October 2014 :) Its about to be a new year

Hello everyone :) It is unbelievable the year has just passed us by.  Only 2 more months left :S  It is already October and I have already started thinking of the holidays :S  Its crazy :S This month like the previous months has been filled with activities :) It is my birthday month and it is a lot of other peoples birthday too.

I started off the month with family.  My cousin was here and got her mom which was a huge part of my recovery :) SO blessed and thankful that she was here :) But, she had to eventually go back and be with her family  So she went back to the 305 :) But as she departed I had dinner with the family Friday night  and then went to Newport Beach/Balboa Island on Saturday :) I had a great time with my family :)

 Newport Beach

 Balboa Island

 Me and my cousins decided to take a selfie just because :)

The garden is still coming along GREAT I am so proud of it :) I have a whole lot growing out there so it keeps me busy :) Our Jalapeno tree is producing again :) We have A LOT of Jalapenos growing and a bunch of flowers :) Our bell pepper tree stopped producing so I had to pull it up :S But I planted new seeds so hopefully we get a new tree and it starts producing :) Our grape tree is getting big but not producing either :S I think it is because of the birds :S I re-planted cantaloupe :) Our greens are growing wonderfully too and we eat them all the time :S Our okra tree isn't producing either so I think I might need to plant new seeds.  Our papaya tree is getting big and starting to produce as is our green onions :) Lastly are our tomatoes ;S Our cherry tomato tree is still producing :)  I pack it for my hubby's lunch all the time, like everyday.  And, then we have a regular tomato tree as well and it is HUGE and starting to produce again too :) So, we have a whole lot out there and I may add stuff  later but I am so proud of it and it keeps me busy and is therapeutic too :)

Brandon and Gabe
It was our comadre's birthday so we all went out for a night on the town to celebrate :)  We had a lot of FUN :) #wearegettingtooldforthis:S It was a GREAT time and we got to see a lot of our friends :).  She is a mother now. so we started the day off by getting some girl time in and pampering ourselves :)  Its all about that self care :)

Out on the town :) all girl pic plus one :)

Ebola
By the end of the night it was HILARIOUS:) We were able to get Gabe nice for her birthday and for some reason the guys wrapped her up with paper and thought they were getting protected from the ebola vvirus:)

A lot of people have been asking me what I do all day :) and, my response is always a whole lot of nothing.  I'm just sitting back living this good life :) I do a whole lot of nothing ALL DAY everyday :S and for the most part its OK but there is still that part of me that wants to do more.  Its funny how you find things to do throughout the day:)  So, I still plan on following up on everyone's recommendations and look for a job again.  It's great living the life I do, but I HATE not bringing anything to the table.  I keep on imagining how much greater our life would be if I could bring something to the table and not have my SSDI benefits impacted.  Thankfully we still get to do a whole lot, but imagine how much more we can do if I was able to bring anything else to the table.  If anyone has any ideas, let me know :)
My coupon game is still working :) I love to coupon and save a dollar :) We don't' do anything these days without a coupon.  I know there is more to it and I want to get REALLY good at it, like those extreme people we be seeing :) but, I haven't gotten there yet :S Any ideas?  I also have still been at it:)  I still work out all the damn time and now we have picked up hiking more often which has been GREAT :) I like living an active lifestyle.  It is also therapeutic :) So, I stopped posting this month, so if its been awhile since you have seen, me and you can tell I've been at it, then let me know :) I;m content with all that I have going on and I work out all the time to MAINTAIN it :) I also stopped posting even though I did it to motivate myself I work out hard with the idea that if I stay at it people will react.  So, we shall see :S Wish me luck :)  I want to see peoples reaction :)
It was also another friends birthday this month :) #HappybirthdayDeia:) So, we went out in the middle of the week to dinner with a nice group of people :) It was fun and exciting but also crazy all at the same time :) Mission was complete  :) We were able to get her nice for her birthday too :) and. though I do not work staying out late was a  no go for me :S I totally had a hump day that dragged on all the next day :S   Like I said before we are getting too old for this :S
Then it was my birthday :) So, I celebrated all weekend :) I started the celebrating on Thursday with family :) and had a GREAT time :) Then, Friday we stayed home and hung out.   We finished painting our garage, which has been a HUGE project.  Then, on Saturday we went on a hike in the morning and then to a poker tournament in which the hubby was victorious :) We stayed there all night and had a lot of FUN :) Then we had a football Sunday with some of my favorite people :) the raiders lost the game and I was SO bummed :S but, we had a good BBQ with all my favorite peeps :) Its amazing how big Isaiah is getting and he is doing everything on his own now :)

 Mt. Rubidoux Hike :)

 Birthday with the family

family

 2 out of 3 :)
I think I get to see my other niece next month.  She is away at college :S Sometimes it all amazes me :) Time just keeps passing everyone by.

