tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-213204782024-03-07T01:58:37.447-05:00Life TreasuresMonkeyz Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01786379422320979358noreply@blogger.comBlogger139125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21320478.post-46226602912258858622011-08-08T18:18:00.001-04:002011-08-08T18:49:02.836-04:00Delicious stuffed Chicken! <p class='bloggerplus_text_section' align='left'>I made a delicious recipe today for dinner, from the <a href='http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/low-carb-and-lovin-it/spinach-and-ricotta-stuffed-chicken-breasts-with-lemony-white-wine-sauce-recipe/index.html' target='_self'>Food Network</a> It was really easy. I read the reviews after I had made it, many people said they didn't like it and it was difficult. I didn't feel that way at all. I used the amount the recipe called for and it was the perfect amount for 3 large chicken breast. That feed the four of us and I had leftovers for Jose's lunch tomorrow. Also the kids had seconds, which is always a plus. :)<br><br>I did change a few things though. I did not have gorgonzola cheese, I used mozzarella instead. I also did not have bacon so I used a couple of slices of smoked ham chopped up. By the way I found this recipe by searching google the ingredients I had on hand. </p><p class='bloggerplus_image_section'><div class='bloggerplus_image_section' align='center' ><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOO3NWGWx7VdDN2FOQuhZ0ry7hZTgD-BEnCMKbNTzU0wd_G62mGbGZxCCmcNs_a_aqKV-xheWx2oSSvaTY-uKlTINa06REzRFImg3AUZ6b1lTegvCkj590pldd3eYv4Kw7FpOb/' ></img></div></p>Monkeyz Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01786379422320979358noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21320478.post-9514558145926244702011-07-11T14:26:00.001-04:002011-07-11T14:26:14.972-04:00Summer camp <p><p class='bloggerplus_text_section' align='left'>Today was Monkey's first day of summer camp. I was a nervous wreck yesterday. I think that's why I couldn't sleep last night. It also didn't help that Jose left on a business trip yesterday until Friday. The summer camp is at Jose job which would be awesome if he were HERE, because then I wouldn't have to drive 24 miles, going there and back, twice a day. The camp opens at 7am until I think 6:30pm. I think it's too long. I plan on picking him up at around 4-4:30. It offers an afternoon snack but they to take lunch or pay $3 per day for lunch there, one field trip a week, and they go to the pool every afternoon. We signed up Monkey for 2 weeks just to see how it goes this year. Every week it's a different theme; we chose Wet-n-Wild, and Things that are gross. <br><br>This morning I woke up late. Anthony didn't really want to go to camp, so that was a struggle. We finally left the house. I left my smoothie and forgot to change my shoes. I was wearing my ugly flip flops. As we are getting closer Anthony was almost crying and telling me that he wanted me to stay with him. I told him I would stay with him for a little bit. When we walked in everyone was so nice. There was another little kid, about Monkey's age, he introduced himself and they became instant friends. lol! After that he completely forgot about me, and left with his new friend. :) Gabylicious and I left, when I was almost home I realized that I forgot to give Monkey money for lunch. Ugh! Drove all the way back. :/ Gaby and I saw him through the giant glass windows with a new friend, I suppose. He didn't even notice we were there. :( <br><br>I hope he is having a great day, and enjoys this new experience.<br><br>Are your little ones in summer camp or do you plan on ever putting them in? Thoughts? </p></p>Monkeyz Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01786379422320979358noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21320478.post-63460859693533427052011-07-10T22:03:00.001-04:002011-07-10T22:06:06.421-04:00My kids have style.......well, maybe. <p><p class='bloggerplus_text_section' align='left'>I'm writing this post because my favorite blogger wrote about how <a href='http://loraleeslooneytunes.com/2011/07/10/when-kids-dress-themselves/' target='_blank'>Butterlump dressed himself today</a> . I thought it was so freaking cute. <br><br>I can honestly say that I dressed my kids for maybe 2 years, because after that they decided that they no longer needed me. I don't mind one bit. Actually I absolutely LOVE it. When I was younger and since I can remember I had to wear whatever my mother told me to wear and I hated it. She never let me pick out any of my clothes. We do not have a good relationship, this is just one of the MANY reasons why. Anyway.... I think that letting the monkeys wear whatever they want they learn to be independent. Plus they have awesome style. (well for kids of course, although Gaby does put a little more thought into what she wears.lol!) <br><br>We have left the house many times with Monkey wearing plaid short with a striped shirt and flip flops of course. lol! I really couldn't careless what anyone else thinks. To me the only thing that matters is that the monkeys are happy. We have also left the house with both of them wearing costumes. Once they were both in their pirates costume in the middle of spring time. lol! Another time Gaby was Tinkerbell with wings and all. Most people thought it was so cute, because Gaby has the total cuteness package, but occasionally we'd get that judgmental stare. I would just smile and walk right by them. :) <br><br> How do you handle your littles ones "style"? :)<br><br></p></p>Monkeyz Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01786379422320979358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21320478.post-72511866199305213882011-07-06T19:05:00.001-04:002011-07-06T19:05:33.341-04:00Easy Burrito Dinner <p><p class='bloggerplus_text_section' align='left'>I had to write about dinner tonight, because it was so delicious and easy. Plus the kids loved it, which is always good. This is what I had:<br><br>1lb of ground beef 97%<br>1 can of black beans ( no salt added)<br>1 can of corn (I only used half the can)<br>2 Very firm roma tomatoes <br>Fresh cilantro<br>4 cloves of garlic<br>Lime juice<br>1.5 cups of brown rice<br>2 packets of Sazon Goya (Spanish seasoning)<br>8 burrito tortillas<br>Salt<br>Pepper<br>Cheddar Cheese<br><br>This was not a planned meal. I had ground beef that I was planning on making into hamburgers, but then I didn't feel like having burgers. First I made the brown rice. I just followed the instructions on the bag of brown rice. Also note I made 1.5 cups of uncooked rice which turned out to be too much rice. Next time I'll make half the rice. After the rice was done I put it in a big bowl added about 2 teaspoons of lime juice and cilantro. Yum! At the same time in a different pan I cooked the ground beef with half the garlic and 1 packet of the Sazon Goya. After that was done I put it in a bowl, and used that same pan to heat up the beans with the rest of the garlic and the last packet of Sazon Goya. I then put that in a separate bowl. After I made my own salsa with the tomatoes (chopped small), half a can of corn, cilantro, about a teaspoon of lime juice, salt and pepper. I put the salsa in another bowl. Next I made an assembly line and stuffed the tortillas. Last I placed the burritos on my grill pan (best x-mas gift Jose has given me) just so they could warm up a little, also because I love having grill marks, and a toasty tortilla. </p></p><p><div class='bloggerplus_image_section' align='center' ><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXR0PLB8eOnFaAlkX0kZq02VsjKzgumYnwP3QOotvJLuc3abw0htE6S2DrSxyJDB1-QIqL8l6RnJSk4UJUgjsXnjY-Gsd7YMrn0TEU6b_I61EdbJGuusKZNZOYPmTNpCil6y_i/' ></img></div></p><p><div class='bloggerplus_image_section' align='center' ><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrCoBWOioE_ZUsKAy4qp4U5VEiZ_uH4FXLaduMmo_jaoJY0qtUGDIgaRmcctKJhooZ_Jv0E2d1T9ScjX5_5ieXRCuTSCKSesVAbm9odDq5RiVmVRYyJF6z1gfCYyuVRCPet5RI/' ></img></div></p><p><div class='bloggerplus_image_section' align='center' ><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihkvP6JCxMvR1DLWLmTaowISeD1t9R4Lz8Kx1c-_m4VeP9wZnHJV9myEX7fGMIR6g5ZUBj2y5jdcXtBYqZjk00e-dq-LTgk3-AOqUfAD7Hzdbvlejwk4efUVwP9QToxuPZLpw3/' ></img></div></p>Monkeyz Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01786379422320979358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21320478.post-9876031402601945262011-05-31T08:32:00.001-04:002011-05-31T08:32:47.900-04:00Improvements <p><p class='bloggerplus_text_section' align='left'>Recently Jose and I decided that we are going to stay in our townhouse. They main reason we wanted to move was because we wanted a better school for Monkey Doodle but 2 weeks ago he got into a new Charter School opening in the fall. We are so excited. Since then we have wanted to improve the house. We've done a lot to it since we have moved here. We've taken all the rug out of the entire house. We put tile floor throughout the first floor and we did laminate floors on the stairs and in the bedrooms. <br>This past weekend I was looking at Ikea online and I saw some things that I would like for the kitchen. Our townhouse doesn't have enough storage space. My pantry was overflowing and nothing bothers me more than clutter. We got ready and headed to Ikea I found an awesome bookshelf , a wine rack, and a shelf. I needed more counter space too. I had all my small kitchen appliances on the counter and it felt cluttered. <br>There was a small accident when Jose and I finished building the bookshelf. We were flipping it over to stand it up, it slipped and landed on my toes. It was very painful. I ended up going to an Urgent Care Center where they took x-rays and luckily we found out I had no broken bones, but I did have to wear one of those ugly shoes for 3 days. <br>Anyway, unfortunately I have no pictures of what the kitchen looked before but trust me you aren't missing much. :0) <br>This little improvement cost under $140. The bookshelf was $70, the wine rack and the shelf above the bookshelf was about $20 and the green baskets, from Target, were $10 a piece. This improvement has made a big difference in the kitchen, I love it. It almost made me want to sleep in there the first night. :0) </p></p><p><div class='bloggerplus_image_section' align='center' ><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcsvmhcryWguYoh23hyphenhyphenIfoIrfkfhTTqWIdNQO7L0VbP2XwIp7JSOOT2X4BvZ4Whg4g40qPp765yTIAfgU41cv5-nL8qk1GWjUwDj4qehEtRfkRvtEYuTeiRFH99foAhLYXRiUJ/' ></img></div></p><p><div class='bloggerplus_image_section' align='center' ><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Y8_UVCs4dbbDUkdZWIDiC7eLDHwaqzFanVQksVPu7gZrp2XT42DfvDQ3vcN1ATbF_qFvp01IzOes-8MTLQ3MsI4AJU9R8rL7f-TAKfRNanoUD_WLBOwa0LWMa14hOpe2tMfw/' ></img></div></p><p><div class='bloggerplus_image_section' align='center' ><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigsLKXxrL9qOvL2Yt0N4c-MxRngxv4o2W66kAFCCZ2HUubsWALuI-2tzJcBNQ_fpEnUWBJHwZDrSJWXhnISEQ0Txpsecn6toivbRfI7bJM08XsAvs422vGNgeIiNrEYN2kf37s/' ></img></div></p>Monkeyz Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01786379422320979358noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21320478.post-67258817230834944522011-05-25T08:23:00.001-04:002011-05-25T08:29:13.833-04:00Wordless Wednesday-Tired Monkey <p><p class='bloggerplus_text_section' align='left'></p></p><p><div class='bloggerplus_image_section' align='left' ><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEN7q7QtOess2uWHjXqTh7X6VIn2VU_WT927zUBN3EBlg-pBrNHqfgdj0g4P27isv79Q0VSCX5OpKZfKJGXaVCgMXYIRU1ob7_e5KIDoSOGZ0QeqTKUeTsDbqcXUeacMPPLeDP/' ></img></div></p><p><div