FRIDAY! And show us your life - baby names

It's FRIDAY! Do you know what that means?!?

TOMORROW is my 21st birthday!!!!

It shall be very, very fun! :)

I'm just glad I will be spending it with Tony!

It sucks that I'm the oldest out of most of my friends, so I gotta wait until June, when two of my good friends, turn 21 to go get some drinks with them! Booo! ;)

I can wait... I guess!

So..

I will definitely let y'all know how it goes! :)

If you don't already know what I'm doing for my 21st birthday..go here!

Today I have a ton to do!

Since I have already take 4 finals, and I only have 1 left (that's next Wednesday) I thought I could take a break from studying and enjoy my Friday!

So I'm going to do a little shopping and get a cute top for Saturday night.

I'm also going to stop by my old job that I worked at from Oct '06 - Dec '07. I stopped working there because I realllly needed to focus on school.

It's a daycare.

I'm going to go by there tomorrow and fill out another application and see if I can get the job back!

I also might meet up with my girl, Mary, and get some Starbucks!

So, it's going to be a very relaxing day!

I gotta rest up for Saturday night! ;)

Also, today is Show Us Your Life Friday!

The topic is baby names!

So obviously it's going to be a good while before I have children because I'm not even married yet.

Sooooo...

I think it'd just be fun to name some names that I love!

I do have names that I really really like for a girl and a boy!

Yes, Tony and I have talked a little bit about baby names, but obviously not a lot since we are not even married.

He mentioned that he liked this name, and I agreed with him! Now I don't have middle names picked out or anything, because like I said, I'm not even married yet so I haven't really thought about baby names in detail.

Isabella

I think it is just such a pretty name! Tony and I also talked about that we would probably just call her Bella (and no, not because of that Twilight girl). It's an italian name that means "In Gods name" or "For the Love of God". How cool is that?

Another girl name that is my new favorite and that I am most certain will most likely be my daughter's name (that is, if I have one)

Ava

Ahh I just love love love it! Ava is a latin name, and since I'm half puertorican and she would be puertorican too, it would be perfect. It means "like a bird". Cool, eh?

There is another girls name that I really like. I was thisclose to be named it. My mom wanted it to be my name SO bad, but my dad really didn't. So, ever since she told me that I was almost named this, I kinda told her I would name my daughter (if I have one) this.. But, we'll see. ;)

Aubrey

It's really pretty! It's a French name (which I'm like 30% of or something). But I don't like the meaning.. "Elf Ruler".. Eh not so much. But I wouldn't have to tell her what it meant. ;)

I also love this name.

Hadley

Don't you? Maybe? It's an English name meaning "Heath Near The Wasteland".. Hmm.. I still think it's a unique and gorgeous name.

So, for a boys name, I haven't really thougt about. There are a ton of boys names that I like.

Mason

Jayden

Brayden

Peyton

Let's just say it's going to be SUPER hard to pick which one I would want to name my son! Mason is a German name and it means "Stone Worker". Jayden is an English name meaning "Green Gemstone". Brayden is an English name meaning "Broad Valley" and Peyton is a Latin name meaning "Village Warrior". Peyton is the only name that has a cool meaning, plus it's Latin. But we'll see! I still have a long time before I have to decide!!

Night night!

P.S. Please don't think I'm thinking of having a baby anytime soon! It will probably be at least 5 years before I even start trying, that is if I'm married by then! God is in control and only He knows when the time will come. :)

Someone's Back!

Yeah..that's me! :)

Sooo much has been going on this week! Mostly with school..

I had a paper due and a test! Finals start next Thursday and I'm not lookin' forward to it. :/

Oh oh oh! My birthday is in 1 week! :) Can you believe it?! I can't!

I remember when I was younger and me and my friends would dream about turning 21! Haha! And now it's happening in 1 week!

Tony has some surprises in store, but what I do know is that we are going to The Melting Pot! Yuuum! :)

I have been sick for the past week, and it sucks. I'm not sure what it is, maybe a sinus infection, but it really sucks.

