Hola!!

I am getting ready to fly to Barcelona, Spain!!

Joseph is staying with my sister while I am gone. I'm soooo ready for a vacation and super excited to see my baby sister, who is in Barcelona for culinary school!

Since I haven't blogged in a loooong time, I'm starting it off easy!

Copy this and BOLD everything that applies...

1. Started your own blog.
2. Slept under the stars.
3. Played in a band.
4. Visited Hawaii.
5. Watched a meteor shower.
6. Given more than you can afford to charity.
7. Been to Disneyland.
8. Climbed a mountain.
9. Held a praying mantis.
10. Sang a solo.
11. Bungee jumped.
12. Visited Paris.
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea.
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch.
15. Adopted a child.
16. Had food poisoning.
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty.
18. Grown your own vegetables.
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France.
20. Slept on an overnight train.
21. Had a pillow fight.
22. Hitch hiked.
23. Taken a sick day when you're not sick.
24. Built a snow fort.
25. Held a lamb.
26. Gone skinny dipping.
27. Run a marathon.
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice.
29. Seen a total eclipse.
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset.
31. Hit a home run.
32. Been on a cruise.
33. Seen Niagra Falls in person.
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors.
35. Seen an Amish community.
36. Taught yourself a new language.
37. Had enough money to truly be satisfied.
38. Seen the leaning tower of Pisa in person.
39. Gone rock climbing.
40. Seen Michelangelo's David.
41. Sung karaoke.
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt.
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant.
44. Visited Africa.
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight.
46. Been transported in an ambulance.
47. Had your portrait painted.
48. Gone deep sea fishing.
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person.
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris.
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling.
52. Kissed in the rain.
53. Played in the mud.
54. Gone to a drive-in theater.
55. Been in a movie.
56. Visited the Great Wall of China.
57. Started a business.
58. Taken a martial arts class.
59. Visited Russia.
60. Served in a soup kitchen.
61. Sold Girl Scout cookies.
62. Gone whale watching.
63. Gotten flowers for no reason.
64. Donated blood, platelets, or plasma.
65. Gone sky diving.
66. Visited a Nazi concentration camp.
67. Bounced a check.
68. Flown in a helicopter.
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy.
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial.
71. Eaten caviar.
72. Pieced a quilt.
73. Stood in Times Square.
74. Toured the Everglades.
75. Been fired from a job.
76. Seen the changing of the guards in London.
77. Broken a bone.
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle.
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person.
80. Published a book.
81. Been to the Vatican.
82. Bought a brand new car.
83. Walked in Jerusalem.
84. Had your picture in the paper.
85. Read the entire Bible.
86. Visited the White House.
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating.
88. Had Chicken pox.
89. Saved someone's life.
90. Sat on a jury.
91. Met someone famous.
92. Joined a book club.
93. Lost a loved one.
94. Had a baby.
95. Seen the Alamo in person.
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake...if you're talkin' about the Dead Sea...
97. Been involved in a lawsuit.
98. Owned a cell phone.
99. Been stung by a bee.
100. Read an entire book in one day.

I'm really bad at blogging

but I promise that one day I will update more often.
Things are going okay here---
just crazy busy and trying to keep sane!!

Everyone is happy and healthy...just busy, busy, busy.

Mono.

Joseph has it. I had no idea that 4 year olds could get this, but apparently they do.
Basically we have been sequestered to the house for the past week. His mood is improving but he is still definitely not near 100%.

Sorry. I just had to take a break because there was just an EARTHQUAKE! I just taught Joseph how to duck and cover! Did anyone else feel that?

ANYWAY, i'm still working on uploading those pictures. I'll get on that. Soon.

So I'm guessing, Liz, that UYB means Update Your Blog. I'm not too great with figuring out internet slang, but I think I figured that one out!
I am devastated about SBX closing some of their stores...thankfully the 5 stores within a 2 mile radius of me will remain as is! So sad that Liz is losing her drive-thru stores...if you want, you can always come out here and meet at ours!

Onto what's been going on in my little world lately. In June we spent a week in Lake Tahoe. We took Joseph on his first fishing trip--man, did he have fun!!

After that was Carla's graduation from the UCDavis Graduate School of Management. I already posted a picture, but there are a few other cute pics from the day---uploading seems to be taking FOREVER so I'll do it another time.

Joseph stayed with my parents in Northern CA for 3 weeks (I know, right?) and came back on July 4th. Ann & Carlos came down and emptied out their storage unit here :o(
Just picture Joseph on our driveway...moving van & Ann and Carlos pulling away...him screaming "Please, just stay! I'm not kicking you out!! MOMMY CHASE AFTER THEM!!!"
So sad. He really loves them!

Yes, and that brings us into July...We just spent the past few nights camping at Doheny State Beach with family from Colorado. Joseph has so much fun with his cousins!!
I'll post pictures soon!!

Smart Carla

Here is my sister, Carla, during her MBA hooding ceremony...
Congratulations!!


I'm so happy to have another Aggie in the family!!

Have you ever lost a camera??

You never know...maybe these people have it...

Funnies

Two conversations from today:

J: "Mommy, how old are you again?"
G: "29"
J: "Are you young or old?"
G: "I'm young"
J: "Is it okay if I call you young lady?"

Cute, huh??

G: "We need to clean out your toys and give some to kids who have no toys."
J: "But mom, I have to keep all of them. Do you know how I got all of these toys?"
G: "How?"
J: "I got them all from Lala. I worked very hard. She gave them to me when I was a good listener with her. I'm a REALLY good listener! That's why we have to keep them all!!"

Thanks, Secret Pal!

Today is Earth Day.
Today is also my birthday.
I came home from having lunch with my mom
and found this on my door step:

There was nothing on the card...
so if you are my secret pal and you are reading this,
THANK YOU!!!

Here are more pretty birthday flowers :O)

Pretty pictures taken with my new Canon Digital Rebel...
Thanks, Mommy!!

ps-These are the beautiful Waterford vases
my parents got us in Ireland
The first on is mine and the second one is Ann's...
finders keepers :O)

Since it's not RESTRICTED...

I think i'll blog right now since the site is not restricted from these district computers...

Yes people, I'm blogging at work. The kids are taking a test and there's really nothing else to do but surf the web and blog!

I drove up to the Bay Area yesterday since I am on spring break. This district, however, had their vacation several weeks ago---and I'm working here today!

During my looooooong drive yesterday my random mind got me thinking. I was listening to the Jersey Boys cd over and over and over--for several reasons. 1)I couldn't find my ipod 2)I couldn't listen to the radio because our dvd player interferes, and quite frankly, Joseph being occupied was far more important than me having music 3)It was the only cd in my car 4)I love the cd.

I was listening to track #18, Can't Take my Eyes Off of You thinking that it would be the sweetest first dance for a wedding.
Then i got thinking about our first dance at our wedding--and how we chose the song. We didn't want to dance to 'our song' because we didn't think it was a good first dance song...and we were totally overwhelmed with everything else. So, being the good man that my hubby is, he told me that I could choose any song I wanted-and that he would dance to anything with me.

So, I put it off-and put it off-and put it off...until just a week before the wedding. I was in the car with my sister and this song came on the radio. I loved the lyrics. I loved the song. And at the time, I loved NSYNC!!! Now every time I hear the song, I laugh that our first dance was to an NSYNC song. And I laugh that Jed agreed!

What was your first dance song??