And the winner is......ME!!!!!

That's right girls...I just won a 3 night, 4 day trip to Grand Bahama island with a cruise there and back from Ft. Lauderdale, FL.!!! I'm still in shock! I've never won anything in my life and now I've won a free vacation. All we have to pay is taxes.
And it's not even one of those stupid time share things, it's a legit free vacation...we looked into all of that last night!
We have 18 months to take the trip, so I'll start planing it asap.
I can't wait!!!

Back to Reality

Coming back from Jacksonville sucks! I miss the beach, the pool, and most of all my family. My Mom and I have never had a very close relationship until I had Brody and now the older I get the closer we get. We have become best friends and I miss her more and more every time we visit. Monday was a sad goodbye and I'm already trying to plan another trip to FL.
We flew out on Thursday (Naji's 28th birthday) and stayed until Monday around lunch. Brody was soooooo good on the plane. He absolutely LOVED riding on the airplane and he was so easy to handle through out the airport. He's a people watcher like me, so he enjoyed watching everyone in the airport. On the way back we hit some pretty bad turbulence that made me want to have a panic attack. I kept trying to act brave thinking that Brody would freak out....not the case. He was yelling "WWWEEEEEEEE. YAAAAAYYYY!!!!" and then when it stopped he'd yell "I wanna do it again!". He had everyone around us laughing hysterically. I'm over there about to puke and panic at the same time and my 2 year old was acting like he's on a roller coaster. Ha!

We didn't do much at all while we were there, which was very nice. My parents just installed a salt water pool in the back yard and it's really nice. We spent every day lounging around the pool. I'm surprised Brody didn't literally turn into a fish. That boy loves the water! One day we did go to the beach for two hours which was nice. Brody defiantly takes after his Mommy when it comes to his fascination of the ocean.
We also did leave Mom's pool for a couple of hours and went to their subdivision pool which was HUGE!! They have water slides and a kiddie water area that she wanted to show Brody. Brody wasn't to into it though....I think it was just to much for him to take in at one time. Next summer he'll jump right in.
For Naji's birthday my parents got him a deep sea fishing excursion so he went fishing on Sunday. He was so excited and had a great time. That is something he's always wanted to do so he was beyond thrilled. He caught a couple of shark and one of them was 4ft long! He still has bruises and sore muscles from riling them in.


One of the subdivision pools


The subdivision Kiddie area


Mimi and Brody at the sub Pool




Happy Birthday!!




My sister taking a nap in the pool.


My Mom and my Sister


Pointe De Vedra beach


He literally ran to the water when we got there!


I wish I knew what he was thinking.


Mommy's little beach bum






ALL of the houses on this beach look like these...all huge mansions right on the sand. Must be nice!!


My Step-Dad, Mom, and Sister


And last but not least, THE BASMA'S.

A good time was had by all. I can't wait to get back!!!
If I don't post again before the holiday, I hope everyone has a great 4th!!

HOLY SHIT!!!!

http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Woman-Severely-Injured-in-Sex-ToyPower-Tool-Encounter.html

What is wrong with people now days!?

Hilarious!!

I've been meaning to post this video for awhile now but just haven't gotten around to it. I do believe this is the funniest video I've seen in a long time.
I have no doubt that this is something that would happen to me. You all know how accident prone I am.


Other news...All 3 of us are flying out Thursday afternoon for Florida to visit my family for the weekend. I'm so excited b/c our days will be spent doing nothing but lounging around the pool or on the beach. Yay!!! Plus, I'll have an around the clock babysitter....My Mom...so it'll be very relaxing for me as well.

Our AC went out in our car last week and they still don't know why. NOT GOOD! I'm expecting this bill to be pretty high and I have no idea how we'll pay it.

My full time got approved and it begins on July 6Th. I'm still not happy about it but you gotta do what you gotta do, right? I wish this could be temporary, but when you make changes like this with my company it's not something you can fall back on 3-6 months down the road. You have to commit for at least a year to two, so it looks like I'll be back to full time for a Long time! POOH!! Who knows though...maybe in a year something better might be waiting for me. You never can tell.

Have a great week girls.

Just pictures

I've been meaning to post some of these pictures for awhile, I just never had time to download them. Naji's had a ton of family that's been visiting from CA, so most of them are from their visit.
First here are pics of Brody that I took for my MIL. She's loves Harley's and her entire house is decorated in Harley's so I Had these made for her. I think they turned out so cute!




And here are just other pics of family that's been in town.


Brody with SOME of his Great Grandparents.


Brody and his Uncle Chad.


Brody with his Grandma


My MIl and new FIL


DH, his Mom, and his Brother.




Naji and Chad with their Uncle Panch.


Us with Uncle Panch.

Bless Heart

I am what you would call a Southern Belle. I was born and raised in the deep south and although I consider myself to be a free spirited liberal (Yeah, I'm the black sheep hippie of the family) my southern roots still shine through on a daily basis. One being the phrase "bless your heart." Now this phrase can be used in many different ways, it simply depends on the situation. It can be nice, as in I get news that a friend of mine is going through a hard time, I'd say "bless her heart" and mean every word of it. Then there are other times that aren't meant to be nice. Example....when I'm at work and have to deal with a very stupid, ignorant co-worker from an office in another state.... I hang up the phone with them and I'd say "Bless his heart" meaning "you're a fucking dumb ass!"
I say this phrase all the time. Most of the time I don't even realize it simply b/c I say it so much. Then I got a call from Brody's Gigi (who he stays with once a week while I work) with this story.
She asks Brody, "Brody, do you love your Mommy" and he says "yes"...."Brody, do you love your Daddy" and he says "yes"...."Brody, do you love Gigi?" and Brody pats her on the back and replies "Bless heart!"
LOL!! Gotta love kids!

Weekend Recap

The No Doubt concert was AMAZING!!! They put on a great show and I was just freakin out the entire time. I have LOVED No Doubt since they first got started, so seeing them live was like a dream come true. Now if I could Aerosmith and Tom Petty would be perfect.

Yesterday all 3 of us went to the pool with a friend of mine her her daughter. Brody had so much fun and was swimming by himself (with floaties of course) by the end of the day. Before he always had to have Naji or myself to help him but no more. He got over that fear really quick. The next step will be jumping in by himself. He loves to jump but hasn't gotten up enough courage to do that alone yet.
I just love the fact that Brody is now at the age where he loves the water. He loves the beach and the pool and it's no more a hassle to take him with us anymore. He just plays and plays until he drops in exhaustion. We are taking a trip to my parents house the end of this month and I'm so excited b/c our days will be spent by the pool and on the beach. Brody is going to LOVE it!

I've got sad news. I may be going back to work full time. I'm so sad about maybe going down that road again but it's necessary. Naji and I have taken 3 pay cuts in all since the economy started crashing and things are just too tight right now. It makes me sad though b/c I feel like I don't get enough time with Brody when I'm full time. He'll still be going to daycare part time and the other 2 days will be with his Gigi, but daycare and Gigi will get more time with my son than I do! WTH!? I know he's older now but I really didn't want to start full time again until he was a lot older. Even when he starts school I still wanted to be able to drop him off and pick him up from school, and then take him to his practices afterwards...and now it seems that's all down the drain. Pooh!!:-(
It's still not a done deal yet though. My manager has to get the OK from our VP and get a proposal up for my salary. Things just really suck right now financially and it just SUCKS!!! I mean, we made more money before Brody was born than we do now, so you can imagine the strain the economy has put on us with the additional costs of having a baby. When is things going to get better!!??