Garcia' Lovin

Baby #2!

2011-11-26T21:11:00.001-08:00

Do you see this big guy?

He's going to be a BIG brother!

We're so excited to have another baby.

This baby has been tugging at my heart strings for months telling me he or she is ready to be with us. And when I say months, I mean months. It took some humbling on Eloy's part to realize we need to listen to Heavenly Father and have another baby but I knew it would. It was all apart of his plan.

We've known for awhile but decided to wait and tell our families on Thanksgiving. Our Mother's expression were the best and everything you would expect from grandmothers who itch that little baby love. Everyone is so excited and we couldn't be happier right now!

We hope everyone had as great of a Thanksgiving as we did!

<3,

The Garcia's

Keep it neutral

2011-09-07T01:54:00.000-07:00

When Eloy and I were registering for our wedding I asked him what color he wanted our room and bathroom. He said, "Blue". Blah. I threw out a bunch of other colors for him to choose from and nada. Nope. It had to be Blue. He wouldn't budge. So for the past 3 years, we've had this ugly plan blue comforter on our bed. blah, again.

Now, FINALLY, he's letting me buy all new bedroom and bathroom decor. I can't wait!!!

I really like this and this and I've had my mind set on these colors.

This project should be fun.

And to put a little something like this in my bathroom.

I've had tons of fun getting ideas and can't wait to get started! If anyone knows of some good crafty blogs out there that I can get ideas from, please send them my way!

Chow down

2011-08-15T14:48:00.000-07:00

I know I haven't posted in FOREVER and today I thought I would change that.

So, I am completely in love with Nutella. I put it on strawberries, pancakes, bread and I'm planning on making a banana nutella milkshake. Well, Yesterday was my niece's 12th Birthday.I introduced her into the Nutella world and decided to make her some special cupcakes. They were to die for! Seriously the best frosting I've ever had. I made white and chocolate cupcakes, about 3 dozen, and frosted them with a nutella frosting. YUM!

Here's the recipe for the Nutella frosting:

3/4 c butter, softened

1/2- 3/4 c nutella (depending on how much you want)

1 tsp vanilla

2 tbs milk

3 c powdered sugar

Blend all ingredients in a bowl until smooth. If you feel like its too stiff, add another tbs of milk.

Jeremiah woke up from his nap around the time we started digging in. He immediately wanted on and boy oh boy did he have fun eating his cupcake!

Got milk?

2011-07-11T15:49:00.000-07:00

Funny story...

We were walking through San Francisco last week and out of nowhere Eloy tells me he's been craving chocolate milk. Super random. So, we kept walking and about 5 minutes later this girl starts screaming "Free Nestles chocolate milk!!". I busted up laughing, ran up to her and asked for 2 chocolate milks. Needless to say, Eloy was a happy man.

Gotta love Friday's

2011-05-06T20:50:00.000-07:00

Today seemed like a perfect day for ice cream.

And it was.

This was before Little J's meltdown. He has been tring really hard to feed himself lately. The problem with nothing lands in his mouth, it lands on him shirt or highchair.

Nevertheless, it was still a perfect day for ice cream.

I hope you all had a great day!

More please!

2011-04-12T08:34:00.000-07:00

As a kid, when my mom baked something I was usually by her side ready to lick a spoon that she had finished using or most of the time, I waited the big kahuna... the bowl. I think that's the best part of baking... indulging on what's been left behind. My personal favorites are raw cookie dough and vanilla cake batter.

Now that I'm a mom, I've noticed that I tend to have a ~~little~~ big munchkin by my side waiting for something. Actually, whenever I'm in the kitchen cooking, Jeremiah is usually by my side repeatedly saying "Nummy nummy nummy".

I have no problem with sharing my goodies with him. Where lies the problem is when he's finished.

He hates it when he is told that he can't have anymore or that the food is all gone.

My baby loves to eat... like his Mama.

We call her Nana

2011-04-05T09:35:00.000-07:00

I think I've always known that when the time comes to start our family, I do not want to work. I wanted to be a stay-at-home mom. The thought of being in an office all day while someone spends that time with my baby did not sit well with me.

In my marriage, I would be what most people consider a Sugar Mama. I've always held a well paying job which allows Eloy to not work and concentrate on his studies. That was until I had Jeremiah. I went on Maternity leave never to return. The summer after Jeremiah was born Eloy found a summer job. That saved us for awhile but we knew we couldn't make it just on his temp-job and we definitely didn't want to pull out tons of loans. So, I started to look for a job where I could take J with me... like a nanny job. I had no luck whatsoever. Whenever we discussed the issue of me going back to work my eyes would get watery and there would be a lump in my throat.

After searching high and low, our Branch President called me and asked if he could relay my number to a woman that is looking for someone to help with her elderly mother for a weekend. I gave to ok and thought "why not? We could always use the extra cash."

The number was relayed and Eloy and I met up with the woman on the phone, Jeannette, and her mother Shirley during that week.

Shirley has Dementia and Parkinson's disease. She tends to forget things very quickly and trembles. I was needed to give her meals and meds and pretty much keep her company. It didn't seem like too much of a hassle so I agreed to help out the weekend that was needed.

That weekend has turned into 14 months and a new family.

Shirley, a.k.a. Nana, is a sweet, sweet woman. She ~~loves~~ adores Jeremiah. And he adores her right back.

J was 4 months old when we first went to Nana's. You see, Nana used to be a Pediatric Nurse so she loves babies. When I first spoke with Jeannette she thought the idea of having a baby around Nana may work as some sort of therapy for her. And it has. These 2 have the cutest relationship. He calls her Nana and says her name over and over and over on the drive to her house. He shares his cookies with her (or caca, the way he says it). And he gives her lots of hugs and kisses. His kisses are open mouth kisses so sometimes she gets scared when he charges at her.

J around the time we first starting going to Nana's

Nana has 2 bedrooms. This was in "Jeremiah's room".

J and Nana last year, on a hot summer day.

Walking buddies

Nana totally opens up when Jeremiah is around. She watches him play, laughs when he dances, and plays catch with him. He's just like a grandmother to him. It's so sweet.

Getting her to open up is very difficult. She wont talk to you unless you spark the conversation. But once you get her going on certain topics that bring back memories, she smiles so brightly. Last week she shared with me bits of her childhood. She's from Kansas and back home they had a farm full of a variety of animals. Cows, pigs, chickens, Horses, etc... I asked her if she ever rode horses and she said she had the most gentle horse ever. Her name was Betty and she was her favorite. She also shared a story about the mean geese on her farm. that would chase her as a kid. I couldn't help but chuckle as I pictured a young girl on a farm (I pictured the farm from Charlotte's Web... hahaha, I don't know why) running away from squawking geese. Her stories are so genuine and fun to listen to.

What a blessing it has been to "work" with Nana. I say "work" because it doesn't feel like your average job. I get to hang out with a sweet lady all day, play dominoes, watch I Dream of Jeannie, and take walks on this beautiful country side property.

I often tell Jeannette how grateful I am that we found each other.

Heavenly Father definitely heard our prayers.

Punk Rocker in hand-me-downs

2011-03-30T19:31:00.000-07:00

I decided to try a new do on my little panda man.

He's rockin' the faux-hawk.

We visited my Nana yesterday and she got a kick out of it.

I've gotta say, and I'm not being biased, Jeremiah rocked the faux- hawk pretty darn good.

And this cute little Ecko outfit was a hand-me-down. It belonged to my 7-year old nephew, Nathan. My oldest sister, Raquel kept most of Nathan's baby's clothes. After having her second baby, Johnna, she decided to turn off the baby maker. So, lucky enough for Jeremiah and meeeee, he was the next boy to be born in the family and has acquired alllll of Nathan's old goodies. I'm excited to put our next baby boy in some of Nathan's and Jeremiah's old clothes and enjoy the awesomeness of hand-me-downs.

Bubbles, bubbles, bubbles!

2011-03-30T19:13:00.000-07:00

This little booger loooooves bubbles.

He loves them so much that he tried to eat them.

He loves them so much (and we spoil them so much) that he just got some new Elmo bubbles.
Needless to say, all I heard during bath time was "Elmo" and "Babbal".

As I posted these picturess, Jeremiah pointed at the screen and kept saying "bubbal".
I'm so lucky my baby (yes, he is still my baby... even though he isn't a baby) loves bath time. It gives me 20 minutes of clarity.

Twinsies

2011-03-22T09:08:00.000-07:00

As most of you may know, Jeremiah shares a birthday with my dearest friend youngest son, Harper.

Their progression in life is very similar.

When Harper turned over, Jeremiah followed.

When Jeremiah sat up solo, Harper trailed.

Both have weighed the same for most of their life.

They tend to do things similarly.

So, it shouldn't shock me when people think they are twins. Or, better yet, when they see Landon, Harper, and Jeremiah, they assume Triplets.

But it does.

Look at these pictures and tell me whose who.

Jeremiah is in the blue and black striped shirt and Harper is in the blue shirt, grey collar.
Jeremiah has a very light complexion considering he is Latin.

I'm hoping they continue on this twinsies path.
Ya, know.
Serve missions at the same time.
Get married around the same time.
Make Kali and I grandma's around the same time.
Haha...

I hope they stay friends forever.

Then and Now

2011-03-10T00:55:00.000-08:00

A few weeks back, I got together with a few friends from High school. The 4 of us hadn't seen each other since I got married (almost 3 years ago) and it was time for a reunion. It was so good seeing them.

We were road dogs back in the day. Always together. I would sneak off campus for lunch in Marika's trunk. HA! I drove Katie's 1902 Honda Accord around Morada with her. And at parties, I remember always losing Jaime... maybe it was because she's so short.

We lived off Jack-in-the-box taco's.

Loved going to Tokay's Baseball games with some crazy bread.

Lived off my mix c.d's.

Shopped till we dropped.

(Myself, Jaime, Katie, Marika. 2003)

(Marika, Jaime, Katie, and myself. 2011)

During our school days, we were so carefree. We made mistakes left and right, built life long friendships, and lived life as crazy hormone-raged teenage girls. Life is sure different now. Katie is a mother to 2 gorgeous little baby girls. Jaime has the most adorable son ever. Marika majored in Marine Biology and gets to work with our friends in the ocean and takes pride in not having any children to "tie her down" as she says. Each of us have taken a different direction in life. I'm just glad to know that no matter what, we can get together anytime and still feel that teenage bond.

