Sunday, February 26, 2006
I was determined to get us out of the house yesterday! I live so close to Griffith Park yet never really take advantage of anything there. So yesterdat was going to be the day. Since K is a HUGE Thomas and Friends fan I thought Travel Town would be the perfect field trip. And that was the plan.
We all woke up around 8am, I immediately took a shower then headed into the kitchen. I whipped up some breakfast for us and packed the diaper bags. Although I wanted to get there at 10am we ended up leaving home around 10.45 which was fine, I wasn't going to get all crazy neurotic about not leaving on time. It WAS Saturday after all. We got to the Museum, T carried K since we were planning on letting him run wild and I strapped V into the Baby Bjorn. The trains were a lot larger then I had imagined. I think it freaked K out a bit cause he didn't want to walk for a while. It was cool that you could actually board the trains and really check it out. After perusing the train yard we rode the little train around the museum grounds. Oh my god did K love that!!! I never knew that seeing your child so happy and excited could literally make you feel like crying. Parenthood is so awesome! After the train ride K was revved up and ready to go. He was running around like a chicken with his head chopped off. Okay graphic analogy but you know what I mean. We had some drinks and a hotdog and we were ready to go. To my amazement we were there for an hour and a half. We hopped in the car and drove a bit further down witin Griffit park and stopped off at the merry-go-round and the Shane's Inspirations playground. The play area is so beautiful, big and clean. And the play equipment is broken out by age groups so I didn't really needed to worry to much about K getting trampled by the older kids. He really had a blast playing on the slides, sand and swings. T ran around with him and I layed out our picnic blanket and soaked up the rays with little V. It was such a beautiful day that we were there for nearly 2 hours and didn't even realize it. We didn't even make it to the merry go round. That's okay cause we can do that next weekend. When we got home K completely crashed out for a much needed nap!
It's been nearly 8 hours since I originally started this entry. I stopped mid-way cause K woke up and I figured we might as well start our Sunday. With V and T asleep K and I got dressed and headed out. We filled the car up with gas and drove to Krispy Kremes for some sugary donuts. It's Sunday after all so why not a treat. After a sugary breakfast we got dressed and left the house, mind you it was practically noon. T and I wanted to go to Jonathan Adler to pickup a smaller version of a piece we already own since it was now on sale. And we also wanted to buy the Bull piece that we've been eyeing for months. The Bull sits beautifully on our mantel! I love it!
T and I started watching the movie Domino yesterday. But with constant interruptions we are now only halfway through. I have faith that we will finish watching the movie today.
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Friday, February 24, 2006
The sore throat has disappeared and all i'm left with is a hoarsy voice (which I love) and a cough. Why is it that 99% of girls love when their voices get hoarsy from a cold? I can handle the coughing more then the stingy, unable to swallow throat pain.
The weather here has been fantabulous. I can't believe this is February. Its in the low 70s and sunny. Absolutely perfect. It's suppose to rain next week which is fine, god knows my lawn needs a watering. So before then I will soak up the sun over the weekend.
I want to by an elliptical machine. Nothing fancy. Nothing to expensive. I've been hesitant about ordering the thing though. I really want to think it through and rationalize if I'm actually going to use it. I think I'm going to use it but I may just be fooling myself. I figure if a couple of weeks go buy and I'm still into the thought of owning an elliptical and using it I may breakdown and use it. I have a friend with a treadmill. She was ecstatic when she first bought it. That was over a year ago. Now I don't ever here her talk about actually using it.
I had this song stuck in my head. I didn't know the name of it or who sang it. So I posted it on my MySpace blog with something saying, I love the song but don't know the details except for one specific line. Then I quoted the line (sort of). Leave it to my friend Andrea to be able to hunt down not only the song name but the artist. So excited.
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Wednesday, February 22, 2006
My instincts were right. I am getting sick. By last night my voice was hoarsy and getting worse. My throat was inflammed. And my chest was starting to throb. This morning I had a very faint voice and I was hocking up the grossest loogies, TMI but that's just how it is. I don't want to get the baby sick nor does T. He took it upon himself to stay home today so I could lay around and do nothing. Yeah! Well, I shouldn't really say do nothing because I should be taking care of myself so I can get better ASAP. Mostly that means me drifting in and out of sleep. Blogging. Scouring MySpace. Reading Gossip online. Chatting with friends on IM. Watching Movies/TV.
I've slowly acquired some friends on MySpace whom were my highschool classmates. I was told by one of them that our school has an alumni page where you can join and be put in touch with other classmates, like MySpace but just for my school. So I joined. Something I honestly thought I would never do. Curiousity got the best of me, I guess. So strange to be looking at my graduation class' community. All familiar faces but did I really know any of these people. With very few exceptions I would say no. Most of these girls keep in touch with one another and all still live in Hawaii. Many of their highschool friendships have carried into our adult lives. Did I miss out on something? In highschool I honestly didn't give a rats ass about any school related functions: dances, sporting events, school fairs, pep rallies nothing. I barely cared about my classes. I did well in school but I just did what I had to do to stay low on the radar. I had my core friends. Not a lot but a few. I keep in touch with just a couple of them. But seeing photos of my ex-classmates as adults at a bar/restaurant/each other's homes for the holidays makes me wonder. I'm sure its a passing thought. I'm happy with the way my life has turned out. The choices I've made have all been for the best. I don't look back at highschool with fond memories barely any memories. I didn't have a favorite teacher or a favorite class. I didn't go out on a limb to make lasting memories. For me the best part about highschool was wearing a uniform because I didn't have to think about what I was going to wear to school and I could sleep in a little longer in the morning. As an adult, I'm not opposed to rekindling friendships or starting a new friendship with my old classmates. I'm more then interested to learn about what everyone has done with their lives. Where they work. How many kids they have. What they've been up to since graduation. I've followed my own path and would love to share my journies with them. I was the kid in class that everyone just thought was a little bit strange. I wasn't hated, I was acquintances with just about everyone but nobody really knew what to think of me. I'm sure we're all over that now and they are probably just as curious what I've been up to as I am about them.
