Pregnancy Announcement Dinner

Last night we took our family out to dinner to tell them that we are pregnant. We ate a yummy dinner at Buca di Beppo.
We planned to wear the baby pink & baby blue sweaters and see if anyone would catch on. Whitney did, but didn't say anything at first.
We passed out a little gift to each family member, and had them open them all at the same time. They opened them up, and inside were little yellow baby booties. At that point just about everyone understood why we took them out to dinner.
Everyone congratulated us, and gave us hugs & kisses. We took lots pictures to help us remember the moment we announced our pregnancy! 

Surprise, surprise...

While we were in Denmark, I wasn't feeling too well. When all was said and done, a pregnancy test was purchased for me, and Miguel & I found out on Friday, January 13 that we are pregnant! At the point this picture was taken, our family & friends still didn't know about our good news! 

Denmark Adventures: Day 4

Day 4: Monday, January 9, 2006

Now we are in Odense, Denmark. This is the real reason we are in Denmark at all. Miguel has to train some people on his company's product. We woke up early this morning and had breakfast with Chris & Lenny. I think that I'm starting to become fond of the open sandwich. It's more and more appealing everyday.
After breakfast we all walked to the train station and caught a bus to Odense. The ride was about 1 1/4 hours. We were a little nervous, because we were all told that the hotel was out in the middle of nowhere. In all actuality, the hotel was about a 15 minute ride from the train station, and I really wouldn't call it "out in the middle of nowhere." The hotel name is Fangel Kro & Hotel. It's very quaint. I like it a lot. It's more of a bed & breakfast than a hotel. They served true Danish food for lunch. They put out quite a spread. It was really good. After lunch I went up to our room, and read some Harry Potter, then I fell asleep for a while.
We just got back from dinner, and I must say that it was very tasty. All of the food was homemade Danish food (except the french fries), and was much much better than I expected. If only I could learn to cook Danish food.
Miguel and I aren't doing anything special tonight, probably just watch a movie or something. I'm in the process of uploading some pictures now, and I'll e-mail soon. I'm not going to post any on smugmug until we get home, because I want to edit them some, and spend a little time making them look nicer, so the crappy versions will have to do for now.

Denmark Adventures: Day 3

Day 3: Sunday, January 8, 2006

Again last night Miguel and I had a hard time falling alseep. I know that I finally fell asleep sometime after 0200. We were determined to wake up in time for breakfast. So the wake up call came in at 0830 this morning. I was dreading getting up because I was so tired. We got up, got dressed, and went downstairs for breakfast. I was expecting something totally different than what we got. Silly American.
I've noticed that there really aren't any obese people here. Many seem to ride their bikes over driving a car (probably because cars are taxed at 180% when you buy them), and thay they eat pretty healthy. Most of the ingredients are fresh. Take our breakfast for instance. They had fresh meat sliced. You sliced your own cheese off of a block. You cut your own bread from the loaf. There were fresh vegetables, and fruit. You made your own yogurt. They use brown eggs instead of white eggs. You ground your own salt & pepper. They had danishes, which I must say were the best danishes that I have ever eaten! What we call a danish in America tastes nothing like what I ate here. What I must comment on the most, though, is a traditional food of the Danish people. It's a kind of sandwich, called smorrebrod. It's open-faced. Doesn't seem very practical t me. It's just like a sandwich that we would make in the US, but they use 1 piece of bread. On that piece of bread, they put a spread, such as butter. They then put the cheese. On top of that they put the meats, followed by the vegetables. Then they pick it up and eat it. What I want to know is, why can't they just add the other piece of bread on top so everything doesn't fall out?
We met up with Lenny at around 1900 for dinner. We walked in the cold for a while loking for a place to eat. Lenny said he knew of a quaint italian place. When we got there, the place had changed to a Brittish restaurant. We kept on looking. We finally found a place that served Mexican and Italian food. Kind of a weird mix. Anyway, all 4 of us ordered pizza. We eat ordered a different kind. Miguel asked for his with no ham (it was some sort of hawaiian pizza). Lenny asked for his with onions, extra cheese & jalepenos. My pizza came out first. Way before everyone elses. Miguel's came out next, but it had ham all over it. The waiter got kind of pissed off when Miguel told him that he ordered it without the ham. So they took his back, and again I am the only one with food in front of me. I tried being polite and wait for everyone else to get their food, but Lenny insisted that I eat before it got cold. Chris' came out next, and his was fine. Miguel's came back without the ham. Yay! Finally Lenny's came out, and it did not have the extra cheese, the onions, or the jalepenos. Lenny asked them for it, but they only brought out the jalepenos on the side after acting quite pissy. So we eat, and the food was really good. Lenny gets the bill, and noticed that they had charged him for the extra cheese and the onions. You know, the extra cheese and the onions that he didn't get. So he calls the waiter over and tells him. The waiter argued a little bit then brought it over to who appeared to be the manager. They talked in Danish for a few minutes, then the waiter bring the bill back and sets it on the table and walked away. Lenny looked at it again, and it was the same exact bill! They hadn't changed it, and they hadn't even told him. So Lenny called him over again. By this time the waiter was really pissed. Lenny pointed out that the bill was the same. The waiter said "I know, I talked to the manager and he said leave it. You pay for it. I'm just a face, the manager is the brains. You talk to him, but it's only 13 kroner." So, Lenny realized that he wasn't going to get anywhere with the guy, gave up and paid for the onions and the extra cheese that he didn't get.
After dinner we walked around town a little more. Somehow after dinner it didn't seem as cold outside. After that we stopped in at a pub right next to the hotel and had a round of drinks. The only weird thing that happened there was an old lady left the pub, and as shw was walking by, we got this really sick scent of piss. It was disgusting, and it lingered for a while.
Stay tuned for more tales tomorrow!

