Time Is Flying By

I can not believe how fast this week has gone by !!!

Just last Saturday I sent Andreas off to a birthday party for one of his friends from work.
Why didn't I go ???

First of all.....it was in Compton.
Yes.
THAT Compton.

Second, the last time I went there for a birthday party Andreas, lied out his butt PROMISED that everyone there was going to speak English.
Yeah Right.
The only time they spoke English was to tell me that I really needed to learn Spanish.

And then the Mariachi band came out. And those trumpets were LOUD. So loud that you could barely hear the helicopter that was over head beaming its searchlight all over the place

But the worst part was when Andreas went to the bathroom , leaving me all alone with my white girl self.

That is when the lead singer; Mr."I am so sexy in my concho pants" , locks eyes on me. I try to hide behind all the empty Corona and Tecate bottles on the table. But he points to me and asks me a question in Spanish. I just shake my head violently no, because I figured that was a universal sign for the word...NO! Now leave me ALONE !!!!

A lady who took pity on me and my total gringaness, decides to translate in English , that he wants ME to give him a request for a song. I politely told the sombrero wielding gentleman ( after I damned Andreas under my breathe for the cuatro time).. that there were only TWO "Spanish" songs I knew :

1.) "LaBamba" ( which was met by passive aggressive giggling)....and

2.)"La Cucaracha" ( which was met by shouts of glee from the young children and Uncle Ernesto who worked for Orkin pest control ).
So the band struck up the tune and everyone was clapping and stomping their feet. I must admit, I never new the word "marihuana" was ever in that song. Hmmmmm.

And to top it all off. Andreas missed the whole thing. Lucky freakin him.

I have two shouts out today...........

First I want to tell my brother and my sis- in law, HAPPY 14Th ANNIVERSARY !!!!!! ( March 26)

I also want to thank them for bumping uglies and giving me my two smart, sweet, beautiful and talented nieces.

I have a HAPPY BIRTHDAY wish for my dear red headed cousin Beverly in Texas ! ( March 27 )
I hope there will be new pics of us together this summer !!!


And on a totally different note, I came across this picture while on the internet that I felt I needed to share........( Yes, because I am weird like that) I am not sure what disturbs me more.....WHAT he is wearing and HOW he is wearing it....or the fact that it is orange and green with horizontal stripes. But he does sing a favorite song of mine, so I guess I can forgive the Freddy Krugerish under roos....... ( but than again, who are we kidding?)

Who Loves Ya Baby ?

** You Will Have To Scroll Down To The Slide Show And Put It On Mute In The Top Left Corner To Make The Music Stop Playing ....Yeahhhh I know its an inconvience.

My Confessions....(Sorta Kinda)

These are my confessions....

I got tagged by LAURA over at A Form Of Therapy....

1) What is your blogger name? ....Huh? I wasn't aware I was suppose to have one.

2) When is your birthday? ..... Every year.

3) How long have you been blogging? .......Right before Xmas.

4) Who tagged you? ...... My cousin

5) Tell me your 5 most favorite body parts?
1- Mouth ( Laughing)
2- Eyes ( Twinkly)
3- Arms ( Hugging)
4- Chest ( To lay my head upon)
5- Legs ( To intertwine with mine)

6) What do you wish most for your birthday? .....Health

7) What color are your nails now? ....I peeled the clear gloss off.

8) Any depressing thoughts lately?......How I hate living in these ghetto apartments. I mean HELLOOOO. I would just like a place with some crown moulding..is that too much to ask???

9) What's your next 1 month's plan?....Preparing for my sister Rosita Chiquita Juanita Chihuahuas' wedding.

10) At what age did you have your 1st crush?.....Before kindergarten , I believe his name was ______.

11) Did you attend any school reunion after you graduated till now? Negative

12) Have you ever passed gas in public and pretended you didn't smell anything?...... No, because its hard to keep a straight face when you are gagging on your own fart.

13) Are you a clean freak?.....Maybe a couple times a year.

14) Which era do you wish you were born into? ...I love the roaring 20s but my butt and boobs are way to big for a flappers dress.

15) Are you a vegetarian?.... No...but I could probably handle it if I had to.

16) How many pillows do you sleep with at night?...Two, but technically 3 because I have 2 stuffed in 1 pillowcase.

17) Are you a light sleeper or an I-don't-care-if-there's-a-bomb-here sleeper?....Light, unless wine was consumed.

18) Do you secretly wear comfortable granny panties when your man is not around?...Awww heck, I wear them when he is around.

19) What is your ultimate dream job?.... Philanthropist/Veterinarian, Archaeologist/Princess all rolled up in one.

20) What is it your hubby does that annoys you the most?... If he is hungry, he will not make himself something to eat. He will sit there and starve and wait until I get hungry.

21) What is your dream car? This.

22) Do you easily wake up in the morning?.... Yes, but I walk around with my eyes closed shut for about 10 minutes mumbling how I hate alarm clocks, the sun and apartments without crown moulding.

23) Do you like hairy men? .... I do not have a fetish for running my fingers through back hair.

24) How about goateed men? .... I keep trying to get Andreas to grow his back.

25) Which one would you prefer, 2 hour spa, 2 hours Thai Massage or 2 hour foot massage? ....I would rather take an hour massage and 30 minutes each of the Spa and foot rub. I like variety.

26) Have you ever wished you had a different name other than your real name? When I was like 7, I LOVED the name Crystal. Can you imagine now....Crystal Cruz. That sounds like a cruise ship.

27) What is the most extreme sport you have ever done?...Got married.