I'm FINALLY beginning to feel better, though.

Thank God!

But now I gotta go take a shower and get pretty for my love! :)

I will post more tomorrow! Have a great Saturday!

Weekend Recap and Other Rambligs

Soo this weekend was pretty good, to say the least! Friday, as usual, Tony and I met at Trader Joes to do some grocery shopping. We decided we wanted to get a pizza for Friday night. Once we got back to his apartment, we also decided we wanted to rent a movie. So, we went to a Red Box and was going to rent "Zombieland", but it was out, so we decided on getting "Where the Wild Things Are". It was a really cute movie!

Saturday we went to go look at phones since I'm getting a new one for my birthday! So, I decided on this one!

It's a Palm Pixi and I LOOOVE it! It's all touch except for the keys. So, basically I cannot wait for my birthday!!

After spending all day with my babes I left around 4:30 to head back to my place to get ready to have girls night with Mary!!

We met up at the mall, did some window shopping, then headed to dinner at Chili's. Again. :) It was so fun! Here are a few pics from the night..

I'm the brunette if you didn't already know! ;)

So, anyways, it was a great night!

Sunday I woke up and scrubbed down my bathroom (it reallllly needed it!)

Then I mowed the lawn. Yeah, 'lil 'ol me.

Let's just say I'm going to leave that job for Tony if we end up living together!

Man, oh, man. The flap that is on the bottom that is supposed to keep the grass and stuff from flying out and up at you, yeah, it wasn't present.

Let's just say I had grass/dirt on my nose, ears, MOUTH, hair, and everywhere else on my body. It. was. disgusting. Seriously.

Never again.

Then after I got cleaned up, I headed to my dad's house for dinner. :)

We had rice and barbeque ribs! Mmm!

By the way, if you like white rice, my dad and grandfather (Papa) make the BEST! It's my favorite food because of them!

Then, I came home and did a little studying.

And then watched a little of the Country Music Awards! Go Carrie and Miranda!

Today was spent at school and Tony's place. :) Pretty nice, relaxing Monday!!

I hope ya'll had a great Monday!!

You don't choose your family. They are God's gift to you, as you are to them.

What a great weekend! Although, most of my weekends are great. ;)

Friday night after Tony got off work and worked out, we headed to Sweet Tomatoes to take advantage of their salad buffet and other yummies!

Then we came back home, cuddled up on the couch and watched some TV.

He woke up Saturday morning at 7:30, gave me a kiss on the forehead and went into the living room to watch TV so I could sleep longer. :) I love those kisses on the forehead!! Eventually, I got out of bed at 10 AM!

Then we had to leave at noon-ish so Tony could go sign his lease for his new apartment!!! :) I still can't get over the fact that he will literally be 3-5 minutes away from me. 5 minutes with traffic, 3 minutes if it's like past 9 PM. :) I'm super psyched.

So, he dropped me off at my house so I could take a shower and get ready for the day. He came back and got me around 2PM after he signed his lease.

We headed back to his place and watched Shallow Hal. We were waiting on his sister April, her husband Ryan, their daughter Madison, and Tony's mother to arrive to his parent's house. April is an Elementary School teacher so it is her spring break this week.

Also, Tony's mother was staying with them to babysit Madison because they couldn't find a babysitter. So, they had to bring her back down here! (they live in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina)

So, around 4PM Saturday, we headed over to Tony's parent's house and they had already arrived. We sat around and chatted and watched Madison be goofy. I could watch her all day. She is so entertaining. She is 13 months and a delight!

If Tony and I get married, I get to call her my niece. How lucky would I be?! Gosh! :)

Then, we all decided we were hungry and since Madison had to be asleep by 7PM, we decided to order some food and go pick it up. We ordered from Buffalos Wild Wings Cafe. Yum!

So sat around, ate, and talked.

Tony and I left around 8:30 to go back to the apartment to chill.

I love his family. I really do. They are just the sweetest people. What an amazing family to be married into. We'll see! ;-)

So, today I had to write a paper for Philosophy! Oh joy! (notice the sarcasm)

Then went over to my dad's for the usual dinner. I love him!