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Tuesday, February 21, 2006
Do you remember when Dinosaur Jr. did a cover of The Cure's Just Like Heaven? Did you like it? I thought it was great. I think the first time I actually heard it was when I bought this import British music mag and it came in as a flexidisc bonus. (Flexidisc? It was like this thing floppy piece of plastic that was actually a record.) At the time, I think 13 years old or so, I was a HUGE Cure fan so hearing this cover by Dinosaur Jr just made me so giddy. Anyway, this morning on the Might Morning show they played the Dinosaur Jr. song and you know, it is just as great now as it was way back then!
I feel a little bit of a sore throat coming on. That faint burning and tingling sensation in the back of my throat is stealing all of my focus at this moment. I really need to put on my tea kettle and start sipping my Throat Coat. I really can't afford to be sick while i'm home caring for the baby.
I Tivoed a bunch of shows last night and over the weekend and have yet to find the time to watch them all. Last night I finally got to watch last weeks Lost! Hopefully I can find some time to watch my shows this afternoon. Seeing as though my lunch plans were canceled my schedule has finally lightened up. I should have time to watch some Tivo and stalk some rock star's homes that live up the street. Okay I'm not a crazy stalker type but knowing they live up the street is hard to deny and hard not to drive by or walk by when the day warms up. And No, i'm not naming names in my blog that just doesnt seem right. Sorry.
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Monday, February 20, 2006
T and I took advantage of his three day weekend by dropping K off at the sitters and then heading into Hollywood for breakfast. We opted for Wacky Waffles. I feel like we've been to Wacky Waffles pretty frequently in the last few months. T was craving the joint because he loves their fritatta, although when it came down to ordering he chose the Texas Crepe instead. His food look fantastic! Don't you hate when that happens? You order something you want then your breakfast buddy's food arrives and their food looks better. Anyway his crepe consisted of beef, artichoke hearts, asparagus, peppers, corn and some sort of southwesterd sauce. I ordered eggs benedict. Not nearly as fancy as his but after being pregnant and not being apple to eat hollandaise sauce I had to order it. We also ordered a short stack of pancakes to split. As usual we only ate half the pancakes. I asked T why we ordered it and he said he needed to order dessert with his breakfast. I said, What! Pancakes are your dessert and he said absolutely, he needs something sweet and warming to top off his main meal. After chowing down and numerous cups of black coffee we split and headed to Waterworks to look at tile.
We have been having such a hard time finding nice colored subway tile and/or opaque glass tile for the kitchen. We were specifically looking for pale muted shades (yellows, steal blues, soft grays...) to use as a back splash. Home Depot and Lowes were no help as they carry more commonly used tiles. Even talking to their staff about special ordering tiles in the style and color we wanted was a bust. We realized we would need to go to the tile/kitchen/bathroom showroom places and even looked online. First of all its pretty difficult finding exactly what you want in the world of tile online. However, I've spent hours pouring over kitchen magazines and resource directories and noticed that Waterworks were credited as the source for many of the tiles used in the rooms I liked best. Today we went to the Waterworks showroom/design center and boy did they have an awesome selection! Since we knew what colors we were interested in perusing their selection was quick. We found someting we loved and were given some tile samples. This was the main area we were having trouble with. Not due to our indecisiveness but more of a lack of resource. Now that the tile is chosen out it will be so much easier to finalize the wall color and exactly what tone of Corian we want for the countertop. Yeah for progess.
Have you heard Test Icicles? Here's a video for their song Circle, Square, Triangle. Here's what Filter magazine says about Test Icicles:
Test Icicles sound like everything, all at once, with little left out. Rory Atwell, Sam Merran, and Devonte Hynes are three restlessly inventive dudes, with divergent backgrounds in hardcore, metal, hardcore metal, and hip-hop. They listen to every conceivable kind of music going, and when they’re done listening to it, they throw it in their recipe for disaster. No compromises, no faffing, just a swampy mass of influences frothing and bubbling until it sounds nothing like its composite parts. ...and that's not even half of what they convey live.
The first single, "Circle, Square, Triangle" is a bombastic amalgamation of catchy guitar riffs, uncontrollably infectious vocals, and awesome clapping. So good.
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Friday, February 17, 2006
SWEET JESUS!!!!!!!We're getting one!!! H&M
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Friday, February 17, 2006
Last night I watched the movie Waiting. It was funny but I kinda expected a little more. It reminded me of a meshing of American Pie and Office Space (specifically the restaurant Jennifer Anniston's character works at.) It was funny, glad I watched it but probably won't watch it again. I still haven't had a chance to watch this weeks Lost. I have it Tivoed and now its just a matter of finding an hour to sit down and watch it. I set up a few Season Passes on my Tivo but the only one that get's regularly recorded are Fastlane. I'm so sad that show is no longer on. I read somewhere online, soon after cancellation, that the show was being stopped because it was to expensive to make. I completely believe it. The show was all action, sex and LA. It was glossy and shiny. It had great music. It had beautiful people. It's funny, when Terence Howard recently moved into the limelight I just remembered him as that guy from the one episode of Fastlane.
I've been watching a lot more TV these days, and not all of it good:
During the day I'm watching the 2-hour marathon of Yes, Dear
Saop Net: Beverly Hills 90210
Number #1 Single
There and Back
Gauntlet 2
Lost
Various CSI's
Various Law & Order's
Surface (before the season ended)
E*Ring (I haven't seen it on the schedule recently????)
The Office
Four Kings
How I Met Your Mom
Divine Design
Project Runway
Style Me with Rachael Hunter
Everyday Italian
Ellen Degenres
Oprah
100 Greatest Teen Stars
There is so much more but I'm starting to make myself quesy by all my TV viewing. Oh well. Although I've been trying to knock some shows off my daytime viewing schedule and get out of the house, clean, play with V and read. Speaking of reading I have about 3 magazines I recently received in the mail, Lucky, Cookie and Domino that I need to read. I've flipped through them but haven't had the opportunity to curl up in bed and read them cover to cover. Hopefully I'll be able to do so over the long weekend. Ha, ha, ha long weekend! Everyday is a long weekend for me now days!
