I love this video and it's so true.
WARNING... go potty before viewing in case you laugh too hard
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IegSRQwS8ZQ
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
4 Months, wow it's gone by fast!
It seems like only yesterday our dating life transformed into married life. I'm still trying to figure out how to split the bathroom evenly when we are both getting ready at the same time, but I have to admit that I am enjoying that my husband lets to clean, clean out closets, organize and purge my stuff :) All in all, I love coming home from work and finding him there! There is no greater feeling then knowing that your work day is over and your home life begins with the one that you love. We are still transforming my house into our house, and the newest addition is a new bedroom set. We recently broke our bed frame . . . everyone get your minds out of the gutter . . . we were both sitting on the same corner at the same time, needless to say I will be cutting back on the chocolate and cookies :) So stay tuned for our new bedroom pictures and continue to transform our house and our lives. We love you all and here is to lots more monthly anniversaries!
Saturday, February 9, 2008
Fighting Back!
On January 16 a helo went down in the fields outside Corpus Christi killing three of the crew and putting the fourth in the hospital where he is still recovering. It was a tragedy that saddened a community and a nation.Two states away in a little town in Kansas lies a church. This church has decided that they believe that God is punishing America and that the helo crash was God punishing the military. They believe that the three Navy officer’s deaths were a good thing and that God caused it. They then decided that they would descend upon Corpus Christi and protest during a memorial service being held at the Naval Air Station in Corpus. They chose the wrong town to protest in. If you've ever heard of Westboro Baptist Church in Kansas then you've also heard of the Patriot Riders. The Patriot Riders attend the funerals of fallen servicemen and block out any and all who would disgrace these funerals to allow these families to bury their dead in peace.Sorry for all the back story, now to the good stuff.On Saturday Feb 2nd the patriots of Corpus Christi rose up against these evil people and showed them that we are a city to be reckoned with. Over 3,000 people showed up to fight back against the protestors. With over 1,000 bikers on scene and a myriad of others in attendance we raised our banners and flags high and showed our support for our troops. I drove out with my friend Eddie and we set up show on the side of the road about a 1/4 mile from the base gate. We had signs and had my truck tagged up with patriotic writing. At one point we had 4 war vets, 3 college students, two coasties, a biker and his wife, and a photographer all piled into the back of my truck. Picture this if you will. 1000 Harleys thundering, people honking car horns, people waving flags and cheering. Now imagine 2 miles of this and you have a good idea of what it was like. We came out in such force that the protestors didn't show their faces anywhere near the memorial service. We know they were in Corpus because they were kicked out of several restaurants after people found out who they were but they knew better than to show their faces at the memorial service. We are patriots and we will not stand for the deaths of our brothers and sisters and sons and daughters to be marred and disrespected by the liked of some fanatical idiotic church group. "Church group"? More like cult group. I could rant on and on forever about how men die so that they can have the freedom to protest soldier’s deaths or how a so called church group twists reality to carry out their sick mission. But I won't. Just know that Corpus Christi is a city that loves its troops and we are not to be messed with!
In Memory of Grandma Boots
Every year that my friend Barbie Bowen has been doing Relay for Life I haven't been able to attend, except for this year :) I am so excited that I get to be a part of it this year and that I get to do this in memory of my Grandma Boots who passed away from Breast Cancer. At Relay, people from within the community gather to celebrate survivors, remember those lost to cancer, and to fight back against this disease. Relay participants help raise money and awareness to support the American Cancer Society in its lifesaving mission to eliminate cancer as a major health issue. The events are held overnight to represent the fact that cancer never sleeps. Through the survivors' lap and the luminaria ceremony, we honor the people who have faced cancer first hand, and we remember those who have been lost to this disease. If you would like to help support us, please go to http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR/RelayForLife/RelayForLifeHighPlainsDivision?pg=personal&fr_id=6481&fr_id=6481&px=4763069
Monday, January 28, 2008
God has blessed them with a beautiful Angel!