Let me just say, as much as thing have changed, certain things haven't. By the end of dinner, Marika was for sure feeling the wine. hahahaaa... I was the only sober one in the building. just kidding (but I wouldn't doubt if I was).

If you lived in Lodi, you were either a rich while girl, a mexican who was a gang banger or couldn't speak a lick of english, or your were arabian. And of course, depending on who you were you were treated differently.

I absolutely am not, nor was I, any of the above.

I wasn't rich (still am not..lol), I wasn't white, I was from the ghetto part of Lodi, and I was definitely a minority. I was who I was.

These girls seen beyond the stereo-type's and the discriminations. That's why we're still friends.

I love these girls, and always will.

Not so Fit Mama

2011-03-09T23:54:00.000-08:00

When I was in High school, I worked out every single day. Mostly because I had to. I played Basketball, year round. I believe we had the month of August off and during that month I participated in absolutely no physical activity. None. By the time September came around I was already out of shape from slumming it.

We would start practice lightly. A little run to get us going, shoot 100 3-pointers, tons of free-throws, 3 man weave. The level of intensity grew as we practiced our plays. If we demonstrated any form of attitude or aggravation, we had to run. We were punished. Then, we scrimmaged. If your team lost, you ran. If you messed the play up, you ran.. If you cussed, you ran. If you rolled your eyes, you ran. If you cried, you ran. If you sneezed, you ran.

Beyond doubt, I was in the best physical shape of my life.

That was pretty much 10 years ago.

Now, the most physical activity I get is crawling around on my knee's, playing monster with Jeremiah OR playing the Wii.

I miss my glory days. Basketball was my life.

And I oh so dearly wish I still had that drive to be fit.

In spite of not working out anymore and not being as fit as I was in my teen years, I love my body now more than ever. I gained a new respect for my body after I carried Jeremiah for those long monts and gave birth. I take pride in my body. So, toned or not toned, I'm happy as is. :)

(One of my senior pic's. I love that my jersey is in the back. And would someone please tell me where my eyebrows are?)

Thanks Modern Family

2011-03-02T21:53:00.000-08:00

We are avid Modern Family viewers. The show is super comical.

My favorite character is Cameron. He is so hilariously flamboyant.

If you don't watch the show, I suggest you check it out.

Right before tonights episode came on, I asked Eloy to toss me a diaper so I can change the J Man. I lay J down on the couch and begin to unzip his p.j's. I unbutton his onesie and notice it's little wet on the sides so after changing his diaper I start to take it off. I pull the shirt up, take his right arm out then place it right back into his p.j's. As I'm putting his arm in his shirt I feel something pricking me in my sleeve. I drive my hand in my sleeve to see what's poking me a find my earring! Eloy tackled me right before he tossed me the diaper so it must have came off then. After finding the earring, I proceed to look for the backing. I stand up, un-zip my sweater and it falls out. I put my earring back on and sit back down to enjoy my favorite show. :)

Meanwhile, Eloy is standing in the kitchen chomping on some homemade chocolate chip cookies. Whenever either of us are eating Jeremiah's 6th sense kicks in. He can smell the food in the air. Jeremiah runs over to Eloy and screams at him (The scream is his way of asking someone to share. Nice, right?!?). Eloy looks down at him and shouts, "Babe, what the heck did you do to my kid?".

I'm not sure if you noticed it, but i failed to mention that I finished getting Jeremiah dressed... correctly. I was distracted. Yea, I promise i pay attention to my baby and little details. Obviously, not tonight. He must have rolled off the couch and ran away. He won the battle, but war.

(Mommy's handsome half-dressed baby)

(J's Baby GQ pose?)

(Cookie + Jeremiah= Happy Boy)

(Buddha Baby? He's showing us the cookie is in his belly)

Thanks Modern Family.

I'm a Mormon

2011-03-01T20:17:00.000-08:00

Sound familiar? I left to go to Jo-ann Fabrics and when I got back Eloy showed me this.

He thought I might like it. :)

Sure did.

Her chubby little daughter is so cute. Gotta love those cheekies! <3

I love how the Church puts these videos out. It shows people, non-members of the Church, that Mormon's are regular too. We're not some crazy "cult" or "secret society" that has 7 wives per husband and 20 million children (ouch). We are normal.

I want to make my own "I'm a Mormon" video. A day in the life of a Mexican Mormon. LOL!

Here's how mine would play out:

I'm a stay-at-home mom.

I work with an elderly woman. We call her Nana. :)

I attend school part-time.

I joined the church when I was 19.

I'm addicted to my Iphone.

And I'm in love with music.

I'm indecisive

I'm Half Mexican/ Half Guatemalan

I love Calla lilies.

I'm spunky.

Obsessed with Comedy.

I love my poodle.

I love my husband; he was made for me. :)

I adore my son; he's my panda man.

I love my savior.

My life is not that exciting.

My name is Andrea

and I'm a mormon.

P.S- I love her shirt.

Jeremiah and Lizzy

2011-02-24T22:46:00.000-08:00

When Jeremiah was 4 days old, his Tia Rosie came to visit and brought him his first stuffed animal. A green lizard. I'll admit it, when she handed it to me I thought my J man was a little too small for stuffed animals. Nonetheless, I put the lizard in his bassinet and he slept with it by his side, most of the time. As he got bigger, we played with this lizard and finally named it "Lizzy". I tried changing "her" name to a "he" name like Lenny or Leonard but a boy name just didn't fit this lizard. So, I guess you could say J has a girl toy. Hey, at least it's not pink.

We've all grown to love Lizzy. She's the only one J will give kisses too... open mouth kisses. When all he could do was just lay there and smile, he would lay there and smile at Lizzy. He loves to hug here. And she still sleeps with him. She's apart of the familia now.

(J with Lizzy when he was 4 months new)

(J with Lizzy tonight)

(Pay no attention to the drool :) He is his mothers son)

Gotta love Photo Booth!

2011-02-23T17:30:00.000-08:00

We just bought our first Mac Book Pro... And we are obsessed with it.

I love iChat. Seriously. My sister, Raquel, lives in Arizona so I'm totally taking advantage of the webcam on this baby. We iChatted last night for over an hour. Good times. <3

The best part of our chat was changing the effects while chatting with her. lol!

So, if any of you ever want to iChat/skype, let me know! :)

Todays wish list

2011-02-21T23:02:00.000-08:00

So, I have a very short, simple, and sweet wish list.

Here it is:

Toms

It's not a need, nor a want... they're a necessity!

San Francisco Zoo

2011-02-14T19:29:00.000-08:00

Life has been pretty busy lately. Eloy is always at school and since we live on campus he feels like he is literally always at school. When the weekends hit, he's ready to leave. It doesn't matter where we go, he just doesn't want to be home. Since the weather was gorgeous this Saturday we decided to head to the bay area and take our little monkey to visit his cousins at the zoo. :)

I was surprised how nice the Zoo is. And yes, I'll admit it... I was WAY more excited to be there than the rest of the kids running around.

Unfortunately, I didn't have my camera with me so all the pics below were snapped with my iPhone. They aren't of the greatest quality but pretty dang good for a phone!

Jeremiah was in LOVE with the Giraffes

I love zebras. But I hated how they like to poop freely in front of me. That was No Bueno!

This monster kept pacing back and forth like he wanted to jump out and attack the crowd. SCARY!

And my favorite of all time, the penguins!

Our Best Friend :)

2011-02-14T19:12:00.000-08:00

This little monster is our best friend in the Garcia household. The world stops the second Jeremiah sees or hears "Elbo". As I'm writing, he is pointing the screen screaming "ELBO, ELBOOO!"

Elbo.... I love you. Thank you for making it easier to make dinner or wash dishes. Thank you for your high pitched voice which draws my babies attention. Thank you for bringing me sanity. :)

Happy Valentines Day Elmo <3

And HAPPY VALENTINES DAY to all my friends out there

Bye Bye Baby

2010-10-27T19:29:00.000-07:00

My baby turned 1 yesterday. It was such a bitter sweet day. Throughout the day I would look at the time and think about what happened at that exact moment, a year ago. I was so eager to get him out of my stomach and hold him... and to see him grow up. But now that he is 1, I just want him to be wittle again.

When it comes to dates, I'm always looking for a trend. My nephew was born on 1-23-4, my niece 2-25-5, my other neice 3-5-7. CRAZY RIGHT? Then there was Jeremiah, 10-26-09. What the heck is so special about that? I'll tell ya what... Eloy received his mission call on 10-26-04. We were married on 4-26-08. And Jeremiah made his debut on 10-26-09. All 3 are VERY important dates in our little family. It may not be eye catching, but the symbolism is what matters.

He's our little Panda, Chaka bear, little Eloy... he's my heart. I love the sweet kisses he gives me when he wakes up in the morning. I love the way he growls when we play monsters. And I love how he runs to us when he sees us snacking. My baby isn't a baby anymore. Unfortunately, turning back time isn't an option, so I'll go on with life and cherish all of my memories of Jeremiah the baby forever and ever. How lucky am I to be his mother for all eternities. <3 I love you Jeremiah. More than you ever will know...

Tough move buddy

2010-10-13T14:16:00.000-07:00

We've been in our new apartment for about 3 weeks now. We went from a spacious, vibrant, warm, beautiful 2 bedroom apartment to a small, dark, old 1 bedroom apartment... and Jeremiah is not too happy about it. Poor guy has had a really hard time adjusting to our new home. Not to mention he's teething so it's been rough, for him and I! AND he had an allergic reaction to cows milk. My poor baby!

Also, I think not having Bailey here in our new home hurts him a little... or maybe it's just me.

To make our new place look more like home I spread ALL his toys out on the living room floor, like they ALWAYS were at the old place. He LOVED it. Little by little he's loving our new place.

His whole schedule has been thrown off... but today, he took a 3 hour nap! 3 HOURS!

Can you say productive day for mommy?!?!

Overall, my little man is adjusting. We're just grateful we have a home and love to fill it.

Missing him.

2010-10-11T20:39:00.000-07:00

From the title of my blog, one would thing the "him" I am referring to is Eloy or Jeremiah. Wrong.

I'm referring to Bailer's. :'(

We moved into Student Housing 2 weeks ago and they don't allow pets here... So, Bailer's is staying with my folks right now. I feel so bad for leaving him behind. My parents and Eloy provoke the matter though... they call me an "unfit parent" and "an abandoner".

I miss my doodle.

