 years old stuck in a 4 year olds body type smart. 

On Sunday, I took him to McDonald's for lunch after going to see Dora and Diego at an Hispanic Festival in my hometown. He knew very well when he asked for McDonald's that it was solely for the purpose of the Bionicles toy but so did I (he doesn't fool me). We get out of the mall and he realizes he has lost his precious toy. Somehow he convinces me to get another one the following day but that toy is no longer available so he FREAKS! 

To make a long story short, he starts talking to me (hand gestures and all) telling me that he's not upset with me but he's upset at McDonald's for not having the specific Bionicles toy he wanted. He continues by saying "see this is my mad face" so I'm mad now. After a long discussion and a horrible promise from me, he proceeds to show me his happy face...the pictures are below.

Tarot Card Reading

Ssssooooo...how did it go? AWESOME!

I'm not sure how most people feel about card readings. You ask me prior to Saturday and I would tell you its all about the power of suggestion, made up...but from my experience, I'm starting to question that. 

I was the first of the group to go in and I was there for a little over an hour. All she asked was my name and month and day of birth from there, the crazy lady, knew it all. She knew of my ex-husband, his life, she knew of my son and future issues I may have with him. She knew everything about me down to a tee. A thing I can share? Well, she said that there are people who think I'm crazy because of the decisions I make but I'm not crazy (which I know, of course), they just don't comprehend. She said so many things...all right!

Oh yeah, three spirits follow and guide me. One is a man from way back when, he was very spiritual and loved reading which is why she says I like to read and that I need to open by self to spirituality. Another is a woman from the victorian times...a time I would have liked to have been born and the last is a nun.

To say the least, it was a good experience. I was scared and skeptical at first but overall, I left there feeling like there's much more to it. I mean, are there people who do this for a living by making shit up? Sure but I have to question because of how right she was, not just with me but my other two friends. 

One More

Forget about what I said...this is my favorite!

Garage Pictures by Nick

One of my favorites...

One of Nick's favorites...

Nick's favorite...he says it looks like a video game.

I'm supposed to be some spy agent/femme fatale

It's too awesome not to post....

Complete and Utter Randomness

Background on my friend Nick: Nick...where do I begin??? He's wow!!! Outgoing, the person I turn to when I get a creative...he'll be into anything I suggest especially if it involves dancing and photography. But I get that from him because if there's one thing Nick loves is dancing to Britney Spears and Beyonce. He's also my inspiration. We make music...well we just come up with random lyrics (always in spanish and with heavy profanity). He's better at it than me but we never talk about that...because with Nick there's never competition. I love him, he's my absolute favorite.

Yesterday, we went to the gym with barely the intention of working out but more to get into a studio and dance away. We didn't spend much time there cause some instructor kicked us out. Here are some pics from "rehearsal":

Me and Nick monkeying around...

We hung around the garage smoking a cigarette and from no where he wanted me to put my clothes from earlier on to take pictures in the garage. He's been wanting to take pictures there but the opportunity never came up.

Before I post some of the pictures (under separate post since this thing doesn't want to work), I have to tell you, I'm not photogenic. Atleast I never think I am. It's also very difficult for me to pose because I find that shit hilarious...the whole, look sexy for the camera shit, that's ridiculous to me but I'm learning with Nick. He makes me feel comfortable instead of stupid and little by little I feel that I can let that side of me out around him without feeling a little insane.

Yay! Blah! Woohoo!

So last night I finished the last book of the Twilight Saga, Breaking Dawn. As much as I wanted to finish this book and see the story come to an end, I also fought with not wanting to finish...what am I going to do now? I was so wrapped up in these books that I didn't want them to end. Without saying too much and ruining the books for those who haven't read it, the ending is worth reading the nearly 3,000 pages. 

Now, I feel a great void. I'm sure I'll eventually read a book that will enthrall me as much as Twilight but I kinda don't want to. I want to just think that no romance novel will ever compare.

On another note, I have made an appointment to see the tarot card reader with two of my close friends. We're making it a date on Saturday...card readings, discussions and lunch. I'm sure we'll have a blast and even if we don't get much from the card readings, at-least a GOOD laugh. Oh yeah, for anyone who is into astrology, please visit www.astrologyzone.com. The forecasts are posted by Susan Miller, some crazy %&^*$, who seems to be right on. 

Spirituality

For a while now, I've been debating going to see a psychic...maybe I should call it a spiritualist...is that better?

So while I'm fascinated and intrigued by the idea, I'm also a bit nervous. What if what she says is right? Not that I'm scared to hear what she has to say but to come to the realization that people do have a power to see your future...gives me the heebie jeebies. I've always been one to steer away from things like that. The idea that some people claim they can see your future, communicate with the dead, so on and so forth has always been creepy to me. 

Really, given my background, I shouldn't. This leads me to speak of my late grandmother. A strong woman, a brave woman, a woman who had her time rebelled against what society required of a woman. The more I hear of my grandmother's youth and early days, the more I wish to be like her...maybe I will. To keep with the theme of my blog...I will tell you about a story, it's not long but very "interesting."

My mom mentioned a while ago, that back in the day when my grandmother was younger (I would say late 30's), she used to be very spiritual. Very much into the saints and communicating with spirits. She actually used to conjure up (repeatedly) a spirit of a woman named Francisca. She used to speak like the woman...eeeekkk! How creepy is that!?!

Well, I'm going to the spiritualist and I'll let everyone know how that goes...

My Four Day Weekend!

I've been dying to write a blog for almost five days now. It doesn't help I left my laptop at my office and my brother has been putting off installing the router at home. So I guess it doesn't matter if I had my laptop at home, I still couldn't access the web. 

I want to apologize for what I'm about to say. More so because I don't want to sound like a teenage girl but I am completely obsessed with the Twilight saga. I started the first book last Monday and today I'm on page 164 of book 4 (Breaking Dawn). I've tried hard to put the books down and take a break from reading but my efforts seem in vain. I put the book down and 20 minutes later I find my way back to it and pick it up against my own will. I have never been quite the reader let alone feeling tied to a book, in this case, books.

On another note, Thanksgiving was really fun. My family and I went to my youngest brother's house for dinner. We sat around, talked and played Dominos. Dominos is quite popular in my family...one of those things we can't do without at get-togethers.

Friday, I spent the day with my son. I took him to the playground at the mall, we had ice cream...all in all a wonderful day! Really, all my days with him are wonderful! 

Saturday was another great day. I went to visit my god-daughter and her three sisters. All the kids played in the backyard as I enjoyed cradling the newborn and speaking to my cousins and uncle that I haven't seen in a while. It was such a pretty day out and the kids were having such a good time...I felt like I was in another place. Everything seemed to peaceful. So much so that I was there for five hours! Saturday night was a completely different story. Ayden slept over his dad's and as much as I wanted to go out and have fun, all I wanted to do is stay home and read. So I did. I read for hours and finally took a break and talked to my cousin, it was her last day staying with me (she moved out Sunday to her own place). 

Sunday, I woke up and stayed in bed READING till 2pm at which point I decided to get up, take a shower and go watch Twilight for the third time. It was really weird since I went to the movie by myself but at the same time, I liked not having company...I concentrated 100 percent on the movie. 

All in all, I had a great long weekend. It might sound boring but it was so good to stay home and relax and enjoy the awesomeness of which is the Twilight saga.