Tonight at 9:30 Italy Time, Anna Bella Aramburu was born! She is a petite 7lbs and 2 oz and 20.5 inches long. She has a tuff of dark hair for now and Vany says she looks like me (sucking up to her Zia already I see! ) There were a few complications but Vany did amazing and did what she needed to do and everything worked out just fine! Phillip is overly proud (as he should be) and said he will be sending me photos soon, so standby for more information. We couldn't be more excited for them in this new chapter of their lives and until we get to see that beautiful bundle of joy we will stand by and be the proudest Zio and Zia ever!
Thursday, January 24, 2008
Jay Leno's Speech, what do you think?
Jay Leno wrote this; it's the Jay Leno we don't often see....
"The other day I was reading Newsweek magazine and came across some poll data I found rather hard to believe. It must be true, given the source, right?
The Newsweek poll alleges that 67 percent of Americans are unhappy with the direction the country is headed, and 69 percent of the country is unhappy with the performance of the President. In essence, 2/3's of the citizenry just ain't happy and want a change.
So being the knuckle dragger I am, I started thinking, ''What are we so unhappy about?''
Is it that we have electricity and running water 24 hours a day, 7 days a week?
Is our unhappiness the result of having air conditioning in the summer and heating in the winter?
Could it be that 95.4 percent of these unhappy folks have a job?
Maybe it is the ability to walk into a grocery store at any time, and see more food in moments than Darfur has seen in the last year?
Maybe it is the ability to drive from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean without having to present identification papers as we move through each state?
Or possibly the hundreds of clean and safe motels we would find along the way that can provide temporary shelter?
I guess having thousands of restaurants with varying cuisine from around the world is just not good enough.
Or could it be that when we wreck our car, emergency workers show up and provide services to help all, and even send a helicopter to take you to the hospital.
Perhaps you are one of the 70 percent of Americans who own a home. You may be upset with knowing that in the unfortunate case of a fire, a group of trained firefighters will appear in moments and use top notch equipment to extinguish the flames thus saving you, your family and your belongings.
Or if, while at home watching one of your many flat screen TVs, a burglar or prowler intrudes , an officer equipped with a gun and a bullet-proof vest will come to defend you and your family against attack or loss.
This all in the backdrop of a neighborhood free of bombs or militias raping and pillaging the residents. Neighborhoods where 90 percent of teenagers own cell phones and computers.
How about the complete religious, social and political freedoms we enjoy that are the envy of everyone in the world?
Maybe that is what has 67 percent of you folks unhappy.
Fact is, we are the largest group of ungrateful, spoiled brats the world has ever seen. No wonder the world loves the U.S. , yet has a great disdain for its citizens. They see us for what we are. The most blessed people in the world who do nothing but complain about what we don't have , and what we hate about the country instead of thanking the good Lord we live here.
I know, I know. What about the President who took us into war and has no plan to get us out? The President who has a measly 31 percent approval rating? Is this the same President who guided the nation in the dark days after 9/11? The President that cut taxes to bring an economy out of recession? Could this be the same guy who has been called every name in the book for succeeding in keeping all the spoiled ungrateful brats safe from terrorist attacks?
The Commander-In Chief of an all-volunteer army that is out there defending you and me? Did you hear how bad the President is on the news or talk show? Did this news affect you so much, make you so unhappy you couldn't take a look around for yourself and see all the good things and be glad?
Think about it...are you upset at the President because he actually caused you personal pain OR is it because the "Media" told you he was failing to kiss your sorry ungrateful behind every day.
Make no mistake about it. The troops in Iraq and Afghanistan have volunteered to serve, and in many cases may have died for your freedom. There is currently no draft in this country. They didn't have to go.
They are able to refuse to go and end up with either a ''general'' discharge, an ''other than honorable'' discha rge or, worst case scenario, a ''dishonorable'' discharge after a few days in the brig.
