So I've been on "hiatus" for a few weeks now, I know this..... I think for me it's easier to go into "hiding" when the "going get's tough!!! :-) and that's kinda where I've been, trying to figure "life" out!!! well with a few chosen outings here and there, so this is your warning, you may want to stop reading now, because it may not be pretty!!! ;) I have debated how much I should write, if anything at all, for a while now, and today was kind of a not so good day, so I decided that I will share a bit of what's been going on in my own life for the last couple of months, with the hopes that it will help me understand why I feel the way I feel, and also because in the last couple of days I've encountered people who have told me that they've missed my blog..... why I have no idea, ;) but thank you guys for being avid readers!!! hahaha..... plus I guess I feel like I owe people an explanation!! :) first off something happened to the program for my camera on my computer, so I am unable to download pictures until I figure out what is wrong with the computer, and I don't see that happening soon!!! ;)
so here my summer in a nutshell!!!! :) I found out in July that my cousin is pregnant again!!! That was GREAT news, especially since we weren't sure she was going to be able to get pregnant again!!! Baby Chavez #2 is due to arrive sometime at the end of February, and we're all so EXCITED!!!! I can't wait to start planning the shower, oh wait I already started that!!! :) I also decided to throw a baby shower for one of my co-workers, and I'm so excited about how ALL that's turning out!!! I should upload the invitation pictures from my phone!! they turned out so cute!
Sometime in the middle of July my cousin and her husband came out for a weeks vacation, mainly so they could tell my parents the good news about being pregnant, it was right around that same time that my dad ended up in the hospital, and we almost lost him. YEP it's true, my dad almost died, weird how one takes life forgranted sometimes, I know I have. I mean I still live at home and sometimes I don't see him or should I say I wouldn't see him for a couple of days..... Oh how things have changed, now it seems I can't get enough of the guy.... hahaha!!!
My family and I are grateful EVERYDAY that my dad made it through that ordeal, and is now ok...... :) I do have to say that that must of been the LONGEST week of my entire life, the first couple of days were the worst, filled with so many "what if " moments, and many moments of not knowing, I think it was 2 days before they knew for sure if he was going to make it! Funny how we all react in different ways, I ended up going to work, had to keep myself busy, my brother too, while my sister held the morning hour duties, I came after work, and stayed until they kicked me out, it's amazing how it took that little stint in the hospital to notice that my dad is getting old, my mom too! :( and seeing the man who in my eyes has ALWAYS been one of the strongest hard working men that I know laying in a hospital bed unable to do anything is heartwrenching..... that was probably the hardest thing for me to see..... but somewhere high above God decided that it wasn't my dad's time to go, and for that we will be eternally grateful, because we weren't ready to let him go either, I wasn't ready!!!! the weird thing about this is that one of my co-workers lost her dad to the same thing on the day that my dad came home from the hospital, I think that's when it clicked, WOW!!! it was VERY serious, more serious than any of us ever made it!!!
For years my mom has been the unofficial nominee in the family to start a prayer and light a candle when someone is sick, it's an ongoing joke with friends and family alike...... but we believe in it, and it works, it totally works.... so off I set to send out my prayer request, I didn't tell more than a handful of people, no need to put everyone out, just a select few!!! ;) I'm not sure what I expected?? Maybe more from some people and not nearly as much from others?? hmmmmm..... maybe that's my problem???? my expectations are too high??? then again maybe not.... so I think that I've decided that it's ok to be a little withdrawn and maybe sometimes a little selfish with my time?? this experience taught me that I really should try and spend more time with my parents, since I don't know when the end will get here, it is for that reason I think that I've also not blogged, the computer is outside in the office, which means I'm outside by myself, while everyone else is inside enjoying each other's company..... so I may not blog as often as I used to, unless of course I break down and get a laptop!!! :)
I know so far kind of a sad beginning of the summer, don't worry though, there have been happy times too, like seeing the look 0f happiness on my dad's face when he found out he was going to have another "grandchild" sometime next year, we think this was the turning point and what set him well on his way to recovery, that, my mom's candle, and all of the prayers!!! ;) then there was a summer time movie with Vides, we saw UP, she wasn't so sure about it, and visits with lots of family and friends, Ella Bella had a birthday, so her, Jessica, and I went and got pedi's and then off to dinner at Chik-a-fila... ;) and I can't forget about the candyland party so much fun... then Jessica turned 30, and that came with a spa day and a surprise dinner party at the winery!!! I can't wait to go wine tasting again!!!! Oh and I can't forget about the most amazing Angel's tickets Isaac, Tracey and I scored on, That one deserves it's own post!!!! wait 'till you see pictures!!! :) oh and somewhere in between there was a vintage summer picnic party, and just recently I attended the Jensen Children annual b-day party, that was a lot of fun, I got to see people I hadn't seen in ages and Todd and I got to stuff the annual cupcake in our mouths..... hahaha.... don't ask!!!
