Heck of a year December 2016 in review (Better late then never)

Its Been one heck of a year.  I have totally enjoyed ALL of it.  All the ups & downs of life.  Instead of boring everyone and reviewing the whole year I will just recap the end of the year. I'm just going to do the month of December.  The month like the year has been tons of fun.

I believe a lot of people know now, and yes we are totally excited.  After s LONG time we are finally expecting.  Our little June bug is due to make her arrival in June 2017.  Yes, it is a girl and the nickname suits until she has a real name.  I am 18 weeks as of Sunday 1/8/2017.  #timeisflyingIfeel,likewejustfoundout It wasn't that we were keeping the pregnancy a secret, I just wanted to wait til I was out of my first trimester to make the announcement.  It's funny, at times I find myself thinking is this real LOL...and it is SO real.  Up until recently I didn't feel pregnant just fat LOL but now I'm feeling more pregnant,  the belly is coming slowly but surely :) we are SO excited and SO blessed to be going through this especially after all we have been through.  #difficult5+years:S

 Annousement

Random belly shot :)

Then we got invited to have some birthday fun with the Burrell family.  We went on a scafinger hunt in the city of Riverside and got to experience what downtown Riversids night wife had to offer.  They had a couple cool spots.  Then the following weekend we got invited to a murder mystery dinner.  It actually was a lot of fun.

Then for Christmas Ev we went to my family's house like we usually do.  It was a nice small Christmas :)   Then, Christmas Day we went to a brunch at the Burrell house.  Lots of fun there as well.

Then we eased our way into the new year.  We decided to attend a game night at the Schmann residence.  We had tons of fun there as well,  I believe the guys are cheaters LOL

So on to the new year we go.  Just pushing forward. I really don't have any expectations for the new year.  I'm not a big New Years resolution type person.  So we shall see where this new year takes us.  I'm assuming it will be a lot of fun, especially when June bug enters the picture.

Hope everyone else had a GREAT new years and as good of a year as we did :)

November 2016 in review (Brandon's Birthday Month)

This is November in review :) it is still Scorpio season :) 

I can't believe it is almost the end of another yar, time just keeps on flying bye.  

As most of you know I have this new LOVE to cook. attitude  Which is pleasing to both me and the hubby :) So Ive been trying to be a little healthier SO I tried this taco salad.  It was SO good :) 

 Then the first weekend of the month we had to head down to San Diego like we always do :) it is a tradition :) Timeshares are a sucker for some people, but thankfully we bought ours at the right time, and they always try to get us to upgrade but we haven't.  We just attend the seminars to get free stuff and learn about new stuff.  Like the option we learned about last time the bonus points/bucks we've had it for SO long and did know about it :S We have had the timeshare for SO long. and just have been using it the way we are supposed to, to our benefit alone has been the last 4-5 years, and it has been SO nice :)  We hit up a few spots in gas lamp and found this one place we LOVE & they had the best french fries.  Flethy fries with pot roast, we had some & I was in heaven with them :)

San Diego Guild Festival
The gaslamp also had some black lives matters events going on that we were able to partake in.  It was SO cool :)

Then when after spending the night in San Diego we had to head home to set up for the game of the year.  The Raiders vs. Broncos.  We SO had a silver & black get together & had a great turn out & a GREAT time :) it was so much fun :) we had a house full of people :) Brandon hooked up some yummy tri-tip and vegeteables that I seasoned and potatoe salad, and of course brownies for dessert.  I LOVE Costco.  The man cave banner you see my parents gave to Brandon for his birthday :) its a sweat banner.  It SO fits in the man cave :) Im SO glad we got into that Bronco ass :) We had a good turn out and a good result and we are only half way through the season leading our division :) More games will see us this year.  We are SO grateful that we are in a position to continue to enjoy the things we do :) We are already talking about several games that may see us in the near future.

Then the following weekend we attended a family wedding in Newport.  It was a gorgeous wedding only draw back was that it was on a Sunday, but we dealt with it :)

Wedding photo
I actually got all but but got COLD like I always do :S

Thing got hectic for me and I didn't updaate my blog weekly like I usually do so I had to use my memory :S We where more then halfway through the month and headed to Sharkeys in Newport Beach for a friends birthday.

