NEW YORK CITY

The City that NEVER sleeps. literally! There's so much to cover! That is one cool city. It would've been nice to go out without kids but oh well.
We stayed at my cousin's apartment. You couldn't ask for a BETTER location! She lived right on the corner of 56th and Broadway. Up the street was Times Square, David Letterman's show within window view, and Sean John(P.Diddy)building. You headed east a few blocks and you're in Central Park, right near 5th ave, a few blocks from Columbus, and a hop skip and jump away from Rockafeller Center. We were in the heart of it all. She lives on the 27th floor. The views were AMAZING. I have tonz of pictures but they don't do any justice with what we saw.
The first night, we just hung out at my cousins apartment. I tried to order food but everything was closed, surprisingly. We went to times Square the next morning. We had breakfast at a diner next to David Letterman(the building). Then we hit up the usual big tourist shops there. We walked to the Fashion District, which is around 10th avenue and 39-42nd street. We then walked up to 5th ave and walked back down to 56th. I adored all of the designer stores; Roberto Cavalli, Gucci, Versace, Cartier, Harry Winston, just to name a few. We had amazing Thai food that evening.
The next day, we went to Central Park, Park 5th ave (East side) and down Columbus (west side). We saw the Manhatten Temple. It sure is really neat. We visited Carnagie Hall, Metropolitan Opera House(NYC Ballet dances there as well. I ran into a few of the dancers.) We saw so much! I can't name it all.
That night, we ate at Antonio's Pizza, right next to David Letterman's Show. New York Pizza is the best. We then went to Rockafeller Center and watched the ice skaters. We goofed and walked some more! I had the best carrot cake I've ever had in my life that night. It was so much fun.
The only bad thing was, Prince was so so naughty. He misbehaved the whole time. We didn't sleep very well and I had a headache the whole time I was there. I am still recovering. It's been a nonstop migraine for a whole week. My neck is crooked from the air matress I slept on. I have bee so completely miserable. I can't continue having non stop headaches like this. They're really out of control!
We did have a great time though. Even if the children were cranky, it was still nice to get away! I wanted to do so much more but it was really difficult with two small kids. We'll go up there again!

HAPPY GOLDEN BIRTHDAY!!!

It's his Golden one! 26 on the 26th! He had a good day! We all did!
We had the yummiest sushi and Hibachi. We LOVE sushi! Too bad our service was horrible!
Made by yours truly. Mondo Chocolate frosting, one layer of dense chocolate cake and the top layer, a white cake with mini chocolate chips in it. Garnished with more chocolate chips!
Look at that perfect cake...yum. He's enjoying it...

Wise was cranky 'cuz he just woke up. Boricua is holding up his present I made or him.
I was up til 4:30 am last night getting that darn scrapbook done! I did 14 pages in one night! He really liked it!
Everything turned out as planned. Now off to NYC to play!

Depression SUCKS

Argh...I'm so down tonight! I just feel...soooo..lethargic and down...
I had another Migraine today. I had my usual concoction of Imitrex, Tylenol and Exedrin. I also have these pain relief wipes for Fibromyalgia. It's alot like Icy Hot or Tiger's Balm. It helped. I olny have four of those left and I don't know what I'm going to do when they're gone! I can't find them anywhere now! I think I'm coming down from all of the medical poisen and it's making feel feel really blue. I've gotta get these things under control WITHOUT pumping myself with medication. I don't like doing that.
I feel so disgusted with my body. It looks so bad. I don't have the will power to eat well. I teach and I am active but I eat like garbage. It's really starting to show. I'm so disappointed in myself. I just look gross. I sometimes ask myself WHY I was given this weakness and WHY I was given large hips!! And why the heck do we have to have cellulite, huh? I don't get it. No matter how thin or in shape I am, I have cellulite. It's not as visible but it's still there! It's VERY visible now! Blah. I don't like the way I look right now!!!!!!!!
I hope I can find the strength to eat better and not feel like I'm depriving myself. On top of teaching, I want to get on a running schedule and Boricua do it with me. I know what I need to do. I use to be a work out and diet guru. That what I was going to get my college degree in...until I changed my mind. I was in excellent shape and offered to compete in fitness competitions. But...I developed an eating disorder and became way to obsessed with it all. After that horrible experience, I decided to just let it go, do everything in moderation and enjoy.
Now, I'm ready to strangle myself(not literally) for my fatty rolls and cottage cheese.
I gotta do SOMETHING. Let's see how well I'll stick to it...

P.S. Our van is a green/grayish color. It's not green but not gray. Somewhere in between.
We are really loving it. Can't wait to go to NYC in it! 3 more days!

My new Whhhiiipppp...

Pretty sweet right? Now I really feel like a Mormon Mom!

FYI

My summary of my day doesn't give it ANY JUSTICE. There was so much more going on. I'm not a WIMP! I promise!
And another, please exsuse my typing errors! I'm very good at typos!

What a CRAZY DAY...

Where do I begin? Today was too much for me. Too much. I don't have a very high stress threshold. I can only handle a few things at a time.
First off, my kids have been holy terrors. Anything they touch, they ruin, or get sticky, crumby, spitty, and so on. This place is clean for a max of 25 minutes. Prince is so defiant lately. He's trying to play head games with us and it's so frustrating! I know it's pretty normal for his age but I am not very tolerant of it. Wise is all over the place and into everything! He's not a brat, YET but just a big mess maker! I feel I can't get anything done. It's so irritating.
I am trying to get this insurance thing settled and was on the phone with our agent and our bank. I had to fax info, while the boys were grabbing the printer, pressing buttons, climbing on the computer desk, tearing dad's PC World Magazines and spreading them all over the floor, screaming and pulling at my leg. I then check the time and noticed I needed to go so solo rehearsal in a half hour! I threw the kids in the shower with me. They were fussing, of course. I was running up and down the stairs to the laundry room, trying to get a few loads done(We had so much dirty laundry, that it was stinking up our place. I know, pretty disgusting). The boys were going crazy and wouldn't let me get them dressed. I packed their diaper bag and arrived at the studio 10 minutes late. Luckily, Wise slept the whole rehearsal.
Now, we had to run to the store and pick up some more detergent. The store wasn't so bad but hauling them around it exerting.
We came home to our complete disaster we call our home. I don't know about you,but I CANNOT relax and feel good in a messy house. I am overwhelmed and frustrated! I HAD to get the boys down for a nap. It was getting late and they had to go to the studio with me. Prince had his usual meltdown after being woken up. We threw a fit when we had to go again. On top of that, he pooped his pants and wise wanted to breastfeed. At this point, I am so overwhelmed, I am on the verge a tears. I just stopped everything and told Prince we needed to say a family prayer. Things calmed down a bit afterwards.
Thank goodness the boys were good at the studio and they had alot of women playing with them. We tried to catch the MARC train that comes by around 7:55 pm off East St. We Barely missed it. Prince is obsessed with trains. OBSESSED. So, we went and got some coldstone instead.
All was well after a CRAZY DAY.
P.S~ still haven't gotten around to taking pics of our new car! We've been very BUSY!

YEP..

We got our car (SIGH OF RELIEF!) A 2004 Chrysler Town & Country. YES, it's my new hoopty mobile. I will post photos of our new ride tomorrow. It's too dark to take pictures!
We got a good rate on our car. And we finally have room!
All in all, it was probably a blessing our Buick was totaled. We needed a van, one with lower miles and one with a lower interest rate. We got all three of those! The kids love the car too. Prince can walk around in it! He's flabbergasted!
Now to deal with those pesky car payments...