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Hey all... I've been doing really good at posting on my NEW and IMPROVED blog.. its a website now! I haven't figured out how to have you subscribe to it yet but maybe after my test tomorrow I'll have some more time.
Saturday we got to spend the day with my cousin Laura and her new baby boy Drew. It was our first meeting and he is a total cutie pie!! He actually looks like a little old man! The first time I tried to give him the bottle he actually choked on the milk! OOPS!! I guess I'm gonna need to practice that one!
One of the sweetest things I heard all weekend was Laura telling me about how much she loves Drew. She said it was more love than she's ever known there could be. You could see the special look she had in her eyes when she looked at him... it was soooo sweet!! I want it!!!!
The Uria's came to the keys to meet the baby and that's always a good time =) It was pretty much a very relaxing day.. Here are some pics...
Today we spent the whole day studying... blah... but after studying and dinner and a movie at home we made a VIDEO!!
Its from our one year anniversary cruise to Cozumel back in March. We had a great time... take a look...
So THIS I did all on my own!!!! Its my first project on iMovie. It was actually pretty simple to do and I can't wait to work on my next one!
This video was made with some of my professional pictures that were taken here at our house before we left. The morning of the wedding all the girls came over to the house and got ready here. We had two stations for hair and make-up. I was a little nervous.. I won't lie! I remember every once in a while I would just scream because I was so excited! lol... I passed on the traditional "mimosas" and opted for RedBull and Vodka!!! WOOO HOOO! lol I wasn't drunk.. I SWEAR!!
We even practiced our dance routine - Get Low - in between getting ready! My mom and Natalie had to learn the dance we created the night before at about 12 midnight! Sandy and Sharrie work well under pressure!
And getting dressed in my room with my mom and sister was a real nice memory too. While my mom was placing my cross around my neck she said a small prayer for Harold and I.... I was in my make up already so crying was not an option... you can imagine how hard it was not to cry!!! All the girls were great that morning and really made me feel awesome! Thank you all!!!!
Here are some pics of the baby in the house... he gets cuter every day! He still hasn't learned to pee and poop in the grass and not ALL OVER THE HOUSE... but we'll keep him anyways!!
I don't think I posted this before but WE GOT A MAC!!!! I can not begin to tell you how much I LOVE my new computer!!! I don't know what took me so long to get with the program but here we are and I'm LOVING IT!!! lol
After a little trial and error I have figured out how to make videos and get them from a DVD (legally!!) and also how to put my pics into video... yes I should be studying... but I couldn't resist today...
My first project was ripping my wedding dvd and posting the intro video... its super cute and I hope you all enjoy.... this was 100% created by my videographer Kendall Video Production. I'll let you know when I start getting crazy making my own things! woo hoo!!
Yes you read right!!! I FINALLY got my wedding video!!!!! We watched the whole thing last weekend and it was soooooooo magical! I think everything happens for a reason and there is a reason it took almost a year and a half for me to get my video... its so that I would appreciate it even MORE!!!!! Watching the video made me fall in love with Harold all over again... ohh.. its such a beautiful thing! The video also did a great job capturing what a great time we had and how much love was involved on our big day!!! Everyone looks BEAUTIFUL!!!!! I just wanted to take a moment to say THANK YOU AGAIN for being part of our life and sharing your love with us... we love you!!!
Here is a highlight video that the videographer put together... As soon as I get some time I will try and upload some clips from the actual video so you can get an idea of how awesome my video is =) You can either click the link below or watch it here on my site.... just a little advice.. let the video load at least half way before watching it because it was bouncing around for me and it was nice to watch the whole thing straight! ENJOY!!!!!
