Thursday Five

Hello Thursday five!!!

Two weeks in a row.. Heck yes!

SOO an amazing twitter friend of mine, yes I tweet don’t laugh, pointed out TODAY is the EVE of Christmas Eve! If you do not celebrate Christmas.. Happy Holidays.. I Hope you have an AMAZING weekend, but please bare with me as I share my overloaded excitement ..

here is everything and anything that means everything or nothing to me this Thursday…

FIVE… I love the Eve of Christmas Eve it’s a very special Holiday to me because it’s the day that we gather at my mothers house and spend the entire afternoon making TAMALES! >enter mouth watering face here<>

Four… As I drink my overly caffeinated coffee and stretch back in my very relaxing work chair I am trying not to jump with joy, because I just noticed the quickly ticking clock to my left. ONE HOUR until my holiday weekend begins HOW exciting!

Three… Any one else feel like little nutcracker men are kind of creepy??? I’m just saying!

Two… So I am not sure if any of you all watch youtube videos, haha, but if you do I really want you to check out these two lovely ladies.

http://www.youtube.com/user/kyleandcourt

http://www.youtube.com/user/loraandlayton

Both of these ladies(and families) are so sweet and the stories wonderful!

And my Talented little sister...

http://www.youtube.com/user/JMGarcia24

One… Of course we all know what’s coming! Mr. Aries Oh man where to begin. Since he was 9 months old he has been sleeping 100% through the night not waking up a single time from 8PM to 8:30AM. Except for the two weeks he was teething and got 8 teeth in. During that time he would not eat he would not take names and he woke up about 3-5 times a night. Needless to say when the teeth finally cut we were thrilled. Now it has begun again he is currently in the process of cutting 4 molars. He woke up 4 times last night and woke up for the day at 6:30. It’s very hard I feel horrible because there is really not much I can do for my little man! On a good note He now can tell you where his belly button, eyes, mouth, nose, ears, checks, and feet are! Oh and his hair!

Have a safe and wonderful weekend!

Happy Tuesday!

So apparently there are four days until Christmas. I must have been locked in my overly lit office for too long, because I could have sworn it was only October? Maybe the 20 Plus inches of snow I keep falling into has caused my brain to freeze.
So let me just say I am literally petrified of going shopping for gifts.. I swear next year I am starting in May. Trying to get to the grocery store, which is seriously two blocks away, takes 30 minutes! I can't even imagine what Costco and Target are going to be like. Holidays and Minnesotans are not a good mixture then sprinkle a little snow on top and you get one of two things... R...ea...lllll....y....s.....lllooooooooooo.w. Drivers or Over the top CRAZY DRIVERS!! It's very rare you find something in between! Its a good thing I can get pretty much everywhere by taking the back roads, but all the back roads in the world can't seem to protect me from
THE PARKING LOTS! Perhaps there should be a "How to drive in parking lots during the Holiday Season in the winter time 101" However I do see an issue with the title of the class taking up to much space in the mostly frozen Minnesotan brains!

Oh how perfect the little white flakes of doom just started falling!

Despite my frustration for the holiday drivers I actually really LOVE this time of year. Something about giving to others really does lift my spirit! Not to mention the cold is a great excuse to sip down some extra cups of coffee... Oh and if you ask me, the poinsettias sitting on my desk look spectacular! :)

Thursday Five.. ITS BACK!

Myself and my oversized, very adorable, forehead have been wrapped up in an under caffeinated world of New real estate projects, 17' snow storms, and a quickly growing toddler. My Thursdays have slipped out of my hands jumped off the balcony and landed in a giant pile of snow. Today however the coffee pot was calling my name, and as I sat here in my overly holiday decorated office sipping my 50th 5th cup of coffee I decided its time to take a break. Put the piles of paper work aside, ignore the blinding mounds of snow outside my window, take a deep breath... and Play. So ... here it is... Everything and anything that means everything or nothing to me this Thursday. Its my Thursday Five...

Five... Recently life has sent me some curve balls, and for once they really knocked me on the ground. ME... On the ground.. You know the one who figures out every possible scenario and outcome far before anyone else even considers one single option.. yeah me... I had no idea what to do.... For once in my life I was stuck, confused, baffled, but as it turns out being knocked on the ground was a good good thing. Why? It was an amazing reminder that sometimes you just have to slow down take a deep breath, let go and Let God. Where ever or whatever your faith may be Its a great thing! I was on facebook this morning and someone’s status really stuck out to me... something along the lines of our life being like photography because it develops from the negatives.. cheesy.. maybe? But i see a great truth in that! :)

Four... So for anyone who even slightly knows me they know that Jacques and I are COMPLETE Lushes for TV shows. Smallville, Nurse Jackie, True Blood, Six feet Under, Teen Mom(yes, although he will never admit it My love does watch it with me), pretty much you name it we watch it. Recently though we have come across 2 new shows that previously we had not watched. The first being Supernatural. We enjoyed it so much we downloaded 6 seasons all with 22 episodes and spend the better part of 2 weeks watching ALL OF THEM! and even more recently The Walking Dead. I forget what channel its on but can you say AMAZING. Its like resident evil gone TV show. Why are TV shows so addicting for us? I have not idea... best jab at it... I would just have to say NERDS!

