One Weird Family

ESTHEEEER! OMG! OMG! OMG! OMG!!!

Okay, so as your friend, I am allowed to freak out, okay? :)
But you, ENJOY THIS YEAR! WHOOOT! Awww Esther! I'm so happy for you, all the exciting things you're going to do and stuff (may I mention Chriiiiiis? Ea ea!) ahaha
Yep. I think you'll have a good time this year. *wink*
I am SO thankful I have you as a friend! And you're like the lucky one! Out of all the girls (except Victoria) I've known you the longest! Everybody go with me, "ooooooooooh!"
Te amo muchisimo! I miss you tons too! And man, I wish I could give you a big squishy hug and a kiss right about now!
(Oh! Oh! And isn't that the coolest cake ever!???)
Never wash your pancho so that it always has my perfume smell so that you don't forget me when you're in Africa and are all rich and famous and stuff hohoho.
Loads of kisses, hugs, prayers, best wishes and love to you my sweety!

Today it's your birthday and I say, let's celebrate!
Let's go shopping, get a great big cake!
Put on party hats, scream our heads off; dance like Sandy,
Party into the night, buy you a nice cup of brandy.
Oh! Esther this is great!
You're as old as ten plus eight!
A new opportunity to start all over again,
To enjoy Jesus' blessings...yeah, like men!
Another year has gone by; you have new wishes to come true,
Yet know that through it all I will always love you.
Count with my prayers para ti in this new year,
Keep your head held up high along with all of heaven's cheer!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Oh, sorry.
That up there (yeah that...the TITLE) translated to where you can understand (a.k.a. normal ENGLISH language) means: Congratulations Clara!
Spiffy huh?
Weeeeeoooo! I can't believe it! Wow... It's your birthday and I can't believe it! SIXTEEN ALREADYY! Wow... boom baby right there.
And look, trust me, don't worry.
If your year is somewhat smilar to how mine has gone so far, you're gonna like it (uh huh uh huh!) And yeah, even though it's really creepy and somewhat scary to answer this question -> "Hey! How old are you?"
(mainly cuz you usually answer something like this ->) "Fiff...sixteen." trying to keep a smile on your face while thinking, "WHERE ARE THE YEARS GOING???"
You'll live.
For sure.
Hey! I'm still here! ;)
I really pray and hope with all my heart that this year will be totally awesome for you, full of fun, victories and exciting stories to tell your grandkids when you're a grandma. (Whoah, freaky prospect huh?)
Bah,but don't worry! Psshh! it's alright! I bet you'll make a really awesome-sexy looking-talented grandma!
Wow... I have such powers of encouragment, ya think?
Okay, right. Back to the present.
I know this is like... a day late but hey! "Thought that counts" works EVERY time right?
Er...right?
Have an awesome 16th year! I love you Clara
*sings mariachi style* Clara...clariiiitaaaaa! AAAAAAAAH HA HA HAAAAY! Estas soooon las ma....

This blog needs updating... fo' shizzle!
Weeeeh, I need to hear all your exciting, wonderful, marvelous tales girlies!
To tell you some of mine:
My family and me just came back from vacations! Yeeey! ... more like, long follow up/witnessing visit, but it was fun. Oh! And I got to see my grandparents and get cool things in thrift stores, score?
Whoah...the trip back was like majorly long though. And...I vaz hungy *pout*
But TYJ we're back home now to beautiful weather. (Nice and rainy in the mornings and late afternoon! whoooo)
Fresca como una lechuga. haha
Awww manies...I would write more but my mom says I need to get off the computer now and play volley ball...gulp! (Pray for my teamates lives to be spared!!!)
Heheheh see ya!

So happy, blissfully happy....then
I miss you girls!
It was wonderful to have seen you all in "carne y hueso" oh and you're all like, prettier than in your pictures! Gosh!

whaaaaa! I need to see you all...like, PRONTO!
But I'm glad I got to see you, even if it was like, "TWO SECONDS!" (heee Sandy?)