Denmark Adventures: Day 2

Day 2: Saturday, January 7, 2006

So this morning we wanted to wake up nice and early so we could get breakfast in our hotel. Fat chance. We ended up waking up after 1100. Breakfast ended at 1100. Not only were we frustrated that we missed the included breakfast, but there were only a few hours of daylight left. We had planned on going to the palace to see the changing of the guards at 1200, but again, we didn't make it in time.
Did I mention yesterday that it is cold here? If not, it’s REALLY cold. We decided to walk down the street to the main shopping street. It was really neat. Reminded me of a flea market, because the street narrowed, and was for pedestrians only. It definitely didn’t have flea market prices. So it was about a 15 minute walk to the street, and then maybe an hour or so walk through the street if you didn’t stop anywhere. So now imagine me, who is always cold, walking in the cold for a few hours. We stopped in a bunch of stores, had lunch, and took some pictures, so my toes were frozen. I brought a scarf, a hat, and a pair of gloves, but it didn’t keep me nearly warm enough. Think I’m just being a wimp? I will dare any New Yorker to come over here..I know you will be cold.
So back to the shopping. This street reminded Miguel and I of 5th Avenue in new York. A must see for a tourist, but you really don’t want to buy anything, because it is so expensive. For instance, I got so cold that I had to have something to warm my bones. We stopped in a coffee shop. Miguel and I each got a large hot chocolate. I’m thinking $6, maybe $8 at the most. Well, we paid approx. $12. Crazy! Granted, the chocolate was real chocolate that they actually melt in the cup, and the whipped cream was hand whipped, but $12? A bottle of water was approx. $3.50, for a 20 ounce. Wow!
So the all-American that I am, wanted some lunch. What do you think I had? I ate a an awesome “Hamburger Restaurant.” It’s called McDonald’s. Yes ladies and gentlemen, I’m eating McDonald’s while I am in Denmark. Miguel was less than thrilled with that, and I can’t say that I blame him. This is a once in a lifetime experience, and I’m eating McDonalds. They do call McDonald’s a “hamburger restaurant.” I don’t know about all that, folks. It tasted the same, except for the diet coke. In fact, they don’t have diet coke. Here they have coca-cola light. It has the same colors as diet coke, but it tastes much sweeter. It tastes too much like regular coke to me. It’s not great, but it’s doable. Miguel tried something new for lunch. I had a bite, and I must say that it was very different. He had a shawarma and fries. The shawarma reminded me of a gyro. It was the same kind of meat, in a pita pocket, with lettuce, tomato, and some sort of sauce. Not bad. Miguel liked it.
For dinner we met up with Chris Rice, Miguel’s co-worker, and decided to try something new. Obviously the decision was not left to me, or we would have eaten at Burger King or Domino’s Pizza. I’m glad that Miguel picked the location. The restaurant was right down the street from our hotel. It was a Turkish restaurant. The 3 of us go inside, sit down, and start looking at the menus. Again, everything was in Danish. So we called a waitress over who happily translated for us. All of a sudden during dinner, the music got really loud and a belly dancer came out and danced for a couple of songs. I’ve noticed that almost everything is expensive here, including food, but our dinner was reasonably priced. I would definitely eat there again.