class='bloggerplus_image_section' align='left' ><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN-IUEMzkEXbJWNZqiQZCuH8U92on5hjmGhSusK1PtM2Ip-r57FBWFhtHcoVFO7uR2QOjayyv9qMW_da4T35OXBtTA2FHdAoKjGuvWOF-s6WU05ovyb9StJFvpXOd7suz4W1rz/' ></img></div></p><p><div class='bloggerplus_image_section' align='left' ><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWQtQSumhlFpmLPgn3IdBLlx-QyB2b9U3SGru_OsgcNBsdhqQyWTce0ia-fZXMxEd_IzFTnauDwrfPgqmrws_iseYAFCeGZtmCXZ7Sn-WdCcs583wHuRelJYuFzSPAWUFYadd0/' ></img></div></p><p><div class='bloggerplus_image_section' align='left' ><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizmW9RrC60XldAKpwj9LJeulX-ik5ferxndRsmbtj5WrxgnyBtSgYKZnhXnEF66dZj8-LUDCPAqBQzlG62qdEbU2J0fPONsdQhemd_VuYkbUoNTZsF1U9ZqWWHtq2eHrkCI8ZK/' ></img></div></p>Monkeyz Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01786379422320979358noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21320478.post-10043767799073879662011-05-17T08:23:00.001-04:002011-05-17T08:23:28.236-04:00It's not just shampoo.As a stay at home mother, I'm in charge of all the bills. Well actually I pretty much have to care of everything. I find the best deals for everything. I use coupons and buy things on sale. I put myself last in everything. I don't buy clothes or shoes or anything that I actually need, until recently. I have decided that I need to take care of ME. So before we went on vacation I took $200 and went clothes shopping for ME. I got 3 shorts, 4 shirts, and 2 pairs of shoes. BTW I only spent $150 of the $200. I know I must be crazy, not to spend all of it. I just couldn't use it all. Especially since I got more than I thought I was going to get. Little steps. lol!<br />The other day I needed shampoo so on my weekly grocery shopping I decided that I did not want or deserve the cheap one. I bought the shampoo that I used to use before we had kids and I LOVE it. Its the little things. Monkeyz Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01786379422320979358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21320478.post-82848717515064395332011-05-10T17:01:00.002-04:002011-05-10T17:08:17.767-04:00Happy 4th Birthday!!Today my little princess turns 4. I seriously can't believe it. She talks waaay too much. She acts like she is much older than she is. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEebphtyKV1692zwzpnSE3G0Mx9mRS2liAkR_rTUE0r6_4bUVBrvWCrOTOrcLoW0SV6Xcohyphenhyphen6sBcnKkpHseAETAQyJ7_5CALv7IqYywPxvaPCAr98y3raQKqr4h8gSLlHua7vx/s1600/iphone+pics+185.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEebphtyKV1692zwzpnSE3G0Mx9mRS2liAkR_rTUE0r6_4bUVBrvWCrOTOrcLoW0SV6Xcohyphenhyphen6sBcnKkpHseAETAQyJ7_5CALv7IqYywPxvaPCAr98y3raQKqr4h8gSLlHua7vx/s320/iphone+pics+185.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605196971721629970" /></a><br /><br />HAPPY BIRTHDAY PRINCESS! <br /><br />Love, your mommyMonkeyz Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01786379422320979358noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21320478.post-25935446329051081992011-05-07T11:30:00.002-04:002011-05-07T11:43:03.087-04:00Home, sweet, home.We are back !! We left Friday morning (4/29) to Gainesville, FL. Jose graduated from the University of Florida with a Masters in Electrical and Computer Engineering. We are so proud. On Saturday we started our week long vacation at Disney World, of course. We decided to celebrate Gaby's birthday and Jose's graduation where all dreams come true. Hopefully I will be able to blog about everything we did and ate while we were away. This trip was the first time we did the Disney Dinning Plan. I hope to include some great tips. We also had an incident with a Disney Employee that I hope will never happen again.Monkeyz Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01786379422320979358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21320478.post-4681500241898118862011-03-09T07:48:00.004-05:002011-03-09T07:52:29.870-05:00Wordless Wednesday-The Monkeys ClosetBEFORE:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnuWWCESeHLPj5qc9Nyprzdj4hlleODwwbg9kew7gb5r79UJgH5UTxVJ0-Mi7F4s5IYd7_TuWZ4vxPIaMMGgnLtFvGdz5GCth8UZvLhmP4vPkITKdOn3j1HxOlIQ_XSnHPhHh8/s1600/iphone+pics+011.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnuWWCESeHLPj5qc9Nyprzdj4hlleODwwbg9kew7gb5r79UJgH5UTxVJ0-Mi7F4s5IYd7_TuWZ4vxPIaMMGgnLtFvGdz5GCth8UZvLhmP4vPkITKdOn3j1HxOlIQ_XSnHPhHh8/s320/iphone+pics+011.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582061606886683826" /></a><br /><br />AFTER:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRdMbVXSHGbrd0mPFYOz8lnrChY7QQWk2LFwrxu1BOXVCAuWnL3jCLAuMTH92ylZqycLDS77YPnrKDI60KorvqhyjXlV6hSEcGUJhx3Ja8vu8-tTlXBL6Hv5mG2MXWlCGNvRJY/s1600/iphone+pics+014.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRdMbVXSHGbrd0mPFYOz8lnrChY7QQWk2LFwrxu1BOXVCAuWnL3jCLAuMTH92ylZqycLDS77YPnrKDI60KorvqhyjXlV6hSEcGUJhx3Ja8vu8-tTlXBL6Hv5mG2MXWlCGNvRJY/s320/iphone+pics+014.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582061872928278418" /></a>Monkeyz Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01786379422320979358noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21320478.post-30923720654068126852011-03-07T19:08:00.002-05:002011-03-07T19:37:39.886-05:00To move, or not to move that is the question.As many know from past post we live in a Townhouse we bought almost 7 years ago. This was before we thought we would have a monkey born a year later. lol! It's a 2 bedroom 2 1/2 baths. The monkeys share a room which wasn't so bad before but now that Monkey goes to school Princess keeps him up. not okay! We don't want to sell because we won't even get enough to pay off what we owe. So we were thinking of renting it out and we'll rent a bigger house. BUT we have to fix a lot of little things in the house. We have to paint and I don't wan to