Me and the girls :) XOXO
Then, there is my nephew Joey Jr.  He is getting so BIG its amazing :) He gets up on his own and is crawling and started at 6 months and is 7 months tomorrow :) I think he will be walking by 1 years old or maybe even earlier.  The videos I see of him are GREAT :) I need time to keep flying and for it to be April 1st so I can go see him and love on him and Claire and my brother be back from Germany.  Its CRAZY he is SO missed :) Its one thing being out of state and another being out of the country.  He and his family are enduring the military life and doing a GREAT job at it.  He has been gone for 2 months now and thankfully time has just been flying :) #comeonApril1st:)  and, I am just so sad and enduring being an aunt from a far :S

Halloween
 This was my Halloween and it cracked me up :)  Brandon decided he wanted to dress up and scare kids while, passing out candy :) So, this is him all geared up for the day :)
So tomorrow is  November I and it will be another busy month :) We have a lot planned in between the holidays :)  Its amazing when you have nothing to do the things you do and the way you find to occupy your time :) Some of the things I do now amazes me, but I just keep telling myself its great and there is nothing to it but to do it :)
I hope everyone else had a GREAT month too :) Stay blessed people :) I thank my blessings everyday :)

September 2014 9 months in :S

We are 9 months in and its crazy I feel like the year has just passed us bye.  Im already starting to think of the holidays.  I have no idea what to buy on a budget.  No fun :( cause I love to shop :)  Yay :) its officially football season :).  We kicked the season off by going to the hubby's favorite spot.  Its a GROWN man spot :) We enjoyed our time there even though the Raiders didn't win the game :( But it was great to catch up with friends :)

Raider Fan 4 Life :)

We started off this month at the lake.  Which we usually don't do the holidays but decided too this year and thankfully it wasn't that bad :) We had a GREAT time out there with some of our friends :)

 End of the summer 2014

 Every chance he had he took a dip :)

 Tried a new steak house called the Saltgrass and it was Good :)

Kicked off football season here with friends :)

Then I went out to eat with-old co-workers:) and it was GREAT to see everyone and catch up :)

 We had to miss our God Son's 1st birthday party because we were at the lake :( I was SO bummed but as soon as we got back we went to go see him :) He is like a real little man walking all by himself its amazing :)

 Then this little prince turned 5 months on the 1st :S and, is 6 months old today.  I have no idea where the time has gone :S And, this month my brother had to leave for Germany :S He gets to live the great military life and see the world :)  So, there are benefits and negatives to it :S Getting to see the world and leaving your family :S So many mixed emotions its crazy.  Its one thing that I don't get to see him because he lives in a different state and another thing about him leaving the country :S So many mixed emotions.

 I am such a coupon clipper these days :) We don't do anything without a coupon :) I'm not obsessed and extreme with it yet but I would love to be :) any help???

Got to go out to one of my hubby's favorite restaurants before he got a guys night in, in Las Vegas :)

 Someone got spoiled and kept me company while the hubby was gone :)

We hiked Monrovia Canyon this month a little under 10 miles took use like 5 hours and I was tired and sore for a couple of days afterwards :) had to get this in to see if I am going to be able to do the Mt. Wilson hike 14 miles round trip at the end of the month :S  Luckily I was able to do it and I enjoy hiking.