Denmark Adventures: Day 1

Day 1: Friday, January 6, 2006

I must say that I was excited about the trip up until we got onto our second flight, and I realized that we were one of the few Americans on board. Then all of a sudden, I became scared. Silly, naive me...totally American, I know.
We arrived in Copenhagen, Denmark at 0700 (that's 7:00 AM for those who don't read military time...12:00 AM Texas time). We exchanged American dollars for Danish Kroner. Looks like play money if you ask me. Then we caught a taxi to our hotel. We were able to check in early (0800ish), thank God, because I don't think I could have made it through the day if we had to wait until 1400 (2:00).
It's cold here. Being from NY you would think that I would be used to the cold weather, but living in TX for the past 4 years has kind of thinned my blood a little. Also, just the other day in TX we had record breaking temperatures of 84...so coming here where it is currently 34, but feels like 24 with the windchill, is a little hard on me.
The first thing that I noticed was that everything is small here. Huge difference from "Everything is bigger in Texas". The cars are small, and kind of funny looking, if you ask me. I didn't even see 1 truck or SUV. Strange. The hotel hallways are very small also. Just about enough room for 1 person to walk through at a time. Even the elevator was tiny. A sign in it said it could hold 13 people, but Miguel and I both doubted that. Maybe 13 Danish people, but definitely not 13 Americans. So, after saying that everything is small, let's move on to the room...
Now for the room...this is a 4 star hotel, so I'm thinking lavish & roomy...I'm thinking American 4 star. Ha! Was I in for a surprise! We opened the door and there is about 5 feet until you hit the bed and that is pretty much the room in a nutshell. Don't believe me? I will post pictures!
We took a "short" nap, which actually ended up being a lot longer that we had planned on...more like 5 hours or so. When we finally woke up, we decided to go and eat somewhere. So we walk to this tiny quaint restaurant that I can't remember the name of. The lighting was dim, and it was cozy. We start looking through the menu, which is written in Danish, and try to pick out the words that we can. So everyone who knows me, knows that I don't like change. I eat the same things over and over, I watch the same shows over and over, I listen to the same music over and over, so needless to say, I immediately wanted to eat the most American thing that I could find...a cheeseburger. Miguel convinced me to try something else since we are in a different country. I decided I was going to have some sort of pasta. I was able to understand a few of the words, and decided on Penne al a Vodka....but it was written in Danish. I asked the the waitress (who spoke english..yay!) if there was meat in the dish....yes, seafood, so I ask about my second choice, seafood, and my third choice, yes, seafood. I'm sure that you are aware that I do NOT eat seafood. So, now I'm feeling frustrated, and didn't want to keep asking the waitress to read the menu to me, so I order the typical American dish...a cheeseburger and fries. How can you mess up a cheeseburger, right? That's what I was thinking. So our food comes out and my cheeseburger doesn't look like a "normal" (and by normal, I mean the American cheeseburger). Anyway, I'll start off by saying that it was good...different, but good. It was not the typical "patty". You know, the perfectly round (or square if you are at Wendy's) beef. This was actually hand formed beef. What a concept! They put the ketchup on for you, and some other sort of "sauce". Either thousand island or french or something like that. It was a bit sweet. Or maybe it was the cheese, b/c come to think of it, I don't remember any solid cheese on my cheeseburger. Hmmm, runny cheese on the burger, how yummy. Then the oddest part was the topping for the burger. There was the typical tomato. Yuck, so off that came, but I ate the rest, and it was pretty good. There was cucumber, red cabbage and a different kind of lettuce. There wasn't a bottle of ketchup on the table, so I ate my fries dry. Not sure if they drench their fries in ketchup here in Denmark, and I didn't want to offend anyone, so dry I ate them. Dry fries. I asked for a diet coke, and ended up with a diet pepsi. Overall it was a pleasant, new experience, once I got past the menu issue.
After dinner we walked around in the cold some more. We found a 7-11 and had to check it out. I got a cup of not so good coffee. The clerk had to help us figure out the coffee machine.
The last thing that I noticed about the Danish people so far, it that most of them speak english, and don't seem to mind speaking it to us. Also, they seem to be very friendly. The clerk at the 7-11 went out of his way to help us, and then joked around with us at the counter when we were paying.
Stay tuned for Denmark Adventures: Day 2 coming up tomorrow.

We're Here!

Hello from Denmark everyone! Miguel and I arrived safely this morning at approx. 7:00 AM local time (about 12:00 AM Texas time). Although the flight wasn't bad, neither one of us got much sleep. We just woke up from a short nap, and plan on walking into town soon.
I was amazed when it was after 8:00 AM and the sun hadn't risen yet! I was reading about that, and I learned that Denmark has really short winter days...sun up after 8:00 AM and sunset shortly after 4:00 PM.
I will keep my blog updated as frequently as I can while we are here, but for now I must go. I am hungry!

