Today was the first day Alexandra sang in public, solo. She sang the responsorial psalm at the SJV school mass this morning. And I couldn't have been more proud of her. She has a beautiful voice, she sounded like an angel. I know I'm her mom, but she did a GREAT job!! We are lucky to have Mrs. Honsberger as our music teacher and choir director. The whole choir sounded great, but I'm especially proud of my daughter. I love you, Alexandra!
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Monday, September 20, 2010
What a Weekend
Well, Anthony & I were supposed to meet up with my cousin Mary while the kids spent the weekend with Grandma and Nana. Well, our wonderful friends, Terri and Chris (OK - really Terri), volunteered to watch them instead so that the kids could stay in one place (instead of changing houses on Saturday). So, my mom came with us. It was a rough Friday, as I watched a friend say goodbye to her 11 year old son. (Very sad, he lost his battle with cancer.) I didn't want to leave my kids, I felt guilty for leaving them. We picked up my mom, and Anthony stopped by the school so I could hug and kiss the kids again before leaving.
We're finally on the road. And when Anthony drives, we make NO stops along the way. I mentioned the construction and security blocks at the Hoover Dam, the 23 mile detour and now Anthony blames me for the waste of time for driving through Bullhead City and Laughlin. We finally make it to Ceasar's Palace and meet up with Mary & Jorge and have dinner. I enjoyed my $12 Popchicken, while my mom LOVEd her $12 grilled cheese sandwich. Where is McDonald's when you need it? =) I played a couple hands of Blackjack and walked way $12 richer. So, we finally headed to our hotel, the Plaza.
DO NOT STAY at the PLAZA hotel, which is in downtown Las Vegas. I stayed there about 15 years ago for work and I'm pretty sure that NOTHING has been changed since then. The wallpaper was coming off, the carpet looked like it was was from the 70s or 80s, the hair dryer didn't work and the ironing board was coming apart. And to top it off, everytime the A/C came on, it did so with a boom. We were thinking it was going to blow up. And did I mention the elevators? hahahaha We thought we were going to freefall, but thank goodness we didn't. But, we were so tired, we all fell asleep in our clothes! My mom didn't even take her shoes off!
We woke up Saturday morning and decided that we were going to head home that evening, inteading of staying another night.We had a GREAT breakfast/lunch at Casa de Don Juan, then spent time at the MGM, M&M World and the Coca Cola place. The entire time we were there, I kept saying "Oh, Alex would love this" or "Joshua would like that..." I just couldn't get the kids out of my mind.
Later in the evening, we started our drive home, with me at the wheel. And you know what that means, stops along the way! We stopped at the Hoover Dam, so that we could take a good look (and my mom could take pictures) of the new, beautfiul, giagantic Hoover Dam bypass bridge that was built. I'll have to get the photos from my mom, as I forgot my camera.
We made it home finally, after a couple of more stops along the way. We were finally home and slept in our bed. It was nice! It was a good quick trip, I'm glad we went, but I'm also glad we decided to come home early.
It was awesome to see, hug and kiss the kids! I think Alexandra missed us, not so sure about Joshua. =)
We're finally on the road. And when Anthony drives, we make NO stops along the way. I mentioned the construction and security blocks at the Hoover Dam, the 23 mile detour and now Anthony blames me for the waste of time for driving through Bullhead City and Laughlin. We finally make it to Ceasar's Palace and meet up with Mary & Jorge and have dinner. I enjoyed my $12 Popchicken, while my mom LOVEd her $12 grilled cheese sandwich. Where is McDonald's when you need it? =) I played a couple hands of Blackjack and walked way $12 richer. So, we finally headed to our hotel, the Plaza.
DO NOT STAY at the PLAZA hotel, which is in downtown Las Vegas. I stayed there about 15 years ago for work and I'm pretty sure that NOTHING has been changed since then. The wallpaper was coming off, the carpet looked like it was was from the 70s or 80s, the hair dryer didn't work and the ironing board was coming apart. And to top it off, everytime the A/C came on, it did so with a boom. We were thinking it was going to blow up. And did I mention the elevators? hahahaha We thought we were going to freefall, but thank goodness we didn't. But, we were so tired, we all fell asleep in our clothes! My mom didn't even take her shoes off!
