Where was I?

OK, has it been really 4 months?? Where did time go? I knew I was going to be preoccupied but COME ON. Seriously. I stopped blogging before because it started feeling more like a chore, and honestly I thought it wasn’t fair to keep blogging and expect people to read me and then not have time to read everyone else. It sucks to feel like a bad bloggy friend and not leave comments for my favorite bloggers but still receive some from them.  You guys are just unbelievable! I don’t know how I used to have the time and energy before to drop a few lines. Sometimes blog twice or more a day.

A DAY.

That’s just amazing!

Anyway, now I have realized that in actuality, I’m letting the best time of my life pass me by without recording it all in here. I’m pregnant and enjoying every single minute of it and there will be no records of it. NOTHING. Only my memories.

Then it hit me.

I’m supposed to blog for myself and should only expect me as my audience. I know there are more people out there who read me – or used to – and I am so grateful to you, because all your comments were so welcomed and appreciated. I don’t even know why you would read me, but I really enjoyed being part of your day and, at the same time, having you as part of my everyday life, laughing with your adventures, and being sad on your bad moments. I took blogging as more of a way to socialize with really talented bloggers and learn from them. Now I’m going to try to take it as how it all started: writing for myself, hoping that in the future I can come back and re-read me and laugh at my funny stories, cry with my sad stories, remember how I used to think and see how much I have changed (or not changed).

I will do my best to keep up with reading everyone else but I don’t think my life will get any easier or simpler now that I’m 6 weeks away of meeting the second love of my life: my little baby boy (no name yet).

In the meantime, if you do read me, I hope you enjoy my few silly stories. I know someday I will.

Back in the Blogginghood: Part I

I’m baaaack!

Not sure if I’ll be posting everyday as I used to but it’s good to have some time to blog. I have had a pretty interesting life lately, full of little details and mostly happy things so this post ended up being super long – I know I know. You’re not ready to read too much on a Tuesday are you? For your own sake, I’m cutting this post in two parts, so you don’t fall asleep by your computer.

See? I’m still nice!

Shall we begin?

Things that have NOT changed:

* I still have a job. That’s always good right? Except that we have been extra busy, our company is expanding and we have had more paperwork to do… more people to deal with, and I haven’t been as patient as I used to be. Well, I guess I have never been too patient, so go figure.

* I’m still married. My poor hubby has been very nice to me, even though I have been the bitchiest bitch in the world. He’s been patient, he’s listened to my venting, my bitching, my yelling and my complaining about random things like work, traffic, food, tummy aches, etc. Gosh, I would not marry myself if I were him, seriously. I can’t comprehend her vast and unlimited supply of patience… I’m a lucky wifey.

* I still have friends. I haven’t been hanging out with my girlies for a while, everyone has been on vacation or working super hard. I miss them very much and still talk with them on the phone, but still. It’s not the same if we don’t get together for the gossiping catching up.

* I still love my iPhone. And each day I love it even more. Next to my 401k, it’s one of the best investments I have made last year. Just to mention a few of my newly added applications are Slacker Radio, GoSkyWatch (expensive but worth it), Live Poker (also an app on Facebook!), Penguin, my adored Bejeweled, DoodleJump, FlickFishing and of course, Bookworm. This last one you HAVE to get it if you own an iPhone. It’s just completely addicting.

* I still want to go home (Peru) but I still can’t afford it. Yep. That’s the saddest truth. Makes me so sad I don’t even want to think about it.

* I’m still healthy! Hey, I can’t complain too much as long as I’m healthy, right? And I have one strong inmmunity system. I think it’s all that expired crap I eat. I’m immune to crap because it’s part of me he he What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger!

* I still love my boss. I’m one of those rare people that completely hits it off with their bosses. Now even more after she left me to take a 10-day vacation last month and I thought it was my end. I always vent /bitch with her and when I go home I’m sane and normal. But when she was gone I was a mess. I would go home and talk about work ALL FREAKING DAY. Poor J had to stop me at some point because we would only talk about drama at work. The next minute I realized that I really missed her and how much she means to me. I cried a little and hoped she doesn’t like Hawaii too much and decides to stay there. She did come back and I’m back to normal mood now!