Yesterday I cleaned out the linen closet. I tossed out a lot of old sheets, pillow cases and towels. Man even though I thinned out the pillowcase collection I still have about 30 pillowcases or maybe more. Why do I need and why do I have so many? Strange. I neurotically folded all my towels a certain way and stacked them in a perfect little tower and placed them on the shelf. All washclothes are corraled in a zipped up plastic bag. Like the towels, hand towels are folded just so and neatly stacked and placed on the shelf. Sheets are folded and stored by size in its own zipped up plastic bag and of course labeled. Opening that linen closet definetly makes me smile. There is complete and utter order in there and I love seeing those simple white labels on the linens informing me of whats in those plastic bags. I can be so neurotic sometimes!
I still have a few more items on my weekly list to complete before the end of the day. I completed the time consuming things yesterday so today its a lot of small things and a trip to Costco. Costco will be interesting since it will be me and the teeny weeny V. As long as I stick to my list I should be able to get in and out of there pretty quickly.
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Wednesday, February 15, 2006
I went to Barnes and Noble this afternoon to pick up the new issue of Domino, and a couple of books for K. I figured since he loves the Thomas the Tank Engine cartoons and loves looking at big trucks/firetrunks/construction vehicles I would surprise him with a few books. I'm keeping them in the car so I can give them to him when I pick him up from the sitters. Anyway as I was walking towards Barnes and Noble, V was strapped to my chest in the Baby Bjorn, I heard someone behind me yelling FUCK America! Fuck yeah, fuck America! Go 9/11! We need another 9/11. That's right fuckers, fuck America. You wait till the new beginning is here. I didn't really want to turn around although I desperately wanted to see the fucking moron spewing these words from his mouth. There were some kiosks before The B-n-N entrance so I swerved towards them and pretended to look at the goods. Turns out the crazy ass was yelling at 3 WASPy business men who were leaving the area after lunch. The ass face yelling looked to be Middle Easternish. I stood there thinking if you fucking hate America so much then leave. Why continue to subject yourself to the evils of the USA? Why waste your energy yelling how much you hate America while soaking up the sun in Southern California? I didn't get it, nor do I want to.
Lately I've got Mexican food on the brain. I want it. I need it. I gotta get some. I'm thinking on Friday I will go to the Valley for some at Casa Vega. Yummy stuff! I think I'll ring up my friend Jen and hopefully she and her little boy will be free to join me. If not, then I'll take some bottles for V and a few magazines and I'll have a nice, quiet lunch on my own. Forgive me if I have written about this before but, Casa Vega is a great little place. It's dark and kitschy inside. Not very big, numerous red vinyl/leather booths. Strong margarits. And my absolute favorite Burrito Empanadas. Oh lordy this is the bomb (which means a lot because I fucking hate that expression "the bomb"). The meat I normally order with it is shredded beef, I have know idea what its called in Spanish, so the burrito is stuffed with that and cheese and wrapped in a huge ass burrito and then the entire heavenly mound is lightly deep fried. Oh yeah, I said deep fried. Just typing it out is totally making my mouth water, I can hardly stand it. I better stop and hold out for Friday. Dammit! In the interim I should have taken advantage of Taco Tuesday Ernie Jrs. in Eagle Rock. Yummy crunchy chicken taco's for a buck. You can't go wrong. To much food talk....
I've been severly holding back my shopping urge. There are a few items I want to pick up before I head back to work and want to order this week. I've already warned T that I'm planning on making an online purchase but I'm doing my darndest (is that even a word?) to stay away from my usual haunts. It helps that I'm with the teeny weeny guy everyday which makes me want to hang with him at home and much to lazy to drive anywhere. And that's a very good thing on my bank account *wink*.
I'm thirsty. Gonna grab something to drink, get the teensy guy secured in his carseat and then go pick up my babies daddy. God that is such a genuis expression baby daddy I honestly can't say it, think it or write it without smiling.
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Tuesday, February 14, 2006
I honestly don't know how many people actually read this thing. Anyway I have this one special reader named Penny Lane. Oh boy. She loves leaving comments. Not everyday though. Just when she or he feels like it. Like others, I enjoy receiving and reading comments left for me. I like hearing your thoughts on things I may have thought, bought or experienced and I also enjoy linking back to your page and seeing what's up wit you. Oh but sweet Penny Lane...has, once or twice, left legitimate opinion which I value but for the most part Penny Lane loves leaving passive agressive comments. She left a gem yesterday regarding my entry on K. I mentioned that he was puking sick and home with me for a few days and I was hoping he would be well enough to go to the sitters on Mon so he can play with his friends because he was visibly getting bored at home. So here's the gem, I hope little K can get to the sitters. He needs that love and attention he gets there!. Awwww.....pretty special, huh? Penny is great! I get these beautiful sentiments from her yet there is no link back to her site or an e-mail address so I can thank her for caring so much.
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Sunday, February 12, 2006
I've been so busy these last few days! Little K has been feeling so shitty. I'm pretty sure he's getting a couple more molars, he was the same way around christmas when his bottom molars came in. However, this time he's also had a day of puking on top of the normal runny nose, drooling, bottom blowouts and lack of appetite. It's so sad seeing him so miserable and chewing on his fingers. Luckily the puking was pretty limited to one day which was pretty exhausting. I had the little puker and I had the teeny weeny who had just gotten four shots the day before so he was reeling from the side effects, i.e. fever and crankiness. Whew.... Anyway, little K is getting a lot of rest, fluids (although I would like him to have more) and lots and lots of love. Hopefully he'll be well enough to go back to the sitters tommorrow. The determining nature will be the puking. If he pukes anytime tonight or tomorrow morning he'll probably be home with me. If it's just bottom blowouts its off to the sitters. Although he's feeling so shitty he desperately wants to go outside and play. I'm hoping maybe some inside playtime with his little pals will cheer him up.
Val came over yesterday to see teeny V. Up until yesterday I hadn't seen V in months! Mostly caues she was seriously injured months ago and was quite immobile due to a cast and crutches/wheelchair. It was great seeing her. She brought a gifts for both boys, their first matching outfits. As soon as she got in she wanted to hold V. She's so good with babies it amazes me. When K was little she was the only person I trusted to care for him.
I did some online shopping today. I bought a few toys from Littletikes.com. I really wanted to buy these items used but months of searching didn't lead me to exactly what I was looking for. So I bit the bullet and bought the items brand new. To my surprise price and shipping was cheaper then Amazon and Walmart. I also bought K some 2T pajamas from Old Navy and picked up some bermuda shorts and black flip flops for myself. Yeah for new flip flops!
