Birthday Boy

This post is a little late...

I wanted to add picture of the day, but shortly after I loaded the pictures to my computer, the computer totally crashed.  I lost everything!!!  That night we made a mad dash rush to the Geek Squad, needless to say it is now three weeks later and I still don't have my computer back or any pictures.  I am so upset because like an idiot...I deleted the pictures off the camera before I saved them to anywhere like I usually do.  I will never do that again!

Over the weekend (Of November 6th) we had the honor to celebrate Adams 19th birthday.  We didn't celebrate big this year again.  I can't afford to do a big party every year.  We decided to do a bar-b-que.  We had angus steak, baked potatoes and snap peas.  It was all delicious.  No birthday is complete without cake and ice cream.  We found an Italian Creme cake.  It was soooo good!  I couldn't eat my whole piece (I didn't want to think of all the calories going in!) Adam loved it, he devoured a huge piece, plus ice cream (that's OK, that's what a birthday is for).  He also spent some time hanging out with his friends over the weekend as well.  I'm trying to grasp the reality that mama isn't the center of his world anymore :( but I think deep down he still cares (at least that's what I want to believe).

It seems like he was just a little boy not too long ago.  Now he is grown and in the world trying to figure out who he is. At this point in his life it seems like all he wants to do is go out and ride the dirt bike.  Sometimes I don't even realize he has left to go do it. As long as he is safe I'm okay with him going, but in all honesty I don't really like the idea of him going out and riding alone. Too much can happen.  I have known a few people who have had little accidents while out riding who have been killed. All I can do is hope nothing will happen.

I have also noticed lately that Adam loves to watch Sponge Bob Square Pants.  Everyday when we come home from work its on.  I can't figure out what is so funny about the show.  Not too long ago there was something on the news that said watching Sponge Bob makes kids stupid....hummm some days I wonder if Adam has watched too much Sponge Bob over the years.

Anyway, Adam is a good kid.  I know one day he will accomplish great things, but it's only convincing him to believe that.  I had many hopes and dreams for him, but he doesn't seem to want to listen to his parents (suppose its the age thing).  Hopefully one day :?

Pet Peeves...

So I have several things that really irritate me.  I never really thought that much bothered me, but while in Washington several things began to bug me...kinda like nails scratching on a chalk board effect!!!  When I hear or see these things, I seriously cringe.  So what you may be asking are these things that send shivers down my spine and make my teeth grit in pain because it bothers me so much...

Well....

• Pronunciation of certain words...like Tuesday!  Tuesday should be pronounced as tooz-dey! (Notice...DEY?) When I was in elementary school I was taught that its TuesDAY.  Not TuesDEE! I began to think that I had learned to say it wrong, but I know for a fact I didn't.  I wonder if it was a regional thing because I had never heard it said that way before and by so many people in the area.  REALLY?  Whenever I hear Tuesday said as Tuesdee, I repeat to myself Tuesday, its Tuesday! Weird!!! But coming from the source I heard it from the most... it explains a lot!
• Dirty public restrooms...OK I know this is very random because all public restroom are dirty, but I'm talking about public restrooms that look like they haven't been cleaned in weeks.  The restroom at the office building I work at is one of them.  I absolutely hate going into the restroom while I'm at work because most often the women's restroom has toilet paper all over it.  And it just isn't toilet paper...IT'S FREAKING USED TOILET PAPER ON THE GROUND BESIDE THE TOILET!!!   When I saw this I just about puked!  Seriously people, it isn't hard to get the toilet paper into the hole of the toilet!
• Have and Have Not's- People who think they have something, but in reality they don't.  They try to act as if they do have something (you chose what it is, it can be anything...money, style, clothes, cars, etc).  I have an issue with those who think they have it when they really don't.  Or on the other side, people who judge someone because they think someone has something.  I get this judgement on a regular basis because I drive a nice sports are.  I have heard and been told by many people that I have money because of the car I drive.  Little do they know I don't have any money!!! This is very hard for me to deal with because people assume one thing but really it is nothing like they assume.(Heck I may even fit into this category, but I sure try to watch myself)
• Rude people!!!  Rude people bug me, especially when they have nothing to be rude about.  Many times people treat others wrongly when they have no reason to.  I have experience this more so lately.  I have made the decision to treat everyone as equals and just as nice as everyone else.  If I am kind I would hope others would be reciprocate the kindness.
• People who swear in public 
• Employees who smoke in from of their work place...really people? I don't like walking through your smoke to go into the store.  Move somewhere else so the public doesn't see the people who are suppose to represent their company smelling up the place!
• There are a few other things that bother me, but these at the moment are tops!!!

I know everyone in the world has something that bothers them to the core.  These are mine, which I will continue to work on getting over.  I know people aren't perfect just like I'm not perfect, but really people!?. 

