So last Friday i took my daughter and her boyfriend to Disneyland for her 20th birthday. That is what she wanted. She is Such A Disney Freak and a big baby, I also took my 3 year old thinking he would totally dig it. Boy was i wrong. lol
A week before we go we tell him that he is going to go see Mickey Mouse, Buzz Light Year etc.... and he starts to get excited. Everyday he says "are we going to Disneyland,?let's go mom, let's go nena !" ( that's what he calls his sister) all day and everyday. We explain to him not till Friday. Like a three year old knows time. It's all about right this second. lol
Anyway, We leave Thursday night get to our hotel, and we walk down to downtown Disney. Which was just a block or so away. It was my first time experiencing Downtown Disney . They have shops, restaurants, live music etc. We went into the Lego Store and saw all these really cool sets, and took pictures. Went into the Disney Store and wow , that was the biggest Disney store i have ever been in. Got some hot chocolate and just enjoyed the atmosphere with my husband and kids. Get back to the hotel and crash out.
So Friday morning comes and we are headed to Disneyland. So excited and ready for the day. Just need a really big Pepsi and I'm good. lol Gotta get that caffeine jump start.
We get there and everyone is singing their favorite Disney ride song, Pirates of the Caribbean Preferably, and We get to the trams and the baby starts. No i want to go home. WHAT?????? You have to be kidding me. Not even into the park yet and already. OK he's a little crabby , maybe not awake just yet. This is kinda early for him. lol
Anyway we get the stroller, we get in and we are off. Down main-street. We see Mickey, Minnie, Pluto, Goofy etc oh how fun is this. I ask Tommy "do you want to go say hi and take pictures with everyone?" " No i want to go home" WHAT ??????
We go have something to eat and then hit the rides.
First up , The Jungle Cruise. No line just walk on. Pretty nice i have to say..... We get on the boat and he is in my lap scared. Mind you nothing happens on this ride. You just go on a boat and with about 20 other people and ride. No big deal right. Wrong...
That's when i decided that the big kids can go and we would meet up with them later. Well that didn't work really either. All of our phones died and we pretty much stuck together. We rode more rides, hit Toon town, watched Fantasmic and the fireworks over the castle. Finally time to go home.
Long story short, My daughter had a great day and My Baby .... well let's just say he is not a Disney baby. lol We all had a great day. Lots of walking. I mean lots of walking. My feet and back hurt for a couple days but all in all it was fun. Can i say it was worth all the money we spent.., probably not, but then again you can't put a price on your kid's happiness.
Thursday, February 28, 2013
Thursday, February 21, 2013
Memories
So last night my husband went to go stay with his grandma for the
night. It was so cute. It got me thinking that I wish I had a grandma to
go spend the night with. Both sets of grandparents have passed. But it
got me thinking about all the times I did go stay with my grandparents.
My fathers parents I spent a lot of time with. I was always over there. It was fun to go pick strawberries with my grandpa and go "treasure hunting" garbage picking and finding neat stuff. Roller-skate around the complex etc. My grandma would take me to the store, teach me how to cook , and how to crochet. That was the first time I was introduced to the art of crocheting. I was probably 6 maybe. I could do a simple chain but that was about it. They moved to Ohio when I was 7 and I didn't really get to see them much after that. I went to Ohio in 1999 to visit them and I new that was probably the last time I would see them, and it was.
My mothers mom was the best. I loved being with her more than anything. She was my everything, my best friend. She would let me play with her hair and do her nails and her makeup when she would come to visit. We would play rummy all night and laugh. When she wasn't at our house I would travel to Arizona and visit her every chance I could. We would watch the price is right ( good ole bob barker) and have doughnuts dipped in coffee. I would play dress up with all her clothes and jewelry. She was the best. I miss her so much. I miss my grandma and grandpa Stojkovic too , but grandma Lou well she was perfect. To me anyway. I know that she wasn't perfect and as I got older and heard more stories I learned that she was depressed, and that she popped pills. I see were I got it from. I no longer pop pills but do suffer from depression, as does my mother.
So when my husband said oh I just won't go, I got mad at him. I told him I wished that I could go stay with my grandma and play cards again and talk all night. I would give anything to have my grandmother alive. We need to be grateful for the little things in life. For having people in our lives even if its just for a moment or for 15 years or for 100 years.
I hope you all take the time to call or visit someone special in your life for just a moment. Enjoy them, cherish them, and love them.
Have a happy Tuesday . Blessings to all.
My fathers parents I spent a lot of time with. I was always over there. It was fun to go pick strawberries with my grandpa and go "treasure hunting" garbage picking and finding neat stuff. Roller-skate around the complex etc. My grandma would take me to the store, teach me how to cook , and how to crochet. That was the first time I was introduced to the art of crocheting. I was probably 6 maybe. I could do a simple chain but that was about it. They moved to Ohio when I was 7 and I didn't really get to see them much after that. I went to Ohio in 1999 to visit them and I new that was probably the last time I would see them, and it was.