We woke up Saturday morning and decided that we were going to head home that evening, inteading of staying another night.We had a GREAT breakfast/lunch at Casa de Don Juan, then spent time at the MGM, M&M World and the Coca Cola place. The entire time we were there, I kept saying "Oh, Alex would love this" or "Joshua would like that..." I just couldn't get the kids out of my mind.
Later in the evening, we started our drive home, with me at the wheel. And you know what that means, stops along the way! We stopped at the Hoover Dam, so that we could take a good look (and my mom could take pictures) of the new, beautfiul, giagantic Hoover Dam bypass bridge that was built. I'll have to get the photos from my mom, as I forgot my camera.
We made it home finally, after a couple of more stops along the way. We were finally home and slept in our bed. It was nice! It was a good quick trip, I'm glad we went, but I'm also glad we decided to come home early.
It was awesome to see, hug and kiss the kids! I think Alexandra missed us, not so sure about Joshua. =)
Monday, September 13, 2010
Seriously, where does the time go?
Why does time go by so fast? One day you're looking forward to the end of the school year and the upcoming summer and the next thing you know you're six weeks into the next school year. Summer is a long ago memory. Oh yeah, we had fun. But it's time to get back on schedule and do our every day things, like piano lessons, sign language club and Cardinal games. It's even time for me to go back to work.
I'm working another assignment through a Wells Fargo program, so I'm still a Team Member with the company. I'm hoping that this could turn into something permanent. I went to Minneapolis last week and met with my new boss and new colleagues. They are so nice, professional and just great to work for and with. I'm looking forward to the next few months.
The kids are in to their schedule, too. They had their first sign language club meeting today, while piano and voice lessons started last week. This is the first year Joshua has participated in any after-school activities at school, so it's very exciting. I'm glad that the kids are able to do this kind of stuff together.
We decided to hold off on sports activities. Alexandra wants to play volleyball, but the team at school is for girls in 5th grade, not 4th. Joshua wanted to play football, but I don't really think football is his game. It was a chore to get him to pay attention during practice and the games last year. Basketball is a different story. You can tell how much he enjoys basketball. Alexandra also wants to take some dance classes, so I need to look into options that are available in the area.
Anthony is still stressing about work. He tries to not let it get to him but it does. His goal right now is try and find us a house "down the hill." We're tired of having to drive 15-20 minutes just to get "in to town." Estrella is a beautiful place to live, but it's not close to anything!
That's about it for the Mesquitas this month. God bless, MM
I'm working another assignment through a Wells Fargo program, so I'm still a Team Member with the company. I'm hoping that this could turn into something permanent. I went to Minneapolis last week and met with my new boss and new colleagues. They are so nice, professional and just great to work for and with. I'm looking forward to the next few months.
The kids are in to their schedule, too. They had their first sign language club meeting today, while piano and voice lessons started last week. This is the first year Joshua has participated in any after-school activities at school, so it's very exciting. I'm glad that the kids are able to do this kind of stuff together.
We decided to hold off on sports activities. Alexandra wants to play volleyball, but the team at school is for girls in 5th grade, not 4th. Joshua wanted to play football, but I don't really think football is his game. It was a chore to get him to pay attention during practice and the games last year. Basketball is a different story. You can tell how much he enjoys basketball. Alexandra also wants to take some dance classes, so I need to look into options that are available in the area.
Anthony is still stressing about work. He tries to not let it get to him but it does. His goal right now is try and find us a house "down the hill." We're tired of having to drive 15-20 minutes just to get "in to town." Estrella is a beautiful place to live, but it's not close to anything!
That's about it for the Mesquitas this month. God bless, MM
Anthony taking some time out of his busy day to pose with the Oscar Meyer weinermobile. Gotta love him!
First day of school - St. John Vianney
Joshua (7) - 2nd grade/ Alexandra (9) - 4th grade
Kids after school - we always go to Baskin Robbins on the first day of school.
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