Always Neighbors....

Last Friday Joy, Jase, Ro and I decided to join Lilaville on their annual camping trip to Del Valle in Livermore. It's been a couple of years since I last camped with my family (not really the outdoorsy type) so I thought well, why not - this should be fun. Plus we were only going to stay over one night cause we had planned on taking Mookie to the city all day Saturday, so that meant we didn't have to pack as much - sweet!!

A few days before we were to leave for camping the weather in the Bay was straight up killer. The weather off the coast was probably in the 80's so imagine what the weather was like in Livermore! I thought I was going to have a heat stroke!

Anyway, the weather that afternoon was probably over 100 degrees, but we left for the camp site after work so we didn't feel it as bad as the others who got there at 1pm.. The warmth actually felt pretty good by the time we go to the campsite; it was probably 90 degrees with a warning of high fire danger!! But wasn't killer like I thought it would be.

So, we finally find our camp sites and unpack the cars and walk to our tents (which were already assembled by Uncle C) and found that we were HELLA CLOSE neighbors with Joy and Jase! It was so cute cause we have the same exact tents (color and everything) and they even tied our tents together! I don't know why they did this, probably cause if there was to be strong winds in the middle of the night, we'd get blown away together - hahaha. Anyways, Joy and I kept saying "awww, always neighbors!!!!"and it reminded me of the times when we were both single and stuck to the hip - we were always together no matter what!!

Now that we're married (to the best husbands), it just made me realize we'll always be close (as sisters) and hopefully as neighbors...

August 18

Happy Birthday to Cherra who turned 11 yesterday! I know right.... 11 already? SHEESH! We had a small dinner last night at Olive Garden with the family, but we're continuing the celebration this Saturday doing high tea with Ma, Mara and Ate and a movie (probably Wal-E) with the guys right after....

It was Mookie's birthday yesterday too! Happy 27th Birthday MJ! We celebrated her fabulous birthday on Saturday doing an ALL day (tea at the Ritz, shopping, dinner, movie) and night thing (slumber party watching Jay-R til the break of dawn)!!!

It's always difficult for me this time of year cause I have to balance out my niece and my best friend's birthdays, but every year I somehow always make it work....

I LOVE YOU GIRLS - Happy Birthday!!!!

Throx

I was perusing the internet last night and found something interesting called Throx.

There is a company that sells socks, but in 3's.. Not 3 PAIRS, but 3 individual socks. They do this so that if you lose one, you're still safe cause you still have an extra!

Pretty interesting product, huh!? Sounds retarded, but I think it's a pretty good idea!

What will they think of next???

RossBerry

I am a huge Pink Berry fan or any yogurt place for that matter. So, for the American Heart Association, our department held a fundraiser called "RossBerry". The concept was the same really: non-fat yogurt (vanilla/chocolate) and any 2 toppings of your choice! It was just like Pink Berry but sold at Ross, so that's how we came up with the name "RossBerry". We sold them for $3 a cup which gave you a scoop of yogurt and 2 toppings. Toppings to choose from were: strawberries, mango, lychee, kiwi, banana, nuts, oreos, cereal, etc.. Any additional topping after that was 50 cents each..

It was a great turn out! We made $400 that day and we're planning on having another RossBerry sale in 2 weeks..

Thanks to who supported us!!

Here are some pictures of the event:

A WOMAN SHOULD....

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ...
enough money within her control to move out
and rent a place of her own,
even if she never wants to or needs to...

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ...
something perfect to wear if the employer,
or date of her dreams wants to see her in an hour...

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ...
a youth she's content to leave behind....

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ...
a past juicy enough that she's looking forward to
retelling it in her old age....

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ...
a set of screwdrivers, a cordless drill, and a black lace bra...

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ...
one friend who always makes her laugh... and one who lets her cry...

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ...
a good piece of furniture not previously owned by anyone else in her family...

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ...
eight matching plates, wine glasses with stems,
and a recipe for a meal,
that will make her guests feel honored...

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ...
a feeling of control over her destiny...

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
how to fall in love without losing herself...

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
how to quit a job,
break up with a lover,
and confront a friend without ruining the friendship...

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
when to try harder... and when to walk away...

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
that she can't change the length of her calves,
the width of her hips, or the nature of her parents..

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
that her childhood may not have been perfect...but it's over...

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
what she would and wouldn't do for love or more...

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
how to live alone... even if she doesn't like it...

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
whom she can trust,
whom she can't,
and why she shouldn't take it personally...

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
where to go...
be it to her best friend's kitchen table..
or a charming Inn in the woods...
when her soul needs soothing...

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
what she can and can't accomplish in a day...
a month...and a year...

Pinoy Prisoners do the Souljaboy dance!

Dude, this is a trip!!

Disney Cruise

We came back from our Disney cruise probably a week and a half ago... This was my second cruise and on my first one, I had motion sickness 97% of the time! I didn't want to put myself through that again, so I visited my doctor and she prescribed me the Transderm Scop patch and it worked wonders! Not once did I feel like yacking!! I know Ro was happy about that cause we did much more this time around.. especially Bingo which he was 1 number from winning $14,000!!

We went to the same 3 spots we went to on our honeymoon...

Our first stop was at Cabo, where we went to a resort called Pueblo Bonito. They tried to sell us their time share but we said NOPE!

The second was at Mazatlan. Ro, Mom and I did the Salsa y Salsa excursion where we learned how to make 4 or 5 different salsas and then learn how to dance the salsa.. That was fun... they made us drink the whole time!!

Last but not least was Puerto Vallarta.. Ro and I went to a beach resort and I boogie boarded for the first time! I got wiped out a few times but it was fun..

Here are some pictures from our trip.. I know hella late!

Beijing 2008 - Fake fireworks!!

If you watched the Opening Ceremony on Friday night, chances are you said something like, "no way that's possible" at least once. It turns out you were right.

London's Telegraph newspaper reports that some of the fireworks which appeared over Beijing during the television broadcast of the Olympic Opening Ceremony were actually computer generated. But -- hold on -- it's not necessarily as bad as you think.
The faked fireworks were actually set-off at the stadium, but because of potential dangers in filming the display live from a helicopter, viewers at home were shown a pre-recorded, computer-generated shot.

Mexican Dictionary...

BODYWASH: I can't go to tha cantina tonite cuz no BODYWASH my kids.
SHOULDER : My tia wanted 2 become a citizen but she didn't know how to read so I SHOULDER.
COCKATOO: My friend was in the bathroom and I told him to hurry because I had to go COCKATOO!
SODAS: My vieja has beeg tatas and SODAS her sister.
JUICY: Hey vato, I will roll the joint, and ju tell me if JUICY the cops!!!
JUAREZ: My viejita slapped me and I said JUAREZ your damn problem!
TISSUE: Hey vato if you don't know how to do it, let me TISSUE how!
HEATER: My lil sister started to choke...Perro my mom told me to HEATER in the back!
BRIEF: Hey homes, my lady farted in the car and I couldn't BRIEF!
JULY: Ju tol me ju were going to tha store and JULY to me! Julyer!!!
MUSHROOM: When my familia gets in the car......There's not MUSHROOM left!
CHEESE: I went to dis bar and some vato try to hit up on my vieja. I said ay vato CHEESE with me!!
TEXAS: My pinche friend always TEXAS me with dumb jokes.
WATER: My vieja gets mad and I don't even know WATER problem is!
HERPES: Me & my ruca order some pizza, I got my piece & she got HERPES.
HORCHATA: You can keep talking your crap, HORCHATA hell up!