THE V FAM QUEEN

pregnancy stats

2011-12-30T08:04:00.000-08:00

Pre-pregnancy measurements: height 5'5 weight: will not disclose! ;-) bust: 34 inches waste: 26 inches hips: 37 inches..yah I have ghetto booty...

pregnancy measurements at 33 weeks(8 or 9 mos, depending on where you get your info but the American Obgyn Association says weeks 33-37 is 9 mos preg) ;-)

height: still 5'5 weight: up 17 lbs bust: 40 inches waste: 39 inches hips: 44 1\2 inches.

TALK ABOUT SOME MAJOR GROWTH!! I have some giant hips right now! The biggest growth is in the waste but that's where most of it ought to be!

Until next time!

Soosie

33 weeks and 3 days!

2011-12-28T22:03:00.000-08:00

I'm now 33 weeks and 3 days! I'm unable to upload a picture on my touch pad at the moment. I'm huge and miserable. I'm measuring a little large and will be induced at 39 weeks. I'm hoping she will come sooner! The baby is still lying oblique. Her head is in my right hip. I've been trying to get her to move down but haven't been successful! It's very uncomfortable! Now she's getting so big, I'm hoping she will still have room to move! She is getting big! I feel pretty crappy!

My how a month and a half brings change!

2011-12-28T21:21:00.000-08:00

I did not realize its been this long since I last posted! I read my last post and my, a lot has happened!

Stemming from the last post, yes,I did teach Zumba that night. I had a huge class and went balls to the wall! Well, that ended up being my last class! I started feeling really funny after class and noticed on going contractions. I ended up in Labor and Delivery the next morning getting contractions monitored. I was only 26 weeks and 1 day along. I had to be at the hospital alone because dad was working, as with everyone else. Its was the scariest and loneliest experience. They put me on activity restrictions afterwards and I haven't been the Zumba queen since...

I also went through a very serious bout of depression. It was so severe, my Dr wanted me to go to the ER for immediate help. Everything happened all at once too. I literally didn't want to live. I was second guessing pregnancy and even myself. I've not Felt that much despair and pain ever. This has been a very emotional pregnancy.

On top of that, I was having dealings with my dance company and some members. My co-director decided to go and start her own company, in the height of all the madness. It was a huge blow, even though it was in the best interest for each other. I felt I was conspired against by people I ensured my trust in and blamed for someone's lack of personal growth, which killed me. I didn't want to carry on after that. I too noticed lack of respect and integrity for fellow people I thought respected me. It was really hard to go through and a lot of tears were shed. I try to do the best I can each day and give others the honesty, loyalty and respect they deserve. I realized with this experience, I can't give everyone the benefit of the doubt and fully trust in someone, when I have reserved feelings or angst before I make co-op decisions. It was a good learning lesson and my company dance season has now ended! It was too stressful at this time and I needed to focus on my health and this baby. I'm happy to say, I'm so relieved from such burden and love a more simplified life! I AM NOT SUPER WOMAN!!!! I am DONE WITH DANCE POLITICS!! I'm burnt out from trying to make a name for myself and scouting talent, when I get burned in return. I'm done with the cutthroat mentality. I'm done trying to be the best! Its taken too much time and energy away from my family. Dance will always be a part of my life in ways but I'm currently retired!!

Now that I'm feeling much better and mentally stable, life is good! I have little challenges that arise but they always go away. I'm busy taking care of a family and getting ready to bring my baby girl into the World! We financially struggle, have been sick, worry if we will get the baby gear we need, cram our way through school and have one car to share... But we are warm, safe, happy, healthy and have family and friends that love us!!

A ROUGH night...

2011-11-08T12:35:00.000-08:00

I seriously had one of the hardest nights to date last night... it was...well, I'll explain myself:

I deal with crazy indigestion and heartburn being pregnant. I basically have to sleep sitting up, along with taking heartburn medicine 2 times per day. I also have to take something to help me sleep. PLUS, I have serious Thoracic back and hip pain. It's a battle daily, especially at night. Last night trumped them all, however! I was getting ready for bed and experienced vertigo. I instantly stood up and needed to vomit! I vehemently upchuck my dinner and meds. I then feel super nauseous. I took an anti-nausea pill and go to bed, hoping to sleep it off. I woke up about every hour, in extreme hip and back pain. I was tossing and turning constantly, moving pillows around and trying to get rid of the 'squeak' in my down pillows (YES! They squeak. Its so annoying!) A few hours later, I take the other half of my nausea pill because I'm still nauseous. I felt like I had air bubbles stuck in my chest all night long. I take antacid chews and a swig of milk. Then I get unbearable heartburn. I was on fire! I get up, swig more milk and Hope to sleep. Now my back is burning in such pain, I cannot get comfortable! I couldn't sleep on my sides or my back. It was worthless to even sleep! I did NOT sleep AT ALL! So, finally, I get up at 7 am, miserable. My stomach still hurt! Bless Boricua's heart, he took the kids to school this morning so I could rest. It was probably one of the most uncomfortable nights EVER! I'm STILL a little nauseous and in a lot of back pain! And tonight I have to teach Zumba...can I do it???

The music...

2011-11-08T12:32:00.000-08:00

Hey everyone! I absolutely love music. I do have my music list but it MUST BE UPDATED!! It's so old! If it annoys you, I'm sorry! I hope it's not too much to scroll down and turn it off!

I'm updating my music TODAY!

THANKS!!

THE BOYS...

2011-11-07T08:34:00.000-08:00

They have such distinct personalities...

FINALLY TIME TO UPDATE!!

2011-11-07T07:32:00.000-08:00

Me at 25 weeks...
Living in this crazy world has inhibited my time to write on my blog for quite some time! So much has gone on! For one, my 2 boys are older and changing. Prince is in 1st grade and Wise is in Pre-K full time! They are big boys now, who love Ipods and video games. (Yah, my 4 1/2 year old loves and uses his Ipod!) They can make their own corndogs, waffles and wipe their own butts! Yes, I went there!

BUT NOW...we have another addition coming to the V Family. A little girl! She is expected to arrive February 12th, a very significant day. Its the same day Boricua and I were married. She's a special little one. One: it being a GIRL, two: it being planned and three: it's our last baby. I had a miscarriage just two weeks before she was concieved too! I wont sugarcoat anything; this has been the most miserable pregnancy ever. Ive been sick since day one, I have serious digestive issues, I have chronic back pain, hip pain and migraines. To boot, my having Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome does not help. I'm barely 7 months along and already feel my lung capacity has decreased. I'm so uncomfortable! What has been the hardest of hard to deal with is DEPRESSION! It's at times unbareable. I have been on an SSRI for awhile now but it doesn't seem to do much. Recently, my Dr. switched meds and I'm in a big, body & mind, shocking transition. I'm feeling helpless and hopeless. I cry often, get upset easily, have lack of motivation and even sometimes feel suicidal. I'm at this point where I'm mad I'm pregnant and don't want anymore kids! The pain is just too much to handle sometimes! I feel like such a bad mom and everyone in my life deserves someone better. Nonetheless, I force myself to carry on, do my duties and laugh at any chance I get. I often tell myself, "It could be worse!"

Boricua is over the moon for this baby. I feel like he's forgotten about me as an individual and sees me as the holding tank for his daughter! LoL. It's never, "How are you doing today", it's, "How's my little baby girl doing today". My reply often is, "She's fine, I guess." I dont know what else to say! She's still in there, sleeping, kicking and growing! I'm still miserable! Nothing changes! Since she cannot talk, I assume she's happy as a clam! She's in a warm and cozy place, feeding off my blood supply and expending all of my energy....just what a fetus is supposed to do! Lately I've felt that's it's just a foreign object taking over my body! I'm too miserable to feel happy and excited. I carry a huge sense of guilt for feeling that way too. I'm fat, sick and depressed...how can I possibly be happy right now?

In the end, I love her and love my family. My boys are excited to have a sister and Boricua couldn't be happier. I just need to get through these last few months and the postpardum period. Then hopefully feel normal again!!

GreetingS from the V FAM'

2011-02-04T23:50:00.000-08:00

We have been so darn busy!! It's hard to stay updated with everything!! So until then, here is some picture greetings from us!!

Visit my ePortfolio!

2010-12-21T11:36:00.001-08:00

HI EVERYONE!! I don't have time to get on here much but I will try to post fun stuff during the Holiday break!

I wanted to extend my ePortfolio online! It was created for some of my schoolwork to be presented with reflective writing, as well as my resume and work related biographies and cirriculums. It really reflects me and what my life consists of as of now. My personal life philosophy paper is posted there and this paper received an A+! My professor personally called me and asked if he could share my story with others. I was very flattered!

Anyway, I'm very busy hese days. I have my dance classes, my dance company, my Zumba classes, full time school and family! It's alot to juggle but all VERY worth it! I'm busting my butt so I can get into medical school here in a few years. I know I can do it. Other may question my abilities but whatever you set your mind to, YOU CAN DO! It's the truth!!

Here is my ePortfolio website address: www.sarahvtheultimategogetter.yolasite.com

Go visit it!! THANKS!!
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!

Move if you wanna...

2010-06-22T15:40:00.000-07:00

Another year, two other Birthdays!

2010-03-31T13:52:00.000-07:00

Welp, March is just about over and we celebrated my two boys birthdays, yet again! Wise is a big, stinkin, wild, roudy, messy, silly and goofy 3 year old. He gets into everything and makes a new mess every morning for me to clean up...of course HE HAS TO HELP or little guy will get a time out!! He is definately a 'terrible 3 year old'. 'Terrible TWOS' don't exsist in the V FAm Casa...it's the THREES! HOLY BANANA TORTURE FRUSTRATION! Dog gon! I can't keep up! I'm ready to lose my marbles some days! But Nonetheless, Wise is my baby wise. I love him to smithereens and he makes my day more exciting.

Next up was my Prince. My first born! He thinks he's all huge 'n' stuff 'cuz he's 5! He's so smart and intuitive. He's very creative and alot like his old mom. He's very sensitive and in tune with his emotions...that's for darn sure!! He LOVEs pop culture and his favorite singer rightnow is Justin Bieber...he thinks he's one cool kat. Prince loves breakdancing and loves to show me his tricks. He's still set on being an Actor and Heart Surgeon...

The D&E dish

2010-03-03T07:37:00.000-08:00

In February, I was prescribed a serious diet plan via my chiropractor. I happened to stumble upon my chiropractor who has a special Fibromyalgia diet and I only picked his name by chance through my insurance. I got totally lucky. His practice is amazing and his approach to pain relief is relieving. He and some others have come up with this diet that reduces inflammation throughout your entire body to reduce pain. It's prescribed to those with Fibromyalgia. I am on fruits, veggies, lean meats and tree nuts; or the 'Paleo Diet'. I have to avoid dairy, grains, gluten, wheat, fatty meats, refined sugars, salt and certain fatty oils. Sounds pretty awful, right? Well, its actually not! OF course the first few days are hard but you get used to it very quickly. I'd say a typical day of eating for me would be; fruits and a handful of almonds with a cup of herbal tea for breakfast, fresh avocado and gluten free brown rice crackers for lunch, grapes or blueberries as a snack, chicken lettuce wraps for dinner and a handful of yogurt raisons for dessert. Sometimes I'll really treat myself to hazelnut gluten free crackers with a little spread of Nutella on top. I drink tons of water and take powdered reds (fruits, fiber, enzymes, omegas, probiotics, super antioxidants) in the morning and my powered greens (veggies, antioxidants and everything else) at night. Level 1 on the Paleo diet allows 3 open meals a week. Which is foods not listed on the diet plan. Level 2 is 2 open meals a week and Level 3 is 1 open meal a week. I'm still on level 1. When it's your time to have open meal, you can hardly eat much of it because your body has adapted to the diet. A nice little treat is alot more rewarding, however!
Getting rid of all those inflammation foods and sticking to the foods humans are meant to eat, it increases your energy and decreases pain by 85%. It's been two weeks and I feel like a brand new person!! I have so much more energy and drive. I don't get migraines anymore and I'm in much less pain! My muscle recovery from a hard workout is alot faster as well. I can get up easier in the morning and hit up the gym EVERY DAY without any problems! I can do two-a-days, no prob! It's amazing! I feel so so so GREAT!! I've been working out really hard 6 days a week! It's been consecutive for about 3 weeks now and I've already lost 7 pounds! I've dropped an entire pant size. I'm losing about 3 pounds a week! I feel so great! ON top of my adjustments, I'm in such great relief. My pain level never exceeds a 6. And a 6 is on a bad day! I used to surpass 10!
So, to those suffering from any kind of Chronic Pain, let me suggest the Paleo Diet! It works!

