Resolutions for 2009

Angie's resolutions

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1. Learn to crochet.

2. Tone up my mid section.

3. Say "I love you" to my man at least 3 times a day.

4. Cook at least 3 times a week.

5. Give my Molly some mommy and kitty time just the two of us (sans Christian).

6. Use my Bally's membership. (Refer back to #2)

7. Say "Thank you" a heck of a lot more.

8. Drink less soda and more water (like 8 cups a day).

9. Be less restrictive with myself.

10. Laugh more often.

Have a very happy and safe new year's eve n' day!!

Jakob pics

So my little nephew was in love with my computer because he's utterly infatuated with himself. Yup... a total narcissistic dude. I guess all guys are but so young. Well here's some pics that this baby kept taking.
He kept squealing every time the camera would say "Say cheese!"

My Christmas!!!

So I had an amazing 25th of December with my beautiful nephew. He's grown up so much!!! Every time I see him, I cannot fathom loving another little person so much. Of course I love my nephew and nieces from Christian's side but MY nephew just rocks much more. I guess it's the fact that I was there when he was born. From day 1 to now. I have to fix some pictures and post them so you can see this amazing little boy that looks nothing like our side of the family. He's all daddy...


BTW I got an amazing array of pajamas and slippers.. Love to sleep in cutesy pjs!

Home at last!!

So the end of the year is almost here and I am so excited that our search for a home is finally here!!! Yay... I think we found it! Yup.. But I am not gonna tell you where until we have that key in our little hands because I don't want the cosmos to mess things up. Oh! I will be a home owner before the year ends!!!

Yippee!

Tuesday

Today is finally P.E. day... I am so happy. I get an hour to clean up and lesson plan. BTW I am getting sick!! I've been sneezing like crazy. I hope it passes quick because I only have 3 weeks till I go off track and I don't want to take a sick day day in the meantime.

Black Friday

So last year for Black Friday we (hubby, sister, hubby's little bro and I) decided that we were gonna wake up ubber early (3:30am) and stand in line at Toys R Us with all those other crazies in hopes of getting that year's perfect gift. Yeah. We failed our mission. Those other crazies had been eating Thanksgiving dinner at the line so we were around the corner of the store. You would think that we wouldn't get shoved around since my sister was 5 and half months pregnant and belly was protuding. But naw.. those people are vicious. Don't get in the way of a mother and that toy of the year.

So this year we (minus my sister) decided to wait in line at Target. This year we woke up at 5:15 and were in line at 6am when the lines opened and guess what??? We got all the items that we had intended on getting!! Whoo hoo! Darn those Toys R Us mom from last year. I'm so happy...

This year I'm thankful for...

1. My sweet loving husband who puts up with my insanity.
2. My crazy, casino-loving parents who help me out whenever I need it.
3. My little sis who brought a life into the world early this year, Jakob Kenneth.
4. My nephew, Jakob Kenneth, my giggly big boy, who reminds me everyday that life is wonderful.
5. My bro who reminds me that sometimes we might just need time (and distance) to mend broken hearts.
6. My Ramirez family who show me on a daily basis that families are meant to be close.
7. My students who look at life's positive side and chat insatiably.
8. Life because without it I wouldn't be able to enjoy my 1 - 7.

My 3rd day back in the classroom

So today is DAY 3 of being back at work and I am so tired!!!! I guess I slept too much during my time off. Sleep deprivation!!!

I am really pissed off today so I need to vent so here it goes... today at 8:59am I get a new kid walking in to my class. Darn.. I have only been in the class for 3 days and I already have 22 kids so new kid is 23rd.. I totally was livid. How dare they give me more than the room can handle?? I have more than I can handle, I mean there is too many of them and not enough of me. I only had 22 seats so new kid sat in the kidney table with supplies being shared because new kids never come with new materials. So at the first sight of the vp I told her I couldn't and wouldn't do it anymore. I have been harboring kids that are unwanted in other classes and I can't do it anymore. Its not fair for my kids. And yes... 3 kids make a big difference! So I decided to give the other teacher 3 of my kids. The low ones..