Three... Growing up my parents were Never the grocery list type of people. I mean for gosh sake what’s the point my mom has never followed a single recipe her entire life. Not exactly the directions reading type of woman, ya know? My dad would go to the store, and God bless his heart, Buy exactly what he needed for dinner and a bag full of random things. The next day Repeat. So obviously as a young woman I picked up on these traits. We go to the store and get what’s for dinner and a few random things our eyes, or stomachs, tell us we should.... and repeat. WELL LET ME FILL YOU IN ON A SECRET. Holy cow face making a list saves SOOO MUCH MONEY! Last week I was bored so I put together 10 meals wrote out everything a needed and went to the store... Two weeks worth of food LESS than $160! In my house where I normally have guests $160 for two weeks is amazing! So Dear Mom and Dad Lesson of the decade.. A list at the grocery store is a life savor! I hate to say but I think I may be becoming a list girl... oh my! :)

Two... With New Years just a few Thursdays away.. I hear that question circling around every room I walk in. I am sure you all thought it when you read the words "New Years"... what are your New Years Resolutions? I think.. ill have to get back to ya next Thursday?!

One.. Of course my #1 is obvious as it always it.. My little baby I mean Toddler >insert sad face here<>

Please all you pregnant ladies and new mommies even when your tired or a little stressed out and even though some days are very hard and some days you are so tired you think you might cry.. soak up ever single moment!!! I say that because you will blink your eyes and have a little toddler standing in front of you instead of a baby in your arms! Every stage is a blessing so enjoy! :)

I hope everyone has an amazing weekend and good luck with all the holiday shopping!

Always,
Mommy Of a Jamexican!

Monday Madness

The breeze feel so calming, Its so intoxicating I almost forget I am sitting INSIDE at work. It's 1030 and its time for an early lunch. I already feel like I have put in an 8 hour day. Its going to be a crazy week here at Shelard Village. I have to prepare my whole building for 60+ Managers tomorrow for a Kleinman Realty Manager Training session. In all honestly I am honored they are using my building the extra work is worth it to show off Shelard Village. This may not be a 2010 built building but I am proud of how far it has come.

On another note... This weekend was a beautiful one. The Fall colors bursting around us and mild weather Was exactly the relaxing enviornment I think we all needed. Saturday we took Aries to his first Pumpkin Patch(watch the video) and it was a blast... He Ran as fast as his little feet would allow and it was the sweetest thing ever.
I still can not believe there are just 6 days until he is a year old... Every time I start to write about it i get tears in my eyes. I was trying to put together a video from his first year and I had to stop... How did this year Go by so fast? I remember the first time he smiled, and laughed, the first time he sat, and stood..... days old turned into weeks and now hes going to be a year.... oh man! : )

Well Its Monday and although the Sun and Cool Breeze are telling me its time to go out side... Reality is telling me its time to get back to work!

I hope everyone has a beautiful and blessed Day!

Mommy Of a Jamexican

Thursday Five Returns

Oh Thursday how I've missed you while you were gone!!! My cup of Joe has cooled, the sun is at a peak, the breeze outside is perfect, and the amazing colorful leaves are floating ever so gently off the trees.... So here on this lovely Autumn day, although it seems my followers left me while I was gone, here is everything and anything that means everything or nothing to me this Thursday... Its my Thursday Five...
Five... Dear Costco, our relationship is getting a little out of hand! First it started with the meat. How can you not love Costco meat Huge portions for a great price... then the sickness spread... The fresh fruit... the canned vegetables... the juice... the wine selection.. Toys for Aries Birthday... Gifts for Christmas... Throw pillows for the couch... Throw blankets for the living room... New dishes for the kitchen.. And the most recent addiction that Costco has brought into my life... THE CLOTHES... Aries Clothes.. Jacques Clothes.. MY CLOTHES! Seriously I would like to NOT thank my cousin For getting me a membership at Costco...
I can see it now filing my bankruptcy forms.. Reason for filing... COSTCO! : ) I think everyone has that one store that they are addicted to.. Whats yours?

