Showing posts with label Deployment. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Deployment. Show all posts

Monday, January 18, 2016

Halfway Through January

We have kicked off 2016 being a busy family, like most, I'm sure!

It started with BACK TO SCHOOL after winter break & Adrean started to get sick from his asthma! :( He missed a couple days of school, so, that set him back a little bit with classwork. He hasn't wrestled the last 2 weeks, due to missing practice one week from being sick & then busy catching up with school work & working on a big project the next week caused him to miss another week of practice. Hoping to get him back into the swing of things this week.

As for my hubby, he has a month of training that started at the beginning of January to prepare him for his next deployment. The poor guy has been working 12+ hour days, 7 days a week. I know it has been exhausting and draining for him. We are missing him so much! Even though he is here at home, we only see him when he gets here for just a bit. The boys and I are always excited to see him! Obviously, they want to wrestle and play with their dad & they have so much to talk about and share with him, just like I do. But it is a little hard because he is just so worn out by the time he makes it home at night. I always want to sit down and have a few minutes of grown up conversation with him, but its just nearly impossible. I am trying to do my part and be an understanding wife. He knows that and I appreciate the fact that he realizes it. We make an incredible team, and I am so blessed.


Some fun things to share:
  • The other day, the boys and I were able to see Disney On Ice Frozen! Richy's job provided us with tickets and a suite to sit and watch & eat all kinds of yummy food! We really enjoyed it and we were so thankful that Cox did that for us and the other employees and their families.
Eating during intermission at Disney On Ice.
Ready for the show to start back up after break!
  • We added a new member to our family over the weekend! My husband's cousin gave birth to her second child, a baby girl named Avery Hope! She is just a little doll... So precious and so perfect! Such a blessing... Now, we wait for my nephew, Jackson! Not too much longer to go.. He is due March 11, his big sister's birthday! 

Avery Hope
1.17.16
6 lbs 13 oz
19 in
  • And last but not least, Richy bought himself a truck! He's only been wanting a truck since FOREVER! When he started saving money up to buy his first car, he wanted to buy a truck. Plans changed because we found out I was pregnant with Adrean. Ever since, it's just never worked out for him to have a truck! Well, here we are like 10 years later and my husband has his truck! He couldn't be happier... It was all worth the wait because he ended up with something he loves, something that is really nice, and more than what he expected he would be able to get! Seeing him so happy, makes me happy! The boys loved daddy's new truck and always want to ride in it whenever they have the chance.... No pics on my laptop but when I transfer it from my phone, I will be sure to post. 



Well, it is getting pretty late here in Vegas, so I suppose I should call it a night! I look forward to posting and updating more and more. I am ready to share more on here besides family updates. 

.........stay tuned!





Thursday, December 31, 2015

It's TIME

Well, here we are! It's the last day of 2015...

It has been quite some time since I last posted here. Coming up on 2 years to be exact! Wow... There have been lots and lots of changes and updates since then! We had our second child in April of 2013, another little boy, named JEYDAN aka Jeybug. We also became HOMEOWNERS!! Yayyy!! We had our house built and it has been just over a year since we got our keys! Our oldest, Adrean, is a 4th grader this year & he is in his second year of wrestling! Yep, we are officially a wrestling family. He is following in his daddy's footsteps. He is loving it & so are we! It's been a journey these last couple years. Our family has been blessed in so many ways.

It has been so long since I have blogged and this time, I am serious about keeping it updated! I am constantly posting on Facebook and Instagram, not only for family and friends but for Richy and myself to have to look back on memories of our family. I'm sure blogging will also be a bit therapeutic for me, as well. An outlet for me to express myself. I love posting about my kids and husband, so why not blog about them?! It will be fun for me to post other things too, like when I cook and do crafts and host parties.. 

That will be one of my big goals for 2016, BLOG consistently! Another big reason for me to start is because my husband will once again be deploying overseas soon & this is an awesome way for him to stay up to date on pictures and stories of our boys. So, it's time to get to blogging!