 I got to see this prince this month :) He spent the day with me :) He is such an angel :)

I added all the blessings to my home decor :) I have a Picture of Claire, Joey, Isaiah, Christina, Emely and Ellie.  But I think I need to add more.  So if you have a little blessing send me a picture so I can add it to my collection :) I need some more family pictures.  I need a picture of Amaya up there :)

Then at the end of the month we continued to have fun.  I got to meet the brownies little girl and she is precious.  I was able to attend Aisha Jades 2nd birthday party :) and finally meet her :)

Then that night we had an adult birthday party to attend. #HAPPYBIRTHDAYSURFY:)  Which called for a semi late night  and then the next morning we went on a supposedly 14 mile turn around hike with friends for another friends birthday HAPPYBIRTHDAYMICHELLE:) Going on a hike was a GREAT idea :) I am SO PROUD of my self cause I did it even though at several point I was ready to give up :S But I completed the task.

 This is the picture we took at the top of Mt. Wilson :) We were all the way in the clouds :) it was AMAZING:)

 Can you see him?  He decided to go all out and be one with nature :) So he got Camo to go from head to toe:) He looked GREAT and everyone loved it :)

He's gear consisted of all camo from head to toe while mine consisted of just an Army hat :) Its funny I am one proud army sister :) #ARMYSTRONG:)  #ImissmybrotherandwanthimtobebackandforitsobeJoeysfirstbirthdaysoIcanseehimagainIonlysawhimatbirth:S

Overall, it has been a wild and crazy month and so far it has been a horrible football season but we are still going to the game in November in San Diego :) We are Raider fans if we win, loss or tie :  I still do a whole lot of nothing :S and currently looking for work and everyone's ideas are great I plan to follow up on all of them :) I still work out all the damn time and have these last eight pounds to lose until I'm completely satisfied.  I'm satisfied but not  completely.  They say to set yourself up with goals and work at them which I am doing :S  If anyone has any good ideas to drop these last 8 pounds please share.  The garden is still coming along wonderfully too :) I cut and work out there and wash greens like ALL the time #everyday:S  We have like 14 bags frozen thus far and have that deep freezer now :) so my husbands dream of having greens everyday is coming true.  This month we had them all the time :S #likeeveryday Hope everyone else has had a great month too :) Stay blessed people :)

JulyAugust 2014 Officially half the year has gone by :S

Time just keeps flying bye :( before we know it, it will be Christmas again and we have to do all that shopping and spending money :(  #lucklyIlovetoshop:)

We started off July right.  We didn't do much, but we went to South Coast Plaza and I got spoiled :) We went to the Burberry store.  I sent my Burberry purse off to get fixed and bought a new strap for my watch., and he bought me Burberry shades.YES I have Burberry belongings :)
Then after I got spoiled B wanted to watch the USA soccer game so we went to the Finish Line Sports Grill in Pomona :)  We had a GREAT time and spent all day there.  Then I was off to group.  Yes I still participate in the TBI group.  It is actually beneficial hearing other peoples stories. 

Free Beer and survinourss were given out at the Bar :)

We spent the 4th of July at home at our block party but REALLY debated on hitting the water but then thought about it again and where not willing to deal with the crowd.  So I extended a LATE invite out to people to come celebrate with us.  And, as expected A LOT of people already had plans :( But, not everyone :) So, we participated in the block party again this year and made the most of it.  And, then unexpectedly no one called or showed up :( So we never had to even break out the grill because our neighbors had plenty of food to go around.  So, now we have plenty of left overs :( No good :( So, we are debating on extending the invite next year.  But, we will still be here participating with our neighbors :)

 Set up for the Block Party :) The Block Party was in full effect :)

My bro-Sean came by with his fam and it was GREAT to see our god-son enjoy the fireworks :)
We were expecting like 10 heads but these 3 only showed up :( I'm glad someone showed up :(

 Then on the 5th we went to a BBQ at the hubbys bosses house and had a GREAT time.  I think this is the first time the hubby loves his team of co-workers.  I think he has officially made some new friends and they are all GREAT ;) It was great meeting a whole lot of new people and having a GREAT time :) We didn't do much but hang out all day/night and eat GREAT food.  But, it was assume to meet SO many GREAT people :) and, the hubby's job has officially ended for him :( So he has worked himself to unemployment :( and, its funny cause I have SO many mixed emotions about it all :S. My mixed emotions is incredible.  Its funny and GREAT that we still get to live our GREAT life on only one income.  Yes I get SSDI now and get paid for doing nothing which is GREAT but its only like 60% of what I use to make so not nearly enough.  So, I am all about working the system to my advantage.  So, I'm still in the process of getting my student loans taken care of which has sucked :( but yes I want a free education.  There are still several other things I'm working on too :) I'm just trying to use my disability to its advantage.

