It's the little things..

So I know I haven't blogged in a while but this thought just came to me and I thought.. what better place to share than my blog.

Okay, so the other day I called my mom to see how things were going in her neck of the woods and she informed me that she had the girls over. "The girls" would be referring to my nieces from left to right: Jillian (2), Maddy (6) and Lexi (12)

I asked her to tell the girls I said, "what's up" and I fully expected the oldest to chime in with something similar. I even expected the 6 year old to have a witty come back. But the sniper got me, JillyBean was the first to shout back, "what's up!" which just lit me up inside. She just started using her words not too long ago, not that she didn't know how, she just knew how to get her way without asking. Very smart in my eyes! Anyways, she has been the queen of, "No!" lately. I took it personal at first cause all I wanted was a hug and she sounded so certain in her objection that I thought she didn't like me anymore :( But then I asked her if she wanted to go swimming and the answer was, "No!!". I asked her if she wanted a cookie and the answer was, "No!!!" It took me a minute but I finally realized that she just wanted to say.. come on, say it with me, "No!"

She is a funny little one and I love spending time with her.

I can't wait to see all my girls on Sunday. I'm sure they will all be in the pool splashing around and driving their momma crazy. That reminds me, Happy Mother's Day to the mom's out there that end up reading this. You really do more for us kids than you think, keep setting those good examples and making memories with your families. That all I have for now, hopefully after this semester of school is over I can make this a regular occurrence again.

ABC's of Me

I haven't blogging in a while and saw this one from Amanda and thought it was worthy of posting myself!

A - Age: 24
B - Bed size: Full- For now.. My boyfriend has big plans for that bed when we move in together though.. by big I mean dumpster life.
C - Chore you hate: Laundry.. but I think it's only because I don't have a washer or dryer at home.
D - Dog's name: Gustavo.. but I call him GusGus
E - Essential start your day item: Music
F - Favorite color: Purple
G - Gold or Silver or Platinum: Depends on the day.
H - Height: 5'4
I - Instruments you play: I rock out pretty hard on the air guitar :)
J - Jewelry you wear everyday: I wear jewerly sometimes but nothing everyday.. well I do wear my power balance everyday but thats not really jewelry.
K - Kids: No kids yet, but I am hoping for boys when that day comes.
L - Living arrangements: For now I am living in midtown Sacramento with a roommate but in a couple of months Seth (the bf) and I will be moving in together and hopefully be in Santa Cruz :)
M - Mom's name: Mom of course! But I think other people call her Penny.
N- Nicknames: Jenn, Jeffineffer, Anjo, BB, Slater, JellyMac, and on and on.
O - Overnight hospital stay other than birth: For the birth of my 3rd niece Jillian :)
P - Pet Peeve: Negative Nancy's.. We all know at least one and they are NO fun!
Q - Quote: "Happiness keeps You Sweet, Trials keep You Strong, Sorrows keep You Human, Failures keeps You Humble, Success keeps You Glowing, But Only God keeps You Going."
R - Right handed or left handed: Righty but learned a lot on my left when I broke my right hand a couple years back.
S - Siblings: 3 half brothers, a step brother and step sister.
T - Time you wake up: Depends but for work I usually set the alarm for 6:30 and don't actually get out of bed til 7.
U- Underwear: Mostly Victoria's Secret, but some are from Target too.
V - Vegetable you dislike: cauliflower
W - Ways you run late: Most the time it has to do with my failure to set the alarm right but it's always related to over sleeping. What can I say, I love to sleep!
X - X-rays you've had: Lots on my back and a few random ones.. like arms, legs and of course at the dentist.
Y - Yummy food you make: Working on that aspect of my life.. haha
Z - Zoo favorite: The monkeys!!