TRANS SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA

So yesterday we all went to the concert -- except for little guy, who stayed with Alex -- a babysitter -- for the first time
and I must say that it was a REALLY interesting and fun experience... :)
They had a lot of cool special effects, like lights and fire shows and musicians (some of them had AMAZING voices) who combined all kinds of different and diverse styles of music (from classical through folc, country and rock to
heavy metal)...
And here are some of the pictures I've taken
(technically we were not suppose to have any cameras, but they didn't mention cell phones, so...)

Also, I was really impressed because the whole Toyota Center was packed with people... And you don't see this mass of people every day... :)

We came home well after 11pm and I just feel a little sorry for Bry who had to get up at 5.30am and get ready for work... :(
And I feel VERY happy for myself because Ollie let me sleep till 9am... :)

And today we're planning on going to the movie theater to see P.S I Love You (Mom, Lori, Kevin and I)
and I Am Legend (Tim), since he hasn't seen it yet
and going out to Applebee's!
So, as you can tell, it's going to be another
exciting day for us in here... :)

CHRISTAMS DAY

So far, Christmas has been wonderful for us...
Christmas Eve was truly AMAZING with all the food, games, movies, Christmas Spirit, family around us and opening some of the presents...
We could all open one present and as you can tell, we ALL ended up with cute, matching pajamas! :) LOVED IT!!! :)
On top of it, Bry let me open one more from him and I was shocked to discover that I got the cutest and smallest camcorder EVER!!! :)
So now you can expect TONS more movies on my blog... :)

Today we all got up at 7am and rushed downstairs to see what Santa brought us and I was SO excited!!!
It was the coolest thing EVER to see how their eyes lighted up as they got what they really wanted (Mom scrapbooking magazine and a book; Dad a book and cds from the last General Conference, Kevin Pirates of the Carribbean DVD with deleted scenes and Bry his one and only HELICOPTER with the controller that he was talking about since we got married)



or when they got something unexpected that they LOVED, like Bryans' lighted up cube with our latest family picture in 3D or digital picture frame for his office...

I also got MORE than I should, since my teeth whitening treatment was my Christmas present but CAN'T complain about THAT and am VERY excited about all the boardgames -- TOTAL 9, since I know that right now Bry and I will play games and spend more time together instead of watching that much TV!!! :)

Olivier... Well, I think I shouldn't talk about it either, since this kid has MORE toys than I have hair on my head, not mentioning how many outfits he has... Believe it or not, but he has WAY MORE than I do... :)
So I decided I'll save some of his toys for later, when he gets bored with the ones he has and I'll switch them around... :)

GINGERBREAD HOUSES...

We ALL feel Christmas spirit in here, especially after wonderful church services -- singing carols and talks, cool Primary lessons, where I even got called Princess... :)

And so it was pretty natural for us to do something SUPER fun today to celebrate Christmas Season...
Gingerbread Houses... :)


And here's the outcome...

(From the Top: Mine, Kevin's, Dad's and Lori's
Bryan and Tim decided to eat, talk and take pictures
Mom was making delicious cookies)

1 DAY
TILL CHRISTMAS EVE

It' just this time of the year when time flies SUPER fast and I'm trying to do 10 things at the same time, which makes everything (including blogging) way hard and even complicated... :)

But it's also this time of the year that makes me SO happy, joyous and excited! :)

First of all, I'm wrapping presents and this year I'm so excited for everyone else to OPEN presents that Ollie and I got for them... :)
Don't get me wrong, I still can't wait to open MINE, but I think I did pretty well this year with bying... :) So I just want to see everybody's faces and reactions as they're opening them... :)
Also, I'm not complaining about my wrapping abilities this year... :)


Second of all, I LOVE my teeth... After 1 treatment in the dentist's office and 1 at home -- I'm taking it slowly and easy -- they look like this! :)


Can't wait for the FINAL look -- still have 6 whitening treatments to go -- at home... :)

Also, from the pictures above, you can see my new haircut...
That I'm enjoying as well... Lately, for some reason, I think short hair is WAY SEXY and HOT!!! :)

Thirdly, Tim arrived in H-Town today in the morning (around 1am) and we're having SO much fun with him...
We're watching movies (Enchanted, National Treasure - The Secret Book), playing games...


... shopping in the mall and enjoying each others company... :)

Although, I think TIM will be the one who gets me for doing pricks on people... Yeah, I broke into his bedroom today and sprinkled him with... GOLD GLITTER that is REALLY hard to get rid off -- he sparkled ALL day today...

But PLEASE don't tell SANTA, because I still want to get my PRESENTS... :)

SEARCHING

So I can officially say that I'm searching for a perfect car for myself... And I thought it's going to be SO easy, but as it turns out, it's NOT...
So far, I have 3 favorites...
1. Mazda6 Sport Sedan in Dark Cherry Mica and leather interior
2. Nissan Sentra SE-R in Red Alert or Black
3. Nissan Xterra in Solar Yellow or Super Black...
I KNOW, they're very different and I must admit that I LOVE them for different features and reasons...