Ok. So Im done... I needed to tell someone about my day.

It sucked!!!

Pictures from my trip to see Jakob and Yvonne

I'm Back!!!

So I spent a wonderful weekend with my beautiful nephew, Jakob and I realized  something.

 I am not ready to be a mommy..... 

Yeah yeah yeah maybe mommy instincts will kick in but I totally don't think so. I forgot an extra pair of the little man's pants and I forgot to change him so he was a soggy mess. He was so soggy that upon placing him on my lap he proceeded to take a leak and it went right though his wet diaper and onto my lap. It was like he was saying, "If I'm wet then so are you , Tia." I felt so horrible. 

OK. SO before you start saying, 'Never leaving my child with that woman!", let me redeem myself by telling you about that day.

So it started at 7:30am, when he awoke and my sis needed me to feed him while she got dressed for class. I got him, fed him and played with him. My sis left at 8am and I decided to take a shower while my hubby practiced daddy on Jakob and dressed him. Hubby did a good job by the way. Jakob did not cry or fuss. They played while my shower washed away the previous day's drive around Marina right off. When I got out at about 8:30, he started getting fussy. My sis texted that he usually slept after breakfast so to try to rock him to sleep. So I did and he did. I decided to get ready for my day since he was knocked out and usually did for an hour. When I was about to eat, he woke up (early by the way.. at 9!) and at the same time my sis-in-law called that she had arrived at Monterey and was lost, so I picked Jakob up, grabbed the diaper bag, some water bottles, placed him in his car seat and headed out. I was feeling good. As soon as I was outside I realized it was chilly so I went back in and grabbed him a jacket. OK. Check. On the road, found my sis-in-law, drove around CSUMB. Never did it occur to me that he needed a diaper change. He ate exactly 3 hours later (@10:30) and was content then he knocked out again. We found a restaurant and ate. He woke up while we were still there. I think that the time was 11:45. Yeah.  I know it's been more than 3 hours and I guess babies pee a whole lot but I never really thought about it while the baby was there. I picked him up to introduce him to the waiters who were peeking into the stroller. I started thinking about that time that maybe I should change the dude because his crotch looked puffy. All of a sudden... my lap starts feeling warm. I'm like, "Darn he's peeing!". What I didn't realize was that the pee was going though his pants and onto mine. I picked him up to shift him because my legs were hurting when I realize that the pee was still going through to my pants. He had apparently held his pee for a while because he peed a gallon on my lap. Needless to say, with me forgetting his pants and his peeing on the only pair I had for him, his little, chubby, white legs were wrapped in his blanket. Then I had to put on my niece's pants on him. Yeah my sis was mad to find her son with girl pants on but he was happy. I totally screwed up. Gosh!!! Thanks for letting me vent. Bye!!!!

I'm gonna see my beautiful nephew!!

Yay!! 

I'm gonna see my beautiful nephew in 2 days. I'm so excited. I'm leaving on Thursday @ 4am. So I will get there around 10 - 11 am. All day with Jakob. Here's what I get to go see...

 

I'm so looking forward to baby sitting him while my sis goes to school and work. I haven't spent time with him in a month or babysat him since he lived in So Cal.

I'm melting from this sweltering heat!!

Off Track!!!!!

Wooo!! Woooo!! I'm off track....
I can now spend time with mynew baby kitty named Molly Lou. She's a tabby that I fell in love with at the pound.. She's so lovable and a good massager. I love her.

One year.

So last weekend we celebrated our anniversary and my 25th birthday by going out for the weekend. We went to the Gaslamp district in San Diego. First we watched Phantom of the Opera. That play was awesome. I totally recommend it. I had seen the movie but the play was out of this world. Magical... It is way worth getting the orchestra seats. You see the actors up close. 

After the play we went to our room and celebrated some more. =)

Then we headed to get some food at Buca di Beppo. The plates there are so huge. We got one plate and shared because we didn't want to over stuff  ourselves. We also got a pitcher of sangria to celebrate, which made me a bit tipsy.  

Then we went clubbing. We went to Stingaree. That place serves good drinks and plays good music. We went back to our room at 2am. We had a great day..... but our weekend didn't end there. 