* Penny is still the best puppy ever. She has learned new tricks, I’m such a proud mama. I’m still trying to teach her to wipe her paws on the mat but she doesn’t get it. If you have tried and and have any tips, do tell me. The one thing that I hate from her is that she still barks when someone rings my bell or knocks at my door and she still gets super defensive when other dogs come around to smell her. She automatically thinks they’re attacking or something because she starts growling really quietly. I’ve learned to read her signs like the hair behind her neck starting to spike up, or she staring at the other dog’s eyes without moving. After I see that I just pull her away because the next thing that could happen is that she could start barking or even snap at the other poor doggie and scare it. I don’t know what else to do, I think it’s hopeless.

* I still don’t own a house. Just a little one bedroom condo. It’s ok for now but I wish I could afford a house with a nice yard. Maybe if I move out of Park City I could afford a nice 5 bedroom house in a little town in Texas or Minessotta or somewhere in the middle of nowhere where real estate is cheaper. But then again, I wouldn’t have this job that allows me to afford my little –way too expensive – condo. It’s a dead end. Sigh.

* I still haven’t mailed out my Pay It Forwards. I SUCK, I’m so sorry, I have been slacking so bad. I do hope that they will be going out soon. (didn’t  I say that last time? Gosh. I really suck at excuses too.)

My second part will be coming tomorrow!

I have missed you guys

I kinda miss Blogger today

One thing that sucks from WordPress is that it’s harder to look at your stats. Or more like, impossible. When I was using Blogger I was able to see my keyword analysis, my entry and exit pages, browser locations and just in general every single detail. Now I can’t access that – unless I buy a domain, which I find a little useless for me since I’m not big at design and all that smart stuff (or should I say the truth and embrace my lazy self?). I barely have time to post little nothingnesses anyway.

Now that I’m back I went to check my stats at StatCounter. I still have my older Blogger blog included so I went to check out how my keyword analysis was lately. Here’s a few interesting things (oh my, how do i love bullets):

• Most searched (and found): Peru’s dos and don’ts
• Funniest: How many continents are there in Peru
  
• ‘What?!’: Body worlds embryos how did they get them 4 weeks – yea, good question. Good luck with that one!
• Second place for ‘What?’: Butt dust to get high
  
• Most random: Somebody that doesn’t like kisses

I can’t imagine what I would find if Statcounter had access to my statistics on WP…

Have you found anything weird on your stats lately? Any other stats and visitor reporting program as good as StatCounter or better out there?

Pay it forward

Ria posted something about this a little while ago and I got my little present right after that. I didn’t even get a chance to take a picture or anything because J eat it right away.

Men. Always starving. How can they go through life like that?

I got my Mike and Ike’s in the cutest little bag… I should take a picture of that now that I think about it. I just have to fund that bag. I think it’s somewhere on the bookshelf where we leave the mail. Yep, I can see it from where I ‘m sitting right now, but I’m too lazy to go over there, snap a photo, download it and post it. I will brag about it later and update this post then It’s kind of late for a convalescent to still be up anyway, if that can count as an – lame – excuse.

I will be giving away 3 little presents, nothing huge – ahem! please do not expect an ipod or a camera – but sent with much love and with the only intent to put a smile on your face. And that way, you’ll think of me for a tiny second and that will be enough to make me happy

So there! Comment away, my friends. I will randomly select 3 comments and will be posting the results on Monday… this is so exciting! I love giving presents… time to go shopping (once again)!

Long time no see!

OMG! I have so many things going on right now I don’t know where to start.

