I've Been "Twilight-ed"

Ok, so I am not going to go into too much detail here, but in the name of all that is good....

I HAVE BEEN TWILIGHT-ED!!!!

This is good and bad. Many of you have heard about Twilight. Maybe you have read the series or even seen the new movie that was just released on DVD. I, on the other hand, have been totally oblivious to the Twilight world until about a week ago. I was invited to a Twilight "viewing party" with a bunch of girls my age (and their daughters) this past Saturday. I had no idea what the movie was about, but I thought it would be fun to have some time with the girls and watch a DVD. Right? Harmless enough....or so I thought. I must admit, this movie really was geared to "young-adults/teenage girls", but I like to think that I am still a young adult....and that is the reasoning behind the fact that I was sucked in so easily. I am enthralled with Twilight. The magic of the love story, the whole idea of the plot, and the fairly tale. Why didn't I know about this movie before???? Like when it came out.....and why I have I never heard about the books!!!

Anyways, I am slightly obsessed....and I am kinda okay with that. I do need a hobby outside of my house....or so I have been told. I actually enjoy reading the books; I am on the third out of four books...I started reading them on Sunday night. They make it so easy for you to put yourself in the characters shoes, and actually feel the part. I find myself laughing, giggling, and even crying throughout the reading. It's an exhilarating feeling that has caused me to become rekindled....wanting to enjoy life more and feel and act young again....life can really make you feel "old and worn" sometimes.

So, just as a fair warning, if you see me anytime soon and I cant stop talking about Twilight, or Edward, or Bella, etc., you will know why.

PS - I even went out and got the two-disc DVD special edition and the sound track!!! I am so excited!!!! LOL

Update!!! It has just been brought to my attention that I never bothered to mention that I finished the series this past Saturday! It was fantastic. I am sad that it is over....

Life has been pretty tame...

so that's why I haven't really blogged much.

The kids and I recently went to Houston to visit and go to the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. I forgot my camera, but hopefully my mom or sister will send me some of their pics so I can post them. It was fun, except for the cold weather and rain. But I promised that we would go to the carnival....and we went. We got really cold and rather wet, but Jude and Zach had fun playing the carnival games and riding the carousel.

Right now I am trying to prepare for the visit of my in laws. They are coming for Spring Break, and should be here sometime tomorrow. The kids are looking forward to their visit.

I have been doing a lot to get the house cleaned up and reorganized. Sort of a Spring Cleaning. I did redo the kids toy room AGAIN, so that we could move the big blue fold-out couch in there. Jude has been sleeping on it because he feels like he is too big for a toddler bed now. We have a new bed (courtesy of Grandma) in the garage that needs to be built. I found some really nice bedding sets for Jude that were on clearance at Walmart. One with classic Chevy cars and one with Batman. Neither of them go with the boat theme painted on his walls, but my OCD will just have to get over it since the owner of the house painted them there.

Other than that, life has been pretty uneventful. I am grateful though...

Like a Moth to the Flame...

Has there ever been anything in your life that, no matter how upset it made you or how depressing it was, you just kept on going back to it?

For example: You know that you are trying to lose weight, but you just have your favorite chips and they always make you feel better. Do you know what I mean? Its kinda like a bad habit.

Well I am dealing with this same sort of situation with one of the other blogs that I am following. This blog, called HolyCoast, is the only information source that keeps me up to date with what is going on in the political , religious, and executive world. It is very informative...almost TOO informative, and has a lot of side stories about religion, Congressional issues, and recent happenings with the "O-messiah" and the White House. I don't watch the news...and its for the same reason that I need to stop reading this blog....but I don't think I can.

Its easy to not watch the news. I have the kids around, and I don't want them to hear it...or see it for that matter. But this blog sucks me in everyday. I have to know what is going on in the outside world that I am so sheltered from. But the downside to this blog, is that I am becoming very afraid of our new president and even more afraid of living in the U.S. .

This blog is written by a man who is a Republican and a "believer". I feel that I side with that group more that the Democrats, but I would not label my self "Republican" since I am not a political person. But I now have a whole new perspective of politics. It is a scary perspective. Before this blog, I am sad to say, I had no idea about all of the stuff that goes on with Senators, Governors, and Presidents. I knew what they did as their profession, but I never knew about all of the scandals, the attempts to pass outlandish bills, and all of the tax evasion. I knew about Hitler and what a maniac he was, but I never knew that we are seeing some of the same ideas being brought back into our very own government as we speak!

I am saddened by all of the problems with our economy. With people losing their homes and jobs...I wonder if we are next. And now after reading this blog, I know there are hard working people out there, like Stephan, who are supporting a WHOLE lot of slackers. People like us, who don't even own a home, are going to be paying for mortgages of people who couldn't even afford one in the first place. I would have been so naive, had I not read this blog.

There is talk of the whole Evangelical system coming to an end within 1o years. And then a premonition of immanent destruction, terror, and riots throughout the United States. And also talk of China, toying with the US Navy, and Obama not even lifting a finger. And whats this about getting rid of the bowling alley inside of the White House to instead have an indoor basketball court built!? Has anyone ever heard of preserving history???

As I type, I can feel the panic start to rise. And this is why I am writing about this blog. No matter how stressed out I get or how upset I get about what I read, I keep going back. Its not all gloom and doom all of the time. But as the days go by, it seems that there are more bad stories and articles, then there are good. But like a moth to the flame, I feel like I NEED to read this blog to make sure I know whats going on. I could walk around with my head in the clouds all day, like some people I know, or I can read and be aware. But how do I justify the scared and depressing feelings that I get from reading this blog? Why don't I just stop reading it? Is it not all reality?

Please feel free to read it for yourself. Let me know how you feel. Maybe its not just me. Or maybe its just the pessimist in me.

Fun with Photos...

Here are some pics that I 'made'.

Been to the Beach....

Hello All,
Sorry to have been a slacker at blogging in the month of February. This past week did not help me catch up. I mentioned in a previous post that I had been dreaming of going on a vacation. Well my dream came true, in a way. I feel like God was looking down on me, while he was reading my blog, and made a way for my prayer to be answered. Stephan got a call over a week ago from someone at his job about filling in for a worker in Corpus Christi, of all places. He called back right away, and said he would do it, in the hopes that his boss would let him go.
Well as it turned out, he was given permission to take the job, and our vacation was born. Okay, vacation for me and the kids was born. Stephan really didnt even have the time to sit down. Unfortunately for him, he was so busy working that he didnt even have time to hang out on the beach with us. But, we did have a nice hotel room, right on the shore, so at least he was able to hear the waves crashing and splashing onto the sand, and the gulls squawking and crying right outside of the balcony.
The kids and I had a fairly good time. It was alot of work trying to have a fun time with 2 little ones, without Dad. But my mom did come down for a few days, and even stayed in the same hotel. We went to the Texas State Aquarium and spent just about everyday down on the sand. Friday, right before the kids and I made the horribly long trek back, we were able to go one the USS Lexington and Jude was able to check out some really cool planes. I am posting some of the pics, and will have to upload some others at a later time. I hope you enjoy!

View of the USS Lexington from the balcony.

Statue of Otters, and view of the Harbor Bridge from the Aquarium.


Sunrise at Corpus Christi Beach. 7:00 am

Jude, Summyr, and Zach in front of the aquarium.

Brother and Sister on the beach.

Jude being silly.



Summyr looking for shells.

Together on the beach.