And there are many other events coming up soon that I'm looking forward to.... On september 12th my dad turns 60, so we're going to San Diego for the weekend, and he will have a surprise visit!!! ;) then there is my birthday, I never thought I'd say this but I'm ready for 31 to be over....... It's definitly been a roller coaster ride that I can't wait to see come to an end, and hopefully 32 is much better!!! and of course there are the holidays, I can't wait for Christmas, my MOST favorite time of the year, and then there is the nnew year, hopefully filled with new "things" including a baby and maybe hopefully two or three???? ;) we'll see ;)
pheeeewwww!!! I'm tired of writing and I'm sure you're tired of reading, but I do feel better, well sort of, It's funny today was a bad day for me.... I hate to admit it, but it was kind of a sad one, and all day I kept "adding" to the blog in my head.... funny how doing that sort of helped me "sort" things out..... WOW!!!! now if only I could learn to not take the things some people say so personal then everything would probably be much better!!!! That's a good goal to work up to... ;) and with that I'm done!!! :)
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Wednesday, July 1, 2009
My hometown tour!! :-)
So here I was on my way home from my friend's house, after hearing all about the hometown tour that Melissa was going to be hosting!!! Now I'll admit that I wasn't sure that I would participate in this one, it sounded time consuming...... BUT on my way home I hit a few "must" talk about places, so I started shooting with my trusty camera, and this is what I came up with.... It was really fun and I must say that I actually came across places that I haven't visited in a long time, and I think it's time to go back!!! So please follow me through a tour of Lake Elsinore, a small town nestled at the bottom of the Ortega Mountains, with a distance of about an hour to just about anywhere!!! ;-) Lake Elsinore is town that continues to grow, it is now at a population of just over 50,000.
Because of our location at the bottom of the mountains, and because of the glare of the lake.... sounds good doesn't it??? ;) we sometimes get the most amazing sunsets, people who know me well know that I have a VERY big appreciation of sunsets, these next few pictures were taken at various locations, while I was on my "picture" tour!!! arent' they AMAZING???
Just look at those clouds and that AWESOME afternoon sky!!!
Lake Elsinore is a small town off the 15 fwy in Riverside County, it serves as the "entryway" for different communities in the area, one of the most popular is Canyon Lake, I didn't make it up there though, but I did make it to the farm, that is another small community in the outskirts of the country!!! can you tell??
This Lama had to be in here as a landmark, because I pass it EVERYTIME i'm on that road, and everytime I think that it's the oddest "billboard" I've ever seen, well maybe not as odd as the cardboard family that sits in the fields on the way to Hemet!!! hahaha!!! ;)
Lake Elsinore is one of the most popular places for people to go skydiving! I would love to do this one day, but I have a terrible fear of heights.... Maybe one day I will work up the courage and ACTUALLY go through with it before I get cold feet!
Lake Elsinore is home to the Lake Elsinore Storm a minor league baseball team that is affiliated with the San Diego Padres, I think, at least that's who they used to be affiliated with years ago!!!
