34, wow really? Am I really this old? My 30's have been vastly different than what I thought they would be. First I have this amazing man in my life, my kids are great (for the most part!) and I am finally back in college. Tumultuous, crazy hectic life but yeah it is ours and it is good!
Yesterday started out great and ended up great! Got the boys off to school and then watched some shows off the DVR snuggled with Belle, and then we got up and got ready went to lunch with Shawn and his Mom at On The Border, and then from there we went to the 6th Floor Museum in Downtown Dallas. This is one of those places I have always wanted to go to but didn't want to drag boys if they were going to be bored. I was surprised to find out they don't allow photography inside the museum.
Fast forward to back at the house, checking in with kiddo's and review before exam, headed to class and took exam now out till Spring!!!
Then the kids and Shawn and I went to dinner at our favorite neighborhood pizza place! yummy!
I have great friends who gave me many blessings for a Happy Birthday and I am so thankful! Thank you all!
This is a note Elijah wrote me and wrapped around a bag of candy that was my present from him, Too Sweet!
Happy Birthday Mom!
For 12 years I have seen you, but I still haven’t seen enough! – (you can put that on Fall Book)
p.s. sorry for last year but let’s focus on this year and I love you so much. While I am at school people ask me if I’d rather be anywhere else. I say “yeah I would” But in my head I want to be at your side- Love Elijah Sanchez (your second son)
Thursday, December 9, 2010
Monday, November 29, 2010
Every year I dread Halloween to New Years. I am not a scrooge I just know that from mid October to January it is non stop, fun filled, action packed. I think it is a combination of dreary weather, being pulled into many different directions at once and the dreaded birthday.
Not the kids birthdays though E has his in October and at times when he was younger had H-ween lumped into his birthday celebrations. Now that he is older he doesn't seem to mind so much and would occasionally use his birthday money to buy his costumes. B has that issue being Springtime as he is and that Easter interferes with his. But the worst thing for kids is to have a before Christmas birthday. Mine is at the beginning of December so not as forgotten as say some right before Christmas like Christmas Eve.
Whining? maybe! but growing up I always had fun filled expectations of birthdays and they just never really panned out they way that I imagined. Of course most things in life don't but... Now that I have gotten older my Dad throws what he calls a Reunion and the rest of us call a car show and a good time. All of dad's friends bring their hot rods or dragsters to a location, we visit, hang out and then they cackle the cars. It is pretty cool! Of course I tell everyone my dad throws me a car show for my birthday every year. The coolest one yet for a few reasons- number one I was YOUNGER!, and the other well I got to be in V while they were firing it off, wearing the gas mask and all!
I have no idea what Dad has in store for all of us this year and am excited for the day to get here. And excited because this will be the last year for the Reunion at it's current location and next year it will be in another location.
With all of that being said we also have to accommodate 3 family Christmas's and Inventory, numerous other birthdays and Christmas parties. It is a non stop whirl. Of course my favorite thing! I get to take a final on my birthday, oh lucky I am! I think that I am going to skip wintermester and take a break until Spring classes and then take 3 classes then. Mainly due to scheduling conflicts.
I have also been warning customers for the last two weeks that I am playing hooky on my birthday. We no longer do the small intimate Birthday celebrations we once did due to a new regime and there is no reason to be there all day.
Not the kids birthdays though E has his in October and at times when he was younger had H-ween lumped into his birthday celebrations. Now that he is older he doesn't seem to mind so much and would occasionally use his birthday money to buy his costumes. B has that issue being Springtime as he is and that Easter interferes with his. But the worst thing for kids is to have a before Christmas birthday. Mine is at the beginning of December so not as forgotten as say some right before Christmas like Christmas Eve.
Whining? maybe! but growing up I always had fun filled expectations of birthdays and they just never really panned out they way that I imagined. Of course most things in life don't but... Now that I have gotten older my Dad throws what he calls a Reunion and the rest of us call a car show and a good time. All of dad's friends bring their hot rods or dragsters to a location, we visit, hang out and then they cackle the cars. It is pretty cool! Of course I tell everyone my dad throws me a car show for my birthday every year. The coolest one yet for a few reasons- number one I was YOUNGER!, and the other well I got to be in V while they were firing it off, wearing the gas mask and all!
I have no idea what Dad has in store for all of us this year and am excited for the day to get here. And excited because this will be the last year for the Reunion at it's current location and next year it will be in another location.
With all of that being said we also have to accommodate 3 family Christmas's and Inventory, numerous other birthdays and Christmas parties. It is a non stop whirl. Of course my favorite thing! I get to take a final on my birthday, oh lucky I am! I think that I am going to skip wintermester and take a break until Spring classes and then take 3 classes then. Mainly due to scheduling conflicts.
I have also been warning customers for the last two weeks that I am playing hooky on my birthday. We no longer do the small intimate Birthday celebrations we once did due to a new regime and there is no reason to be there all day.