I finally got Tivo. I received a sweet tip from my friend which allowed me to get my Direct TV upgraded to DVR for cheap, well beyond cheap, like shipping and handling only cheap. Well it was hooked up on Thursday, just in time to start TIVOing the Olympics. I moved my old receiver to my bedroom and thank the lord I haven't become permanently molded to my bed.
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Wednesday, February 8, 2006
It's been a few days since I last posted. I've been a little busy and a little tired. T's back at work. He only took two weeks of paternity leave. I had a nice time with him. We took K to the sitter's everyday so we could bond with V and do things for ourselves like going out to eat, home stuff and hanging out in bed watching movies. I'm sure he's glad to be back at work so I'm trying to make sure that everything that needs to be done at home is done before he gets off of work that way we can all play and relax and not worry about anything.
So my birthday was on Saturday. As usual I kept it pretty quiet and lowkey. One day I'll have a birthday party for myself, maybe when I turn 35. That sounds like a nice well rounded age. So I have a few more years of lowkey birthday's until then. My friend Amanda came by for a couple of hours to talk and she gave me a beautiful vase for a birthday present. I need to go out and buy some flowers to show it off! On Sunday we went some furniture stores to look for a shelf to house our DVR and Bose. T was convinced we needed this piece. I wasn't convinced but I went to take a look at it. I couldn't justify the money. We have cabinets that are pretty similar now. Bigger but similar. I told him we should wait and see if what we have will work before we spend that kind of money. Amazingly, he agreed and understood where I was coming from.
I was so incredibly lazy yesterday. I curled up in bed with Van and watched Mean Girls and all the special features. Around 12.30 or so I left home and made a Target run. I needed to pick up some Pediasure, diaper wipes and a few other things. Normally it only takes me about 15-minutes to get to Empire Center but yesterday it took me nearly 40-minutes due to a lane closure on Victory! I was pissed. I couldn't even see that the lane was closed because there was a giant truck in front of me blocking all my frontal view. I hate that! Anyhow, 40-mintues later I made it to Target and damn! It was packed. I didn't understand because it was a Tuesday afternoon. I picked up the goods and a little tee for me. It's so soft and worn in and oh so comfy!
Little V has a cough. I think he caught it from his big bro. I'm sure this is first of many colds and coughs he'll catch from his big brother. Anyway, the cough sounds so gross that we called the on call doctor over the weekend. We wanted to make sure we were doing all that we could for the little guy. I can handle K and I know how to treat him but we never dealt with K getting sick as a newborn. The doctor seemed annoyed that we were calling cause we told him: no fever, no problem eating, no chills, no vomitting only a cough. The doctor basically said if all of the above is true, why are you calling? Again we had to explain we're keeping him hydrated, we have a cool-mist humidifier for his room is there ANYTHING ELSE we could be doing at home. He said no that's about it and he said it all annoyed. Ugh....We were basically looking for reassurance and making sure there wasn't someting else we could be doing to help the little guy out. Today V has his first well-baby check up. I bet he'll be getting a shot. I just hope that doesn't put him in a bad mood. Poor baby. I'm looking forward to wrapping him up in his blankie and cuddling with the little guy this afternoon. He is getting to be so alert. He stares so intently when we talk to him, he follows us across the room when we walk by and he makes so many adorable cute baby cooing sounds. Awwww....
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Friday, February 3, 2006 part deux
Today was a pretty nice day. We decided to stay in until noonish or so to ensure we got in V's feeding before you left. I've learned to never leave the house (for long trips) unless you leave immediately after a feeding. Doing so buys me a good three hours or so before I need to stop and feed the little guy again. Anyway, T and I perused the internet -he for nerdy things and home stuff- me for dresses and purses. Like clockwork V ate at 11am and we were out of the house just before noon. The plan was to stop by the Urth Caffe for lunch first off. As we headed down West Melrose I realized how gorgeous the day was. Sunny and Warm. We zipped past the Marc Jacobs store and I literally had to pick my jaw up off the floor. Really, why didn't we stop for a quick visit? Oh well, next time. The Urth Caffe was packed as usual. I mean there were crowds of people standing around waiting for a table, sipping coffee. On the upside we saw Jessica Alba sitting at a curbside table with a group of girlfriends. We both admitted that we weren't to hungry at that point but really just wanted to go to the Coffee Bean. Off we went to the Coffee Bean on Robertson. With Ice Blended's in hand and a giant chocolate chunk cookie from Jerry's Deli we were ready to shop. We window shopped at a few furniture showrooms on Robertson and Beverly. Mostly highend contemporary furniture, which can be nice but en masse it freaks me out and reminds me of cocaine smudged mirrors and Nagel prints. I looked at a few items at American Apparel but was feeling to bloated to actually try anyting on and decided to come back when I felt a bit slimmer. I popped into Kitson Kids to pick up a new baby gift (now the key will be to remember to send it witin the next couple of days.) We did a little bit more shopping, I found and tried on the cutest top but Lisa Klien only had on in my size but there was a snag in the fabric in the boobular area. I refuse to spend good money on already snagged outfits! They didn't have another in my size so I passed on it. Awwwww.......
So tomorrow is my birthday. I'll be older then I would like to admit but it's all good. At least I don't feel older. I don't think i've felt older since turning 26. That's a good thing right? No big plans for the day. Amanda will be coming over for lunch but mostly I want to relax. I would like to throw down some cash for a new purse. Maybe a Sienna or a Maya???
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Friday, February 3, 2006
Oscar is so outta control! He's such a cute dog. And overall a loving dog. But this jealousy is really taking a toll on T and I. It's getting ridiculous. I don't wake up and enjoy seeing the doggies anymore. I used to love waking up and seeing them and petting them. Now I wake up and check the house out for any Oscar disasters. Daisy is fine, no jealousy at all. She's always been a very independent dog and enjoyed flying solo. She got attention but for the most part she hung out by herself. Oscar on the other hand is completely needy and the lack of attention is really weighing in hard for him. Poor guy. I need to do a bit of research online to find out the agricultural requirements for sending him to Hawaii. My aunt and her family will be taking him. He will be well loved and my cousins are young teenagers so he'll get a lot of attention!
