Jaime & the angels we made while she was sick. since we've been in Monterrey, Jaime has been on top of the world to be with her cousin Alice & her uncle Chad. We spent last family day with them, us trying to find things to do at Conectate & them going crazy with dress up, the pool, chips, & random objects. Alice had her first sleep-over here, unfortunately it was a very hot night & they sweated enough to fill a pool, but it was tons of fun & every toy we own must have had a headache at the end. I'm so happy for her cuz the last while we've been in places with no kids for her to play with & she gets so bored. Still we don't get to see Alice so much, but at least it gives her something to look forward to.
Before we left Tampico we went out for all you can eat sushi. The best thing ever!!!! I ate sosososo much but it was sosososo worth it. The workers were probably glad I don't live in Tampico especially because I finshed all their wasabi in the restaurant. Thanks Danny for being our taxi. We were specializing in weird faces, well most of us ( ahem Marianne, Cel, & Mary ) I loved loved & loved it although I probably ate enough to feed a small country for a year.
on the 25th of June Chris & Stephy got married which was the reason we came to Tampico. Me & the girls decorated the church & though the power was off that day which made for very sweaty getting ready & some other random problems, once we got to the little chapel it was all amazing. Arthur was the best man & I was the best....... nothing, but it was a really fun wedding & Stephy will probably have the whole thing on her blog. I don't have a lot of pics cuz my batteries died early & i can't believe I don't have any of the bride ( please don't kill me Stephy.) I dyed my hair red the night b4, so i didn't get lost amongst the dark haired throngs, not to mention I was wearing a bright turquoise dress. We had lots of wine & dancing & eating & Jaime had tons of fun, mainly harassing the little mexican kids, eating cake, & dancing. After everyone went home some of us went to the beach for our own after party, which was sick ( meaning cool to all you english readers) & very sandy & naked, but I'll leave the rest to your imagination..hehe.
FOr my 21st birthday Arthur took me out to TGI friday's for dinner & drinks, (thanks Babe it was so nice) which is the first time we've ever done that since we've been together, & then I went out bowling with the young ppl here. I got the highest score in my group...yeah...& like the third or something overall. Marianne, Niki, Jules, & me found a new improved lucky way to bowl but it wasn't GP so I'll stop right here...haha..then we came home & they surprised me with a cake they made ( thanks so much Jules xxxx) & i went to watch a movie with my Hubby. Overall it was a really fun birthday & i went to sleep a very happy & slappy 21 yr old.
To my Dad, who is by far the most amazing, patient, sweet, funny, cool, understanding, smart, easy going, wise, loving Dad I could have ever wanted. Somehow through each stage of my life, you managed to be everything I needed in a father. I've always thought I was sooooo lucky to have you as my Dad & as I meet more & more ppl's Dads I can only agree with myself more. I love you & miss you tons. Xoxoxoxo I hope today is really special cuz you deserve the best. Thanks Baby for being the best in the world. I probably say this every Father's day, but I mean it more each year. You're just what I needed to help me raise our crazy daughter, & for for sures just what she needed to love her, teach her, care for her, & keep her from making me go crazy. Thank you for always being here. Thank you for making me & Jaime the luckiest girls ever. XXX We love you !!!
The count down is on & my birthday is on Saturday. Ugh is all I can think of. 21 the dreaded number of all numbers is upon me & of all the places to have it I'm a stranger in sweat....ugh again. Ptl I'm trying to be all happy & praiseful I don't know if it's working. Anyways I don't know why I felt the need to share that with you all. I should probably go I hear Jaime hollering in the background that her book is in Spanish & she "needs English." This morning she woke up & gave me a hug & said,"Mom I just wanted to thank you for being big." She's so amazing. She can already read all preschool & kindergarten books, & can do simple math. She's trying to adjust to this heat, but it's really hard for her especially at night. I can't believe how hot it is here, & I thought the Philippines was bad-PI times 10 =here.....death. Anyways back to me-my favorite subject- I will survive.
I can't get the captions on the right pics cuz everytime i try they always end up on some other random pics so i'm not going to even bother. We had the most awesome week in Muskoka with my family. It's the first time we've been together since I was 10 & the first time for most of us to meet our nieces & nephews & so on. My grandparents on my mom's side were also there so we had 4 generations. We stayed at Creepy's granny's cottage way out in Muskoka & dude....sweet... The weather was still kinda cold so we didnt swim much but we did plenty of other tenses out things such as caboozing, (canoeing with booze) going on the titanic ,(the boat we all packed into only to find there was a hole in the back) drinking, (I've had enough beer to last me for months), BBQing, drowning, going to a sports bar to watch the Pens gets trashed by Detroit & more. There was 23 of us so we had the hordes to cook for but we managed to pull off some really good food. We had sushi night, Kabob night, Chocolate fondue, lots of bbqs, & stuff. My brother Phil decided to give us a good taste of freezing & helped a canoe tip with me, Arthur, Vijay, & him in it in the middle of the lake. Hypothermia kaba? death nalang. good thing the neighbour resqued us half way through it cuz we would have gotten hypothermia for sures. I don't think I've ever been so cold in my life, & man did I run to the hot tub fast. Poor arthur lost his new shoes, & ugh cooollllddd. Anyways Jaime was over the moon with happiness. She went from being with no one her age to having 4 other cousins to dance, play, & spaz with. It was so perfect in every way & we had so so much fun. Thanks to all you guys for working stuff out, coming, & doing everything else to make it happen. I'm so proud of each one of you & miss you sooo much. I have the best family in the world & wouldn't trade it for anything.
Just a random post because I feel like I'm bursting with crazy love right now. I was reminded today that I am the luckiest person alive. I have the best husband anyone could ever ask for & the sweetest, cutest, craziest, smartest daughter in the world. Baby I love the way you always put whatever I want to do first. I love the way you always do little special things for no reason at all. I love you way you make me feel like a princess & try to understand me even if I'm totally retarded. I love how you put up with all my quirks & are so forgiving. I love being with y0u & could spend forever in your arms just doing nothing. I love life with you & couldn't have picked things any more perfect. And for the other baby Jaime you have never stopped making me wonder how I was so blessed to be your mother. I love the way we have so much fun together I never knew I could laugh so hard with a 2 yr old. I love the way you pray for me & give me 'tattoos' & make my hair 'pretty'. I love the way you read so well & know so many verses & chapters & can pick up school so well, it makes it so easy to teach you. I love the way you give me fishy kisses & snuggle with me especially when I'm feeling sad. I love the way you are so polite & friendly & brave. I love the way you read books in the morning as quietly as you can so I can sleep, even though it's not really quiet & I can't really sleep, I do love hearing you read. I love the way give me a card every morning & tell me "happy mother's day mommy I love you & i'm gonna give you a present" even though it's the same card everyday. I love how everyone who sees us tells me I'm so lucky to have such an amazing daughter- I know even more than they do how wonderful you are. I'm so proud of you & I'm insanely crazy about you.
