That's my cousin!

That's my cousin (boy)! It's so cool to have a cousin as a model. He is a Gap model. So cool! Isn't he a cutie?! He's actually getting married this month after Christmas. "Congrats Chee and Hung!!! I wish you guys the best. "

Life is Unfair

Why is it that bad things happen to good people? I don't steal, drink, or curse. I have a pretty good head on my shoulder. I have a big heart. I care about people. I go to church and pray. I live my life through Christ. I try to be the best I can be. I try to live my life as a Christian should live. But still bad things happen. Life is just not fair. I don't understand why life goes that way. Why doesn't bad things happen to bad people? Why did God give us free choice? Because there are idiots out there that are making the wrong choices that are hurting innocent people.

I am frustrated and very upset. On Sunday night, during the rain, somebody decided to throw a brick through my husband's car window. It shattered the whole window and water from the rain got in the car and it was a mess. My husband discovered it on Monday morning when he was about to leave for work. I was in shock when he came back in and told me. It was pouring rain and glass was everywhere in his car. He had to take all his stuff in the car so it would get damaged or stolen. He had to put a trash bag on the door so it stopped the water from getting in. He called the police and they said they would send someone by as soon as they can. Apparently there was a lot of accidents that day because of the rain. The policewoman sat in her car for about 10 minutes and told my husband to get back in the house because it was raining. She never got out of the car to even look at the car. She called my husband on the phone and said she will put the report in. Can you believe that? She didn't even get out of the car. How could she even right a report? On what? The evidence (Brick) was still in the car! She didn't even care to look. And other cars were also vandalized but the cop was too busy so she couldn't make that report. She took off. Wow, isn't that great. We can always depend on our police department to serve and protect us. Yeah right! She didn't even want to get out and get wet from the rain. Unbelievable!!
So then he calls the insurance company (Mercury). They say that they are very swamped due to many accidents and cant get an adjuster out to look at the car so we will have to send a tow truck to take it to the garage where they can take a look at it to make an estimate. Okay so that sounds about right. Oh no, its not. We don't hear anything until Wednesday, the day it is pouring rain, that the estimate is going to be $450 and our deductible is $500 so the insurance is not going to take care of it. Looks like we are going to have to pay for it to get fixed, on our own. I forgot to tell you that before all this, my husband got a rental car on Monday because the insurance company told him that it would be covered too. So here we are thinking that everything was going to be taken care of and we didn't have to worry about a thing. We were wrong! Dead wrong! We got screwed. Mercury is now stating that they are not going to pay for the damages or for the towing. We have to take care of the cost to fix the car and for the towing. Now tell me where the logic is on that? It was Mercury who asked to tow the car so they could have their adjuster look at the car so why do we need to pay for the towing. I could have gotten AAA to tow it for free. If they could have just told me from the beginning that it wouldn't be more than the deductible then I would have just called someone to come out and fix the window. So why are we being screwed around here? What is going on? I don't understand what is going on here? No one will listen to us. Mercury is adamant on not paying for the towing when it was their call and their reasoning for it and not ours. We just called them and they said that it was going to be taken care of. So are we now not to trust our own insurance? Should we not trust anyone? Aren't they suppose to be on our side. We pay our premiums. Our business helps pay them so why are they not helpful to us when we need them? I don't know what to do. I feel like we are being taken advantage of and we should not have to pay for the towing.

The garage is now telling us that we need to move our car out if we are not going to have them fix it. They want the money for the towing. They don't care about what Mercury told us and they need us to move the car and we cant if we don't pay the towing fee. So now we have to fork out $100 for towing when we could have just got AAA to do it for free if they would have told us it would cost us. And the window needs to be fixed and it will cost us about $140 with an outside vendor. That doesn't even count the upholstery that will need to be done too because rain got in the car. All this is money spent unneeded. Not our choice. Not an expense we intended or can afford. This is all coming during Christmas and it is really affecting us hard. This is so not fair!

