Category: Family

I’m so…bored. Usually I love weekends and not having to do anything but I’ve felt so crappy all day. I really need to get some new books to read.

What book are you reading, or have you read, that just blew your mind? I need suggestions!

We went to Peter Piper Pizza for Brandon’s party. I actually had fun. The kids were actually quite delightful and had a blast playing games. Jaylen had 156 tickets. When we turned them in, the guy in charge of giving out the prizes gave us 2 150 point stuffed dogs. He saved me…had Eenan seen Jaylen get a dog and not him, he would have had a fit for sure!

Other than that, I’ve been here at home, cleaning and watching a marathon of America’s Next Top Model. Usually, I’d be laying on the couch, loving this show. Everything seems like such a rerun and a bore lately though.

As for the baby thing…I brought it up to Mario because of a horoscope I’d seen. I read the horoscope and that’s all I could think of. I became really in love with the idea of having another baby soon, since I don’t want all the kids to be super far apart in age. Well, he said no and I felt bad. But after making a mental list of pros and cons, the cons won out and I realized we are indeed not ready. (Especially since the night I brought it up, Jaylen was extra clingy and I realized that wouldn’t be a good thing with a newborn.) Well, last night, after, uh, doing the deed without protection (I was out of birth control and Mary barely went to Mexico this morning) I started freaking out thinking, “WHAT IF I GET PREGNANT!?”

It’s safe to say I probably am not, since the last two times I got knocked up it took 6 and then 3 months to get pregnant. Needless to say, it’s going to be a stressful month until I get my period again .

Well, this entry’s just all over the place, isn’t it?

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Mario and I are in one piece after our Black Friday shopping. We got up at 4:30am and went to Wal-Mart (Mom watched the boys) and got Jaylen’s Powerwheels. I was almost hyperventilating and worried sick that they wouldn’t have any since we got there at 5:08am (the sale started at 5 and people usually stay there since 12 midnight–no, really), but there were plenty. Mary asked us to get 2 Cabbage Patch babies and 2 Fairytopia Barbies for her, but when I went to get them an employee told me they were gone within the first 5 minutes. So were the computers, DVD players and laptops. There were so many cool, inexpensive things; the DVD players, which we need since our living room one died on us, were only $10 and WE DIDN’T GET ONE. *stabs something* Mario and I decided that next year we have to put aside at least $500 to do all our Christmas shopping in one morning.

The mob of people wasn’t as bad as it was in previous years. People actually weren’t pushing and shoving this time! Well, at Wal-Mart anyway; who knows what it was like at the other stores, like Best Buy. They had computers for $150! Can you believe that? I’d have elbowed someone to get a computer at that price .

Mom and I got up early on Saturday morning to join Mary for another round of 7am sales. John stayed with the boys this time. We hit K-Mart first and got a lot of cool stuff (I found Sammy and Brandon’s gifts there–they’re our gift exchange recipients, the other two are Sonia and Yazmin). Then we went to Target and then to Wal-Mart and the other K-Mart. I did pretty good and only spent $73 in total. We only have 6 family gifts to get and then my gift exchange at school (still have no idea what to get that person) and my gifts for Ricci, Mayra and Lucy. Mario’s got 2 more paychecks till Christmas, so I think we’ll do pretty good.

We (John, Mario and I) went to eat at Jesse’s first (where John was quite impressed that Mario has his “own” table. He kept making jokes about how Mario was a mafia mobster LOL) and then we went to the mall. Got a few things at Bath and Body Works (LOVE that store), John got a game at EB Games, and Mary asked us to pick up some stuff from the Disney Store and then JC Penny.

Since I’d drank SO much sweet tea at Jesse’s, I really needed to go pee. I searched everywhere for a bathroom and they were either closed, the lines were a mile long or, in JC Penny’s case, I couldn’t find it. I was so frustrated (and my bladder in pain) that I just went straight to the jewelry department and got what Mary asked me to. John and Mario were waiting a few yards away and on my way back I notice Mario’s checking his ring size. When I approach them I notice he’s at the wedding rings! We get to talking with the sales lady and we get our fingers sized and get to talking about prices. It all happened so fast. Since Mario forgot his wallet they ran my credit and we just waited, with our hopes as low as they could be since we’d just tried getting a laptop on credit last week and it didn’t pass. Well, I passed for $1,500 (more than the darn laptop, mind you) and we are officially getting our wedding rings! Finally, after 6 1/2 years! They’ll be ready by Wednesday, are white gold with diamonds (or cubic zirconias, don’t know and it doesn’t matter) and cost less than $800! We were expecting much more than that; even the sales lady was surprised.