As I sat and watched the clouds change shape and form, I thought and recounted, the latest happenings. I am old, and hairy...-shhh- but apparently still alive and breathing. So far, most of my daughters have found someone to confide in.. like a husband but a lil more hairy. It brings great joy and happiness to my heart that they have that special someone. So hairy husbands happy daughters. Oh and I was struck by a lightning and went to pluto on a mission to save the poor and desolate aliens. They were also hairy.
Side note: I know you wondering " whats with the hairiness" It's just been impressed upon me that some ppl are just so hairy.. anyway.. that's irrelevant. -shhh-
Oh most importantly I thought about my newborn - or should say newly adopted daughter- Sayuri. After many months of carefully taking care of her, Mike and I decided that we wanted to be parents again.. Well I did. Mike is new at this.. he's also hairy GOSH!
Since we're not married yet it was more difficult to have her adopted, but now, I feel fulfilled and happiness engulfs me like you'd never know. Sayuri, it now mine, my darling baby.


Pretty, pretty princess of my heart! I love you! Welcome to our family! :*

Oh while doing school, I just wrote something that umm I don't know if it made much sense but I'll show you, it's what evolution induced me to write :D

"We evolve and we change. We mutate and we grow more hair every single day. I think its imperative that we look to each other for guidance and love to see each other through this time, this age.. to create a better future for those that are yet to come. We each perfect or change our part of the world, what are you doing to change the world?"

Profound aye??

heeheh, i should go and post this and pretend I was doing school all along :>

Love you my darlings :*

My voice is gone people!!!
You heard me.
GONE!
OOOH the drama! The tragedy! THE HORRIBLENESS OF NOT BEING ABLE TO TALK WITHOUT BEING LAUGHED AT!!!
UGH!
UGH!
UGH!
So weird how it happened.
You see, I've been having a little cold for these past three days and last night my voice sorta got this funny deepness to it, (you know, like when you read out loud for a long, long time?) And I thought, OH! How cool! My voice actually sounds deep and awesome!
Oh, imagine my delight...when I wake up this morning and...gulp....
MY VOICE WAS OUT! Like yucky, squeaky and when I want to scream or talk loud...it goes out! like...like a little mouse squeak or something...
ANOYING!
anyway...to get what I'm saying... go to My Video Blog
Yeah! BE THANKFUL FOR YOUR VOICE!

(chants while skipping down a park) Steph is fifteeen, Steph is fifteeeen...
SHE'S FIFTEEN..!? ... GOOD GOSH! HOLY CROW! JUMPING CREEPERS!
When did THAT happen?? It seems like only yesterday you were fourteen! :p
haha awww my dear, where does time go don't you think?

OOOO! Such excitement, drama, exhiliratioooooon! Our dear, very own madmuasele is officially (ahem, in Mexican terms) a lady.... dreamy sigh ...
WHIPEEE! You'll have to post or send me all your beautiful birthday pictures okay? Pretty please? Oh! You will?!? THANK YOU! Muah! I'll love ya foreva! ;)
Seriously girls, I think we need to come up with a plan. Steph getting so gorgeous and, ahem, OLDER. Guys will just be going crazy about her and follow her everywhere!!!

(group huddle)
Whispers: "Okay girls. What shall we do?"
"Oh! I know! Get some anti-guy spray!"
"No, no, no! And if it runs out? what will we do then? Nope, I think the best solution is house arrest!"
"GAH! What are you talking about...then she won't be able to see me!"
"She's right you know, and other than that, what will happen to her dancing carrear?"
"Oh, alright, you win. Well, what other options do you have?"
"I GOT IT! .... as you all know, there is NO possible way that we're keeping guys away from her. That's just a fact. SOOOO...." (whispering continues.)
AHA! Gotcha there! Nope, you won't be able to hear our secret plan MUAHAHAHA!
I'll just have to keep you in suspense, but don't worry, it's a VERY good idea.... ;)

I was feeling in the mood for eating chocolate and since I didn't have any I decided to post pictures and make everyone crave some too so I won't feel so bad...

Ok there I won't post anymore as I really really really want chocolate!
Yes this is a strange post but this is what happens when i want something really BAD!!!

In an ice cream container I read: "There are lots of reasons to celebrate, look around, and pick one!"
And I want to celebrate you my girlfriends! -beautiful, crazy nutcases whom I wouldn't be the same without.
It's a celebration in thankfulness for friends like you, who stick through thick and thin, who know what makes me feel ashamed of myself, and still love me, in spite of myself.
You choose to stick around bearing my burdens, helping to heal my wounds, watching my back, inspiring me to love better and give my best shot at life. You encourage me, and by seeing the best of me you help me to believe in myself. You remind me that there's nothing love can't do, no place love can't reach. You remind me that there isn't anything in this life that can't be conquered, because you are fighters yourselves.
You're many times just the reminder I need, telling me that I'm not alone. And it's true, I never am.
You are more than enough reason to celebrate, not just now but to live celebrating!
Not many are blessed with such friends like you, sisters, angels in disguise...and partners for crazy moments.
To you! (clink, clink)
-smiles- I love you girls, thank you for your unconditional love. You take me as I am.