Vegas Baby

2010-03-03T07:15:00.000-08:00

This year Boricua and I celebrated our 5 year wedding anniversary Vegas style. It was officially the first time we've gone out of town and spent longer than a day without kids! Pretty wild. It was pretty fabulous. We had the best time! Boricua lost his Vegas virginity and I'd say he lost it pretty well! He loved it. I know he did. It was really nice to focus on just us for 2 days.

Our Anniversary in on February 12Th. So every year, it's our Valentines Day. We left that Friday late afternoon and returned Sunday night. It was short yet super sweet. We had a suite up in the Rio Hotel. Our view sucked but the room was nice. What's cool about that hotel is every room has an entire wall of floor to ceiling windows. I was bummed our view was the roof top of their lower level...woo.

We met up with my dearest friend, whom I haven't seen in a long time. He used to dance with me at my mom's studio. I also got to meet his amazing friend and I love him to death. I was in bliss being surrounded by men that I love so much! He got us into TAO through his famous waiter friend (who was recently on Keeping Up With The Kardashians). He was a super cute guy too! Tao was amazing. The food is incredible. The Nightclub was fun but way too packed....it was The Chinese New Year AND Valentines Day Weekend...Vegas was totally packed. We ended up leaving around midnight and we sat at the Venetian talking and being the 'fashion police' until 3 in the morning!...Some chicks needs fashion advice form yours truly ;)!

The Next day we met back up with my friends and we have a lovely brunch and ate the most amazing omelets you could ever have. Then we ended up at a Walmart exchanging 6 dollar batteries and walking around the entire store looking for Rockstar drinks! hahahaa...it was funny. My friends showed us around town and that's when we bid farewell. It was such a fun weekend. I'm sure Boricua and I will keep this as a highlight of the many more anniversaries to come!

Boricua's gift

2010-02-02T14:38:00.001-08:00

I forgot to post it!! His family photos on the wall. They were wrapped up and given to him for his birthday! They're gorgeous!

BORICUA'S the BIG 2-8!!!

2010-02-02T13:56:00.000-08:00

My old man turned the big 28 on the 26th of January. He doesn't like to be reminded because he doesn't like the thought of getting old. I think it's funny. Because he's still so young and looks even younger. He ages VERY gracefully. He still has that little baby face and hasn't put on a 'old man gut' yet...though I noticed a bit of pudge but all he has to do is run and it'll melt right off. But heck it's alright! I love him no matter what...he just better stay in shape! ;)

He had no idea of his gift, let alone even getting a gift for his bday. I surprised his of al framed photos from our family photo shoot back in December. They are beautiful. The boys got his some exercise pants (whoa...am I hinting to him on something?) and gave him a card with 'warm fuzzies' in it...their idea! Cute! One of Boricua's co-workers came over and watched the kids as we went out. We have a lovely dinner (at chili's...haha) and watched 'The Lovely Bones'(good movie.I want to read the book now). That was the fisrt time we've watched a movie together in the theatres since 2007, when I was about ready to pop (I actually did 3 days later) with Wise. So, it was nice! EXTRA NICE! Then of course I made him his favorite cake; Pineapple Upside down Cake. He demolished it by the next day. I would too if I were someone to taste my cake...it's the best...EVER.

His big 28th birthday was nice. I also recieved a gift too that day; he cleaned the entire house in the morning! Like, even scrubbed the tub because I was complaining about the soapscum! WOW! That's how lucky I am! My man cleans the house on his birthday. Life can't get much better than that!

Next is our 5 YEAR WEDDING ANNIVERSARY! February 12th! V-day weekend! We're GOING TO VEGAS!! YAY!!!!!!!! Can't believe it's been 5 years...well... I can believe it, it's just mind boggling! I love him more than ever today!

The start of 2010

2010-01-08T13:44:00.000-08:00

What a grande way to start the new year....sense my sarcasm? Here's the deal:

My eyes have been bigging the crap out of me the past few months and they seem to get worse. My left pupil is still larger and I continue to get Migraines behind my eyes. They last for days. My Migraines just aren't normal Migraines. With having Fibromyalgia, my pain is debilitating and very little alleviates the pain. I'm down for days, my eysight is affected, I'm nauseous, lethargic, hurt all over my body, confused, dizzy and just sick. They wipe me out.
I thought I for sure needed glasses. I went to an eye doctor and had my eyes checked. Surprise, surprise; my vision isn't 20/20 anymore but that wasn't even an issue, according to doc. My eyes are healthy. It's not my eyes. It's something else and Doc was very concerned about my pupil not working like it should. He ordered me bloodwork and an MRI/MRA the very same day to rule out any kind of brain tumors. Now I am to see a Nuero Opthamologist to get more answers. So, my issue isn't getting a pair of contact lenses. It's something Nuerological. Am I surprised? Not really. I practically lived in a Hospital as a Teenager and saw a Nuerologist weekly. Why? Because of having Fibromyalgia. This Autoimmune disorder causes so many freaking symptoms but there's still so many questions to this Disorder. Your Central Nervous System doesn't work properly, transmitting pain throughout the body and causing many symptoms. It's HELL...becuase there's not much you can do about it.
My MRI cam back normal. I have a great brain. My vessels are good. I already knew this but it's part of Dr procedure to so such extensive testings. I'm really upset it's left me even MORE in medical debt. I do have insurance but I have a whopping 1,500 deductable. And I still am trying to pay for my Hernia surgery. It's seriously retarded. Now a Nuero Opthamologist? I'm ready to just decline doc orders for the sake of my sanity! I don't care anymore.
So, this year is starting pretty awesome, I may say.

..boo hisss....sometimes I don't get life.

Year end questions!!!

2009-12-31T12:36:00.000-08:00

I received this survey via email through one of my greatest friends. I felt it VERY appropriate for this wonderful New Years Eve! LEt me tell you, I am SOOO excited for this doomed 2009 year to be OVER!! I am THRILLED!!!!
This survey is ALOT of fun! Copy and paste and post it on your blog!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

1.
What is your occupation right now?
Housekeeper/Mom/Wife/Taxi and a Dance Teacher

2..
What color are your socks right now?
They're flesh colored...cuz I don't have any on! Only slippers! :)

3.
What are you listening to right now?
Wow Wow Wuzby!! My boys favrite 'coooky' show!

4.
What was the last thing you ate?
ate? Last time I ate was last night and it was some Mexican Style rice. This morning I had a nutritous Red Bull for Breakfast! haha

5.
Can you drive a stick shift?
Uh, yah! I learned to drive on a stick...hahahaha..no really! I did!

6.
Last person you spoke to on the phone
My daddy!!

7.
Do you like the person who sent this to you?
You Betch-ya! *In the BEST Sarah Palin Impersonation*

8.
How old are you today
26....and a half! Can't forget that! lol

9.
What is your favorite sport to watch on TV?
Gymnastics...nothing else. I'm not a sports fan.

10.
What is your favorite drink?
oh gosh...hard one! DIET COKE OF COURSE! duh! hahaha

11.
Have you ever dyed your hair?
LEt's just say; I haven't had my natural color since I was 14!

12.
Favorite food?
Asian...all day everyday...sushi, noodles, rice...all that. YUM

13.
What is the last movie you watched?
The Polar Express...well..not really...it's just what's on constantly rightnow. The last movie I watched from beginning to end was The Blindside...GREAT movie!

14.
Favorite day of the year?
Everyone will say Christmas Day...but mine is The First day of SUMMER!! Holla!!!

15.
How do you vent anger?
Lash out irrationally!...workin' on it!

16.
What was your favorite toy as a child?
All of my baby dolls. I LOVED babies and playing 'mommy'.

17.
What is your favorite season?
Spring! Everything blooms and turns green. Perfect weather and my boys and my birthdays are in Spring. I love Spring!!

18.
Cherries or Blueberries?
Blueberries. We love blueberries!!

19.
Do you want your friends to e-mail you back?
Yes, of course! Please do so!

20.
Who is the most likely to respond?
I hope everyone!! hehe ;)

21.
Who is least likely to respond?
I hope noone!! hehe ;)

22.
Living situation?
Our cute little gingerbread home with the purple door, nestly snuggled in the inner city neighborhood. Just me and my boys! :) (I wish I could add a little girl to the equation!)

23.
When was the last time you cried.
A few weeks ago after my friend tragically passed away. It was the hardest funeral I've ever been to.

24.
What is on the floor of your closet right now?
shoes, shoes and more shoes!!! And my dance bag of course!

25..
Who is the friend you have had the longest that you are sending to?
My mom and sister...awwwwww. lol

26.
What did you do last night?
Hung out at home with Boricua, Prince and Wise. Just lounged around, ate and watched TV...what we do best! haha.

27.
What are you most afraid of?
Losing one of my kids in a tragic way. I don't know how I'd deal with it...I'm crazy about my kids.

28.
Plain, cheese, or spicy hamburgers?
I don't like hamburgers...but if I have them...cheese please.

29.
Favorite dog breed?
Shih-tzu yorkie mix!!!

30.
Favorite day of the week?
Friday. No work, no taking kids to school and sleep in the next day!!

31.
How many states have you lived in?
2; Maryland and Utah.

32.
Diamonds or pearls?
oooohhhh....HARD ONE!! I'm in love with them equally!! They're both brilliant. I'm a jewelry whore! I really am! I'm obsessed!!!

33.
What is your favorite flower?
I love love love all types of roses. I have 7 rose bushes in my front yard. Long stem, wild and short stem. I love primroses....all roses. I love anything romantic, fagrant, luxurious and feminine. If I ever have a daughter, her middle name will be Rose. So, roses it is!!!

Copy and Paste! Change the answers! It's your turn!
xoxo,
Soosie.

Christmas 2009!

2009-12-27T18:52:00.001-08:00

What a wonderful DAY! So calm , humble, peaceful and quaint! We had only a few gifts but they were so special and the boys were so happy and satisfied. Boricua and I loved our gifts as well. Who wouldn't love a snuggie? I got a bright pink snuggie and I LOVE it! I also received the 'Shoes Under' shoe storage compartment you put under you bed...Boricua is sick of my shoes being everywhere...and I do need to keep them organized! And this greatest Blender...by Bella Cucina. It's the Rocket Blender and a chopper. So, not only can I blend stuff, I have a chopper!! It's a really nice kitchen toy. I LOVE IT.
Grandpa and Grandma Leesy gave the boys some great things. Grandma Linda gave them some fun games and clothes. My sister gave them those awesome Police and Cowboy dress up outfits you see below...um..how freaking cute are they?! They're F.A.B. I love it. Grandma Leesy gave me a long necklace made of REAL pearls, Pink Quarts, silver and crystals!! It's the most gorgeous necklace.
The V Fam gave out scrumptious treats to family and friends. I gave them a little sample of some of 'Soosie's Couture Sweets' collections. I'm launching a candy line in January and my sweets are just as loved as if I had my own clothing line! It will be my 'clothing line' but in candy and cookies! I'm really excited. I am ready network and be the savvy business woman that I am. ;)
We also donated clothing, blankets and shoes to the homeless shelter to the children. We had a huge turkey and the makings to pass out to the homeless this week. We are also giving out hot cocoa to the hungry and less fortunate.
So, amiss all of the the gifts and food we were blessed with, the greatest gift we recieved was the gift of serving and giving to others.
We are not sad or let down from the Christmas hype. The Holidays are still here! We are celebrating the wonderful THREE KINGS DAY on January 6th! The Wise Men are coming on camels to each drop us off a gift. Boricua celebrated it growing up in Puerto Rico and it's still celebrated in most Spanish Speaking Countries. It's a really wonderful way to keep the Spirit alive, learn different cultures and take advantage of the after clearance sale!!
Happy Holidays....YES STILL!!

HAPPY CHRISTMAS EVE!!!

2009-12-24T09:57:00.001-08:00

Well, its the day before Christmas and all through the house....where there's peanuts on the floor and a little boy squirming like a mouse! I am sidetracked on this blog and I have so much to do...I need to cook a turkey for the homeless and make cookies and caramel for the family too! I need to pull out my vacuum and clean up this mess...but I don't want to..I must confess! Prince and Wise still have their jammies on and so do I...my oh my...doesn't the time fly?! I am SO excited for Christmas and New Years...to finally say goodbye to 2009 and give 2010 a BIG CHEERS!!
So, today...i's sunny and there's a new fluffy blanket of snow. I'm looking down at peanuts all over the floor that my dear Wise did this morning. Wise wants down from his loft but I haven't let him down yet. Prince wants candy and we all need to get dressed!
We decided to cook a turkey and make plates for the homeless..but then I realized I don't have a Roasting pan! It might have to wait til Christmas day! But that might be better anyway! I've got to make my caramel and cookies today for Santa claus. We need to wrap aunty's, grandma'a and niecy-poo's presents. I need to bathe and get pretty...as with the boys. Then we're off to Grandmas to have a wonderful feast!

Merry Christmas!

