Category: Family

I’m getting way too used to using Word. When I type a word like THis, I assume Greymatter’s going to do as Word does and fix it for me. Anyway.

Mom’s almost completely moved in. Almost. Mary, Mom and I went to McAllen on Friday night to get the cologne Mario wanted for his birthday (Mom’s gift to him) and then went to buy her and John’s beds. We picked up pizza from Little Cesars at K-Mart and we get a phone call from Mario that the Yukon left him stranded. We picked him up and he sadly said goodbye to the Yukon, which was left, abandoned, at a hotel parking lot till Vito could rescue it in the morning.

Mario and I hung out at Elda and Jose’s that night, then rented movies. We got 15 minutes into the Amityville Horror and I was slipping into a coma. The movie wasn’t boring (ok, maybe slightly) but it was nearing my bedtime and I was so tired. I’m feeling older and older everyday. And I’m barely 23!

Mario went hunting Saturday morning with his dad. He didn’t kill anything, but he did see a variety of cute, furry animals. He had fun though. All day was spent cleaning, trying to watch Season 1 of Desperate Housewives while cleaning, and making 2 flans for Mario’s birthday. Needless to say, I spent the day cleaning and didn’t even get to the bedroom. It was in shambles.

Mario’s birthday get together was really nice. He spent most of the night outside with the men, grilling shriveled up little whitewings and drinking beer. I was inside with the women having our usual girl talks. Ricci, Goyo and the girls came over for a little bit. She brought a Choco-flan, which was really good. First time I’d ever tasted choco-flan. The whole get together lasted till 1:30 a.m. First time a get together’s lasted that long!

Since Mario would have to wake up at 4 to go hunting again and didn’t go to bed till almost 2, he didn’t go hunting. We went out to eat with the kids at Jesse’s when we finally woke up that afternoon. We got Eenan’s Christmas present at Target, went to Home Depot and then went home. When we got home, Mom and I left to Wal-Mart. We spent over 2 agonizing hours there getting the rest of the stuff Mom needed for her apartment. We even managed to cram a dining table into my tiny Sentra along with all the groceries, two huge packs of toilet paper and a 4-slot toaster. I’m surprised we weren’t stopped on suspicions of drug traffiking–my trunk was dragging .

We got home so late that night I was sure I’d go to sleep late. I managed to eat dinner (the kids and Mario had already eaten), did laundry, swept, made Mario’s lunch (thank God for Crock Pots), took a shower, folded/hung laundry, fed the pets and crammed in a bit more Desperate Housewives goodness and still went to sleep at the usual time. Oh yeah.

Drove Mom around again yesterday for a few more things she needed then went over to assemble her evil dining set. I thought I wanted one just like it, but after those two torturous hours I think I’ve changed my mind. I still have to go back today and help John assemble the other two chairs .

I’m going to Tinseltown to get our Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire tickets after school for this Friday. I pray they still have some . Mario and I both have the day off (woo!), but Eenan doesn’t get out of school till 3:30 so we’re planning on going for the 5 o’clock showing.

I.

CANT.

WAIT!

Other than that, I think I’ve got the day free. I’m planning on going through e-mails (forgive me for not replying to any lately) and then watch Desperate Housewives. I’m on CD 4 . I didn’t think I’d like the show, but I am HOOKED! Mario is too, but I think it’s more that he gets to watch beautiful women for hours without getting yelled at .

We have a test tomorrow and an exam on Thursday. I got a 106 (answered all 3 bonus essays correctly!) on my last exam. This class is pretty darn easy (Operating Systems). I wonder what we’re doing after this?

I’ve babbled enough I think.

Woo! I just got a $25 gift certificate to the mall for getting perfect attendance for the month of October! This day is going to ROCK.

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Today’s been pretty low key. Aside from being called into the Financial Aid office (who sent a “Friendly Reminder” that I hadn’t yet paid them their money, which I’d already gone in to work out with them), today’s been pretty easy. Ricci and I listened to the compliation CD I made last night of my High School Soundtrack. I’m not entirely sure she likes most of the music, though .

Chicken Little was pretty cute. It was overly silly and had obvious humor, but the kids (Sammy, Brandon, Eenan and Jaylen) all loved it. They could not stop laughing!

We waited for Mario to get home (who was extremely tired and sleepy as he only got 4 hours of sleep) and then went with John to pick up the rest of Mom’s stuff. We still need to bring her mattress, 3 boxes of her movies, a huge mirror and a few other things later this week.

I need, need to remember to cash one of Mario’s paychecks and pay Mom’s loan for her. Gotta pick up Eenan (and I have no books to read!) and then Mom will probably want to go to Wal-Mart to get some groceries and curtains and things she needs.

