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I haven't been much in a writing mood. I've thought of things that I want to write about then I sit here and blank out. There are some of you to whom I owe email responses. They're coming. I've been sorting through lots of paperwork that we need to get in order and submit. Here's a bit of what's going on, though.

- Brianna joined cheerleading. Uh, yay? No, I'm happy. Although that wasn't my style as a kid, I'm glad she joined because she's sooooo excited. She wants the uniform NOW. I guess there'll be more of her staring in the mirror once she gets it.

- Hee, hee. I can't wait to see Dancing With The Stars. They've released the new lineup and it's worth watching for me just to see Jerry Springer and Tucker Carlson. I had no idea who Monique Coleman and Sara Evans were, so I don't care about them. I also don't care about Willa Ford and Vivica Fox. I think Joey Lawrence will do well and also Mario Lopez because I think he was a dancer, wasn't he? I wonder how many episodes it'll take until Shanna Moakler starts crying. Well, you know I'm going to be watching this.

- I've seen like a million parodies of Snakes on a Plane. Go into You Tube and you can find them. (I feel too blah to look for the links).

- I lost all my cell phone address book information. My fault, really. So, uh, if you know I had your cell phone number, be expecting an email soon.

I can't remember what else I wanted to write, so I guess that's it for now.

feeling: wishing I could sleep for a whole day
listening to: 30 Second to Mars (The Kill)<-- Ahh, It's Jordan Catalano!

no liquids

Wow. I'm glad that they were able to stop whatever terror plot was going to take place. I'm just surprised at the amount of changes that it is causing for travelers. No liquids or gels and on flights from Britain, no books, music or carry-on of any sort. Yikes. Of course if I had a flight, I'd abide by the rules, but I was thinking of all the kinds of liquids I'd be asked to throw out. I carry perfume, lotion and lip gloss in my purse. That would've been tossed out.
What I was thinking about yesterday is that I wonder if these rules also apply to the flight crew. As a flight attendant, I never checked any bags. None of the crew ever did. It wouldn't have made sense since we had to go from plane to plane. We'd get to take one carry-on suitcase and a bag. We'd fit them in the very last bins. I wonder if those things now have to be checked or if they're just making an exception. I guess we just have to do whatever it takes to make flights safer.

On a totally different note, there's a Bloggy Parade of Homes going on. Ani emailed me about it. She's doing it along with lots of other people. Very cool. I would've joined in on the fun if we weren't in the temporary house. Everything here is very clean and lovely but it wasnt't my design. Plus every room is very plain since I don't plan to unpack a lot of things or make holes on the walls. Maybe I'll do the kitchen and/or master bath weeks since I LOVE those rooms. Anyway, have a good weekend.

feeling: hot already
listening to: RHCP (Soul to Squeeze)

Stolen

Shamelessly stolen from Jenn. If I get married, I'll ask Jenn to design the bestest shower ever. The theme would be polka dots. :P

What were you doing 1 second ago:
Sitting down again.

What were you doing an hour ago?
Walking Brianna to school.

What were you doing yesterday?
Watching Project Runway. (I LOVED the challenge, by the way. I nearly fainted when I heard it included both Jackie Kennedy and Audrey Hepburn).

What were you doing a month ago?
Getting ready to move to Arizona.

What were you doing a year ago?
unpacking and thinking about sad songs. I hate that I've lost all my old comments!

What were you doing five years ago?
Helping people fix their credit.

What were you doing ten years ago?
Going to school and dancing.

I won't tag anyone but I'd love to see some more people play.

feeling: HOT!
listening to: That Snakes on a Plane song

random observations

- I say "adorable" waayyyyy too much. If I comment that your ___ is adorable in one of your posts or pictures, really I'm not being condescending. The truth is that I'm in dire need of a thesaurus.

- Remind me that if I ever get married, I shouldn't have it documented on MTV.

- We went to Trader Joe's this past Sunday and EVERYONE there was about as big as Kate Moss. Seriously. I told Rodrigo we were the fattest people there. First he laughed, then stopped because it was true. I was surprised we weren't beaten by produce and thrown out of there. :P

- I take any opportunity I get to be witty and funny. At least, that's what I think I'm doing. I'm starting to get the feeling sometimes it's just annoying.
Example: This past Friday at Ruby Tuesday

Rodrigo: Alec's burger was kind of rare, huh?
me: No, it's pretty common. (insert rimshot here)

Either way, we're always laughing, so I guess it's not so bad after all. Besides, I think Rodrigo is worse than me.

- Brianna takes FOREVER in the bathroom each morning and I finally found out what she's doing. She's sitting on the bathroom counter, smiling into the mirror and talking to herself. (I peeked inside this morning) So, do I wake her earlier so that she could have mirror time or just tell her to hurry and risk scarring her self esteem? ;P

- This article makes a whole lot better sense once I read it correctly. Although it was pretty funny to imagine a 4 foot SURGEON jumping out of the water.

feeling: dumb
listening to: Gnarls Barkley (Crazy) <--great, now I'll have this song in my head all day

build-a-bear

Brianna had been wanting to go to the Build-A-Bear Workshop for the longest time. Years literally. Poor thing. We finally live in a city that actually has one, so yesterday, we took her. Needless to say, she loved it! She'd been on the website looking at the different options. Once there, she ended up picking a bunny. She named it Honey Bunny. The whole time we were there, Alec seemed a little uninterested. The only part he liked was the fluffing. When we got home, Brianna took the bunny out of the little house and Alec was just watching. Then he looked in the box and asked where his was. I felt horrible. All night Brianna kept brushing, primping, and fluffing her bunny and Alec was wanting to help and kept asking for one. Yes, I'm a horrible mother. So, today we went back and got a bear for Alec. Once there, of course, Brianna was looking around, "because Honey likes looking at clothes". With all the outfits and accesories, those people make a killing. I know I would've loved going there as a kid. Rodrigo was joking around saying they should change the name to "Build-A-Brat Workshop: walk in with your kid, walk out with a brat (and a bear)"
Uh, not a catchy slogan. Anyway, you can see pictures here.







feeling: tired
listening to: U2 (Heartland)

a new "baby"!

Everyone, please meet the new addition to my family.



I've Arrived!
Name: Kody
Date of Birth: August 4, 2006
Weight: 5.1 oz
Height: W × H × D: 3.6 × 2.6 × 1.3 in
Proud Mommy: Yvett

feeling: I love my new camera
watching: news

flooding

I told you that my mom and grandma were here (I'll probably post more about that later). They arrived on Sunday and were supposed to leave Wednesday evening. Then this happened back in El Paso. My dad called them and asked them to please stay until he told them it was ok to drive back. He works at a hospital and was stuck there all day Tuesday. He kept calling us from there giving us updates on the situation. I spoke to my old co-workers who were right at the middle of all the commotion (for those of you in El Paso, I used to work on Mesa and Shadow Mountain). My mom and grandmother were able to leave early today. They were caught in a few storms in New Mexico but made it home safely. My parents' house is unharmed but there was a little flooding in my grandma's house. Nothing major. Still, we are all so surprised that something like that even happened there. Nothing like that ever happens in El Paso. We are all just so happy when it even rains. Anyway, I hope the worst is over and to all my El Paso family and friends, be safe.

feeling: worried
watching: news