My friend Stacy was out west for work this week. I was so happy to see her as it feels like ages since we saw each other. Stacy and I met at UIC, we were both enrolled in an Italian class. I did not need the class for an elective and took it just for fun. Stacy worked at the university and also took the class for fun. We hit it off and quickly became friends. It was even better when we realized we lived in the same neighborhood and just a few streets apart. Woo Hoo! Anyway Stacy came over the other night and finally got to meet the kiddies. K was a roly-poly little show off and Van, well, he slept most of the time. It was great visit and a wonderful time to catch up!
Today T and I will be going out for breakfast, maybe Urth Caffe? Then we'll do some light shopping. We're thinking of doing some browsing on 3rd, Robertson and then Wilshire. Barney's to be more specific.
I received Herbie: Fully Loaded from Netflix. It's what I expected. Not good but not bad. I guess you gotta keep in perspecitive who this movie was made for. Kids. Preteen, early teenaged girls. For them this would be fun. For me...not so much. It was okay to watch and pass some time but there's a reason why I didn't need to see this in the theater
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Wednesday, February 1, 2006
20 Questions
1. You have and need to buy snacks at a gas station; what do you buy?
2 Cokes, Bottle of Water, Spree, Cheetos and a magazine
2. If you had to be reincarnated as some sort of sea dwelling creature, what would you be?
Jellyfish
3. Who’s your favorite redhead?
Seth Green
4. What do you order when you’re at a pancake house?
Banana Pancakes with lots of butter and a black coffee
5. Do you own any naughty toys?
Like what? Allowing an 18-month to play with itty bitty Hot Wheels?
6. Have you made out with anyone on your blog roll?
Uh...No
7. Describe the last time you were injured.
Really injured? I don't remember. Mildly injured a couple of weeks ago. I bumped my knee in the kitchen doorway when climbing over the baby gate.
8. Tell me a weird story from your high school years:
I plead the fifth
9. What is the wallpaper on your cell phone?
It was a photo of Van but I have a new phone and I haven't added any wallpaper/photo.
10. Soda? I love Coke but have recently switched to C2 and Coke Zero
11. Flavor of pudding?
Chocolate
12. What type of shirt are you wearing?
white wife beater, I had a black v-neck over it earlier
13. Prescription medication?
Right now I have some vicodin but haven't had any need to take it recently
14. If you could use only one form of transportation for the rest of your life what would it be?
I would have to say a black Porche Carrera
15. How many people are on your blog roll?
22
16. How many people on your blog roll(s) do you know in real life?
3
17. What are you listening to right now?
I was just listening to Babyshambles Pipedown
18. Most recent movie you watched: sadly none all movies have been from netflix.
Murderball, March of the Penguins and Kingdom pf Heaven
19. Name 5 things you have with you at all times.
Cell, Wallet,rosebud salve, keys and a rubberband.
20. Name a teacher you had the hots for.
none
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Tuesday, January 31, 2006
I went to Target yesterday to return some items. While there I mowzied (wow that's some f'd up spelling!) around and placed some items in my cart. I knew I was going to be coming back on Wednesday for the release of the Luella Bartley goods for the the first issue of Target's Go International program. By the time I made it around to the women's section an hour had passed. But to my surprise Target had put out some of the Luella line early. I sprinted over, leaving T and V with the cart. Many of her items are very, very mod, I loved it! I honestly need to go back to try on a few items I was to lazy to try on yesterday. I did pick up to items this and this. I love fashion and am thrilled to see Target getting some high-end designers to create a lower line for there store. I don't want to pick up to many items that are very identifiable from Target. Does that make sense? I had to revel in the Luella thrill a little more today and called my pal Lawbyrd to discuss the line.
On to other news. T bought me my birthday gift a week early. Yes, I got my Sidekick II. Can I just tell you, I really, really love it. Im an IM addict and a text messaging addict. This phone is great. Unlimited and continuous online access. Big 'ol screen. Easy to use programs. IM is beautiful. And text-ing, simple as pie. And with a full keyboard I can get through my keystrokes really quickly and no need to worry about T9 or scrolling through could be words due to te T9 functionality. Thank you T, I love it!
Years ago I bought my first pair of Seven for All Mankind jeans. I still have that first pair, which I have totally worn into the ground. It's so super faded and there are holes in them. The holes have gotten bigger, to the point where I won't wear them to work any longer. They are totally kick around the house or lounging-park excursion jeans. So I altered them a little. I cut them into bermudas, ok, maybe a tad (like an inch or two) longer then bermudas but definetly not capris. They are cute and I'm wearing them much more then when they were regular jeans with holes. I'm tempted to cut a pair of my True Religions (the to big ones) but I can't bring myself to it. Asides from being a tad to big there is nothing wrong with them. Cutting them now would be a bit premature and a waste of money. Oh well!
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Friday, January 27, 2006
Damn! My house is so cold in the morning. It's sometimes deceiving because we don't open the windows (god forbid we allow in more cold) so the cold air remains trapped in the house. So when planning to leave the house we bundle up and expect the worst. But...we head outdoors and the sun is shining and the air is cool but not cold. We then need to peel off some layers and thank god for the warm sun. Normally I'll start opening up some windows between 10 and 11 to allow the sun to soak in and the cold house air to escape. I figure 10-11am is a safe time, especially when the sun is shining.
This week has been pretty nice. I think we've driven around more then we've wanted to. I hate errands. I tried so hard to scehedule everything on the same day but there were thing beyond my control and we were stuck having to make one off runs to the doctors and such! So lame! Next week we've got nothing to do. Which is perfect. I really want to relax at home with T, watch movies and eat out.
I finally got my haircut. I went back to Rudy's since they did a good job last time. I trimmed off about 3 inches (which mostly consisted of dried ends or split ends), kept the layers and cut some bangs. I was adamant that my bands were choppy and razor cut and not blunt and the hairstylist exceeded my expectations. She styled my hair in such a way that i'll porbably never be able to do on my own. She blow dried it and made sure the ends had this curl. It was really nice and nearly recognized myself in the mirror. I'm really curious to see what my hair will look like when I flat iron it!