The next day we drove north on the 5 to head to Crystal Cove which is between Newport and Laguna Beach. We relaxed in the sun for a while and then headed to the Aquarium of the Pacific. 

The Aquarium is such an awesome place.. I'm definitely taking my students there for a field trip. It is so hands on and so beautiful. I know they will enjoy themselves. I had an awesome weekend all thanks to my husband who's the most compassionate loving man in the whole world. He also sent me the biggest bouquet of flowers on Monday. I love him and am so blessed to be part of his life.

One year later....

Our one year anniversary is coming up and I am still as in love as I have ever been. Maybe even more!! I cannot believe that a year ago I was going insane doing last minute fixes. I was running around making sure the location had our instructions, our photographer had directions and all those other small details were taken care of. Now I am planning a special dinner and night with my hubby. I am searching for something local since I still have to work the next day. We'll do something extra special during September, my month off. I am so in love. Gotta go. 

My hubby is coming. Hubby. I love saying that!

My beautiful hair!!!

Look!! I now have short, short hair. I don't think I've ever had it this short but I am loving it!

New Haircut!!

So I decided to cut my hair. Yup... A cut short bob. No more pony tails and no more 30 minutes of blow drying. A short 'do. All morning to sleep in a bit. I'm happy. I gotta take a picture to post but I thought I'd let you all know that my hair is gone and you can see my sleek neck now. Bye....

Awww. Serenity in my dark quiet classroom at 7am

I just got to work and my page was up so I decided to write a bit before my day is less serene. Yes, I know that I am way too early to work but at this time my head is clear and the room is fresh, quiet and dark. I can work peacefully and get so much done. Like yesterday I finished my lesson plans for next week. I should work on the lesson that will be getting observed so that I have it all set in my mind, even though factoring in the kids it will probably not go as planned but I will feel so much better. 

Anyways reflecting back to yesterday's blog. Our state budget is in the shits but it feels so unfair to have to get a pay cut to alleviate the deficit. Couldn't they just make us pay more for some product or something in that arena??? Tax the rich folk who are rich and wouldn't mind being $400 dollars less rich every month. I mind. This man is trying to be the fixer upper but is not thinking of the many many lives he'll affect because of the cut. Or maybe he is and just cares less fro us and all that are in the chopping block. Again I say it loud and clear

YOU SUCK ARNOLD SHWARZENEGGER!!

So now back to my serene classroom where my kids innocence makes my mind not think of politics and injustice. Where I can be a kid....

Bye!

Arnold is some man....

Gosh I cannot believe this man. He's proposing a pay cut to all state employees. AWWWW! Arnold gives me heartburn....

I'm sad. 

A shot of tequila please!!!

SOOOOOO SAADDD

Well this weekend I went to Mexico with family and new friends. I come home just wanting to relax and hang out after a 3 hour wait at the border when my mom gives me some of the worst news ever... my cat named Kitty is dead. This dumb dog that my parents had killed her. I keep seeing her in my mind crying to help her get away and nobody being home to help her. I miss her a lot. She was 12 years old. I got her when I was in 7th grade. She was beautiful. All grey and white. I love you Kitty.

Moving out.... and starting out a new chapter

Well, me and the hubby are moving out of our first apartment as husband and wife. I'm sad and excited all at the same time. We're moving into my parents while we search for that one house that we can see ourselves bringing our first-born into. We have searched high and low but nothing pops out. I'm sure we'll find it but it's taking longer than we anticipated. We were sure we'd be moving into our dream house by now but no such luck... Oh well. Things happen for a reason, right???  For now, we are just glad that we are out of that apartment, where neighbors were weird and rude and where we had some really upsetting things happen... but I'm also sad because that is the place where we, Chris and I, started out as a married couple and where we also shared some great drunken and sober moments. Oh well... gotta go and finish packing...

I'm back and still sad...

