The past few days

I know, I know, I've been a slacker in the blogging department.  I am 4 days behind, but last weekend was crazy with Adi's 4th Birthday and then now Christmas just being 1 day away I haven't had a second to myself in awhile.  So I am just going to go ahead and catch up on all 4 days and go ahead and do the last day because that's tomorrow, Christmas Eve, and I can guarantee my evening will be spent with family and other Christmas festivities until late.  So here we go, bare with me.
Day 26: If you had $1,000,000.00 how would you spend it?
  I would pay off all debt, buy a new house with a basement and 5 bedrooms, with a nice big kitchen and a huge master bathroom with a big bathtub.  I would then do some traveling and save the rest.

Day 27:  A problem you have or have had in the past
  Right now my biggest problem is lack of sleep.  I want sleep, one night of uninterrupted sleep would be fabulous.  I can't say that enough, I WANT MORE SLEEP.
Other than this, all my problems are not worth sharing right now because they are typical, stupid problems I think we all have and they are honestly pretty boring.

Day 28:  Something that you miss
  See Day 27 :)
I also miss my life before having kids.  Don't get me wrong, I love having my kids, but there are days I would love to go back and be just us again.

Day 29:  List 10 people dead or alive you would invite to dinner and include the menu
  Oh gosh, I don't know, I do know I would have the hubs make his famous Filipino dish Pina A Po Minok, translated into the sitting chicken.  This is made with a whole chicken simmered in garlic, ginger, onion and sprite for 2-3 hours.  Mmm, it is so delicious.  I don't think I would invite anyone other than family and friends mainly because I'm shy when it comes to new people.  As nice as it would be to have someone famous over for dinner, it would also be very stressful and awkward for me. So let's just stick with my closest friends and family for this one.

Day 30:  My goals for the next 30 days
  I would honestly like to continue this blog the best I can.  I don't know if my topics will be as interesting because I don't have something to go off of, but I'll give it a try.  I would also like to start being healthier, I don't know why this is so hard for me, but it always has been and hopefully one day it sticks.  I would also like to just keep us all healthy and happy, pretty basic and simple, but that's where we are for the next 30 days.

My challenge is over, and I am kinda sad, but hopefully there will be another one out there in the future for everyone to enjoy with me.

Until then MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

Someone who fascinates me

I hate to say it but these topics seem to be getting harder for me.  There are a lot of people who fascinate me and inspire me.  I think my biggest one would be by hubby.  He is a hard worker, he works crazy, long hours, his work is hard and strenuous and sometimes he doesn't see us for more than a few hours each week.  But most days he comes home with a positive attitude and a big smile on his face.  It's very rare for him to come home unhappy, and when that does happen, it sucks.  But that's not the case here.  He leaves work where it needs to be, out of the home.  His family time is strictly that and I love that.  My job may not be what his is, but I let it get to me and it affects my mood.  I'm always tired and I admit I let him know it all the time.
I think we can all learn a lot from him to just live your life and love it.

Favorite Movie

Today I'm supposed to tell you about my favorite movie.  I have many favorites and really can't think of which one is my absolute all time favorite, so we'll just go through a few of them because that's how I role.

Earlier in my 15 facts about me post I said that I love anything with Audrey Hepburn in it, which is true.  But my favorite Audrey Hepburn movie is Breakfast at Tiffany's.

My sister in law introduced this to me years ago and that's where I fell in love with classic old movies.  This is my go to movie when Bryce goes away for an overnight camping trip and I put the kids to bed and sit with some ice cream.

This is my favorite comedy.  I can never get sick of this movie.  I know all the jokes and punch lines and just about every line at that, but it still makes me laugh just like I am watching it for the first time.  

AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST:

The all time classic Pride and Prejudice.  If I have a weekend, which never happens anymore, I pull out the full 6 hour version which I absolutely love.  But the newer version is just as good and Mr. Darcy is just handsome.  

There you have it, I love movies, don't get to see them as much as I'd like to anymore.  Kids have limited our date nights drastically and so I just stick to what we've got and I'm not gonna complain. 

Famous People I find attractive

Okay, okay, I know it's supposed to be 5 famous people I find attractive and I have more than that, but there is a reason.  As I was thinking about this I decided to ask the hubs who I found attractive, besides him of course.  His first answer was Robert Downey Jr.  Score for the hubs, but then he said Jessica Alba, which also is correct.  Yes, she's female, but I would still consider her attractive.  Women are pretty, and I'm allowed to think that, so then I kept coming up with a longer list and decided to list my top 5 women I find pretty and then the guys I find just plain attractive :)

Ladies First:

 #5 Jennifer Lawrence

She is gorgeous, and her attitude about people trying to change her is right on.  She is a great role model and any chick that can shoot a bow like she can is okay in my book.