I've been craving meatballs from Ikea. I think i'll head over there for lunch today. Yum! Then, when I'm ready to leave i'll swing by the little downstairs counter for a soft serve. Extra yum!
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Monday, January 23, 2006
I'm kinda excited. Being the clothes/shoes/accessory lover that I am I was thrilled to find out that Target will be offering limited edition duds by some AWESOME designers. This is part of Target's Go International fashion collection First up is Luella Bartley. A few months back I gushed about the Luella Bartley Giselle purse, which is so cute, prim and stylish! I'm expecting the Luella line for Target to be cute. Here's a sneak peek. The line will be in stores for 90-days and then a new designer will be introduced. Yippee!
T is home with me the next 2-weeks. With him home I'm hoping to accomplish a few things:
Nap more
Organize Kai's closet
Buy 39 cent stamps
Pack up my maternity clothes
Get a haircut (and maybe a color too)
Hang out with T like we used to (much easier to do with a new born then with an 18-month old)
I know it doesn't sound like much but it is for me!
I think over the course of the last two weeks i've learned to embrace the natural wave of my hair. i tink my hair is now long enough with the layers that the waves/curls actually fall nicely. I still prefer my hair super straight but I no longer fear my hair drying naturally and embracing the wave with no rubberbands or clips. This is a huge deal for me as i would never leave the house with hair au natural. I guess a good haircut makes a difference!
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Saturday, January 21, 2006
I might have to get rid of Oscar. I really don't want to. T, really, really doesn't want to. It's really heartbreaking to think about. Kai digs him, afterall, Oscar, not Daisy, is his buddy. Why do we have to do this? Well, since Van was born Oscar has been totally misbehaving. He's not aggressive to Van or anyone else in the house but he's turning into a pee monster. He's peeing like a non-housetrained dog. The first instance started a couple days after Van came home. He peed on the little toy tray of his brand new swing! I was pissed! Next, he peed on the outside shell of Van's new carseat! I was more pissed. Next came the brand new carseat we ordered for Kai! Then, Van's playmat! Then the hutch in the kitchen, then the side of the couch. See where i'm going with this. Oscar never, ever, ever had this problem. He didn't do this with Kai. Only Van. The poor doggie is unhappy with the amount of attention he is, or isn't getting. On top of that he has decided to stop listening to anything we say which is really annoying so if you call him to go in the kitchen he just sits under the dining room table and avoids you. I don't blame him. T and I barely have time to talk to each other let alone play with the dogs. Daisy is doing fine, she's always been a bit independent. Oscar has always been on the needy side so this isn't as unexpected as we thought. Although I would have rather he acted out his unhappiness in other ways...well, maybe not cause I would rather him pee then be agressive to the babies. Since the peeing is getting rather constant and its so super gross we have decided it is probably best to find Oscar a home that will give him more attention. T was adamant about not giving him to anytype of shelter so he asked around at work if anyone wanted a really loving Boston Terrier. My mom asked her sister if she wanted him but she couldn't take him but my mom's other sister would. They called me and told me today. I would much rather give Oscar to a relative and know he'll be loved by them. My aunt had a little Pug that passed away due to a fuck up by the vet. She loved and pampered that pooch so I know she'll really care for my big baby Oscar. I need to call her tomorrow to make sure she is serious and ask her to research what needs to be done for Oscar to pass agricultural quarantine so I know what I need to do on my side. It's so sad to think that we will be getting rid of Oscar. But his peeing is really not tolerable in our house with a toddler and a new baby. It's so gross and the house is smelly. I'll need to get my carpets professionally cleaned to get rid of the smell. Blach!
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Wednesday, January 18, 2006
Mom and Dad left today. Actually I don't remember if I even mentioned that my dad was coming up for a few days. I didn't think I would feel as emotional as I did with them leaving. I really wanted my mom to stay a little longer. She did a lot for T and I and I don't think she will ever really know ow grateful we are/were to have her spend a month with us. Now we are all alone with the two little boys. We need to figure out our night time routine. It'll be a rough first few nights but I'm sure we'll be fine. Thank god the older mench isn't teething otherwise it will be a nightmare. For sure, I would have paid to change my mom tickets and beg her to stay until he stopped teething.
Yesterday we spent the afternoon at the Aquarium of the Pacific. It was a lot of FUN! Kai had a blast. And that may be putting it lightly. He went mental seeing all the fish and sharks. At first he was afraid to stand up close to the giant glass tanks but once I showed him that there was a piece of glass protecting him from the ocean life he was fine. It wasn't crowded at all except for a couple of school groups but they were more of an organized crowd which is easy to handle. Kai really seemed taken aback by the shark tanks and being able to get so close to the manta ray's. Seeing him so happy and so excited was totally worth it!
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Monday, January 16, 2006
These past few days have just been flying by. Not sure why cause I really haven't been doing anything to exciting. My dad got into town yesterday afternoon. As usual we spent his first full day on Sunset so he could hit all the music stores. And as usual we didn't stay to follow him around. We dropped him off and headed to Broadway Shoes warehouse to check out all the footwear. I saw a few things I liked but decided to save some money since I don't need any fancy shoes while on maternity leave. Tomorrow we're all heading down to the Aquarium of the Pacific. Kai will totally get a kick out of that.
I've been laying low recently. Mostly because I'm tired. I really haven't been getting a lot of rest. Although mom has been here and helping out A LOT we have been doing a lot of driving and shopping which has been wearing me down. I really need to use the next week to just hang out at home with Van and sleep when he sleeps and really just chill out.
This is a short entry. I'm super tired and need a nap. T and I are going out tonight. I know I just said I'm tired but my parent's are here and willing to watch the babies so I'm taking every opportunity I can to hang out at night cause who knows when i'll be able to do that again!
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Friday, January 13, 2006
I've been hiding out in my bedroom for the last hour. Van is swaddled up next to me, T is around the house somewhere eating breakfast and I am in bed killing time and researching some items online. I hear Kai in his room laughing and yelling. I think he and my mom are watching some of his DVDs. I plan on hiding out for another hour or so, I feel guilty but this is the only time of day I can have to myself with no interruption. Mom is here for another week then I'm on my own. I'm a bit scared. Things will definetly be hectic until T and I come up with some sort of routine. Actually, I don't want to think about this now I want to enjoy the teeny bit of freedom that I have at this moment.