...........stay tuned.




Thanksgiving in Hawaii 2015


Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Here are a few pics from my phone for the time being.

This is from the Army's Family Christmas Party

My super cool little man at the store when he stayed with Lucy.
Lol, I cannot believe she took my baby out like that!!  
12.21.10

 About to arrive at Disneyland!
Quick PowerNap.. Lol.
We woke up around 5:30 this morning, I think.
That's a little early for my honeybunny.
12.30.10

A few pics from Disneyland. <3
12.30.10

 New Year's Day 2011!
1.1.11

At the mall in Reno.
Richy took Adrean to Build A Bear.
[I'll make a post  about Reno, Build A Bear, etc.]
1.8.11

This is a pic of Richy's company at the
Deployment Ceremony in Reno. 
1.9.11

A pic of Adrian & Adrean at lunch
after the Deployment Ceremony in Reno.
1.9.11

Here's the start of our Deployment Tree project!
1.10.11

Richy sent me this pic of soldiers playing outside in the snow!
1.11.11

It's been a busy last few weeks...

Well, once again I took a looong break from blogging. I always have good intentions to post & update on EVERYTHING going on in our lives but I always end up saying "I'll get to it later." PLUS I was taking FULL advantage of having family here from out of town for the holidays & also making the best of the time Richy, Adrean, & I had left together before he left for deployment.

The holidays were amazing! I'm so thankful to have such a wonderful family & feel so blessed that they were able to come see us, especially Richy before he left.

After Christmas, we went to Disneyland & it was so awesome! My step dad has been wanting to take Adrean for quite some time now but we never took him up on his offer due to the fact Richy was never able to go because he would always be tied down with work or something. So, I never wanted to go without him obviously. We are really grateful my step dad did this for us because we were in need of a family vacay before Richy left! Adrean had the best time ever & can't wait to go back. Maybe sometime this year, I'll be able to take him again. 

I have a lot more to update about but I'm really disappointed because I can't find the thing to connect my camera to the computer so I can upload ALL MY NEW PICTURES! So, once I get my pics uploaded, I will get into full details on my posts about everything that's been going on lately, because its so much better to have a visual to go along with what you're reading.

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

ONE week in ONE post...

Well, it's been over a week since I last posted & I have lots to talk about! :) Some stuff may be boring, & I'm probably leaving some stuff out too, but I'm gonna post about as much as I can remember.


MONDAY 12.6: I have no idea what we did that day! haha.

TUESDAY 12.7: Adrean & I did a little running around. I asked him what he wanted to eat for dinner & he requested Buffalo Wild Wings, so I promised to get him some on the way home. We went by target for a bit, & I placed our BWW order for pick up while we were there so we could pick it up afterwards. Well, after we picked up our food, I decided to stop by Smith's to get a few things that were on sale, & what do you know! I ended up being in there for quite a while & filled a shopping cart up! Then, we got to the car & I honestly, TOTALLY forgot about our food! So, I ended up having to warm it all up once we got home. I felt really bad, I didn't intend to take so long at Smith's. "/ Oh! & another tidbit from this evening, well as some of you know, the parking situation in our apartments isn't the greatest, unfortunately. :( Well, we have a little thing we hang up in our car to show that we can park in covered parking, but even with that, there is just not enough parking in our complex! So, there are a lot of times where we, along with some of our neighbors have to park kinda far. On this night, I some how carried in ALLLL my stuff inside in like 3 trips, I was amazed at myself, but I guess something comes over you when you have no choice but to do what you gotta do. Wow, little things  like that just make me appreciate my husband sooo much more! Awww, & my sweet little Adrean &lt;3, I told him I was going to pull the car up by the door so I could take him in & drop him off & he said, "What about you, mommy?" & I explained to him that I was going to have to park far & I didn't want him in the cold & he felt bad & basically didn't mind staying & walking with me, but obviously, I didn't let him do that.