It's times like this that I just don't want to be calm, collective, cool, and christian like. I want to yell, scream, hit someone. I want to hate, hurt, and be mean. I don't deserve this and my family doesn't either. I hope that whoever did this to us, gets whats coming to them. I need prayer and need things to go well tomorrow. We will have to drop off the rental car because Mercury will not pay for the rental no longer. We then have to pick up the car in the garage and pay the towing fee. And then bring car back to the house to get the window done. And also take it to a car wash place to vacuum all the glass and take it to get detailed. I am getting sick just thinking about it. Just imagining how much all this is going to cost us and where is this money going to come from. Our Christmas is ruined and I haven't even done our gifts. How am I going to even be able to do that with all this coming at us? I am just at a lost and I don't know where to turn.

Meaning of Christmas

I have been in denial for awhile that Christmas was coming. I have stayed away from the malls, the department stores, any where else that crowds were scrambling for presents. I am not one of those people that enjoy being smothered by others in a crowded aisle looking for anything that might be a possibility of a present. I hate waiting in a line for longer than 10 minutes so I can give my money away for something that probably doesn't even cost half the price to make it. I know I sound like the scrooge but honestly Christmas isn't what is should be anymore. Christmas has turned into nothing but money. The economy feeds off of holidays so they can take all our money and all we care about is what bargain or best gift we can find. What happen to the true meaning of Christmas. The word itself has diminished. We cant even use the word "Christmas" in some places. Stores have to say "Happy Holidays". It was never an issue before or people never made such a big deal over the word "Christmas". How can we stop using the word but still celebrate the day? The day was made to celebrate the birth of Christ, therefore, the day was named Christmas. No one is made to celebrate holidays if they do not want to so why change the name so you can just celebrate on a day for celebrating about the birth of Christ. For example, people who don't celebrate Hanukkah don't make a big deal about it and want to change the name and celebrate on that day. So why is it such a big deal that we say "Merry Christmas"? It has been a holiday that was named that for centuries and now we have come to a point that we cant even say it to one another. I am so sad and disappointed in what this world has come to. What will be next? I fear that this world will end up in a horrific ending. I just hope that me and my family will be passed on before it happens. "As for me and my family, I will serve the Lord".

The Mom Song

This woman is amazing! If I could sing like her I would sing this to my son everyday.

Check This Out!

This is hilarious! Make sure you watch it till the end. I wish I had done it at my wedding!!!! That looks like so much fun. I'm sure they will remember that for the rest of their lives.


Click here: Evolution of Wedding Dance - Snotr

Not Diggin' This Weather!

So what is going on with this weather? One day it's freezing cold and next it's flaming hot. And now it's dry and windy. I don't know how to dress anymore. My allergies are killing me with this dry wind. I cant stand Santa Ana winds! I feel for all those people who live where that fire is right now. The winds are definitely not helping them either. I pray that the fire fighters can contain or put down that fire by sun down. I would hate to be driving home from work and finding my home in flames. That is so terrible. Times like this makes me so thankful for everything I have. "Thank you God!" I feel for those people and pray that this fire doesn't damage too much. "God watch over them."

Plumeria

This is my plumeria plant! It has bloomed finally. Isn't it beautiful? I am just so excited because I ha vent killed it yet. I have tried to grow 7 of these already and killed all of them. This is my 8th one and finally I have succeed. Only because it was giving to my by my co-worker. Her mom really knows how to pack the pot up because she used big rocks and sand in the bottom which really made a huge difference. When I did mine I only used dirt and I think that is why all mine died. Well and the fact that this one is the one I actually put out in the direct sunlight. The other ones I didn't do that and sheltered them inside my patio which was covered so they didn't last with out sun. So I am so proud of myself! The flowers are so beautiful. I hope this plant keeps growing. I am ready for my second one now. I am thinking about getting another one but a yellow one this time. I think I might be ready for two. :)

Air Show!

Went to the Air show in San Diego last weekend and we had a blast. My son really got into it and didnt want to leave. We were shocked because he wasnt really into it at first when we told him where we were going. But I guess he got a taste of it and now he is hooked on plans. He especially loved the Blue Angels. He cant stop talking about them. We even bought him a toy one so he could play with it and that is all he plays with now. I wished we could have stayed a little longer but it was going to rain that night and we didnt want to get soaked. And we didnt bring enough cash so we left earlier than our friends. The drive was long but it was nice to do something different. Next year should be better. We are planning to do it differently and stay longer.

VIZIO!