Some of you may or may not know, but a month after Mario and I got married I lost my wedding ring. A month! We got into an argument in the parking lot of H-E-B, I handed him the ring and told him to give it back to me when he decided to be nice to me (drama queen, I know) and he THREW it at me and it got lost in our then-car, a green Ford Taurus wagon. I remember we forgot what our fight was even about as we frantically looked for the ring and never found it. I still wore my engagement ring, but stopped wearing that about a year later as it CRACKED where it got re-sized. I still have it in my jewelry box but never got it fixed.

So that was a nice surprise. Our Christmas present to eachother. Couldn’t have gotten a better one *beams*.

I’ll leave you with a picture of the new dining set Mom got us last Monday night. It’s my Christmas present from her. We FINALLY have a dining set. It gives the whole apartment an actual ‘homey’ feel .

[edit 6:33pm] Aw, Mr. Miyagi passed away :(. [/edit]

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Happy Thanksgiving to all who celebrate! Hope you’ve had a wonderful day surrounded by family and friends :).

We had a great day. Mary made the turkeys (and put them in the oven herself, which she shouldn’t have!) and the rest of us helped here and there under her instruction. A weight fell on her foot about a week ago and it’s still very swollen as she’s a stubborn lady and doesn’t keep off her feet. We had to keep scolding her for getting up and trying to do stuff, which she ended up doing a few times anyway .

The food was great. The turkey of course, and broccoli rice, mashed potatoes, stuffing, corn and green bean & bacon casserole that Annie made. Then there was dessert: cranberry sauce by Yadira, pineapple upside down cake by Elda, fruit salad by Sonia, and pies that Annie brought. Mmm…I’m getting hungry again just thinking about it!

I’m so thankful for SO many things this year. Mario’s great job, our family, our health, the wonderful friends I’ve made at school, the opportunity to be in school, our shelter and all the things we need and want; I’m just so incredibly grateful.

We didn’t get to see Gramma today, but hopefully we’ll make a trip out there tomorrow. I miss her. She’s the only family member I didn’t get to see .

Tuesday and Wednesday were…interesting at school. It all started with our gift-exchange and how the “other” side of the class didn’t want to exchange with “us”. I spoke my piece about it (we thought it would be a nice gesture to exchange with them and get to know them better), and it seemed to have ignited a certain girl’s fury. All day Wednesday she kept talking smack about me behind my back. I even called her out in front of everyone at school and she denied everything (just to call me a “pendeja” when I turned my back). She kept going out of her way to shove my shoulder with hers when she’d pass me. 3rd grade much?

Long story short: my teacher’s supervisor ended up calling us into his class (separately) to state our case since I’d told Mrs. C-R that I might do something stupid (like smack her with a keyboard) if she kept it up. We didn’t talk to eachother after our talk with Mr. B. My grades are way more important than fighting with a little girl over petty high school-esque drama.

Mrs. C-R and I talked later and she told me I was better than “that” and that she had good students, but never a perfect student and that I was just that: perfect. To think of that whenever someone tried to get to me like that chick did. Nobody’s ever told me something like that before. I’ll never forget that.

Our pot-luck on Wednesday was pretty cool. I made enchiladas, Kimberly made rice, a girl named Nallely made beans, Miguel’s mom made really good mashed potatoes (with bacon bits!), Mayra made a strawberry and an Oreo cheesecake, Ricci made choco-flan and everyone else chipped in for pizza. I ate till I felt like I’d barf. I didn’t eat dinner that night; I was so full!

I should get to bed. Mario, Mom and I are waking up at 4am to go to the Black Friday sale at Wal-Mart. Jaylen wants a Powerwheels and they have one for $90! I wonder how bad the crowds will be this year? I’m so taking my camera with me (I just hope I don’t get mugged!).

Aww *tear*. Ricci just called to say she was thankful for my friendship. You see what I mean? Could my life be any better right now? I gotta remember to call Lucy and Mayra tomorrow.

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