Wishes, Hopes, Dreams and Aspirations

2010 was a year that started out with lots of struggles and trials. I wasn't sure what was going to happen next, none the less how it was going to end. I thought of 2010 as a year i wanted to forget. As time went on all the pieces to the puzzle started falling into place. Alex and I finally closed on our house, after a grueling nine months of tug of war with the banks and realtor's. Alex was accepted into the PTA program at South University. Not his first choice the school that is, but we as a couple were and are determined to keep moving forward. Alex and I purchased new cars for each other.. matching cars at that.. cant get any cheesier than that.. So out with the old and in with the new.. Payments that is.. Isabel made the cheer leading squad for her school. All her hard work and determinations has paid off. Isaiah had a great time this season with his little league team, he is a hard working ball player. Every play of the game is super intense.

Instead of making unrealistic resolutions for the New Year, it's probably best that I make a list with lots of thinking behind it. Life is full of options.

Even though it should be a part of my list I have a hope and a wish. I hope to shed some pounds by the end of 2011. I would put a number to it, but why bother its already hard without exaggerating it with unrealistic numbers. My wish for 2011 is for the fulfillment of dreams and aspirations that come by way of hard work and dedication.

Now for my humble list:

*Read everyday
*Improve my communication skills
*Think differently
*Reconnect with old friends
*Exercise everyday
*Listen to good soul full music
*Avoid negative people
*Learn new skills
*Be grateful everyday

Turning 31

It just occurred to me that i will be turning 31 very soon. It seems like time has come and gone in warp speed. There are no set milestones at 31, just another number. The sand in the hour glass doesn't slow down as you hoped it would. So i reflect back on all the "big milestones", regardless of how ridiculous they may seem.

At 15, I was so excited to be having my Quinceanera. It's a rite of passage from childhood to womanhood in the Latin culture. I didn't care what significance it had, just happy to be with friends and family, any excuse to party.

At 18, I thought I knew it all, i was suddenly given the right to vote, serve my country, and the privilege to purchase both pornographic material and tobacco products. Yet there is not set age to be a mommy. Age limit or not, that was me 18 and head of a household.

At 21, there are two more privileges bestowed upon us. Those privileges are the right to purchase and consume alcohol in a public setting and the right to legally gamble wherever it is allowed. While i couldn't partake in consumption of alcohol since i was pregnant yet again with baby #2, I can tell you that i did my part with the lottery. LOL

When i turned 25, I was already married for a few years (5) to be exact.. But it felt like a lifetime and finally finished with the baby making factory. Lol, I definitely knew it all by now. I took full advantage of everything I thought I was entitled to. I thought I won the jackpot when all of a sudden; rental car companies had a burst of new confidence in my ability to drive their cars. I could drive a rental car without having to pay a larger amount of the money due to being under twenty five. What Crock?

From the time I turned twenty-one right up until I actually turned thirty. I was in crisis mode, not sure what to expect. I was expecting something like the Y2K bug. Everything would just fall apart. When that obviously didn't happen, dinner and drinks with the family was a great way to spend it and i wouldn't change a thing.

So here I am not quite sure how i feel about turning 31. I'm not upset nor am i looking forward to it. I really do feel like I'm getting better with age. I have a better sense of who I am and what I want out of life than I did in my 20's. I think our 30's are when we get to sort out all the hard lessons learned in our 20's and apply them. All the good stuff i suppose.

Happy Birthday to me..

The Borrower's

I am posting for Isabel.. apparently her book was really good cause she is done reading it, even before me.. damn she is quick.. i haven't even received our first book from our book club list. She is now talking about reading a book not on our list. I almost forgot i never posted the list, that is next on my extremely long to do list. But let me get to what i really want to post, all in her words.. [ The borrowers, by Mary Norton is about Ms. Mary telling Kate this girl that she teaches about a story about her brother seeing a borrower. The book goes back and forth to flash backs. The borrowers names are Pod, Homily & Arriety. This boy that is staying in Mrs. Davis house till he gets better from his illness when he spots a borrower dancing with a flower (Arriety). Then she tells him all about her life adn soon he finds there home under a wood panel on the floor, and he brings them a bunch of furniture from a doll house since they are tiny. I would recommend this book to people that like fiction/fantasy.]

"Pure Paradise"

Well apparently the book i chose should of been chosen with extreme caution, especially since i am doing this whole song and dance to help Isabel out. But for the first book we decided to do a solo act and then team up on some good reading, so i went for my kind of book (erotica)... I feel so bad even blogging about this type of book, but what kind of blogger would i be if i didn't write about both the good and the bad, and lets not forget the extremely dirty and innocent heart felt books.. Lets starts with my apologies about putting the wrong title on the book yesterday. Its titled "Pure Paradise" not "Pure Pleasure". I must of been in a totally different frame of mind last night.. I began my reading adventure during my lunch hour at work... not a wise choice.. this book started off with a bang literally.. So far the title is living up to its written contents.. not only did the book start off extremely juicy, but my hour ended at warp speed.. I was just diving in and getting a good feel for the main character "Milan" and what a character she is, before i had to close up shop... ugh.. I don't feel I've read enough to give you a really good description or my personal thoughts on the book as of yet. I just hope Isabel is enjoying her book as much as i am mine..

later
Bloggers..

So new at this..

I am new to this whole blogging world.. My daughter and i have decided to start our own little book club.. Mind you my daughter "Isabel" is only 11 years old, but she is such a strong reader, and thinks and talks sometimes better than i would. I could learn so much from her.. Well the reason we decided to start this blog, is to track our reading and have a great time doing it.. Isabel just started the 7th grade, and she has all advanced classes this year.. [Super Proud Mommy] One of her classes is reaquiring she reads 12 books within the school year. Each book counts as a grade, and every non-fiction book counts for double. So being a good mom that i am, i decided to help her out. I told her i would read the same book she does and have a discussion mid way through the book, to make this process for her more pleasurable and fun for her. So i suggested we read some of the non-fiction classics, such as (Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Little Women & Of Mice and Men) and maybe we could each learn a lesson from them.. She agreed, so here i am blogging about this whole experience, and writing about each book we come across.. I hope it all works out well.. For the next two weeks, she has already started reading a book called "The Borrowers" and im starting "Pure Pleasure" by Allison Hobbs.. I will try to write as often as i can, about where we are in our books.. This should be fun.:)