Because of our location at the bottom of the mountains, and because of the glare of the lake.... sounds good doesn't it??? ;) we sometimes get the most amazing sunsets, people who know me well know that I have a VERY big appreciation of sunsets, these next few pictures were taken at various locations, while I was on my "picture" tour!!! arent' they AMAZING???
Just look at those clouds and that AWESOME afternoon sky!!!
Lake Elsinore is a small town off the 15 fwy in Riverside County, it serves as the "entryway" for different communities in the area, one of the most popular is Canyon Lake, I didn't make it up there though, but I did make it to the farm, that is another small community in the outskirts of the country!!! can you tell??
This Lama had to be in here as a landmark, because I pass it EVERYTIME i'm on that road, and everytime I think that it's the oddest "billboard" I've ever seen, well maybe not as odd as the cardboard family that sits in the fields on the way to Hemet!!! hahaha!!! ;)
Lake Elsinore is one of the most popular places for people to go skydiving! I would love to do this one day, but I have a terrible fear of heights.... Maybe one day I will work up the courage and ACTUALLY go through with it before I get cold feet!
Lake Elsinore is home to the Lake Elsinore Storm a minor league baseball team that is affiliated with the San Diego Padres, I think, at least that's who they used to be affiliated with years ago!!!The stadium is used for all kinds of other things throughout the year, I t hink once a year or maybe it's twice they have the circus come out, they also hold farmers markets, I found this out while taking pictures!! ;) and this year they're going to be hosting the wagonwheel festival, it's a bunch of country music artists that will perform during the weekend, it's the first time they will be doing this, so we will see how it turns out!!!
A ginormous baseball, I apologize, but I had too!!!!
Lake Elsinore also has it's own casino, and even though I've never actually been in it, I heard today that they serve a mean steak for dinner, and that their lunches are pretty good too, maybe I'll have to go check it out! And YES people do win big here!!! at least that's what I was told.
People from surrounding cities come out to Lake Elsinore over the weekends to ride their boats, The seaport boat launch is where they come....
Lake Elsinore's main street is part of the famous Route 395
Our City is also known for its famous outlets, recently they opened a Pottery Barn and a guess outlet here, something that made people in the community VERY excited!!! :)
This is the famous four corners, I tried my best to get a good picture, but I didn't really do that well!!! Four corners consists of a chevron gas station on one corner, an auto zone and random other shops on another, followed by an AM PM on the third corner, and a liquor store, nail place, tattoo shop, and restaurant on the other..... Anyone who grew up in Lake Elsinore knows exactly where four corners is.....
And what is a hometown tour without a few "favorite" places to eat??? I will start with Vista donuts, a favorite of our host, Melissa, and the rest of her family and friends. If you've ever visited with us, chances are you've had a vista donut, they are heavenly!!! and very conveniently located on the main road!!
The next place is Pizza Bowl, I still remember this being my brother's first job, and man did we enjoy ourselves!!!! Their pizza is good and I think they have the best ranch I've ever had!! Definitly a place to visit!
And last but certainly not least, my most favorite palce is this little mexican restaurant that serves the BEST shrimp ceviche tostadas EVER!!! I could eat one everyday!!! 
And since I was already there taking a picture of the establishment, I decided to treat myself to a tostada!!!! why not.... right???? ;)
I mentioned we are nestled at the bottom of the ortega mountains, I remember as a kid raking this road into orange county a lot to go to the beach, on the way back or sometimes on the way there my parents always stopped at the lookout point so we could rest, play, and enjoy the scenery. I decided that my hometown tour would not be complete without taking you for a drive up there, so off to the middle/top of the hill I went...... I think it's about 15 minutes up, or maybe it was less??? I don't know...... so here we go... Jessica and Melissa the Windmill picture was taken in your honor, it rests at the bottom of the mountains in the middle of nowhere, literaly, but it was VERY good looking, I appreciated it myself as well!!! :)
..... and here we are, at the lookout! a long time ago it used to be a restaurant, then it was something like a gift shop, now it just sits there empty, or maybe it was jsut the time I got there??