LEGACY PHOTOGRAPHY!!

2009-12-22T11:33:00.000-08:00

We had an awesome photoshoot last Saturday!! Liz Watson, from Legacy Photography, came over to our house and we had a nearly 4 hour long shoot. It was alot of fun! We took so many photos. It was so nice to have the photographer comeover to our house, instead of being in a studio. I highly recommend Legacy. She was so great and these few pictures are gorgeous. I am very satisfied! I cannot wait to see the rest of them!! Aren't they beautiful?!
Check out Legacy Photography!

Spreading the Holiday cheer!!

2009-12-22T11:07:00.000-08:00

This year Boricua and I decided to minimize gifts and focus on togetherness. The boys are getting one gift from Santa and one small gift from mom & dad. We got small sentimental gifts for family and made 9 plates of goodies to give to friends. We put together a huge bag of small gifts for the Care Center for the Elderly up the street from us. They had alot of fun picking out things the Care Center residents needed. We are getting warm blankets and clothing together to drop off at the homeless shelter, for the children. We drive past the shelter and see small babies bundled up in the cold, while their parents are waiting in line for a warm meal. It was just brought to my attention 350 children stayed in the Homeless Shelter last night. Last month we bought food items to make a nice meal for a homeless man looking for work. Prince was very concerned about that man and he was happy to help him out.
Our beautiful tree was donated to us from a great friend! All of my tree ornaments were purchased a few years ago on Clearance at Target. I spent pennies on them! It was so awesome! I still had leftover wrappng paper so I didn't need to purchase a bunch of new packaging stuff! We had a strict budget and was very aware of our spending. Spending alot isn't the meaning of the Holiday and we really made ure to emphasize that and teach the boys what Christmas is all about.
2009 has been a very hard year for alot of people. Alot are jobless and homeless. Alot took paycuts and barely have enough money to make ends meet. There was alot of tragic deaths and one that really hit home for me. A friend of mine from school, passed away tragically a week and a half ago and left 2 small children behind. She was such a sweetheart and her family are devastated with the loss. It was a very hard funeral to attend and left me mourning for a few days afterwards.
We had alot of calamities throughout the World this year. I'd say this was the year that would make or break us. It was by far one of the hardest years for me! So, as I say goodbye to 2009 and hello to 2010 next week, I am going to celebrate and rejoice for the new COMEBACK YEAR!!
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!

Thanksgiving 2009

2009-12-01T23:54:00.001-08:00

Thanksgiving was wonderful! It was the FIRST Thanksgiving I've cooked on my own and the first in our V Fam home! It was a tight squeeze for us all but that's what Thanksgiving is for, eh? There's so much food and family, you don't know how you got it all to fit?! WOW!! Isn't that something to be grateful for?!

I am so grateful for our Church that dropped a LOAD of food to us before Thanksgiving. I ended up with two turkeys! I had no room for them! So, I decided to give one of them to a Family in great need and they couldn't afford a Turkey for Thanksgiving. I felt so grateful and blessed to have had the opportunity to do that with our current situation right now. It was great!

I was very nervous to cook my Turkey. I've never cooked a whole Turkey before. With my nerves aside, I followed my instinct and this bird was by far the best bird I've ever tasted! It was perfection. Tender, moist and flavorful! And the skin was rich and crispy! You didn't even have to cut into the bird! It was Dee-licious. The legs peeled off..no cutting required. And oh my gosh...the gravy turned out FABULOUS. My secret weapon was BEER. Yes, Beer. A good ol' 24 oz of Miller High Life and lots of butter basting!! I lathered that bad bird up in butter. When you lifted it, the juices just oozed and the meat peeled off. I'd say it was a dead on Target grade A job for cooking my first Turkey. Beer, butter, Garlic powder, Onion Powder, Adobo, Paprika and salt will make one happy bird...TO EAT!!

I also made little place settings and found some cute napkins. I made some napkin ties that were festive. It was cute.

I also made garlic ranch mashed potatoes, the best sweet potato casserole, gravy, dream whip jello dessert, stuffing, pumpkin cream pie and banana cream pie.

My brother and sister-in-law came in from Korea to visit! They brought us all of these amazing little gifts from Korea. I got the cutest sets of handmade earings and a traditional Korean jewelry box made with Mother of Pearls. The boys got these really cute bags, fun crayons and puzzles, with that fun and colorful Asian Animation. Boricua got a cool shirt with Korean writing on it and some toe socks(those socks that have outlets for each little toesies! Popular there, since they were flip flops alot!!) It was great. We had a nice traditional laughing extravaganza! That's all we do when we get together! LAUGH LAUGH LAUGH!!

On the downside, I was dealing with a Migraine ALL DAY LONG!! My new medication made me dopey, I was really tired and felt some kind of cold coming on...so I physically felt poopy.

We all had a great time! The kids had a blast, they made a magnificant mess and all of us old hags sat around and did what we do best...laugh.

HOLIDAY PLANS

2009-11-29T21:21:00.000-08:00

SO, here's the deal!

Our pressings needs are exceeding our limits. It's been a really tough few months! We have been working on getting on top of things, finding extra work and doing all that we can to take care of our pressing needs. Whenever we feel we MIGHT be seeing the light at the end of the tunnel, something comes up and sets us back further than before! It's been a big dark hole we slowly start climbing out of, then we fall again and the hole somehow become deeper. It's been very distressing and overwhelming. Not knowing how you're going to pay your bills for the month or if you can put gas in your car is a very uneasy feeling to have! 2009 has BY FAR been the toughest year for us. It's been a rollercoaster of obstacles.

With our current situation, Boricua and I have decided to sell some of our precious items, to help take care of these pressing bills that continue to pile up. There's also that pressure for the gift buying for the Holidays and we decided to do gifts after Christmas, on Three Kings Day(January 6th). Our boys will have one gift to open on Christmas this year. We're hoping we can get a Christmas tree for our home too. I get a huge knot in my stomach, thinking my kids might go without the traditional Holiday things that bring in that spirit of joy. But my boys are still young and we all have eachother and that's what matters the most!

Please check my blog 'Simply Soosie's' and check out my items for sale. You or someone you know might be interested! It will help out our family TREMENDOUSLY! We must sell these items. I have pressing medical bills, future testing and observation for my eye and living expenses.
Please check it out, spread the word and know all of it is going toward a Family in need.

So...those are our Holiday plans! Nothing big, no big gifts, just Family togetherness and doing all we can to help others in need as well!

THANKS! :)

DISCOURAGEMENT..

2009-11-19T23:21:00.000-08:00

I'm so discouraged about my figure rightnow...Just as I was feeling BETTER and losing inches, I go into my dr appointment, stepped on the scale and guess what; NO WEIGHTLOSS! I still weight the same! I'm totally perterbed. I don't know what to do now! It seems to be SO HARD to lose weight for me lately! My body is making me hold onto stuff for some reason...
And another thing...Hormones take merit over everything right now...I'm tired of some of my regular food intake and want a little junk food. I want more carbs. Either way, it doesn't matter anyway. Why should I bust my butt when I can't get any weight off?! It's really annoying...thus I'm DISCOURAGED about it ALL right now.

PS~ At my rehearsal Tuesday night, you could see my jiggle literally jiggle when I was dancing...it was humiliating. I just don't get it....
I really need to remember The Law Of Attraction when it comes to this and FOCUS ON THE POSITIVE! Then I will manifest my goals!
OH yah, and eat pizza, chocolate covered preztels and ramen noodles today! hehe. ;)

My Eyes...

2009-11-19T23:14:00.000-08:00

I went to the Doctor today and finally got my eyes checked out. Doc didn't think the difference was a huge cause of concern(HOORAY!) but enough to kind of be baffled. He performed a number of tests on me and I did a basic eye test...turns out I didn't do so great. I was suggested to go see an Optometrist to get an eye exam and probably...GLASSES!! GLASSES?! Are you kidding me?! You know what though, I'd rather need a pair of glasses or lenses over some kind of pressure in my brain ANY DAY!
I was also given a prescription dose of Riboflavin and Prescription Medication for Migraines. They feel the Chronic Migraines could've contributed to it but they're not exactly sure yet. So, I go in next month to get them checked again.
I am grateful it is nothing serious! I kind of had a feeling all along everything would be okay. :)

HALLOWEEN PICTURES!

2009-11-15T22:19:00.000-08:00

Halloween was FUN! It was cold and the kids didn't trick or treat as long as last year! My sister was with us! It was great! My mom made a yummy pumpkin cream soup with soutwest quesadillas and this amazing sauce! It was GREAT! OH! And her FAMOUS SUGAR COOKIES! I still have YEt to taste cookies better than hers! They are AMAZING!
BY THE WAY; Prince was CANDY CORN, WISE was a LION and my niece was Cinderella!
So much fun! :)

Weightloss update!

2009-11-15T22:10:00.000-08:00

Well, here it is! I've lost about 12 pounds but have lost more inches! These pics are silly but show good progess!

BEFORE WEIGHTLOSS:

AFTER RECENT WEIGHTLOSS:

BUSTED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2009-11-15T22:01:00.000-08:00

PRINCE CAUGHT ME!!!!! I'm TOTALLY BUSTED! He took all of these randomly HILARIOUS PICTURES OF ME DANCING AROUND Before I got into the shower!!!!! AHAHAHAHAHAAH!!! I was laughing SO HARD! They are so retarded! Oh man! Good way to share a laugh!!!
What can I say?! I love to DANCE!!
I'll be performing on DECEMBER 4th, at the DAVIS COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS, UTAH @ 5:10pm!!
It should be HOT!
Me and the girl are working hard!!

BEFORE AND AFTER HERNIA SURGERY PICS!

2009-11-15T21:56:00.001-08:00

BEFORE UMBILICAL HERNIA SURGERY

THESE ARE 2 1/2 months AFTER SURGERY, Natural. No sucking in!

I'm pleased with my Surgeon! My scars are barely noticeable! Hooray! Thanks Dr. Kim!

RANDOM V Fam Pictures!

2009-11-15T21:48:00.000-08:00

From us goofing off, running around, coming home from dates, church or being onery on Halloween!
ENJOY!!

What are my eyes telling me?!

2009-11-15T21:27:00.000-08:00

A few weeks ago I had a regular routine physical and they noticed my pupils were uneven! Uneven pupils? I was a little surprised! The nurse then asked me a bunch of questions, trying to gather more information; to maybe get an idea of what the underlying cause was. I was asked if I've had recent brain trauma, eye damage or always have had this condition. I answered no to all of them...of course. I did have a headache behind that dilated eye and asked if that was the cause. They told me no.... But then they said if I had a headache behind it, it wasn't a good sign!

A few weeks prior to this physical, I noticed my eye sight was a bit blurred out of my left eye. It's since felt heavy and achy and sometime I'm a little disorientated or confused!
I then looked back at pictures, close up, to see if my pupils were normal or abnormal. I noticed an abnormality out of that very left eye! My parents told me I wasn't born with it, or they never noticed and Boricua said they were normal when we first met.
I compiled enough information to conclude this abnormality onsetted a little over a year ago.
To the grace of my parents, they noticed my eyes were a little 'off' lately but never told me! Gee...thanks a lot!
It's good to know my eyes are 'off'! I've been going around looking crazy! That's good to know...
I go in to see my doctor for a prognosis and further testing. It could be nothing or it could be as serious as a brain tumor. It could also be Horner's Syndrome or a slew of other things. I'm hoping it's minor, maybe caused from my chronic Migraine Headaches and Hormones from my IUD(that thing has given me problems! I'm ready to remove it!).
So, I took a photo, myself of my eyes. I noticed NO uneven pupils. Then Boricua advised me it could be from the flash and other things. He still checks my eyes daily and shouts out, "YEP! They're still off!"
Well, I hope this gets resolved SOON!!

Fall in the Rockies

2009-10-27T11:01:00.001-07:00

We don't have heavy and bright foilage but we have burnt orange, earthy purple mountains!

SNOW??!! What the H?!

2009-10-27T10:54:00.000-07:00

So, it's a few days before Halloween and...it's SNOWING!!!! I'm jaded! Jaded by the East Coast weather! This is such a bummer! Every one's still out and about but not the V Fam! We are all staying in today. Prince wont be going to school. :( I'm sad about it. I was going to drive up north and take him but my great spouse advised me not to. The big pro of this is; we can all REST! I had a horrible nights rest last night and in need of a mad nap. I am so exhausted! :-P. From interval training, to 2 hours of dance, my glutes and legs couldn't handle it. They were as restless as a 2 year old in church. I sat there...awake ALL NIGHT LONG. It was torture.
So, may the sleeping fairy come to our casa and sprinkle sleepy dust on all of us today!!

Wise's new-do with his boo-boos.