So we finally went out and got the BIG screen my husband has been whinning for. We have been searching for the best deal and also looking for the right entertainment table to fit all our stuff. We finally decided to get it at Walmart and found both the TV and table there for a great price. The table isnt has big as what I wanted but it was the best one we could find that would fit most of our stuff. We have so much stuff, it's sad! Seriously. I'm not even playing. So we had to get rid of some stuff and rearrange things. My husband of course was okay with that since he is getting his new toy. Him and his brother set it all up in one night. At the end of the night we ate pizza and watched a movie. It was nice! :) Lovin' it.

First Day of Second Grade!

My Baby is all grown up! He is in Second Grade. OMG! I never thought they would grow up so fast. He is just getting smarter and smarter everyday. I cant keep up with him. He asks me questions that I dont even know the answer to. He is only 7! I dont know what I am going to do. I might have to go back to school. He is enjoying school and seems like doing much better with this class. His teacher has not sent home any notes about his behavior yet. We went to the Parent Open House Night and she said he does talk a little more than she would like but she doesnt see any problems or bad behavior with him. So we were very relief to hear that. She said that he just needs to pay attention more which we already know. He is just so talkative and busy. I just dont know where he gets it. My husband swares he gets it from me but I never had that problem at school. So I dont know if that is true or not. He is coming home with grades of A and B so we are very proud of him. He is still getting picked on and teased. He has been bullied since last year. He has told me that the older kids are calling him gay and that he is a girl because he likes to sing and dance. Come on now....and this is a Christian school. I expect better from a Christian school. I know kids will be kids but that is where parenting and the education system comes in. We are here to teach these children on how to behave and treat others. So if I am paying more to take him to a Christian school then I expect more from the teacher, school, and children. SO I let my voice be heard when my son ran to me crying about being bullied. And I made sure something was done about it. His principal had meetings with each classroom on how to behave and treat others. So far he has told me that everyone is now nice to him and has not called him any names. So I am glad that was resolved because that was a difficult issue to handle. What is wrong with a boy who likes to sing and dance. We see it all over TV and movies and shows but it's okay for the top dogs. So when it comes to a child then something is wrong with him. What makes him gay just because he likes to sing and dance. So does that make Elvis, Santana, Kanye West, Akon, etc gay because they are all singers. What is this world coming to? Why do people think they have the right to judge others? We dont. We are not GOD or in charge. I pay my bills, not you, so why are you all up in my business???? People need to really start worrying about themselves and not work so hard on trying to change others. We are not perfect so why point fingers when you yourself have faults? Just a thought.........I love my baby boy!

My 33th Birthday!

My co-worker's did this for me for my 33th Birthday! They are so awesome. They really know me! I love ELVIS. :) It was very hard for me to take each one of him down. I did leave my mat though. I know it is sad that I have to step on him and sit on his face but I love looking at him when I come into work in the morning. It just makes me wake up! :) Then I had Hawaiian food for lunch! YUMMY and ONO (means good in Hawaiian).


My husband took me out to dinner to Buca's and then we were so pooped by the end of the night we just rented a movie and watched it in bed. Nice and simple. We never ended up going to the church thing because we ended up doing erands all day long. Just another day.

A Little More Depressed

Okay this morning my husband asks me if we have any plans for my birthday on Sat. Now shouldn't it be the other way around? Should I be the one to ask if we have plans? And since I didn't know of anything I said no and he then tells me we are going to a church meeting and training. Yes, I knew about the meeting but thought since it was my birthday and all that we would miss that and be doing something else. Don't get me wrong, I love my church and all but for my birthday I would have like to do something a little more fun. I guess I was wrong and now I am a little more depressed about just another birthday. Well, at least I have great co-workers at my job because they sent me home early last night so they could decorate my cubicle. And I get to be spoiled with gifts and food today! I will enjoy it tremendously and take in every minute since it doesn't look like I will be doing anything on Sat. :(

Another Year Already!

I cant believe it has been another year already and my birthday is coming up this Saturday. I don't even want to think about it. I remember when I was young and I couldn't wait to get old enough to do things and now I am dreading each year I turn older. Each year seems to go by faster. Is that a good thing? I don't like getting older. I don't like feeling older either. My body is going through changes and I never thought I would have to worry about getting white hairs. My mom didn't start getting hers until she was over 50 and I am only turning 33! I don't get it. I am now dying my hair to hide the white hairs and not just because I want a new look. So sad. The day is near that I will have to go and get a mammogram. That is my deepest fear. I heard those things hurt like hell! Not looking forward to those. Anyhow, dont know what my husband has in store for my birthday but I am pretty much depressed about the whole year going by so fast. Really life is short if you think about it. It goes by too fast. Need to really slow down in life and cherish every minute you have with your family-"mental note to myself".