Maybe it will end up being Manic Monday after all…

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Things have really turned around, and not just for me, for just about everyone I know.

I kept meaning to update my previous entry but never got the chance to do so. I didn’t mention that Noelia and Andy are engaged (as of October 30th) and Yadira found out she’s having a baby boy!!

I’m so happy for Noelia and Andy. When Noelia came to tell us, Mario hugged her and when he pulled away I noticed he was teary eyed. I couldn’t help but get teary eyed after seeing him get like that. I hope they’ll be so happy together. Noelia couldn’t have found a better future hubby .

Yadira and the girls are thrilled over this little guy. I hope everything goes smoothly with this pregnancy for Yadira. She really wants a little boy!

As for my presentation–I got a HUNDRED on it!! It was the only, ONLY presentation I got a hundred on. I was so happy when Mrs. C-R handed me my little pile of critique sheets and saw a hundred and a blue smiley face. She said I had the whole class paying attention. I didn’t get a single rude or “how boring” comment . My average for the whole class is a 98…so far that’s the grade I’ve gotten for all my classes!

Ricci has met the man of her dreams. Two weeks ago she was upset and just had this melancholy vibe about her, and this week she’s been nothing but smiles. I’m so glad things are going right for her.

Mayra and her hubby got another car, so that’s a huge weight off her shoulders. She can come and go as she pleases and she was just beaming on Friday.

As for Lucy, she seemed a little upset on Friday, but I hope something really wonderful happens for her. She deserves it.

We all went to eat on Friday at Taco Bell again and just had a great time eating and laughing. Everywhere we go we’re usually The Loud Group of Girls. You can’t keep us quiet when we’re together. It’s so nice to text message Mario and tell him, “Going out 2 eat with the girls!” I’ve never had “girls” before. Well, not since high school anyway. We were all talking about how we have to find jobs at the same place, so we don’t lose touch .

Mom quit her job on Friday and all day yesterday was spent moving her stuff out of storage and into the apartment. She won’t get electricity till at least Wednesday and she still needs some furniture. Slowly but surely, we’re getting everything done. We’ll probably go to Aunt Nora’s again tonight to pick up the rest of Mom’s stuff. It’s so rude. They were already remodeling! Mom’s closet had been completely ripped apart. Grr.

I’m so excited that she’s moving back (and that we’ll finally get our living room back since John will be moving back in with Mom–no offense, Jinis). (Ha. He just said he’s like Ronald McDonald on those benches. He’s always sitting on the couch, but we can sit around him, he said. Then he said, “You don’t just tell Ronald McDonald to go away.” And I said, “But…you’re not Ronald McDonald.”) Mom was always so upset because Aunt Nora was getting after her for something. Granted, she’ll have to put up with my bad moods sometimes, but I surely won’t smash her spirit.

My back is killing me. I hope there won’t be anymore heavy lifing we’ll have to do. Every inch of me is sore. Doesn’t help that Ricci and I were reliving our teenage years and doing cartwheels (“just to see if we could do them”) when she and Goyo (her boyfriend) came over on Friday night. We watched videos online and were up till 12:30 just talking. Goyo remembers Mario from high school and Mario remembers Ricci’s brother, Frankie. Small world!

Mario didn’t get home from work till 6am. Yes, 6 AM!! I went to sleep really early since I was aching all over and was beginning to get a sore throat (probably from all the dust I inhaled). I woke up at 2:30am and noticed Mario still wasn’t home. I called him and he told me they were still working on a car for a guy who insisted that they work on it. Woke up at 5am and he still wasn’t here so I called again. He said they were on their way back from dropping off the car and the guy tipped them $50 each. So that’s cool. When he got home and we were talking before we went to sleep, he was saying the guys were teasing him because I was the only wife who was calling and wasn’t accusing him of cheating or being at a strip club LOL. He said Jannette kept calling Albert (when they got back together, I have no idea) and she even asked to talk to Mario to prove that Albert was working . When we got really quiet and were about to fall asleep I yell, “Aha! I know what you were doing! You were whoring yourself on 10th street, weren’t you?! THAT’S how you got $50!” And without missing a beat he snaps his fingers and says, “Dammit! How did you know?!”

(John just added that Mario should have said, “Now I have to return this pretty dress.”)

I finished reading Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince yesterday. I already knew what was gonig to happen at the end (Sonia accidently let it out), but actually reading it made me get teary eyed. I wonder what’s going to happen next. Now that I finished the book, what am I going to read when I get bored or wait for Eenan to get out of school??

I should get ready. I think we’re going to the movies to watch Chicken Little. And I’ve got to clean. Blah.

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