So I was laying down one day, enjoying a beautiful nap without actually sleeping amd at some point then I imagined having you my beloveds with me and me there trying to explain what I’m like:P I knew I had to come up with a description and so I started in my head. But oh it was so nice there with my pillow I didn’t get up. But here’s some of the things I told you, in my head :D

My brain is a continual mix of Spanish and English. I’d find it impossible to recall in which language I thought such and such thing in, don’t ever ask me that. The only problem with this is that I have times when I really can’t express myself well in one sole language being so used to both –grins. Bad, very bad!
I love it how I can spanglish all I want with the ppl in my house (aka my awesome lil family) Now I don’t know if they understand all of my outbursts..I couldn’t expect them to –another big grin.

I love having my hands, feet and mouth clean! It doesn’t mean I won’t eat or won’t play with mud –but about the mud I will consider if I’ll have somewhere to wash it off laterz. Haha.
I can’t sing. Ppl ask me to sing, I’ll ruin their evening. And they have asked me! But okay they all lived…thank God. The thing is though, I love singing! –when I’m not asked to, but just out of my heart, bursting in song.
Oh I mumble, I hate mumbling! –I’m working on that. I read somewhere that humming improves enunciation. Just every time I hum, I end up singing :D except last night tho, I didn’t know the song, I just remembered the melody.

I adore nature. My mom even suggested I carry a plant with me all the time so that I won’t “suffer” when there’s no greenery in the place. But no, that’s a bit too much, hah! I mean, how could I be carrying a plant everywhere?! No-O, if it had flowers they’d be surely ruined! …yeah.
I love awaking to the song of birds, and I have that here, many days.
My favorite time of day is the hours before and after sunset. It’s so cute, I didn’t know that until once my dad asked me, and then some other time Jesse did. At this time you have a possibility of catching me dancing on the streets, twirling around maybe or just walking looking a tad bit distracted!–at least I think I must look like that.
I’m the kinda girl that will smell a rose upon seeing one. :D When I was in Monterrey Steph made it her job to draw me away from them, cause…I’d be tempted to step into other’s ppl’s property :D.
I’m a nut for the moon. Finding and looking at it makes me smile, without it mattering what I’m going through. And then, the moon is not constant or anything, it’s changing and moving but still, somehow it gives me hope when I look at it. It reminds me that God is in control, even if it’s in the back of my head; He continues the cycles and makes things beautiful. Ayleene (2 yrs old) once squealed: “The Mooon! Jesus lives there!” I already knew I had found a kindred spirit in that little girl, but this just confirmed it. I love that poosh, sweet, squishy thing.

I have a clumsy nature, I run into walls, trip over tiny things, or more like with huge things in the middle of my way I thought I had dodged and stuff like that.

When I meet new people…I think I’ve changed the way I am in that respect. Before I’d be supremely quiet, and if I felt with enough courage I’d go with the shy ones –acting as if I were courageous :P-
When you meet me it might take a little while to be myself with you. But there are times, with certain ppl, even if they were total strangers two seconds ago when talking to them I feel like I’ve known and been with them forever and there’s no difficulty in being myself right off. Like this girl in school, she’s so sweet and simple, with this little twinkle in her eyes it was so easy to establish a connection with her. Haha and while walking along her I instinctively grabbed her hand when crossing the street. But that’s probably because I had heard her story, and how she had almost lost her life…I think it was just protective instinct or something, I don’t know.
It’s kinda dangerous though when I grab guys arms when walking with them, hahaha…not good, they might not realize it doesn’t mean anything special for me -most of the time. And that’s why I refrain from doing it..

I love hugs, I love kisses, caresses, all forms of affection. But if it’s someone’s way to slap and tickle as a form of a affection, not permitted! I might get violent (nods soberly and smiles).

I used to have terrible mood swings. But I think they’ve gotten a lot less frequent…for this I thank Jesus, Sandy and Nalies who prayed against these evil things. They do leave you drained and confused, I’d have them so often…and I think they’re still a part of my nature, something I have to keep continually in check.