Here we are at the Aquarium of the Pacific. It was our first time there and it was pretty cool. Didn't know but it is a non-profit business. Every penny they get from admissions go straight to the animals there. I really liked that and it made me feel a little better that we spent over $50 at a place that only took us an hour to walk around. My son loved it so that is all that matters. He didn't even want to leave and we had already walked around the place twice. We also walked around the pier and it was really pretty. Got to glance at the Queen Mary from far away and she was still huge.

BECKHAM, YOU SEXY THING YOU!

HOT TAMALE!

SO SEXY!

Vacation???

Have you ever heard of a work place that gives you many days of vacation and sick time? Have you ever been at a work place that cared about your well being? Have you ever dreamed of a place that actually lets you take time off whenever you need to? Have you ever worked at a place that actually tells you that you need to take some vacation time? Well, I have and I love my job! My job rocks. I mean who does that?Unfortunately, my husband's job is not the same. So he cant just take off time with me. I actually had to find a day to take off work because I had no idea when to take it. Don't get me wrong or anything. I love taking vacation but it's kind of hard for me to take a day and not do anything. I know there is so much to do here in California but I am a kind of girl who likes to do things with other people. I don't care for going to the library or the coffee shop and reading a book all by myself. I don't like the quiet and solitude state of mind. But I don't like crowds either. So I guess I am complicated. I just like to be around friends and family and hang out and do things. Like this weekend we went to the OC Fair and it was great. We got to watch my son do some rides with his Uncle and we ate and shopped at the vendors. I didn't want it to end. So today, I gave the day off and I gave my son the option to go to summer school or be with me. And he choose to stay with me. I know.....am I crazy! I should have taken the day to be alone. But I would have just been alone and miserable. I just don't get that and I don't enjoy it as some people do. So my son and I have decided to hang out at Knott's for a couple of hours and then he has his swimming lessons at 5:30pm. I think I can call that a productive day off. I just hate using my vacation time for nothing. I'm use to saving them all up and using it for like a big vacation trip or something. But we don't have one planned until Thanksgiving! We are planning to go to Texas to visit my in-laws and the whole family. I am so excited. So till then I will have to monitor my time because I cant go over the maximum time for vacation accrued. How great is that? Like I said, I love my job. God really blessed me with this job and I am so thankful. I'm planning to stay there until I retire!!!! Wow, that's like in 30 yrs. Scary!!!!!!!

Grandma Visiting!

Here is a picture of my son with his Grandma and one with my husband, my mother in-law, and my son.  She came and visited us for only a week. She lives in Texas with her husband and their youngest son. They couldn't make it down here this time. She was so amazed that we could watch fireworks so closely for the 4th of July. She said that she might make it a tradition to come down every year for the 4th of July since she had so much fun. And she said, maybe next time she will bring her youngest son because he loves fireworks. We were happy to have her visit. Shawn rarely gets to see her so it was really nice for him to be able to spend some time with her. We will be seeing them soon for Thanksgiving. We are planning to fly up to Texas and visit them. They have a tradition where everyone in their family fly out and meet up at some one's house and has Thanksgiving dinner. Shawn has not been able to meet all of his family on my husband's side so that will be very cool for him. And I haven't either so it will be nice for me too. :) 

Be Aggressive!

I guess I have always known that I had a low self esteem and that I don't give myself enough credit for the things I do. I always think that I am not any good at anything and don't usually get praised for my work. I have to say that since I have had my new supervisor at my job for about two years, she has complimented and praised me more often then anyone has ever done. She also has been very honest with me. Today she pulled me in and we had a talk about some things she noticed and wanted to inform me. She wanted to let me know that she did see how hard I worked and that she noticed that I I was a team player. That made me really happy to know. She also wanted me to work on somethings like being more aggressive and assertive with my decisions at work. I tend to question myself and others because I like to make sure I cover my grounds so I don't get in trouble. I guess that is a weakness and an area I need to work on. She did bring up a good point that if I wanted to get promoted, I would have to have those qualities and be able to handle situations on my own. So that is going to be my new project. I am going to work on being more aggressive and making decisions without questioning it unless I really don't know the answer. I will start carrying myself as a confident and assertive person. It will be hard but I really do want people to see that I am capable of handling anything. I don't want to be looked at as a person that doesn't know what she is doing and is not a strong person. So I will be working extra hard and will be researching on how I can change myself. Wish me luck!