Four... "Here at Shane Company We deal Quality Diamonds"..... Any one who has ever heard that radio commercial can't tell me his voice does not make you giggle a little. Jacques and I constantly made fun of that commercial! Well Let me tell you we learned the ultimate lesson in making fun of things when we walked into Shane Company as a joke and then Walked out with the most beautiful CUSTOM engagement ring for half the price we could have gotten it at any other jewelery store in Minnesota! Although I was proven wrong about Shane Company just being a cheesy commercial I still can't help but laugh a little when I hear them!

Three... Can we say Falling Into Autumn? I am so in love with this weather. The cool Breeze & the enchanting colors. This time of year seriously gets my endorphins going. Its like there is something in the Air. Maybe its the Idea that the holidays are right around the corner? Let me tell you I am a SUCKER FOR THE HOLIDAYS! I love decorating, spending extra time with family, Blasting loud Christmas Carols.. All cultures and religions seem to have something to celebrate over the next few months and just the idea of people coming together makes me smile... I know I am getting a little ahead of myself we still got a little more time to go, but I just cant help but get excited! I feel the warmth of love in the air!

Two... I LOVE my new Living Room set and BIG screen TV. It was a MUCH needed Upgrade! Working Hard for what you want Seriously Pays off!!! Speaking of hard work my mom is proof that hard work pays off, because of her I know anything you put your mind to you can do.. INCLUDING BEATING SICKNESS! LOVE YOU MOM

ONE... 9 More days. I can Hardly believe there are just 9 more days until My precious baby boy Turns One. Just writing this I think I could Cry!!! Time fly's, It really Does. I will have a whole different Post, Potentially this weekend, About this year with my son but just briefly I will say Never have I known love until I met Aries Derrae Garcia-Blake!

I as always hope that you all have an amazing Thursday!
Love Always, Mommy Of a Jamexican

My Wedding Wednesday

So much has happen with our wedding since last month. I am literally jumping with joy to share the details...or maybe that’s just the extremely strong coffee I am drinking, YIKES, Happy National Coffee day to me... Anyway, First of all we changed the date again... We are no longer getting married next summer... wait for it.... We are getting married this March!!! That’s right we went from 264 days down to 164 days. Of course you can imagine my slight panic as I realized I had to seriously step up my planning game!! It's a little nerve wreaking at times but so exciting. I feel like I have so much more to do we are so behind on EVERYTHING. It of course is such a blessing to have Jacques as my Fiancé because when I get worried that some things have not been done yet that should have, like our engagement photos, the deposit on the photographer, my dress, the bridesmaids dresses, just to name a few... He reminds me that everything will come together as it should, and so what if we did not get the engagement photos done right away at least they will be amazing when we do... LOVE HIM!

So here is what we have got so far!

The Venue...

We searched and searched for the right place and everywhere we walked into just did not feel right. The second we pulled into the parking lot of this Golf Club we just looked at each other and smiled and then starting laughing because we knew we were at the right place!

The Photographer....

Seriously I have yet to meet her which probably sounds crazy but honestly I don't need to it was kind of the same feeling as when we saw the Venue. Her personality is amazing and her style is us! Not to mention her work is JUST beautiful... I am so Excited!

The Florist...

You know what I love Helpful Accomadating people and that is exactly what my photographer and Florist are. I love my florist because she lets me send her a million pictures and she sends a million back we bounce ideas off each other and she understands that I am traditional in an outside the box kind of way. Not to mention her prices are amazing!

The Save the Date's

As with everything we are doing for the wedding we wanted the save the dates to be unique. Thus the baby photos instead of engagement, but no worries we have something else fun planned for the engagement photos.

I still have a ton of stuff to do but like Jacques said it will all come together as it should!

See ya'll tomorrow for the return of my Thursday Five,

Mommy Of a Jamexican

I missed you while you were gone

Well Hello Blog… I missed you while you were gone…. Or perhaps you missed me since I seemed to be the one missing in action. I just looked and realized I have not written a single blog the entire month of September… Can we sing EPIC FAIL!

What a crazy time in my life this is turning out to be. My 16 online credits are keeping me insanely busy, the wedding planning is full blown in action, not to mention My little baby is going to be a year in just a week and a half can we say party planning galore, oh and then there is my full time management job that is just crazy right now…. Perhaps I took a little too much on at once, but lucky for me I am a MexiCAN not a MexiCANT!! : )

I can hardly believe September is coming to an end.

As my eyes migrate away from the screen and out my office window I can’t help but do a double take as I see colorful leaves floating off of branches and making their way to ground. The window is cracked and I can feel an ever calming cool breeze dancing in the air. I love this time of year maybe its just me but even the air seems to smell better, like warm sugar cookies and pine cones.

In the craziness that seems to be my life right now I can’t help but take a step back and feel so blessed. Sometimes life is hard but that’s okay when life is hard that is what makes you grow because you force yourself to push forward and work harder.

See you Wednesday,

Mommyofajamexican