My mothers mom was the best. I loved being with her more than anything. She was my everything, my best friend. She would let me play with her hair and do her nails and her makeup when she would come to visit. We would play rummy all night and laugh. When she wasn't at our house I would travel to Arizona and visit her every chance I could. We would watch the price is right ( good ole bob barker) and have doughnuts dipped in coffee. I would play dress up with all her clothes and jewelry. She was the best. I miss her so much. I miss my grandma and grandpa Stojkovic too , but grandma Lou well she was perfect. To me anyway. I know that she wasn't perfect and as I got older and heard more stories I learned that she was depressed, and that she popped pills. I see were I got it from. I no longer pop pills but do suffer from depression, as does my mother.
So when my husband said oh I just won't go, I got mad at him. I told him I wished that I could go stay with my grandma and play cards again and talk all night. I would give anything to have my grandmother alive. We need to be grateful for the little things in life. For having people in our lives even if its just for a moment or for 15 years or for 100 years.
I hope you all take the time to call or visit someone special in your life for just a moment. Enjoy them, cherish them, and love them.
Have a happy Tuesday . Blessings to all.
Trial Watch 2013....
Growing up i was taught right from wrong. I was taught about the Ten Commandments . I wasn't raised in a real religious home but we did the church thing on special occasions. That was OK for us. As I got older I tried this kind of church that kind of church etc. with friends and their parents.
It wasn't until I had my own kids that I really belonged to a church or felt the need to go to church. That's not saying I didn't love or believe in God / a higher power before i had my kids . I think I was really angry at god for "taking"my loved ones away. I didn't understand of course at the time that he wasn't taking them away from me personally. I didn't get that concept until later, much later in my life after I had so much heart ache.
I lost my grandmother when I was 12-13 , I think , and I was so angry. My grandmother was my best friend, my everything, my world. At that age she was like gold. Well she still is in my book.
Growing up and getting into high school I lost a lot of friends. Some got sick ,some were in accidents ,some were even murdered, some even took their own life.
Anyway I am watching the #AZ vs. Jodi Arias trial and I find myself becoming so involved. (just like the Casey Anthony trial) I'm yelling at the TV and cussing at her and at her lawyers. I am getting so tired of these women playing the victim and not taking responsibility for their own decisions , and there own poor judgments. Come on now you can't use "my mom and dad spanked me with a spoon and a belt " so I was abused bull crap for your defense. I was Spanked with much worse and i haven't killed anyone. I was cheated on by my boyfriends, hit by my boyfriends etc.. but i never ever took someone Else's life. I have been in horrible relationships in the past but never did i shoot or stab anyone. I actually have been in fear for my life and my kid's life but i never killed anyone. ( That is a whole different topic/ Oprah show)This isn't to say that there are not women out there that have killed their spouses or boyfriends,lovers.partners are wrong for making that choice because it was probably the only choice. I am just talking about this case.
Using the whole i was miss treated by my first boyfriend and others there after is a crock of shit too. Using the whole i was a battered woman syndrome defense is also a load of crap. Honestly i find it offensive, that her lawyers are using any of this crap. I get that they are gonna do and say anything to save her from getting the death penalty that is their job, but really.
This woman #Jodi Arias has lied and lied over and over about what happened on the day she murdered #Travis Alexander and there after. She (Jodi Arias) can remember everything leading up to that horrible day including where she bought water from 5 years ago and what she had ordered from Starbucks 5 years ago but she can't remember that she stabbed Travis 29 times in the back and slit his throat from ear to ear. Yes i believe people can have PTSD (post traumatic stress syndrome) and i do believe that you can black out. (alcoholics do it all the time), But don't sit there and fake cry, with your fake tears, and say you don't remember. It's a load of crap. Let's be honest. Let's tell the truth. Have you ever thought that if you were to tell the truth it just might set you free. Free from it all. You might be able to sleep better at night.
So her is my advice to you #Jodi Arias ,That you tell the truth and nothing but the truth. You would feel better. Yes you will have to face the consequences of your actions but that feeling in your gut , that sickening feeling will go away. Try it.
It wasn't until I had my own kids that I really belonged to a church or felt the need to go to church. That's not saying I didn't love or believe in God / a higher power before i had my kids . I think I was really angry at god for "taking"my loved ones away. I didn't understand of course at the time that he wasn't taking them away from me personally. I didn't get that concept until later, much later in my life after I had so much heart ache.
I lost my grandmother when I was 12-13 , I think , and I was so angry. My grandmother was my best friend, my everything, my world. At that age she was like gold. Well she still is in my book.
Growing up and getting into high school I lost a lot of friends. Some got sick ,some were in accidents ,some were even murdered, some even took their own life.
Anyway I am watching the #AZ vs. Jodi Arias trial and I find myself becoming so involved. (just like the Casey Anthony trial) I'm yelling at the TV and cussing at her and at her lawyers. I am getting so tired of these women playing the victim and not taking responsibility for their own decisions , and there own poor judgments. Come on now you can't use "my mom and dad spanked me with a spoon and a belt " so I was abused bull crap for your defense. I was Spanked with much worse and i haven't killed anyone. I was cheated on by my boyfriends, hit by my boyfriends etc.. but i never ever took someone Else's life. I have been in horrible relationships in the past but never did i shoot or stab anyone. I actually have been in fear for my life and my kid's life but i never killed anyone. ( That is a whole different topic/ Oprah show)This isn't to say that there are not women out there that have killed their spouses or boyfriends,lovers.partners are wrong for making that choice because it was probably the only choice. I am just talking about this case.