How Exciting!

Well, I just found out that my mother in-law is coming to visit us for a week. :) We have not seen her since my husband and I got married. So we have lots to catch up on and she will have some time to spend with my son. And also, my brother in-law will be in town and his girlfriend is coming to visit from Washington. So we will have a fun weekend ahead of us. We are planning to have a BBQ on Friday for the 4th of July. Haven't decided on what we will do for the weekend but I'm sure it will be fun. I will take lots of pictures and post them up.

Oh, the OC Fair is going to be here on July 11th! Hooray! I am so excited. I love the fair. We go every year. I mostly like the food and shopping. My son likes the rides. My husband likes the food and the rides. I think he even likes the shopping. Hehee :) Cant wait to go!

Has it been that long?

Wow, I didn't realize how long it has been since I've written. I have been so caught up with my brother in-law visiting, my son in summer camp, my son's dance recital, playing the Wii, and every other thing that comes up in my life. 

My brother in-law is now back in San Diego. Not sure what is going on with the whole matter. We thought he was going to stay in Texas for training and then to Iraq. Things are always changing with him so we never know. We will be seeing more of him in the weekends since he is back in San Diego. Looks like he might be here for 4th of July! Yeah! :) 

My son is actually done with 1st grade and is in summer camp now. :( He is growing up too fast. I really don't even remember the whole year passing by so fast until now. Scary! He is enjoying the fact that there is no homework every night. But I still have him reading and going over work books so he doesn't forget everything he learned in 1st grade. This whole summer camp thing is stressing me out now. I miss school. I didn't have to worry about if he would be safe or not but now I am terrified to even drop him off. They take these kids to water parks, Knot's, the beach, and all sorts of stuff. Now that is stressful because I don't think schools should take young kids to those places if there are like 20 children and maybe 3 teachers. And they drive them in their own cars and not even on a school bus or van. I almost had a heart attack when they told me they took my son without his booster seat. Yes, I am one of those over protective mothers but I would rather be that and save a life then one who didn't worry and regret that I didn't because it would be too late. I know they laugh and talk about me but I don't care. I want my baby to be safe and I don't want to make sure I can help prevent any harm that might happen to him as much as I can. That is my job as a mother. So why do some people not understand that and judge us? It should be those who don't worry or show concern that are the ones that are looked as wrong and not the mother who wants to make sure her child is safe. 

 So on the last day, we found out some really sad news. His teacher was let go and will no longer be working there. It is so sad how they treated her. I will really miss her. They had told her that there might be a chance that they didn't need her because they had two 1st grade class and the enrollment numbers weren't enough for both class. They said if they got 25 children then she could stay. They had got the enrollment numbers to 25 at the last day of school but then decided to change it to 30 children and said they no longer needed her. How sad is that? And this is a Christian School! Who does that to a person? That is just mean and cruel. When I came to pick my son up, I saw the teacher packing her stuff into her car and she looked in shocked. I am so sad for her and sad for the school because she was a wonderful teacher. Please keep her in your prayers, she needs a new job fast. She also has a teenager to take care of so that is another issue she has to worry about. 

My son's dance recital was soooo cute. He did so wonderfully. I am so proud of him. He is a natural. I cant wait to get the video so I can watch it again and again. Everyone did very well. It was a good show. It was based on the story "Jungle Book". My son was playing one of the bears and they danced to "Bare Necessities". 

We have been playing the Wii a lot. We got the Wii fit, Mario Kart, and Silent Hill Umbrella something. We have been busy here. Its the best thing ever. I love the Wii! I even got my mom into it. We created her Wii character the other night and it looks just like her. Its so cute. Looks like we might have to get another remote for her. Hehee :) 

Anyhow, it's late and I am tired. Good night.