One Lovely Blog

2010-10-05T23:26:00.000-07:00

My goodness... My scatter brained blog has been nominated for the "One Lovely Blog Award". Specials thanks to Jana and Kali for the nominations. I'm suprised they even thought of me because, to be quite honest, I'm not the most devoted blogger like they are. Over the past year we've had the internet off and on so it was hard to post as frequently as I would have liked. Good thing UOP pays for our internet now, so there's no excuse! Therefore, I promise to do my best from here on out!

1. Accept the award and post it on your blog with the name of the person who has granted the award and his/her blog link.
2. Pay it forward to 10 other bloggers that you have recently discovered.
3. Contact those blog owners and let them know they have been chosen.

1- Kali

2- Jana

3- Dani

4- Tausha

5- My sister Sophia

6- My sister-in-law, Marisol

7- Chelsea

8- Ashley

9- Dione

10- Callie

Congrats to all and have fun spreading the love! :)

The things we do to Bailey....

2010-09-20T19:15:00.000-07:00

Since Bailey was just a little puppy, we've made him to some bizarre stuff, like C-Walk, and put funny things on him, like sunglasses and diapers. I guess its the little kid in us. He's so much fun to play with and goes along with things. I love my doodle.

Bailey the Burrito

Bailey sharing Jeremiah's pj's

It's the simple things in life....

2010-09-19T18:15:00.000-07:00

like butt cracks.

That make me smile.

Lemon Juice

2010-09-19T18:12:00.000-07:00

We had the missionaries over for dinner a few weeks ago and I made this delicious meal! As the recipe states, lemon juice is needed. So I grab my lemons and start squeezing. Just about every time I squeeze a lemon or a lime I get squirted. After squeezing my lemons I decide to take a little break before the Sisters come over so I plop my self on the couch. But as I look down to make sure I don't sit on Jeremiah, Bailey, or their toys I see my shirt.

Did you know lemon juice does THIS to a shirt?!?!

Because I didn't. I was SO bummed! I seriously wanted to cry.

A few days before we had the sisters over, Eloy and I went to the Roseville Galleria so I can buy some Wonder Tees since that is the ONLY place in California that sells them. Luckily, the spots came out when I washed my shirt... But I didn't know lemon juice could do this!

I wish...

2010-09-07T22:40:00.000-07:00

I had his eyelashes...

My Favorite Filipinos :)

2010-09-02T18:47:00.000-07:00

Haha... Erika isn't Filipino but they both have Talent. <3 them!

Baby I like it!

2010-08-30T19:17:00.000-07:00

It just bothers me...

2010-08-26T11:13:00.000-07:00

Saying "dat" instead of "that". Saying "dis" instead of "this". Saying "an den" instead "and then". I can't stand slang... most of the time. Sometimes it's super funny. I'll admit, I use some slang every now and then. But not to the point to make myself look ridiculously ghetto.

I just had to get that off my chest...

New Do

2010-08-24T13:38:00.000-07:00

We FINALLY took Jeremiah to get his first haircut. I was hesitant at first but after I didn't like how his hair was so long... it made him look like Lloyd Christmas. At first, he did really good. He on Eloy's lap and let the barber go to town. Then after about 5 minutes he was done with sitting down. I tried playing the Wheels on the Bus and a Peek-A-Boo game with him but those only lasted for a few seconds. Overall, his first haircut came our great! His new do makes him look like such a big boy now! My baby is growing up way to fast... (sniffle sniffle).

(before)

(after)

Baby I love you...

2010-08-24T12:54:00.000-07:00

Andrea: Baby, I love you.

Eloy: Can I have your ice cream sandwich?

Andrea: No. Baby, I love you.

Eloy: I love you too. If you really loved me, you would give me your ice cream sandwich.

Andrea: No. But I still love you.

Eloy: :(

Music Video of the Month :)

2010-08-19T23:25:00.000-07:00

Sequoia National Park

2010-08-09T22:02:00.000-07:00

This past weekend, Eloy, Jeremiah, and I went to Sequoia National Park with my family. It was AWESOME! We had a nice little picnic, saw the biggest tree on earth, and got to take in some GORGEOUS sites. Jeremiah loves being outside... We didn't hear one peep out of him while we were enjoying our visit.

We didn't really get the chance to take a nice vacation this summer so this little trip was very much needed. Muchos thank you's to my Uncle and Tia for hosting us :)

Baby vs. Poodle

2010-08-09T21:14:00.000-07:00

From the moment Jeremiah could fully control his hands and his feet, he has loved terrorizing Bailey. Poor poodle. Whether it's pulling on his fur, smacking him in the face, biting him, stealing his toys, stampeding him, yelling at him, etc... Jeremiah just loves to attack Bailey. He really does love the poodle though. Ever since he could crack a smile, he would see Bailey and just be that happiest baby on earth. It was nice back then... back before he was mobile. Now, Bailey runs for his dear life.

These 2 fight over EVERYTHING. Toys, blankets, food, water bottles... It's so funny.

Bailey growls, Jeremiah growls back. Jeremiah scream, Bailey responds by barking.

Hilarious.

Unfortunately, every time I try to record the fights both Bailey and Jeremiah just look at the camera. ugh.

But here are a few pics of their love.

New Teeth, Crawling, and 9 months

2010-07-27T21:46:00.000-07:00

Jeremiah is changing and growing so much. It's bittersweet for me. I LOVE seeing him grow, learn, and explore... but at the same time, I just want him to be my little baby forever. He started crawling a few days ago... and he's EVERYWHERE! So far, his favorite thing to do (now that he's mobile) is attack Bailey! It's so funny!!

Baby J turned 9 months yesterday. His 2nd top tooth just cut through yesterday.

My goodness. I love this boy.

Splish Splash I was takin' a bath!

2010-04-20T23:16:00.000-07:00

Here's a clip of Grandma teaching Jeremiah how to splash :)

Enjoy!

Nice Hat Buddy

2010-04-20T23:05:00.000-07:00

I <3 this little fat man

5 months new/Road Trip to Utah

2010-04-05T18:55:00.000-07:00

My little/big baby is 5 months now. I can't believe it. He's in the 95th percentile for weight and length. Yes, he's massive.

Unfortunately, he had to spend this milestone in his life in his car seat because we were going to Utah Baby! While there, we stayed with some of the most amazing people in the Universe... The Macias Familia!
Most of the pictures that we took were of the boys. Noah and Jeremiah are 3 months apart, Noah being the eldest. But age ain't nothin' but a number... because Jeremiah weighs more than Noah does. (Sigh). Ya, I'm buff.

We ate SO much while we were there. Tucano's and Cafe Rio are, BY FAR, 2 of the best places to go to get some goooood grub! As you can tell, Noah and Eloy loved Tucano's.

We also took a tour of BYU while we were there. Eloy is looking to transfer this year and BYU happened to come up on the list of colleges to look at. The campus is really nice and overall, the school is academically impressive! While the boys met with Admission advisers, Annie, the babies, and myself went exploring. We visited the Museum of Arts (where the below picture was taken) then, somehow, ended up at the BYU creamery. (We actually seen a girl walking with an ice cream come in her hand and thought about attacking her for it).

Eloy has a few companions that live in Utah. We got to have dinner with one, Tyson Brown and his wife Bridgett. Good Times.
Tyson was really good with Jeremiah. The Brown's are on a "plan" to not reproduce until Bridgett graduates and gets a stable job. Ya... Eloy and I had a similar plan but things don't always go our way. :)

The Macias' have a special place in our heart. We've had some really good times with them and we can add this visit to our memory book. I love the fact that we've been able to grow together as friends and family. As our lives have changed, so have theirs. We met as young single kiddos, then we were engaged, then newlyweds, then preggo beautiful ladies, and now mama's and papa's.

Despite this picture, Jeremiah really does love Noah.

And as you can tell... Noah didn't want Jeremiah to leave.

Take me to the Bay...

2010-04-05T18:10:00.000-07:00

We <3 San Francisco.

Before Jeremiah was in the picture, we would pay the beautiful city a visit at least once a month.

Since Jeremiah's arrival, we've gone twice. Chunks shares the same love for the city as we do.

We had lunch at a spot we seen on Diners, Drive-ins and Dives called Tommys Joynt. If you're in the City and looking good for a cheap good meal, you should try it out! Jeremiah loved the turkey! LOL

After we took a little stroll down by Pier 39, had some Ice Cream, bought Jeremiah a super cool Giants Hat. Poor baby hadn't napped all day and fell asleep as we walked around.

Then to top the day off, we stopped by the beach... which was freezing. Jeremiah got to stick his toes in the sand and help mommy look for seashells :)

Word of the Month

2010-03-17T22:19:00.000-07:00

Word

I say it when I agree with someone or something.

I feel black when I say it.

Holler.

I feel black when I say that too.

Be jealous

4 Months New

2010-02-26T20:04:00.000-08:00

Jeremiah is 4 months new today! I can't believe how fast time flies by.

He's in the 95th percentile for both weight and height. My baby is a monster. An 18 pound monster.

1 year ago yesterday, I found out I was pregnant. I'll admit it, I cried... in the corner... while holding Bailey. I was SO scared. <- That's actually an understatement. I was mortified. It wasn't so much a fear of being a mom , it was more like "Wow, there's a PERSON growing inside of me." and "OMG... Are we ready?". I'm being real. Getting pregnant wasn't apart of our plan so it came as a big shocker! But man on man, what a blessing it has been. It may not have been our plan, but it sure was Heavenly Father's plan. Jeremiah is my little love bug. He's taught me how to be patient... but I'm only patient for him. lol. I love my baby. And I'm so happy he's mine-o-mine.

My Tookie Took at 3 months

2010-02-07T22:25:00.000-08:00

I can't believe my baby is already 3 months!

His best friends right now are his hands... and a burp rag. He slobbers like crazy! Even when he sleeps... just like mama :)

♥ Love it ♥

2010-02-07T22:20:00.000-08:00

I'm hoping to finish it next week.

IF it's appropriate, my S.I.L. and I are going to have a movie night with some Young Women after we're done reading it.

I can't wait!

3 months and 140 pounds

2010-01-28T19:41:00.000-08:00

Jeremiah is getting so big! I can't believe he is 3 months already!!

He loves loves loves to:

talk

spit up

smile

following Bailey with his eyes

for mommy to kiss his feet

He hates hates hates to:

stop eating...

and that's pretty much it!

Oh Cwistmas Twee, Oh Cwistmas Twee

2009-12-19T10:47:00.000-08:00

Man Oh Man does Jeremiah like the Christmas Tree! The night we lit up the tree for the first time he just stared at it FOREVER!