Other than that I got another haircut -- this time just an inch and a half trim in the back, so it still looks fresh and bouncy... :)
I started teeth whitening treatment and have a dentist's visit behind me.
Still, I have to go through a 7 day at home treatment and then I'll be DONE for at least a year -- although I won't need dentists' interventions EVER AGAIN, which is nice... :)
Also, Ollie got a haircut and he looks like a little boy again... :)

I don't have ANY pictures -- it's REALLY hard to believe -- to document it, but I guess whenever I get a chance I'll put some on in here... :)

I DID IT AGAIN...

So yesterday, after Bry and I got back from I am Legend movie with Will Smith (I really liked it),

I went straight to bed -- it was past 11.30pm but just before I did that, I went to the bathroom -- if you're reading this and haven't read my past 2 posts, STOP NOW and go back to read it -- click here and here and if you DID then don't worry and continue :) -- to take off my make up and thought:
"I should put toothpaste on the doorknob AGAIN, bacause Bry thinks I'm through with this one and won't expect it to happen AGAIN"...
And so I did...
Then I went to bed like nothing happened and asked him to bring me some water, because I was too lazy to do it myself... :)

When he offered to go downstairs I said:
"Oh no honey, you don't need to. I'm so thirsty that you can just go to the bathroom, because we have a cup upstairs."

And so he DID!!!
And then I hear: "Olaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!"
I LAUGHED!!! :)

Haaaaaaaaaa, haaaaaaaa, haaaaaaaa!!! :)

On an other note, believe it or not, but 10 days have passed and I'm DONE with my antibiotic! YEAH!!! :) It was SO awful that I don't want to take it EVER again... :)

Other than that I'd better go get ready for the day, because I'm going to an Ornament Exchange Party today and since I've never done it before, I'm REALLY excited... :)

I DID IT!!!

So I put Kevin to bed last night, right? And then, if you haven't read the previous post, please read it first -- just click here, I took my black eyeliner and saw what I could do...

And that's what I came up with... :)

Bry didn't even move and when my laugh woke him up, he laughed with me... Not knowing why I was laughing... Which made me laugh even harder... Ha, ha, ha...

And then I fell asleep like a baby... And I had a DREAM...
In this dream I got another BRILLIANT idea! To put toothpaste on the doorknob to the bathroom, which I did at 3am in the morning...

The next thing I remember was hearing Bry in the morning saying: "Why would you do that to me?"
I just smiled and continued sleeping, till it was time to wake Kevin up... :)

And now I'm thinking about what I want to do NEXT... :)

It's Thursday night and I feel like it's Friday/Saturday night for some reason... Maybe because Mom and Dad are gone to SP and Kevin thinks it's VACATION time or just simply because I want it to be Friday/Saturday night already -- for some unknown reason... :)

Bry's already in bed, dead asleep -- I know it for a fact, because I put my little stuffed elephant that was bought for Ollie in Ikea by Mom this summer, next to his face and he didn't even move or wake up for that matter... And that's when I got this picture taken... :)
I'm evil, SOMETIMES, I know... :)


Kevin's in the process of getting ready and I think it might take another 15 minutes before he'll be in bed with all the lights off...

Ollie's in bed as well and it looks like I'm the only one fully awake and NOT thinking about going to bed yet...
I'm thinking about tomorrow's plan of action (getting up early enough to wake Kevin up, taking him to school, doing laundry that is piling up already, cooking, playing with Ollie and finishing my Christmas shopping) that is not much...
I'm thinking about google -- ing cute houses in H-Town that Bry, Ollie and I can move into in January...
I'm thinking about if I want to cut my hair tomorrow or Saturday...
I'm thinking about starting to read fun book...
And I'm thinking about putting some make up on Bry right now or painting his fingernails... And I LOVE this thought!!! :)
I'm thinking and thinking but I guess I'd better go and see what's Kevin up to and then I'll TRY to fall asleep... :) And maybe paint Bry's fingernails... :)

DENTIST!!!

So I went to the dentist today and set up an appointment for TEETH WHITENING as my Christmas present from Bry this year... I wanted to have it done for such a long time and can't believe that I'm actually DOING it... :) And another great thing is that... it's going to be an early Christmas present, since they just got one spot open next Tuesday at 9.40am and they run a special on it right now, so that's even better! :)

Other than that Mom and I are Christmas shopping -- last minute things, since most of the stuff is already taken care of, while Dad and Bry spend most of their time at work and Kevin at school, but it's been fun and I can't complain about too much traffic or too many people shopping, which is GREAT...
In fact, I was surprised that there were only 5 people TOTAL in the post office today, while I was buying stamps... CRAZY!!! :)

And changing the subject from dentist, Christmas or shopping, as I was thinking about it today, I think I am SO lucky that Olivier is who he is... I LOVE his little personality and that he's always making me laugh/smile (or everybody else for that matter) wherever he's at and that he responds to what I'm saying to him, even when it's something he doesn't like and then he cries... But I'm SO grateful that I have him in my life and that he teaches me each day something new... :)

Today was an AMAZING Sunday...
And I'm so grateful for that...

