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My very good friend Bree brought me a chocolate shake today to cheer me up, so sweet. I'm so blessed to have such good friends right now when I need them. THANKS MAMA!!! Love the cup! lol

Meet June!

This is June, she is my new student worker. June is studying Tourism Management and is from Korea. She is 22 and very, very sweet. She's incredibly smart and a very good cook. I'm so happy she is working in my office!

It's potty time!!!

Gabriella went potty on her new potty chair for the first time this weekend. Of course, I burst into tears and tried to hide them so she wouldn't think anything was wrong. I just can't believe we are at this stage already. What happened to my baby? It all went by too fast. Before I know it she will be going to the prom and going on dates. After she fell asleep last night I snuck in and picked her up to hold her. I missed that feeling of holding her while she was sleeping the way I used to when she was an infant. Anyway, is was very exciting to see her go potty. Go Gabriella!!!

Sad and Happy Day!

My Grandma passed away two years ago today and it is also my Dad's birthday. My Grandma passed away when I was 6 months pregnant. Right after Gabriella was born I had a dream I heard a knock at my front door and it was my Grandma coming over to meet her. I've never had a dream feel so real. I think it was her way of telling me she is still with me and watching over us. I miss her so much! Today will always be a sad day for my Dad since she passed away on his birthday. Gabriella and I are taking him to lunch today, I know she can make him smile!

RIP little fish

Sadly, on October 4th at 11:00 pm, Dorito passed away due to swimming complications. Dorrito was part of the Paredes family for a whole week (LMAO). Dorito is survived by his wife, Cheeto,and will be greatly missed. RIP little fishy!

WTF!

Over the weekend Erik and I bought Gabriella her Halloween costume (see pic). As we were leaving the mall we were walking by a store that had adult Halloween costumes and it got me thinking.......why do all the costumes for girls these days have to be so damn skanky? If your boobs and ass aren't hanging out of a short dress you aren't cool. Now, due to the fact that my boobs and ass would hang out from them being saggy, that might be the reason for me not to wear a costume like that but I just wonder where the innocents of Halloween went. I remember when I was in high school my friends and were babies and we wore our pajamas and our hair in pig tails. What happened to those days? If I were to go to a party on Halloween I would probably be the only person that wasn't half naked. Am I being too judgemental? Am I mad at all the skinny bitches? Maybe. If I were a little thinner would I wear a costume like that? I don't know. I guess I am thinking ahead to when Gabriella is in high school and she wants to be snow white, but not the snow white from the Disney Store. She will want to be the skanky one. Maybe she will want to be a nun but I highly doubt it. Until then I am going to enjoy her being something sweet and innocent and hope Erik is out of town on Halloween when she gets older!