Appreciation of Life

Once again in Bodega, watching the beautiful sunset. It's amazing how free we can feel by just watching the waves of the ocean and how calm it is. There's a lot I'm reminded of when I come here. The ocean is so serene and even with the people that do things that destroy it, it stays as it is and keeps moving. It doesn't let people ruin it. The ocean is so strong, it takes everything, positive and negative and takes it with it's strong waves and keeps moving. In our lives, we gotta keep strong and keep moving on no matter what life brings us. We learn from the bad and are encouraged by the good.

The ocean is so full of life and therefore makes me feel the same way. It helps me forget all problems, even if it's just for a little while. It helps me reflect on my life and realize the importance of life and forget things that don't matter. I am so grateful to have life and I'm grateful for the people that are in it. God is so good!

Wow! This view is amazing!!! And the smell is fantastic! The breeze feels so good!

I'm grateful for these peaceful moments when I can just stop and breathe! Sometimes we feel like life is going a thousand miles per hour and we can't catch up with it. If life were so easy and so simple, we would never appreciate moments like these.

Memories at Fort Point National Historic Park

We made this trip as a whole family this time! Again it was so cold but we had fun!!! I hadn't visited this place in YEARS! Everything was so interesting...we always learn something new! We went all the way to the top and it was perfect timing because the sun was setting and it was a gorgeous view!! I was feeling so happy and so free. :) Then, we walked and walked! Oh my gosh! We walked about 3/4 mile to a different part of the park where people fish and further down, there is a large lawn area where people can have a picnic and kids could run around. It was perfect! I would like to come back and have a picnic. Overall it was a great day today. We are just so tired and had no energy left but it was all worth it!

Creating Memories

One of my New Year's resolutions was to take the kids out to see different things, visit different places, learn new things, live new experiences. Our first trip this year was last weekend and we went to Bodega Bay. Marco was still visiting his sister in Texas and we were really missing him. It was a Friday and I had just picked up the kids from school. Then, out of nowhere, I thought of going somewhere. I didn't want to go home. So, I thought, to go visit Bodega. And we left! :) We got there just before sunset. It was so cold we could barely stand it! But we didnt care. We ran down and went straight to the shore. We ran around and just had so much fun!

School Bullies

It was so so busy today. Ugh, where do I begin?! Note to self: wake up much earlier to get a head start on my day. For a while, I had been waking up at 5:30am every day, even sometimes on the weekends and I loved it! And I guess something happened, don't k ow what, I started to get up out of bed later and later. Well, no more miss sleepy head!

On another note, we have got to figure something out for Angie. She's been acting out for over a week with a lot of Anger and we finally figured out why. Kids at her school are saying "bad words" to her. She says that she walks away from them and tells the teacher about it. But, I know that it's terrifying her because she will get angry about almost anything and begin to say the words she hears at school and seems to be unusually frustrated. It's like it's always in her head. I'm going to talk to her teacher about it. I wish I could do something to fix it right away though. There's nothing worse than not being able to fix things for our kids so that their environment stays evil-free, if that term is ever used. I just hope she won't be one of the bullied kids at school because I know that it feels terrible to be bullied....and Angie just doesn't know how to handle it except to walk away and tell an adult. She knows that it's not okay to speak words like those because she is always saying "it's not ok to say bad words, we have to be nice to everybody". And what are their parents allowing them to learn? Where are these kids learning it from? These words that they say are terrible! We don't even say them at home!

This is just so heartbreaking- not being able to help and knowing that she is hearing these things at school, when she needs to concentrate the most- where she spends most of her time.

I'm going to look for information online and post it here- this is just crazy.

Las Vegas Here We Go!

We are counting the days! And less than 4 to go! We are so excited!

We're going for the famous Las Vegas Super Show, which is on Sunday. I'm looking forward to seeing all the awesome cars and spending time with GoodTimers! And not to mention the partying! It's going to be my first time there, so we'll see how I like it. 

Now, I'm trying to figure out what the heck to wear...Dress? Skirt? Leggings? I don't know. But I am gonna get my nails done! Yay! (Gotta get an appt though hehe)

I'm going to miss the kiddos but I know they will be in good hands. Good thing they'll be asleep when we leave.

I don't think we'll be able to sleep because we're leaving on Friday at 4am! And EVERY TIME we make a trip, we have such a hard time sleeping because we just wanna go. Lol! It'll be a nice trip- we're carpooling with a couple friends who are being so nice that they are sharing their timeshare with us.

Most of all, I am so grateful that we are even able to go on a trip. Thank you, love! I'm sure it will be an unforgettable trip. 

Let's Blog!

Life has been so hectic, wonderful, crazy, awesome, adventurous, full of blessings, etc. I am so proud of having an awesome family. We have our ups and downs, highs and lows, challenges and victories, good times and not so good times, but it is IMPERFECTLY PERFECT! What kind of a life would it be if it wasn't that way?

I'm starting this blog because for a while I've wanted to speak out as a wife, mom, friend, daughter, etc. and share what my life is like- from my view.

I'm no great writer but who cares, right?! Let's just do this!