Saturday, November 27, 2010
Written but not Sent
A few weeks ago in class we had a professional mediator come in and talk to us and one of the things he said was that when President Lincoln was killed and they were going through his office they found a locked chest with WBNS which translates to Written but not Sent.
I find this an interesting concept because there are many times I would like to say something I find myself biting my tongue and not wanting to rock the boat. So that is why this idea interests me. If I could write my feelings down and lock them away, I will still be able to express them but not at the expense of everyone else or their feelings or at the worst offend everyone around me.
It seems there are so many subjects lately that are taboo I feel that I will have to employ this habit.
I find this an interesting concept because there are many times I would like to say something I find myself biting my tongue and not wanting to rock the boat. So that is why this idea interests me. If I could write my feelings down and lock them away, I will still be able to express them but not at the expense of everyone else or their feelings or at the worst offend everyone around me.
It seems there are so many subjects lately that are taboo I feel that I will have to employ this habit.
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Lunch
Where to go to lunch is always a challenge. The area I work in doesn't lend itself to great places to eat, and then there are other people there. I don't want to be hit on, talked to or be social. I spend 9 hrs a day on the phone I don't want to talk to you for that hour. Take my order go away and don't come back.
This is what I require for lunch:
1- table
2- electric plug
3- wifi if I can get it
4- something on the menu that is not fried to 9th degree
5- Leave me alone
Yes I know I am very picky and this hit me today as I was playing the what restaurant am I not sick of game in my head as I tried to find somewhere to eat, that I could also finish my paper that is due tonight, that I should have done over the weekend or last night at the latest. But I didn't do it last night I went to bed, so I had to do it today. Now. So... there it is.
I choose not to eat at the break-room at work because of the 4 things they require there are 2 out of 5 and they are not the most important ones. I have many reasons for wanting to do good in my classes and eating at work is not conducive to any of them. Strange that a crowded McDonald's, Wendy's, SBUX etc is a better environment for getting homework done for class.
This is what I require for lunch:
1- table
2- electric plug
3- wifi if I can get it
4- something on the menu that is not fried to 9th degree
5- Leave me alone
Yes I know I am very picky and this hit me today as I was playing the what restaurant am I not sick of game in my head as I tried to find somewhere to eat, that I could also finish my paper that is due tonight, that I should have done over the weekend or last night at the latest. But I didn't do it last night I went to bed, so I had to do it today. Now. So... there it is.
I choose not to eat at the break-room at work because of the 4 things they require there are 2 out of 5 and they are not the most important ones. I have many reasons for wanting to do good in my classes and eating at work is not conducive to any of them. Strange that a crowded McDonald's, Wendy's, SBUX etc is a better environment for getting homework done for class.
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Wieght loss
After my last consult with both of my doctors and red flags were raised over my current weight, a goal was reached. I don’t think it is unobtainable it will just take some work. Yuck! More work. I currently am at my highest weight ever. Ever… so my doctors are both agreed that it has to come off, I agree of course and we ruled out anything medical that could be causing it, all blood labs are good, normal etc. So the goal is 20 lbs by December 1 of this year.
I am sure there are many things that have caused me to get to this point: age, lifestyle, stress, hormones, and children. I am sure the stress and the lifestyle are the most likely culprits, there are days at work when I do not budge from my desk and there are others when I am running crazy all over. The tension and stress level are very high at our work environment with not a lot being done to resolve it. No one wants to acknowledge the elephant in the room but that is another story for another day. The hormones are probably not as big of a factor as they could be due to the lab work and what their results were. Our lifestyle is hectic with extra busy thrown in, we seem to constantly be on the go and with class two nights a week and preparing dinner in between there is not time to bike, work out etc in between work and class.
June was especially busy for our household as we bought a house and moved and spent most of that month either at baseball, or going to baseball or eating out. That is the biggest culprit of all for us I am sure. Needing to grab something on the go and it is just so darn easy to go and grab a burger and be done with it. Of course then you need a shake to go with it. July was fast paced, it seems like I blinked and then we were getting ready to take kids back to school. Now remember we were on vacation for a week in July but vacation calories do not count, and though we did eat out a lot while in Florida it was not as bad as it could have been.
Before both of the doctor’s appointments I implemented several changes. The daily Starbucks habit had to go, as did the two to three Dr Pepper’s a day and raiding the vending machine at 3 pm when I would absolutely kill someone for sugar or chocolate. At home we are eating dinner together at home, and the boys and I are drinking milk or water with meals. We still keep iced tea on hand but I haven’t been drinking as much of it. Making a conscious effort to eat breakfast is helping I haven’t lost any weight but haven’t’ gained any either, inches are leaving as my clothes fit better than they did before vacation but not a noticeable difference yet.
It should make me feel better that I am not the only one of my buddies that struggles with this, but it does not. I know the lack of motivation when the couch looks so tempting instead of strapping on the Nike's and going around the block. It is too tempting to say oh it looks like rain, snow, sleet, sunshine whatever to avoid getting out there.
