Birthday Bash

Well last night we went to my little cousin's 16th birthday bash. We had sooooo much fun.

I was dancing up a storm with Lily and Bella. My cousin Sunny was up there most of the time dancing with all the kids.

Antonio, Lily and I danced a spanish song together. It was really nice. Lily also managed to her her dad up there to dance with her a second time.

It was nice to spend time with my family and be there for this great coming of age party. My daughter Alanis will have hers in three years so i guess I need to start planning and save up. I will have help from all the Padrinos. Plus I want to get her a starter car, her first car for her present.

Here are some pics of the party:

My kids had fun. Family means everything to me and just being surrounded by some of my family members it felt real good. I miss gatherings like this one. My family doesn't do this often as everyone went their own ways or don't bother to include you in their "parties," in those cases I guess I am not missing much. Since after all I think that just bulls@*t.

Til next time I blog....

Heart Broken

On the 4th of July we had gotten a new pet named Daisy. She was a cute playful little pup who was only about 6 weeks old or so. We got her from a family member. She was just an adorable little thing and my kids and I fell in love with her instantly.

Then tragedy occurred.....she got ill and passed away a few days later, July 9th. My son was devastated and his heart was broken as he had gotten attached so quickly. Don't get me wrong I loved Daisy and I was hurt when she passed, but I have lost many pets throughout my childhood years. I was not trying to show my pain. Anyways, my SO wasn't so empathetic and wanted my son to man up. He can be inconsiderate at times (I guess he has his reasons). I tried to talk to my son and let him know it's ok to be sad but that he needed to keep Daisy in his heart and remember the good times he shared with her.

My son left for a camping trip with the Boy Scouts a couple of days later and he told me it should give him time to "get over it." He will be gone for a week and yes I miss my son already. I hope and pray all is well with him and he is having a great time as he deserves it. I am excited to hear about his camping experience when he arrives at home.

On July 11th, my SO had told me about a puppy he had seen on Craigslist. I looked at the picture and thought nothing of it. Then he told me he wanted to get it, so we drove to the location where the puppy was housed at. We ended up getting one of the two puppies and fell in love. I am so happy we added Buddy to the family and I am sure my son will be excited as well. I named him Buddy so Lily will be able to say his name. He is three and a half months old. After we got him we took him to the clinic to get his first parvo shot as I did not want him to get sick on us and pass on.

Buddy has only been with us for a couple of days but he is so playful and adorable. I am trying to train him or potty train him. It's a challenge at times since I am not sure of what I am doing. I do love him and care for him and of course protect him from Lily as she doesn't understand that Buddy is not a stuffed animal she is only two.

I cannot wait for my son to see Buddy. I hope he brings a smile to my son'\s face and warms his heart. I am thinking of getting Buddy a friend, but not too certain if it's too soon since we just got him. It is in the works for now.

Wednesday's Walk ~ I Remember When....

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I Remember When......

I can remember the very first time I met my fiance. 

 (He is the one in the red shirt)

I was packing and cleaning the house I was moving out of. I was with one of my friends at the time we went to my storage to put stuff in there. Well as many of you may or may not know I am a recovering alcoholic/addict. I am going on three years clean and sober in August. I am most proud of. That is another story.

And the two of us (her more than me) was looking for our next fix. As I had to "pay" her for helping me, some friend. Anyways she seen this guy on his bike and yelled out to him. I stopped the car as she chatted with him. He went to the empty house and we chatted. She introduced us and he seemed pretty shocked to know it was me. I did not know if it was because I got a bad rap from my former boyfriend. (He was a cheating boyfriend and I got blamed for just about all the things that went wrong in his life. Now that is another story to tell.)

I am still curious as to his first thoughts of me ( my fiance). I think I will ask him when he gets home from work. Anyways that was the first time I met my fiance and I am proud to say we have been together for 2 years and have a beautiful baby girl together.

I just want to say that I am proud of my recovery and I have come a long way. I also wanted to change and make my life better for myself and my kids. So if you know someone struggling with alcohol or drugs don't give up on them. They may want to change and may have lost all hope in doing so. They need the support and love from family and friends.

 I do not forget where I have come from and I do not look down on those with any type of life's problems, nor do I judge, as only God can Judge. I do believe everything happens for a reason and I sure have gone through so much during my life, which as made me the strong person I am today. I also like to help others by sharing my stories with the hopes of touching someone's heart in any way to help save them.

That is one of my memories and I will be sure to do Wednesday's Walks to share more memories, who know I may help someone in the process.

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