Tomorrow is Monday..

I get to go see Tony's family again. I'm stoked.

Seeing Tony with Madison is such a joy. I just know he'd be a great dad someday!

That's all folks..

I'm POOPED.

Night.

"Rain Is A Good Thing"

Great song by Luke Bryan.

It's been raining nonstop here in the Atlanta area. I love it! The only time I like it is when I'm not doing anything outside or I'm at home all day. And I've been at home all day for the past two days that it's been raining! It's so relaxing!

Last night on American Idol, it was guys night. Michael Lynche did the best, but not far behind him was Lee Dewyze! He did great! He ALWAYS does great. The other contestants were just so-so. I think Andrew Garcia did the worst though. I definitely think he will be one of the two guys leaving tonight.

For the girls, I think Lily Scott and Paige Miles will be leaving. We will see, though!

So, tomorrow is Friday. This week has been my Spring Break and it has been pretty good. VERY relaxing, which I had planned. MAY NEEDS TO GET HERE! Mostly because Tony is moving literally a few minutes away from me, AND it's my 21st birthday. So yeah. It needs to be here ASAP!

Not sure what Tony and I will be doing this weekend. I know we will be getting sushi at some point. MMM! But, dunno about what else. Honestly, it doesn't matter to me. As long as I'm with him, it doesn't matter what we are doing. :-) That's the great thing about LOOVE!

Here is what Lee Dewyze sang last night.. "Fireflies" By Owl City. I definitely think he will make the Top 3 if not win!



Until next time...

"I've got a wonderful feeling, Everything's going my way"

It's been a couple days! Sorry guys! Or shall I say girls? Sunday all I did ALL day was lounge around and watch T.V.! It was a very, very relaxing day to say the least! I watched the Oscars Sunday night and I'm SO glad Sandra Bullock won Best Actress! She was great in "The Blind Side".

Monday, I stayed in all day AGAIN (I'm taking advantage of my Spring Break!) and I watched T.V. and just chilled. I was very content. I just wish Tony didn't have to work so he could of enjoyed it with me! Then last night I headed over to Tony's and we watched 'The Bachelor: Jason and Molly's Wedding'. It was SO gorgeous and romantic. It started pouring down rain when they were reciting their vows, but it was beautiful!

Then, again, today I relaxed ALL day! What a GREAT week this has been because I haven't  had ANY worries about school! I have just been 'takin' it easy'! Tonight I headed over to Tony's and we watched American Idol! Actually, I watched American Idol while Tony browsed the web on his laptop sitting next to me.

I thought the girls did kinda sucky tonight. One of my faovrite girls, Katie Stevens, didn't do too well. Actually, she was one of the worst of the night, in my opinion. My other two favorites, Katelyn Epperly and Didi Benami, did okay. Crystal Bowersox did pretty good, and so did Lacey Brown. I think they did the best!

Tomorrow is the guys' night. We will see how that goes! Until then..

Nighty night!

What a Weekend!

My weekend has been great so far! Friday night we stayed in and curled up on the couch and watched Russell Peters stand up comedy! He is TOO funny! If you don't know who he is, go look him up on youtube and watch him! SO hilarious! Then today Tony, me, and Mike (his roommate) went to go look at apartments around 11AM. Tony and Mike are moving to Alpharetta since it's closer to Tony's work. So, we first went to AMLI. We took a look at two apartments and really, really liked them. We left there and stopped off at Chick-fil-A and Tony and got a grilled chicken sandwich and a fruit cup with diet lemonade and I got the grilled chicken sandwich and a diet coke. YUM!

Then, we proceeded on to three more apartment complex's. None of them were as nice as AMLI! So, as Mike and Tony decided that AMLI was the one, they talked about how they would come back tomorrow to put an application in and seal the deal. :)

WELL, I suggested to just do it today since we were over there anyway and there was no need to come back tomorrow! Tony agreed and called up Mike and they headed over and put an application in and set the deal! They are moving in May 15th!!