fix the house and then give it to someone else to live in. Know what I mean. We have also thought about making our 2 bedroom into a 3 bedroom. When we bought this place you could have the option of either one, but since we weren't planning on staying here long we didn't go for it. I'm not sure how much it will cost, the kids bathroom need to be redone and the tub needs to be moved and plumbing changed, which is not cheap. We only want to stay in South Florida until hubs is done with his obligation (about2-3 yrs)from work because they paid for his Master, which he'll Graduate from next month. Also a big big thing is I LOVE Monkeys school, so does he. Seriously I have no idea what to do. I sometimes hate to be an adult and make responsible decisions. Another plus is if we stay here we can save money which is something we haven't been able to do because we have been paying off debt. I need a backyard for the kids, we need more room to move around. aggh! who wants to buy us a house. PLEASE! LOL! Sometimes I wish I played the lottery. I only want $300k, I would give the rest away. seriously!Monkeyz Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01786379422320979358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21320478.post-9642291028110632552011-02-11T08:11:00.002-05:002011-02-11T08:27:46.269-05:00BathroomsI hate cleaning bathrooms. When we bought our Townhouse I hated that we had more toilets than bedrooms. Until recently I would complain. We went to NY for Christmas and New Years. We stayed with family the whole time. With 2 of of my aunts actually. One which lives in a 1 bedroom apartment that the living room was turned into a second bedroom. Our entire family was great, let me just get that out. I am not complaining! My aunt gave us her bedroom and the 4 of us slept there. That first night we waited in line to use the bathroom. lol! There was 9 of us in this apartment, yes NINE with only one bathroom. We were there for about 4 days, then we stayed with my other aunt who has the a Townhouse. We definitely had more room to move around but again only ONE bathroom for 9 people. When we got home I was never so happy to not have to share a bathroom with ANYONE. How about you? How do you feel about just having one bathroom or multiple?Monkeyz Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01786379422320979358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21320478.post-33804282688754638322011-02-10T08:35:00.003-05:002011-02-10T08:51:34.846-05:00Scariest Day of my lifeLets start from the beginning. Jose and I both bought some Groupon deals for Barnes and Noble, $10 for $20. Awesome deal!!! We decided we were going to get the kids some Dr. Seuss books. We chose to go on Tuesday night. Jose came home early which is very out of the ordinary but if you know Jose he would live in a Barnes and Noble if it were possible. lol! We had dinner and off we went. We get a spot pretty close to the store. BTW our Barnes and Noble is ALWAYS packed. Jose unbuckles Anthony and I get Gaby and she fuckin takes off running. Jose and I yelled and then I see an SUV coming right at her. I run towards her just in time. The SUV must have heard me scream because it stop just centimeters from us. I bring her back to my car, I calmly tell her not to run on the street EVER again. I fuckin lose it after that. I started shaking and crying. Even now I can't fathom if things had been different. I start hyperventilating. NOT GOOD! My anxiety level has gone up a lot. I fear everything, ever since the<a href="http://mvillalta.blogspot.com/2010/04/im-back.html"> plane incident</a>. I have to go. I'm taking Gaby to the Nature Park.Monkeyz Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01786379422320979358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21320478.post-91895499347802567262010-12-08T11:20:00.002-05:002010-12-08T11:40:17.336-05:00Not enough timeI always want to blog but I just can't seem to have the time. With Anthony in school, I thought things would get easier but no, just more things pop up. We are getting ready to go away for our Winter Break, to NYC. I'm so excited. I miss NY and my family, of course. I also love NY around X-Mas time. It is just so beautiful. <br /><br />So what have I been up too. I've been watching my ex neighbors kids twice sometimes three times a week. She is actually one of my close friends and I am extremely mad that she sold her Townhouse across the street and is actually moving to GA tomorrow. <br /><br />There is so much going on this weekend we have a party my SIL is having. Then on Sunday we are going to pick strawberries with some our friends and their kids. The following weekend we have another party and Sunday I'm hosting a breakfast for the family. I usually do something before we go off on vacation, and the family gives the little ones gift and stuff. Then we leave Monday. DRIVING, that is correct we are driving to NYC. Yes, we are crazy! (You should know that by now.) I'm feeling a little anxiety. I'm getting a little scared about the frozen road but I'm sure we'll be fine. <br />I have to go the lil one's need a nap.Monkeyz Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01786379422320979358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21320478.post-26993775166462034392010-10-13T08:22:00.006-04:002010-10-13T08:30:19.435-04:00Wordless Wednesday- Seal By Gaby<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQHlJlG0VIbTcN8WdDEpBURMDRLdjdneWlwPpnQrx6dTfr8VOubVbWMeQRxpt7Zo4aIKp2DQSLbupa5QPFP6T5Rqn5WAPpudU5eVEqFSg7Z11gD2isEoCo1BdtCJJ7itPxitaN/s1600/iphone+pics+084.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQHlJlG0VIbTcN8WdDEpBURMDRLdjdneWlwPpnQrx6dTfr8VOubVbWMeQRxpt7Zo4aIKp2DQSLbupa5QPFP6T5Rqn5WAPpudU5eVEqFSg7Z11gD2isEoCo1BdtCJJ7itPxitaN/s320/iphone+pics+084.