It seems like for the past 3 years, each Christmas has been special. 2 years ago, Eloy and I were engaged. Last year, it was our first Christmas as a married couple. Now this year, we have Jeremiah.

I love it. :)

AND... I'm so grateful that Jeremiah is so small. If he would have been a few months older he probably wouldn't wanted to have a picture with Santa. Next year we'll see how it goes. lol

Little Fishy

2009-12-18T11:27:00.000-08:00

Jeremiah LOVES the water. He could sit in their forever if the water didn't get cold.

When he's in his tub he squirms like crazy!!

Lately, he's been showering with mom or dad... and he loves that too. He even tries to start eating while in the shower... on mom AND dad. lol.

Mommy and Jeremiah love Grandma

2009-11-02T19:30:00.001-08:00

It's true what parent's say... You never realize how much you love your own parents, until you have children of your own.

My mom has been helping me ALOT this past week with Jeremiah. From Breastfeeding and bathing to scheduling, and so on.

She was there when Jeremiah was born.

She was there, pushing me. Telling me that God will not give me more than I can't handle.

I don't know what I would do without her.

My mom has always put my 2 sisters and I first.

She's such a hard worker and I admire and love her so much.

Thank you mom.

Thank you Grandma.

Hormones...

2009-10-29T20:41:00.000-07:00

Man... they are no joke!

As I sit here looking at everyone's blog's and beautiful babies Eloy's iPhone plays "I Wonder- By Kelly Pickler" and I just started to cry!

It just made me realize how much I really love my baby.

And how little things get me teary eyed right now... lol

Finally Here!

2009-10-29T19:12:00.000-07:00

Jeremiah is FINALLY here!

I went to the hospital Sunday morning to get induced. They placed a pill on my cervix that was supposed to make it thin out and dialate around 10. After almost 6 hours it didn't do anything so they gave me another one but this time I had to swallow it. My water ended up breaking at 6p.m. I was laying on my right side talking with family and friends when all of a sudden I felt something drip down my the back of my leg. All I could think was "OMG... Am I peeing on myself? Nooo...". So I told Eloy I had to go pee. He had to help me whenever I got up because I was connected to monitors and the nurses had shown him how to disconnect and reconnect me. As he started to get up, more "so called pee" came out some more. I freaked and told him to hurry. As I stood up to get out of bed more "pee" dripped down my leg. I FREAKED out and told everyone "I know this sounds wierd but I know I'm not peeing on myself. I think my water broke! Yea... because it's not yellow!" LOL

Right after the contractions started coming. Stronger and stronger. When my nurse checked me she said I was paper thin and dialated to 10. I figured if this is it, I can take the pain. Not too long after I decided to get the epidural. I was going to try to give birth naturally. Good thing I got the epi though! My doctor came in and checked me a little bit after and she said I was only dialated to a 3! Good thing for drugs! There's no way I could have done it without.

When it came time to push I was ready! Unfortunaly, I pushed for two and a half hours. Yea... not fun. I was so out of it. All I could hear was Eloy, my mom, and his mom. Let me tell you, they were a great support team. I especially could not have gone through everything without Eloy there. When I would get contractions I would just cling to him.

Finally,

Jeremiah Eloy Garcia was born the morning of Monday October 26, 2009

6:09 A.M.

9 pounds, 12 ounces

21.5 inches long

Jeremiah is such a blessing in our lives. We fall in love with him more and more. He's so much like me and so much like Eloy. He's our little stink bomb!

Kudos to Kali for having Harper David Matthews!
I'm sure Jeremaih and Harper planned this. Goes to show they'll be great friends.

Boppy user and abuser

2009-10-21T23:10:00.000-07:00

One of my co-workers knows how to make Boppy's. Isn't that cool?!?! She said it isn't hard it and only takes a few hours to put together so I asked her if she could make me 2 and I would pay here. Boppy's usually go for $30 EACH, right? I paid $20 for 2. It's like a sweet flea market deal without all the crazy Mexicans!

So these boppy's are just lying around the house waiting for a baby (who isn't, right?). Well... someone decided to put these bad boys to use and get comfy. Can you blame the guy? Now, let me just add a few months ago I bought a body pillow. I really needed to so when I lay down it can support my growing belly AND it's long enough to go between my knees AND I like to hug it. :)

I lost it within 2 nights. He said we had to share it. Share it my butt buddy! How about we share carrying this baby!

We ended up coming to an agreement.

The body pillow would be used for under our heads and each of us can have 2 pillow to use as we wish.

I never get things the way I want them... lol

Bye Bye Due Date

2009-10-21T23:04:00.000-07:00

It's October 21st today.

Do you know what that means? It means my doctor knows NOTHING! lol

I'm supposed to have a baby by now.

I have really enjoyed being pregnant. In the beginning, I was nauseous for only a few weeks. Somewhere between 6-8 weeks. I only barfed about 3 times. Heartburn has been my enemy for the past 6 months but I made a new BFF... Tums. My boobs are big. I get belly rubs when I ask for them. Not too bad... I love feeling him move around. Hiccups were cute in the beginning... now they're not my favorite thing but hey, they're still cute. And most of all, he never disturbed me as I spelt at night. What a great son!

Overall the best thing is knowing that Heavenly Father has decided to bless Eloy and I with a baby! A baby, that I can proudly say, has grown inside of me. It blows my mind how much I love him already. I haven't met him, I have no idea what he looks like (well, somewhat... but sonograms can only do so much), I have no idea what his personality will be like, but I love him. He's apart of me and my eternal companion... could a person be more perfect?!?!? LOL

Now... if he would just come out so we can fully enjoy our little blessing...

12 days...

2009-10-09T12:04:00.000-07:00

I'm due in 12 days...

Every morning I wake up feeling nauseous... Why?

I feel like I'm 10 weeks pregnant again.

I just want my baby already.

Is that too much to ask for? (sigh)

Jeremiah is too comfy in my tummy...

He's the bum in my belly.

Bailey the Super Dog Part II

2009-10-05T11:48:00.000-07:00

Bailey jumped out of the car again ...

Something is seriously wrong with him... mentally.

This last week I left him at my parents house from Thursday till Sunday. Eloy and I picked him up Sunday afternoon and he was so excited! On the drive home I rolled down the window and let him stick his little poodle head out so he can catch some wind. I always take into consideration the last time I let him do that he jumped out so I always hold his little legs so he can't go anywhere. As we turn into our neighborhood he starts to whine because he recognizes where we are. Eloy turns the corner onto our street, makes a u-turn right in front of the house, and the second I let go, Bailey jumps out the window! Good thing we were only going about 5mph this time. He landed somewhat on his feet... he stumbled a little bit but once he was steady on all fours he ran to the door. Eloy and I both had our shocked faces on but couldn't help but laugh. We looked at Bailey in total aw! As we're sitting in the car and Bailey's chillin' on the side walk Eloy screams out the window "Bye Bailey" and we drive off a little. I guess Bailey was so happy with being home he didn't care and just ran to the front yard!

Our poodle is seriously too crazy.

Pickle Impostor

2009-10-02T09:28:00.000-07:00

Last night, my mama, sister Sophia, niece I'ris, and I went to Olive Garden for some din din. I'ris decided she wanted to sit next to me and her little cousin Jeremiah and my mama and sister sat on the other side of us. As usual, they start us off with a salad and bread sticks. Phia served each of us our salad. When she served me she had asked if I liked those Wax peppers they put in the salad (I think they're wax peppers... not too sure) and I said no. So i'm eating my salad and towards my last fork full I notice she put a pepper in there so I push it to the side of my plate. I'ris then looks over and ask's "Tia Drea, what's that?". I let her know it is a Wax pepper. She then asked, "What does it taste like". I wasn't too sure because I've never really eaten one I guess so as I was stumbling in my words I'ris then asked, "Does it taste like a pickle?". Before I could respond my mom shouted out "YES! Yes I'ris, it tastes like a pickle a little bit.". (Mind you, I'ris LOVES Pickles! Loves them!) I asked I'ris if she wanted to try the pepper, all she had to do was to take a little bite. She nodded her head, I placed the pepper in front of her mouth, she nibbled off the end, then within 10 seconds spit the pepper out. She had the most disgusting look on her face and THEN turned and gave me this look like, "Why did you make me eat that nasty salty pickle impostor?!?!"

Needless to say, I think that's the last time I'ris will be eating those lovely Waxed Peppers.

Classic...

Full Term

2009-09-30T09:33:00.000-07:00

As of TODAY my baby is full-term! YAY!

My pregnancy has gone by fairly fast. I feel like it was just yesterday when I took the pregnancy test. Time flies. Now here I am... with this big egg shaped belly.

(And just so you all know... I did not shine my belly before I took these pic's.lol.)
I'm starting to nest. I just feel like I need to put all of Jeremiah's things together, wash his clothes, make sure we have enough diapers, make sure our laundry is done, get my hospital bag ready, etc...

The car seat is already in the car so we're set on that part!

I'm also starting to waddle. NICE! Eloy noticed it yesterday which made me realize it. We went to Walmart last night and as we were walking to the check out line I had to change my pace from this Youth, optimistic, promenade to this Elderly,uncomfortable, shuffle. It's ridiculous. And those good ol' Braxton Hicks are kickin' in a little bit.

Now that Jeremiah is officially ready to join us Garcia's out here (ya know, outside of my belly), when will he arrive?!?! I sent all the above pictures to my sister Raquel in Arizona and she showed my 5 yr old nephew Nathan. After seeing the pics, Nathan told my sister he doesn't think I can fit in the car anymore. LOL. He's right. My belly is starting to touch the steering wheel! LOL

I'm due October 21 but I'm seriously hoping he'll come sooner!

Grape Festival Fun!

2009-09-23T09:57:00.000-07:00

Saturday, after my Baby Shower, we went to the Grape Festival with Eloy's Family minus his dad. It was super fun. The both of us haven't been in YEARS! The last time I went was when Eloy was on his mission. Kelton and Ant went with me. :) Good Times. The last time Eloy went was when he was in High School!!! Crazy!

Going to the Grape Festival is seriously like going to a High School Reunion. We seen SO MANY of our old friends and their families. It's so cool to see the different paths people take in life. An old friend I seen mentioned how she never thought any of us (referring to our old "group") could ever be pregnant or Married! Neither did I honey... lol. But I'm sure glad it's happening to me.

