Lunch with the girls!! ... and Danny :)

My parents are flying to Peru this Friday and staying with loved ones for THREE WEEKS!! Everyone at home is so jealous they get to go and see family and eat the most delicious food on earth!! No joke!!! Seriously if you haven't tasted Peruvian food, you are missing out!! If only I could fit in their luggage!! On Tuesday my beautiful mamita, my sister Jessica, her cute little baby and I went out to grab some delicious food at Red Lobster for lunch. We wanted to do something nice for mom before she left! We spent such a nice afternoon talking and laughing ... mostly watching Danny making funny faces and sounds Haha!! What a wonderful time we had!! Sometimes I wonder what did I do to deserve such amazing women in my life!! I will truly treasure that day forever!! As fun as it was, it just wasn't the same without our little sister Melanie there who was still in school at the time :( Sorry Mel, we promise we'll do one again soon hopefully tomorrow if there is time before mom and dad leave PROMISE!!

Jessica's Baby Shower

Last Saturday we had a celebration for second time Mommy-to-be Jessica and the much anticipated birth of her new little Angel into the family!! :) We had such a great turn out!!! Nearly Everyone we invited came!! Girls were coming in almost every ten minutes and some even stayed around two hours past the Shower!! It made me so happy to see Jess having so much FUN, seeing her mingle with her Friends from high school she hadn't seen in years, Laughing and enjoying the company of all of us that LOVE and adore her!! I felt so priviledge to organized the baby shower for her; Jess is one of the most Amazing, Loving, fun, Charitable people I know!! And I'm not just saying that because she's my sister. She truly is such a remarkable person and the most loving wife to Daniel and mother to little Danny!! She is always there when you need her and will Always find her doing some kind of service for each member of the Family!! How many times have I found our bed made after Michael and I had a rough night studying for a hard test or writing a long essay due the next morning and hurrying up to make it to school on time (a 30 min commute from our parent's house!)!!! She is simply amazing!! And truly my Best Friend!!

Seeing Jessica's face beaming that day made all the sleepless nights planning the shower, the games, the decorations so worth it!! And I couldn't have done it without the help of my Sweet mom, my little Sister Melanie and her best friend Candace and especially without the help of my Wonderful husband who stayed up late with me Helping me glue things together and keeping me sane ;) haha How wonderful it is to know that you can always count on those you love to lend you a Hand when you most need it!! I love my family so much!! I'm not gonna lie and say they weren't times when it wasn't rough for all nine of us to be living in one place, but I can say without a doubt that it has made us come even Closer as a family and have made stronger Friendships with my sisters and brother and has filled our Hearts with great memories of laughing and helping Each Other. President Gordon B. Hinckley once said: "Life is to be enjoyed, not just endured." And how wonderful it is to enjoy each moment with our loved ones and know that we can be together Forever!! Life is good.

Thankful Countdown !!

I stumbled upon this fabulous Thanksgiving countdown idea over at Blue Cricket Design. Becca made this adorable jar and used these fabulous thankful cards by Valerie Lee over
at Sugar Doodle.

What a great way to remind us what we should be grateful for!

HALLOWEEN!!!

I LOVE Halloween!! There is just some sort of Magic in the air! Little kids dressing up, bobbing for apples, Pumpkin patches! Seriously. It doesn't get better than that!
Here is a little peek at what cute little Danny (my nephew) wore this HALLOWEEN:
Inst he SO cute?!! I can't believe how FAST he is growing!! Here is a picture I took of his cute Little Curls! (with my mom)

His parents took him for his very first Trick-Or-Treating at the mall and had such a fun time!! Despite the joy of Halloween, I stayed home taking care of my poor sick hubby who came back with a HUGE migraine after work. After tucking Michael in, I decided to make the Best Out Of It ... I borrowed the costume that my mom wore at work, filled a basket full of Candy and gave it to each little boy and girl that came knocking at our door!! And you know what? I had so much FUN!!

I got to see, laughed with and even took pictures with all the little kids (at their mothers' request Haha) with their cute little Costumes! I was so blown away with all the many Thank yous and Pleases I got from every single kid! Thank goodness for those kind and dedicated Mothers out there!! I truly admire you! I seriously cannot wait for it to be my turn!! :)

Here is another little peek at what I wore on Halloween Night...

And of course I wasn't gonna let Michael get off the hook so easily ... presenting my ridiculous Handsome, drop-dead-gorgeous Hunk Of a Man, my husband.... Prince Charming :

Thanks for being such a Good Sport, honey!! You really do fill my life with so much LOVE and Laughter!! Muah!! XOXO

Ricardo's visit to Washington!!

Last month my cousin Ricardo graduated from High School with honors, received an accepting letter to Brigham Young University (Idaho) and finished his Eagle Scout Project all and all by age seventeen!!!! Now how many people can say they accomplished so much by that age!! Michael and I were delighted when we found out his parents gave him a round trip ticket to Washington as his graduation present! Ricardo flew on an airplane for himself for the first time and managed to have an extraordinary missionary experience while on the plane! He started a casual conversation with the passenger sitting next to him and as they were talking he finds out she was Jewish and had come to Utah with her family for a visit and how amazed she was with the warm and caring hospitality of the people; people she didn't even know, she said. She had the opportunity to go around the gardens of Temple Square and had felt something different, something special. She was delighted to learn Ricardo was a Mormon and wanted to know more about the Church. Ricardo answered her questions as best as he could and was grateful for having such amazing experience! Before arriving to WA, the lady expressed how impress she was of the Church and was determined to talk to her church leader to ask him if he would allow some of the LDS members to come and teach them about our beliefs! Now isn't that wonderful!!!
Michael and I had a blast taking Ricardo to all the magnificent places Washington had to offer, at least most of them :) We were sad to see him leave; he is truly a remarkable young man and we know he is meant to do great things! We love you Ricardo!!!

Our two months in PARADISE ...

Happy Birthday Babe!! :)

Yesterday we celebrated my sweet hubby's birthday!! Never mind how many candles were on the cake but Michael had to blow them out quick so we didn't all have smoke inhalation. Just kidding honey! :) Michael turned the big 2-3!! Wooo Hooo!! We all went out for dinner and had a great time together as a family. Michael loved every minute of it! Oh how much I love him!! Sometimes I wonder how life would be without my best friend and I can tell you that those thoughts have always lead to tears. Being married to my sweetheart is the best thing that ever happened to me. Let me fix that sentence. Being married TO THE MOST AMAZING, HANDSOME, LOVING, ADORABLE, GIVING, CHARITABLE, FUN MAN is the best thing that ever happened to me :) And I can't wait to celebrate many more birthdays with the love of my life!!

Some little things I love about Michael are:

-His love for the Gospel and desire to live by its teachings. His desire to do whats right and honor his priesthood.
-His drive and will to work hard! I have never met a harder worker.
-His passion for life and the fun things in it.
-His love for adventure, the outdoors and physical activity.
-The way that he treats me like his queen, his equal and partner.
-His cute personality and quirks.
-His smile, olive skin and 1/4 Italian boy look :)
-His love for family (this was one thing that attracted me to him in the first place).
-His love for children.
-His love for me!

Here's to another year and another adventure that we get to embrace! I love you babe!!