WEDNESDAY 12.8: WOW! On this day, my little brother Mikey turned 15!! I can hardly believe it!! He is growing into a handsome young man & is no longer a cute little boy. Adrean & I had a busy day that day! First we went to Hamburger Hut & picked up lunch for us & Isabelle. We went & met up with her & then left to do some errands. We went to UNLV & finished some things I am doing for a project Adrean & I are doing once Richy leaves for deployment. I can't wait to start putting it together. I hope it turns out to be a success! After we got through doing that, Isabelle & I went by Target with Adrean & Meleah for a bit & got some Starbucks on our way out. Then, Adrean & I took Isabelle & Meleah home. After this, we went & picked up Tee & did some shopping for Adrean at Old Navy. We got him lots of stuff with all the good deals they were having! It was fun shopping with him! It's so weird how he's changing as  he's getting older. He was helping pick out all of his stuff, it was so cute! :) After Old Navy, we stopped by Kmart. When we had went to Target the day before, I bought a cookie cooling rack for $8 but took it back when we were with Isabelle & Meleah because I saw in the Kmart ad that they had some made by Wilton which were like 2 for $9! Way better! :)

THURSDAY 12.9: Ahhh, another significant day in the month of December! My daddy would've turned 50 years old on this day! I remember the last birthday we spent with him as if it weren't that long ago. My sister & I try to imagine how he would look if he were still alive, lol. Bet he'd probably have a few gray hairs! ;) This day ended up being another FULL, busy day for Adrean & I. First, we had his dentist appt. They put his spacer things in for him to keep his teeth from shifting or anything before those back molars come through when he gets older. It was not fun at first, but in the end everything was good & of course, Adrean was fine. Afterwards, we went to get some lunch & Adrean wanted McDonald's which I didn't care to have so I just got his food there. Then, I went by Schlotzky's, which happened to be my dad's favorite! How perfect for me to eat this on his birthday! :) Our next stop was Hobby Lobby! I loooove Hobby Lobby, who doesn't? They finally opened one here in Vegas just a couple of months ago! WoooHooo!! I had poor Adrean walking down every single aisle in there while I thought of ideas of things I wanted to do. The time slipped away so quick it seemed like & we had to go pick Tee up from work so we left & decided to go right back since her job is right down the street. I ended up buying some things to do some Christmas projects. After I was through in there, we went by Dollar Tree real quick for a couple things. I found some "Quick Erasers" which are just like "Mr. Clean Magic Erasers" & they were pretty good! I started to use them to clean the tile grout in my kitchen & they worked SO quick! The only thing is it goes pretty fast once you start scrubbing, but hey, I think it's still cheaper, so I will be going back & buy a few more packs so I can clean all the tile grout in my kitchen & bathrooms. :) Our last stop before we went home was Smiths. We went by there because after Adrean's dentist appointment, daddy talked to him over the phone & told him to ask mommy to get him some ice cream. He picked out strawberry & chocolate & we also got some sugar cones. On the way out of Smiths we rented Charlie St. Cloud from redbox. I've wanted to watch that since I first saw the previews for it!

