January 2010

Long time no blog! I'm beginning to see a pattern here. =)

January was a month filled with mini adventures and the usual day-to-day life. I spent two weeks subbing, one week sick as a dog, and the last week of the month getting over a neck injury I obtained from coughing so much (and am still recovering from). Needless to say I am looking forward to getting back into my normal work and gym routine since I haven't been able to do that in two weeks!

Here are some more exciting events of the month:

We spent New Years with Erin, Carl, and Carl's family at the bowling alley. I have always enjoyed bowling and it was nice to have plans for New Years for once.



The hubby



Erin and me



Bowling!



Goofballs




Last weekend my mom, my sister, and I went to go see Riverdance! It was different than what I expected, but still a fun girls trip!



Snow!



Trying Thai food for the first time! It was good. Just a lot of food! haha



Sister, mom, and me



Super yummy cupcakes! I MUST have them again!




Last Monday I went to Disneyland with my friend Brynna, her parents, and her daughter to celebrate her daughter's 4th birthday! It was so fun and I had a great time!



Meeting Minnie



Meeting Mickey



The Birthday Girl and me. I just love her to death!




More exciting events to come in February...stay tuned! =)

Reflecting on 2009!

It is hard to believe that this year is coming to an end. I honestly feel like it just started! However, I do feel like I have grown quite a lot in this year. Many things have happened this year, some I would rather forget but everything happens fora reason and we grow from it. This year I:

Subbed in Kindergarten through 8th grade classes
Discovered that I had skin cancer
Filed taxes as a married couple =)
Started my 100 list! (Which has proven to be very fun!)
Celebrated 10 years together with my husband
Gained new friends
Lost old friends
Discovered and fell in love with Zumba
Joined a new gym
Became obsessed with Twilight
Saw many amazing plays with my mom and sister (more to come in 2010!)
Starting cooking a lot more
Adopted my two kitties, Mia and Shelby
Shot a gun for the first time
Became a fourth of a century old
Went to Vegas and it wasn't as fun as I remembered it from four years ago
Welcomed many new babies into the world
Bought a new (used) truck
Spent the holidays with my family


It has really been a good year and I am very blessed. I am excited to see what 2010 will hold.


Have a safe and happy new year and I hope you are blessed in 2010!

A Holly Jolly Christmas

My favorite time of the year has come and then went in a flash! It is amazing how much time we spend preparing for that day and then it comes and goes so suddenly. Here are a few pictures from our Christmas.

Stockings hung with care



Look at the good job my hubby did hanging the lights!



My Ohana



Getting creative with the camera



Oh Christmas tree, Our Christmas tree!



Christmas at Grandma's



We all got the same coach purse!



Opening stockings



His favorite gift






I got the Cricut!



Christmas breakfast at Mom and Dad's







We also went to Holiday Lights at CALM. It was really neat, even though it cost $12 a person!













I hope that everyone had a wonderful Christmas and has a blessed 2010!

LA Kings Game

For Jonathan's birthday (December 11) we went with our friends to see an LA Kings game! It was my first professional game and I was so excited!!!

Note: I don't know why the pictures won't get smaller. I've tried everything. Oh well. lol

Happy Birthday honey!



Love IKEA



Staples Center



Hockey rink



We were in the center. It was a BIG place! haha





Carl, Erin, me, Jonathan



I love hockey!






They were tied at the end of the game, so they went into...





By the end of overtime they were tied so they went into a shootout!



We were nervous



They won in sudden death!






Go kings!

Happiest Family on Earth

It seems to be a new tradition for my family to go to Disneyland every year around Christmas time. I absolutely love it! Disneyland is like our family time. We used to go every month and I thought it was the best. It was my opportunity to spend time together as a family which, let's face it, is hard these days.

Oh Christmas tree, oh Christmas tree!



On Splash Mountain. Mom really liked it =)



We gave mom and dad bunny ears. Dad didn't think it was funny, but we thought it was HILARIOUS!



On Thunder Mountain



"Old Fart Bench"



Tower of Terror



The ferris wheel is so pretty now!



The Brother



Jonathan and Alex thought it would be funny to fake a car wreck in Toontown. I guess it is kind of inventive



Soaked after a ride on Splash Mountain




I cannot wait to go back again! Although my feet appreciate the break =)

Thankful

It's Thanksgiving! Well, a few days past Thanksgiving actually. I was one of those crazy people who stayed up ALL night to go shopping. It was crazy but I got a lot of my shopping done and saved a bunch of money! I went to Michaels, Toys "R" Us (2 hours spent there), Walmart (5 hours!!!), and then went back that night to Target and Walmart again. It was nuts.

For Thanksgiving we went to my aunt's mother-in-law's house. We do it every year. This year I wanted to make something...different. My mom gave me this cupcake book called "Hello Cupcake" and I decided to try something from there. They are called "Turkey Dinner" cupcakes.

Turkey legs, mashed potatoes, and peas and carrots.

Here are some more pictures from Thanksgiving:











My dad. He didn't want his picture taken.



It has been a hard year for everyone this year and so I think its important to be thankful for what we do have because many families lot everything. In no particular order here are some things I am thankful for this year.



My loving husband who knows me better than I know myself
My wonderful and supportive family
My amazing friends
My apartment
Money in the bank
All my belongings. I'm lucky to have all that I do.
All the subbing jobs I've gotten this year.
My church job.
Good food
Bowling
My education/degree
Great deals at the 99 cent store
Target <3
Scrapbook parties
Our Disneyland passes
My favorite TV shows
Having the funds to pay most of my credit card debt
My cat Mia
Lazy Sunday afternoons with my husband
Date nights with friends
Thrift stores where I have found many amazing deals!
Blogspot
Facebook
Family trips
Chocolate

And
I'm just so thankful to be alive and have love around me.
I'm thankful for all that I have and all that I don't.

I hope you had a good Thanksgiving!

Another month gone by....

So I'm really not all that great at blogging. My last post was over a month ago. To take the time to write about something everyday is really just time consuming and my life is very uneventful. Trust me.

October was filled with subbing jobs. Which was wonderful for my bank account, but hard my housework and new cleaning schedule. Let's just say I have every intention of restarting that. My new goal is to get my house clutter free by the end of the year. I want to get rid of clutter and have a yard sale to make some extra money. Maybe I can get a lot of people involved because I doubt a lot of people would come to a yard sale that was from an apartment garage.

Halloween came and went. Jonathan and I went to a Halloween party at my aunt's house and to the church event that we attend every year. We dressed up as Disney tourists. It was awesome!




I went to Disneyland again with Jill and her family for the day. It was nice being able to have a relaxed trip to my favorite place.






Besides that (and my family trip this past weekend which I will post about later) nothing else has really happened.

I did start my Zumba training last month. That is going pretty well. I like that I have a trainer and that she keeps on my butt. She is supportive but pushes me as well. She's amazing. I haven't lost many pounds but my clothes are fitting a little looser and I feel more in shape. Score!