The kids that go to the Fair are so ridiculous!!! I've never seen so many pairs of skinny jeans in my life. I mentioned that to another friend and asked her, when we were in High School were we like that? Did we think we were the shiz walking around? Little Teenagers trying to act cool? She said Yes, but the only difference was we were Basketball players who thought we were all big and bad because we were taller than everybody else and knew how to dive on our chest to chase a basketball. LOL

I love this pic. We were trying to look at eachother with this wierd face but I kept laughing. Eloy always make me laugh. Whether he tries to or not. It's things like this that make me realize I wouldn't change one thing in my life right now. Things like this that make me grateful for the way my life has turned out.

Scaarrryyyy Moonnnsssttteerrrrrrrr!!!!

2009-09-14T15:01:00.000-07:00

Lady Gaga is SCARY!!!! Eloy and I were FREAKED out by her last night when we watched the VMA's. What is wrong with her!?!? She's like the Marilyn Manson of women! I like her music but she's a super scawy monstah!

New Calling

2009-09-14T14:48:00.002-07:00

I LOVE Lodi 1st Ward. It's my first family ward I have ever been in and it is a GREAT ward! I loved the people, I love my calling, I just loved everything the Ward has to offer. Right after we joined the Ward I was called to be a Sunday School Teacher for the 14-15 year olds and I completely feel in love with the teenagers. At times, I felt like one of them; and at other times, I was grateful I'm not a teenager anymore. LOL. Eloy was called as the Ward Mission Leader. Ever since he has been home from his Mission all his callings have been within the Missionary Program. Unfortunately, we had to leave our 1st Ward. Last Sunday, a member of the Stake High Counsel spoke to us and extended a new calling to me. I cried. lol. I am now the Second Counselor in Young Women's in Lodi's 4th Ward/ Spanish Branch.

It's a bitter sweet moment I guess. I'm SUPER excited to work with the Girl's in Spanish Branch but at the same time, I LOVE 1st ward. Eloy hasn't received a calling yet but I know they have something in store for him. The President of the Branch has asked us since the day we got married, when we were going to migrate over. Sneaky, sneaky...

We knew eventually we would move to Spanish Branch but I didn't think it would be this soon. The funny thing is I've been telling Eloy, I think I'm going to get called to Young Women's after I have the baby. Sure enough, I was right... somewhat. I thought it would be in 1st ward and AFTER the baby. LOL.

Obviously, Heavenly Father wants us in Spanish Branch for a reason. There is work that needs to be done and he we must be in that "work plan". lol. I just pray to have patience with all the little kids that run around during sacrament meeting. lol.

7 Weeks...

2009-08-31T17:34:00.003-07:00

I can't believe there is only 7 weeks left until I get to hold our baby...
I can't believe there is only 7 weeks left until I'm officially a mommy...

I can't believe there is only 7 weeks left until I get to lay on my stomach...

New Poll

2009-07-10T16:24:00.000-07:00

So, Eloy and I have thought of 4 names that we REALLY REALLY like.

We're pretty much set on 1 name on the list but out of curiosity I want to know what other people like.

Check out the poll and vote on your fav. name! :)

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It's a....

2009-06-04T06:43:00.000-07:00

BOY!!!

There is NO doubt about it. Our baby was showin' off his goods and was NOT shy about it at all!!

When the Dr. and the Radiologist measured me they both said I'm further than 20 weeks so it looks like my Doctor is going to move my due date up. I just have to wait for her call. :)

I've always said I think I'm further that what the N.P. said I was and I was right! And I've always felt that my baby is a be a boy and I was right!

remember my blog awhile ago about my dream? I was true! http://garcialovin.blogspot.com/2009/01/dreamland.html

Look at the last sonogram... my baby has my lips!!! :)

Super intense...

2009-06-01T06:48:00.000-07:00

We find out this wednesday what we're having....

I'm so excited. And I just can't hide it.

Is there a baby girl growing in my belly?!?!

Is there a baby boy growing in my belly?!?!

The suspense is killing me...

But let me know what YOU think our baby is. :)

And here is a recent belly pic taken this morning...

pls excuse the cubicles. lol.

Too Hilarious!

2009-05-16T09:02:00.000-07:00

You MUST check this out...

http://awkwardfamilyphotos.com/

Some are creepy but the rest are hilarious!

Anniversary Weekend

2009-04-27T08:16:00.002-07:00

Eloy and I celebrated our 1 year anniversary yesterday. How crazay! It seems like we just got married last week. Now... we're pregnant! LOL.

We decided to celebrate the whole weekend. We got up Saturday Morning and had lunch at this Peruvian Restaurant called Fresca in San Francisco. Eloy was so excited. I was too... but that's just because I love to eat now. He hasn't eaten Peruvian food since his mission. We've always talked about going to a restaurant but never did... until now.

To drink I had Inca Cola and Eloy had Chicha Morada. Inca Cola tastes like Bubble Gum soda and Chicha Morada tastes like... I don't know. It just tastes different!

For an appetizer we had Papa a la Huancaina. If you can prenounce that, you're the bomb. It's pretty much a potato cut into slices with this pepper cheese sauce all over it. It was yummy yummy in my tummy. :)

I ordered the Lomo Saltado. It consisted of steak strips and french fries that were cooked in soy sauce and some white rice on the side. Who would have thought mixing all this would be so good!!!

Eloy ordered Aji de Gallina. It consisted of Chicken, Aji Amarillo Cream, potatos, and white rice. By the looks of it, I thought it was going to be nasty but it was really good!

Overall- SUPER DELICIOUS SATURDAY LUNCH! What a great way to start off the celebration! We finished it off by watching the Laker's game(boo) and yelling at all the players. :)

On Sunday, we went to church then decided to take a little drive to the Sacramento Temple... We're it allllll started. We LOVE this temple. It's so beautiful and we feel like we have such a connection with it. One of the main reasons we decided to get sealed in this Temple was my parents were familiar with it. I took them to the Open House so they had the opportunity to go inside before it was dedicated!

So here we are... A year later. My how time flies. I love my hubby even with all his imperfections. I love that we can laugh about the stupidest things. We've grown so much and we couldn't have done it without the gospel in our lives. I am so grateful to my Heavenly Father for blessing me with such a great Husband. ♥

Easter Fun

2009-04-27T07:57:00.001-07:00

Easter was pretty chill this year. We had an early dinner at my parents then a later dinner at Eloy's parents.

We brought plastic eggs over to my parents so our niece I'ris can do an easter egg hunt. We filled them with candy and money! Bailey followed her where ever she went... he wanted the Easter Bunny hanging from her basket. He thinks any stuffed animals are his.

I'ris and her Favorite Poodle Bailey

(keep in mind we took this picture right after we ate.... that's why I look so pudgy wudgy!)

Utah trip!

2009-04-27T06:15:00.000-07:00

Eloy and I went to Utah for General Conference earlier this month. The whole trip was great. Including the ride... NOT! I slept most the way there and back so I shouldn't complain. The only sucky thingy was Eloy had to BLAST the music every now and then so he wouldn't fall asleep. I would wake up to Ice Cube or Metallica or some other loud noise... not fun.

While we were there we walked around alot, ate, shopped, napped, ate some more, napped some more, met up with Audrey and Demetrius for a midnight snack, went to conference, ate some more, lost my camera, found my camera... and that's about it! For some reason, I pictured the Salt Lake Temple to be gigantic... like bigger than the Oakland Temple. But it wasn't... oh well. It's still beautiful. We went to the Sunday morning session of conference. It was so awesome. The whole session was GREAT. The very last hymn of our session was "We thank thee oh God for a Prophet". Being in the same room with Thousands of people who have the same beliefs and standards as myself and being in the same room as President Monson really strengthened my testimony that President Monson is my Prophet. It was a real testimony booster for me.

When we were on our way to the Conference Center Saturday Morning I decided to bust out our camera and try and take some pictures. I really like how everywhere you drive, you see mountains. So I took a few pics and got distracted. I thought I put the camera away... but I think I left it on my lap. For some reason I thought we weren't allowed to bring camera's into the Conference Center. So we go to Conference, take pictures with our phones, leave when it's down, go get some food, gas up... and as we're gassing up I started looking for the camera. I couldn't find it anywhere! I was freaking out!!! So I got the nerve to tell Eloy that I couldn't find it and we basically retraced our steps. We retraced them all the way back to where we parked when we went to Conference. We parked in a residential area about 5-10 minutes away for the C.C. So we drove back to the same exact spot, I got out of the car and walked along the grass with my eyes wide opened.... and there it was! Right next to this Navigator. My heart dropped! What a relief! Who ever parked where we did must have found the camera, looked through it, and decided to leave it on the curb for us! Good thing b/c there were pictures on there from the night we got engaged. HOW NICE! What a shocker... If that would have happened to us in California, our camera would have already been sold to someone! LOL. I am super grateful to whomever did that!

(I hate this street name... this is ridiculous!!!)

Am I showing?

2009-04-22T11:14:00.000-07:00

LOL

This is so me...

ABC's

2009-04-11T14:55:00.000-07:00

A- Attached or single: Attached
B- Best Friend: Bailey :)
C- Cake or Pie: neither? Cake
D- Day of Choice: Saturday
E- Essential Item: Cellphone
F- Favorite Color: teal
G- Gummi Bears or Worms: worms
H- Hometown: Stockton/Lodi, Ca
I- Indulgence(s): Jamba Juice
J- January or July: July
K- Ketchup or Mustard: Ketchup
L- Life is incomplete without: corndogs
M- Marriage Date: 4/26/2008
N- Number of Siblings: 2
O- Oranges or Apples: Apples
P- Phobias or Fears: Drowning & breaking my legs in a car accident
Q- Quote(s): "If there were no God, there would be no Atheists. - G. K. Chesterton
R- Reason To Smile: I'm going to eat a corndog in 26 minutes! :)
S- Season: Summer
T- Tootsie rolls or taffy: Laffy Taffy!
U- Unknown Fact About Me: I really hate the fact that I have a tattoo on my ankle but yet, I'm proud of it... IDK...
W- Worst Habit: Licking my lips... it dries them out.
X- X-Rays or Ultrasounds: Ultrasounds... cause I like to see my baby :)
Y- Year that means the most to you: 2009
Z- Zodiac: Gemini

KKK of dogs

2009-04-07T09:00:00.000-07:00

My Family owns the KKK of Dogs...