Let’s see… where should I start the catching up? I’m going to go ahead and start with my side (a.k.a. my life so far) and I’ll leave the reading for tomorrow, since I just checked my Google Reader and there are a little over 1000 posts to read. Yea, one thousand posts. I have to confess I had to click on mark all as read to a few groups (see, I have my favorite blogs, my cooking & recipes blogs,  my new blogs (new blogs I found and they’re starting to grow on me), my shopping blogs and a few other groups. Well, I marked everything as read except for my favorite blogs. It came down to 400, and I’m going to start reading them and commenting this week (finally!) I’m looking forward to knowing how your lives are going

Anyways, here’s a few updates on mine:

Did I mention…

- that I was slowly dying about a two weeks ago and that’s why probably I didn’t even have enough energy to go home, turn on my laptop and post a little something for you guys? Yes, seriously! There was a (very small) ‘leakage’ of carbon monoxide in our office. I guess not enough to kill us but enough to make us all sleepy and tired. Then again, I don’t know if that was my normal self – being tired and sleepy – or if it was the actual poisoning. Who knows. We’re back to normal now (I hope).

- that I’m (again) being monitored at work on internet usage? (Or else I feel that way anyway… I’m paranoid! – Will that be a side effect from the carbon monoxide thing too? Bleh.) I can check email and browse the internet but the real question is: …should i? would THEY know? can someone get fired for using the internet for too long? am I being productive enough? Should I concentrate on working or should I change my Facebook status? What’s more important? Very hard decisions, you know.

- That my car is back to life? Yes, my jeepie has more lives than a cat (an American cat, if I may say so) and after a nice – $2500 – treat he is back on the streets and roaring again. It sounds more alive now with a new transmission. The plan is still to sell it ASAP – I haven’t checked with Jeremy to see if his feelings for the jeep have changed… you know, boys become very attached to their cars – and go see what kind of car can we get for $5000 at the end of the winter season. Hopefully a newer one.

- That my boss in on Facebook now? Dang it, now I can’t talk shit about work anymore… yea right, like I ever talk about work on Facebook or here. Not likely! I self-censor enough to know better than that. Plus working in Human Resources and all… I know it wouldn’t be a good idea. Although that doesn’t necessarily mean that I don’t have anything to say about it – believe me, I HAVE PLENTY. Maybe I’ll create a more anonymous blog to vent just about work. (some time, if I have the guts – I think I vent enough with J, though)

- That I got my little pay-it-forward from Ria??? Because I did! I got a box of Mike and Ike’s on the mail about 10 days ago. THANKS! I’m so sorry I’m such a procrastinator… I haven’t mentioned anything or said thanks but that made my day! (and Jeremy’s too because he ate it all in the five minutes… does that count as one extra pay-it-forward?) I have to do a special post for that.

- That I got new skis?

- That J and I will be celebrating our anniversary next week? And Penny’s second birthday on Thursday? Nothing crazy – we’re broke – but we’re together and happy And that’s what counts!

- That Amazing Race, Survivor and Lost are addicting? I’m so into those shows.

- That I saw the Shopaholic movie on Valentines? It was entertaining and better than I expected it to be, but it was definitely not the best movie, and not like the book AT ALL. At least it was better than Twilight.

- That I have a cold and a very sore throat? It sucks to be sick. Even more in the mornings as I wake up and at nights. During the day  do fine – get distracted at work – but when I get home I just sulk. But I think I’m entitled to do so!

I think this post is getting too big, so I might chop it down and split it in a few other posts. How have you guys been? I’ll go stalk your blogs now!