The view is AMAZING the picture below shows how developed our town has gotten, I know I have pictures that we took years ago, when it wasn't nearly as developed as this, but I'm not sure where they are now.... If you look in the middle right side of the picture you'll notice the new highschool that was build jsut a few years ago..... and my house is sort of behind it and to the right.... now that I'm writing this I wish I would of circled it on the pic..... Oh well next time!!! :)
The lake
I actually caught a boat in the picture!!! :) what a beautiful day to be out on the lake too!
and how funny that while I was up there BY MYSELF taking pictures this car of people pulled up, I guess they had the same idea!!! and the one guy decided to take his picture with me!!! hahaha!!! He said they were from Kuwait, and they came out to Lake Elsinore to go SKYDIVING!!! they were on their way to Laguna Beach, and they told me that skydiving was amazing, and that I should give it a try!!! what are the odds that I would run into someone who had actually planned their vacation to come out to "beautiful Lake Elsinore", that's what they called it, and after driving around town I must say that I agree..... The scenery is perfect!!!
Now a solo picture of me..... Your tourguide!!!
and a group picture with my new friends from Kuwait!! :)
might as well do another solo, with the lake as the background!!! it was windy up there.... can you tell??
This concludes my tour of Lake Elsinore, I hope you enjoyed taking the tour as much as I enjoyed taking it!!! :) Thanks again for coming along!!!
A ginormous baseball, I apologize, but I had too!!!!
Lake Elsinore also has it's own casino, and even though I've never actually been in it, I heard today that they serve a mean steak for dinner, and that their lunches are pretty good too, maybe I'll have to go check it out! And YES people do win big here!!! at least that's what I was told.
People from surrounding cities come out to Lake Elsinore over the weekends to ride their boats, The seaport boat launch is where they come....
Lake Elsinore's main street is part of the famous Route 395
Our City is also known for its famous outlets, recently they opened a Pottery Barn and a guess outlet here, something that made people in the community VERY excited!!! :)
This is the famous four corners, I tried my best to get a good picture, but I didn't really do that well!!! Four corners consists of a chevron gas station on one corner, an auto zone and random other shops on another, followed by an AM PM on the third corner, and a liquor store, nail place, tattoo shop, and restaurant on the other..... Anyone who grew up in Lake Elsinore knows exactly where four corners is.....
And what is a hometown tour without a few "favorite" places to eat??? I will start with Vista donuts, a favorite of our host, Melissa, and the rest of her family and friends. If you've ever visited with us, chances are you've had a vista donut, they are heavenly!!! and very conveniently located on the main road!!
The next place is Pizza Bowl, I still remember this being my brother's first job, and man did we enjoy ourselves!!!! Their pizza is good and I think they have the best ranch I've ever had!! Definitly a place to visit!
And last but certainly not least, my most favorite palce is this little mexican restaurant that serves the BEST shrimp ceviche tostadas EVER!!! I could eat one everyday!!! 
And since I was already there taking a picture of the establishment, I decided to treat myself to a tostada!!!! why not.... right???? ;)
I mentioned we are nestled at the bottom of the ortega mountains, I remember as a kid raking this road into orange county a lot to go to the beach, on the way back or sometimes on the way there my parents always stopped at the lookout point so we could rest, play, and enjoy the scenery. I decided that my hometown tour would not be complete without taking you for a drive up there, so off to the middle/top of the hill I went...... I think it's about 15 minutes up, or maybe it was less??? I don't know...... so here we go... Jessica and Melissa the Windmill picture was taken in your honor, it rests at the bottom of the mountains in the middle of nowhere, literaly, but it was VERY good looking, I appreciated it myself as well!!! :)
..... and here we are, at the lookout! a long time ago it used to be a restaurant, then it was something like a gift shop, now it just sits there empty, or maybe it was jsut the time I got there??