Halloweinie

Okay, so everyone that knows me really well knows that I absolutely love Halloween.  There is so much to the day that I love.  I plan for months ahead what our theme will be for our costumes for the year.  Seriously...I obsess about it!  This year, I came up with a fairy costume simply at random.  One day I was going through some stuff and found a bunch of socks that were missing mates...I always have at least one or two socks that come up missing.  So my costume idea this year was to be the "MISSING SOCK FAIRY"....only thing is, the idea never came to be.  I have been so crazy busy, I ran out of time to make my costume :(  That's okay, I always have next year.

This year I decorated a pumpkin, but not with the usual jack-o-lantern face.  I decided to add some glitter to the pumpkin.  I totally glitterized it.  Pure sparkly gold!!! I absolutely loved it as well as everyone else that saw it.  I just felt like doing something different than what I usually do.  Glitterized pumpkin was a total hit with all the little kids, they would poke at it and stare.  It was fun to watch them.  (More on pumpkin later)

My Glitterized Pumpkin!!!

So instead of dressing up and walking on the roads watching people, we decided to stay home and pass out candy.  I love passing out candy as well.  Our street can get about 300 + trick or treaters because of the little haunted houses some of the neighbors have.  This year I think we had just about that, which was about the same as last year.  I had to keep telling my mom to go back in the house to get more candy (so when that kept happening I started just handing out one piece of candy).  Giving candy in this neighborhood can be very expensive and we can run out fast if we don't plan ahead.  (Thanks mom! She plans well!)

We had our far share of princesses, Transformers, witches, zombies, ninjas, bumble bees, alligators, dinosaurs, a couple Dorothy & Totos, Spiderman, Batman, and Jokers and several I had no idea what they were.  I have to say, I got kinda tired of seeing the Scream mask...so I started commenting to the kids about their costumes.  I wasn't mean, I was having fun with them (I have to add, I like giving the teenagers a hard time).  Anyway when I finally saw about the 10 Scream mask with its mouth wide open...I asked "Are you tired, because you seem to keep yawning?"  When Adam heard me ask that, he just about fell off his chair laughing.  Some other kids that came through dressed up I had to guess who they were dressed as.  I got Snooki right!  I had the girl wait before I gave her the candy so I could guess.  When I guessed right she laughed (I guess she thought I was too old to know who Snooki is).  Then there was another kid dressed up as another Jersey Shore guy, but it wasn't The Situation.  Yeah ok!  Then I had to guess again a little later.  Some girl walked up with these green shorts on (short, shorts that is) with suspenders.  Her hair was high on her head too.  So I said..."Snooki?"  She turned, laughed and said NO!!!( duh like I should know).  I said "Oh, I'm sorry, who are you suppose to be?"  Get this....she said "LUIGI!"  Huh, Luigi doesn't look like Snooki in short booty shorts and high hair! Luigi is Marios brother...GIRLFRIEND you were Snooki, but just told our mom you were Luigi so you wouldn't get in trouble for looking a little skanky!

So we finished handing out or candy and went in and shut the front light off.  Well some kids refused to accept the fact that the lights were out.  We got some kids banging on the door, so Nicole went and opened it and said that we were out.  Then closed the door and came into the family room at the back of the house.  Next thing I know, Josh is swearing and running down the steps and running outside.(He had the bedroom window open and heard something going on)  Seems the little visitors were wanting more than candy...they BASHED, YES BASHED my glitterized pumpkin in our driveway.  I couldn't figure out what Josh was doing, so I went out and some lady was telling Josh that these kids were causing problems down at the haunted house at the neighbors. When I saw my fabulous pumpkin, I was mad.  The lady pointed out who the kids were, so of course I go running off after them.  They were at the Bowens house when I got to them and sat down outside their house. I walked up to them and asked who they thought they were going to peoples houses ruining their property.  They all denied it though...HELLO, people saw you doing it.  I yelled at them to get away from that house and that they weren't welcome, I even said get out of our neighborhood!  When I was yelling at them Bowens came outside and asked what was going on...I told them what was happening and that I told them to get out of the neighborhood.  They appreciated what I did. 

Anyway, I still love Halloween.  I don't like that adults in their 30s think its cute to trick or treat (without a little kid).  I get upset because HELLO GO BUY YOUR OWN FREAKING CANDY LIKE THE REST OF US!!! Another thing that gets me...these parents who bring out their brand new babies...this lady walked up with a zebra covered stroller.  I said, "Oh a zebra?" Jokingly.  She laughed and said no, then pulled the zebra blanket up to show us her month old baby.  I was like, what?  Lady it was cold outside and I know for a fact that baby isn't eating any candy!  

I do however LOVE that people get into the spirit and dress up with their kids.  Some of my favorites last night were the fast food group:Wendy, Jack, Panda Express to go box, Lady Gaga (who I guessed was the Joker), got laughed at and was told "Nope Lady Gaga!"  Seriously, the little girl wasn't even 2 yet!  But they get creativity points for attempting.  Heck anything goes when it comes to Lady Gaga right? Ohhh I almost forgot and honorable mention for the little girl that was dressed in gold sequins that looked like my gold glittered pumpkin.

All in all, it was another memorable Halloween that's for sure.