FRIDAY 12.10: Yet another big day for us in the month of December! This day marked 12 years since my father passed away & I honestly can not even believe it has really been 12 years! TOO CRAZY! There are many times when I sit & wish he was still here with us. I know if my dad was here, he would just go NUTS over Adrean & I know they'd be best buddies & they'd absolutely adore each other. It breaks my heart to know that they will not know each other & be together here on earth but I have faith that they will meet one day when we are all in Heaven & I know it will be amazing. &lt;3 Well, the agenda on Friday was to do a little shopping & then to go to Jr.'s birthday party. What ended up happening was I went to go pick up my sister in law Mailie & when we were getting ready to leave, Adrean refused & chose to stay with his aunts to play & Mailie was excited to have a day just for us girls! First we went to Raising Cane's to have lunch then we went to the mall. We both did some shopping at Sephora! I got some good stuff & I was happy. I felt good about what I bought, I got a few things & also saved money with a coupon & I am getting a free gift in the mail for my birthday! Yay! Gotta love free! :) We also got a few things for Adrean & I got a gift for Jr. Afterwards, we picked up a friend & had a quick little ice cream date. Then we went back to my in-laws so I could pick up Adrean & so Mailie could get ready for her date. Well, as Mailie was getting ready for her date, I sat there waiting & waiting for my mother in law to come back with the kids. Finally, Mailie was ready & her date came & picked her up & I was still waiting!!! Well, they didn't end up getting back from their errands until almost 10! So, we missed Jr.'s party. "/ I felt so terrible! When we left my in-laws, Adrean said, "Are we going to Jr.'s party now?!" & I replied, "Nope, sorry. It's over, it's really late already." & he told me that that was the worst day of his life. He was absolutely crushed. "/ But we decided that we would make it up to Jr., so that's what we are going to do this week! :)

SATURDAY 12.11: Hmmmm, nothing too exciting this day. Just a stay at home day for Adrean & I. I love those days with my baby. &lt;3

SUNDAY 12.12: Another lazy day for us. ;) I spent most of the day watching LMN [Lifetime Movie Network] &lt;- my fave!! & then I remembered we still hadn't watched Charlie St. Cloud! What was I thinking?! I've had this movie since Thursday!! So, we began to watch it but we ended up falling asleep half way through the movie.

MONDAY 12.13: Well, back to a busy, but FUN day! :) First, we met with one of our close friends Johnny aka Uncle LJ to have lunch at Applebee's. Then, I went to go take care of some thing after lunch. Next, we went to TJ Maxx & I was going bananas in there! I found a million things I wanted in there & I didn't even look at clothes!! This was just stuff like purses, wallets, home items. I tried to look for some cute winter stuff for Adrean but for some reason they didn't have much in his size. He is at the stage where he's transitioning from baby/toddler to boys & when you start to cross over, there is just not too much to choose from at stores like that I've noticed. "/ My sister & her boyfriend & his friends ended up meeting us there. Good thing, because Adrean was BORED & wanted to get outta there ASAP! He does not care to run around doing errands & shopping like he used to. I guess he's growing up. Lol. He kept telling me, "I just want to lay down & watch cartoons at home." Haha, he's so funny! So, the boys all went next door to Toys R Us so Adrean could look around & play while Kelly & I finished doing some shopping. I got some cute stuff today! :) So, I was happy! After that, Adrean & I stopped by AutoZone to change the battery in my key fob because Meleah slobbered all over it & it kinda messed up, so hopefully everything's good now that I changed the battery & I don't have to buy a new one. So, I talk to Richy on the phone at least once a day, [thank goodness!], & he had told me last night he thought he might've broke his toe during some training. He sent me a picture, & it looked gross! Well, today he called & told me that yes, it was broken & his whole foot was bruised now! :( Bummer. But some good news is that he found out that they get to come home a day earlier than they were supposed to! :) So, he will be home on Monday! Yayyy! &lt;3 Oh & one last thing, Adrean & I finished watching Charlie St. Cloud & I loved it. It was really sad, but I liked it. We also baked brownies & made hot chocolate. :)


So, now I have caught up with updates. :) I'm going to do a post from my phone next with a few photos. Have a blessed week.

Sunday, December 5, 2010

Back to blogging! Yayyy!

Well, I've took a looong break, a VERY LONG BREAK! (almost 10 months, woahh.) But I'm back & ready to UPDATE! :) Lots has happened in these past several months! Lets see, no need to take it back TOO far, because those who know me, know everything that has been going on in our lives up until this point.