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527506835373236338" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtGSwcazuHTHloGJfpX_QwqwcONvwjuVmHvG7-ke7DfUatirxWaBxGLjfuO3HAI60FvDRb-SKRH3vZjBLqueXPnq2OVap1fdBvrDsiUdOc8NeP8c0FYBaqSPaOUnqt1w0rLtoX/s1600/iphone+pics+099.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3twcnRCYVeh85izEK1qSAXtaXys69H_C0FtrIEZO-CKQ8RH9pd1Kalh2MAlOmAH8gbhvt_q5dYSzt0FH3yTL_YMOn6QCoxfX1Vn8XW-Q835P-R2DtX_vScmOwP_UzXvHzuMOd/s320/iphone+pics+080.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527505999556576834" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF9reEPrLBEnvM43HhGfiAXmzOwIuop0bS-UcqOoc6Jc2rFvYaGpBqlsDf8HcHJsr_3B0zt8ts6UaJ8Z5PDTd-Gx_sleMLS7bJXMPGmfb1TOMrjMqQbrpEToQEjfLUSRilg8vm/s1600/iphone+pics+074.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF9reEPrLBEnvM43HhGfiAXmzOwIuop0bS-UcqOoc6Jc2rFvYaGpBqlsDf8HcHJsr_3B0zt8ts6UaJ8Z5PDTd-Gx_sleMLS7bJXMPGmfb1TOMrjMqQbrpEToQEjfLUSRilg8vm/s320/iphone+pics+074.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527505705605138818" /></a><br />Gaby got a hold of my IPhone.Monkeyz Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01786379422320979358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21320478.post-46407416372636060362010-08-25T08:08:00.009-04:002010-08-25T08:22:04.921-04:00Wordless Wednesday-Florida Keys<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxEiKz9GyeJUZ0Uyzgjhng1U_Ng9CVEL_nwltJUS9NMKQyvB-Nak_E5qOVXOhs-nLacE48KssxHaaJfLKi13p6JjpbmCDpDlyL_vMvpYF4TcC3Nb8BTeUdaZu3arOXhtpwqSCv/s1600/august2010+187.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl0pgqpx6uVYpylPuB05Yt19RdvZfTMRCPjhaGXixjDPPR3kM0dT77253_tKRgCSLYghIWBUqhVhjdRiTIudbyG2xqyu2jlxDV0husarEzuxeOhXvfWavCw-O6SWs8FMN0cumA/s320/august2010+086.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509319148258261154" /></a>Monkeyz Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01786379422320979358noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21320478.post-69128713056116537282010-08-23T09:44:00.002-04:002010-08-23T09:49:59.322-04:00Monkey's first day of school<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU0Z-oO2cquI1z6eXLJfdjUlEHlWhy4eZHl3ytrLnidzt2I5boGbOpwpPH0q_zrW77mak6cuJJqBPHQX4wWEsGD1nBNXuy01cr6hacUN97rQjgzD3e7rpnHTHg32Ixl87QPqZZ/s1600/august2010+218.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU0Z-oO2cquI1z6eXLJfdjUlEHlWhy4eZHl3ytrLnidzt2I5boGbOpwpPH0q_zrW77mak6cuJJqBPHQX4wWEsGD1nBNXuy01cr6hacUN97rQjgzD3e7rpnHTHg32Ixl87QPqZZ/s320/august2010+218.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508601216189178770" /></a> <br />Today my first born started Pre-K. Neither of us cried. He walked to his seat and didn't look back. This is the beginning for my little Monkey. I love you forever Anthony.Monkeyz Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01786379422320979358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21320478.post-25032224176191379192010-07-27T14:52:00.002-04:002010-07-27T15:06:13.003-04:00Being a grown up sucks sometimesFor a couple week now Jose and I decided that we want to move out of our Townhouse and rent a bigger house. The problem with that is that we have to fix our place before we can even rent it out and look at other places. We know of some friends of friends that have the perfect house for us and the rent is just what we want but they need someone to move in in the middle of next month. That is just impossible for us. Plus Jose doesn't want to move until he finishes school next spring, but I don't think that I can wait. We NEED more space. We are supposed to go to Key West next month, and I am really close to cancel the trip so that we could move but I really want to go on vacation. See being an adult SUCKS!!! decisions, decisions.Monkeyz Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01786379422320979358noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21320478.post-90602238657818501542010-07-17T11:24:00.002-04:002010-07-17T11:38:13.543-04:00Stop the ClockThe other day I was looking at Gaby and Anthony play and I couldn't believe how big they are getting. Then I realized that Anthony is going to start Pre-School next month and he will be FIVE years old in September. Isn't that insane. Yes, he will be the oldest kid in class because to start Kindergarten in Florida you have to be 5 by September 1st. oh well..I can live with that, plus it will be good for him. I don't think that he is ready for kindergarten anyway. Anthony will be going to a PRE-K at an elementary school and a bus will pick him up; which freaks me out a little. <br />Gaby will start PRE-K next year, and then I don't know what to do with all my extra time. I think I might go back to work maybe part-time. If I can even find a job. The truth is that it would be nice to have extra money but I don't think that the money is worth the time. ahh! I don't know will see what happens. What would you guys do?Monkeyz Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01786379422320979358noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21320478.post-89774283328057257582010-06-23T10:32:00.002-04:002010-06-23T10:44:52.563-04:00A quarter plus 1Today I turn 26. I look at my life and I love it. I have accomplished a lot in a quarter of a century. I look forward to the future. I have definitely have had ups and downs but for the most part it has been great. I know that my future will be even better. <br />It has been a good day so far. Jose stayed home; we are currently watching the World cup, US vs. Algiers. Jose got me the movie "Twilight Saga: New Moon" and a great book "The Time Travelers Wife". We are going out for dinner with family at one my favorite places <a href="http://www.thekniferestaurant.com/ingles/index.html">The Knife</a>. Goodbye. <br />Happy Birthday to me!! :0)Monkeyz Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01786379422320979358noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21320478.post-33369946362311573742010-06-15T13:39:00.002-04:002010-06-15T20:56:31.129-04:00It's been a whileMay was a extremely busy month for me. I am so glad it is over. Gabylicious turned 3!! which is crazy; I can't believe it. Anthony went to school for a week. I hosted my SIL's baby shower.