3 More Days

This time, 3 days from now, Miguel & I will be on a plane to Denmark. Exciting you ask? Most definitely! Different country, different culture, rest from work (for me, anyway), time away, pictures with my new camera. Those are a few of the exciting things...but, and here's the but...we still aren't ready!!! We still aren't packed, we still haven't cleaned the house, and we still haven't finished the laundry. No biggie, right? We still have 2 more days? Wrong. I work tomorrow and the day after, and so does Miguel. Today is it folks, and here I am blogging about it instead of doing it. So, I guess I'll go now. Wish us luck!

Happy New Year's

I hope that everyone had a great New Year's Eve! We did! We spent the early portion at Doug & Lisa's house. There was yummy food & good company. We played some games, and looked at camera lenses.
After we left Doug & Lisa's, we went over to Frances' house, where of course the was loud music, food, and family! Miguel and I had fun dancing salsa & merengue, drinking coquito, and watching the ball drop at 11:00. We then celebrated 12:00 with a glass of wine, a kiss, and more music & dancing. Overall, we had an awesome night! 

Happy Birthday Amber!

Amber, even though we are hundreds of miles apart, I wish you the happiest birthday ever!

The Countdown Has Begun...

No, not until New Year's...

The countdown has begun for our trip to Denmark. It's exactly 1 week from today. We aren't packed yet, nor do I have any idea what I'm going to pack (I hear it's cold...I don't dress for the cold). Our plans haven't been finalized yet, and the house isn't clean yet (there is nothing worse than going on a trip, and coming home to a messy or dirty house). So we have lots to do before the trip, and I work the 2 days before we leave, so that pretty much leaves Monday for me to get everything done. Wish me luck!

Picture of the Day

I love my nanny so much!!! When comparing the two of us, I think that we have the same nose and cheeks. It's so wonderful to have such a special bond with your grandmother! This picture was taken at Frances' house on Christmas Eve. 

Hall of Fashion

Hmmm, it's been a while since we have had a Hall of Fashion post. I'm thinking that we need one soon. Maybe tomorrow I'll take pictures of some of the newest items added to my wardrobe. I'm absolutely obsessed with clothing, but the funny thing is that I spend most of my time in scrubs!

Early Birthday Gift

Well, today Miguel bought and gave me my birthday gift. A little early, but in preparation for our trip to Denmark, Miguel gave me the camera that I have wanted for a while...the Canon Digital Rebel. Can you belive it? I finally have the REBEL!!! Yay! I have only had it open for about 30 minutes, but I have already taken over 50 pictures! I can't wait to learn how to use it!

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas to all of my loyal blog readers! This Christmas was wonderful! We had such a good time at my mom's house. Frances, Megan, Bianca, Danny, Roman, and Karen came over for dinner. We had a traditional Christmas dinner, which was very good! We all ate until we were completely stuffed. We listened to more great Christmas music, and Miguel and I got tons of great gifts. I think that the only thing we were missing was the rest of the family...Joel, Valerie & Yasmin are still in Guam (enjoying a great Christmas with Val's family), and Courtney & Richie are in New York enjoying their first Christmas there. Pictures will soon be posted at smugmug. I feel so blessed to have such an awesome family that cares about each other. Christmas is one of my favorite holidays because it is when we get to put everything to the side and show our family how much they mean to us. 

Merry Christmas Eve

So today was Christmas Eve. Our family always gets together to celebrate and open gifts. this year, the fun began at 5:30. We listened to salsa music, and christmas music, ate yummy food, and enjoyed the company of not only family, but Jenny & Emmett also. Felix made some coquito (which Miguel said was very good), and Frances made probably the best flan that I have had in a long time, and some awesome arroz con dulce. Yummy yummy yummy! Then we all opened gifts, and danced some more.
Tomorrow we will do it all over again at my moms house. It's so awesome that our parents are good friends, because we never have to split holidays. My mom and nanny were at Frances' house tonight, and Frances and Felix will be at my mom's house tomorrow along with the rest of the family. We had an awesome time, and this was probably one of the best Christmas Eve's in a long time! Very memorable. Pictures will be posted at smugmug soon. 

Megan's 18th Birthday Party

Last night we went to Frances' house to celebrate Megan's 18th birthday. We had so much fun dancing salsa, singing happy birthday, and eating cake.
I remember when Meggy was just a little 4 year old girl, and all she would say was "mami, mami, mami, mami." What a beautiful young girl she has turned into.
Photos of the event are on my smugmug site. 

We Just Couldn't Wait..

It seems that every year Miguel & I exchange gifts early. I was determined not to let that happen again this year. I was sticking to my guns about opening each other's gifts on Christmas morning. That was until I found out that I have to work Christmas morning. So I held out as long as I could, but gave in this evening. We lit up the Christmas tree, turned on all the Christmas lights, played some nice Christmas music, and exchanged gifts. I must say that Miguel did a very good job this year! Pictures of the event are posted on my smugmug site.