2009-10-17T11:57:00.000-07:00

I cut the litle stinks hair by myself this time. It tunred out pretty good and I never cease to amaze myself. ;) He's got alot of boo-boos on his face. Well, now they're pretty much healed. He had a run and hit your face on things fiasco last week! This week has been a bit tamer.

HAPPY HARVEST!

2009-10-17T11:56:00.000-07:00

MY NEW & IMPROVED DIET

2009-10-12T23:10:00.001-07:00

HEY!!! I'm going on WEEK 2 of the LOW CARB LOW SUGAR MADNESS!!! I dare you to ask how I'm doing??!! FAN-TAS-TIC!!!

Here's the deal; Monday-Saturday, my diet consists of high protein low carb food with a little complex fuel foods like; baked potato, beans, fruits, veggies or oatmeal. I like chicken breast cooked in a little olive oil seasoned with adobo. A nicely cooked steak (small), nuts, cottage cheese, yogurt, string cheese, egg whites, turkey bacon and homemade chili!! Homemade Chili?! HECK YES! Lean ground beef or turkey, beans and tomatoes! Season it with some sazon, garlic, onion, jalapeno and cumin. AMAZING!!!!! Sprinkle a little lowfat cheese on top and you have an amazing meal!! Then the day after, bake a small potato and put a little chili on top! Heavenly, right?! It WAS! For late nights and in betweens, I drink EAS Myoplex LOW CARB shakes. Only 110 cals and 2 grams of CARBS!
Guess what happens on Sundays?! JUNK FOOD HAVEN!!! Yep, I junk it til I trunk it to bed. It's awesome.
My weight is dropping, I have more energy and don't feel like I'm dying of food deprivation! Amazing.
I'll keep you all updated and maybe post some 'body' pics! hehe

Until next time everybody!

WIse's BIG HUGE boo boo!

2009-10-12T22:49:00.001-07:00

BAMMM!!!!! Wise hit his HEAD HARDCORE!!! The boys were sitting down for breakfast Saturday morning and wise got up and ran for the front door! His little feetsies had socks on them and as he just about achieved his goal for the door, he slipped, flew forward and slammed his head against our solid front door! I at first was not makng a fuss out of it, as Wise is known to jump, fly, crawl, slither,climb and spin in anything in sight. The poor boy's "high risk" behavior, causes him to get little bumps and bruises often. Usually it's a cry, him asking for a 'kissy' and everything's fine afterwards. But then..he ran toward me and his head was literally growing before my very eyes!! I was afraid the big egg on his head would pop! Of course, PRince, wanted to know what happened,a tad of chaos broke loose, then we chilled, put ice to his head and took pictures for evidence. 5 minutes later, Wise was running around and smiling! But if you didn't notice the other bruises on his face....one from hitting the computer desk, one caused by a fight over a toy with big brother and others...just from mere curiousity!! But I'm over it! I go out in public with a beat up little boy! Strangers will ask me what happened....*BIG SIGH* My poor little baby!!!

VINTAGE FENDI

2009-10-07T11:47:00.001-07:00

LOOK WHAT I HAVE????!!!!!!! My greatest possession(other than my family)!!! I died. Not only is it VINTAGE from the 1930s(a genre of fashion I LOOVE) but it is FENDI, MADE IN ITALY and NEVER USED. DO you love it??!! I'm seriously so excited. I don't care if I ever got a brand new designer item right now. I only care that it's a VINTAGE DESIGNER PIECE!!! MORE VALUABLE PEOPLE! I will post photos at SIMPLY SOOSIES.

MEET AITANA PHUNK

2009-10-07T11:39:00.001-07:00

AITANA PHUNK. FIERCE. EDGY. GHETTO. ROUGH ON THE EDGES. LOUD. PASSIONATE. HOOD. BOSSY. POETIC. ASSERTIVE. HOT. ADRODGENIST. URBAN.
AITANA PHUNK. MY ALTER EGO. NON-STOP, HIP HOP DANCIN', RAG-TOPPIN, POPPIN',BOOGALOOIN' CHICK...LOVE IT.

STRUGGLES

2009-10-01T11:33:00.000-07:00

We've been struggling lately. It's been distressing and worrisome. We live day to day, hoping for little miracles. Boricua's work is kind of at a stand still due to the economy. They've put a freeze with new manager positions and recently cut out all of the supervisor positions. They've also cut the budget and no one will be getting raises. ON top of that, they cut every one's hours. He's only allowed to work 32 hours a week and he gets a hourly pay. His checks are hundreds of dollars less. ON top of that, I'm not working right now. My job paid well. I only worked about 6 hours a week but was bringing in an extra 200+ a week for the family. All of that extra income is not present. Our bank account is in the negative after paying bills and we donate plasma to pay for our groceries and gas. I've been trying to sell items online and find jobs. So far, no luck. My family is doing all that they can to help us out. It seems like everyone is at a hard spot rigthnow.

I'm so worried. I can't continue like this. But we are doing all that we can to get out of it. I'm working my butt off to sell items and finding teaching jobs. Boricua si applying for other jobs and part time jobs. We are living on a prayer and persistence. I hope something falls into our lap and does very soon. I have thousands of dollars in medical bills to pay for from my recent surgery and the general living expenses. I'm opening my home to childcare. I'm willing to even post a sign out in front of my house and sell my decadent and amazing caramel butter pecan fudge. By the way, it is the best fudge you will ever put in your mouth. Trust me. I have an ultra expensive designer bag that my stepmother gave to me that I'm selling. It's a 1,500 dollars bag and we're hoping to get alteast 800.oo for it. I've never used it. It's been reserved for latter use or sell. She also has precious silver flat wear that's she's willing to trade in and we'd split the profit. Isn't this crazy? Hey, you gotta do what ya gotta do to survive! I feel kind of like a panhandler but I'm not begging people for money. I'm actually working to sell things and earn money. I'm just feeling a bit humiliated. I'm even willing to clean homes! I did that as my job back when was 18 with my mom and aunt's former cleaning business.
Well, pray that we find something get a relief soon.

HAPPY ONE YEAR!

2009-09-30T11:20:00.001-07:00

WE HAVE OFFICIALLY LIVED IN UTAH FOR ONE YEAR NOW. I have mixed emotions about it. It was SO HARD to leave Maryland. I had the greatest friends, church, job, students, town and most of all, we were close to my stepson. I started my life out there. It's where I was married, where I had my babies, where I started teaching again and where I purchased 2 vehicles with my husband for the first time. That was our first investment together. I had the greatest support system. Our Ward was amazing. My whole perspective on the LDS Church changed. My whole life changed in Maryland. I was cushy and comfortable, despite the trials and not being closer to my family geographically. So, why the heck the big move to Utah? Well, with alot of pondering, planning and prayer (the 3 p's), we felt it was in the best interest of our family to move out here for a little while, so we can achieve the 'American Dream'. We wanted to buy a home. We wanted to be closer to my family so my kids could develop closer relationships with them. My mom and dad were unable to watch their grandkids grow. I wanted them and my kids to have that opportunity. My family missed us. We wanted the family support. We wanted a house to own. And we wanted a change for future growth. We went through heck at first with our decision. The big move was hard and by the time we hit Utah, I was very depressed. I was weepy and sad the first few weeks. I missed Mater ( my stepson), I missed my little apartment, I missed my friends, and my Ward(church). Well, we stuck through it and within a month, I had a teaching job and Boricua was working again. We started house hunting and put an offer in the first house we looked at by December. And here we are today, one year later. We've experienced alot and have had many ups and downs. It's been wonderful having my family around and getting closer to them once again. Of course it's GREAT owning a home. I LOVE my little gingerbread house. I love every part of it, except the neighborhood. There's rough areas around here and it being an older area, we have an ally out back and it's totally ghetto. BUT, we lucked out having a nice Ward(church). It's diverse and there's a good amount of converts. The converts really inspire me becuase they've seen and experience both ends of the spectrum in life. So, they're generally more understanding of people's situations and ideals. I really like that and wish it filtered throughout the entire World. It's been a BLAST decorating and doing what I want to my house. It's nice having a monthly mortgage that's cheaper than renting a 2 bedroom apartment out East. And most importantly, it's nice to call my mom, dad or sister and they can comeover within minutes.
We did have a few setbacks. Boricua had to suffer a pay cut. I've recently had to stop working because of my health. It's taken a HUGE toll on us financially. I had to get Emergency surgury. My brother in law was in trouble with the law and needed to leave the East Coast. We let him into our home day after moving in and he stuck around for 4 months. Its was a huge challenge. It was a great learning lesson for me and helped me to realize what to do and not do when my boys grow up into teenagers. Within a year, we've only been able to see Mater for 3 days total. He wasn't able to come out this Summer because his mom didn't want him to. Although he was supposed to, he didn't. That was discouraging.
So, all in all, it's been quite an experience. We will be here for another 2 years. Then we will sell our home and move again. I'm hoping it'll be back to Maryland!
Here's to ONE YEAR IN UTARDED!

My multi-dimensional DAD

2009-09-29T13:43:00.000-07:00

I feel I need to post a brief summary of a man I know as my dad. He is the most gifted, unique and multi-dimensional person I know. OFten times people are intimidated with his large vocabulary and ecentricities. He's a radical thinker and only the few can understand his complex cognitive levels. He is extremely spiritual and feels a oneness with a higher Entity. He writes, drawes, reads and has always been an avid biciclist. His artwork is truely a gift and it's astoundingly amazing ans surreal. He's written a text book type thesis on Cognitive Conseptual Mapping, that he did all on his own. He first thought it was a breakthrough to Cogntive Behavorial Therepy, but then, to his dismay, found out from his older brother, it's already been discovered. Only a noted Genius has been able to achieve that.
I'm so happy to say he's my papa. I remember the lessons taught growing up. I learned the meaning of retaliation. I learned what assertiveness, aggressiveness and passive aggressiveness was and it's distinctions by the time I was 8 years old. I also learned the destructiveness of Triangular Communication and what being dysfunctional is.
Amiss the great blessings mu dad has, he's suffered great tribulations. In 1987, on his way home from a bicycle race, he was struck by a driver who was legally blind. He suffered severe Brain Trauma, a badly broken neck and other life threatening wounds. He was not even a centimeter of a miracle to becoming a Quadropolegic. And all of this going on, my mom had 4 little kids, a dance studio and full time school to juggle. My dad spent months in a Rehabilitation Hospital. He could no longer work, barely speak and his dreams were shattered.
As the years went on, he struggled. My mom struggled but yet still kept her business alive and never neglected our needs and wants as children. My dad became Mr Mom. He made our dinner and tucked us into bed at night. There was never a night without our family coming together for prayer. Never a moment we were not learning something or reading something.
LAter on, my dad went back to school and obtained his Masters Degree. He then decided to do part time work as an Anger Management and Substance Abuse Counseler. With his disability, he is never allowed to work over 20 hours in a week. With that, he's focused on his gifts. He's putting out several pieces of his art and turning a youtube video into a visual art. He writes alot and has a 4 inch thick binder of notes about the Brain. He's an avid studier of the Bible. He has a strong conviction of there being a Jesus Christ who is our Savior. And still, he has the time to goof off and act like a boy.
My dad is A brilliant man.
PLEASE watch his work at You tube. CALLED RANDXERO.

Reeeeeeeeeee-CAPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP!!!!!

2009-09-21T16:39:00.000-07:00

GOSH! I've been really horrible with keeping on the blog train! Who reads it anyway??!! I guess I only have time for Facebook and that's it. I've been sick too! Go figure! I'm always getting sick! I developed a sinus infection from a nasty flu/cold bug. It lasted for 2 weeks! Ugh, and I'm still to grip with this whole surgery thing! Ever since I had my abdomen pulled, tucked, cut and stitched, I've had chronic nausea and heartburn!! Is that normal?? I'm still having gas issues! It's quite annoying; I'll admit. Should I give you the V Fam run down??!!
Okay, if you insist...
*Prince is doing awesome is school and he loves it. Coinsidently, his teacher is from Maryland! Funny eh??!
*BRAIN FARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRttttt haha.
*I'm not working rightnow! I need to focus on getting better before making any other extra commitments!
*I started dancing again!!!! And start performing again soon too! YEAH!
*I'm going back to school this Winter!!!
*I've gained 10 pounds...do you love it??!! haha. Thanks to post surgery madness. I'll lose it soon.
*Wise is ALMOST potty-trained! We're almost done with diapers in the V Fam house! YESSSSSS!!

His first day!