<br /><br />So my princess turned 3. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_NIqrJKHUKN0/TBfOoPr7m1I/AAAAAAAAAAg/Z9fI9-jFe5E/s1600/iphone+pics+512.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_NIqrJKHUKN0/TBfOoPr7m1I/AAAAAAAAAAg/Z9fI9-jFe5E/s320/iphone+pics+512.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483078262147750738" border="0" /></a>We had a small pizza party at home for close friends and family the next day we drove to Disney World. We stayed at the <a href="http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/resorts/animal-kingdom-lodge/">Animal Kingdom Lodge</a>. It was amazing. On the 3rd day there Anthony said that it was boring. My kids have no clue how good they have and how hard hubby and I work to make those trips possible. lol! We spent the day of her birthday at Epcot. We did the <a href="http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/dining/akershus/">Princess Story Book dinning</a>. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_NIqrJKHUKN0/TBfPMZLkfLI/AAAAAAAAAAo/o_asLii2s8g/s1600/Gaby%27s+3rd+birthday+070.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_NIqrJKHUKN0/TBfPMZLkfLI/AAAAAAAAAAo/o_asLii2s8g/s320/Gaby%27s+3rd+birthday+070.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483078883171663026" border="0" /></a>Gaby meet 5 Princess and she was LOVING it...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFBvCWPY-XhZWf8YyjCgaYdYqvfOmM-CS-YOFkeS5ktma338KK4YBcBTqHUtCFbgpjY1hUVtYVfjkg_LLZdx387M3OuUKLUpeFaaxeQfbQEELUcYmU49zewxp1Js7Zm_DAZvDR/s1600/Gaby's+3rd+birthday+073.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFBvCWPY-XhZWf8YyjCgaYdYqvfOmM-CS-YOFkeS5ktma338KK4YBcBTqHUtCFbgpjY1hUVtYVfjkg_LLZdx387M3OuUKLUpeFaaxeQfbQEELUcYmU49zewxp1Js7Zm_DAZvDR/s320/Gaby's+3rd+birthday+073.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483080341178042162" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj_pvuPbQJsytSgPnthbWh2ZfJcaJ_DyZ79GdzqiH4XDNNB0aafwjwBn89DucPlsJ-UyyuDyUqzf0xBuuz4ZbAtqvSfLj8wrFblP0TfSNveQamrHuU5tI2Q2OzEvegl-xwK_WC/s1600/Gaby's+3rd+birthday+077.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj_pvuPbQJsytSgPnthbWh2ZfJcaJ_DyZ79GdzqiH4XDNNB0aafwjwBn89DucPlsJ-UyyuDyUqzf0xBuuz4ZbAtqvSfLj8wrFblP0TfSNveQamrHuU5tI2Q2OzEvegl-xwK_WC/s320/Gaby's+3rd+birthday+077.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483080964938749874" /></a><br /> and Anthony could careless. lol!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipvu5JrnAeShQgZUwkznu8Z-jaDuRQCGTRx_mbaRlQeVnOv-Rb3GrvwCxosq8klopepbO2X0ogmtZfkcH6xXzA8sSpeK9bBrHRki2cz0ooJmvYd6_R3063yHPt3t65Lsj1jthQ/s1600/Gaby's+3rd+birthday+080.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipvu5JrnAeShQgZUwkznu8Z-jaDuRQCGTRx_mbaRlQeVnOv-Rb3GrvwCxosq8klopepbO2X0ogmtZfkcH6xXzA8sSpeK9bBrHRki2cz0ooJmvYd6_R3063yHPt3t65Lsj1jthQ/s320/Gaby's+3rd+birthday+080.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483081777563211554" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpSQj1S7awdvVG-e7eT0q3A1HHiNcYfMuAxkUY94DNsFIMzET5NqUTAv4cFxMfKQfJSRMlnCwLM7rydjxUCOi7iEbR8R2jDwAu4mFaKPO8WqONi0BwpT1aOhgvnAU-qlm7Kp1k/s1600/Gaby's+3rd+birthday+086.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpSQj1S7awdvVG-e7eT0q3A1HHiNcYfMuAxkUY94DNsFIMzET5NqUTAv4cFxMfKQfJSRMlnCwLM7rydjxUCOi7iEbR8R2jDwAu4mFaKPO8WqONi0BwpT1aOhgvnAU-qlm7Kp1k/s320/Gaby's+3rd+birthday+086.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483082299441408546" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8P_dIis9oytW0XOok1ahnGukq6SV-WQJ2b52Lc47WWWjuNEj6WV1mVKNFl1qiSq4HbUmY88jadUU9Uzg393dn_FeK38QjJKxlQTJJ8ofpaIjrebtV99zCe8W1SDafd8e3XhA1/s1600/Gaby's+3rd+birthday+089.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8P_dIis9oytW0XOok1ahnGukq6SV-WQJ2b52Lc47WWWjuNEj6WV1mVKNFl1qiSq4HbUmY88jadUU9Uzg393dn_FeK38QjJKxlQTJJ8ofpaIjrebtV99zCe8W1SDafd8e3XhA1/s320/Gaby's+3rd+birthday+089.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483082723086161506" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGnqf56XhaPKUpHBGG_8f634OWZJeReO8eTU44FLoYGNtpNtHtPlEo5tHL-EWjX1k5RBqDcM8XSGAPHhm4BIc4NixYGUJcp-ObeUqVqp5DSmEj9o0FiPkn6bEnpp8r4k7vDrRt/s1600/Gaby's+3rd+birthday+099.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGnqf56XhaPKUpHBGG_8f634OWZJeReO8eTU44FLoYGNtpNtHtPlEo5tHL-EWjX1k5RBqDcM8XSGAPHhm4BIc4NixYGUJcp-ObeUqVqp5DSmEj9o0FiPkn6bEnpp8r4k7vDrRt/s320/Gaby's+3rd+birthday+099.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483083262661279746" /></a><br />A birthday cupcake was brought over. She was soo happy. The lunch was very expensive but it was totally worth it. <br />The rest of the trip was spent in Disney Typhoon Lagoon water park and at the resort pool. It was really a great time. The kids where so happy as usual whenever they go to Disney.<br /><br />My SIL's baby shower was amazing. She loved it. Benihana's managers were great. The food was amazing.<br /> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAdiTESUXbhtsXEmIwyUonJeR8TGM0j5wmL0rMTXzddX4dGhpKcn4F2imWWg7eVX1dKMxCLKzZO5pSMFsC5dQLeEwPuO6lgRO4_RZEFERQTQyMoCR-G2BCAuriEQIWjqqoAqPc/s1600/Caro's+Baby+Shower+023.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAdiTESUXbhtsXEmIwyUonJeR8TGM0j5wmL0rMTXzddX4dGhpKcn4F2imWWg7eVX1dKMxCLKzZO5pSMFsC5dQLeEwPuO6lgRO4_RZEFERQTQyMoCR-G2BCAuriEQIWjqqoAqPc/s320/Caro's+Baby+Shower+023.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483086625860522418" /></a><br />These are the diaper cakes that I made for centerpieces. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrhcVtzbBV05ZTygK5aeJbv97tGHBTudzpfWFHfWOgTRVpsa7scc_ef_n2WsJSKjup-p5-joFmmB_zfR8xcGgVwN4MsSaqOH-pcKAXWwvHJz_ZHfRsblz152JKGlZ0DSNzS2Zv/s1600/Caro's+Baby+Shower+049.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrhcVtzbBV05ZTygK5aeJbv97tGHBTudzpfWFHfWOgTRVpsa7scc_ef_n2WsJSKjup-p5-joFmmB_zfR8xcGgVwN4MsSaqOH-pcKAXWwvHJz_ZHfRsblz152JKGlZ0DSNzS2Zv/s320/Caro's+Baby+Shower+049.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483087640224537906" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpac-Py9KUeRsFzbkvEzpmd2HBCxeFdlkr5IjDiNy_jfj3jKiypaAiXylFURfRDP5dSzeqddHGjYkhvm1R4LZTNL3guaxVUhxEU0dmGK3r6Ucy8W3sU1APDin-Fv2fJvc5wjqS/s1600/Caro's+Baby+Shower+042.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpac-Py9KUeRsFzbkvEzpmd2HBCxeFdlkr5IjDiNy_jfj3jKiypaAiXylFURfRDP5dSzeqddHGjYkhvm1R4LZTNL3guaxVUhxEU0dmGK3r6Ucy8W3sU1APDin-Fv2fJvc5wjqS/s320/Caro's+Baby+Shower+042.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483088544455462898" /></a><br />The cake was delicious and gorgeous.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOdKi0CeWgabU_UorzI0m3Ssym7y4lSKvzdyQwYtLoLYiFrqjQIcI-cOfh4ezBanSfIauloEBlHKT1J65PWxuuR_U7nItR8GNG58Kyt74iotSReE8e4aoexpegU9kLxofeNgjB/s1600/Caro's+Baby+Shower+097.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOdKi0CeWgabU_UorzI0m3Ssym7y4lSKvzdyQwYtLoLYiFrqjQIcI-cOfh4ezBanSfIauloEBlHKT1J65PWxuuR_U7nItR8GNG58Kyt74iotSReE8e4aoexpegU9kLxofeNgjB/s320/Caro's+Baby+Shower+097.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483090248722136194" /></a><br />The food was great. I chose the lunch boat and everyone got a choose either salmon, chicken, or steak. We also got onion soup and a salad before the boat. Everything came out great. <br />Well that is all for now, Jose just called me to tell me that he has to go to Chicago tonight. That's awesome! (sarcastic tone)Monkeyz Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01786379422320979358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21320478.post-82560033620890531562010-04-25T20:04:00.000-04:002010-04-25T20:24:17.873-04:00Birthday'sSo for our family the birthday season has started. <a href="http://www.joseavillalta.blogspot.com/">Jose</a> birthday is on Tuesday 4/27. His cousin's son birthday is 4/30. My brothers 5/5, yep 5 de Mayo. lol! I can't wait until he is 21 to corrupt him. ;) Our very own Gabylicious 3rd birthday is 5/10. My in laws are 5/4 and 5/13. Jose's cousin's other son is 5/20 and one of my close friends is 5/24. For this month I sometimes think I should get a job to keep up with presents. Also this year I added my sister in law's baby shower on 5/22. I know, I must be crazy!! It the only time I could have the baby shower because in early June we are going to TX. How Fun! I know aren't you jealous!! (sarcastic voice) A story for another time. BTW Jose want to drive there. please someone shoot me now.Monkeyz Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01786379422320979358noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21320478.post-78155377167329426142010-04-14T11:15:00.001-04:002010-06-15T20:59:33.971-04:00I'm backFor a moment I thought I wasn't. I had a near death experience. Let start from the beginning. I left Friday April 9th to NYC. My flight was supposed to leave at 9 am. Everything was going well until 830 when they announced my flight was going to be delayed until 11. I had not problem I was OK with that. Then at 1030 they say it said it was going to be delayed again until 1pm. I was starting to get upset. I had been at the airport since 7am. Delta gave us a meal voucher for $7 which was crap because a sandwich alone was $8.49, but whatever. At 1230 they came back on and guess what....yeap you probably guess right we got delayed again until 3pm. Now I was fuming. I tried to get another flight but everything was booked, thanks to spring break being over, people were going back home. They gave a voucher for $100 and told us that we should be leaving at 3pm. The problem on the plane was the lights on the floor of three of the rows weren't working. Delta knew about this problem from the night before because the pilots told us. We did finally leave at 3 and made to La Guardia airport at 6pm. The weekend was great. I had time to relax. We had a surprise party for my sister on saturday. I went to <a href="http://www.carlosbakery.com/">Carlos Bakery</a> in Hoboken, NJ also known as Cake Boss from TLC channel.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEnUEJx_v0ipx7h8L2KOQ5HIWNLKDySo1sHDxsGPNZVGcArWVM1WCZhLgHRN0UJEyJb9k-Yuq-ffGmB0Js_fdiP_1cPkvJdFIiGuuaO7CRfcv_Ja9LZsp3YpTsE7o0fyOb7rE_/s1600/CAKE+BOSS.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEnUEJx_v0ipx7h8L2KOQ5HIWNLKDySo1sHDxsGPNZVGcArWVM1WCZhLgHRN0UJEyJb9k-Yuq-ffGmB0Js_fdiP_1cPkvJdFIiGuuaO7CRfcv_Ja9LZsp3YpTsE7o0fyOb7rE_/s320/CAKE+BOSS.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460030138690890226" /></a> I also when to the city a couple of times. We also went to <a href="http://www.magnoliabakery.com/">The Magnolia Bakery</a> . I waited in line for an hour for their cupcakes and it was so worth it. Especially their banana pudding it is to die for.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEO4w0nGQpRczs1Waahd-TT-qoh9sWiy5v2BhHnQngJFrJ7Ha-f7SgzdL001vtNZJC5qFKQumJWPgWxxgXrq59Khlt263N98fzLC8rInbdBm97EFb3t49RAQnw7-3qq1xoT6jq/s1600/MAGNOLIAS.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEO4w0nGQpRczs1Waahd-TT-qoh9sWiy5v2BhHnQngJFrJ7Ha-f7SgzdL001vtNZJC5qFKQumJWPgWxxgXrq59Khlt263N98fzLC8rInbdBm97EFb3t49RAQnw7-3qq1xoT6jq/s320/MAGNOLIAS.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460030294178717106" /></a> Monday was my last day. I decided to go early to the city to see if i could go inside Good Morning America. Which I did. I got there at 630 am. I even got a picture with Robin Robert and Juju Chang.