Mexican for one day

Today was my dad's birthday and his wife decided to throw him a Mexican Themed party. Serving tacos for dinner not only is cost effective, but it's also way less stressful than any other dinner you can offer. People also get to fix their own tacos and most people eat like there is no tomorrow (I know I did, lol).

It was an "adults only" party with lots of drinks, tacos and dominoes, so the girls were not there. I'm sad I didn't get any good pictures but at least I have some crappy cell phone pictures to keep for the memory lane.

One thing that made me extremely happy was to see my favorite uncle there.  My parents have been divorced for 30+ years and my uncles (my mom's brothers) still keep a good relationship with my dad. I think I'm the daughter of the best divorce of the century... Even my mom has a genuine good relationship with my stepmom... And of course, here is a picture with my two of favorite men... And in case you are wondering, my uncle is not as huge as he looks on the picture... He's very tall, that's true... but the truth is I'm very petite and my dad is shorter than average...


This is a picture of the cake and MY tacos (can't begin to explain how yummy they were)...


And here is a picture with my lil bro...

School's Family Day

Today was the Annual Family Day at school and we had an awesome time.  It was too sunny and too crowded to have my niece with us, so my nephew tagged along with us.

I love spending time with him without his parents because he behaves different when they are not around... He is more loving with me, he also respects me a lot and follows instructions... And of course, he cooperates with pictures (which he normally doesn't do).

There were some inflatables that they enjoyed a lot, but mostly it was the escalating wall that won them over. We also played dominoes and ate A LOT.  The sun was also unbelievable and that didn't help with the pictures, but I did get some good ones... Here are just a few... On the one just below, Mia is posing with her BFF.




One of childhood friends from school went with me and it was so nice to have her there. We also spent time with the daughters of another childhood friend from school and we took some pictures. Even though the girls are not in the same location I went to school at, it is still the same school...

A niece is NOT a nephew...

Duh! Right?

I have three bothers and all three of them "decided" they were going to have boys.  I was under the impression that the only girls were going to be my daughters.... and then my niece was born!!!

It's a completely different feeling and I know this beautiful feeling will only grow and grow. As much as I want to enjoy her as a baby, I can't wait to see how much will be to have a little girl running around with my girls.

Regardless the big age difference, I have the feeling she will be guarded and protected by my girls all her life. I think my two little brothers (they are my half bros from my dad) has not close down the baby making factory, but my older and I did... this means that my niece is the last of the grandkids for my mom. Who knows if this will be the only niece I would ever have.

I enjoyed A LOT taking pictures of her this weekend and this is just a little sample... (tons of pictures are posted on Facebook)...

Love goes beyond blood

Yesterday was a very emotional day for me.  Not only I got to meet and hold my niece for the first time, but also my best friend had her baby boy. I'm 7 years older than her, and it feels like she is the little sister I never had. For that reason, I will treat her son as my nephew and I would love him as an auntie.

She had a very difficult pregnancy with lots of bedrest and progesterone injections... Making it to 36 and 5 days was a huge success! He was born weighting 6 pounds, 5 ounces and 18 inches long.

He is just as gorgeous as his mom and didn't have to spend any time in the NICU.  I also got to change a diaper to a one day old baby for the first time in my life! I'm completely smitten with this boy! !

My 100 Happy Days: Day #100

This is it! My task is completed! I didn't post all my happy days on my blog, but all 100 of them are on my Facebook. Being able to capture a piece of my happiness for 100 days in a row REALLY made me smile! No matter how many problems we may have, or how much we struggle, IT IS possible to smile everyday!

My 100 Happy Days: Day #99

I may not have my life figured out and I may not be rich, but I'm proud to say that I'm able to work on THREE things that I love: Graphic Design, Photography and Medical Interpreter. I was playing with the camera and it made me smile. I LOVE what I'm being able to catch behind the lens!