A new year!

So 2010 has begun and of course we all have high hopes for the year ahead of us. I am not one to make new year resolutions since I think that dooms us to fail at them. To much pressure on things we should otherwise be doing anyway. However, what else is there to do in January? First off, it is FREEZING..yes, even here in Florida! The holiday bills are coming in so the money comes out of our pockets and doesnt leave much for other fun activities that we have just done over the past 3 months. So we must get creative...So I have decided to get into new tv shows,( since all of my shows now seem to be on hiatus or "winter break" I thought only schools got such things =p) I have decided to read more ( got so many great books for christmas) and to excercise more...( gotta look ahead to beach weather) and My hubby finally bought me an elliptical. Since this mommy has no time to go to the gym, he brought the gym to me.. YAY!
As far as the kids..they will be doing similiar things...tv, reading, playing w/ their 9 million new toys and of course they need to keep up with their schoolwork and gym classes! So, we are going to try to make the most of this January and hope it goes by quickly...

Christmas!

We had 1 of the nicest Christmas day's that I think we have ever had. On Christmas eve Crystallia was pretty sick with a 103 fever so I thought it was gonna be a bust like last year ( both babies had the flu and were sick and miserable) However, come Christmas day she was in better spirits..still sick but at least the fever broke and she was excited. Christmas Eve was a nice dinner and we made hot cocoa with cookies for santa and watched the polar express. The kids went to bed SOO excited especially Nina and then the parents got to work. I went a bit overboard as always but it was SO worth it. Come Christmas morning all 3 of my kids were the most happy I think I have ever seen them. They loved all of their gifts( not a dud in the bunch, which surprised me since each kid ended up w/ about 35 gifts) John loved his dinos , cars and dragons..especially Kota!! Nina loved her zhu zhu pet madness and Crystal loved her dollhouse madness. What made me happy was not the "stuff' but the look on my kids faces. The magic in their eyes of thinking santa brought them all these goodies! The time we spent together will last a lifetime even though I know the toys will not!
The adults got some great gifts too..we must have all been extra good this year =p and dinner was yummy as well...although I ordered an eliptical because I think I ate about 10 dozen cookies this month..lol and need to get back on track....but it was worth it..the 10 lbs I'll lose but memories of cooking with my girls are priceless !
I hope every1 had a blessed Christmas like we did!! and now its time to kick in 2010!!!!!!!!!

GLEE FINALE!

Ok, I know I am almost a week late in posting this, but as I stated in my last post this has been a crazy month. ( Not to mention this house has been sick for about 9 days now) BLAH!
Anyway, the point of this blog is to discuss my fave show's fall finale. GLEE!
First, I will start on a positive note and discuss all the things I loved about this episode.

- Finn finally found out the baby wasn't his... Thank goodness!! When he was singing to that u/s a few weeks ago I just about died inside!
- Quinn is finally revealed for the liar she is ( I cant stand her) and is it mean to say I was happy that Finn beat up Puck? Now, don't get me wrong. I actually in a very weird way LOVE Puck's character. He adds a nice flavor to the show but he totally deserved a whooping from Finn.
- I thought that the sectionals competition was great. I loved the songs and thought they carried the storyline well considering the other teams stole their songs.
- Now I know most of you will hate me for saying this but I LOVE Sue! I love her, hate her..she is probably one of if not my most fave character. She cracks me up. When she told Will he boarded the Sue Sylvester train and the destination was HORROR...I just about fell off the bed in tears laughing!! Her character is one of the best thought out characters I have seen in a long time. While she is not a nice character persay..I dont think we should always just like the "good" characters. What I actually love about Glee is I dont think ANY of the characters are "good" or "bad". They are each SO complex and have their moments, so it's a constant flip flop!
Things I did not like
-Ok, u all know its coming but I just about threw up when Will kissed Emma at the end. I know thats what we were "suppose" to be routing for but I hate her. Her phobias are just plain over the top and she has been flirting w/ a married man all season who had a pg wife.( granted terri is crazy and wasnt pg but she didnt know this then) He hasnt even officially left Terri yet, and what is gonna happen with Ken now? Its just a very bizarre storyline n I did not want them to end up together. As far as Terri, I dont really know where this is gonna go either? Is she still gonna adopt Quinn's baby? Are they really over? I obviously dont like Terri because of what she did to Will but I do feel more sympathy for her then I probably should. I think this is due to the fact that Will is the #1 character that I flip flop about. He had feelings for Emma this WHOLE time while he thought Terri was pg. This just doesnt sit right with me and I cant help it!
- Finn and Rachel. It has been building up ALL season. While I didnt expect a big thing, I was more expecting them to have the finale kiss. The name of the show is Glee right? I assumed they were the main characters...not Will and Emma. It will be very interesting to see what happens next season with this couple. Especially now w/ the puck and Rachel fans growing. RThe writers did say they were gonna build this into the story now. I LOVE Rachel and Finn but wouldnt mind a Finn/Rachel/Puck triangle either =)
- It did feel anticlimatic.Kinda like Heroes first season....they built u up all season and the final kinda stunk..this felt VERY similar!!!
The main thing I dont like is..WHAT IN THE WORLD IS A FALL FINALE?????????? No other show I watch is doing this. How am I suppose to live w/o Glee for 4 months!!!!!!!!! I dont like this one bit. I think they will losea big fan base and putting it up against lost is a HUGE death sentence for this show...All I know is that they better not mess this show up cause even with all my loves and hates..this is the best show I have seen since QAF and that ended in 2005!!!!