I'm really excited for Tony because he will be saving a ton of money per month on gas! PLUS, he will literally be 3 minutes away from my house!! No more having to drive 45 minutes to go see him! (Even though I'd do it anyway ;) )

Now, we just wait for May 15th to get here and I CAN'T wait! Looks like May is going to be a pretty awesome birthday! Tony is moving down the street and I'm turning 21!! :) WOOT!

So, after they finished the deal, we headed back to Tony's place and relaxed for a little bit and then decided to go eat some mexican at Los Reyes!

It's a really cool restaurant! We got some chips and salsa and queso for appetizer. Tony and I both got the same thing for entree. One beef taco, one beef burrito, rice and refried beans. Yum! It was delish!

Then we headed back to Tony's and curled up and watched some more of Russell Peters. This guy is really funny. I'm tellin' ya!

Now I'm here blogging! What a GREAT weekend so far! Tomorrow I'm just going to relax al day!

Have a great rest of your weekend everyone!

I love family time!

Well, I got back from Myrtle Beach about an hour and a half ago. I got settled in, took a shower, and got online to see what I've missed! I haven't even unpacked yet! For some reason, unpacking sucks much more than packing! Ugh! Anyways.. Let me tell you about my wonderful trip!

At 9AM on Saturday morning, Ashley ( Tony's sister if you didn't know) got dropped off by her fiance, Kirk at Tony's apartnment. Perfect timing, because Tony and I were just walking down to put our stuff in his car. Then we greet them and Tony starts the car to get it warmed up and Ashley and I get in, waiting for Tony to get the rest of his stuff. So then we leave the apartment, and stop to get some gas. After that, we decided that we are pretty hungry, so we stop at Mrs. Winners and we each got a chicken biscuit! Mmm! So then we are on our way! About halfway there we stop at Augusta at this place called Stuckey's and we grab some snacks and then head on again! We finally arrive at April and Ryan's house at 3:30 PM and there are tons of family there. Ryan's side of the family, and April's. Madison is wearing the CUTEST dress that is red with a ladybug on it and her name! She is also wearing black tights and the cutest black shoes. I see her walking and I can't believe she can walk now! So, we open presents and then sing happy birthday and Maddy starts licking the icing off her cake. And she's lovin' it!

So, meanwhile we are all standing around and chit-chatting. We decide to head out with everyone and grab some dinner at this really good seafood restaurant (can't remember the name) and Tony and I get a Volcano Roll! Yumm! It had crab, asparagus, and cream cheese in it! So good! Then we head back to the condo where Ashley, Tony, me, and Tony's parents are staying. It's a 3 bedroom 2 bath condo. Really nice! Then we all sit down and start talking about stuff. :) It was good to catch up with them! Then everyone heads to bed. I finally get to sleep around 12:30 AM.

This morning was Madison's christening. So, we were told to be at the church bright and early at 8AM. Tony and I heard we had to leave at 7:30AM, so we decided to get up at 6:45 AM and get ready to go. We head out at 7:30 and get to the church. Come to find out, the service is at 8:30 instead of 8. So, everyone was kinda like what?! Because we could of slept longer! And trust me, sleep is precious!

So then Maddy gets christened and after the minister is done saying the prayer and all the things he needs to say for her to be christened, she starts clapping. Immediately the whole church starts laughing then clapping with her. It was the funniest thing!! And SO cute, of course! Then after the service, it was 9:30AM, and by this time Tony and I are STARVING, so Tony, me, Ashley, and their parents head over to Bob Evans to get some breakfast! I had the biscuits and gravy! Mmm! Then we head over to April and Ryans and hang out with them for a little bit.

We head out around 1:30. We stop at the gas station to get some snacks and we were on our way! We also stopped at Captain D's. Yum! I got the fried fish and fries! Haha. We drop Ashley off at her apartment then head back to Tony's and I grab my stuff and come back home. Now, here I am! Haha!