Check it out ---->

(from left to right, Bailey, Bella, and Lacey)

Don't ask how... it just worked out that way. First came Bella, then Bailey, then Lacey...

And here's me with my sisters Pomeranian Candy and my Poodle Bailey. In the second picture Bailey's fur reminds me of lamb chop. LOL. These 2 would NOT leave me alone while I was trying to drive! It was just a kodak moment.

*pictures courtesy of my sister http://rodriguezgirlz7.blogspot.com/

New Glasses

2009-04-01T08:34:00.000-07:00

I got new glasses! YAY! My last pair of glasses broke. :( Eloy stepped on them on morning and one of the arms broke off. They were my versaces too.... but it was completely my fault. Before I went to bed that night, I placed my glasses on the floor because I was too lazy to get up and place them on the dresser. So for a a few months I had to walk around with tape around my frames. lol. Classic. Eloy and I went to our Optometrist's office yesterday and we each picked new frames. I love mine. :) They're hot! LOL... Eloy's are pretty nice too. He tried on some block frames but they gave him the Buddy Holly look and we weren't to fond of it. They just didn't suit him. So he picked some wire frames instead of plastic. He looks super hot in them. lol. So sophisticated. He said the old man glasses fit him better. LOL. Both Eloy and I are now Dulce and Gabanna groupies.

This is my new love. ♥

Maternity Clothes

2009-03-31T06:57:00.001-07:00

As of today, I am 11 weeks pregers. I know I'm not at that point to where I need maternity clothes yet, but sometimes, when I get bored I like to window shop. I like seeing what my options are I guess. I know my time for maternity clothes is right around the corner and to be honest, I'm looking forward to stretchy pants... lol... I'm at that point right now where I can't buckle my pants anymore. They zip, they just don't button. Don't laugh. From here on out my tummy will be "expanding" and/or "inflating" and as summer approaches all I can think about is "will I find cute summer clothes?" As I was browsing a community message board for ladie's who are due in October 2009 (my due date is Oct 21) I came acrross a website that sells cute, funny maternity shirts...

And this is what I found:

I love it!

This shirt is so cute and so my generation... I'm ordering it! :)

Here are some other funny shirts:

Oh, and our next Dr's appointment is at 15 weeks. We get to hear the heartbeat and we get another sonogram and that's on May 1st. Then on June 3rd, we get to know the sex of the baby! :)

Baby in the Makin'!

2009-03-11T06:08:00.000-07:00

It's crazy how a woman's body works. How we have been blessed to form life inside of us. Blessed and and at the same time tormented with the sickness's it causes. 3 weeks ago Eloy and I found out our little Mormon family is growing. :) I took 2 at home pregnancy tests and they came out positive... super positive.

Weeks before I took the tests, I knew something wasn't right. I would feel nauseous here and there, I was sooooo tired, and my boobies were sore. Then I really know something wasn't right when Aunt Flow didn't come to visit... and she's usually on time! Now, when you work with a bunch of girls, you tend to regulate eachother. I know as soon as soon as Aunt Flow leaves from visiting me, she visits Maile, a girl that shares a cubicle wall. As I was walking by Maile's cubicle one morning, I noticed she was leaning back in her chair and was kind of sluggish. I asked her what was wrong and she told me Aunt Flow was in town. I just stood there for a little bit and looked at her with my shocked face as I thought to myself "Hey, Aunt Flow hasn't visited me!"

That day, I text my sister-in-law Nancy and asked her if she could get me a pregnancy test. She brought me 2 later that night but I didn't take them... I was to scarred. LOL.

About 2 or 3 days later Eloy and I were running around town. We went to his sisters, then to Hollywood Video, then Subway. As we walked into Subway, Eloy asked my what I wanted and I said nothing! The smell was making me sick! And I love(d) Subway. So I sat there as Eloy ordered his Sandmich. When we got home, Eloy sat down to start grubbin' and I saw the test. I grabbed and said, "I'm takin' the pee pee test!"

In the Bathroom I went, with the test in one hand and a cup in the other. I read the instructions, pee-pee'd in the cup, and dropped a few drops in the test. Now the instructions said wait 30 seconds to a minute so I figured once I dropped the urine in the test I would have enough time to go grab Eloy and we could see the results together. WRONG. As soon as that drop touched the test, those 2 little red lines showed up faster than I could say OMG! I tried to run out of the bathroom as fast as I can but I couldn't twist the handle!!! I was freaking out!! LOL. When I bursted out of the bathroom I ran to the living room and told Eloy "Babe come here!". He looked at me and so kindly said, "Shut up!". lol. We both ran back to the bathroom and I explained to him what the 2 red lines meant.

With the proof starring at him in face, he still didn't believe it... so he went to Walmart and bought the most expensive pregnancy test he could find. So in the Bathroom I go again... and agan the test reads positive.

So.... there's a baby growing in my belly! Boy or girl... we're not sure but we're super excited our Family is growing. :)

Bailey the Super Dog

2009-03-10T14:48:00.001-07:00

So... this past Sunday, Eloy and I went to both of our parents house to eat dinner. Yup... that's right... 2 dinners. We're blessed. After we left my parents house, we went home to change out of our church clothes and to pick up Bailey. So we get home, change, grab Bailey, and leave. Every time we get in the car, Bailey whines. It's really annoying and the only thing that will make him stop is me rolling down a window so he can stick his little head out and be super dog. So... That's exactly what I did. We leave out apartment complex and I immediately roll the window down and there goes Bailey's little head. It looks so funny. So we're driving down our street and Eloy's going about 35-40 mph and Bailey loves it. He loves it so much that he sticks a little more of his body out of the window. Every time he hangs out of the window, I hold some part of his little boney body. This time I was holding on to his left leg. So here we are... Crusin down Church street. Bailey is now getting too excited and decides he wants to put his right leg on my shoulder so i practically have poodle butt in my face. As he's chillin with one leg on my should, the other swings to the car door and the next thing I know Bailey decides to jump out of the window! CRAZY POODLE! I look back and all I see is this white cotton ball rolling in the street. Good thing there were no cars behind us... I start screaming at Eloy "BAILEY JUMPED OUT OF THE WINDOW! BAILEY JUMPED OUT OF THE WINDOW!" so he pulls over and I run to Bailey. My poor puppy got up out of the street and army crawled his way to the side walk. When I called him, he didn't come to me... I think he was so shook up, he didn't realize who I was. So I got down one my knees and he crawled into my lap. I checked his little body out and there was nothing wrong with him! Just a few scratches and dirt from the road covered his body!

Moral of the story:

Never underestimate poodles... they are fierce!

Eloy vs.The Blog

2009-02-24T19:21:00.000-08:00

Eloy doesn't want to blog.... How do I get him to blog?!?!? Help...

He asked me to create an iTunes account for his iPhone and I told him no... not until he agree's to blog. It didn't work. Help...

I ♥ my husband

2009-02-18T06:44:00.000-08:00

More and more each day I realized how much I love my Husband. It's crazy... We've been married for almost 10 months and I still have not let him go on an overnight trip. It's because I don't want to sleep without him. It's the best feeling in the world when the one you love wraps his arms around you and curls up with you in the middle of the night. I am so blessed to have a wonderful, loving husband.

Plus he's so freakin' handsome ⇒⇒⇒⇒⇒⇒

This is his GQ photo shoot the day we got married.

Baby Sitting

2009-02-14T22:14:00.000-08:00

Eloy and I decided just to stay home tonight and just chill out. His sisters invited us to go out to dinner with them but we said no thanks cause we wanted to stay home. Eloy's ex-sister-in-law called me and asked if we could watch her daughter, Dezerey, for an hour or until her mom gets home. No problemo. So Dezy came over and we ate, we played with Bailey, read a book, Eloy taught her words in Spanish and then they began to spell out things... And this is how that played out:

Eloy: What does D.O.G Spell?
Dezy: DOG!

Eloy: Good. What does C.A.T Spell?

Dezy: Cat

Eloy: Good Job. Ok... What does E.L.O.Y Spell?

Dezy: ELEPHANT!

Andrea: (giggles in the backround)

We love our niece... lol

Brunch & Dinner

2009-02-11T12:59:00.000-08:00

Everyday I start work @ 6AM! Crazy... I know.
Due to the California State Law, I must take lunch no later than 5 hours in my shift so I take it at 10:30 and we call it "brunch"... not quite breakfast not quite lunch. When I came home for "Brunch" on Monday Eloy made me the best meal ever! An egg & weenies sandwich. I loved it.

Chef Boyar"E"

My yummy meal.

I usually cook dinner but sometimes, I get lazy. So, sometimes we do a little oriental/mexican compilation.

DELICIOSO!!!

Don't knock it till you try it... it's suuuuuuuper good!

It's fast and easy.

I get the best of both worlds when I eat this... my love for noodles and my love for spicyness!

The Evil Look & The Tooting Baby

2009-02-03T21:51:00.000-08:00

These are HILARIOUS! Enjoy!

Time flies... when you're Mormon!

2009-01-30T06:14:00.001-08:00

I can't believe it! Today, I've been a member of the Church for 4 YEARS! OMG!

When Eloy and I worked together at the good ol' Merv (mervyns'), I would always see him reading. He would sit on the couch, in the lunch room, and read True to the Faith or The Book of Mormon. I grew curious (I was actually being nosy) and started asking him questions. They one day, he came to work in a really good mood, super energetic, and he asked me if I wanted to go to Institute. I was thinking, "A Mental hospital? What are you trying to say?" lol. Then he explained what it was and I agreed to go. So we went, with TAMI T, and after we went and ate sushi. Well... they ate b/c back then, sushi scared me. That night I remember telling Tami that I wish I could have a boyfriend like Eloy.... lol. Anywho... Eloy then invited me to go to the Nativity set. Then, he got brave, he asked me to meet with the Missionaries. So I did. BUT... I told him, if or when I meet with them, I don't want him there. For 2 reasons...

1- I didn't want him thinking I was doing this for him

2- I was kind of ashamed because I didn't know that much about Christ or Heavenly Father... or ANYTHING!

I met with the missionaries frequently during a period of 3 weeks. We would meet like 3 or 4 times a day. During this time, Eloy was preparing to serve a mission, he would be leaving for the MTC on February 2. As I continued to take the lessons, he would tell me to send him pictures of my baptism. Little did he know... hehehe... I actually got baptized 2 days before he left. I have a conversion story on my computer... maybe I'll post it later.