Now we are off to Megan's 18th birthday party!

A Day Off...

Today is my first day off after a 5 day stretch of working. I worked 56 hours this week, and I am tired! I was scheduled to work 60, but they let me come home a little early yesterday! Today I enjoyed just not being at work!

Happy Anniversay Doug & Lisa!

May God continue to bless your marriage! Happy anniversary!

Happy Birthday Courtney!

Yay! You are of legal age! I hope that you have a wonderful 21st birthday!

Happy Birthday Megan!

I hope that you have a very special 18th birthday! 

The End...

The end of a really long work week is finally here! I picked up a couple extra shifts this week, and it made the week so long! I worked Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday. Crazy, I am...I am crazy.

Happy Birthday Nanny!

I just want to wish my wonderful Nanny a very happy 79th birthday! I'm so happy that you are spending it with us! 

GDSX Christmas Party

Saturday night we went to GDSX's christmas party at Gloria's Restaurant in Addison. We ate yummy food, and danced salsa. We really had a good time! 

Christmas Exchange

This year Joel & Valerie are going to be spending Christmas in Guam with her family, so we decided to have our Christmas gift exchange before they left. Everyone involved in the exchange came over for lunch Sabbath afternoon, and after dessert, we exchanged gifts! 

What Kind of Heart Do I Have?

I think this one's true...


Your heart is...romantic! Your heart is all about
waiting for your true love. When you have your
true love you always want to be with them! You
truly care about them and they will be the
frist thing in your whole life!

What Kind of heart do you have?

Thanks For All Your Prayers

I just wanted to say thank you to all of my family & friends for your prayers and concern the other night. I should have known that the weather was going to be bad, and not to be out on the road in those conditions. I'm okay, praise God, and that is the most important thing. As for the car, so far it has approx. $875 worth of damage. It may be more once they get the car up on the lift. I'll be in a rental care until my car is repaired. I'm sorry that I scared everyone, but am very grateful for you concern. Thank you, and I am sorry.

Saves the Day was Awesome!!!

Last night Miguel, Danny & I went to see Saves the Day at the Granada Theatre. I was so excited to see them. Miguel & I have seen them about 4 times live now, the last time being in Long Island, NY about 4 years ago.
The first band to play was Emmanuel. Decent music, but (once again I'll say this) I didn't like the screaming.
Next up was The Early Novemver. I actually really liked them. There wasn't any screaming and the music was good. I think that I liked it enough to buy the album. I'll probably get it sometime soon. Miguel didn't really like them much. In fact, he hated them. Not sure why? I thought it seemed like his kind of music. They are from Jersey, and the music really reminded me of east coast music. Pretty catchy...that's why I liked it.
Next up was Saves the Day. I was a bit surprised about this. They were supposed to be the headlining band for the night, so when they appeared on stage 3rd, I was a bit disappointed. Now we weren't gonna get an encore. We have never seen them when they weren't headlining. We were thinking that things got changed up a bit because their label folded, and they didn't get their new album out, and they are looking for a new label now. Anyway, they played mostly old songs and like 2 or 3 new ones. The older of the old (my personal favorites) sounded kind of funny to me because Chris' voice has gotten higher in more recent albums. They actually played my all time favorite Rocks Tonic Juice Magic, and Miguel's favorite song Holly Hox Forget Me Nots. The crowd was so into them. The only annoying thing was that there was this like 15 year old girl standing behind us. We had an awesome spot. We went upstairs onto the balcony, and you could see the entire stage. Awesome view. Well, before Saves the Day came on, this girl asked Miguel if we (me, Miguel & Danny) would move so she can stand where we were. Miguel told her that we were gonna stand here, and that she could stand whereever she wanted. She started cursing at him and then backed off. So Saves the Day started and she was standing right behind Miguel and Danny. She was screaming at the top of her lungs in the highest pitch voice I have ever heard. Now I like to scream and sing during the show, but she was just ridiculous. So she would sing a little bit and then yell f*** yeah. It was piercing. After the Saves the Day set was over we decided to leave and not stay for the other band. Miguel walked away from our spot first, followed by Danny. Right as Danny was walking away the girl and her friend pushed into us and said "we need the be right the f*** here." Then the girl looked at me (who was only like 5'2"), and pushed me. I had had it by that point with her, so I pushed her back. She started yelling "what the f***." All I said back to her "I dare you to push me again." Let's just say that she didn't push me again. She really had some balls for purposely pushing me. I mean, yeah you get pushed and bumped into at shows, but she was obviously trying to start something. Then we left, and had a fun ride home.
At the end of the set, Saves the Day said that they will see us again in March, so hopefully they will be back in Dallas, and on a night that we can see them...again!!! 

