Friday, November 27, 2009

Thanksgiving


Well, we had our thanksgiving, our first one without mom in person. I know she was with us in spirit but just not the same. Thanksgiving was mom's favorite holiday with christmas right behind it. Mom loved all the food we would cook, her stuffing, her mac'n'cheese homemade style with velveeta. While at my sister's, i could smell my mother's scent, as if she were there. I smiled really big when I smelled it, I knew she was there with us. We had a great time, my sister put mother's wheelchair at the head of the table and every once in while I would glance that way and i could picture her. we had fun laughing, food, cowboys and they won woohoo. Afterwards when the cleaning of everything and putting tables and chairs up, my sis was moving my mother's wheelchair to put it up in the garage it was then that I stopped what I was doing, loading my truck and looked over at my sister brushing off the wheelchair and I pictured my mother waving bye to me and I heard a faint whisper telling me it's ok. I lost it, I didn't want to but I couldn't hold back the tears. I cried hard. When we were ready to leave, me and my two sister were standing next to each other and my our big sister was between me and Mira and she hugged us, I knew right there that everything is going to be ok. I needed that hug from her, I love you!

Thursday, November 19, 2009

Quince


My daughter will be 15 come this New Year and we are going to have a party for her. Not a traditional quince but a party nonetheless. DJ has been booked, if you in the Dallas/Ft Worth area and need a DJ send him an email at djalexlopez@yahoo.com, he gave me a really good deal for 6 hours of non-stop music. We have the dance hall booked :) as well. Next is making the invites, dress package, cake, decorations. Seems like time will fly by but I know that I can do this. Thanks to my family and friends who have agreed to be 'padrinos' for her party.

Her colors will be red and black. Her dress that she picked out is a 3-pc with a little jacket, and the bottom of the dress is actually a removable to turn the dress into a party dress. Pics will be posted later.

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Jiffy Giveaway WInner

Here are your random numbers:

52
Timestamp: 2009-11-18 19:01:21 UTC



Nancy said...
I find it interesting that they no longer state a number of miles between your oil changes, but say refer to your manual. It seemed like for decades it was always 3000 miles.

Congrats!!!!

Monday, November 16, 2009

@ the drive in :)

I remember when my mother and step-father would take us to the drive in at Gemini in Dallas.





The Gemini Twin Drive-In opened in 1965. This was a large drive-in with a capacity for 2,000 cars. In later years a third screen was added. The Gemini Drive-in was located at the northeast corner of the Forest Lane/Central Expressway intersection in Dallas. It was demolished in the late 1980s.

This past Friday me and my sisters went to a drive in in Ennis, TX and took our kids. I enjoyed it so much and it brought back alot of memories for me. :)




the cost is only $6 per person for a double feature, we watched 2012 and Stepfather. Both were good movies and the food is very inexpensive!

Update on Orienteering results

Vica's times are as follows as of her third meet this past weekend

1st Meet @ Samuell Crawford Park 09/26/2009
33rd out of 40 Victoria N WF1415 North Mesquite H S 0:59:24

2nd Meet @ Harry Moss Park 10/17/2009
16th out of 18 Victoria N WF1415 North Mesquite H S 01:33:38

3rd Meet @ All Saints Camp & Conference 11/14-15/2009 by class
day 1 - YF-15 (13) 2.5 km 0 m 12 C
10 / 13 1376 N, Victoria 95 North Mesq North Mesquite H S 2:46:35

day 2 - YF-15 (13) 2.6 km 0 m 14 C
6 / 13 1376 N, Victoria 95 North Mesq North Mesquite H S 1:23:44

Final
10 / 13 1376 N, Victoria 95 North Mesq North Mesqu 4:10:19

By competing in her 3rd meet she earned her BDU pants! WTG baby!!