(Me in the pimp suit)

My baptism was amazing. The spirit was so strong! Elder Welper baptized me and Eloy confirmed me. The missionaries sang my favorite hymn, "I need thee every hour". It was the easiest and fastest hymn that I had memorized and the message is so true. I would sing it so much during the week, my sister picked it up. lol. I felt like I had this bubble around me and it wouldn't let anything negative hit me. I miss that bubble... lol. Bubbles are cool.

Man, time flies. I miss that feeling... you know, when you feel the Spirit so strong for the first time, and you don't know how to react, and the only thing you can do, is cry. After I got baptised, the missionaries told me that for each lesson, their goal was to make me cry because they know if I did cry, I felt the spirit. Everyday I would wake up looking forward to meet with my missionaries. They were the best!!!! I had/have such a strong love for them. I remember one time, the missionaries were supposed to come over to teach me (at the time, my sister and I were living in a duplex together) but we didn't have anywhere to go and we couldn't be alone with them at our house, so instead of having a lesson inside the kitchen @ the dining table, we took the table to the outside patio and had it out there! Super funny...

(Elder Welper, Myself, & Elder Graham)

Once Eloy left on his mission, I didn't really know anyone who was a member. I felt alone, like nobody understood me. I grew really close to my missionaries. They became my best friends. No matter what I needed, they were there. I struggled with a lot after my baptism but I knew there was someone I could always turn to... them! They played a trick on me once... I called them one day after transfers and they said they both got transferred to Manteca. As they were telling me, I was balling my eye balls out... I was mortified. The I heard someone laughing and they told me they were just kidding... so I hung up on them and didn't talk to them for a few days. They tried to kiss my butt by giving me fudge as a gift. The thing is, a member made the fudge for them so they put no effort into it... SO IT DIDN'T COUNT!

Within the first year, I went inactive but then I started going back to church about 7 months later. That was the first Christmas that Eloy was gone... and he know I wasn't doing well. He called me on Christmas day and put me in my place! From there on out, I did fine. I went back to church, started meeting new people, and gained a very strong testimony on why I need Heavenly Father in my life. I've met some of the most amazing people these past 4 years. The Bogren's- I LOVE THEM! Everyone from TMC (The Mormon Crew...lol) , The Doughty's, The Reed's, The Campbell's, The Romero's, and the list goes on and on. The great thing about these people is they are just like me. They all know what I know... probably more!

So, as I sit back and reflect on the past 4 years, I think to myself "How have I grown?".
And the answer is... HOW HAVEN'T I?

My testimony is indestructible.

How grateful am I, to have the true gospel of Jesus Christ in my life. How grateful and I, for my eternal companion, who has been by my side, through the whole time, from baptism to eternal marriage. Because of the gospel, I have a stronger love for my family. My mom, my Dad, and my sisters. I feel like I value them more now than ever! How grateful am I for The Temple. For the opportunity it gives me to serve my Heavenly Father and to be able to have an eternal family. I know that it is the home of the Lord. I know that this church is true. I know that Joseph Smith is a prophet of God and as we have a living prophet on the earth today. And I know that my redeemer lives.

I cried while writing this...

Bad Dog! BAD BAD DOG!

2009-01-25T17:22:00.000-08:00

My poor doggie... he's home ALL DAY by himself. Eloy and I are gone during the day so he's stuck here in our itty bitty apartment, by himself, with no friends, just toys and blankets and whatever else he can find to play with (which is usually the bathroom mat). Not only is he stuck in our itty bitty apartment, we put up a baby gate so he can't leave the bedroom so NOW he only has the itty bitty witty bedroom and super duper itty bitty bathroom.

So, the other day, when I came home from a regular day of work I walk into the house to pure silence which is odd b/c when someone walks in, it's Bark City, so I automatically assume something isn't right. I put my stuff down and started walking to the bedroom to find Bailey laying the the middle of the floor with 3 of his blankets, a pair of my pants, a towel from the hamper, and TONS of socks everywhere. I walk in the room, say my hellos to my doggie, and start to pick up his mess. As I start to fold his blankets, I look down to find a HOLE in the carpet! He must have mistaken it for his Big Blanket! All of his blankets (and some of our socks) have holes in them so now, we can add the flippin carpet to the list. I must admit... I was ticked! So, Bailey got a spanking... if you're reading this, pls don't report me for doggie abuse. AND he was put in time out for HOURS! Anywho... we're going to try to patch up the carpet before we move out of our apartment so they don't take our deposit. To top off this whole incident, I come home to next days to find my boots in the middle of the room. UGH!

The End

Inspired

2009-01-23T07:05:00.001-08:00

“These are incredible people of our time, involved in this effort to make Africa better, to get Africa self-sufficient, and to try to get rid of aids on the continent.”

“Each visit [to Africa] has proven to be a rare opportunity to discover just how magnificent and culturally rich the African people are,” says Muhammad Ali, who has been a messenger for peace for the U.S. government and the United Nations. “It is true, Africa has endured famine, drought, and the AIDS epidemic, but what is more important is that the people have endured … with dignity and hope. It is their hope and mine that this rich and magnificent land will one day be restored to the majesty of its ancestors.”

President George W. Bush’s work for Africa. As the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development—an independent monitor of global spending—reports, the U.S. has quadrupled aid to the continent over the last six years. In his 2003 State of the Union address, Bush pledged $15 billion to fight AIDS primarily in Africa, and two years later pledged a $1.2 billion initiative to fight malaria in the 15 African countries hardest hit by the disease.

Brad Pitt’s activism in New Orleans, Haiti, and Africa has received worldwide attention. His involvement in Africa began in 2004 with visits to Ethiopia and South Africa; in 2005 he helped launch the One Campaign to Make Poverty History. He is also a co-founder of Not on Our Watch, which teamed with the International Rescue Committee to hold premieres of Pitt’s current film, Ocean’s Thirteen, to benefit Darfur. He interviews Archbishop Desmond Tutu.

Sister from another Mister

2009-01-22T18:52:00.000-08:00

Gotta Love her!

I found this random picture today...

It just made me think of all the good times I've had with Kali!

I love you and miss you.

When I think of you... I think of Ludacris. lol. I think of shopping and BOYS! lol. Broken arms and using the Men's Rest room. Being neighbors and walking our babies in their strollers together. Music and randomness. Da da da da da.. APATHY!

All good things that I will cherish forever and ever.

Dreamland

2009-01-22T17:52:00.000-08:00

I have been having the weirdest dreams lately!

Every morning I wake up with 2 or 3 different stories and tell Eloy. He thinks it's hysterical; however, I think it's a sign! AH! Of what though?

Last nights dream:

All I remember is holding a baby, our baby, and I think I was in a hospital bed. I know it was a boy because he was wrapped in a blue blanket. The only trait of my dream son I could remember was, he had BIG LIPS like his mommy. lol

I had another dream but can't remember what it was about. I just remember laughing b/c I was actually laughing! LOL. I woke myself up... haha

Last week I had a dream I was losing Eloy! I woke up crying. I look over and there's my husband, passed out in the middle of the bed. I was SO relieved to see him by my side.. I grabbed his arm, kiss it (Well I kissed his Garmy but I was half asleep) cuddled with him, and went back to sleep. And in the morning Eloy asked me why I kissed his garmy... lol

Let's see where my dreams end up tonight...

I'll keep ya updated!

Sickling

2009-01-14T07:46:00.000-08:00

My coworker got me sick... This isn't supposed to happen. I just got the flu shot like 2 months ago! UGH!

Now I can't go see Amber.. :(

Or Rosie and the baby! GREAT!

Plus, I have 5 hours of class tonight.

I'm so excited. And I just can't hide it...

Our Little Spazoid

2009-01-12T21:48:00.001-08:00

While people blog about their children, we blog about our puppy. We love our puppy. He has truly become a member of the family. Since he could walk, he has been a SPAZPOID. When he is in the grass, he hops like a rabbit. When he walks around, he looks like a sheep. When he eats, he tips his food over so it ends up EVERYWHERE! He's scared of other dogs but he loooove's Lacy Macy (my parent's poodle). His fetish is... socks (mostly dad's) and his blankets. His favorite spot to chill, is on mom's lap. He knows to to slow dance... all you have to do is get on yours knees, hold his legs, and sway side to side... gracefully. This puppy is definitely a licker... if you have a face, he has a tongue. At night when we go to bed, Bailey runs from side to side, jumping up and down, trying to find a way to get up. The funny thing is, when's he's jumping, all we see is this little white head appear every 4 to 5 seconds. It's HILARIOUS! So... just enjoy our puppy via the blog and enjoy.

New Addition

2009-01-12T06:21:00.000-08:00

I would like to present the new addition to the family. My sister-in-law, Rosalinda, had her baby last monday Monday Jan. 5, 2009. Her name is Pricilla Anali Rodriguez. She's 7 lbs. 1 ounce, and 20 inches long! Here's the beauty....

Garcia VS. Romo

2009-01-03T20:35:00.001-08:00

When I married Eloy, I knew I was marrying into the Dallas Cowboys. I was raised on 49er's and Raiders but hey... I must listen to my husband. But the thing is, I've never really had an interest in football. Anyways... ALL of my family are Cowboys fan. A few weeks ago, my aunt made a comment that would change things forever. She told my mom that Eloy looks like Tony Romo, the quarterback for th Cowboys. OH NO! So eveytime we see family, they call Eloy, Tony, or Tony, Eloy. Make sense? They scream at the TV and say "Come on Garcia!". lol. My only input on this was, Hey... I want Romo's Paycheck then! lol. So... see below and decide for yourself!

Love Story

2008-11-29T10:30:00.000-08:00

I absolutely love this song. For the time being, it's my favorite song! I think I'll be over it in a few weeks b/c I play it like CRAZY! Anywho... It's just so cute. I love the way it ends... the song and the video!

Sometimes Eloy and I talk about how we started... When our love for each other was blooming. It was so FUN, EXCITING, ADVENTUROUS... So young! Now, we're just a bunch of old' fogies that stay home on the weekends, curl up on the couch with our doggie and watch movies. lol. But that's the Joy of being married. I love it and wouldn't trade it for anything in the world!

So... ENJOY!

