oh my oh my oh my!!!

I GOT MY TICKETS IN THE MAIL YESTERDAY!!! I am so happy!! I sent off a request (or should I say sent off many,many) for tickets to the show while we are in NYC. I got the tickets!! I can't believe it!! I am in such shock!! I went running all around the house like a crazy woman....my hubby and son thought I had been bitten by something...LOL...


It's bittersweet though....for some reason I only got 2 tickets. I requested 4 because there are 4 of us going on the trip...booo.......I'm hoping one of the other girls gets a letter this week!!!!! But...at least two of us will be there, most likely me and the other birthday girl!! I"m hoping to get the attention of the camera, so look for me!! Dec 10th!!!!!!!  Yippee!!!!!! I just can't believe it!!!!!!!

so happy....I thought the trip was fabulous in itself!! Now, it got even better than I ever thought, so very cool!! Can you tell I'm excited!! LOL.....

Where o where?

Where have I been?? I know...it's seem the last few weeks have just slipped by!! I don't know how the time is going so fast.

I did take the boys to the indoor trampoline park I mentioned. They had an absolute blast! They got to jump around, play some trampoline dodge ball, and make some basketball dunk attempts while jumping on the trampoline. They had a really good time. It was a nice place with many workers around to help keep things safe. I'm sure we will visit it again in the future!

So we are still having our soccer games. I think each boy only has 1 more game each until the playoffs! They both played really well the last weekends! Dev's team is still in 2nd place. They played the 1st place team this past weekend. They did lose, however they played the team very well. In fact I think they out played the other team, but his team made a few silly mistakes that allowed the other team to score. We'll see how the playoff goes in a few weeks!!

I'm really excited and anxious for my NYC birthday trip!! Only 2 weeks left!! I've already gotten all my outfits together and a few goodies for me and the other birthday girl!! I know it will be cold, I'm just hoping it's a mild cold..ha ha...if there is such a thing in NY in December!! I can't wait to see the huge tree in Rockerfeller center while ice skating and drinking hot chocolate with my best buds celebrating our birthdays!! I haven't been gone from the boys in awhile, so I know they will miss me. I will have to find some fun things to bring back to them!

So it's Thanksgiving week. Another unusual year for us now that we have moved away from the majority of family. I'm so used to having all the family over for a big feast. Well, we will still have a big feast (sorta) and enjoy the day. The weather will be lovely too, so I'm looking forward to that part. I am also ready to get my Christmas stuff out!! Last year I couldn't decorate much since our house was on the market and I didn't want my masterpiece to seem like clutter to someone else...ha ha...so this year I get to go all out! yay!! I love decorating for Christmas!! The subdivision is also having a turkey trot fun run and 5 K this Saturday. I think I've convince Bry to do the kids run. He isn't as excited about the running races as Dev is. Dev and Granny will be doing the 5K while me and Bry help volunteer with the festivities. I'm glad the neighborhood is having some fun community events!

Still working on my Christmas shopping. NO, I won't be out on Black Friday. I really don't get into that shopping day. I need a few more gifts for Bry. I pretty much have Dev done.  I keep asking them what the want and they tell me a few items, but that's it. Last year, they both had a huge list. It makes me wonder....are they wondering about Santa?? I think I'll have a better idea once our Elf on the Shelf Mark returns the day after Thanksgiving. I'll see how the boys react.....

Still working on the house organization. It seems never ending.....the lack of storage area in this house is killer. I feel like I just keep moving boxes from room to room...ugh....but it's slowing coming along I guess.

I'm hoping to maybe get a picture together some time this week so that I can work on a Christmas card. I didn't send them out last year, but I"d like to this year. Although, I better get going huh??

The boys are still doing good in school. We are working on our 1st science project!! For Bry!! His advanced class requires them to do a Science project..eekk...not too happy personally...but we are working on it. We are experimenting whether a dog's mouth is cleaner than a humans. So we swabbed three people's mouths and three dogs to see what kind and how much bacteria grows. It should be interesting. I just hope we get some kind of results in our Petri dishes..... we'll see how it goes and I'll let you know.

Well I hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving!! Toodles.

Soccer, TKD and more

We had a great Saturday of Soccer this weekend. Bry decided he would not worry so much about how his team plays and just play like he wants to. Wow...what a difference. He made three goals and played great. I have to say his team is improving though. He just doesn't realized that some of the other boys have never played until this year. I'm happy he was back to himself and having fun and playing soccer!

Dev did great also! He also had 3 goals! His team is in 2nd place for the season so far.

Today they are out of school and are going to a soccer camp for the day. I think they will have fun. Something they love to do and hopefully they might learn a few extra tips also!

A few weeks ago they both tested in TKD. They both did awesome and both broke boards! It was fun to watch because we don't get to watch their classes through the week. They go to TKD as aftercare and they take class before we are able to get there to pick them up so we don't get to see them in class very much. They practice a lot at home but it was nice to see all they had learned.

I was able to take the day off Friday and have a little fun shopping with Mom. I found a super cute store and some really cute stuff for my NYC trip!! The cutest part was when I modeled the outfit for Mike and the boys. Keep in mind, I don't think the boys know anything about me taking a trip to New York. So I come out in my outfit and Bry was like..."Mommy!! You look like New York!!!" wow...that was so funny!! I was so happy!! yeah...just the look I was looking for!! ha ha ha.... I'm getting super excited about the trip!!