The best of the best of people were in attendance for Shaniekas birthday :) 

it was GREAT seeing everyone and catching up with everyone :) 

Then the Raiders had a BIG Monday night football game :) So we headed to BWW with some friends and had a GREAT time :) The Raiders won the game and are still leading the division :) It was another GREAT experience :) We need to get together with people more often :) 

Then before we knew it the Holidays hit :S Like, we do most years we went to my parents house and had a fest over there :) Its hard to make a bunch of food and then transport it but well worth it :) 

Then that Friday we caught a flight to San Francisco and spent the rest of the weekend up there in union square :) We have returned up north since my injury and this was our first time staying up there.  Like always we had a GREAT time.  So thankful we got to experience this with GREAT friends :) We went all out for this game and lived the catered, Suite life :) it was perfect :) I'm beyond grateful and thankful that we get to still experience this stuff.  We are still debating other games as well :S The following is a load  of pictures from the weekend :) 

This guy totally enjoyed his tailgatting experience :) 

 Thankfully using the BART was not to hard :) got from point A to B and back without a problem

 Game time :) Suite Shot :)

 So HAPPY with got to experience the with Wendy & Dom

Group shot in the Suite :)

I couldn't hit up San Francisco and not go to Fishermans Wharf and get me a bowl of Clam Chowder.  The weather up north was perfect fro a nice warm bowl of soup :) 

Union square was all decked out with the christmas lights 

We got to do so much and experience so much in a weekend.  It was a GREAT trip but nothing beats being back home.  Now its time for me to get Christmas ready :S #So not looking forward to it :S not that I'm a grinch just don't know anything these days :S my xmas tree may be empty :S #thisxmasSUCKS

Stay blessed people I hope everyone had a GREAT thanksgiving and all are looking forward to Christmas :)

October 2016 in Review Scorpio Season

Im SO excited :) its my birthday month :) We haven't decided on doing much for my birthday...I kind of just want to sit back and relax and soak my life in :) I am SO grateful for  Gods blessing :) SO I find myself praying him awhole lot which is a good thing :) My emotions this month have been all over the place for no reason :S 

This month has not been busy at all which I am SO ok with :) this year we have been having a lot of fun and every month has been full of activities SO i was SO ready to tone it down :) 

So excited to get to share a birthday month with my nephew :) Samuel James was born this month and my parents were there to experience his birth and my brothers home coming, from his deployment.  He spent 9 months deployed, so the whole pregnancy.  He left his, and his wife was knocked up, and he came home to a new baby boy.  He would be the only boy in the family having the only male children LOL :) 

Samuel James :)

he is his own person but SO looks like Joey Jr.  they both have their daddy's good looks :) 

We didn't do anything until the middle of the month when we went to a baby shower if Fullerton :) it was a lot of fun and it was good to see old friends and catch up with people :) after the shower was over of course we still had to hang out and check out the local breweries :) there was one right next door to the sports venue they had the shower at.  The sports venue was really cool :) baby Kameron will be born this December.  I LOVE his name :) 

 baby Shower

local Brewery

Then I got to chill sonnemore :) Then the 29th I had another old friends baby shower to go to :) Baby Maldonado will also be born in December :) He will be a Jr.  like Joey :) he was a complete surprise, but my friend is blessed to add a boy to her family :) She already has 2 girls.

Baby shower Center pieces #ILOVEthetheme:)

Hot ladies
Mel, Audrey, & Angela

As always i am still at it :) I started hard with my walks/run in September but that changed :S its okay though.  SO what I have been able to do consistently these days is walk a minimum of 2 miles Monday-Saturday, do 30 squats and this arm workout i found on pinterest.  It isn't much but it is something :)

Happy Halloween everyone :) I know it sucks, out of all days halloween is on a Monday geez :S We have no plans for halloween, cause Monday is a random day and probably because we don't have any kids :S

We will see what next month brings.  Keep it safe and blessed people :)