BBrrrrr- New Year Goals

Is it just me, or does it feel colder than usual? I LOVE IT! except for in the middle of the night when I've lost my blanket. I had no choice but to pump the Heat to 70, don't tell Naty! I just wasn't getting warm.

Today I wanted to post some 2010 Goals I have for myself and my family so that I stay accountable. Since "resolutions" leaves a bad taste in my mouth I'd rather call them goals.

NOT in any Particular Order

1) Potty Mouth: Ok, I have a bad mouth. In my past posts you can clearly see where I curse one too many times. I've just been so used to blurting out anything that comes to my mind that I'm really trying to keep it clean. I've been really good lately and I thank God my kids have no intentions of using curse words (they won't even say stupid cause its an evil word to them), I need to be a better example.

2) Get closer to God: This one will always be on my list b/c no matter how close you think you are to him, you can get alot closer. Maybe by teaching others about him, sponsoring a child or helping in the church. I've been taking catechism classes and I make my confirmation in May so I'm really excited about that, it is something I always wanted to do but never gave time to do it.

3) Be a better wife: This one will always be on my list as well. As much as I love and honor Naty, I know I can do alot better on those days that I'm rude or just mean to him for no reason. He's such a good guy and obviously loves us with everything he's got so he deserves the best, I'll never be perfect but it's a good thing to keep in mind the next time I blurt out something dumb for no reason.

4) Be a better Mother: Again, just one of those things that will be on every goal list because I have times that I lose it with Bubbs! I get so upset when he doesn't listen and I YELL, I hate yelling, I hate how it makes me feel inside. Audrey is always behaving and Nate is just a baby but Bubbs loves to test his momma. I need to learn to keep calm and talk to him. I also want to do more physical activities with them besides watching TV and/or playing board games, I need to get off my rear and play outside with them.

5) Eat healthier: I'm not saying, "lose weight" b/c my priority is to eat better for the sake of Nathaniel. Since he drinks my breastmilk, I should be eating the best stuff and if I lose weight...BONUS.

6) Get Physical: I really need to use my stroller. I love it and its so awesome but I never take it out b/c I'm so lazy, Nate needs to get some sunshine, he's glowing!

I would say those are my main goals for 2010--what do you call that BTW? 10? twenty-ten? O-10? heh.

Happy 2008

We had a fun and entertaining christmas eve. I had spent the whole day before cleaning, baking and prepping for our big dinner. My mom and Steph even spent the night to help me but after a while I think Steph felt slaved by my demands. I had her cooking, cleaning and even hanging the Christmas lights with Naty, she looked at me like I was nuts when I volunteered her to help Naty put back up our lights. We had people working on our house on the 23rd! while Christmas was fast aproaching, instead of calling the whole thing off I decided to work with what I had. To my great surprise the guys finished the outside of our house and I'm amazed with the results! The actual color that we chose for the house was a lot darker than what it came out BUT we're really happy with it since the stone on the face of the house will be really dark it will blend really nice. So back to Christmas, we had tons of food, drinks and people! It was an awesome day! I was so busy that I didn't get pictures but I'll make sure to ask everyone else for some. So we just ate, drank and were merry.

Then Christmas morning came and the kids were waiting for us and when it was time they rushed the tree. Bubbs got a lot of games, movies and very little clothes and Audrey got some games, lots of toys, movies and very little clothes. Again, i didn't get pictures cause we were videotaping and I still haven't emptied my card on my camera, I know I know! thats dumb! After the presents I went back to sleep for a while and woke up to some guests which were Naty's dad, Miguel, Veronica and the kids, they stood for a bit and then we were off to Big boy Alex's house. He had asked Naty and his dad to fix his fence that the wind blew over so we gladly went and I took some games for the kids while we waited. It ended up getting late and Mayra got home so we went out for dinner at some Chinese Buffet place. OMG! it was hilarious, I had just seen Christmas story and the part when they go eat at a Chinese resturant cause the dogs eat the turkey, it was exactly like that! I told Naty watch them come out and start singing, "Fah rah rah rah raaaaaaaahhhhh, rah rah rah rah" (sung to Deck that halls, fa la la la la...." That is the most funniest part of the movie ever! But we had a nice quiet dinner and were off.

Now for New years eve we went to the George Lopez stand up show at Nokia theatre. We went in the neighbors Limo with a fully stocked bar. Me, Naty, Ruben, Laura, Mondo and one of his friends went. We had a cool night but they had changed the show from 10pm to 8:15! we were on the road at 8pm and the limo driver is the one who told us, imagine if he didn't tell us! we would have not seen George Lopez. We got there around 9pm and he came on at 9:20p, good thing we got to see him but we missed the first half of the show, I was fine with that but I don't think everyone else was. Oh well, what could we do?!? G Lo was hilarious and I couldn't breathe and had chest pains after but it was all worth it.

Then the next day we decided out of no where to have a BBQ here at home and invite everyone over. It was a nice day.

Of course my main goal for 2008 is to lose weight, I couldn't believe how big I looked in the pics that Laura took of that night. WOWSERS!! I'm huge! I don't want to get any bigger, I'm so out of shape, gross and very unhealthy, with all of my health problems I really need to lose weight. I know if I did my health would improve dramatically. I'm in pain as I type this and just want it to end, I wish I could just rest already, not DIE either! I meant, rest from this pain.......YIKES! Oh and forgot to mention that my doctor sent me for an ultrasound the next day and I now have another appt. with him on Jan. 17th. I just want to hear that I'm fine but I know I'm not. I'm also hoping to lose 5 lbs. before I see him, I've gained a good 15 lbs. since my surgery, NOT GOOD.

Well this post took me a long time to write so I better go now. We're leaving to San Francisco tomorrow morning to visit Jose and Monica. We owe them a visit since they come down here a lot. I'm just hoping to bond and have a nice vacation with the family, hopefully we can do that. Anyway, take care everyone and Happy 2008!