2009-09-03T16:52:00.000-07:00

Yes, Prince had his first day of Preschool in Tuesday! We was so excited! He showered, dressed and fed himself. Despite his goofing off with little brother, he was rearin' to go!
And what an eventful first day it was! Right when he got there, he washed his hands so the 'home germs' would stay at home, found his name tag and traced over it for name writing practice and recognition(they do that every time. What a great idea, eh?). He istantly delved into the trains and happily played til class started. The first day was shapes and colors. He had alot of fun! He made a fruit loop necklace, an 'i spy' shape and color finder( a toilet paper roll w/shaped glued onto it) and he made a special picture that said; 'A mouse lives in the BLUE house'. He then played outside with sidewalk chalk and in a playhouse. When I picked him up, I've never seen a cuter face than that very moment!
It was pure bliss!!
He's so happy to be in preschool!

UPDATE!!!!!!

2009-08-31T11:32:00.001-07:00

I'm feeling alot better! I've been battling a bad case of the flu/cold for the last few days! Other than that, I'm looking forward to getting my tum back into shape and have it not look like ground beef!!!

Post surgery

2009-08-27T15:53:00.001-07:00

It's two weeks to the day I had my surgery. IT has been the hardest recovery and sometimes excruitiating! By Monday, I was feeling worse. Then Tuesday, EVEN WORSE! I was going down hill instead of uphill!!! I was running a fever and my abdomen was on fire!! IT was sensitive and hurt to just barely touch my stomach. I had the chills, a migraine, could barely walk and THE WORST RESTLESS LEGS IVE EVER EXPERIENCED IN MY LIFE!!!!!! My arms were painful and restless too. My nerves were twitching like I was a crackhead...it was badddddd....to make light of the whole situation.
Boricua then gave me a blessing Tuesday night and I was given instant comfort. Wednesday rolled around and my fever was gone, my stomach wasn't on fire and my nerves were calmer. My swelling had gone down dramatically and I feel so much more at peace with it all. Now today, it's like night and day with how I feel. I seem to be getting stronger and stronger every day!
So to count one of my many blessings; I'm grateful to have the Priesthood in my home!

Summer's almost over!

2009-08-24T16:54:00.000-07:00

I can't believe Summer's coming toan end already. I didn't do half of the things I wanted to do but accomplished alot at the same time!
Amiss all of the hours of being in the beautiful and bearable heat here in Utah doing yardwork, I didn't do nearly as much of outdoor activities as I intended to do. Personally, I feel the Summer here has been very mild and the first month consisted of non-stop rain.
Our vacation didn't really feel like a vacation. 6 out of the 10 days, we were on the road, driving and miserable. And it ended up to be kind of a BIG HUGE let down.

We didn't get to spend our Summer with MAter. Which was a bummer.
I didn't take advantage of how close the Gateway is to my house and use the fountain for a fun day of play in the water, for free.
I didn't get as tan as I wanted to...but I never do.
We never made it camping.
We never made it boating.
We never made it to Lagoon.
We never made it down to St George and Vegas.
We only went to the pool twice.
We DID remodel our kitchen
We DID get our yard looking nice
We DID get the things we needed to get for our home
And last but not least...I had surgery.
So, the last few weeks of the Summer, consist of rest and recovery from a Laproscopic Umbilical Hernia repair. I wont even be allowed to swim for another 4 weeks. By then, it'll be FALL...
FALL???!!!!! ALREADY??!!!
We've already lived in Utah for nearly a year so far??!!
WOW, where the heCK the does the time go??!! I wish I knew!
PRince officially is enrolled in preschool. He is so excited and he already has a nice new backpack. He'll be going to the Polka Dot Parade Preschool in Centerville, UTah. Which is nice because it's right off the freeway and my house is a block away from the freway! So it takes only a few minutes to get there and Centerville is a very nice area. He'll be going every Tuesday and Thursday form 12:30-3pm. It works perfect with our schedule.
So, Summer's coming to an end and what did the V Fam accomplish?
* A New kitchen w/ new stainless steel appliances
* A mininally invasive surgery with a long and miserable recovery
* And driving all the way across America two times in a 10 day period!!!

How was your summer??!!
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the kitchen's coming along

2009-08-19T23:31:00.001-07:00

The curtains haven't been sewn and hung correctly yet. They're just plopped up on the windows all pinned up. I haven't had time to make my balloon drapery. The tile back splash was put up but NOT grouted yet. We have just the little finishing touches to do. SOme of the hardware is missing, the caulking, the drapes of course, the grouting and the bottom kick boards arent up. Then the glass shelves need to be put in and I need to by my Hermes knock off china to display. OH yah, we have a new ceiling fan to install too. But we're getting close!!!!!! Even with surgeries, work and moms being out of commission, we've managed to stay on top of it!!!
We still have alto to do!!! So far...so good I hope!!

POST-OP POSTING

2009-08-17T12:24:00.000-07:00

Well, we're going on day 4 after my surgery. I'm glad it was a minimally invasive procedure and fixable. However, post-op has been very hard. It's extremely uncomfortable and painful! Sometimes it feels like my insides are tearing apart! I walk like a cave woman! Meaning; I can't walk upright. That's hurting my back now. Im very swollen BUT the swelling could've been worse if I didn't ice pack it up as much as I do. Since they blew my stomach up with Co2, I've had alot of shoulder pain. I have trouble urinating and can't poop for the life of me...yah, let's not get into that....
I'm doped up on 7.5 x2 lortabs every 4hours. Plus some ibprofen. I'm so doped up on narcotics. This post may not even make any sense when it's all said and done.

So, this laproscopic procedure causes you to become very gassy. But ya can't pass the gas because you can't push it out, or it'll feel like you're tearing your abdomen to pieces. So, ya kinda just sit here, miserable, hoping and praying to fart...yep, pretty much.
The only time I'm capable to do anything, is when I'm narced up on painkillers. Hence, this post, is a product of a Narced up Soosie. I hope it makes sense and I hope you enjoy.
Thanks to all of my family and friends who've helped me out!!!!!
I'll keep you posted.

A HERNIA????!!!!!!!!!

2009-08-09T14:48:00.001-07:00

Lately I've been experiencing ALOT of weird abdominal pain and MAJOR BLOAT! MY stomach looked and felt like I was about 6 months pregnant. I was nauseous constantly and nearly vomited every time I ate. I was feeling icky EVERYWHERE! Then the doctor found a mass in my abdomen! A MASS??!! I went in for a CT SCAN Friday. Saturday rolled around and the pain intensified, started rising up my right shoulder and arm. I noticed my hand starting to swell and become numb...I freaked out! Abdominal mass....CT SCAN..NOW THAT??!! I rushed to the Emergency room and there I received my CT SCAN results. Well, it just so happened I have an incarcerated umbilical hernia that has FAT TRAPPED IN IT! FAT??!! I was a little embarrassed. Does that mean I'm out of shape and chubby??!! So, anyway, this trapped fat inside the hernia was starting to obstruct my bowels and that's what was making me so nauseous and swollen! The CT SCAN also picked up a small follicular cyst on the left side. But that is the least of our worried right now. I go in for surgery on Thursday to repair this hernia and get that small piece of fat outta there. Hey, at least, I'll get um...kind of like...a small lipo type tummy repair type surgery... kinda...WEll..the whole hernia mess was caused from my pregnancies. Not from obesity, not from poor health and not from straining..but from BABIES!!! The doctor said I've always had that small hole in my abdominal wall but since I stayed thin and in shape, it never herniated. Well, now that I've had babies and put on some weight, it's obstructing my bowels! They have to repair it before it strangulates my bowels and kills off a Part of my intestine! SCARRY! EWWW!!! So, I'm in pain and discomfort and will be out of commission for a while. I'll be bed ridden and praying I get the help I need for my boys. It'll be a challenging next few weeks but I'm SO GRATEFUL it's nothing more serious! I thank the Lord for that.
Wish me luck!

OUR 4th of July pics...

2009-07-22T14:53:00.000-07:00

These are just a few but I forgot to post them! We had a nice 4th! We just hung out at home and later walked up to the park to watch fireworks!

16 AND PREGNANT & ADOPTION

2009-07-20T15:43:00.000-07:00

Last night I watched a show called '16 and Pregnant' on MTV. The title for the show is self explanatory...the girls are 16...and pregnant. It's a 60 minute documentary taking them through pregnancy, how they cope and the difficulties of raising a child at such a young age. Usually these young girls have dead beat and immature boyfriends and generally come form broken homes. They struggle tremendously and som even drop out of high school.
Well, this story in particular, was a bit different. Two young teenagers ultimately decided to give their baby up for adoption. These young kids put their own feelings aside and soley thought of what was in the best interest of the child. They were both from broken homes, the bio father had a dad who was in prison for 10 years and the bio mother's own mom had a difficult time raising her and drug issues. The first concern they had was; they DID NOT want their child to be brought up they way they did. They felt their child deserved the very best life and they KNEW they couldn't do that at the given time. Through the entire pregnancy, these teens' parents fought and fought them NOT to give it up for adoption. But they surprisingly stood their ground and went with what they intuitively felt was the right thing to do.
This show was EXTREMELY moving, motivating and eye opening for me. As I have ALWAYS been a HUGE SUPPORTER of adoption, this show has given me more conviction of the SELF-LESS and MOST LOVING act of what is, adoption. I felt these young parents should be looked at as role models for other young teenagers who may get pregnant. Even single parents who struggle with their own lives. With the turmoil and pressure from family, personal anguish and sacrifice, they set that aside, didn't enable the feelings and stood up for what was right. I can only imagine the pain and emptiness you'd feel as a biological parent, who has 9 months of bonding, delivers the child into the world and still has the strength to give that child to a loving and and established couple the blessing of an Eternity. What is more self-less and giving than giving your CHILD, knowing you're not capable to give it a great life, to a family who CAN'T have children and yearn a longing for them. If adoption was more advocated and easier to do, I know there'd be a better youth. So many children, IN THIS COUNTRY ALONE, are born into very devastating and horrible circumstances. And we've got hundreds of thousands of loving couples who yearn for children.
With these circumstances, the children don't have a choice but the parent does. I don't know anything more unconditional loving and selfless than giving your child the chance to live a great and prosperous life! I was astounded and proud of this young couple, despite the sadness they went through, continually thought of this precious little baby girl and the best interest of her future. You could feel their pain. You're heart just broke but you were so touched by that amazing act of service and love they did. And espite the sadness, they were all filled with pure joy, giving this amazing gift to a couple and seeing their faces light up, was just amazing.
This young couple truely thought of this new life. They didn't think of themselves once. Not once. I was bawling my eyes out. Seriously sobbing. I still choke up thinking about it. Honestly, there's no other kinder and more loving act of service, than giving your child, that' you're uncapable to taking care of, to a family that can amd desire to.
I suggest you watch this show. It will touch your heart. I know it did mine and I'm a HUGE HUGE HUGE supporter of ADOPTION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It's a pure act of LOVE.

just a few summertime flowers...

2009-07-16T12:33:00.000-07:00

planted and cared for by yours truely...

I'm the HOMEMAKING QUEEN!!

2009-07-16T11:13:00.001-07:00

Don't fight me when I say I'm the homemaking queen! ;) I think I've got my arms full of projects that I can't cover in one blog post..but I'll sure try! hehe

Other than sewing (except handsewing a few things here and there), I've got loads a stuff I'm doing...but I yearn to sew pretty badly...I'm just waiting for my machine from my dad's wife. It's a Pfaff. I'm super duper excited.

My biggest project of all is my YARD!!! My home stood vacant for a year and the entire yard was neglected. We had to pretty start from scratch. I did things the 'old fashioned way' and its working out thus FAR! Check out the grass seeds poking through the soil! YES! I tilled, fertilized, weeded and seeded my yard ALL ON MY OWN!!! The grass coming up is VERY rewarding! I also planted some plants and flowers. Here are a few pics of my proof of hard work:

I'll keep you updated!!!!

I've also done some refurbishing to two pieces of furniture. I was given an old beat up side table that needed som emajor TLC. I saw the beauty in it and redid the entire thing! I sanded, stripped, repainted 2 coats of Ballet Slipper Pink color, distressed by hand, clear coated and added pink crystal knobs. It goes absolutely perfect with my ultra shabby chic living room! Check it out:

A few months ago we bought a bare birch kitchen island form IKEA. It's a solid birch island. I polished it with bees wax (2 coats) and stained the bottom half with a red. While polishing, it stained the wood as well and brought out all of the tree knots and swirls. It's just perfect now for my rustic kitchen. It's going to go sooo well with our NEW white STAT style cabinets from IKEA and SOLID BIRCH countertops! IT will also have a large farm sink (DOMSJO SINK FROM IKEA) and a few of the cabinet doors will have the country style glass windows. Oh..I can't wait!
Here's the island I redid on my own:

I also found the cutest plates from Target. They went PERFECT with my kitchen and they're PLASTIC!! Which means we can use them DAILY! This serving platter was just a must have for my table centerpiece. Check it out:

This is the serveware set I plan to get and display in my glass door wall cabinets:
They're a replica of Hermes Collection!!!