What a great trip I had though! I LOVE Tony's family. Like LOVE LOVE! Haha. And I love spending time with them! I love being able to get away with Tony also. Seeing how he is with his family, makes me fall in love with him all over again!

I feel like during this trip I've gotten closer to his family. Especially his sister, Ashley. We get along great! Ahh, what a great family to be apart of! Now, all I need is a ring! ;-)

No, but really. If Tony and I do get married, what an honor it will be to be apart of his family!

Well, off I go to sleep! The past two nights I've gotten 6 hrs of sleep. I'm usually running on 8 or 9! Haha! So, now I'm going to go to sleep and may never wake up! No, I kid. Haha!

Goodnight!!

Madison and Tony's sister, Ashley!

Maddy lookin' cute!!

Busy weekend ahead!

It's Friday! Yay! I have already started on my laundry, so once that is done then I can get to packing for Myrtle Beach this weekend! Too bad it's only gonna be in the 50's up there. I wish it would be in the 80's so I can lay out on the beach! Oh well, it's not like we would have time anyways. We are probably going to be getting there around 3PM and then probably go to the condo and drop our things off and get settled in, then go to Tony's sister and brother-in-law's house to celebrate Madison's 1st birthday. Then we will be spending time with them that night, then the next morning we are going to Maddy's christening and leaving after that to come back to ATL. So, it will be a short trip indeed, but it will be fun. :)

Tony's parents already left this morning, so they will be there before us. We would of left today also, but Tony had to work. BOO! ;P

Well, off to shower and get things ready for the trip!

I hope everyone has a safe and wonderful weekend! I will blog once I get back from Myrtle Beach!

Thursdays are my Friday!

Since I don't have class Thursday, it's basically when my weekend begins. I only have classes on Mondays and Wednesdays, so I guess you could say my weekend starts on Wednesdays at 3:45, but they really start on Thursday for me.

I love Thursdays because I don't have class, and I get to see Tony. Although, I see him everyday because he comes over for lunch, I get to see him tonight for longer than 30 minutes! Since when he is over on his lunch break, it's only for about 30 minutes since he has to go back to work. :(

This weekend is going to be a busy one! Tomorrow I'm gonig to do a 'lil shopping for a new shirt or some nice black pants. I also have to do some laundry since I now have no clean clothes, since I'm a procrastinator. Then I have to pack for my and Tony's weekend trip to Myrtle Beach. I'm really pumped to get away for a couple days! I also more pumped that I get to see Tony's amazing family that I LOVE! Plus, it's his niece's birthday (which is the reason we are going up there this weekend) and I haven't see her in 6 months! So, I can't wait to see how grown up she's gotten!

So, tomorrow is going to be a busy, busy day. I think we are leaving town around 9AM Saturday morning. Which isn't TOO bad. But, I will having to be getting up around 8ish. Bummer! Haha. Oh well! I can do it! :)

Hope everyone has a GREAT Thursday!

Spring is in the Air!

Today was such a beautiful day! Tony and I decided to meet up at 1 PM to go to Honda Carland to check out the Civic we saw online! It opened at 1:00, so we wanted to be the first people there so no one else could steal his car! :-P We were the first ones there and found the Civic! Come to find out, it was actually priced $5,000 lower online that it actually was! Someone made a mistake and posted it for the wrong price online! So, since they HAVE to sell it for the price it was online, Tony got a GREAT deal! He decided to buy it! He would save about $55 on car payments and around $67 on gas a month! This is huge! Since his Explorer ate up gas!

It took 2 hrs to finally close the deal, but it was ok because it was well worth it! Tony needed a more fuel efficient car because he drives to Alpharetta from Kennesaw 5 days a week for work! That's 40 miles a day! Tony is moving to Alpharetta in May once his lease is up at his apartment now, so he can be closer to work. Where he is wanting to move is basically 2 miles away from work, and 2 miles and 3 minutes away from me!!! I'm more than excited that the love of my life is going to be just a few minutes down the street! Literally! Ahh! Only 3 more months! So, back to the car. Once he moves to Alpharetta, he will be saving a ton of money because instead of having to drive 40 miles to work, 5 times a week, it will only be about 4 miles! AWESOME!