The view is AMAZING the picture below shows how developed our town has gotten, I know I have pictures that we took years ago, when it wasn't nearly as developed as this, but I'm not sure where they are now.... If you look in the middle right side of the picture you'll notice the new highschool that was build jsut a few years ago..... and my house is sort of behind it and to the right.... now that I'm writing this I wish I would of circled it on the pic..... Oh well next time!!! :)
The lake
I actually caught a boat in the picture!!! :) what a beautiful day to be out on the lake too!
and how funny that while I was up there BY MYSELF taking pictures this car of people pulled up, I guess they had the same idea!!! and the one guy decided to take his picture with me!!! hahaha!!! He said they were from Kuwait, and they came out to Lake Elsinore to go SKYDIVING!!! they were on their way to Laguna Beach, and they told me that skydiving was amazing, and that I should give it a try!!! what are the odds that I would run into someone who had actually planned their vacation to come out to "beautiful Lake Elsinore", that's what they called it, and after driving around town I must say that I agree..... The scenery is perfect!!!
Now a solo picture of me..... Your tourguide!!!
and a group picture with my new friends from Kuwait!! :)
might as well do another solo, with the lake as the background!!! it was windy up there.... can you tell??
This concludes my tour of Lake Elsinore, I hope you enjoyed taking the tour as much as I enjoyed taking it!!! :) Thanks again for coming along!!! Sunday, June 7, 2009
Looks like it's my turn!! :)
I was tagged by Melissa at melissaisms.blogspot.com for the "8" tag as well as "photo" tagged.I'll do the 8s first! Here are the rules:
Here are the rules:
1. Mention the person (or people) who tagged you
2. Complete the list of 8's.
3. Tag 8 other bloggers and let them know they have been tagged.
Ok, here it goes.
8 things I am looking forward to:
1. Bea and Vides' visit on thursday.
2. Seeing Up
3. the Angels/Dodgers game
4. finally finishing my picture ordering
5. finally getting more work on the ol' scrapbook!
6. going back to school.... did I really just say that??
7. ummmm..... maybe buying a new camera??
8. The weekend of June 27th and 28th, for a graduation party and baptism!! ;)
8 things I did yesterday:
1. woke up early and went to work
2. went shopping for a new dress... uncuccessfully
3. drank a starbucks
4. took a nap
5. went to a graduation party
6. took lots of pictures
7. made some changes to my fantasy baseball team
8. updated my facebook
8 things I wish I could do:
1. exercise without losing my breath!! hahaha
2. buy a house
3. travel anywhere I wanted, anytime I wanted
4. jump out of a plane, hangliding looks AMAZINGLY FUN!!!
5. Go back to Guatemala for a visit
6. be on the beach
7. I wish I was more "artistic"
8. I wish I was better at sports??
8 Shows I watch:
1. baseball
2. old episodes of 90210
3. Brothers and Sisters
4. One tree hill
5. Dancing with the stars (while it was on)
6. Biggest Loser (while it was on, well I watched most of it this season)
7. Sports Center
8. the news
8 favorite fruits: In no special order.....
1. Strawberries
2. Mangos
3. Cherries
4. Pineapple
5. Plums
6. Pears
7. Cantaloupe
8. Grapes
8 Places I'd Like to Travel
1. Guatemala
2. Greece
3. Spain
4. New York
5. Costa Rica
6. Canada
7. Japan
8. Italy
8. Places I've Lived
1. Guatemala
2. Miami Beach, Florida
3. Riverside, CA
3. Corona, CA
4. Lake Elsinore, CA
5. Fullerton, CA
8 People I've Tagged: well I don't have 8 so I will do 2
1. Isaac @ Isaac Marzioli's art blog
2. Bryan
Now for the picture tag... It's also from Melissa at melissaisms.blogspot.com
Here are the rules:
Go to your photo files...Select the 6th photo folder...
Select the 6th photo in that folder...