Can you just visualize the awesomeness??!! I sure can!

SO MUCH TO BLOG ABOUT!!!!

2009-07-16T10:46:00.000-07:00

IT's been over a MONTH since I posted anything new or monotenous! ;)
Well, since then, we ventured out to Maryland by car, back and forth the Country 4 times total in a 10 day period. We quickly learned we will never drive that much ever again....I better knock on wood. I think we've covered almost every State in the MidWest. And sorry to the Midwest lovers when I say this, but...we weren't very impressed...to put it lightly. It's terribly humid, it has alot of bugs, it's flat and there were Anti-Abortion or 'be saved or go to Hell' Bulletins EVERYWHERE. It was kind of bazaar. It's cool to express your zeal, as to put it, for your values but I think highway bulletins every few miles is a bit extreme...just sayin'...
We passed through Denver, Witchita, Topeka, Indianapolis, St Louis and Kansas City. Out of all of those Cities, we liked Denver the best. Colorado is actually a pretty cool State. Of course we drove through Ohio, Illinois and West Virginia as well. I will never live in the Midwest...'nuff said.
The upside to our long trip was seeing Mater(my stepson) and our friends from Maryland. Mater was supposed to come stay with us this Summer but as soon as we hit Indiana, his mom changed her mind and wanted him to go back home. It was a huge bummer but we didn't fight it. We were just severly disappointed. :( Hopefully next year things will go smoother and he can make it out here for a nice visit! We really want him to feel he's a part of our family. :) No matter how far away we are from him.
Here are a few pics from the trip:

Funny little prince

2009-06-09T11:17:00.000-07:00

Yesterday, we went for a walk through our neighborhood and we walked past some smashed honeysuckles on the ground. Prince lit up and yelled out, " Hagh(gasp)!! Look mom! Suckle-Honeys!" He was so excited.

And according to Prince, all flowers are tulips and full bloomed roses are shaped like squares...

And I need to video tape Wise's 'dance'. He has a signature move...

I love my life!

FLOWERS FROM MY YARD

2009-05-27T09:55:00.000-07:00

What's a better beauty than roses and nostalgia??!!
I pick the most amazing flowers from my yard and proudly display them around my house. Not only do they look pretty, they smell wonderful!

MY NEW OBSESSION

2009-05-27T09:28:00.000-07:00

VINTAGE AND MORE VINTAGE BOUTIQUES!!!!!
I WANT TO HAVE MY OWN BOUTIQUE!
So nostalgic, unique and dainty pretty!
I love love love love love them!
BE ON THE LOOK out for Soosie's Boutique!
Coming to a blog near you!

BLONDES HAVE MORE FUN??!!

2009-05-27T09:25:00.001-07:00

WELL...DO THEY??!!
Maybe in the SUMMER!
I've seen the light again!

Procrastination Birthday update

2009-05-27T09:06:00.001-07:00

My 26th Birthday was LAST TUESDAY and I FAILED to post anything until now! But it's okay! You didn't miss out on much!
I woke up @ 9:20 am. Realized I overslept because I had a hair appointment in 10 minutes. I put my hair back, brushed my teeth and dashed out the door!
I decided to go back to being a blond..since it's warm outside and all. My hair took a long time but good thing I was stuck with a pleasant young lady who did a great job!
I musingly trotted downstairs in the salon for my pedicure. It was amazing. Although I was nodding off to sleep during it all. I was EXHAUSTED!
I then picked Boricua up for work. I got a few texts and calls from friends and Family wishing me a happy Birthday.
I then attempted to coordinate dinner with family and friends. I failed. I procrastinated. But it totally was okay because Boricua and I had a one on one date! I realized I preferred that than a big hoop-lah of a dinner.
We notched off at Tucano's @ the Gateway Mall. It's the whole Brazillian experience! We were carnivores for a night. The food was AMAZING and best yet, I had my favorite dessert in Lew of cake for My birthday; CREME BRULEE! It was awesome.
My mom sent me a card, my bro sent me a card and Boricua, of course, spoiled me with a day at the spa and my IPOD Touch I received a week prior.
It was a good day. Really low key and lackadaisical.

PHOTO FRIDAY

2009-05-15T09:52:00.000-07:00

AN ODE TO MY OBSESSION WITH VINTAGE...EVEN MY HOUSE IN TOTALLY VINTAGE.
How can you NOT like vintage???

Mothers Day= lazy day

2009-05-12T08:58:00.000-07:00

I had a FABULOUS Mother's Day! I got just what i wanted; SLEEP!!!!! I didn't shower. I didn't do my hair. I didn't even do my makeup! I drank diet coke while reading in bed and ate chocolate. I had Chinese food for dinner and hung around my mom's house, listening to my brother's stories of life in Korea. Boricua gave me an Ipod Touch for mom's day and my birthday(my birthday is on the 19th of this month). You know, an Ipod Touch is a rather extravegent gift for just mom's day...well..maybe not. I deserved it! ha! I didn't want to get my lazy butt up and get ready for church. So, I laid in bed all day. I did some scrapbooking for my mom's book too but that was fun(By the way, I'm becoming a scrapbook ADDICT).
My boys were lookin' super stud-like from their new haircuts and I had to take pictures of their awesome faces. The pictures below explain it all.
LAter on, my dad came with a big gift bag for me! IT was a cute breakfast tray, so I can enjoy eating right in front of my TV.
I hope all of the other moms had a great Mother's Day! I wish we had a Mother's Day everyweek! Hey....that's a good idea! haha

Photo Friday people...

2009-05-08T00:36:00.000-07:00

My little boys.
Wait! Prince prefers to be called a 'big boy' now.

I'm VENTING...

2009-05-07T14:40:00.000-07:00

Ya wanna know what's driving me to insanity? RIGHT when we moved into our house, people have been living, yes LIVING, with us NONSTOP. I wake up and the house is in shambles. I lay down at night to watch TV in PEACE and I have two tag alongs on my floor, asking if they can have the remote. And no, I'm not talking about my kids. They're not the tag alongs!
I can't shower or go to the bathroom with the door open because people are roaming about in my house. My live-in visitors are very unorganized and don't clean up to my standards. A nd they just do little annoying things like; leaving lights on after leaving a room, eating in the family room while I'm trying to watch TV and they chew like a COW, put water in the dish soap dispenser so the soap 'lasts longer', and letting my kids go outside, in their jammies and play in the DIRT!
I'm seriously over it. Boricua and I have no time to ourselves. We never get to do the 'stuff' married people do...because we've got brother in law in one room and daddy-o in the other room.
I love how my bro-in-law take 20 minute long showers and leaves messes everywhere he goes. Sense my sarcasm? My utility bills have doubled since they've been here and they think all they have to do is help out with the kids and buy some food for the house. Yep, it totally makes sense! Use our electricity, water and gas and we'll foot the bill! Oh yah, the mortgage too! No problem! Money grows on trees right in our front yard!
I've got 3 grown men living here and very little yard work has gotten done. I don't have grass. I have dirt!
Oh yes, and it's so awesome they feel they have the right to answer my cell phone and use up all of my day time minutes. And when they touch the thermostat, turn it WAY up when it's 70 degrees outside.
I'm just lovin' my house. It's so peaceful!!!
Boricua and I are to a point where we don't even want to be home...in OUR HOME! We feel like we're being pushed out and no matter what we say, it goes in one ear and out the other!
UGH!!!! I've had it!

IT's time for me to GLOAT

2009-05-01T21:26:00.000-07:00

...'Cuz I haven't in a long long long time.

My Boys are OBSESSED with Nutella. Give them the jar and a spoon and they'll be busy for hours...literally. I know..lazy parenting.

Prince has natural rhythem. I know, every parent says that about their kid but coming from a momma who's a DANCER and has made it as a career, knows what Natural Rhythem REALLY IS. Homeboy can get down! WOW... he does some amazing body waves and foot work. It's truely hilarious and amazing at the same time. He LOVES hip hop and break dancing. He's gonna be 'V-Boy the B-boy!' haha

Wise...such a small body with a BIG personality! This boy can party and he sleeps in!! Yes, wake up time for him isn't until 9 am...BIG SIGH...he has my heart. His langauge skill are amazing. He's inquisitive and an instigator. He's a sneaky little fart. Everything Prince does, he does. It's a domino effect. He knows his colors. He knows his name starts with a 'B' and you know how small children usually have a hard time pronouncing their 'R's? Ya know, 'R' is pronounced 'ow'. Well, Wise is exact opposite. He likes to say , " Herrre. Herrre!" Over and over with GREAT EMPHASIS on the Rrrrrrrrr. IT's hilarious. And of course, he loves music. Are you surprised? He'll start bobbing up and down and says, " Ook Momma! Music!" I'm still trying to figure out how to look at music.

Prince cracks me up with his antics and the things he says. I really can't write them all down. He's just, like, seriously cool. He is a cool dude. He has swagger. He recently picked out his own pair of sunglasses and they are so hip. He has excellent taste in things. The only problem I have with him is, POTTY TALK. He loves to say 'buttcrack'. I had to tote him along last Monday to teach my Ballet class and while I was demonstrating a demi plie, we all here a little cracky voice say, " butt crrrack ". He loves to say idiot. Everything is an 'idiot'. We're still working on that.

Seriously, these boys are all BOY and PURE STUDS.

MY MAryland Friend came for a VISIT!

2009-05-01T21:06:00.001-07:00

MY Best Friend came in town for a quick weekend visit. It was alot of fun! IT was so nice getting out and HAVING A G.N.O!!! The only setback was, I was SICK the WHOLE TIME! I was taking tylenol severe cold and 800 mg of Ibprofen just to keep me from being a drag of a hostess. I think I REALLY enjoyed PArk City. That is my kind of town. Nestled in the Mountains, with all of the freelance artists roaming and one of a kind Boutiques GALORE. I also ate some of the BEST fudge I've ever had in my life. What sucked was my prolonging virus, up 10,500 ft above sea level and walking everywhere. I felt like garbage...and you would've never known it...until I started wheezing and kindly asked my friend if we could sit for a minute...Gosh dang...it sucked. We roamed the Gateway (of COURSE, it being the best shopping oasis in Salt Lake City and me living a few blocks away from it) and you couldn't have asked for a nicer day to do it. IT was beautiful outside. I was a stylist for a day and put together some outfits for my friend. That was amazing..I could do it all day everyday. I only had a throbbing, buring throat and a fever, that's no big deal, right? OH well, other than that, I had alot of fun! Just being me...laughing..being silly...and taking lots of photos.
I'm excited for my trip to MAryland in June!!

EASTER SUNDAY

2009-04-16T23:56:00.000-07:00

We had a nice Easter Sunday! The sun was out and my pansies were glowing. I sported my butterfly scarf. My boys wore their Festive outfits, they were out of control and all sugared up!
We had dinner here and I cooked up a traditional Mormon Easter Dinner. Ya know, ham, rolls, salad and funeral potatoes? I did however omit the green jello. It was all super good. I twisted it up (so I hope!) a bit and made my famous pineapple upside down cake for dessert. You haven't have pineapple upside down cake until you've had mine! Bias??? ..Nah...!!!
The following week has been atrocious. It's freezing cold, wet and it actually snowed in April. I'm back to sweats and freezing toes...and not getting my grass seeds spread. Dang man! It's a humdinger post Easter Week!
Other than that, Easter was NICE, AS ALWAYS!!!

HE'S A PRINCE!

2009-04-07T13:23:00.000-07:00

Prince is really expanding his vocabulary these days and absorbing any kind of information he hears. I mean, ANY KIND.
He's obsessed with flashlights. MY dad allows him to use his and he has to show EVERYONE his discoveries. He came up to my dad recently and said, " Hey Grandpa; can I use your flashlight to NAVIGATE?" A big word for a just turned 4 year old, eh?
PRince, this might be a bad sign on momma's part, but, he has every commercial from Nickelodeon and Cartoon Network memorized. Observant and a great memory? YES! Is mom letting him watch too much TV? YES! I decided it was TV cut back time.

I will hear PRince attemting to discipline Wise. He will say, " Don't start B******! It's inapropriate! IF you're going to scream, you can do it in the basement! Do you wanna go down there?" He WILL say it that eloguently, YES. I wonder where he hears it from...OH DEAR.

If he's having a bad day, he'll say, " UGhhrr! I'm getting FUSTRATED!" Yes, no 'r' pronunciation after the 'f'.
IF you need to wipe his nose, clean his ears or anything he doesn't want to do; he'll try to stop you from doing it by saying, " LEMME TELL YOU A STORY!"...he doesn't have one....he's just smart enough to know it can hault the uncomfortable tasks of having to sit still.
And lastly, everything gross is, "Isscusking"...his pronunciation for 'disgusting'.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY PRINCE X

2009-03-28T00:53:00.001-07:00

FUNNY, QUIRKY, SENSITIVE, SMART and AMAZING BIG 4 YEAR OLD!!!!
It seems not very long ago I delivered you! And you were pretty easy to do so!!
I LOVE YOU!
You're my PRINCE!!!!!!
Happy Birthday!!

