some quick hilights of Mexico July 2011

Waiting for our turn to board.

Cielo waiting at Mercado(?sp) She looks so much like Darla from the Little Rascals in this pic to me...and she was acting a bit Darla-ish, too! It was cute!

Zoo

Zoo

Face painting. and yes, they are in long sleeves in Mexico-they were cold and wet because it never stopped raining!

not the best pic of us but this was on the street when we were trying to get a taxi back to Las Aguiles and we got stuck in a downpour and none of the taxi's would stop and the ones that did were trying to charge us triple because I looked like a tourist. We finally found one that was nice though.

Climbing the only tree around the bright colored neighborhood we were visiting.

Teotihuacan Pyramids-way too many stairs for me, but really cool anyways.

Edgar's cousin Julio's wedding celebration.

The beach near Acapulco...
Maybe I'll get around to more detailed trip stories but for now-ENJOY!

Day #4

Too many bad habits-can't narrow it down to just one. :o( jk, I don't know...this is a dumb one. I'll get back to you.

Day #3 Me Jana and Amie

This is a picture of us at Girls Camp this summer...I was SOOOOO sick this day! But these ladies are two very close friends that I've made and they are the best! The whole week Amie had to listen to me referring to her as "Beuhler...Beuhler...anyone..." and if you've ever driven with Cielo you'll notice that every white Expedition that passes she says, "Jana Peppa' (pepper), she's my favorite, that Jana Peppa"

Fun times had by all...

Day #2

The meaning behind my blog name. It used to be La Familia Morales (the Morales Family in Spanish) then I got sick of it and changed it back to The Morales Family because thats us! Plain and simple!

recent pic of me & 15 interesting facts...

Wow I'm horrible at updating. Anywho, with that being said here's Day One....this is the most recent picture of me (that I have downloaded) & 15 intersting (?) facts.

hmmm, well

1.I have a thing with odd numbers (hate 'em-they make me physically nervous)

2.Movie theaters scare me, seriously how many people have sat in those chairs with nasty sweaty discusting bodies and leaned their sick greasy lice infested head on the seat....yuck.

3.I have an obsession with notebooks, writing utensils and list making.

4.I'm trying to dial down the "crazy lady" image so now I'll just state normal things.

5.I think this is a huge waste of time but I'm trying to enjoy it while the girls are asleep.

6.my girls are asleep @ 7:15 PM...anybody want them when they can't go to sleep tonight? :)

7.i want to sign up for a marathon or a 5K or something. actually, I'll probably just sign up for a quick jaunt to the mail box and call it a day.

8.I WILL decorate my girls' bedroom (homeade quilts, repaint, etc...) before their birthdays-that's like 4 months away, I should be able to do it by then.

9.I want long locks asap.

10.i can understand Spanigh well enough to follow conversations without help from my hunky translator but

11.I FREAK OUT when I try to say anything in spanish cuz I get all nervous and stuff.

12.My mom is my best friend. Seriously.

13. I still get butterflies when Edgar comes home or even calls.

14. I'm embarrassed that I said that but he just called.

15. I don't think I'm responsible enough to be married, be a mom, own a home, have a job, pretty much all the responsibilities that come with being an adult....but I LOVE every minute of it all and I wouldn't trade any of it for anything.

30 day challenge

I'm stealing this from my friend Becca's cute blog...& I'm going to try to stick to it for a month! We'll see right?
Oh yeah, I've got a lot "in the works" with some goals and such, so look forward to this becoming a rockin' blog asap! (gag me-i'm so lame)

day 1- recent picture of you and 15 interesting facts about yourself
day 2- the meaning behind your blog name
day 3- a picture of you and your friends
day 4- a habit that you wish you didn’t have
day 5- a picture of somewhere you've been to
day 6- favorite super hero and why
day 7- a picture of someone/something that has the biggest impact on you
day 8- short term goals for this month and why
day 9- something you're proud of in the past few days
day 10- songs you listen to when you are happy, sad, bored, hyped, mad
day 11- another picture of you and your friends
day 12- how you found out about blogger and why you have one
day 13- a letter to someone
day 14- a picture of you and your family
day 15- put your ipod on shuffle: first 10 songs that play
day 16- another picture of yourself
day 17- someone you would want to switch lives with for one day and why
day 18- plans/dreams/goals you have
day 19- nicknames you have and why you have them
day 20- someone you love
day 21- a picture of something that makes you happy
day 22- what makes you different from everyone else
day 23- something you crave for a lot
day 24- your last five facebook status'
day 25- what I would find in your bag
day 26- what do you think about your friends
day 27- why are you doing this 30 day challenge
day 28- a picture of you from last year and now, how have you changed since then?
day 29- in this past month, what have you learned
day 30- your favorite song

2011 Aspirations (barely posting them)

Some things I genuinly want to accomplish during the year 2011 (in no particular order) will be mentioned in this post. If you think they are dumb, weird, a waste of time or whatever else they might be to someone else, they are of great importance to me and I want them documented so that I will be held accountable for them. If you have positive reinforcement for me then feel free to let me know, otherwise I don't want to hear it.

1. get a good quality set of knives and at least the basics of a good set of pots & pans-I'm tired of our crappy knives and I'm really sick of only having one size of pot to work with. Don't even get me started on our pan (yes, we only have one)

2. set a family budget and STICK TO IT!!!!

~subsection of #2....pay down the mortgage as much as possible!

~get completely out of debt otherwise

~get a cushion in savings

3. get something accomplished in the yard (aim low, avoid disappointment-anything that gets done will be better than last year....not gonna get too specific on this one) and also recent events have made me very bitter about this so I'm just going to drop it cuz I know we are doing our best.

4. get our food storage in order!! food, toilet paper, other household items...etc...and get it good!

5. pay off $15k medical bills

6. plan & paint the girls room, master bed and bath, and at least an accent wall of the dining/kitchen/frontroom area but preferrably rid my whole house of the oatmeal color before I become depressed.

7. get the girls into swimming and dance lessons