my hubs is a can do kinda guy. he's not half assed. he gives everything he does his all.
i know two self made men. he is one.
in addition to having an amazingly strong work ethic - he also gets to do all kinds of
super cool shit.
he was given the opportunity to be the incident command trainee at the banner fire in julian.
that's right.
head honcho trainee. big cheese trainee. man in charge trainee.
strong work mora. us girls are super duper proud of you.
i love a good date night.
a spur of the moment, by the seat of your pants, adult night out.
we started by attending a wedding of a super friend.
he's just great. super funny, extremely talented, full of love, make you belly laugh kind of friend.
i love, love. and i've yet to attend a wedding i did not cry at.
after dabbing my eyes and making new friends we headed to the bay to see if we could score some tickets to DEVO.
and i was pleasantly surprised with front row tickets.
who doesn't love singing out loud to Whip It.
i also have a new favorite song. a little diddy called gates of steel...
thank you my love - for a fun filled, pre mama's day date.
yup that's me - devo energy dome and all...
i love date night
just the two of us
dressed up and in love
reminds me of when we were new.
not a care in the world, money in our pockets & googly eyes for eachother.
fastforward 11.5 years.
we've got more to care about in our world, enough money in our pockets (sometimes) to be comfortable & still (thank you jesus) have googly eyes for eachother.
fireguy is super about surprising me.
about arranging date nights.
making them delicious (Bali Hai) and fun (Rock of Ages).
If you get the chance I highly recommend both.
If you can only squeeze one in pick Rock Of Ages.
You'll be listening to 80's hair band on Pandora for the next week!
grabbing a bite & a sip before the show.
things i wanna do.
places i wanna explore.
people i wanna see.
1. take a photoshop class
2. learn to sew a bag
3. go thrifting in escondido
4. make a loose change jar
5. go to hawaii
6. take a sewing class
7. join a photo forum
8. start a compost
9. join a food swap
10. grow a vegetable
11. plant a tangerine tree
12. decorate a room with 100% upcycled materials
13. take a road trip with the family
14. buy that kate spade "mom always said" bracelet
15. toss the magazines collecting dust & space in my craft area
16. take photography to the next level
17. get a massage!
18. fill one art journal
19. finish painting girls bathroom
20. make a sugar scrub
21. be a team mom
22. volunteer more
23. if i haven't worn it by the time i make my next list - throw it out
24. write my daughters more love letters
25. ombre!
26. scrap one page per month per child
27. reorganize my fabrics & ribbons
28. take a creative writing class
29. learn more spanish
30 . read one book a month (one down 11 to go)
31. boycott hallmark & make all my cards
32. snail mail a friend (Holly is first on my list!)
33. fix my printer
34. back up my photos
35. print my blog book
36. let go of toxic friendships & put real energy into the positive ones
in years that is.
i've moved from my mid thirties.
to me late thirties. - gasp-
well shitballs!
btw my new favorite word (which means dogballs has been put on the back burner)
i kid about the shitballs part.
i'm in no way freaking out about my age.
but it's still my favorite new curse word.
anyhew....
back to 36. thirty six. trienta seis. XXXVI
i really welcomed it gracefully. wonderfully. fabulously.
my sweets took me to viva las vegas.
and it was fun to get out of dodge.
take a day off from the regular day to day grind.
eat a meal (first)
stay out past my bedtime (usually 9)
and have one too many bubbly's and not worry about it.
it's the first time on a trip i didn't bring my big beautiful camera.
so i'm super happy that my phone was able to snap some keeper photos.
my insta gram. birthday...
#iflyswa
getting a leg up on the competition.
are we there yet?
towncars are RAD
first stop...
the palm
my hallway was a bit redrummy
happy birthday to me! two awesome shows!
mine.... i ate it all.
his.
ours
until next time LV.
although i'm sure we'll be toting each a mini me.
#36 rocks!
every once in awhile papi chulo steps into the art room.
i've learned to step out.
because when he is in the room them 1st graders are entranced.
no listening to the art moms.
it's all about sergio.
i giggle at this photo.
and i think to myself.
i'm sure one day long ago sergio had all the ladies fawning over him.
(i know so - super mex got busted for letting the ladies sit on his lap in the fire truck many moons ago). - but that is for another post!
now he's got all the first grade girls giggling over him.
and writing about him.....
and drawing pictures of his handsome face.
now please note.
i've been doing this for 1.5 school years and i've never had anyone fawn over me the way he's got them fawning over him.
it must be the whole tall dark & handsome thing.
To my Husband.
Or as our youngest would call you, "The Cheezy Mexi"
My love,
A note to tell you how wonderful this past year has been for me.
For us.
To wake up every morning & be able to spend the morning, noon & night with my babies is a blessing I never knew I always wanted. Because of you I am living my dream.
I am honored to be your wife & blessed to be the mother of your children.
Thank you for providing myself & our children with your abundance of love.
Those two little Queens aren't aware yet of how lucky they are that you belong to them.
I love the little family we have made.
I love knowing it will be the "fantastic four" till the end of our time.
I adore you tremendously.
Even when you keep me up with your snoring.
I love you more than my Iphone - although sometimes you might feel like you are fighting for attention as I have that magnificent little gadget tight in my grip.
I love how you work hard & tirelessly so I can stay home & keep house go to the beach, workout, be room mom & drive the convertible.
Thank you for making us your priority. The girls will only benefit from knowing they came first.
I appreciate your goal has always been to be a family man. I appreciate you obtaining that goal.
I love you for all you are - husband, papa, friend.
You are my joy.
You are my sunshine.
You are my everything.
Big hugs,
Mrs. Mora
I love the Beatles. Heck I love Elvis.
I've seen those old t.v. shows where the teeny bopper girls swoon over & screech & cry & scream & pull their hair & faint over their rockstar of choice.
Well I did that.
Kinda.
Maybe not as dramatic as you see on the tele.
But I cried. Yup, tears. Streaming down my face as I sang along.
I'm sure I bruised hubby's arms from grabbing & squeezing so much.
But it wasn't the Beatles or Elvis (duh)...
It was Morrissey. GLorious. Lovely. Harmonious. Morrissey.
In all of his glitter sweater glory. Brought tears to my eyes.
One of my all time favorite concerts.
Thank you SuperMex for making it happen & checking it off my bucket list.
The month before last the hubs and I did something super together.
Super hard.
Super dirty.
Super sore.
Super fun.
So super I want to do it again!
taping of the shoes
before: clean & ready
Pre race I was excited & ready to go. Until I saw the course. I've recently began to enjoy running.
Short distances.
Short distances that are flat.
No hills or marathons.
30 minute running, preferably 20.
But I guess I should've known when I signed us up for a "mud run".
A three mile course.
Complete with tunnels to crawl through (I'm talking border crossing tunnels).
And mud pools pits. Mud in your eye, mud in your bra, mud in your mouth.
I punched it the first mile. And walked the other two.
I didn't expect hills. I hadn't practiced jumping in & out of tires.
And swinging from ropes across a mud pit wasn't in my training schedule.
But despite it all, it was great.
The seksi mex ran/walked with me. Didn't leave my side, gave me props.
Next year I'll do better, promise.
5k - i.e. 3.1 miles: 47 minutes. Not too shabby