I have a hard time understanding myself, that’s one of the reasons I didn’t sit down to write this any sooner.
I don’t know if I’m impulsive, generally I take a long time to decide something. I make plans in my head, I like having things figured out but that’s only possible very few times. I should stop trying so hard and learn to trust more.
I cry and I laugh wholeheartedly. Presently my laugh has this creepy ring to it, I don’t know what happened. But I remember this other time my laugh was also creepy, I’d even scare myself.

Oh god I get scared easily. I get impatient easily. I say things I regret and stand there editing them wishing time could go back.
I'm afraid that perhaps I’ll die or someone else will and I didn’t show them enough love. Or that I was just a foolish cookie in my life, worrying so much as if I didn’t have anything else to do.

Nina and Adrian have done a lot of things for me, my siblings are a huge part of who I am and I scream to them, squish them when hugging them, and I take them for granted most of the time. I know I won’t always have them around, as much as they’re annoying, I know I’ll miss them :D
Sandy is a huge reminder to me of what I’m here for, how every day is worthwhile, how love conquers all. She doesn’t say any of these things, but that’s just what her life expresses, even though she might think her life is simple or ordinary.
My parents are amazing ppl, we’ve gone through so many dramas together but having a family is not something we can take for granted…it’s not like you girls don’t know that, you go through difficult times too. Ugh, I hate it that I’m such a murmurer (is that a word?:D)

I actually NEED to be reminded of how things could be worse off, or how other’s have greater, real battles. Mine I feel are just like taking out weeds in that analogy of the weeds and bringing down the giants. Taking out the weeds isn’t something that makes me feel good, fighting “giants” would at least make me feel I’m doing something worthwhile or something, and then I feel really stupid getting discouraged over evil, persistent weeds that won’t get out.
I think I look forward to when I'll get older and do something more. Thinking as if I had to wait for my life to be something, to feel I’m living it, living what I’m here for. But it's not so, and I love being reminded of that.
I love smiling.
I think I make things unnecessarily complex in my head, and that’s why I love simple ppl, I run to them! -Any with a simple idea, a simple way of loving, a simple way of being, living and being happy. They have no idea, but I run to them!

I think I’ve made this way too long...-grins and continues-
I’m a perfectionist. I love things looking pretty, nice, at their best. So if a pile of clothes is in the middle of the room and I decide it looks pretty there it’ll stay! The same with any other mess, but if not, there I’ll be before I feel free to do anything else in that same space :D
My parents nicknamed me "Copito" after Snowflake from the story (Copito de nieve) Seems like I loved that story as a kid, and I do remember especially loving the part when the Shepherd takes the lamb in his arms and brings it back home :) -after of course being disobedient, getting lost, being hurt and afraid..it was sweet relief. :D
I hope I don't embarrass you by being too loud or foolish in public :D
If I were to give you a list of all the wonderful people I have in my life right now, this would really be way too long. I'm so blessed to have you and love you. I'm so thankful for they way my life is blessed with ppl like you, I'm a spoiled brat :)
Oh true! I love reading...-grins- I guess this is me, what I can explain. Your butt must be numb by now. But I tell you I have a terrible time explaining things I don't understand:D :D! Ask Sandy! :P

T he B es t M ome nt s In Life e

1. Falling in love.

2. Laughing till your stomach hurts.

3. Enjoying a ride down the country side.

4. Listening to your favorite song on the radio.

5. Going to sleep listening to the rain pouring outside.

6. Getting out of the shower and wrapping yourself with a warm, fuzzy towel.

7. Passing your final exams with good grades.

8. Being a part of an interesting conversation.

9. Finding some money in some old
pants.

10. Laughing at yourself.

11. Sharing a wonderful dinner with all your friends.

12. Laughing without a reason.

13. "Accidentally" hearing someone say something good about you.

14. Watching the sunset.

15. Listening to a song that reminds you of an important person in your life.

16. Receiving or giving your first kiss.

17. Feeling this buzz in your body when seeing this
"special" someone.

18. Having a great time with your friends.

19. Seeing the one you love happy.

20. Wearing the shirt of a person you love and smelling his/her perfume..

21. Visiting an old friend of yours and
remembering great memories.

22. Hearing someone telling you "I LOVE YOU"

"True friends come in the good times when we tell them to, and come in the bad times.....without calling."

I don't agree with all of them, but most of them are true