ABC's of Me!

I got this from KFuj (my SIL)...it was on her blog.


A- Age: 26
B- Bed size: Cal King...mainly for Paddy
C- Chore you hate: Cleaning bathrooms
D- Dogs: Madison and Tessa (my parent's and in-law's dogs)
E- Essential start your day item: Wash my face and put lotion on
F- Favorite color: Green
G- Gold or Silver: White gold
H- Height: 5'0"
I- Instruments you play: Rock Band bass guitar :)
J- Job title: Speech-Language Pathologist-VTW
K- Kid(s): None
L- Live: La Habra
M- Mom's name: Jean
N- Nicknames: Love, Honey, Fuj (it's stuck with me forever)
O- Overnight hospital stay other than birth: None, had a close call when I was younger with pneumonia.
P- Pet Peeve: People who don't use turn signals, tags that stick out from t-shirts and sleeves being rolled up.
Q- Quote from a movie:  "There's no crying in baseball!"       
R- Right or left handed: Right
S- Siblings: One brother
T- Time you wake up: 6:00
U- Underwear: Yes
V- Vegetable you dislike: All :)
W- What makes you run late: In the past it was my big brother, Mr KFuj :) but now it is usually me underestimating the time I need.
X- X-rays you've had done: Wrists, finger, chest, back, foot, knee, head...I think that's it.
Y- Yummy food you make: Tacos, potato wedges
Z- Zoo, favorite animal: Monkeys and giraffes

About me...

I got this as an email from my mom, but I thought it would be more fun to post it here...

a.) Three names I go by: Honey, Fuj, Teacher

b.) Three places I have lived: Diamond Bar, La Mirada, La Habra

(c & d are MIA)

e.) Three people who email me regularly (texting is not emailing): my principal, Souplantation, Laurie

f.) Things I love to eat: Taquitos, chicken, french fries

g.) Three people I think will respond: I don't know...

h.) Three things I am looking forward to: Mammoth, starting a family (not for a while, no one get excited), being done with school.

C25K

What is this you ask?  In an effort to get back into shape I decided that I needed to start running.  In order to keep my motivation for an extended period of time, I needed something to work toward...so what do I do?  Sign up for a 5k!  The Mexican and I have signed up for the first annual Run For Your Life Murrieta 5k in March.  Since then I have found this wonderful app for my ipod that takes you through a 9 week program to get you from the Couch to 5k.  It is interval running, which is perfect for me, and what's even better is I'm enjoying it!  Who knew me and running would actually get along.  I completed my second week this morning and although the running interval time will increase next week, I'm looking forward to the challenge.  I'm already able to see the difference in myself from two weeks ago.  Hopefully I'll be ready for the 5k in March.

What's wrong with this sign...

This is a sign that I see on my way to work everyday...and it bothers me everyday!

Can you tell me what's wrong...

What we've been up to...

Mucinex (regular and DM)

Nyquil

Ibuprofen

Aleve

Nose spray

Antibiotics

Vitamins

Just a glimpse into what we've been doing for the past 2 weeks...fighting a nasty cold/sinus infection.  Paddy got sick on Christmas Eve and was kind enough to share it with me the following week.  He has been absolutely miserable, while I haven't had it too too bad.  We've endured many sleepless nights between our coughing, sneezing, snoring and other random noises.  Paddy even went to the dr! (with a little encouragement from me) but you know that's when he is feeling crummy.  

With all of this said, I think we are both finally on the mend.  We have lingering coughs and some congestion, but I feel safe to say we have turned the corner and should be back to our normal selves by the end of the week...yay!

2010 in a nutshell...maybe a big nutshell

2010 had it's up's and down's, but when I look back I have so much to be thankful for.  I'm hoping 2011 is the springboard for both Paddy and I to be on our way with school, work and eventually a family.

- My "6 month" illness has finally left my body.  After months of blood tests, doctor's visits and a bone marrow test, it turns out my body was just fighting some ugly virus.  While I'm glad it was nothing serious, it was still one heck of a journey.
- Paddy and I moved in AND out of his parent's house.  We are thankful that they were willing to have us keep their guest room occupied, as it could be a possibility in the future again :)
- We moved closer to my work (woo!) and super duper close to Paddy's (which is due to change next week).  I think being 15 miles closer and 30 minutes closer has helped my health and stress level a great deal.  While it takes a little more planning to get together with family and friends, it's worth it to not be spending endless hours on the 57 and 91 freeway.
- We got a new car.  We said goodbye to Paddy's red Accord and welcomed in a new metallic gray Accord.  This was the first major purchase that we have made together and quite a good one I might add.  Although it was Paddy's dream to get the 2-door, I had to rain on his parade and say no...it's not car seat conducive.  And when we do have a little one, I'm not bending, lifting and bumping my head to get the baby out.
- Paddy is in the home stretch of finishing his bachelor's program at APU...yay!!!  After he graduates we will have to find a "house divided" sign since our school's are big rivals.  Go Eagles!  Sorry honey...
- We welcomed the newest addition to our family - baby Kyle!  Although he's growing up so fast, it doesn't seem right to call him a baby much longer.  I love hanging out with the little man and it gets me excited for when Paddy and I can give him some cousins.

These are the moments of 2010 that stick out in my mind...I know there were many other things that happened that were great and not so great.  With that being said, here's to 2011, may it bring joy, happiness and love into your life.