The daily food journal has also been implemented and I am trying to go to bed earlier than before, because new studies released recently show that people who get 8-10 hours of sleep at night are better equipped to deal with stress, maintain healthier weight and are generally happier. It is a slow process, I have to force myself to log off the computer and step back. But I am happier than ever we don’t have a TV in the bedroom anymore; removing that temptation also helps me to go to sleep earlier. We will keep you posted. I did not put it on overnight so it won’t come off overnight…
I am sure there are many things that have caused me to get to this point: age, lifestyle, stress, hormones, and children. I am sure the stress and the lifestyle are the most likely culprits, there are days at work when I do not budge from my desk and there are others when I am running crazy all over. The tension and stress level are very high at our work environment with not a lot being done to resolve it. No one wants to acknowledge the elephant in the room but that is another story for another day. The hormones are probably not as big of a factor as they could be due to the lab work and what their results were. Our lifestyle is hectic with extra busy thrown in, we seem to constantly be on the go and with class two nights a week and preparing dinner in between there is not time to bike, work out etc in between work and class.
June was especially busy for our household as we bought a house and moved and spent most of that month either at baseball, or going to baseball or eating out. That is the biggest culprit of all for us I am sure. Needing to grab something on the go and it is just so darn easy to go and grab a burger and be done with it. Of course then you need a shake to go with it. July was fast paced, it seems like I blinked and then we were getting ready to take kids back to school. Now remember we were on vacation for a week in July but vacation calories do not count, and though we did eat out a lot while in Florida it was not as bad as it could have been.
Before both of the doctor’s appointments I implemented several changes. The daily Starbucks habit had to go, as did the two to three Dr Pepper’s a day and raiding the vending machine at 3 pm when I would absolutely kill someone for sugar or chocolate. At home we are eating dinner together at home, and the boys and I are drinking milk or water with meals. We still keep iced tea on hand but I haven’t been drinking as much of it. Making a conscious effort to eat breakfast is helping I haven’t lost any weight but haven’t’ gained any either, inches are leaving as my clothes fit better than they did before vacation but not a noticeable difference yet.
It should make me feel better that I am not the only one of my buddies that struggles with this, but it does not. I know the lack of motivation when the couch looks so tempting instead of strapping on the Nike's and going around the block. It is too tempting to say oh it looks like rain, snow, sleet, sunshine whatever to avoid getting out there.
The daily food journal has also been implemented and I am trying to go to bed earlier than before, because new studies released recently show that people who get 8-10 hours of sleep at night are better equipped to deal with stress, maintain healthier weight and are generally happier. It is a slow process, I have to force myself to log off the computer and step back. But I am happier than ever we don’t have a TV in the bedroom anymore; removing that temptation also helps me to go to sleep earlier. We will keep you posted. I did not put it on overnight so it won’t come off overnight…
Friday, September 10, 2010
Hiatus
I think mine is over, I haven't posted anything- there was too much drama at home, work, and with family that I didn't want to live it much less write about it. I believe the majority of the drama inducing idiots have been kicked to the curb but only time will tell and I am not going to dwell on it anymore.
So- New post has been written but not actually posted yet... Might be something to do with being incredibly busy or it just might be procrastination. I am going with busy... But you can decide for yourself.
So- New post has been written but not actually posted yet... Might be something to do with being incredibly busy or it just might be procrastination. I am going with busy... But you can decide for yourself.
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
E-isms from tonight
E and I walked from the house to the park and around the lake and back, took about an hour and it felt good :) Of course we had to battle all of the gnats and mosquitoes but it was well worth it.
1- Ew what is that smell? It smells like crap - My response that is nature to which he replies so it is natural crap?
2- In all my 11 years I cannot believe how far technology has come.
3- Why are girls so difficult? (oh son if you only knew)
4- Let's take our albertson's bag to Walmart and tell them we bought them off of Ebay
5- Well I did want to play on the playground but it is full of little kids
6- And I know I am not supposed to watch Adult Swim but there was this funny show on and let me tell you about it....
And on the way home the most perfect one of all using me as a human shield from the sprinklers and saying hahaha It is awesome to be the youngest! Then gave me a hug and made sure to plaster my wet t shirt to my back. Nice
1- Ew what is that smell? It smells like crap - My response that is nature to which he replies so it is natural crap?
2- In all my 11 years I cannot believe how far technology has come.
3- Why are girls so difficult? (oh son if you only knew)
4- Let's take our albertson's bag to Walmart and tell them we bought them off of Ebay
5- Well I did want to play on the playground but it is full of little kids
6- And I know I am not supposed to watch Adult Swim but there was this funny show on and let me tell you about it....
And on the way home the most perfect one of all using me as a human shield from the sprinklers and saying hahaha It is awesome to be the youngest! Then gave me a hug and made sure to plaster my wet t shirt to my back. Nice
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