The weather is still really warm here! wow..in the 80's today!! Don't get me wrong, I like it, but maybe the 70's would be a little better now that's it's November!

There is a new indoor trampoline park that opened here. I'm hoping maybe to take the boys this weekend for a little jumping fun. As long as they are good this week at school. Dev had a few " talking in class" checks for last week, so I told him he has to do better this week or we won't go. I"m guessing he is making a few new friends in his new class and is starting to get chatty.

Happy Veterans Day!

Playing catch up

So..let's see where to start.
We had what seemed like a very busy week leading up to our Disney weekend trip for Bry's birthday. I ended up taking the whole day off on Friday and we headed out about 9am. Wow, I just have to say over and over how happy I am that it only takes us 2 hr 45 min to get there...whoo hoo! It is wonderful. We got there around noon, ate some lunch and then the boys headed to the pool. The water was actually a little cool,  but they had a blast anyway. It was fun to be back at our home resort, this time Bry wasn't afraid to go down the slide at the pool. The adults enjoyed a nice beverage and then the boys and Daddy played a little ping pong.
   Around 4 pm it was time to head back and get dressed for the Mickey Not So Scary party!! We walked to the park and entered around 530pm or so. The park was beautifully decorated. We got a bite to eat and did some walking around before the party actually started at 7pm. I have to say it was such a great time!! We all really enjoyed it. There were costumes everywhere and lots and lots of candy! Wow....we left there with tons of it! We even got to ride a few rides too and it really wasn't crowded at all. Yes, there were alot of people but not compared to Disney crowded!! The fireworks were spectacular!!! Wow.!!! We headed back about 1130pm. What a great night! I would definitely recommend it to anyone!! Disney did a great job!
   The next day we were up and back at Magic Kingdom. The weather was perfect! So were the crowds, again a light crowd. Now as the afternoon approached it did start to get more crowded, but still not like peak times! We rode everything we pretty much wanted and walked and had a great time. The boys were ready to head back to the resort around 4pm. I do have to say the new Disney armbands worked out great. You wear the wristband and it lets you in your room, has your park tickets on it, you can pre-select fast passes for the parks, and you can make charges to your room on it. It worked great for us. Oh and you can have the pictures that Disney takes added to your armband too. It was really convenient too. They also will be reusable for when we return so that's great too!  We rested a little at the resort then headed out and grabbed some dinner.
   Sunday morning we all kinda slept in late, I guess the tiredness was catching up to us. We also celebrated Bry's birthday with presents and a special donut with candles breakfast. I think we got to Epcot around 11am. We had to get all our stuff packed up and into the car before we headed to the park so it took a little longer than I wanted, but oh well. We really enjoyed Epcot, very light crowds. Now the most popular two rides had long wait times, but lucky for us I had already gotten fast passes for those rides added to our arm bands...sweet! The day went by too fast! We didn't have a chance to do everything we had wanted. He haven't been to Epcot in several years with the boys so they enjoyed it. We will definitely add it to our list for our next visit so we can enjoy the rest of the park that we missed on this visit.
    Back to the grind Monday morning with everyone tired and not wanting to get up! It was a busy week, the boys had TKD testing for their next belt Monday evening. We missed the original testing on the Friday we went out of town. Then Daddy took the boys to soccer practice Tuesday night while Mom and I went to the SYTYCD live tour. The show was great! It was fun to see the people we saw on TV and to watch them do the favorite routines. Our seats were pretty high up but it was still a great show! I love watching them dance!! Here are a few attempts at some pics from far away..ha ha..

    Of course last night was trick or treating. We really didn't need to go since we have so much candy already from Disney but it was all about the fun of it. The boys had a great time and two of their friends from the neighborhood walked with us. The weather was pretty warm and humid though, I think it was around 80! This time Dev wore his skeleton costume. There were tons of kids in our neighborhood...wow!  Luckily we were home around 730pm. You can tell it's alot of younger kids in our neighborhood because everyone was headed home around the same time as us, especially since it was school night.

I put on my witch stuff to wear to work. It was funny, because the boys did not like my mole at all!! ha ha

I was able to cook up a special spooky Halloween breakfast for them. They loved the monster donut, ghost toast, work sausage and the bugs and kisses cup of treats. It was fun to surprise them.

    So...tonight the boys get to go to a Halloween party at their TKD school. Probably more candy...oh my....I'm going to have to convince them to pick a certain number of things and we are going to have to find a place to give the rest to. I mean really...I'll have to take a picture...It is soooooo much!! But I know the boys will have a good time with their friends at the party with games, bounce house and costume contest. So we get a short parents night out. Although, we'll probably just order some take out and relax and catch up on our Biggest Loser....ha ha...the married with kids life!! I guess we are getting older!! eekkk!!
   Speaking of older.....wow...only about 38 more days till my birthday trip with the girls to NYC...I am so excited and can't wait. I need to get shopping though for some winter clothes! I really don't have any winter clothes. I got rid of many of them when we moved and of course here is so warm I hardly will need any. So of course, where else but Florida will you find winter hats and scarves right next to the bathing suits!!

  We don't have a big weekend of plans this weekend. Just soccer and probably some much needed house cleaning and organizing. Happy weekend to everyone! Toodles...
BTW...if you watch the Good Wife...oh my!!!