It’s good to be back

Things I learned last week

• It’s ok to not blog everyday. And then you get to miss it and appreciate it more.
• The more you talk about your near-future plans, the more you’re jinxing them.
• I know things happen for a reason, but ohgodtellmewhynow.  I don’t seem to see the real reason right away…
• Being nice can get you farther than being rude and demanding.
• Being extra nice at work gives the best impression of you to other people and can make someone’s  day happier (plus it can start a good friendship)
• It is fun to blog every night, but it is also great to just do nothing instead and just cuddle in the couch while watching an old movie.
• You can work a lot and do the job for two people and probably nobody will ever notice, and both of you will get the credit for it. And I’m learning to be ok with that.
• I have found out that I would much rather work by myself and go at my own pace (which is pretty fast and  productive) than work in a ‘team’. Well, unless the other team members are all about getting it done soon and then play rather than play, play – work a little – then play, play, play until it’s 5 o’clock. Or maybe I’ve become this all-about-work person because everyone around me has chosen to play 24/7 and I felt unconsciously forced to step it up and hide my playful side. Who knows. Maybe I’ve just become boring, responsible adult. Ugh.
• I’d rather take people that criticize me and tell me in my face what they think it’s my problem than people that are not completely honest with me and patronize me the fakest way.
• I’m completely different at work and at home. At home, I always let J take all responsibility for everything and I’m just a follower. It feels good to just follow directions if he’s around and I feel really protected and taken care of.
• I really enjoy watching Oxygen’s Bad Girls Club (is this so wrong??)
• After you figure out when it’s the worst time for your car to break down, it will break down (very punctually).
• I miss you guys!

No more nail polish for me!

Hi guys!

I had to edit my last post about the nail polish set.

I was really excited when I received my second package but unfortunately, they were the same colors I got before   Apparently, they just have 20 colors that they ship every time.

I wrote them an email asking to get a refund or an exchange and some crazy bitch emailed me a very NASTY reply! Cannot recommend this store anymore, their customer service SUCK! I emailed back letting her know she was the biggest jerk ever (in my own sassy way ) and she apologized, but I’m yet to return the package. I’m sure they won’t be refunding me the shipping part and the postage for the return of the package so I’m thinking I’ll keep them and maybe do a little give away!!

Or I can mail the 20 of them to someone that wants to buy them for $20 and I’ll pay for shipping

What do you think?

More of the jeep…

Poor jeepsie is about to kick the bucket. Yesterday, as I was leaving home to go to work, I noticed some weird noise in the car’s engine but i ignored it thinking it was its normal aches and pains. I got on the highway and as soon as i got far enough from my place it started acting up again. Something was off, the jeep was not switching from first gear to any other gear. I stepped on the gas pedal but nothing. It just wouldn’t go. I had to pull over and call J to see what his suggestion was and we both thought that it would best  to go back home and leave it there. OMG it could barely make it up the hill. I almost thought I would have to park somewhere else, but it made it home just barely.    It will suck if it dies and we have to buy a new car, we would have to kiss our cruise trip and our Peru trip goodbye. I gotta stay positive, it’s probably something silly (please please be something fixable…!) However, on the plus side, I had to take the bus and it was a fun ride: I haven’t riden the bus for so long! And it was bad weather to drive in anyway. PLUS – a second plus if I’m allowed to – I missed almost 1 hour 20 minutes of work

This broken car thing makes me realize that perhaps I’m too dependant on J. I want to wait for him to come back home (did I mention he’s in Vegas right now for 10 days?) so we can resolve this together. Or maybe I’m just too lazy to take care of it myself. What do you think? Have you ever relied on your significant other that much? Maybe I should just take care of it myself, I don’t know.

On a different note, IT SNOWED TODAY! I know, I know, I usually complain about it but right now we’re needing it BAD. It rained yesterday all day and the slopes aren’t looking so good – I’m off this weekend and I’m planning on going skiing again, fingers crossed – so yay for snow!

I’ll leave you with some pics I took of Penny earlier today while playing frisbee (that I sent to J so he doesn’t miss us so much)

Happy Monday!

Some skiing and some celebrity sightings

Wow.

I’ve been so crazy busy lately, it’s that time of the year for me. I finally got a break this weekend and J and I decided to go skiing again… it was so much fun! I was hoping I would get my new skis for this weekend but they will end up coming today or tomorrow. Oh well, i’ll use them next weekend.

