MoMo's 80th Birthday Party

From left back row: Bobby, Neal, Marshall, Tommy

From left front row: Roberta, MoMo, Jenny, Margie, Eric

My MoMo turned 80 years old on Feb. 26th. We celebrated an 80th birthday party for her at my aunt Margie's house in Erwinville yesterday. I must say it was a very nice day. The weather was excellent!

I had a great time........Leandro and I picked up Katy and Timothy (Tim had to work) and we all rode together to Erwinville. When we got there I parked at Uncle Tommy's house and called my Dad to let him know we were there. I saw him standing by Margie's barn but there were so many people I know he didn't see us pull up. I said "Daddy.....your grandson is here" lol he said "OH REALLY!!!!! OK OK! I'm coming right now!!!" He sounded so excited!

After we got Timothy out of the van we started to walk up the stairs to get to Margie's and I saw my favorite cousin (Clint) and I gave him a big hug. I love my Clint I was hoping to see him =)

We saw MoMo. They were about to sing Happy Birthday to her. Her smile was so big you could almost see it from the back of her head. That just melted my heart to see her so happy =)

After they sang Happy Birthday this picture was taken, not by me, but by Saye. I scored a copy of it and cut out the color back ground.

Then, Dad pulled me and Katy away and said he had something he wanted to tell us both together. He said:

I just wanted to tell you both that when I went to your house Erin, it was so perfect and clean, and Katy when I went to your house it was clean and tidy and perfect. I pride myself on how clean I am, but when I went to yalls houses I was so shocked and impressed and yall make me feel like my house is dirty. Erin you have two cats and you would never even know, I couldn't even smell them , and Katy that trailer is so spotless I can tell you and Tim worked hard in making it a home. I just want to say that I am so very proud of you two....my girls.

I guess that was my Dad's way of just being proud of us in general. It has been a really long time since my Dad was actually proud of me and Katy at the same time. I feel like he is not trying to fight us anymore, but some how realizes that we are good kids even though we are not perfect and we have learned the most important thing which is to keep a good home, so to say.

We left Margie's house a good bit later than we had wanted, I don't recall the exact time but it was later than we had planned. After, we left we went to Katy and Tim's and stayed there until just about midnight. When we got home Leandro went on and on how much he enjoyed Katy's company! =) I did too

What a wonderful day!

Que Sera Sera.........

When I was just........ a little girl..........I asked my mother........ what will I be =) ?
Well, I am no little girl to anyone now but my granmother and perhaps my mother....but that's OK! =)
This song "Que Sera Sera" just makes me feel like a pretty pretty princess..... ha ha ha ha ha . Even though when I woke this morning I was feeling sort of lazy, so I am definitely not "all dolled up" so to say, but I sure do feel like a princess when I hear that song.
I love the saying...... I guess I never really thought about it too much before, but that's EXACTLY how I feel today lol. So, that being said, cheers to this lovely Thursday and Que Sera Sera =)

****** If your reading this I hope your day is filled with so much happiness and love, with bigger kisses and bigger hugs!!!*******


Love Always,
Erin =)

xoxoxoxxo

Somewhere Over The Rainbow......

I was just listening to this song this morning. I love all of the different versions of this song. My mom used to sing this to me and my sister when we were little. I sure do miss those days.

My grandparents are coming here today for lunch. I have been thinking about them a lot too. When I close my eyes I can smell them and there house. There house doesn't smell like regular "old people" house. It smells good. It's weird....... it still smells like it did when I was five, six and seven. It's like the smell never changes. I can still go there and sit in their living room and close my eyes and be whatever age I want to be. =)

Hot Mulled Apple Cider........ =)

Ahhhhhh Good Morning! Wow, this morning is sure turning out to be a beautiful day! I sure am craving a tasty cup of Hot mulled apple cider this morning and it's only 43 degrees outside. Thats not even cold......thats just cool. It's much too pretty to be sitting inside at work blogging instead or working lol. I wish I was outside. If I was off today I would start my day off in my pjs curled up with my book and a nice hot cup of cider.

Then I would take a shower and get dressed and go to North Park. Maybe Ashlie would be free and we could play tennis again, or just walk the track at a steady pace while trying to breathe and gossip at the same time. LOL

Ahh.... the things I would do if I were off. lol

I would go to the book store and pack my arms with "bargain books" and get a hot coffee or some hot tea. I would run by the mall and see if Sopearry wanted to meet me there and we could shop at Charlotte Russe, Lush and Bath and Body works. I need to stock up on my smelly goodness goodies lol.