Hanging out at the BBQ :) I loved meeting his co-workers :)

 My garden is coming a long wonderfully too.  I love that its producing.  I have cut up and frozen bell peppers, they are frozen and in the fridge and on the tree.  They are everywhere..  Our tomato tree is growing Grape tomatoes like crazy too. I keep them in the fridge and there is a bunch on the tree still.  We planted a big tomato tree last month and it has a bunch of flowers and starting to produce too :) I also planted cantaloupe seeds last month and we have a cantaloup.  That damn bush grows like crazy too.   Our Jalapeno tree is producing like crazy too.  We also have them everywhere too.  These naturally grown Jalapenos are so darn HOT though.  Only one that I don't know what to do about is my grape tree.  I bought it with grapes on it and it started producing more but now there is none so I think the birds got to it.  So, I have no idea what to do about it.  We also have greens out there and they have been producing like crazy too.  We have so many greens frozen.  I pick some, cut them up and freeze them all the time, like everyday  We currently have 12 big bags frozen and a big bowl in the freezer.  Then we have some in the fridge too :) So, we went ahead and invested in a deep freezer so I can freeze EVERYTHING:)  The hubby's dream is  coming true I think we will have some of it like ALL THE TIME, like EVERYDAY.  I love producing and the therapeutic aspect of it all :) We also have green onions out there.  So, I don't know if I need to put anything else out there.  Our plan is to buy a plum tree but for the garden I think I want to add cucumbers.  I love that my grocery list is going down slowly but surely :)

 Someone was sick again in July :( So, we had to take him into the Vet.  I don't like to admit it but I think he might be on his last leg :( Rots are only supposed to last 7-8 years statistically, and we have had this BIG puppy for going on 9 years now.  He SO lives a good life and I think that's why he has lasted us :)  I don't even want to think about how it will be when he has to leave us :(  We LOVE him so much so that's why we spend the money on him.  My biggest regret is not having Pet Insurance but the next dog will. 

I've still been on the workout grind too :) It's incredible it is SO apart of my life now :) I can't seem to break my lowest weight to date which is 139.9 :) I work out really hard too :( and thankfully I am satisfied but still :S I just don't post it all the time like I use too :) my workout now consist of the following, minimally 30 minutes on my elliptical :) some days I do up to 90 minutes.  An AB challenge I stool from my cousin, an Arm workout that I do and a  leg workout that I do and a ladder workout that I found.  My easiest days are Tuesday and Thursday and my hardest days were I be drenched in sweet are Monday, Wednesday and Friday and I just still go at it but stay light on the weekends :)  I'm glad I have been able to hit my goal of 140 but still would like to hit my ultimate goal of 135 and I've done everything.  I workout hard everyday and have been on a detox diet before so I don't know what to do.  Any ideas?  I so don't want to starve myself either.  I also enjoy the therapeutic aspect of staying active.  It's something to do :)I found all my workouts on my IPAD.  I love that thing :) The best gift ever :)  I think we are going to invest in a smart tv too cause they have this workout app on there too :)

Williams Family Reunion

Family Reunion
We also got to enjoy the Williams family in July.  We attended a banquet and a picnic.  It was great to get to know a lot of new people and learn about Brandon's family history.  It's incredible to here the stories of where he came from.  Brandon was in amazement too.  It's incredible.  Next year they are supposed to host the family reunion in Dallas,Texas.  So Brandon wants to go to that too.  They host it every year and Brandon wants to be apart of it every year.  It's incredible to see how family orientated he is :)

 Then right before we went on vacation I got my ring cleaned.  Its amazing at the difference there is in it.  It's like I got a whole new ring.  I LOVE IT :) It is so shiny and sparkly :)

 We also invested in some new porch furniture.  We figured we had to invest.  Might as well.  The house looks great with the new windows and the paint job and the porch.  All of which my dad did which has been GREAT :) We have done a lot in the last couple of months.  So I figured might as well make it look complete and invest.  I don't know if I will add anything else.  Any ideas?  I'm kind of thinking nice vases on the side of each chair with fake greenery to make it look nice, but I don't know.  Or maybe a fake plant on the table or something.  I just want it to look REALLY nice.