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7wmxYN5ecEdx4VzyyaYZIH0oI68CZsQ9UnFNfi3ug3Pu3vXR4hyomToMH6ERvoTRlaQQFVdj6Eka8yMp-A3uF0oRsOnt9HVX8KXeEkpVQAd8AobVszJ6uHuI0Dop-gzDWtOYm/s1600/GMA.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7wmxYN5ecEdx4VzyyaYZIH0oI68CZsQ9UnFNfi3ug3Pu3vXR4hyomToMH6ERvoTRlaQQFVdj6Eka8yMp-A3uF0oRsOnt9HVX8KXeEkpVQAd8AobVszJ6uHuI0Dop-gzDWtOYm/s320/GMA.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460030424634072690" /></a> I went by myself because everyone had to work. After that I walked from 42th street to 82th and Broadway to the Met, only to find out that it is closed on Mondays.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh28BzGI1Uk1PX-OHJfsOY5Q1fiVjhQZX3koMQtLTKPpAlmAlO-W0TIlUFVwzlNi0nzgEgndYZDkDjEll81BNszCGbZg3PQAgy6nA3FWsY3sWmvVYQugTYXkFWOTKZxiQFoBOMz/s1600/MET.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh28BzGI1Uk1PX-OHJfsOY5Q1fiVjhQZX3koMQtLTKPpAlmAlO-W0TIlUFVwzlNi0nzgEgndYZDkDjEll81BNszCGbZg3PQAgy6nA3FWsY3sWmvVYQugTYXkFWOTKZxiQFoBOMz/s320/MET.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460030889747344290" /></a> I walk to 79th went through Central Park to the American Museum of Natural History.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7p50jxzJWeJXYTfzi1BMeV-radfdSsa3sxyT8L4t0kc6-uw1A9nIHxmXYuj9lrAdIS7q8OsPRF_qzVx5OoBa4EegQO38AGbSjg8yrIfc0uWMkEze_62H6KqJewuwVTwrB2bKw/s1600/AMH.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7p50jxzJWeJXYTfzi1BMeV-radfdSsa3sxyT8L4t0kc6-uw1A9nIHxmXYuj9lrAdIS7q8OsPRF_qzVx5OoBa4EegQO38AGbSjg8yrIfc0uWMkEze_62H6KqJewuwVTwrB2bKw/s320/AMH.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460031028911601314" /></a> After I walked like 6 miles I went back to Queens to have lunch with Aunt and to get ready to go. Everything was going well. I got to the airport on time we were leaving on time. We even lifted off but after that things were not going well. I could feel the plane struggling to stay up. I had a window seat so I could see how close we were to the buildings. The nose of the plane dipped down at one point and we also went to its side. The pilot came on and said that we were going back to la Guardia. We were in the air for about an hour. I really thought that we weren't going to make it. When we were getting back to the run way it almost looked like we were going to land in the water we were so low. When we made it to the gate the pilot told us that we were having mechanical problems and that we were going to switch planes. We left La Guardia at 9pm. The whole time on the plane I was freaked out. I couldn't relax. Even yesterday at home I was trying to take a nap but whenever i closed my eyes it felt like I was back on the plane. Even talking about it makes me shake. I am just so glad to be home with my hub and monkeys. I'm back in my usual routine with the monkeys. They say they missed me. Good, because I missed them like crazy. I have to go and make lunch before the monkeys rage that fridge.Monkeyz Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01786379422320979358noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21320478.post-64117524501984475512010-04-08T12:40:00.000-04:002010-04-08T13:18:34.709-04:00ExcitedI should be finishing the laundry but instead I'm blogging. Tomorrow I leave to the Big Apple. The kids and Jose are staying here. I haven't been to NY since I was pregnant with Anthony 5 years ago. I am surprising my sister for her birthday. She is turning 21. I am so excited to have some free time. I could really use it. Things are still hectic here. The house remodeling is still not done we have had a really hard time getting the right stuff. Whatever I am the point that I really don't care. It will get done eventually. <br />I am also planning my sisters in law's baby shower, which is next month. It is so much fun. Everything is almost done. We have the location, food, cake and the invitations have been sent out. The only thing left is the party favors; which we are ordering early next month because they are customized fortune cookies. The theme is based on the location which is Benihana. SIL is very happy with how everything is turning out and so am I.<br />I have to go. I have a lot to do before I leave tomorrow morning. Everyone please send happy thoughts to Jose, this weekend will be the first time he stays with the monkeys all by himself. :)Monkeyz Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01786379422320979358noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21320478.post-46217437048167950952010-03-10T18:22:00.000-05:002010-03-10T18:40:37.160-05:00One YearIt is crazy to imagine that a year has past since my grandmother has died. All day today I have been thinking about her. I hate that my kids won't remember her at all. I hate that there wasn't anything we could do for her. She was diagnosed with cancer January 20, 2009 with stage 4 breast cancer. It was to late for her. What's crazy (not really actually) is that just a couple months before she had gone to the Dr and she was fine. 6months before we were all having a great time as a family in Disney for Anthony's birthday. WTF! I hate cancer; you have taken the only grandmother that was amazing to me, and she wasn't even blood related she was my step-dads mom. She was always there for me. She was the one that did my hair, make up, and nails for every occasion. She was there for my Quince, she was there for my wedding. She was the best. I hate that Gaby won't be able to learn from her. She won't know how great she was and how much fun they would have had together. Yaya and Gaby would have had a blast because Gaby loves getting her nails painted and getting her hair done. I hate that our family was torn apart. I HATE CANCER!!<br />I MISS YOU YAYA SO MUCH!!Monkeyz Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01786379422320979358noreply@blogger.com5