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Mason's 3rd Birthday

Yesterday my sister and I took Mason and Madison to Disneyland for Mason's 3rd Birthday. His actual birthday is today but we thought we'd start celebrating early. We had lunch at Rain Forest Cafe in Down Town Disney and the kids loved it. After lunch we were off to the Happiest Place on Earth. A few weeks ago I was at Disneyland with Mike and I noticed that all the little kids were dressed up in their Halloween costumes, so abuelita (grandma) supplied the $ and I went shopping for their costumes this year. Didn't they look cute? Everyone was pointing, laughing and commenting on how cute they looked. I loved dressing them up.

Swollen Ankle...Not Cute

For the last two nights I have experienced cankle syndrome. It's so weird because it only seems to be my right ankle and only shows up in the evening. I guess what I am experiencing is edema. It's pretty normal and usually occurs in the third trimester but I'm still in my first trimester. I see my Dr. on Wednesday so I will make it a point to ask him about my evening cankle. I hope it's nothing serious.

Love when mom takes me shopping

It's always so nice when my mom takes me shopping. My mom and I have been in Arizona for the last couple of days for a Realtor convention. Today we finally got to take some time out and head on down to the Scottsdale Mall. By the time we left the mall I had a new purse in hand and this amazing diaper bag. Yes, I know its still really early and our baby is the size of a Kidney Bean but how could I say no when my mom offered. It's perfect. I am sure this will be my only diaper bag until the day I stop reproducing. Thanks Mom.

Reassured

It's a reassuring feel to know that if our apartment is ever up in flames Mike will finish playing his Xbox game before he gets up to see why the smoke alarm is piercing our ear drums. Mike is playing call of Duty 4 and I am on my computer when all of a sudden all we hear is this unbearable noise coming from every which direction. Everyone one in our building is spilling out there front door to see what is going on. No one is able to figure out why the alarm is going off in every apartment. Finally after Mike finishes his game and gets dressed he comes outside. While I was outside I saw one of my students from primary, Mathias. He was standing outside with his parents so we decided to walk over to see the fire truck as it was arriving. The firemen checked every apartment and saw that everything was clear. It was a false alarm there was no fire. Few!!! It was kind of a fun experience getting to meet all our neighbors all at once but it stinks that it had to be in a false emergency alarm type of way.

One Year

It's crazy to think that a year ago today our lives were completely changed forever. My step-Dad Daniel was killed in a plan crash, while my mom and him were vacationing in Alaska. Sara and Peter (their good friends) were getting married and wanted them to be there. So they paid for a few of their friends to fly out with them join them on a cruise. My mom and Daniel were always traveling. They worked hard (as business partners) so that they could do what they loved, travel. My mom and Daniel left to Alaska while Mike and I were still in Spain (on our honeymoon). We got back on the the 14th of August and Daniels plan went down on the 16th.
Having fun with their friends, the boat docked, and they all decided that they were going to go on a excursion. They had all signed up to see bears eating salmon as they flew overhead in little planes. As my mom and Daniel were getting ready to go, my mom decided that she didn't care to see bears and that she wanted to go and be part of a city tour so she could do some shopping. Daniel was fine with that decision, they kissed each other goodbye and said that they would meet back on the boat. Daniel was so excited to go on the excursion. He was given the opportunity to fly in a different plane, from the rest of his friends, so that he could sit right next to the pilot. Everyone figured that they would see each other at one of the destination spots that they would be landing at. The excursion ended. Sara, Peter and friends all returned to the boat and started to get ready for the night. Peter went over to my mom's room to see how they were doing because he never saw Daniel that afternoon. My mom told him that he wasn't back yet. She asked him if he had seen him on the excursion and and Peter told her that he never saw him. My mom started to worry. Peter left the room to find out what was going on. He found out that one of the planes that had left the same time his plane had left had crashed. Daniel was on that plane. After Peter told my mom what was going on, Sara, Peter and my mom headed to the hospital. My mom never once thought that his injury's were fatal, she figured he had broken a leg or something along those lines. While they were waiting at the hospital they got more information about the crash. A few people had survived including the pilot. The pilot had said as they were flying back (from another location that they were not supposed to go to) they hit a patch of wind, the wind caused the plane to crash into tall trees, which cause the plain to burst into flames. Some people made it out of the plane but Daniel didn't. There has been on going investigations about the accident because it was the 3rd or 4th one of its kind within 6 months.
It's crazy to think that in one moment your life can be completely turned upside down within the matter of seconds. Needless to say Daniels death has changed our lives in so many ways. I miss him so much! We all do. I never got to tell him thank you for all the things he had done for me and how much I loved him for loving my mom and treating he like a queen. I miss his laugh, and the way he used to yell at the TV when his team was losing. I miss that fact that we could carry on a conversation about the show Laguna Beach and that he was totally into it. I miss his obsessive compulsive ways of keeping everything clean and in its place. There are so many things I miss about him but the most of all is I miss having him around. You will always live with us in our heart and memories. I know that one day we will meet again, and that day will bring so much joy to all of us, but until now I wait for you to come to me in my dreams. Love you and Miss You.

I AM SO EXCITED!!!!

I'm going to see "Compañía Antonio El Pipa - De Tablao" part of the New World Flamenco Festival, playing at the Irvine Barclay Theater, tomorrow night. I LOVE LOVE everything about Flamenco. The music is AMAZING, the costumes are so BEAUTIFUL and the emotion is so REAL that I'm literally in some sort of trans when I'm watching. Ahhhh...I cant wait!! This production has had excellent reviews from all over Spain and Europe. I know this performance is going to bring back so many fun memories of our Honeymoon in Spain last year. We had such a blast that I wish we were there right now.

P.S. I really want to be a Flamenco dancer or at least take dance lessons.