-So, first of all my husband will be deploying very soon which is THE MAIN REASON I decided I better get on this, besides the fact that I would love to update about our lives & be able to come back & look at this in the future.

-As of right now, Richy is away for some training to prepare for deployment. Thank goodness he will be back just in time for Christmas! We are excited for him to get back home & be with us for the holidays! Also, we will have family coming in from Utah & Arkansas!! :) We can hardly wait! <3
*Some AWESOME NEWS: Richy was promoted on the day he left for training & is now SGT. Portillo!! I'm sooo proud & happy for him! He has been looking forward to that for quite awhile! He totally deserves it!

-On 12.2, I took Adrean to The Orleans to see Yo Gabba Gabba thanks to sweet Kassie! <3 He looooves Yo Gabba Gabba & really enjoyed the show!! In a future post, I will add pics & maybe video from that night. (once I upload everything from my camera, lol.)

Guess that's all I have for right now BUT I will definitely be back for LOTS MORE!! :)
HAPPY HOLIDAYS & GOD BLESS!

Sunday, February 21, 2010

Just Lately. [some things a/b Adrean]

*The other day, we were watching CNN & something came on showing some soldiers in Afghanistan. Then, Adrean looked to me & said, "Mommy, daddy gonna die, the bad guys gonna shoot him." My heart just dropped. I felt so bad! I could not believe he said that!! I was like, what makes you say that Adrean?? That's not true. Daddy will be fine when he goes. He's gonna be safe. Then, his face just turned red & his lips started like, shaking, & his eyes got soooo watery! & he told me, "Mommy, that makes me so sad." So, I tried my best to reassure him that daddy would be fine over there. I told him that we would pray for him every night when he said his bedtime prayers. Then, he said, "It makes me sad that daddy's leaving, he's gonna be gone for long time." So, I told him, "Yes, that was true but we would talk to him as much as we could on the computer & on the phone & that we would also look at daddy's pictures all the time." So, I kinda calmed him down, but he was really upset the rest of the night. It made me start to cry, because I felt so bad! I couldn't let him see me cry though. I told Richy about it the next morning, & he just felt soooo bad. He doesn't even really like to talk about it. I have been talking about Richy's deployment with Adrean because I want to prepare him. I don't want the time to come, & Richy leaves, then, Adrean will be confused, wondering why his dad isn't here, especially for a whole year!!! Adrean is so smart & advanced for his age. I mean, what child would come out & say something like that?! So, thats why I try to talk to him to help him understand because I know he does. Well, we got the BEST news a few days ago! Richy found out that instead of deploying in November, (which would mean he would miss THE HOLIDAYS!!) they will be deploying in January! We were so happy to hear that. :) He will miss the holidays for 2011, but I am hoping it will be easier because he will be gone for a whole year already, & by the time the holidays come, it will be almost time for them to get back home!

*So, I definitely need to get some videos of Adrean singing & dancing!! :) His favorite songs right now are "Meet Me Halfway" by the Blackeyed Peas, "Tik Tok" by Kesha, "Bad Romance" by Lady GaGa, "You Belong With Me" by Taylor Swift <- he says thats daddy's girlfriend since Richy likes her & that that's Tee's song [for those who don't know, Tee is Kelly], & some Michael Jackson songs. Its so cute, because he knows so many lyrics to so many songs now & he dances so darn cute!!! :)

*Awwww, the other day we were inside DSW looking at shoes, then we were looking at wallets & little clutches, & Adrean found this leopard wallet & asked me if Tee would like that, & I told him, I dunno.. Ask her. So, when Kelly got to the front, he asked her & she was like, awww this IS cute! & Adrean told her that it matches her, & we were like "What?!" Then, we noticed that Kelly was wearing a little leopard spaghetti top under her sweater. Isn't that cute?! Then, a few days later, we were in the store & Adrean showed something leopard to Richy & said, "Daddy, thats Tee's favorite color." :) hahaha.