Too bad I'm chained to this desk gazing out the window. At least Steven is here today, maybe we can play stick ball at Rite Aid on our lunch break. Who knows.... we did it before it could happen again =)

If your reading this I hope our day is filled with big smiles and at least one big hug! =)

Memory Retro Lane ..........

I was just thinking this morning about vintage shows that I used to enjoy when I was younger. In a way they don't even feel "vintage." The don't really feel old until I think about how old they actually are. When I was a kid there were several shows that I loved so much.

These are a few of the ones I loved so much! I could make a list for days though! lol It's weird how you you can remember this stuff lol. Drop Dead Fred was my hero when I was little!!!! I thought he was the coolest! Of course I loved the Wee Sing in Sillyville and all of the Fairy Tale Theatre!! I guess when your a kid you never realize the impressions this stuff makes no you until you get older and think about it. Anyways, I just thought I'd share my little trip down memory retro lane. =)

Sittin in Starbucks on Super Bowl Sunday......

I am sitting at Starbucks right now and it is 9:32 AM on Super Bowl Sunday. I had a night with the girls last night and didn’t get home until around 2:30 in the morning. I had a really good time. So, why am I showered and dressed sitting at a Starbucks on Super Bowl Sunday writing a blog you ask????? Well, this is why……..

Well yesterday was quite an interesting day. My started off by sleeping in just a little and texting my Dad first thing when I woke up at 10 AM to see if he was going to come over for coffee. We had been talking about ti since we moved to our new place but it kind of just never happened. My Dad called me and asked me if I wanted to come over. I had lots of other things planned but of course I worked a stop at his house into my plans since it had been a while since I had seen him and I sure was missing him.

So, I took a shower had some coffee with Leandro and then I was off……….When I first left the house I drove Leandro to Abuelo’s house. Leandro and staying with Abuelo for the day because Swami and Mari had to go do something. I dropped off Leandro and peeked in on a sleeping Abuelo to see how was doing and then left to go and meet Mandi at Petco.

Mandi and I arranged to meet up at Petco for another “clothes swap” for 11:30. I texted her when I got there to let her know that I was there. She texted me back to tell me “leaving now.” I know where she lives so I knew I had a bout 20 minutes to kill. It just so happened to be my lucky day because it was puppy day over at Petco. I went inside and looked at all the children’s cute little smile of excitement over all the new pups the Denham Springs Animal Shelter had brought. I looked at the time and it was 11:50 and still no Mandie….. So I walked over to Office Depot and looked at the Art Supplies. I was about two seconds away from buying some Prismas for the invitations that I wanna design for our girls trip in May when Mandi text me “I’m here.” I put the Prismas back thinking I would probably get a better deal on the price of them at the Craft Store anyways. I had cut out a coupon at work Friday because I thought I might have a chance to go there this weekend sometime.

I went outside and hugged Mandie. We talked for a few minutes while we were exchanging clothes. I felt a little uncomfortable because I saw Brittany and Jamie going into Stage when I was coming out of Office Depot and I know that Brittany saw me and then acted like she didn’t. She knows Mandie too and I dunno it was just sort if weird. I kept looking around thinking Brittany was watching me or something. After I left Mandie I was on my way to see my sister because I had a house warming present for her, Tim and Timothy.

I was on my way to Katy’s house when I realized that it was almost one and I still haven’t had anything to eat all day. So I went to the Petro mart across the street from Katy and Tim's house and got one of the best eggrolls in the world =) I then went to Katy's and knocked on the door an no one answered. I called her and she was at Mom's house doing laundry so I headed over there to see her real quick before going to Dad's house.

When I arrived at Mom's house I chatted with Katy for a little while and she asked me where I was going when I left there and I told her I was going to visit with Daddy for a little while and I asked her if she wanted to come and she said no. So, since I was only going to Dad for a few hours I asked her if I could take Timothy and she said no.....then she thought about it and said she wanted to come with me. I was glad...I was hoping she would say that.