So why then the flat-out discontentment in the minds of 69 percent of Americans? Say what you want, but I blame it on the media. If it bleeds, it leads; and they specialize in bad news. Everybody will watch a car crash with blood and guts. How many will watch kids selling lemonade at the corner? The media knows this and media outlets are for-profit corporations. They offer what sells , and when criticized, try to defend their actions by "justifying" them in one way or another. Just ask why they tried to allow a murderer like O.J. Simpson to write a book about "how he didn't kill his wife, but if he did he would have done it this way"...Insane!
Stop buying the negativism you are fed everyday by the media. Shut off the TV, burn Newsweek, and use the New York Times for the bottom of your bird cage. Then start being grateful for all we have as a country. There is exponentially more good than bad.
We are among the most blessed people on Earth, and should thank God several times a day, or at least be thankful and appreciative.
"With hurricanes, tornados, fires out of control, mud slides, flooding, severe thunderstorms tearing up the country from one end to another, and with the threat of bird flu and terrorist attacks, "Are we sure this is a good time to take God out of the Pledge of Allegiance?"
Jay Leno2007
"The other day I was reading Newsweek magazine and came across some poll data I found rather hard to believe. It must be true, given the source, right?
The Newsweek poll alleges that 67 percent of Americans are unhappy with the direction the country is headed, and 69 percent of the country is unhappy with the performance of the President. In essence, 2/3's of the citizenry just ain't happy and want a change.
So being the knuckle dragger I am, I started thinking, ''What are we so unhappy about?''
Is it that we have electricity and running water 24 hours a day, 7 days a week?
Is our unhappiness the result of having air conditioning in the summer and heating in the winter?
Could it be that 95.4 percent of these unhappy folks have a job?
Maybe it is the ability to walk into a grocery store at any time, and see more food in moments than Darfur has seen in the last year?
Maybe it is the ability to drive from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean without having to present identification papers as we move through each state?
Or possibly the hundreds of clean and safe motels we would find along the way that can provide temporary shelter?
I guess having thousands of restaurants with varying cuisine from around the world is just not good enough.
Or could it be that when we wreck our car, emergency workers show up and provide services to help all, and even send a helicopter to take you to the hospital.
Perhaps you are one of the 70 percent of Americans who own a home. You may be upset with knowing that in the unfortunate case of a fire, a group of trained firefighters will appear in moments and use top notch equipment to extinguish the flames thus saving you, your family and your belongings.
Or if, while at home watching one of your many flat screen TVs, a burglar or prowler intrudes , an officer equipped with a gun and a bullet-proof vest will come to defend you and your family against attack or loss.
This all in the backdrop of a neighborhood free of bombs or militias raping and pillaging the residents. Neighborhoods where 90 percent of teenagers own cell phones and computers.
How about the complete religious, social and political freedoms we enjoy that are the envy of everyone in the world?
Maybe that is what has 67 percent of you folks unhappy.
Fact is, we are the largest group of ungrateful, spoiled brats the world has ever seen. No wonder the world loves the U.S. , yet has a great disdain for its citizens. They see us for what we are. The most blessed people in the world who do nothing but complain about what we don't have , and what we hate about the country instead of thanking the good Lord we live here.
I know, I know. What about the President who took us into war and has no plan to get us out? The President who has a measly 31 percent approval rating? Is this the same President who guided the nation in the dark days after 9/11? The President that cut taxes to bring an economy out of recession? Could this be the same guy who has been called every name in the book for succeeding in keeping all the spoiled ungrateful brats safe from terrorist attacks?
The Commander-In Chief of an all-volunteer army that is out there defending you and me? Did you hear how bad the President is on the news or talk show? Did this news affect you so much, make you so unhappy you couldn't take a look around for yourself and see all the good things and be glad?
Think about it...are you upset at the President because he actually caused you personal pain OR is it because the "Media" told you he was failing to kiss your sorry ungrateful behind every day.
Make no mistake about it. The troops in Iraq and Afghanistan have volunteered to serve, and in many cases may have died for your freedom. There is currently no draft in this country. They didn't have to go.
They are able to refuse to go and end up with either a ''general'' discharge, an ''other than honorable'' discha rge or, worst case scenario, a ''dishonorable'' discharge after a few days in the brig.
