Oh hey! Sorry I've been MIA since beginning of December. I know. EPIC. FAIL. It's been pretty busy in my neck of the woods- finals, finishing up my first semester of college (I'll take my bow and indulge in some red velvet cookies right about NOW), trip to Montana for a glorious 10 days and now coming back. I have plenty of picture to occupy you for hours but I just finished unpacking and I can hear the shower calling my name. So for now, I hope your holidays were filled with family and fun and I'll leave you with this little gem.

5 and a half days. just five. and a half.

I'm officially done with school! First semester = OVAA!
I finished my last final about 37 seconds ago and I'm ready for a bag of confetti and my snow boots!
Montana, here I come for a glorious 10 days!

Let me get this straight.

So before I tell you about my awesomely fun weekend in Costa Mesa, let me get this straight:

Obama is President?

For another four years?

That is gut-wrenching.

Now, let me straighten this out: I am a Republican. You can love me or hate me for it but I was raised being taught that hard-work is one of the most rewarding attributes on earth. I hate it when people are leeches and suck off people who work hard to provide for themselves and their family. I can't stand it when people tell me I'm racist when I don't vote for Obama. Really? Is that how you handle an argument and a difference of opinions? I grew up in a conservative family and can remember having discussions with my grandpa about his farm and how he provided for himself, his wife, and 6 kids. My dad is a business man so I grew up with those genes. Growing up with my dad, I inherited his political outbursts and I manage to spout off things in the middle of class which eventually led me to getting kicked out of Language Arts in 9th grade when my teacher made us watch the Inauguration speech Obama made for the 2008-2012 term. 

Fine. I didn't want to watch it anyway. So sue me. Three other kids followed me and we sat outside the door until the bell rang for 3rd period. 

So Tuesday, I went over and sat with Chet and while we were determined to do homework, we didn't get anything done. Instead, we sat there stalking about 12 different websites with the live votes being counted for hours. We had dinner and dessert but just kept sitting there. When we saw Obama's results spike over 270 to 275, my heart dropped and I threw up a little in my mouth.

You have got to be kidding me.

"The government will never make everyone equal.
  They will just make people equally miserable."

On that note. I'll go be bitter elsewhere but here is a little something to brighten your day. 

The night of pumpkin seeds, messy hands and sugar hangover.

I wasn't able to spend Halloween with my family this year but I did happen to spend it with Fireman Owen, a turtle, superman and super girl! Some of the cutest kids ever. We packed some jellybeans and after an eventful day of the pumpkin patch, we loaded our pumpkins and headed back to carve and watch a Chargers game.

Yesterday, I worked and then came back to BOO-ritos (haha, I'm so clever), and cute kid smiles eager to trick-or-treat. I myself did not go out with everyone, I stayed back and passed out candy and studied for a PSYC test that I had the next day (I'm in college people, I have to be responsible every now and then ;). So anyway, I passed out candy and snacked on a few pieces myself. 

I saved all the chocolate for me! :)

Later that evening when the kids came back, they sorted candy and ate each other's while the adults tried to hide the candy buckets. They said, "out of sight, out of mind, right?" 

No. Wrong.  Kids don't forget candy, who are they kidding? They let the kids indulge themselves because they worked hard for it. 

Plus of the night- I got to hold my newborn cousin, Dylan Roy who was born the day before my birthday, October 7. 

Sidenote: I talked to my dad yesterday and his plan was to "turn off all the lights and go to bed early".

Let it be known: 1) My dad is an old man and likes his rest , and 2) My father is the Halloween Grinch folks.

Hope you had a safe and eventful Halloween!

Pumpkin Patch bound! 

The kids with Chantal.

Superman with his loot

Dylan Roy- sorry for the awful quality!

10 Simple Things.

So since I've moved, I have noticed there are certain things I miss from home.
Of course I miss my family and friends and maybe high school (yeah, right), but sometimes when I'm doing something, I stop and think, "Wow, I really miss the simplicity of that". Sometimes, the smallest things can just make you smile in the worst of days.  I miss the simplicity of being in the presence of my family, even when we aren't doing anything spectacular. I miss the simplicity of everyday happenings such as-

1) Waking up to the super-obnoxious espresso machine my parents had. My dad got up around 5:00 in the morning so he would get coffee and it would wake me up. I hated it at the time, but I kinda-sorta miss it now.

2) Hugs from Liana's dog, Rocky (I call him Rocky-feller). He's old and a tad grumpy but he'd curl up in my lap or if Liana and I were sleeping, he'd curl up on top of us.

3) Having jam sessions with my best friends Joel & Andrew. It was like having my own personal concert, we would just hang out, not even talk, and just play our guitars.

4) When my mom would keep the pantry stocked with my favorite snack.

5) Eating dinner with my family. Every night.


6) Falling asleep on the couch and waking up to my dog's wet nose against mine telling me to get off my lazy bum.

7) Babysitting these munckins'.

8) Late night cravings that involved getting fast-food.

9) Lazy days.

10) Nights with Liana. In which we did nothing but stay up late, eat ice-cream, dance to Ke$ha and looked up elementary classmates on Facebook.

In which Kellen furrows his brow and walks.

After 15 months, Kellen Jay decides to stand up and "wing it" with an ample amount of confidence. If you watch this and don't crack a smile, I don't know what is wrong with you ;)
Enjoy! Pics to come!

We ditched college & preschool for Disneyland! 2 cool 4 school.

They told Owen if he got rid of his pacifier, he would get to go to DisneyLand and check out Cars Land. He did, and they asked if I wanted to go. I'd be crazy if I said no. So, we left around 8:15 and got there when the park opened. Spent all day riding rides and eating at Flo's Cafe.

Mickey Mouse, Lightning Mcqueen, Mater, and big lollipops were there too.

We love big glasses!

Flo's Cafe

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Front row seat on California Screamin'