Overall our vacation has GREAT but sucked in the beginning.  It sucked because we got to a rough start.  We were supposed to originally leave Wednesday 7/23/14 but our flight got canceled because they were having mechanical issues.  So we changed it to in the morning 7/24/14..  Then that flight got pushed back until 5pm.  I SWEAR it SUCKED to try to go on vacation.  We have already been at the airport 2x and they say the 3x is a charm and it has finally worked out for us.  But still :(

#selfie :S  I got my hair braided so I wouldn't have to deal with the humidity in the south

Me and Bs grandma #astrongwomen

 B and his grandma :)

 Outing to Heroes

Cousin Outing :)

 We went fishing and their is still oil out there :(

 We went fishing at Cedar Point and had a GREAT time :)

 Sunset :) I caught like 2 fish :S B and his dad caught the most :( but so happy I at least caught one :)

NOLA  brewery we went to New Orleans for the weekend and the hubby had to check out the breweries out there :) It was actually fun.  I love experiencing new things with my best friend/hubby

 I'm a lucky girl :)

:) 

 New Orleans had this great drink called the Grenade so I had to have one :) I also had a Hurricane, I had to see what new Orleans had to offer:)  Which was a lot :) We had a GREAT time :)  We ate A LOT of GREAT Cajun food too :) and I gained like 4 lbs :( Not Cool :(  But it was so worth it.  I think to date this and then going to Catalina and New York a couple of years ago has been the BEST ever:) I love experiencing new adventures with Brandon it is so worth it :)

In New Orleans they had a Casino and we played Black Jack and got the trip paid for :)  

Then on our way back we stopped in Biloxi again  and didnt do to well :( This was our second time being in Biloxi.  We originally went there the week before to watch his dad play with his band :)

Then right before we came to California we went up north to go help his grandma out with his cousin :S There was a mess up there that needed to be cleaned up :S I was helping but all I could think of is who goes on vacation to clean up :S

Its funny we had a great time but its funny how worried we were about the house and ESPECIALLY the dogs and my garden.  Thankfully my parents took care of all of that for us but I would constantly ask them about the dogs.

We came back from vacation in August and jumped back into thing.  We were able to baptism this prince :) Its incredible the feeling of joy you get when you get to baptize someone :) I don;' even think that his parents know how touched we are that they asked us to be his god-parents :) Thank you guys for the blessing :)

and B has this new dish he learned from his dad and LOVES to cook it :)

a yummy treat he learned from his Dad :) Shark Bites:) weve already had it like 3 times just becaus.

We hung out just because at BWW #wecanstilldothingsjustbecause #Soblessed

 Selfie #meandmybestfrined:)

 Then on we went to a memorial in Malibu and spent the day with friends.   We had a GREAT time but that drive was no fun :S Then the next day we celebrated my sis Jamilas birthday in Laguna Beach and had another GREAT time :)

I am such a coupon clipper now :) We don't do anything without a coupon these days :) I wonder how those extreme couponers do it  :S  anyone know?  I want to become an extreme couponer :)

 B the Birthday girl and myself #fabulouspicture:)

Centerpieces and all the decor was fabulous :) my sister did a good job :)

It was  a frozen pool party :) my neice/goddaughter turned 6 years old this year.  Such a BIG girl and she started kinder this year too.  They are getting so BIG time flies :S #myneiceiscuterthenyours:) #stayblessedpeople:)

Then we were off to a friends birthday party :) And we had A LOT of fun there and B was able to play a little bit of poker :)

this prince just turned a year :) So blessed :) #timeflies

 We had to miss our god sons 1st bday and we were bummed but we got to see him as soon as we got back :) We went on another mini-vacation :) Had to get our last river run in since it is the end of the summer :)  So we went to Laughlin and had a good time with friends :)  We went to this restaurant called Salt Grass and it was good and I had a good drink there too :) #tropicalsangria:)

 Lake Mojave :) #BEstlakeweknowof #youcangotolaughlinandgetitALLin:)

 End of the Summer 2014 :( #endedthesumeronthewater:)

This Prince is 5 months today 9/1/2014 :) Its incredible how much love you can have for someone even though you are so far away :S

Its been an INCREDIBLY but Blissful 2 months :) Stay Blessed EVERYONE ;) XOXO