Well, life has sent me a curb ball which had caused me to not be attentive to blogging but I think I'm ready now so here I am. For three months and three weeks, I had the pleasure of being in my nephew's life. I was there in the room the day he was born from 3 cm to fully dialated to his first scream. I witnessed the most beautiful thing a woman can do. I witnessed his birth and my sister's pass from being just my sister, to being the mother of my nephew. I saw Jakob's first smile, heard one of his first giggles, saw him turn from his belly to his back, cry for no reason, fill a diaper with more than what fits in his belly and everyday I saw him, my heart grew just a bit more. Gosh::: I'm all teary right now::

Well last week, my sister went back up north to Monterey Bay, to "finish school". But I really think she left because she missed her own life. Whatever the reason, I miss her and Jakob. In these last 4 months, our relationship rekindled. What I mean is that in these last four months, we've became sisters again. Since she left we hadn't talked as much but we talked a lot since she got back. I miss her!!! I'm sad but dealing with it.. Aww. Just looking at him makes me sad. That's Jakob's "What's going on?" face... Well, I'll keep you posted on life soon enough. Later...

Happiness....AT LAST!!!

So I'm finally happy..... I can roam my own space without fearing my sibling walking in... I'm talking about my brother.. I made a big mistake by asking him and his bf to move in with us. Right from the get go it was bad and it got worse as the days passed. I couldn't bear to see them and I bet they feel the same way. We would avoid each other; if I was in the kitchen he would wait to go grab food until we went into our bedroom and visa versa. I am not a very tidy person but my house was a mess and it was not all my junk but his junk. My tea kettle would have oil stains right after I buffed it up. I would find spaghetti stains everywhere and I was livid. 

Well the gf moved out right after Christmas and after they had some severe argument and she took everything. By everything I mean everything!! He had no bed, no blankets, no dresser, no night stands, nothing. He slept on the floor on a sleeping bag and I felt bad for him. But it didn't get any better, if anything it got worse. He stopped caring. His room smelled of fast food leftovers. His rest room barely saw movement. The fridge would fill up with roting food because he would "forget" he had purchased an item and it would sit there forever. I was living with Mr. McStinky. And to make things worse he got back with the gf who left him in self-wallowing pity. Dumb Dumb Dumb

So me and the hubby talked things over with him and decided that his moving out would benefit us 3. And he did. He moved out last night and now we are free at last and I am totally happy. We can finally be newlyweds!!! We can run around the house in our skivvies and not sensor our words. I can buy whatever I want and know that it will be there, untouched, until i pick it up.. 

It's mean to say but I am glad my brother is gone. I am glad he moved into his own place (I don't know where nor do I care). I am glad he has a gf that will tolerate his stench and allow him to grease up everything and lift not even a pinkie to clean up.

I had to get that off my chest because I am so excited and thrilled. So party at my place soon to celebrate our recent liberation of any bad smells brought on by my smelly sibling. Yay!!

Keeping friends updated

So I've decided that keeping a blog would be a good way to keep the family and friends updated with my life as a newlywed.
So here we go...
Today is my first day being off-track. I am so relieved that this day finally came. My patience was running thin and I did not want to yell at my kids. Now I have 4 weeks of ME time. I am so excited. I love being in my home and taking care of household items. I would wish to be a house wife then I would always get to be home. Oh well. Maybe someday.
Things that are coming up in my life in this coming month... On the 12th, I have a dental surgery were they are gonna remove my wisdom teeth, ALL 4!! No more pain!!
Then on the 15th, I find out if I'm staying at my site or if I have to go on an unvoluntary hiatus from my teaching job. Governor Schwarzenegger sucks...... And to think that we took Governor Davis out of office because he was trying to raise taxes to cover the deficit and here Arnold is cutting back on everthing. I would really hope that I get to stay. Subbing is not so much fun. I would rather keep my kids any day.
On the 23th, the hubby and I are going to Yosemite to go camping for the weekend... Relaxation!!! Nature is so peaceful. We went 2 years ago and it was so nice to wake up to the chilly clean air to birds chirping.
The rest of the time, I'm going to spend time with my sister and my nephew. Don't know where we are going to spend time. We might go to the beach or the mountains or just hang out at my place. We might scrapbook or just be couch potatoes. Who knows!!