What Holiday Am I?

Funny thing is, I don't really like this "holiday" much.


You are Valentine!

What Hoilday are you? (anime pic)
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Who is My Harry Potter Love Match?

Uh...yuck!


Ronald Weasley, fun, spontaneous, and loyal wins your heart.
Completely lacking in pretention, you seek the guy that others
might overlook but who will be totally dedicated to you alone...
and will make you laugh along the way.

Who is your Harry Potter love match?

The Story Behind My Sprained Foot

So after shopping all day on Black Friday, Miguel & I finally made our way home. We had tons of bags to carry & a huge (and I mean HUGE) wreath. I decided to become Superwoman, and carry like 5 or 6 bags, and the wreath all at once. Somehow, the wreath must have gotten snagged on the iron hooks on the mirror that hangs in the hallway. By the time that I realized it, and took a step back, the mirror (which weighs approx. 25 pounds), was on its way down to the floor, and landed on my foot. Yay for pain. I dealed with the pain until Saturday afternoon when I finally decided to make a trip to the emergency room. We drove an hour to my hospital, where they told me that I had a bad sprain. They gave me a boot to wear, and a set of crutches. Crutches suck! Anyway, they gave me a few days off of work, and I am feeling much better now. I'll return to work on Thursday. 

So Now For the Update...

Since I haven't updated in a while, I'll go ahead and do it now. So happy belated Thanksgiving everyone. My Thanksgiving was probably the worst one I've ever had. I worked. Who works on Thanksgiving? That's right...ME. So I worked from 11 AM until 7 PM. The day was long, and people were coming in for the dumbest things. After I got out I went to Frances' house where everyone was. We stayed for a little while, and then we went home. Had to get a good nights sleep for the day I had planned on Friday.
Friday morning Miguel & I woke up at 4:00 AM to be at Best Buy by 5:00 when they opened. Yes, I am one of those crazy people who go shopping at the crack of dawn on Black Friday. So we made it to Best Buy, got just about everything we wanted. We shopped all day..and I mean, all day!

Picture of the Day

This was at the Dallas Arboretum on July 30, 2005. Doesn't Yasmin just look so peaceful? I love that I caught her being herself...thinking that no one was watching. 

Sweet, Sweet Miguel

Miguel took me out to dinner at my favorite restaurant on Saturday night. (In case anyone doesn't know, it's Sambuca). Anyway, it was really really nice. I just love the dim lighting and the music.

Then, today while I was at work, I got called to the nurses station. When I got there, I saw a vase with a dozen red roses in it. Miguel had sent me flowers to work. They are soo beautiful! That was the first time that he's ever sent them to work, and it really suprised me.

Thank you so much honey. They are beautiful, and I love you!

What's My Disorder?

Okay, so I think that I'm optimistic...but not overoptimistic.


Overoptimistic. Okay, you're a prep. That's
pretty much it in a nutcase. Nothing is ever
wrong in your world, Miss America! It's all
butterflies and sunshine. It's just dandy and
perfect and yummy like honey-covered
chocolate cream-puffs! Kittens and puppies
and little birdies all roam around in your head.
*Wakeup!*

What's Your Disorder?
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What's Hidden Behind My Smile?

This one is so true!


Theres Nothing Hidden Behind Your Smile when you
smile you mean it. You don't try to fake your feelings
you let the world know very clearly if you pissed off, or
feeling the slightlest bit sad.

What's Hidden Behind Your Smile?

Which Disney Character Am I Most Like?

Ariel

Which DISNEY character are you most like?

Picture of the Day

This is Dali on July 4, 2005. He was sad because we were getting ready to leave the house. 

Harry Potter

Miguel, Nanny, & I went to see Harry Potter today. Let's just say that I was less than impressed. There was so much hype for this movie, and I expected it to be better than the other 3. They have been getting better & better, but this one...probably my least favorite of all. Totally not what I expected. Blah. Maybe I just need to see it again, but for right now...blah.

Picture of the Day

I think that this is my favorite picture of Yasmin. She looks so innocent here. This was taken on September 10 at Erland's 4th birthday party. I was just messing around taking pictures of her, and told her to look up at me & smile. I had already taken so many, that Yasmin didn't want anymore, so she gave me her half smile. 

What Do I Hide From the World?

Hmmm, not sure if this one fits...


.:Pain:.
Pain hides within you. It truly does hurt.
You feel traped away from the world as they
hurt you more and more. You dont like to cry
in public, but when you are alone tears fall
down your face and it is uncontrollable. You
love the moon and sometimes you just wish
you could be on the moon away from all these
people who hurt you.