Tonight we're meeting up with some friends at Big Foot Lodge. I feel like its been AGES since I've done anything with friends at night. I'm excited but I know I'll need to make it an early night so nothing out of control. But do I ever really lose control??? Not for years! It'll be the usual group of us plus Ron's friend who just moved back from England and maybe Amanda. I hope its a good night. The last time I went to Big Foot it was okay, the crowd had definetly started to change. Well if it's lame we can always mosey on over to Little Cave. Actually, I should call Ron and see if he would rather go to Little Cave for a change of scenery?
Remember in the late 80s when you would constantly see people wearing Hard Rock Cafe tees and hoodies? Well, I wonder if there are people out there who saved all of these shirts thinking it would be a collectors item someday? Or did they all get donated to te Goodwill? Do people still buy Hard Rock Cafe parapenalia? I remember that my parent's friends would go on vacation somewhere and upon their return some of them would swing by our place to give my a present which was typically a Hard Rock shirt bearing the location of their vacation. AWwwww....Yeah, I wore it. Mostly at home or running errands with my mom. I wore a uniform for school so I didn't wear it there. I donated all of those shirts, collector schmolector! I think I was in middle school when the Hard Rock Cafe opened in Honolulu. It was super crowded, all the time. I remember the first time I went was with my mom and dad. I remember my dad getting kind of annoyed because they only offered valet parking and it was a bit of a rip off. Due to its location on the corner of a busy intersection there was no street parking. If you wanted to walk a bit you could find parking. My dad bit the bullet and we valet parked. Once we got in we waited. And waited. And waited. Luckily there were enough tchotchkes on the wall to keep us all occupied. Ultimately we all had a decent time. Awesome people watching, okay food and guess what....we walked out with a totally cheesy tshirt for me!
I want a new cell phone. I think I'm going to get a Sidekick or Blackberry. Most of my friends are all upgrading to Motorola Razrs. I don't really care about how thin my phone is. I care about needed functionality. I'm not much of a phone talker and its hard with a little toddler around who wants to constantly steal my phone but i'm a huge text messenger. Hence the sidekick and blackberry. I would like to buy my phone today but who know's if I'll have time to swing by a TMobile store.
Okay time to get out of bed. Need to shower. Eat breakfast. Get Kai's stuff together to take him to the doctor. Maybe skip the sitters and this afternoon Jen and Logan will be stopping by.
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Thursday, January 12, 2006
You're a Cappicinno!
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Sunday, January 8, 2006
The weekends sure do come and go! Yesterday I had the luxury of sleeping in, it was really nice and something I normally get to do. You see I'm not much of a sleeping in and napping kind of person so when I do sleep in it really is a treat. Anyway, after a slow lazy morning we decided to take Kai to Roxbury park. We packed some snacks and loaded the kids into the car and we were on our way. Yes there were parks closer to our house but we were all aching to drive somewhere for a change of scenery. Roxbury Park is very cute. They have separate play areas for kids 4 and under and 5 and over and a little area with play dinosaurs and there are these little vents around the dinosaurs that shoots steam up from the ground. There are also fake palm trees, and in the warmer months, the palm trees mist water for the kids to play in. It was a nice afternoon to go to the park. Kai really wasn't in the mood for sliding or swinging but he was having a great time playing in the giant sand area. It was nice to see him so happy and enjoying the outdoors. After the park we were starving and decided to pick up a pizza. We stopped off at Pagliacci's and ordered the giant pizza which is about 28 inches in diameter! Needless to say we'll be eating pizza for a couple of days. Yum!
During the week mom offered to watch both children today so T and I made brunch reservations at the Four Seasons, our favorite! The buffet is so scrumptous and I did good and didn't completely eat myself into a food coma. Nor did I make the brunch buffet mistake and load up on breakfast to the point that I couldn't eat anything else. We did see Mark Wahlberg again. He was there with his brother, daughter, girlfriend and Ving Rhames. After brunch we took the long way home and took a drive through the hills in Los Feliz and eventually headed home to our babies. Kai was so playful and mom was worn out!
So the fridge is sort of up and died on Thursday night. I noticed that it wasn't running nor was anything cold. By Friday it was still down and the food in there was slowly rotting. We saved what we could by packing the freezer, which was working fine, and buying some ice for the cooler and throwing some items in there as well. Since the warranty expired on my fridge T and I spent Friday night at Sears and looking for a new fridge. We found something we liked and one that will work with our kitchen remodel in a few months, and it'll be delivered tomorrow. I think the fridge knew we were replacing it so it suddenly came back to life on Saturday. I was tempted to return the new fridge but I don't have a ton of faith that it will continue to work. While the old fridge is working we're going to put it in our garage and use it to house extra frozen items and drinks.
Now that I've had the baby I can finally dye my hair. I swear child birth gave me a little patch of gray hair. I never noticed it pre-baby number one but I sure do notice it two babies later. I need to put that to an end and cover that sucker up. I've been wanting to lighten my hair to a more chocolatey color and finally found some hair dye that lightens dark brown and black hair. So I bought the nice lighter brown color and will try it out tomorrow.
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Thursday, January 5, 2006
After all the rain we had over the weekend I'm surprised at how nice and sunny the last couple of days have been. Today the sun is shining and the outside temperature is nice and toasty. My house remains relatively cool throughout the day so unless I go out to check the mail I never really know how warm the day is. I think I'm going to take advantage of the day and take Kai to the park this afternoon.
There's this TV station called Sprout and Kai watches it daily. Oh my god! I know the words to all the damn theme songs (Jay Jay the Jet Plane, Make Way for Noddy, Berstein Bears etc...)I know those of you with little one's have either lived through this or are currently going through this and probably laughing with me. I think I clock in more Sprout viewing time then anything else. Kai has videos but he doesn't really sit there watching it over and over, just once through and he's done. But this damn station!!!!!! It's hard for me to even describe what I think. Most of the shows are pretty educational and very toddler friendly but oh my sanity! We're planning on adding another Direct TV receiver to our bedroom so that way T and I won't both have to be subjected to Sprout and we can alternate chilling out in our bedroom watching Sprout-free television.