28) Do you prefer traveling in Europe or Asia? ...I am surrounded by Asians where I live....So I would like to be around some Italians or Scandinavians for a change.

29) What is your favorite food? Anything with High Fructose Syrup.

30) What is the most embarrassing moment when you were out on a date? ...His wife showed up. JK. It was actually his boyfriend.

Here are the rules: Copy and paste the whole questionnaire and replace my answers with yours. You have to create a link for the blogger who tagged you. Pass to 4 other bloggers. Remember to inform them by commenting on their recent post. Display the logo anywhere on your blog. Last, answer each question with the truth, and nothing but the TRUTH...this is a confession tag, you know.

I tag.....

Everyone of my readers. I cant just pick 4....

Et Tu, Brute?

" WE LOVED WITH A LOVE THAT WAS MORE THAN LOVE"
~Edgar Allan Poe

Today is our 2nd marriage anniversary.
We have been together for almost 4 and a half years.
We have had our downs and ups.
We have been tested and we have been blessed.
We are each others best friend and that, along with the love of God, is what helps see us through each day.

It's The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown !

SOOOOO......I highlighted my hair the other day...... and Houston we have a problem.



And since ( * Cue David Lee Roth Impersonation ).. IIIIIII aint got nobodayyyy...... to help me, it took me TWO hours to pull my hair through that cap. And believe me my stomach and neck muscles are killing me for having to bend backwards toward the mirror with hook tool in right hand and handheld mirror in left.When I finally got up to the front part of my hair, it was actually wet when I pulled it out because I was sweating so bad under the cap.

Once that was all done, I started to apply the mixer. I was SO glad I had decided to buy 2 boxes ( even though it said it was for long hair) because I most certainly needed it. However I wish I would have mixed them both at the same time instead of freakin out when I realized I really WAS going to have to use the 2nd one . And of course when I went to open the other box EVERYTHING fell out all over the floor. ( Thank goodness I had the toilet seat down! ) So while trying to gather all this stuff from up off the floor , I had to open the bathroom door because the fumes were starting to get to me, in which I then had to fight off a cat from trying to stick her nose into everything.

I usually use Revlon when I do my own highlighting, but this one was from Loreal.....so I set my timer for 30 minutes. After the timer went off I went and had a look and booked it to the sink to wash the stuff out because my strands were REALLY light. And this is where the problem begins....

Because looks can be deceiving. Especially when dealing with hair color. Bottom line...I didn't leave the color mixture on LONG enough. So are you ready to see what it looks like????


Okay...so it doesn't look quite like this. I was just trying to make myself feel better knowing it COULD have turned out like this. However , I do wish I looked like that in my bra and undies.
Onto the picture of truth..... Sorry for not having any makeup on in this pic. I couldnt find an eyeshadow or lip gloss that went with brassy , orange highlights. Brings back the days of SUN IN . Sighhhh....Needless to say, tonight I bought a toner shampoo to see if that helps a bit.

While I was at the drugstore I had to fight off the temptation I am faced with every Easter........ Many people either love or gag on these things. Good thing they only come out once a year. However they are only my SECOND favorite chocolate egg in the world. My first they don't even sell in the U.S.......
And while these things don't have much chocolate too them, they had the best toy surprises inside. At least they did in the mid 1980's when we lived in Norway. I would save my babysitting money and ride my bike to the store and buy a bunch of them along with a Coco Cola. In a glass bottle. The big TALL glass bottles. Remember those??? Awww memories.

I also want to send a shout out to my favorite Aunt whose birthday was yesterday. So in case your reading this.....Happy Birthday Aunt Ginger! I love and miss you!

P.S. I just noticed that my hair now matches my front door. Once again, another big sighhhhh.

HodgePodge

Last night I cooked turkey burgers. They were SO delicioso.

I don't know why I don't cook more often. Oh wait. Let me think here for a sec. Oh THAT'S right! It's because I HATE to cook. Okay. I take that back. I don't TOTALLY hate it. I just don't like the clean up. Maybe if my kitchen was larger and I had a dish washer I would be more prone to put on my Betty Crocker apron. And then of course there is the fact that Andreas doesn't really like any of my "easy" dinners. For example...the man does not like my SOS !!! I told him there would be no way he could have grown up as a poor boy in Texas. But perhaps I can convert him. He is slowly starting to like Big Red. And just because of that...I think I will keep him.

Do you see that brownish round thing on my mouse pad? Do you know what it is??? It's part of my BANGS that a certain feline chewed off!!! She normally does this while I am sleeping. A few weeks ago I had found a clump that was about the same size but it was about 7 inches long.
I am either gonna go bald or I am going to have to start wearing a shower cap to bed.

And on top of having an Edward Scissor mouthed cat, I have a very grumpy bird in the house. Poor Bruno. If you look closely you can see he has some pin feathers coming in on his head. So he has not been in a sing song mood these last few days. More like, nails on a scratch board squawking mood. And it doesn't help when he has Dora always looking at him and licking her chops.

Okay. I have a question for all of you. I have been having some major problems with my joints. And after doing some research on the net, I came across this.....My question is .."How many of those can you do?". There is a total of nine points you can receive. 4 points if you can do it on your left side and 4 points if you can do it on your right side , and one point if you can bend over with out bending your knees and laying your palms flat on the floor. I can do all of them, except I am not sure about the elbow one. Wanna see a pic ????........... But I think almost everyone can do that.
It hurts to be so talented.

Chill Out

While I DO NOT agree with what this man did.....I can SOOOOO understand WHY.