I have to tell you though: I SKIED TWO BLACK RUNS! That’s a huge achievement for me because I really suck. I learned to ski a couple of years ago and I ski kind of funny, really! I don’t really use my poles although i’m working on it.  Anyway, I felt pretty good with myself after I looked back at those steep runs. I should have taken more pics but my camera battery died.

Sigh.

A couple of my friends came too, we had lunch together and it was yummy! I had some fish tacos – they’re my favorite -  and while we were sitting there we saw Uma Thurman walking in with her kids and sat a couple of tables away. We took a few pictures of us with her in the background haha pretty groupie huh?

She smokes A LOT. I’m glad she sat kind of far. I hate the smell of smoke – even more when I’m eating.

BTW, do you see those wrinkles near my eye? Gosh, I’m old.

Now the Sundance Film Festival is here. It started on Thursday and it’s been pretty crowded. I hate this time of the year: a lot of tourists, a lot of bad drivers out there, lots of snow and lots of lines everywhere you go. Grocery stores, movie theaters, restaurants. Everything is packed. Ugh. The first day of the festival I saw the Jim guy from the office at the grocery store – he’s pretty cute – just walking around with friends. What’s his name? Please hold while I google him…

Hold…

JOHN KRASINSKI. Yep, that’s him.

Pretty hot huh? He didn’t look like this when I saw him though, I wasn’t sure it was really him until I heard someone else say she saw him too. So yeah, it’s confirmed – it was him.

I’m trying to stay away from this celebrity invasion but I don’t know… they’re everywhere!

How was your weekend?

2008 in a nutshell

Rachie did this a couple of days ago and although 2008 is very over now, I thought it was fun to do

Best ____of the year:
1. party: my second wedding in Peru
2. show: definitely LOST
3. cd: Not one in particular, I love all the songs I have on my player
4. movie: Sex and the City… totally surprised me and I loved it
5. song: Big girls don’t cry… I had it stuck on my head for I don’t know how long
6. experience: showing my husband the place where I was born,  grew up and went to school
7. concert: Opera at an Amphitheater during summer while sipping on a glass of wine
8. book: Twilight
9. month: May
10. day: March 3, our one-year anniversary

Worst ____ of the year:
1. party: the ones where I didn’t know anybody and J wasn’t around
2. show: Paris Hilton’s BFF… it’s full of IT!
3. cd: not sure about this one
4. movie: Twilight. BY FAR.
5. song: all the songs in the soundtrack of Twilight.
6. experience: when slackers at work get better jobs and more salary and still do nothing all day, but just because you work harder than the rest they keep piling tasks on you. Without acknowledging it.
7. concert: in a bar, it was pretty bad. I’m glad I don’t remember the name of the band!
8. book: Once again, like Rachie, I say Breaking Dawn. It seemed to me like they tried to hard to wow people and be unpredictable. Totally ruined the story
9. month: February
10. day: Lots of bad days but nothing bad enough worth mentioning right now

Hopes for 2009:
1. predict something that you think will happen in 2009?: I will go on a cruise for the first time!
2. what do you hope changes about your country?: less unemployment
3. what do you hope for yourself?: to be more patient
4. what do you hope for your family?: (extended family) to be able to save enough money to go see them again
5. what do you hope for your best friend?: I hope they both have another wonderful year!

During 2008:
1. where were you when it began?: Living in a different place and renting
2. did you stay up?: I don’t remember…
3. what was your new year resolution: I don’t think I had one.
4. how many boy/girlfriends?: one husband
5. broke up?: nope, but some normal fights, yes
6. have any crushes?: little crushes
7. care to mention names?: Errr… no?
8. new friends?: A few
9. had to say goodbye?: Yes. I hate goodbyes
10. missed anyone?: All my family
11. win anything?: YES!
12. best place you went to?: Machu Picchu.

13. worst place you went to?: some really bad expensive restaurant
14. happiest moment?: when i hugged my mom again after 3 years
15. how was your birthday?: I don’t really remember… is that bad? Probably dinner and drinks.
16. best present?: My new camera, my new sewing machine and my telescope.

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