When we got to Dad's I noticed him standing by the back door and when we pulled up and saw me and Katy and me getting Timothy out of the back seat he just smiled sooooooooo big! I could tell it made his day to see us all there. Katy and I visited with Dad for longer than we had planned put it was worth it! I sure did miss that old man =)

When we left Daddy's house I was trying to hurry and headed back to Mom's house to drop her off so she could get her clothes and the truck. I was running late too.... I still had to run home to get ready to go to my girl's night out at 6:30. When I pulled into the drive to go in the back to Mom's house there was a detective, 3 cop cars, a fir truck, and a ambulance. The people who own Mom's trailer...there mother passed away. She lived in that little house close my mom. Poor people =(

As I left Mom's I couldn't help but think what would have happen if that was my mom, or dad, or grandmother or grandfather.......I really hurt in my heart for those people. I felt like just being close to them some of there pain and hurt got into me some how and it just hurt me so bad.

I hurried home and got dressed and redid my makeup and hair so I could be at Chili's for 6:30. I was worried about being late and it turns out that I was the only one who was on time. April arrived at about 6:50 ish and Ashlie got there at 7:20. We had a great time and after that April wanted to go to a bar called Rick and Robbins. Ashlie didn't really want to go....I'm not sure why. She ended up leaving with Jeremy and Breanna about 45 minutes after we got there. I did get to jittabug with her first though.

April and I had a good time and we just talked and talked and talked. We left Rick and Robins around midnight or a little after. I brought her back to Chili's to get her car. We ended up sitting at Chili's for an hour just talking and talking. Then I left around 1 AM and on the way home I stopped at Taco Bell in Watson because we didn't eat and she was right behind me and stopped too, lol. It's like we had the same idea. After we both went through the drive through and got our food we ended up parking and we ate in her car talking and talking more. I didn't get home until 2:10 AM.

I must say it turned out to be a great night =)

When I got home Leandro, Lino, Arlene, and Luis were pulling up and Leandro was drunk (but not driving). He invited them all to stay the night. I will not get into the furry and rage I felt at this point but let's just say it didn't end well, hence me sitting at Starbuck's waiting for my Daddy to show up instead of at home in my living room.

The Old Sweater Story.......

This is my favorite sweater. Anyone who knows me will tell you that I wear this thing year round. I was washing my whites tonight and when I pulled this out of the dryer I just smiled so big.

My mother bought this sweater for me my first year of college. I was living in an apartment in Baton Rouge by myself. This is before I got a room mate. My mother came and helped me unpack all my things.... in fact she helped me get the apartment. They didn't want to rent to me because I just turned 18 the month previous to me moving out. My mother convinced them otherwise that I was a well behaved young lady lol. She does have a way with people and getting what she wants I must say lol.

We weren't really getting along at that point in time because she didn't really want me to move out but I thought otherwise. Regardless of our differences she came to help me move in....she helped unpack my new dishes, and was overall excited for me. A few months had passed by and it was starting to get cool outside. My mother came over one day and she was helping me clean my little one bedroom apartment and we had to run to the Family Dollar store next to where I live to pick up some more cleaning supplies. They sell clothes there. I never really shop for clothes there or anything but my mom always gives the racks a look. She held up this sweater and said "Erin! isn't this the cutest!" I said "Yes, all my friends have sweaters kind of like that...it's cute." She said "Want me to buy it for you?" I felt bad and told her no. She insisted because it was only $10. Before we even made it to the car she said "try it on try it on do you like it do you like it?" I did and I gave her a hug. That was Fall of 2002, and it is Winter of 2010. I can't believe this $10 sweater is 8 years old and I must admit.... it looks pretty darn good for being 8 years old! I love this thing, and now I realize that for whatever reason.....when my mother bought that for me she was so excited because it was like she was keeping me warm. I ofter wonder if that's why she insisted on me having it? Whatever the reason, I have grown quite attached to this sweater and I plan to have it for a very long time!

Thank you mother.... for keeping me warm all these years!!!

Love Always,

Your Erin Michelle

Erin's Enhanced Life

This is just a short little blog to announce the "launch" of my second blog that was rolled out yesterday. It's "Erin's Enhanced Life" and the link is http://erin-gutierrez.blogspot.com/

I will try to have postings in this blog at least twice a week at a minimum. Join my in my journey to not only loosing weight but creating a healthy life style.

Much Love!

-Erin

xoxoxoxoxoxo

Notice I added a little humor: with not only the picture but with words like launch.... and roll out....... makes it sort of sound like I am creating a new device...... and in a way I am! lol