.:Quote:.
"They have hurt me so much. I only wish they
could know the pain they have inflicted upon
me"

.:Your Power:.
Chrono. you control time and all its beauty. You
freeze time, fast forward it, and rewind time.

What do you hide from the world?

Thrice Concert

So I will start out by saying that the concert was good. This is the 3rd time that I've seen Thrice live, and it was a good concert. Not great, but good. Danny went with us, and Megan went with a friend.
The show was at the Granada on Greenville Avenue in Dallas, which is much closer than most of the other shows that we go to which are downtown...but we still got there late. Doors opened at 6:00, and we got there at about 6:45. I guess it didn't help that we stopped to eat, or that the parking lot to the venue was full, so we had to park like 4 blocks away, and walk.
By the time that we got in the doors, the 1st band was already halfway through their set. They were Veda. Pretty good...for having a girl in it. Not to go off on a tangent, but I really don't like too many bands that have girls in them. I'll leave it at that. Anyway, Miguel bought their album a few weeks ago, and it's okay. They were pretty good live too.
The next band up was The Bled. Hmmm, didn't really like them too much. I really don't remember much about them...except that the lead screamer would sometimes rap his screams.
Next up was Underoath. I had never heard them before tonight, but Megan was telling me that they are a Christian band. That's all good and well, but I couldn't understand a word that they were "singing", because they weren't singing, they were screaming. I don't mind a little bit of screaming, but when every word of every song is screamed, it just doesn't make any sense to me. I actually really liked their music, but the screaming has got to go before would listen to them again. They were the freak show band. They had some different people in the band. The lead singer was this skinny anorexic looking dude, the keyboard guy looked like he was burning his fingers on the keyboard as he was playing (sorry Miguel, I stole that from you). Danny & Miguel said that there was this really short dude also, but I didn't see him, and then the bass player was a giant. Freak show band. I didn't really enjoy them much.
Finally, last up came Thrice. The played a pretty good mixture of songs from their old albums and from the new one. They played awesome, but I think (and this is just my humble opinion), that the new songs sounded awesome, and that the older songs didn't sound quite right (except for 2 of them, which were great). I also felt that all of the musicians were starting slightly off, and the beginning of a few songs were off. They eventually caught up with each other, but it took a minute for me to realize what song they were playing. Miguel doesn't agree with that. He thinks that they did awesome, and so does Danny. I guess maybe you should listen to them considering they are both musicians that play multiple instruments, and I don't play anything. They played just about all of my favorite old songs. After the show was over they came out for an encore. They played 2 more songs. The first was just the lead singer by himself playing an acoustic guitar. It sounded really nice. Then the rest of the band came out for the 2nd song.
After the show was over we had to walk back to the car, which wouldn't have been so bad...if the concert were last week when the weather was in the 70's. It was cold. After we got into the car, it took us like 30 minutes or more to get out of traffic and onto the highway. It took us longer to leave from there, then from the shows in Deep Ellum. Once on the highway, we got stuck in 2 sets of traffic. Sheesh, we couldn't seem to get a break tonight.
After dropping Danny off at his car, Miguel and I decided to go and eat at IHOP. We kind of have this little tradition...after each show that we go to, we eat something. So, the show ended at like 10:50, and we ended up getting to IHOP at 12:30.
Off to bed I go, now that it's 2:00 AM. I need my sleep for the Harry Potter movie tomorrow. Yes folks, we have pre-purchased tickets to the 11:30 showing of Harry Potter & the Goblet of Fire.

Caroline Update

So, I actually did call Caroline to wish her a happy birthday. We got to talking for a little while. It turned out really nice. I found out that she is a 3rd grade teacher. I always knew that she would become a teacher. She says that her family is doing well, which is good to hear. I think that I will probably call her again sometime next week to catch up a little more.

Happy Birthday Caroline!

I haven't talked to Caroline in probably about 7 years or so, but today is her 22nd birthday, and I wanted to wish her a happy one. We were friends a long time ago, and I am actually thinking about calling her (assuming her phone number is the same from back then), to let her know that I remembered.

Picture of the Day

This is my and my wonderful mommy at Frances' 45th birthday party on October 22. 

Thrice Concert Tonight

Tonight s the Thrice concert. I am excited about it, but not nearly as excited as I was fr C&C. I like this new album, but I don't think that it is as good as the last few. The show is at the Grenada in Dallas. I'll have to let you all know how it turns out!

What Obslete Skill Am I?

This quiz is the most right-on one yet! This is totally me!