#4 Carrie Underwood

She reminds me of one of my best friends from my past.  Great voice, gorgeous, girl next door and she seems like a friend everyone would love to have. 

#3 Zooey Deschanel 

Um, can you say cute?  She is unique in many ways and I love that about her.  She's her own person and her voice is killer.

#2 Jessica Alba

Not my #1 but pretty darn close.  She's beautiful and I'll admit she's my girl crush.  

#1 Audrey Hepburn

Classy and beautiful in so many ways.  This is who I would want to be if I could be one famous woman.  

BRING ON THE MEN! :)

#5 Jude Law

I have a thing for accents but then he's also handsome and that makes him great.

#4 Gerard Butler

Again, he has an accent, a very attractive accent.  I did fall in love with his voice first though.  I never knew who he was until Phantom of the Opera and then I was hooked.  He isn't bad on the eyes either.

#3 Robert Downy Jr.

My ultimate old man crush.  I really don't know what it is about him, but he's awesome.  And then he was Iron Man, and he became even more awesome.  Yep, I like him 

#2 Jake Owen

For those that know me well will be surprised that he is only #2 on my list.  No, it's not because he chopped off his gorgeous hair, but he's not my #1.  I love his voice, he's my #1 favorite country singer or singer for that matter.  He is extremely good looking and I will see him in concert before I die.

#1 Ian Somerhalder

Um, yeah!

How I've changed in the past 2 years

I honestly don't have a lot to say about this sadly.  I don't feel like i've changed a whole lot other than I now have 3 kids, I am auntie to 3 very handsome boys and 1 adorable little girl.  I am 28 not 26 and sadly I could lose a few pounds to get back to 2 years ago weight.  I do feel like I am a happier person, I don't worry about everything anymore and I rarely have anxiety which 2 years ago was awful.  So I'm sorry if you were hoping for some awesome tidbits tonight, I really am the same old me but there really isn't anything wrong with that.

Favorite TV shows

I'm sorry for those that are anxiously awaiting reading my post for today, but it's been a long day and it's really late, and I'm really tired.  So I'm going to just upload pictures of a few of my favorite TV shows.  And heck, I'll try to add a little comment if I can and if I can make everything sound half way normal.

Zooey Deschanel has always been one of my favorites and then you add some other people that I have learned to love and bam, you have a good comedy.

Bryce and I started watching this one night and the rest is history.  Another great comedy to help us kick back and relax.

Hot men, hot men, oh wait, did I mention hot men?  I am obsessed, well up until this current season.  I haven't had a chance to watch it and heard it's gone down hill sadly.  I'll just stick to the first 5 seasons that I know I love 

Importance of Education

How important do I feel education is?  Well, let me tell you :)  At first when I read this my first thought was that I felt it was very important.  But then, as I started thinking a little more about it, I don't feel as strongly about it being very important in a certain aspect.  Yes, I believe everyone should have an education and go through the required amount of schooling (High School Education) because you really can't do a whole lot without that diploma.  But after that, it's more up to you.  Let me explain my reasoning behind this before I offend anyone.

I know plenty of people of people that have been incredibly successful without an education and only a handful that have gone on to doing whatever they went to school and being successful in that career.  I have some examples of both, so bare with me, because I feel it is important to explain both sides.  

Bryce's sister has been in school as long as I've ever known her until recently.  So about 8 years she was in school to become a nurse.  She stuck with it and graduated and is now doing the job she's always dreamed of and is very successful.  She is happy, and is making something of her education.  I know a man, who I wish not to name at this time, who went to school for years, worked hard, got his degree, and now has nothing to show for that degree.  He isn't even working in anything that his degree was for.  He's not happy and all that education went to waste.  Yes, he did try and wasn't able to be successful in that career choice he wanted.

Now, for those people I know that didn't get an education past high school and deserve this acknowledgement.  My number one man, the love of my life.  He is going to school for plumbing, but that wasn't his first choice in life.  He is doing it because he was successful in being great at plumbing and decided to go to school for it to be able to go further.  He would still be successful and has been.  He's amazing, he's smart and really the schooling he's doing is to get a piece of paper to let him do what he loves.  He isn't learning anything new than what he already knows. 

My amazing mother, she just recently called me and told me that she received her annual raise and she is now making almost as much as someone that has a degree and has worked so hard at their job.  She has no college education, just high school, and she is one of the smartest people I know.  She has started from the very bottom as secretary and is now an incredibly successful worker.  (sorry mom, I don't know your exact job title)  I am so incredibly proud of her and she was so proud of herself for accomplishing this major thing in her life.  The blood, sweat and many tears was all worth it.  

So yes, education is important, but you can still be incredibly successful without it.