A true delight

2009-03-28T00:48:00.000-07:00

NAPTIME.
Especially when one has to sleep with a toy in their hand.
Gotta love life!

SCARY MONDAY

2009-03-24T22:09:00.000-07:00

The past week the boys have been battling a cold. Prince seemed to have been hit with the bug the most. His coughing continued. He broke out in hives for two days...still unsure how that happened. He was cranky and warmer than normal. By the weekend, he seemed to be getting better. But he was still cranky...

6:00 am Monday morning, he storms in my room, crying awakens me and he says his ear hurt. I thought maybe he slept on it wrong. So I checked his forhead for a fever. It wasn't extra warm and I sent his back to bed.

8:30 am rolls around. He STILL is complaining about his ear. I asked him where the pain was. He just pointed to his ear and said it was , "Big". Okay, so I thought it was plugged from drainage from his cold.

9:30 rolls around. He's lethargic. His ear still hurts. Boricua tells me his ears are dirty and told me to gently clean them out. So, I give it a try. I look into his right ear, the one that hurts and clean the outer part of it. I go on to the next. OF course, he's fighting me. He's laying on my lap, with his right ear lying on my leg. My bro in law was helping me, then he shouts out, " OH MY GOSH OH MY GOSH! He's bleeding! He bleeding!" I suddenly lift him up, there's blood all over my pants and what do'ya know, he's bleeding OUT OF HIS EAR! No trickle trickle. More like gush gush! My bro in law freaked out and said, " Call the cops! Get the ambulance!" Boricua and I were completely calm. I was totally alarmed though! I mean, he was bleeding out of his EAR! I was afraid his ear drum popped or he had some blood pressure...annurism...I didn't know! Then I put the hurty ear and bleeding together and figured...it's gotta be some major ear infection! We quickly put our shoes on and drove to the Emergency room. ON our way there, PRince was completely pale and lethargic. I was getting worried. He wasn't all there. Right when we went to check him in, SPPPLLLLAAATT! He throws up all over the place..and again...and again...and again....AND AGAIN!!! Thank goodness for those throw-up elephant trunk bags. Yah, not doggy bags...they look like elephant trunks! Hence, the name! Anyway, we get back... Prince yelps, " Imma throw up! Imma throw up!" He upchecked again. Afterwards, he'd say in agony, "I'm done...I'mm donnnee." PRolonged... Then the verdict came in...a super bad ear infection! Something ruptured in his ear! Now we're on the heavy duty antibiotic drill and Prince is feeling back to normal now.
It was surely a scary experience!

The ANNUAL BOYS birthday party

2009-03-24T21:35:00.001-07:00

Wise and PRince's Birthdays are two weeks apart and we decided to do a combined birthday party! I always ask myself why I do it because it's such a pain in the butt to prepare but it always turns out to be ALOT OF FUN!
It was CHAOS! Pure and UTTER chaos! Trying to regulate both of the boys when opening presents, um ,crrazy. But good crazy! WE had are family a few very close friends come and join us. Of course we partied it up YO GABBA GABBA style! That's my boy's favorite show! And oddly enough, some of the parents didn't even know what Yo Gabba Gabba was!! GGGAAASSSPPP!!! Why, it's only the best kids show on TV! I guess the moms are Disney fans but dog gonnit, watch Nick JR sometimes! Yo Gabba Gabba is the most creative and hip show. The V Fam loves it. Nonetheless, we exposed all of our party harty guests to the coveted YO GABBA GABBA.
Heaven forbid I did major decorations. BLAGH. I did do super goody bags! I used blue paper sack bags and attatched the head and arms to each bags with the characters of the show. They were really cute. Then I did some cut outs, had the themed plates and cups. IT was super duper.

But alas, NO BIG parties next year!!!!

St. Patricks Day

2009-03-17T18:29:00.000-07:00

The V fam doesn't celebrate it much....but my old 5th grade teacher came to visit me and asked me if the leperchauns were coming to visit our house...I looked at her puzzled...she then reprimended me and said, "YOu have to celebrate it with your kids! It's fun!" I took her advice. Like I always did back in 5th grade and still do to this day. Odd a student has a friendship with one of their former teachers? Well, in all of the wrong ways, yes. But I must share that this particular teacher was my hero..or herione..her being a she and all...We've managed to keep in touch all of these years and she's like a mom to me. I love her and look up to her. She is the best teacher I EVER HAD and any child is very lucky to have her as a school teacher.
But anyway..I got off track...so...after lunch with my 5th grade teacher (sounds so funny!), she opted to head to the store, to get gold wrapped candy and green mints. She told me to make a trail and tell my boys the leperchaun visited! The boys bought it! They loved it!!! And now it's going to be a stuck tradition!!
OH yah, she convinced me into buying green food coloring to make green pancakes too! OF COURSE I'm doing it! She's a school teacher! She has all of the good ideas and KNOWS what kids like....since teaching kids for 22 years!
So, it turned out to be a green happy dappy day....despite a few setbacks with work...

Prince's night time questions...

2009-03-17T18:25:00.002-07:00

I just tucked Prince in for bed and he innocently asks me,
" Mom, where's Jesus? "

I replied, " He's up in Heaven and watching over you. "

he then said, " Well, I don' wan' him to be far far away. "

I said, " He's not! He's with you wherever you go and making sure you're safe! "

He then said profoundly, " OH.."
And that was it...

FROM THE CAPTIONS BELOW....

2009-03-17T18:25:00.001-07:00

You have to start from the bottom UP!!!!

Wise's birthday

2009-03-15T21:25:00.001-07:00

He was combating a major cold but was a good sport. The pics go in order with the scenerio:
..."I'm sick and I want to go nuh-nigh'. Please don't put me in my high chair AGAIN!"
..." Ahhhhh!!! Why is everyone singing so loudly to me in my FACE?!"
..." Well, it wasn't so bad I guess..I got to blow out some fire."
..." YUMMM!!!! Cake!!!! Sick?? ME?? NO!!"
..." CHEEEEESEE!!!!" ( yes, he literally said that!)

It was fun! Now it's onto the COMBINED party for both boys! All Yo Gabba Gabba themed and all!
...I'm still trying to understand why I do these parties every year...oh wait..this year matters because it'll be the first time my family can come!

ENJOY!!!

finished project

2009-03-13T23:38:00.000-07:00

I finished the chair a few weeks ago byt never got around to posting photos on my blog. Well...I did now. It was super easy and fun to do!!!
It's perfect in my living room!
There ya have it...a refurbished antique chair..made by me.

Happy HAPPY Birthday to my baby Wise

2009-03-13T23:04:00.000-07:00

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY BABY BOY

TWO YEARS HAVE PASSED and this day is vivid in my mind. What an amazing spirit you have and how you've enriched my life. You are the sweetest and most lovable little boy. You're always happy and LOVE to be cuddled. I love to watch you discover the things we are surrounded with in this life. I love how you twiddle your fingers together when you're intensely watching Yo Gabba Gabba or Little Einsteins on TV. I love watching your little legs work as they try to run really fast. I love it when you twirl your hair and ask for your 'bobo'. I love your big smile and big hazel eyes. I love it when you crawl into bed with me, ley your head on the pillow and say, "Nah-Nigh'"... Then you pretend to fall asleep. I love how well mannered you are. I love how you admire dad, aka, Dadda. I love how little you are. And most of all, I love how you make my life soo much more worth while!

LOVE YOU!!!!

A WHIRLWIND OF A RE-CAP!!!!

2009-03-09T23:11:00.000-07:00

PLEASE MY BELOVED READERS!
Bare with my neglect to write and allow me to recap! Pretty please??!!

Well, first, I didn't blog about my 4 year wedding anniversary! GASP!! How dare I??!! It was already nearly a month ago since then! Well, this year, we took NO photos but had a FULL day of pampering at the day spa. I had a nearly two hour long pedicure but before that, I enjoyed an hour long seaweed back massage. After my marathon pedicure, Boricua and I enjoyed a partner facial. We were GLOWING afterwards. Of course we couldn't pass the day by without some dessert..and no not that kind of dessert..we had cheesecake! From the Cheesecake Factory! Then, our day was over by 6 pm and my brother re-welcomed us with our kids. That was that. Another year older and another year wiser...or so how the cliche goes.

We were then informed of a visitor who's coming to stay with us until he starts school. Well, that visitor has since taken alot of my mental energy. Not because he's a bad kid but because he's a teenager. He likes to see how far he can bend the rules before the rule stick snaps. It's only turned into me snapping and not the rule stick.

We have a GREAT Ward. The youth love 'chillin' at our house...but then again, I found out one of the young men was afraid of me! ME??!! Lil' old Soosie? No!!! Well you know, I did have a right to be irritated when I came home from teaching, my house was full of teenagers, my kids weren't being watched and they were on my computer! I think any parent can relate!

I'm still trying to get the decor done to my house...since the pictures, things have been done or added..'nuff said.

The boys brithdays are coming up and Wise's happen's to fall on Friday the 13th this year. Oh dear.

Boricua and I will speak in Sacrament Meeting for the first time this month. I opted for him to speak on HUMILITY and SELF CONTROL...because he likes to get haughty and arrogent at times..oh dang! You didnt' hear that from me!!

YES! I finished my chair. You can see photos on my Facebook account. It's super cute.
Other than that..it's same ol' same ol' in Soosie-ville, aka DancNplay's land!

Cheerio!

My New Project

2009-02-19T10:33:00.000-08:00

My mom gave me an old chair that I thought was just so cute. It's been passed down for many years and re-finished somewhere in the 70s. This chair was built in 1926 through Thomasville Furniture. I am TOTALLY OBSESSED with vintage and antiques rightnow. It's a crime. Then I find it very stimulating to take these pieces and refurbish them myself! So....hence..it's what I'm doing with this amazing chair!

I found some super cute fabric from Ikea. I thought the black coordinated with my bookshelf and the splash of color and design went perfect with my pink wall. I will cover the padding with the fabric and will be painting the chair an off white. Then I'm distressing the chair; so it'll look a bit rustic/antique and it'll add character. Then I'll finish it off with a matte finishing spray. I just ripped the old padding off and folded the fabric over the seat to see how it'd look....As you see Below!!

It's going to be STELLAR once I'm done!!!!! Woohooo! I have a new hobby!

HOUSE UPDATE...

2009-02-14T16:15:00.000-08:00

We're GETTING THERE!!!!! I'm enjoying homeownership!!

PHOTO MONDAY!!!!

2009-01-26T22:53:00.000-08:00

Since is was Boricua's Birthday today, I will post photos of him and his Bday dinner. He FINALLY SHAVED OFF HIS BEARD....I hate beards..they remiond me of dirty creepy old men...predujice??? Maybe...but I'm totally grossed out by beards. Now he looks like a fresh 15 year old again and I look like a hot cougar!! GROWL!!!
Enjoy this PHOTO MONDAY!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BORICUA

2009-01-26T22:49:00.000-08:00

I love you
I love you more, the more I know you
Your life is essential on this Earth
You've blessed the lives of so many
You are the provider..
The giver..
A leader..
A Lover..
A FATHER...
You are amazing....
Thank you for all that you do.

LOVE,
ME---------------------> YOUR WIFE.

OUR NEW NEW RITUAL

2009-01-20T23:21:00.001-08:00

Unaware of it, me and the boys have started a new ritual on Mondays. It's now pegged with a title called, "Photo Monday". Rest assured, we WILL do it every Monday in our spare time...usually during quiet time! A good activity, right? Here are some photos from the last two Mondays:

And..from this WEEK:

Too bad for Wise, he missed out on this Week! He was taking his nappy tappy too!
Until next Monday...

WHY GOD MADE MOMS

2009-01-20T23:19:00.001-08:00

I recieved this from a dear friend in Maryland and found it to be so cute. read on!!

WHY GOD MADE MOMS
Answers given by 2nd grade school children to the following questions:

Why did God make mothers?
1. She's the only one who knows where the scotch tape is.
2. Mostly to clean the house.
3. To help us out of there when we were getting born.

How did God make mothers?
1. He used dirt, just like for the rest of us.
2. Magic plus super powers and a lot of stirring.
3. God made my Mom just the same like he made me. He just used bigger parts.

What ingredients are mothers made of ?
1. God makes mothers out of clouds and angel hair and everything nice in the world and one dab of mean.
2. They had to get their start from men's bones. Then they mostly use string, I think.

Why did God give you your mother and not some other mom?
1. We're related.
2. God knew she likes me a lot more than other people's moms like me.