Post that photo along with the story behind it.
Then challenge 6 blog friends to do the same!
My 6th folder, 6th picture is:
How appropriate that my picture would be one at a baseball game!!! hahaha!!! :) It's an old one.... I know, this one is one Isaac took when they finally arrived to meet me at one the A's / Angels games...... This was after many self portraits, I had to entertain myself somehow!!! The game had started and I was outside, ticketless, waiting for the rest of my party to arrive!!! ;) the sunset was AWESOME that night too!!! :)
A graduation party like none other!!! :-)
On saturday night we attended a graduation party for a long time family friend who had gotten her P.H.D in Clinical Psychology. Xanti and her family suffered a GREAT loss 4 years ago, her mom passed away from bone cancer, I still remember it like it was yesterday..... I think that's got to be one of the hardest losses anyone can endure, especially at the young age of 24..... Ana, her mom left the family letters detailing what she wished for everyone to accomplish in the time that we had left!! One of the main things that she wished for her daughters was for them to finish their studies and become proffessional women..... It's safe to say that her daughters have followed her wishes to a T. To show the end of an educational career and the beginning of a "proffessional" career, they decided to throw a party, they wanted their "family" to help them celebrate, by eating, dancing, drinking and being merry", so that'e exactly what we did..... Guatemalan Style!!! ;) here are just a few pictures of our fun evening..... sorry I know there are a lot, but I couldn't pick just one!!! ;)
Our amazing centerpiece!! :)
The table set-up outside..... It was beautifully decorated, and YES! it kind of mirrored a wedding reception!! ;)
Gaby and I, trying the "house" sangria, and posing by the bonfire pit!! there was an uncle or something, that tried diligently to keep the fire going ALL night!!! all he needed was a few bottles of lighter fluid!!! hahaha...... Man now I wish I had taken a picture of that, along with the best looking "porter potties" I've ever seen..... We're talking carpeted floors, art on the walls and a very nice floral arrangement to go with it!!! ;)
Smile!!!! :-) one can never have too many pictures!!! :)
The Morali'!!! :-) hahaha!!! or is it the Moralez'???
This pond was in their backyard..... Now I remember when they were designing the backyard, but I don't remember thinking that it was going to be this AMAZING!!!! :-) It's finally done and it looks AWESOME!!!! :)
The bridge to the "beach" on the other side..... it was a small piece of the backyard that had sand on it, to portray a beach...... AWESOME!!!!
A dad's toast to his daughter on graduation day!!! He was so proud and you could tell!!! :)
The cake!! too bad we didn't get any!!! It looked amazingly good!!
AND this is where the "Guatemalan" type of party begins!!! hahaha!!! first they passed Pippy graduation hats out to random people on the dance floor, my dad was one of the lucky ones!!! :-) and by the look on his face, you could tell he thought so too!!! :)
Jose, Juan Carlos, Diana, Gaby, Michael, and I ready for some dancing!
Me and Gaby with the graduate... figures that the picture would be blurry!!! Oh well, it's what happens when one decides to take pictures while dancing!!!
Then they passed out "girl" hats, and my mom and I posed with ours!!! hahaha!!!
Alan and Crissie, dancing the night away...... YES! there was indiana jones type hats for the guys too!!! hahaha!!!