And here are the reasons WHY... :)

First, I got up pretty early and was REALLY rested -- LOVE days like that -- and then while I was getting ready, Bry was taking care of Ollie, so I could take my time... Can't complain about this one either... :)

Then, just before church, Mom took some really cute pictures of Bry, Ollie and I for our Christmas Cards... Maybe Ollie didn't cooperate ALL the way, but it was still GREAT! :)

Church was GREAT as well and I got a chance to be with Kevin, while he was set apart as a Secretary in the Deacon's Quorum, which was really cool... Plus my kids were angels and my lesson went really well, too...

Dinner was GREAT and after dinner I got a chance to talk to my Mom and Juliana and also finish preparing Christmas Cards, make a shopping list for tomorrow -- yes, tomorrow is THE day and I'm planning on making most of my Christmas shopping done! :) So wish me luck! :)

Bry also made this yummy dessert,
so all of us could enjoy it... :)


But yesterday was GREAT, too...
Bry and I relaxed a LOT and while doing it, we hit the park, where Ollie got a chance to play football...

... and basketball with Bry and Kevin...


... go on a slide...


... and swing...



So I had an AMAZING weekend! :)
Eventhough I'm still taking NOT TOO YUMMY antibiotic... :)

Today was the first day since I was sick, that I can honestly say that I felt better and so I decided to do something different than just walking around in my pajamas...
I took a shower and styled my hair (that was the BIGGEST accomplishment of the day), played with Olivier, made lunch for Mom and I, played on internet, took a nap and when I woke up Bry, Dad and Kevin were already home and some of them getting ready to do things... :)
Kevin -- to go to the camp

Mom and Dad -- to go out for dinner!

So Bry and I decided to have a Pizza Party! :)
As you can tell, Ollie enjoyed it a LOT!!!

Especially drinking out of the cup like us...



Lately he's refusing to do ANYTHING that we don't do!
That includes food, so baby food has to go, I guess... :)

Our second Honeymoon is officially over and I must say that I had a MAGICAL time... :)
I didn't know where we were going till the last second -- when the lady at the airport announced boarding time to Orlando, Florida...
I was SO excited, because it could mean only ONE thing...
DISNEY WORLD...

After the flight, renting the car and finding our hotel (only 5min away from Disney World), we decided it was time to go to Downtown Disney and explore... :)

After that we went to Olive Garden and picked up our dinner and went to the hotel where we relaxed in the spa (Bry upgraded our room last minute so we could enjoy jets in our bedroom) and watched tv...

Saturday morning was kind of busy... Bry and I were pretty anxious to get to the Magic Kingdom, where we stayed till almost midnight...
We also managed to go to Space Mountain 3 times with the total wait of less than 5 minutes -- we just got SO lucky, The Haunted Mansion Twice (new stuff just got added and Bry and I thought they did a pretty amazing job) and 12 other rides... :)
We were tired but extremely happy!!! :)

Sunday was a LOT slower day for us (my flu decided to come back) but still FULL of attractions...
Bry and I didn't go to the Roller Coaster or Tower of Terror but saw tons of shows like Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular, Voyage of the Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast - Live on stage, Sounds Dangerous with Drew Carey or classic Fantasmic and went on a lot of rides like Disney - MGM Studios Backlot Tour, The Magic of Disney Animation, Star Tours, Journey into Narnia...


...or our very favorite The Great Movie Ride!

We also went to The Hollywood Brown Derby Restaurant


where after lunch (Bry had BBQ Breast of Chicken and I went for Noodle Bowl) we enjoyed Banana White Chocolate Toffee Tower... :)


We strolled, talked, enjoyed each others company...


...and did some shopping on Monday morning, before flying home... :)

I had an AMAZING time and must admit, have hard time adjusting to REALITY...
Which means...
Bry flew to El Paso this morning -- he's gone till Friday... :(
I went finally to the doctor -- since I started feeling bad again -- and got a shot, nasty tasting antibiotic for $99 that I have to keep taking for 10 days...
Did I mention that since I got this flu, I lost 6lbs? (and I've been eating out most of the week)
But I guess that's a good thing -- if the weight stays this way... :)

Also, and that's REALLY good, Kevin got ordained to Aaronic Priest and I got a chance to be there with him, which was WAY cool!!! :)

I guess, my REALITY is NOT too bad... Although could be TONS better with Bry here...