Abandoned!!

I did not abandon my blog..it has just been a CRAZY busy holiday season...My walk in closet can no longer be walked into...it is exploding with gifts, my schedule is full , there is no more room to cram extras in, my fridge is full..so much baking and cooking...and my house has no more light sockets, too many decorations plugged in...BUT I LOVE this time of year.....

WHY I LOVE IT:

1) So much time to spend with the fam doing fun things like
a) building a gingerbread house with my girls
b) baking with my girls
c) letters to santa and the amazement on their faces when we go to meet him
d) trip to disney to see all of the lights and carolers
e) cooking meals that I usually only have time for at this time of year...
and the list goes on
2) The feeling of christmas is everywhere..music in the stores, lights on the trees, yummy treats in the belly =)
3) the shopping...I know , I cant help it..I secretly think Sophie Kinsella made those shopaholic books after me =p
4) Mostly my family..I realize even more how thankful I am to have had one more year of a blessed life with the people I love most in the world...

I promise to post pics soon of all the crazyiness going on in this house to give you guys a good laugh =)

Happy anniversary to us!

I cant believe how the years have flown by. I remember being a little girl and wondering what the man I married would be like. I never could of imagined him to be this made for me even if I tried. As a little girl I imagined "prince charming" like in Snow white or Sleeping Beauty. However, in real life I realized early on the kind of man I really wanted to marry. I wanted to marry a man who would be a wonderful father, devoted husband, hard worker, and someone with a good sense of humor since we all know I lack one! Well, I found him and he is perfect for me. Life may not be perfect all the time like in the fairytales...Marriage is hard, parenting is hard, life is hard..but, our love is strong, real, and everlasting! I feel blessed to have found my soulmate and know that we will celebrate many more anniversaries together along with our kids and one day our grandkids and live out our "happily ever after" just like I dreamed about as a little girl =)

( sorry for the mushy post but I feel very emotional today due to it being our anniversary 2morrow )

ps- EVERY1 ENJOY NEW MOON TONIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Vampire diaries series vs twilight series..PART 2

Ok, I wanted to wait until I read the 5th and final book (which Im on) of Vampire diaries but between LOVING the show vampire diaries with an obsession I need an intervention for and the excitement of my twilight/new moon double feature at the new lounge movie theater ( that I also need an intervention for) I decided to write about the two again now....

As I said in my original blog there is a wide battle over which is better, if one was "bitten" ( no pun intended..haha) off the other, and so on...so here are a list of things that I have found similiar throughout the series...

PS- I AM NOT GIVING AWAY HUGE STORYLINES BUT SEVERAL PLOTS IN BOTH series....SO IF YOU HAVENT READ THEM YET I ADVISE YOU NOT TO READ THIS...

TOP 10 SIMILARITIES....( although there are more)
1) Love triangle in twilight/love triangle in vampire diaries
2) Vampire boy drawn to human girl in both books
3) Vampires can go out during the day
4) Both have shapeshifter/werewolves
5) Both have elder vampires
6)Both have a crazy vampire who seeks revenge on the human girl
7)Both have the main character not drink human blood
8) In both the girls "change"
9) Both books have the main boy leave the main girl because they "think" its best and then the girl is devastated but falls into the arms of the other boy...
10)Both have girl bff who is jealous and annoying....both have boy bff that is interested but has no shot...

Having written my 1st post I was just starting the vd series...

So here is my overall stance on this debate....

1) Twilight is awesome, a much quicker read( I read the 4 books in like 5 days and they are WAY larger then VD. VD is taking me months to finish....but not because its not good, its cause Im busier and just cant break night to read..lol
2) So with that says (thus far) Twilight is my favorite series out of the two..HOWEVER, Im not finished yet and I do have issues w/ somethings being SOOOO similiar.
3) Facts are that VD did come out WAY b4 twilight was even a thought..and I do think that VD was "bitten" off of for parts of twilight...( I mean come on)
4) With everything considered I love them both and don't really care about the petty debate..Im just glad that both series are here for my enjoyment =)

LASTLY, I want to thank whoever did the casting for new moon and twilight cause robert pattinson as a vamp and taylor lautner (swoon) are very lovely to watch...
and Damon and Stefan...especially Damon...are HOTT!!
Plus, both the movie twilight ( and hoping new moon)
and the VD show are GREAT!!!!!!!

So those are my 2 cents on the issue..for whatever they are worth =)

Kelli and Evan come for a visit

My bff ( thats like the "hip" new term right..lol) and my godson paid us a visit last week and we all had a BLAST! We hung out at the house a bit, went to the aquarium, had a halloween party followed by trick or treating and even got to see the manatees!

Our boys are soo funny. When we went to the aquarium they did enjoy the fish but their favorite part was them acting like fish themselves. There is a waterpark in the back and they had a BLAST! They were running all over the srpinklers with no fear and were soaking wet in a half a second flat and loved every minute of it!

Halloween was great. We had a mickey mouse halloween party and did some trick or treating. We made tons of fun halloween dishes and even got to carve a pumpkin.

Kelli and I got to attack toys r us and get a big chunk of our toy shopping done with the big book( that finally came out)

We even got a chance to see the newer and definatley more high tech manatee muesum. There were only a few manatees out this time so we couldnt see them as well but nonetheless it was fun!

We miss them already and can't wait to see them again soon!!!!