I'm so very excited for him! After he bought the car, we decided to head to Kroger so I can get somethin' for my mom. I was lovin' the way the car rides! That's all I have done today! Pretty successful day, to say the least! Tomorrow is Monday again, the weekends always go by so fast! But, it's ok! I'm just glad I only go to school twice a week! I'm taking one class on campus and 5 online! Crazy you might think?! Neh, it's not as bad as you think. I love online classes. Too bad once I get into my major classes, I won't be taking 'em online anymore. Oh well!

Tony's old car - 2006 Ford Explorer

Tony's new car! :-) 2008 Honda Civic

Desperate Housewives tonight and Keeping Up With the Kardashians! Two of the many shows I watch a week! :-P

Have a great rest of the night!

Lovin' Saturdays

Saturdays used to be a day that I would cherish, only for the reason that it was one out of two days where I could sleep in. But now I cherish it because I get to spend all day with Tony! Tony and I decided to go look at this Honda Civic out in Buford at the Honda Mall of Georgia that was a really good price! So I met him at his apartment at 12 PM and we headed out around 1 PM, thinking it was early enough that the Civic wouldn't be gone. Well, come to find out, everyone likes to be out and about on Saturdays so we hit some traffic which put us back probably about 20 minutes. We got to the dealership and come to find out 30 min earlier someone already bought the car! We were both disappointed! So, we left there, and we were starving so we decided to stop at this mexican place called La Cazuela. We got some chips and salsa and Tony got some enchiladas and I got some carnitas. It was a pretty good place.

Then we headed back to Tony's place and got online and started looking at more Honda Civic's around the area. We found one that we liked that is at Honda Carland out in Alpharetta, so we are going to go look at it tomorrow. It's a coupe and pretty nice! Hopefully it will still be there tomorrow!

Today was a great day overall! Not looking forward to tomorrow and next week because of school. ERG! Oh well.. Gotta do what you gotta do!

Finally Friday!

It's finally Friday, people! This week actually went by pretty fast compared to last week, which was draggin' along. Today I did the usual for the first part of the day, which was workout and spend lunch break with Tony. Then, I left at 6 PM to go to Tony's apartment. We decided to stay in and figure out which dealerships we are going to visit tomorrow. He is trading in his Explorer for a more fuel efficient car. Trying to save some money! So, he is thinking of getting a new Honda Civic. We found one online for a great price with low mileage! So we are going to take a look at it tomorrow! Hopefully someone has not already snatched it up! So, that is basically all we did tonight.. and watch some of the Olympics.

I can't believe there is one more week of February! Where has the time gone? Just yesterday I was sitting at Indigo (Tony's sister's restaurant) eating great food with Tony for New Years Eve! Crazy how time flies when you're having fun! ;-P

Next Saturday Tony, his sister Ashley, and me are headed up to Myrtle Beach just for 1 night to celebrate Tony's niece, Madison's, 1st birthday! It's a big deal and I can't wait to celebrate! We are going to head out around 9AM Saturday morning to hopefully get there around 3-3:30 PM in time for the party! We're gonna stay at a condo that Tony's wonderful parent's are getting, with his parents and Ashley. It will be a short trip, but fun nonetheless. We are gonna come back to ATL Sunday morning after Madions's christening! We aren't going up there to lay on the beach, since it will be cold obviously. But, we will probably go up there again once summer hits.

So, I'm very excited that I have finally found out what I wanna do with my life. Being an Elementary School Teacher will be so rewarding! I cannot wait! :-) Took me long enough to figure it out! So, since Tony's other sister (he has three sisters btw), April, is an Elementary Teacher, then there will be two teachers in the family! That is, if we get married! ;-)  Hopefully I will graduate in May 2012 or December 2012! That is what I'm planning on! We will see! There is no time limit that I must graduate, but I'd like to graduate on those times so that way I can have a job faster and start making that dough!

Well, off to bed I go! It's been a LONG day! NIGHT!