So why then the flat-out discontentment in the minds of 69 percent of Americans? Say what you want, but I blame it on the media. If it bleeds, it leads; and they specialize in bad news. Everybody will watch a car crash with blood and guts. How many will watch kids selling lemonade at the corner? The media knows this and media outlets are for-profit corporations. They offer what sells , and when criticized, try to defend their actions by "justifying" them in one way or another. Just ask why they tried to allow a murderer like O.J. Simpson to write a book about "how he didn't kill his wife, but if he did he would have done it this way"...Insane!
Stop buying the negativism you are fed everyday by the media. Shut off the TV, burn Newsweek, and use the New York Times for the bottom of your bird cage. Then start being grateful for all we have as a country. There is exponentially more good than bad.
We are among the most blessed people on Earth, and should thank God several times a day, or at least be thankful and appreciative.
"With hurricanes, tornados, fires out of control, mud slides, flooding, severe thunderstorms tearing up the country from one end to another, and with the threat of bird flu and terrorist attacks, "Are we sure this is a good time to take God out of the Pledge of Allegiance?"
Jay Leno2007
Saturday, January 12, 2008
I was tagged
So I was tagged by Christina to name 8 interesting facts about myself so here we go.
1. I am a adopt-a-puppy-from-the-pound aholic. I used to love doing fostering of puppies or hurt dogs from the pound (and look forward to doing it again some day soon). I love sharing them with my friends and watching one of them adopt them, or turning them from a scared dog to a loving fun everyone loves dog that gets adopted.
2. I was in a secret relationship for 2 years, and love the outcome of it. I got to marry my best friend and we have enough stories to put a small book together, possibly called an Officer and a Gentleman ;)
3. I work out in the early morning because I am lazy. Does that make sense? When I get home and settle in to being home from work, I won't leave again to go get sweaty at a gym or anything else like that, therefore lazy!
4. One of my legs is longer then the other which makes one of my pant legs on my jeans get stepped on more and wore through quicker.
5. I like to be messy and then organize on the weekends. I am messier when my husband is at work and try to be cleaner when he is at home to set the example (but don't tell him that one!) ;)
6. I can't sit still during a movie at home, I have to be doing more then one thing at a time! While I am at home, I sit there thinking of all the stuff that needs to be done!
7. I am in love with music, I love to sing it, I love to play it on instruments and I especially love to dance to it. And it's every different kind besides hard rock that I can't understand the words too which then takes all the fun out of it
8. I thoroughly and surprisedly love taking care of my husband and best friend, mostly because he does the same to me
I tag anyone who reads this ;)
1. I am a adopt-a-puppy-from-the-pound aholic. I used to love doing fostering of puppies or hurt dogs from the pound (and look forward to doing it again some day soon). I love sharing them with my friends and watching one of them adopt them, or turning them from a scared dog to a loving fun everyone loves dog that gets adopted.
2. I was in a secret relationship for 2 years, and love the outcome of it. I got to marry my best friend and we have enough stories to put a small book together, possibly called an Officer and a Gentleman ;)
3. I work out in the early morning because I am lazy. Does that make sense? When I get home and settle in to being home from work, I won't leave again to go get sweaty at a gym or anything else like that, therefore lazy!
4. One of my legs is longer then the other which makes one of my pant legs on my jeans get stepped on more and wore through quicker.
5. I like to be messy and then organize on the weekends. I am messier when my husband is at work and try to be cleaner when he is at home to set the example (but don't tell him that one!) ;)
6. I can't sit still during a movie at home, I have to be doing more then one thing at a time! While I am at home, I sit there thinking of all the stuff that needs to be done!
7. I am in love with music, I love to sing it, I love to play it on instruments and I especially love to dance to it. And it's every different kind besides hard rock that I can't understand the words too which then takes all the fun out of it
8. I thoroughly and surprisedly love taking care of my husband and best friend, mostly because he does the same to me
I tag anyone who reads this ;)
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