My mom gave me a book to read called A Million Little Pieces. At first I was skeptical because it had a big Oprah's Book Club sticker on it but after reading the first page I was totally sucked in. This is an autobiography of a 23-year old crackhead as he documents his life in rehab. The book is graphic and emotional. I'm not much of a reader so getting through the book in just a couple of days was a record for me. If you enjoy real life, non-fiction books I would recommend the book.
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Tuesday, January 3, 2006
I'm getting a bit of a cold. First my sinus cavities started aching. That's always the first sign for me. Today my nose started feeling stuffy and now (it's 8.14pm) i'm completely congested. I took some Sudafed and am just waiting for it to kick in.
I decided to get out of the house today. Around 10am we packed up and headed West towards Sherman Oaks and Van Nuys. I was craving some buttery pancakes so I stopped off at Norm's in Van Nuys. Of all the various restaurants I've eaten at Norm's and Vivian's are the only places that I really love their pancakes. Anyway after breakfast we stopped off at the Sherman Oaks Fashion Square. I didn't really want to shop mainly just walk around and get some exercise. The mall was empty so it was nice just to be able to stretch some. While we were there we hit the kid's stores. Although I have bins full of Kai's small clothes they are all to small for Van, even the newborn stuff, so I've had to go out and buy a few warm PJs and onesies. What I find strange is that i've had to buy preemie stuff so they fit correctly. Van looks small to me but I never thought preemie small. Oh well, I'm just happy I've been able to pick up a few items that fit him until he fattens up.
I watched a bit of the Rose Parade on TV yesterday. It was kind of boring. I used to live on the parade route in Pasadena just off of Colorado Blvd. That was kinda cool. I could literally step out to the edge of my driveway and see the parade go buy at the end of the street. One year T and I and some of his co-workers braved the cold and started saving spots the day before. We had chairs out on the street all chained up together. We had primo seating, probably just a block or two up from the Paseo on Colorado. Watching the parade live and in person is so much more exciting then watching it on TV. This year everyone looked so miserable with their rain ponchos on. I'm talking about spectators and parade participants. It was a train wreck. I'm surprised most of the floats remained in tact and beautiful Unfortunately I missed the float viewing today.
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Sunday, January 1, 2006
HAPPY NEW YEAR! I hope all who celebrated New Year's Eve had a fun and safe time!
We had a really mellow evening at home. We watched some movies, had some wine and occassionally channel surfed over to Dick Clarck's New Year's Rockin' Eve, or at least that's what I think it's called. I was depressed when they finally showed Dick Clark. It's amazing he was back on the boob tube. He looked good and had a really bad slurred speech. He explained that this was all a result of his stroke and had to relearn how to walk and speak. So sad but what determination! I was upset that when the finally showed Mr. Clark he spoke for a minute and the camera's cut away to the seen on the streets with his vocals over. That was just rude!
I think that as I've gotten older New Year's Eve just isn't what it used to be. I don't really care about partying all night and getting shit faced. Having children has nothing to do wit this as this trend started developing before Kai was born. T and I have had many a good times on New Years and believe we reveled (sp?) all night long. But now, it's just kinda eh. Seems like living in Los Angeles if you want to do anything exciting for New Years Eve you have to pay for it. I don't want to fucking pay , 0 or whatever to have fun with my friends. It seems like people here don't really throw parties on New Years Eve. We did it in Hawaii, Washington and Chicago. Those were fun times. I would imagine much more fun then shelling out cash for a ticket/cover, cash for overpriced New Year's eve drinks and cash to party with god knows how many people that are complete strangers to you. I sound old and cranky but I don't care. I miss parties at peoples homes. I remember one year at a New Year's Eve party in Chicago the clock struck midnight and my friends boyfriend decided it would be a good idea to streak. Now remember this is December in Chicago so it was like 5-degrees or something. So the house had a security gate to get on the property so when you exited you had to have a key to come back in or you have to be buzzed into the gate. So J ran out of the gate and started stripping down to everyting but a cowboy hat and he ran. And ran. And ran. Nobody was foolish enough to join him but believe we all stood out on the front porch to watch him act like a fool. Anyway he wanted back in cause he was cold, his boy parts probably inverted itself due to the cold. But anyway, he got back to the house and his clothes were missing. How, as spectators did we let his clothes get away? J panicked and began running around the streets looking for his clothes. He found them. Some homeless guy thought he struck gold when he found the clothes laying in the street and took them. J tried getting them back but the homeless guy pretty much said Finders Keepers but offered to sell them back to J. J ran back to the house had to borrow a couple of bucks to buy his clothes back. It was pretty hysterical and his poor girlfriend was so freakin' embaressed by his behavior. Thinking back on that night, it was actually really freakin' funny!
I'm beginning to feel sinus pressure building up in my face. I really hope I'm not getting sick! I've been able to get away with barely any colds or anything this year so I would hate to start off 06 with a cold or worse yet a flu. I need a flu shot. T and Kai both got one and I want one too. Especially with Van around.
So I've been holding out but T and I bought our new car just before xmas. Well we bought it but it's still at the dealership we are having them add running boards (fyi this portion has been slightly edited but if you have read this regularly you may already know what we're doing with our house and stuff). Feels good to pay cash for it, especially since I won't have to sit in the god damn finance office for half a day.! Feels good knowing we'll have a 3-row SUV and have lots of room for guests, road trips or big overzealous trips to Home Depot. Here's what we bought, Click Here. We bought it with all the bells as whistles like DVD Player, 6-CD changer, moon roof, heated seats, outside mirror defroster. You name this car probably has it. We got an out of this world deal on the car. we heard that car dealerships are desperate to get rid of 05 models before years end otherwise they need to pay a tax on all 05 cars. So we called the dealership explained the money thingy they said they can take a check and hold the car till the money clears the bank and bada-bing we got the wonderful, shiney new car at dealers cost. It came out cheaper then buying a 06 base-bare-boned model. Yippee! I'm so excited and I can't wait to have it in my possession. In preparation T and i have already bought Kai a new car seat for this car and Van a new car seat base.
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