Taylor Swift - Love Story
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Sin City

2008-11-25T17:10:00.000-08:00

The Anxiety is finally put to rest! Our flight left from Sac around 9:50and we got there a little after 11. As we got off the plane we had to catch a train thing inside of the airport to the baggage claim. When we got off we found my mom looking around for her babies and of course, I ran to her like a little kid would run to go hug Mickie Mouse. lol. We noticied my dad was nowhere to be found and asked where he was. My mom pointed to the Slot Machines in the middle of the aisle and there he was! Dazed and confused... just staring at them! He said he lost $10 b/c our flight was late. lol. We then rushed to our room to find my sister and I'ris crashed out in the living room (on one of those couches that turns into a bed). I woke up I'ris but she was not having it. So we walked around Vegas, got some wings to eat, then hit the sack around 3 A.M. The weekend has begun...

The next morning, 2 little darling children woke us up! lol

And ALL the kids wanted to be with their Tio Eloy!

One thing we wanted to do while we were in Vegas was go to an All You Can Eat SUSHI Buffet! And we did. The restaurant was called Todai... not today but todai (it sounds like to die). And OMG was it delicious! Phia mostly grubbed on Crab Legs, I'ris chowed down the edamame and sushi, and Eloy and I devoured the Sushi and Coconut Shrimp!

Did you know there are REAL lions in the MGM? Well there is! And we seen them. There in a large glass case. There's this tunnel you go through and it's made of glass! That's where the pictures below are from! It was scary... SCARY MONSTERRRRSSSSSS!!!!

The actual ceremony was in a room at the Venetian hotel. Although I didn't get any pictures at the ceremony, believe me when I say it was beautiful. Very simple and personal. I guess I didn't take any pictures because all I could see is the back of my uncle's head!

Now on to the reception! The reception was at another hotel that was connected to the Venetian, The Palazzo! I kid you not it felt like we hiked the beginning of half dome. lol. JK. But it was a long walk.

And once we got there EVERYBODY partied the night away... While the rest of use posed for pictures!

As I was going back and forth from the dance floor my seat Eloy noticed something. Now when I'm eating and I'm excited about what I'm eating, I DANCE! What a way to celebrate food, right? Watch this!

My niece is just like me! LOL

This picture is Priceless! I've got one lady yelling at me telling me not to take anymore picture's of them and the other one screaming saying "Look at your Nana!" lol CLASSIC! A little too much too drink but HILARIOUS!

Leave it up to Na'Na to start the Dancing!

The wedding went on with the Familia takin' over the dance floor! It was funny to hear our family yell BALLON, as an attempt to represent, and Martha's side yelling their last name. Well actually I shouldn't say our family, since it was just MY MOM!

It was good to see my Nana FINALLY Sit back and relax. Sadly, the alcohol have her an opportunity to enjoy life. lol

"Raise it up, UNK"

All the Mujeres on the dance floor! GROUP HUG GIRLS! LOL

This picture is worth A THOUSAND words!

We ended the Trip @ the MGM... Chillin with Johanna Marie!

4 more days!!!!

2008-11-17T11:12:00.001-08:00

In 4 more days Eloy and I will be partying it up in Vegas... Mormon Style! LOL. My #1 Unk is getting married on Sunday. I'm so excited to see my FAMILIA! I haven't seen them since we got married in April! 4 MORE DAYS! YAY!

Saturday...

2008-11-08T16:35:00.000-08:00

I signed up to work this Saturday... can you say boring!?!?!?!
To Fight the Boredom.. I blog. lol

So... here's some fun facts. :) Enjoy!

*Andrea*

Andrea loves...

Calla Lillies

Eloy loves....

Cars

My Bestie

2008-11-08T12:14:00.001-08:00

My best friend Stephanie just got married this past weekend! Oh how I love this girl. She has been there for me through thick and thin. Like every friendship, we've had our rough times but in the end, we are still besties. Here are some pic's from a little girl's night we had in her honour and some from her wedding!

Stephanie whispering sweet nothings in Annie's ear.

Practice Makes Perfect!! LOL

Some sexy sexy for the Bride to be... ;)

Little Chunky Monkey was with us too, partying like a rockstar!

The girls + the kids.

Steph's Mommy, Steph, and Tommy!

Me and my Rib!

Me and Chela!

Prop 8

2008-11-08T09:00:00.000-08:00

As we know, the big dilema in California right now is Proposition 8. On Election day, we found ourselves sitting at the edge of our seats waiting to hear what the outcome was. Unfortunatley, we had to wait till the following morning! As soon as Eloy woke up in the morning, on comes the News! Around 10, it was confirmed that Prop 8 had passed. Now that it was approved, Prop 8 will add an amendment to the California State Constitution stating 14 simple yet profound words:
"Only Marriage between a man and a woman is valid and recognized in California."

For centuries, marriage as a legal, civil and religious institution between a man and a woman has protected children and society in every country and culture.

In early March 2007, a Massachusetts high school banned parents from attending a seminar for students on how they can know they are homosexual.

Recently, 4 California Supreme Court judges overturned the decision of the people and legalized same-sex marriage.

Over 1.1 Million California voters signed petitions to place Prop 8 on the ballot

What does a Yes vote on Prop 8 mean?

It restores the definition of marriage to what the vast majority of California voters already approved and human history has understood marriage to be.

It overturns the outrageous decision of four Supreme Court judges who ignored the will of the people.

It protects our children from being taught in public schools that "same-sex marriage" is the same as traditional marriage.

What does a NO vote on Prop 8 mean?

The sanctity of marriage will be destroyed and its powerful influence on the betterment of society will be lost.

Teachers may be required to teach young children that there is no difference between same-sex marriage and traditional marriage.

It will establish a precedent that a few corrupt judges can ignore the will of the people .

As we watched the News last night, a story came on the caught my attention and broke my heart.

LOOK WHAT THESE PEOPLE HAVE DONE TO MY PLACE OF WORSHIP! This is horrible. How barbaric! It really does bring a tear to my eye.

Heres the Story:

ORANGEVALE, CA - The Sacramento County Sheriff's Department says they don't have any early leads on who spray paint-vandalized a Mormon church in Orangevale. The graffiti, sprayed sometime late Thursday or early Friday morning, was on the church's front sign and nearby sidewalks.
In red lettering, it read, "No on 8."
"Paint washes off and we're just thankful there was no major damage done," said LDS Church spokeswoman Lisa West.
For the church, the damage is more emotional than physical. They, along with other religious organizations, had encouraged followers to support Proposition 8.
"This is a very emotionally charged issue and we understand it goes to the core of people's lives," West said.
She said all they can do is let the vandalism go and move on. But moving on does not seem to be on the agenda for many No on 8 supporters.
"If you strip somebody of their rights, nobody's going to let go of that," said No on 8 protester Jason Word.
"It's more than just marriage for us. It's very personal for us in that we feel attacked," said Darnell Fray-Stephenson, also demonstrating for No on 8.
For the third night in a row, No on 8 protesters gathered at the State Capitol to voice their frustrations over the ban on gay marriage.
Some have taken it further.
A Bay Area group has started a Web site accusing the church of advocating for the Yes on 8 campaign, and says they should have their status as a religious organization stripped.
"The Church of Jesus Christ of LDS did not donate any money to Prop 8, but supported the measure, and encouraged members to go out and give up their time and their means," said West. "The (church) members themselves did donate."
At the Friday night Capitol protest, many of those in opposition to Prop 8 said they weren't familiar with the Web site. They also said they're outraged that someone vandalized a church on their behalf.
"We certainly don't agree with that," said Fray-Stephenson.
"I think that rallies we've been having here have been real peaceful," said Word, "I think that's the message we should use."
Many of the No on 8 protesters said they're looking ahead to Sunday afternoon, saying it's going to be their biggest rally yet. They say it could include protesters from across the state, convening at the Capitol.
The Sacramento Police are planning for a large crowd.
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In the end, I know our Heavenly Father will watch after all his children and protect us from what is evil. Last sunday we volunteered to make phone calls to people to remind them to vote YES on Prop 8. It was wonderful! When you serve the Lord, with full purpose of heart, you feel like you have a purpose! As we made our Phone calls, Andrea kept singing one hymn:

Onward, Christian soldiers, marching as to war,

With the cross of Jesus going on before.

Christ, the royal Master, leads against the foe;

Forward into battle see His banners go!
Onward, Christian soldiers, marching as to war,

With the cross of Jesus going on before.
At the sign of triumph Satan’s host doth flee;

On then, Christian soldiers, on to victory!

Hell’s foundations quiver at the shout of praise;

Brothers lift your voices, loud your anthems raise.
Like a mighty army moves the church of God;

Brothers, we are treading where the saints have trod.

We are not divided, all one body we,

One in hope and doctrine, one in charity.
Crowns and thrones may perish, kingdoms rise and wane,

But the church of Jesus constant will remain.

Gates of hell can never ’gainst that church prevail;

We have Christ’s own promise, and that cannot fail.
Onward then, ye people, join our happy throng,

Blend with ours your voices in the triumph song.

Glory, laud, and honor unto Christ the King,

This through countless ages men and angels sing.

King's Vs. Rockets- 10/23/08

2008-11-07T12:09:00.000-08:00

So at Andrea's work they had a contest. Whoever made the BIGGEST SALE that week got 4 FLOOR seats to a King's Game. The game day the contest was announced Andrea had a sale come in for $10,625!! That's money in the bank and 4 King's Tickets BABY! Since Andrea's parents LOVE the King's they decided to ask her parents to join them. Here are some picks from the game! Enjoy.

It's Game Time Baby!

Someone was just a little excited... lol

Chillin out... watching the game.

Game over... Kings Lost. =(

The New Addition

2008-11-06T21:56:00.001-08:00

Normal people have babies... Eloy and Andrea have a poodle. His name is Bailey and he was born on June 18, 2008. He is very much a spaz like his mommy & daddy.

Bailey LOVES to lick faces and lay in bed with us. When we first got him, we had to monitor his bed time b/c if he was on the bed for too long he would potty. We think he was mistaken by the sheets, he prob though they were a BIG potty pad... but we'll never know. He also loves the morning time! He gets SUPER excited when we get up in the morning. Eloy says it's b/c he hasn't seen us in over 8 hours! We TRY to put him to bed by 9 b/c he gets really feisty and starts nibbling on things.

We love our doggie! :)

April 26, 2008-Eternity!

2008-11-06T21:25:00.000-08:00

Eloy and Andrea were sealed on April 26, 2008 at the Sacramento Temple.

The lovely Bride

The Handsome Groom

The Families

2008-11-06T20:36:00.001-08:00

Karina Andrea Rodriguez....
Born on May 29, 1985

Jose Eloy Gonzalez Garcia

Born October 10, 1985