Hi there! I don't know if you all were aware but I started weight watchers about 7 weeks ago. In February we are planning on going to Trinidad and Harold and I will be part of CARNIVAL!! We have skimpy outfits to wear and I got all inspired to lose weight! (plus I wanna make BABIES!! lol) So I started my weight watchers journey online. My first two - three weeks were hell.. I was hungry all the time... little by little it got better and I'm feeling pretty good for the most part and actually sticking to the plan! I wish I could say that I've already lost 20 pounds but if you have ever done weight watcher you know its not a quick fix diet... I'm dealing with this as best as I can! lol
When I got on the diet I also started a running plan called "Couch to 5K." Its a progressive program that is done three times a week. I started jogging for 60 seconds then walking for 60 seconds and week by week I ran a little more and a little longer.. As each week went by I was more and more excited to go for my little jog of 30 minutes and even got Harold to join me. When I got really excited about the jogging thing Harold took me to get a nice pair of shoes because mine were giving me nasty pains.. The day we got our new shoes I was all excited and did my regular run/walk for 30 minutes and had only gone 1.5 miles... i started to jog back the 1.5 miles back home and some how didn't stop! I was listening to my Wicked CD and got all inspired and tingly all over and just kept going!! I felt that "high" I thought was total BS! People... its not BS!!!!!!! Its AWESOME!!!!
I am SOOOOOOOOOOOOO happy to say that yesterday I ran my first FOUR MILES STRAIGHT!!!!!!!!! No walking in between or anything!!! 4 miles!!!!!!!!!!! I felt great!!! I ran for a little over an hour and was in total shock when I was done!! Harold did even better and ran almost 6 miles! How exciting!!
Here is the website that I used to get me going... http://www.coolrunning.com/engine/2/2_3/181.shtml I also used a free podcast I found on Itunes called Chubby Jones... she basically has music and every so often tells you to walk and run and YOU CAN DO IT! It totally helped me!!! I am seriously trying to make this a new lifestyle change for me... it feels so good I have no excuse not to make it part of my life. Its a great stress reliever and its good for you... AND I got like 10 activity points for my run yesterday!!!!!!! SWEEEET!!!!!!!!!
Today has been 8 years since that tragic day... where does time go?!? So everyone always wants to know what you were doing on that morning when everything changed... here is my story...
It actually starts the night before... Harold and I had some argument about who knows what... whatever it was I was pretty pissed when I left his house that night. In the morning we had a Judo class at FIU. I remember parking next to Harold's car and giving him a meaningless kiss hello... I was still pissed off at whatever had happened the night before and was ready to take care of business on the mats...
The car next to me had their windows down and I heard them announce on Power 96 that a plane had crashed into the World Trade Center. We didn't think anything of it at that moment... we had just been to New York City that summer in July and had just stood on top of one of the buildings. I remember telling him how crazy it was that we were on top of a lot of the little airplanes passing by. We thought that one of those little airplanes had crashed into the building and it was probably just a little bump... how wrong were we!
When we walked into class there were people sitting around a little TV our teacher had brought out. Since we had already heard the news we got ready on the mats and started stretching and fighting. I remember totally releasing the stress of the night before on the mats and wanting to kick his ass. I don't know at what point the teacher finally said that we should "come and watch what was going on because history was about to be made right before our eyes..."
I think we watched the screen for about 2 minutes before the first tower went down. Everything was so still in the room... I don't think anyone took a breath... Then went the second building... at that moment I had no idea what any of this meant or how bad any of it could really be. I think I was walking to my car when I got a call from my mom... she was very quiet and asked if I knew what was going on. I said yes and then heard her crying... I remember asking why she was crying... All she said was that this was a very sad thing. That just goes to show how immature I was at 20 years old.
From FIU we went to Harold's house and watched TV for hours and hours and hours... I think it was sometime that night something clicked inside me and I said to myself "this is BAD" - I can remember that empty feeling inside and the sadness that took over my body. We sat on Harold's couch and he held me while I cried and cried to make up for all the tears I didn't know to cry. I remember telling Harold how stupid it was whatever we were fighting about the night before and that you just never know what is going to happen.... everything can be there one second and gone the next.
It was such a sad time... it’s so sad that it ever happened... but in all bad things there is that little piece of sunshine... I also remember being proud to be American and feeling closer than ever to family and friends... when I said "I love you" to my parents or my sister or anyone it was meant with real emotion. I was thankful to be alive and to have so much... these are the things we need to remember and never forget.
I'm attaching a video of a song that always takes me back to this time... I think it says everything that went through my mind at that time... enjoy...
I LOVE each and everyone one of you like I did that day and am grateful to have you in my life.