You are 'Gregg shorthand'. Originally designed to
enable people to write faster, it is also very useful
for writing things which one does not want other
people to read, inasmuch as almost no one knows
shorthand any more. You know how important it
is to do things efficiently and on time. You also
value your privacy, and (unlike some people) you
do not pretend to be friends with just everyone;
that would be ridiculous. When you do make friends,
you take them seriously, and faithfully keep what
they confide in you to yourself. Unfortunately, the
work which you do (which is very important, of course)
sometimes keeps you away from social activities, and
you are often lonely. Your problem is that Gregg
shorthand has been obsolete for a long time.

What obsolete skill are you?

Picture of the Day

Dali & I enjoy a kiss at Towne Lake Park during Sabbath on October 1. 

Who is My Twin Celebrity?

At least now I'm not so pale!


Your twin is Alicia Keys. Soulful and always
speaking the truth. You are kind to everyone
and you barely have any enemies. Isn't it good
to be you ?

QUiZ: Who is your twin celebrity?

Picture of the Day

This photo was taken on July 30, 2005 at the Dallas Arboretum. Our family spent Sabbath at the arboretum, and had a lovely picnic. We enjoyed taking pictures, and spending quality family time. 

Picture of the Day

I am going to start posting a "Picture of the Day" from my collection of photographs. They aren't going to be anything with great technique or anything like that, but still, it's a photo that I enjoy!

Rough Day at Work

It seems as though anytime that I post about work, it has something to do with the fact that I had a really hectic day. Not to your surprise or mine, I had a really hectic day at work today.
The day started off really slow, which was really nice. In fact, it was so slow that I didn't even have my first patient until 8:30. That had never happened to me before. I was convinced that the day was going to be awesome. I even had a student following me around, which makes it nicer, because they can help you out some and do errands for you.
The day was going pretty well until about 12:00. All of a sudden, things got bad. I don't know where everything fell apart, but it did. It wasn't only me who was busy...every single nurse was.
We had some really sick patients in today. Miguel tried to call me like 3 or 4 times, and each time I had to rush him off the phone because I was so busy.
I left work feeling like I never got anything accomplished, got home really tired and just physically drained from all the running around I did today. I just finished taking a nice hot bath to help relax me, and I will be going to bed soon to have wonderful dreams, and wake up tomorrow morning to do it all over again.
I love my job, and I think that you have to, because I don't see how anyone could do this job, and not have a passion for it. Goodnight everyone!

Which Napolean Dynamite Character Am I?

Hmmm.....totally right about the fashion thing!!!


You are LaFawnduh. Why are you so sweaty?

Which Napoleon Dynamite character are you?
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Yay, Nanny's Here!!

I am so happy that nanny made it here safe today. She said that the flight was a little rough, but overall it wasn't that bad. Nanny checked in 3 pieces, and when she was at baggage claim, she only got 2 pieces back. She was missing her brand new walker. Hopefully the airline wil find it soon, and send it to my mom's house. Nanny looks just as good as when she left 5 months ago, and I know that this visit with us will be wonderful!

What Name Suits Me?

Well, this is my sister's middle name, minus one "l". I guess I could see me with this name.

Michael / Michelle

What name suits you!

What's My Theme Song?

I don't really think that this song describes me, but oh well.

"My Hump" BEP

What's" Your Theme Song?

Nanny

Nanny will be back in Texas soon! I am so excited and happy that Nanny will be back soon! She comes in on Sunday, and will spend the next 6 months with us! I have my shopping buddy, my movie partner, and one of my best friends back!

What Does My Conscience Look Like?

Scary results today folks! Am I really like this?


Your inside is vengeful.The pain that you have felt
is causing your inside to go beserk and inflicting
everyone around you.You hate people who take
your kindness for granted and you think that they
should pay. You think that you should be the one to
do them over.

What does your conscience look like?

What Sign of Affection Am I?

hand holding - you like to be in constant physical
contact with your special someone but you don't
want to take things too quickly.

What Sign of Affection Are You?
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Quizilla

So I see that lots of people are doing the quizilla thing on their blogs, and I figured that I would be just like everyone else. Great goals that I have: be like everyone else. Anyway, if I can figure out how to get it to work, i'm going to post one every day until I get bored of doing it. Could be tomorrow, could be next year...or it could be after I've done all the quizzes.

Hectic Day

Well, today I had a pretty hectic day at work. We were so busy. I barely got a lunch break...if you can call 20 minutes out of a 12 hour shift a lunch break. I realized when I got home, that I never even used the bathroom today! I don't know what was so special about today, that everyone got sick...but it was bad. I don't want anymore days like today. I am really looking forward to the next few days off!

I'm Moving...

My blog, that is! If you wish to follow me, you will find me at: http://kristen.pachecos.net/blog/