AND just as I thought I would shoot my shoes off of my feet, because my feet were so tired from all the dancing... the skies "opened" up and someone delivered slippers to all the "pretty" ladies on the dance floor!!!! Now let me tell you, it doesn't get any better than that!!! :) hahaha My dad said that they were passing maracas out too, but I must of missed those!!! Oh and I can't forget the flourescent bracelets and necklaces that they passed out too!!! :)
Right before we left we took advantage of one more photo op, this time with Marco and Erica!!! and there my friends is the recap of a WONDERFUL evening full of close to 300 people who I'm sure I've met at one point or another, about half of them were close familly and friends, but the other half were strangers, and we all got together for one night to celebrate what is perhaps one of the gratest accomplishments that a person can achieve!!! :-)
Our amazing centerpiece!! :)
The table set-up outside..... It was beautifully decorated, and YES! it kind of mirrored a wedding reception!! ;)
Gaby and I, trying the "house" sangria, and posing by the bonfire pit!! there was an uncle or something, that tried diligently to keep the fire going ALL night!!! all he needed was a few bottles of lighter fluid!!! hahaha...... Man now I wish I had taken a picture of that, along with the best looking "porter potties" I've ever seen..... We're talking carpeted floors, art on the walls and a very nice floral arrangement to go with it!!! ;)
Smile!!!! :-) one can never have too many pictures!!! :)
The Morali'!!! :-) hahaha!!! or is it the Moralez'???
This pond was in their backyard..... Now I remember when they were designing the backyard, but I don't remember thinking that it was going to be this AMAZING!!!! :-) It's finally done and it looks AWESOME!!!! :)
The bridge to the "beach" on the other side..... it was a small piece of the backyard that had sand on it, to portray a beach...... AWESOME!!!!
A dad's toast to his daughter on graduation day!!! He was so proud and you could tell!!! :)
The cake!! too bad we didn't get any!!! It looked amazingly good!!
AND this is where the "Guatemalan" type of party begins!!! hahaha!!! first they passed Pippy graduation hats out to random people on the dance floor, my dad was one of the lucky ones!!! :-) and by the look on his face, you could tell he thought so too!!! :)
Jose, Juan Carlos, Diana, Gaby, Michael, and I ready for some dancing!
Me and Gaby with the graduate... figures that the picture would be blurry!!! Oh well, it's what happens when one decides to take pictures while dancing!!!
Then they passed out "girl" hats, and my mom and I posed with ours!!! hahaha!!!
Alan and Crissie, dancing the night away...... YES! there was indiana jones type hats for the guys too!!! hahaha!!!
AND just as I thought I would shoot my shoes off of my feet, because my feet were so tired from all the dancing... the skies "opened" up and someone delivered slippers to all the "pretty" ladies on the dance floor!!!! Now let me tell you, it doesn't get any better than that!!! :) hahaha My dad said that they were passing maracas out too, but I must of missed those!!! Oh and I can't forget the flourescent bracelets and necklaces that they passed out too!!! :)
Right before we left we took advantage of one more photo op, this time with Marco and Erica!!! and there my friends is the recap of a WONDERFUL evening full of close to 300 people who I'm sure I've met at one point or another, about half of them were close familly and friends, but the other half were strangers, and we all got together for one night to celebrate what is perhaps one of the gratest accomplishments that a person can achieve!!! :-) Natalie's College Graduation
It's so weird to see that the "little" kids of the family are now DONE graduating from College..... Natalie was the last one of the children to take the leap!!!! :) Last sunday Gaby and I went to her Graduation Party Lunch at O'malley's in Seal Beach. The weather was AWESOME, we seriously couldn't of asked for any better..... It was nice to sit and talk with the family for a while, while enjoying a very tasty lunch! I had a Prime Rib sandwich that was AMAZING..... But sadly for me, someone "accidentally" took my leftovers home..... hmmmmm.... I hope they enjoyed them!!! ;) Here are a few family pictures of the afternoon!!!! Enjoy!!! :-)
Me, Natalie, the graduate, and Gaby :-D
Me, Natalie, the graduate, and Gaby :-DTio Rafa was here from Guatemala, so he joined the festivities as well!!! :)
Natalie blowing out her candles while Timothy looks on..... YES it's true, at our parties there is ALWAYS a song BEFORE we cut any kind of cake!!! On this day we sung the Happy Graduation Song!!! and then the kids helped Natalie blow out the candles of the Graduation cake!!! :-)
The patio of the restaurant was so neatly decorated that I insisted on a picture in front of the well!!! no one else wanted to join me.... so I went ahead and did a "solo" one!!!
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