What kind of little girl was your mom?
1. My Mom has always been my mom and none of that other stuff.
2. I don't know because I wasn't there, but my guess would be pretty bossy.
3. They say she used to be nice.

What did Mom need to know about dad before she married him?
1. His last name.
2. She had to know his background. Like is he a crook? Does he get drunk on beer?
3. Does he make at least $800 a year? Did he say NO to drugs and YES to chores?

Why did your mom marry your dad?
1. My dad makes the best spaghetti in the world. And my Mom eats a lot.
2 She got too old to do anything else with him.
3. My grandma says that Mom didn't have her thinking cap on.

Who's the boss at your house?
1. Mom doesn't want to be boss, but she has to because dad's such a goof ball.
2. Mom. You can tell by room inspection. She sees the stuff under the bed.
3. I guess Mom is, but only because she has a lot more to do than dad.

What's the difference between moms & dads?
1. Moms work at work and work at home and dads just go to work at work.
2. Moms know how to talk to teachers without scaring them.
3. Dads are taller & stronger, but moms have all the real power 'cause that's who you got to ask if you want to sleep over at your friend's.
4. Moms have magic, they make you feel better without medicine.

What does your mom do in her spare time?
1.. Mothers don't do spare time.
2. To hear her tell it, she pays bills all day long.

What would it take to make your mom perfect?
1. On the inside she's already perfect. Outside, I think some kind of plastic surgery.
2. Diet. You know, her hair. I'd diet, maybe blue.

If you could change one thing about your mom, what would it be?
1. She has this weird thing about me keeping my room clean. I'd get rid of that.
2. I'd make my mom smarter. Then she would know it was my sister who did it and not me.
3. I would like for her to get rid of those invisible eyes on the back of her head.

What a crazy week!

2009-01-10T21:35:00.000-08:00

WOW WOW WOW...is all I gotta express...is wow...Here's why:

So...this whole house buying ordeal... a nightmare. It all came crashing down this week and we switched lenders...went back to square one...but now we're in good hands.
After spending 250.00 for inspections, you best be giving us a competent lender! lol. All is well. It's just been a mind boggling headache...dang, does that even make sense? I had a feeling our realtor was/is frustrated with us..I wont name names. He's been working so hard and things just weren't going the way he planned them to go. It was a big headache for all of us. We have to close on January 26th..so hop on it new lender! I'm not sure if it will because VA Loans take longer to process than regular FHA loans. We'll shall see!

We had a bit of a meltdown here and some major lack of communication going on this the log house. I felt we were getting kicked out but we weren't. And that's all that matters. I wont air my dirty laundry. Suffice it to say, it was pure duuurrraaammmaaa but now we're happy happy happy.

Boricua injured a finger on each of his hands. First; we were walking into Rumbi Island Grill to eat. Prince slipped on black ice and fell flat on his face. Boricua then walked over, holding Wise, to help him up. Then he slipped, Wise in tote, his head nearing for concrete. Thanks to Boricua's reflexes, he quickly put his hand under Wise's head to lesson the impact. Well, while that happened, he sprained his little pinky finger. The next day, we were at the house and the door handle to the basement was messed up. Boricua was trying to pull the handle out, the exposing edge sliced his finger so deep, you could get a glimpse of his little bone! So, it was a horror scene at the house. We're already creating memories there! lol. He opted out on stitches and decided to whip out the first aid kit and take care of the wound himself. I'll admit, he's done a great job. He should be a doctor...
The set back was; he works with his hands at work! And he can barely use one hand rightnow! The other one has a splint, with two butterfly closures, trying to keep a super deep wound closed. He had to take a day off but that was actually really nice!

Until next time...

V FAM first home

2009-01-04T21:53:00.000-08:00

Hey friends!!

Boricua and I have been busily in the process of buying a home and we finally got most of it done! We took advantage of the market and bought a historic home for a stellar price. It was worth it to us. Our mortgage will be much less than renting a two bedroom apartment and it's a house we will own.

We will like the location, as it is nestled right in the Salt LAke City Metropolitan area and it's a walking distance to the Gateway Mall. (To those of you not from Utah, The Gateway Mall is an outdoor mall with several shops, movie theatre, children's museum, IMAX theatre restaurants, a water play area, etc..) Not only will be have a little home with a fenced yard, but we will have the diversity and the pros of living in the City. :)
This home was built in 1901 and is made of solid brick. It has four, yes four chimneys but one is only used. It still has a coal shoot but it's not used, obviously. It has the original doors and crown molding. But it has new carpet and tile and a pretty redone kitchen!

We are excited and felt this was a perfect starter home for us. We can build equity and move on up in a few years! I'm confident we'll be pretty comfortable there! I'm super excited to paint and fix it up my way!!

We close on January 26!!! Boricua's Birthday!!! yippee!!

Love you all

V Fam Christmas Photos

2009-01-04T21:26:00.000-08:00

We had a wonderful Christmas!!!! I hope you all did too!!

Soosie's Tree 2008

2008-12-22T22:22:00.000-08:00

I wanted somethinf different!!!!
I love my new ornaments!
Target clearance last year!!!

The V Fam wishes you a MERRY CHRISTMAS

2008-12-22T22:06:00.000-08:00

Okay, so I need to brag! We were blessed with a wonderful Christmas meeting at church! We had President Packer speak! It was wonderful. His extended family was there and his son also spoke. He and his son are both in our Ward. It was truely a joyous meeting!

Merry Christmas!

JUST PUT AN OFFER!!!

2008-12-22T21:55:00.000-08:00

We officially put an offer down on a home last week! Signing all of the paperwork was very intimidating! And we still have a little bit more to go! Tomorrow we are signing more paperwork, the bank will be doing some processing and we will officially be UNDER CONTRACT! AAAAHHH!!!! It's VERY EXCITING BUT VERY NERVERACKING! YOu want everything to go smoothly but there's always a few stumbles in the homebuying process. This will be our VERY FIRST HOME! We are very anxious, nervous, worried, overwhelmed and excited! It's kind of... a BIG DEAL!

With the Lender smackdown, so to speak, it's difficult to get money lended to you...but alas, we found a home, in great shape, in an okay area, with plently of room! The Home is just blocks from the Gateway Mall in Downtown Salt Lake City, Utah. We will be city dwellers, living an an historic victorian style home. This home was built in 1901. It has alot of character and in GREAT shape! It has new carpet and tile in it too. The kitchen is big, there's a good sized mud room in the back, fenced front and back yard, good basement for storage(we call it the dungeon), high 10 foot cielings, good sized rooms, big family room w/ a big pretty bay window and the original historic crown molding around the doorways! It's quite nice. Yes, there'a few things that need to get repaired but nothing major...we'll see with inspection!!!
The downside is...we need EVERYTHING!! All appliances and all furniture! Thank goodness for family!...OH...and craigslist or KSL! lol.

I'll keep you updated!!!
Hopefully this will be the V FAM HOME!!!!

my first gingerbread house

2008-12-11T10:16:00.001-08:00

It's the 'SMURF COTTAGE'
AND IT SURE WAS FUN!!
I'm proud of myself!

MY WISH LIST

2008-12-08T22:02:00.000-08:00

AMazing list, right?
so, how 'bout it Santa?

Soosie's Christmas wish list

2008-12-08T15:44:00.000-08:00

Drum roll.... here it is..because... iiiiizzzz that time a' year again (as my family would traditionally say it)!!!

Here's a few things I really wish for and hoping Santa makes my wishes come true!
1. Philosophy Facial cleansing set
2. Microdermabrasion
3. The Audacity Of Hope
4. More bare Minerals!
5. black boots
6. A nice massage!
...maybe a new house? Too much to ask, no?
7. oh yah, I can't forget a new hand bag...a cool bodacious one.

So, here me out Santa CLaus!!

Costco...heaven sent...

2008-12-08T15:07:00.000-08:00

Have you heard of this giant wharehouse?
WHat do you need...you'll find it at Costco...ya hungry? Eat free samples!

I don't have health insurance and needed my prescription refilled. MY medication is very expensive and it's an easy 130.00 to fill. Well, do you know how much it cost at Costco? 21.00 and some change! Can you say heaven sent??

I hear the angels singing!!!
OH YAH..and did I mention the books and the great prices there?
Too bad the AUDACITY OF HOPE was GONE!!! I MUST GET THAT BOOK!!!!!
To those of you who let their biases decide to whether or not read this book, that's too bad! haha
...If all else fails, it's at Deseret Book...I already checked.
So many good books, so little time! DAng!

OFFICIALLY started training

2008-12-08T14:49:00.000-08:00

So, I started my triathlon training on Thursday. After teaching for 2 hours, I darted to the gym and started immediately on the stationary bike. I set it to random mode so the resistance is in intervals. I blasted my ipod and went at it. I biked 12 miles! It's not a hard as it sounds...I did it in about 25 min at 92 mph. I then went right into jogging. I kind of want to build up strength slowly so I ran/jogged/ briskly walked about 2.2 miles. I have crepidation in my left knee, so running is hard on my poor lil crunchy overworked knee. We all need to thank dance for that! THANK YOU DANCE! Dancers are trained to turn out and work over the toes, which is some of the worst things you can do to your knees. OH yah, plus some dancers blow their knees by forcing their turn outs, rather than working with their natural rotation through THEIR HIPS! But I'm getting off subject....
Immediately after biking/running without rest, I took a breather, stretched, went downstairs and did bench squats, 50 reps with 5 lb dumbbells in each hand. I know, it's not heavy, but after a while, it sure gets heavy! PLUS, the night BEFORE my day one training, I 'Hollywood Shred', which is a 30 min, high interval and intense workout by celebrity trainers. My lower body was SHOT!
So, I did overkill Wednesday and Thursday, and became sick this weekend! I literally was in bed all day Sunday and my dad took care of me and the boys Saturday night..which sucks because I misse dmy best friend's birthday party!
THis week, I will do 12 mile bike, in intervals, no major resistance, for the sake of my knee and 1 mile run. I'll do this 2 x this week and day 3 I'll swim 6 laps. The other days in between will consist of yoga, teaching dance and some strength training.
MAn....if I was on a strict diet, I'd be so dang fit! lol.

YOGA

2008-12-02T13:08:00.000-08:00

I have a new obsession and it is called YOGA. Have you ever heard of it?
It's the best workout...other than dance, of course...
It centers you
It's relaxing
It help you focus on your breathing
It's challenging
It promotes lean muscle
It a good form to burn fat
It increases your flexibility...not as if I'm flexible enough... ;-)
It takes you to another REALM...
I LOVE YOGA! And I do it EVERYDAY!
EXERCISE TV ON DEMAND IS AWESOME! I just do it from my home!!
..Plus at the gym...
If you haven't tried it, you SHOuLD! YOu will LOVE IT!
Add it to your regular exercise routine and you'll notice a change in your mind AND BODY!
REMEMBER- 40 minutes/ 3 times a week for Cardio!
YOGA
Strength training...suggesting light resistance and alot of repetition
stretching
water, water and more water!
GOOOOO YOGA!!!!!!

THANKSGIVING FATFEST 2008

2008-12-01T21:42:00.000-08:00

The V Fam had a great Thanksgiving in Utah! Believe it or not, we did NOT spend it with my family. woopsy...no! haha..My family is kindof doing a postponed big feast when my little brother comes into town with his girlfriend and then AGAIN when my OTHER brother returns from Asia in January! So, this Thanksgiving, we decided to all go our seperate ways. My mom boycotted this year and said she wasn't going to cook. I didn't feel like cooking in a kitchen that's not mine...so my friend invited us over to her house! IT was alot of fun and we spent it with a great family! There were 8 kids and 7 adults total. We laughed the calories off. I had a headache by the end of the night because I was laughing so hard. I'm really grateful for new friends! Never thought I'd find good NEW ones here!! lol.
Thanks Kimball Fam!

SO GUESS WHAT...

2008-12-01T21:20:00.000-08:00

I'm doing a TRIATHLON in 2009!! I originally planned on doing the Women of Steel but it may be already SOLD OUT! Let's hope it's NOT YET! It's the perfect Triathlon race for starters. It consists of a sprint 300 meter swim, 5k run and 11.5 mile bike ride. I don't care about placing, I was wanna train and know I CAN DO THIS! I am really excited. If I can't get into Women of Steel, there's plenty other Triathlon races. I can't do the Olympic ones..just yet..those are major. I plan to train the heck out of myself these next 6 months. I need to swim laps most of all. I'm a whimp at swimming. But with dance...I can go on for HOURS but not with swimming!
Um...the only problem is...my dad wants to do it but it's 'The WOMEN of Steel'...Um... I am a woman of 'Steel' because that is indeed my maiden name! So, he's a 'Steel' too, no?

WISE'S BIG MAN HAIRCUT

2008-11-24T21:25:00.000-08:00

He's such a STUD.