Using the whole i was miss treated by my first boyfriend and others there after is a crock of shit too. Using the whole i was a battered woman syndrome defense is also a load of crap. Honestly i find it offensive, that her lawyers are using any of this crap. I get that they are gonna do and say anything to save her from getting the death penalty that is their job, but really.
This woman #Jodi Arias has lied and lied over and over about what happened on the day she murdered #Travis Alexander and there after. She (Jodi Arias) can remember everything leading up to that horrible day including where she bought water from 5 years ago and what she had ordered from Starbucks 5 years ago but she can't remember that she stabbed Travis 29 times in the back and slit his throat from ear to ear. Yes i believe people can have PTSD (post traumatic stress syndrome) and i do believe that you can black out. (alcoholics do it all the time), But don't sit there and fake cry, with your fake tears, and say you don't remember. It's a load of crap. Let's be honest. Let's tell the truth. Have you ever thought that if you were to tell the truth it just might set you free. Free from it all. You might be able to sleep better at night.
So her is my advice to you #Jodi Arias ,That you tell the truth and nothing but the truth. You would feel better. Yes you will have to face the consequences of your actions but that feeling in your gut , that sickening feeling will go away. Try it.
Monday, February 18, 2013
Happy Monday ???????
Happy Monday to you all.
Happy President's day to you all. Hope everyone had a great weekend. I had a great weekend. BBQ-ed with the family and watched the Sprint Unlimited NASCAR race. Glad that racing is back on. It's been a long 3 months. lol
Today is a beautiful day in central California. The sun is shining and there is a small breeze. Perfect day to open the windows and enjoy the breeze, Air out the house and just enjoy. Starting to feel like Spring around these parts. The flowers are starting to bloom and the grass is starting to come back. Color once again in the yard.
Today i will start working on the lapghan, again. I just need to even it out and then it should be done. Gotta get this done. It is driving me crazy that it has taken me this long to finish. I think that as soon as i get close to finishing projects i just stop. I have issues with finishing projects. I always start new one's and leave the one's i should finish behind.
So today i will make a dent in it. I will not start a new project until i finish this lapghan or at least make a good amount of headway on it. I'm sure my aunt would like to have it and not hear, it's almost done. I have been putting it off for 2 months and i just need to get this done. I'm sure she will forgive me since i do have 4 kids and a household to run. Not that that's an excuse but.... lol
Happy Crocheting to all.
Monday, February 4, 2013
Super Bowl Sunday 2013.
How many of you put yourself in food comas yesterday? I know I was right there with you. So much food. What was your favorite food yesterday? I ate so many carbs yesterday, but I just couldn't stop, it was so good. We had rice, we had twice baked potatoes , we had chips, we had dip we had hot dogs and beer butt chicken, tri-tip, chili beans oh my. Lets not forget the brownies either, or the beer and soda.
Now we definitely have some calories and fat to burn off. Too bad I hate walking. Lol I chase a 3 year old and that's good enough for me.
I think my favorite part of Super Bowl Sundays is not just the food but the company we surround ourselves with., oh and the game of course.
The half time show is always a plus and personally I think that Beyonce did a great job. It got me and my daughter out of our seats and acting like goof balls,dancing around and singing along and yelling "you go girl" lol.
That I believe is the most important part, being with family And being able to just be silly regardless of age.
I had such a great day yesterday with friends and family, a few we're missing but we all can't be together all the time.
I hope you had just as much fun as we all did.
Now it's Monday and I must look at what needs to get done for the week. Well I need to get a move on my aunts blanket and hopefully get some more beanies and headbands done. I would love to get a few scarfs as well done but I'm not gonna hold my breathe. That would be dangerous. Lol
Have a great day and many blessings to you all. Thanks for visiting.
Now we definitely have some calories and fat to burn off. Too bad I hate walking. Lol I chase a 3 year old and that's good enough for me.
I think my favorite part of Super Bowl Sundays is not just the food but the company we surround ourselves with., oh and the game of course.
The half time show is always a plus and personally I think that Beyonce did a great job. It got me and my daughter out of our seats and acting like goof balls,dancing around and singing along and yelling "you go girl" lol.
That I believe is the most important part, being with family And being able to just be silly regardless of age.
I had such a great day yesterday with friends and family, a few we're missing but we all can't be together all the time.
I hope you had just as much fun as we all did.
Now it's Monday and I must look at what needs to get done for the week. Well I need to get a move on my aunts blanket and hopefully get some more beanies and headbands done. I would love to get a few scarfs as well done but I'm not gonna hold my breathe. That would be dangerous. Lol
Have a great day and many blessings to you all. Thanks for visiting.
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