Jenny's Favorite Things

Oprah has a Favorite Things Show, so I thought that I would make a favorite list!

1. My new 700 Thread Count Down Comforter and Down Pillows.
2. My IPOD
3. The smell of rain.
4. My friend Sara's Crab Rangoon
5. Salsa without chunks
6. Jack in the Box Monster Tacos
7. Chocolate anything..especially Godiva
8. My brownies
9. Shopping when it isn't Christmas
10. No traffic
11. Jogging when it is dark outside..just me and the IPOD.
12. Dancing
13. Laughing
14. People with a sense of humor.
15. Hot Chocolate with lots of marshmallows
16. Hot showers
17. My perfume collection
18. Cinnamon Flavored Toothpaste (tastes like Big Red)
19. Cats
20. Beaches
21. Swimming pools
22. Flip Flops
23. Black Dresses
24. A good haircut and hair color (neither of which I have right now)
25. Good samaritans
26. Sleeping
27. Cooking for my family
28. Eating out at the Cheesecake Factory
29. Which brings me to Cheesecake.
30. The St. Louis Zoo
31. Forrest Park (did you know that Forrest Park is actually larger than Central Park)
32. Central Park and Manhattan
33. Chiante or Pinot Noir (wine with dinner is good, without dinner, not so good)
34. Memories (nobody can take those away)
35. Matthew's smile
36. Our Christmas Tree
37. Camilo's generosity
38. Jeans...love jeans!
39. Shoes...love shoes
40. Music..all kinds
41. Getting Packages in the mail
42. Warms towels straight out of the dryer
43. Just driving around
44. D.C and Georgetown
45. Fall time (miss it badly)
46. Butterflies in the stomach (for good reasons)
47. Yankee Candles
48. Sunglasses
49. Pictures
50. My family and friends!

New job

Camilo moved to another section....the coolest section ever! He works at Marine Corps Air Facility in the hanger. It is awesome. I went to pick him up yesterday and as I was driving through the parking lot there is stop signs for jet crossing....how cool is that? Anyway I parked and realized I forgot my cell at home. I was a little scared to go get him because I wasn't sure if I would get yelled at or not. But as soon as I walked in there was a Navy Jet...soooooo cool. His office is on the second floor of the hanger. Another cool thing is that he is right next to the ocean.....jets and oceans? He is living life! Oh and today he is flying around the islands because the ghost flyer had extra seats. I am soooooo jealous.

My moms friend bought me a ticket to fly to Kauai with them! I can't wait! We get to explore the island all day....just the girls and Kauai.....should be good times! In other news..I updated my myspace page again. New profile pic was taken the other day! I was sick of old pics.

Computers suck!

So last Thursday I was ready to kill someone or something. Why is it that your computer always seems to act up before an important day or when you need some information? Computer was acting fine on Thurs morning....buuuut by Thurs afternoon, I could not access any of my secure websites...no bank, no school, no yahoo e-mail, no blogger....nada! I was beyond pissed. So I called my ISP Roadrunner and they went in circles with me..trying to give me a new IP address saying mine must have been dropped. Didn't work. Gave me Compaq's number...I get some guy from like India who says" Whooooo we can not help you because your warranty has expired...but we can offer you a new warranty for about $119.00!" Okay he was obviously smoking something good.

Call my schools online tech support and this guy was actually helpful...but couldn't solve the problem. Call the ISP people back they give me number to Microsoft Tech Support. I call them..they are closed. I call first thing in the morning here and get assigned a case number...and then I am transferred to wait one hour and 15 minutes. I hang up...livid at this point and desperate! I call back and they put me through the same number but I get a response in a half hour. The person I got was wonderful and resolved my issue by simply removing my Norton Firewall from the computer. All of that for a stinkin Firewall. Turns out we had two on our computer..oops! Anyway computers suck but I depend on them for everything so they are a necessary evil!

Woody

Matthew was Woody from Toy Story.

He was the most evil Woody ever....

complete with don't hold my hand mommy...don't touch my hat mommy....don't touch and no pictures!

I know now that he will go as a Devil next year!

Three long weeks

Camilo leaves tomorrow at 2:00 in the morning for three weeks. He is only going to the big island of Hawaii...buuuuut still.
Me and Matthew have some stuff planned..beach, zoo, aquarium and movies. I don't think we will be totally bored.
I talked with Aunt today and I had no idea how out of touch I was with the family. She got hit by a car in May....I had no idea. My cousin Tanya is pregnant (six months) I had no idea. I think I got the hint that I need to call home more..haha.
My mom is coming out here for Christmas and I am so excited! This will be the first Christmas that I have spent with her in like eight years. Usually we went to Camilo's house in Jersey for Christmas because it was closer to Virginia and we went to my house for Thanksgiving (since thanksgiving really isn't a Colombian thing). And the past two years we stayed here on the Island because it is so much cheaper than flying home. Plus there is something special about wearing flip flops and swimsuits in December. :)

Scary Sunday

I thought I was dreaming this morning when there was this horrible rumbling sound and a lot of shaking going on. Seriously scary stuff.
I grabbed Matthew and immediately started packing some things to prepare for the worst..like a tsunami. The hardest part was that the power was out shortly after the earthquake and nobody knew what the hell was going on. We had to sit in our cars in order to get information..cell phones weren't working. It was insane.

But we made the best of it. We grilled eggs on the grill at 7:30 with our neighbors, later we cooked hamburgers for lunch and steak for dinner. It was one big grilling day since our freaking power was out for more than 12 hours. But it was an interesting day and one that I will most likely not forget for a long time. Yes and one of my neighbors started drinking at 8:00....I know that the church service that was going on across the street and was forced to sit outside were thinking that we were all a bunch of hellions. We deemed today earthquake party 06.

Wild Saturday

It was a crazy weekend on our street. Camilo had a get together with his Marines Friday...we cooked out, drank and we were all serenaded by two mexicans and a Colombian...good times. Saturday my neighbors had a party. It is a really good thing they live right next to us. I had four martinis...and I was pretty buzzed. I kept spilling my drink on me, the floor..pretty much everywhere. But my neighbors were completely drunk...they were the first ones to pass out before anyone even left. Hilarious..good times!


The really nice thing was that after they passed out....we all cleaned their house so they wouldn't have to wake up to a messy house the next day...

I'm sure they were very appreciative. :)

My pics of daytime tv stars

Today I went to Honolulu with my friends Sara, Ryanne, Penelope, Angie and Joyce to watch a live taping of Soap Talk. My big tv debut airs next month..lol. It was right on the beach and it was smoking hot! Bob Guiney the former Bachelor was there with his wife Rebecca Budig, and some hotties from daytime tv. Here is my pics..we had seats right by the stage: It is crazy the stars look so much smaller in person (I guess the camera really does add 10 pounds). Live tapings are a royal pain in the butt...a lot of retakes. Ok audience clap now...audience yell now..audience say oooh, awwww...! But it was fun! In other news I start school again for my Bachelors in Human Resources in Nov. So much for my year off!

Not much to say!

I haven't blogged lately, probably because I don't have much to whine about it.
I kinda feel bad for missing my ten year hs reunion....but hey I saved a lot of money.
Camilo is in the midst of training left and right for Iraq in March. I am praying that he will not go....I am desperately hoping that he will get transferred before then.
I don't want anything to happen to him and Iraq just ups the ante of that possibility..which scares me.

Anyway that is it for now...hopefully I will have something a little lighter to write about after this weekend :)

My friends Hawaiian vacay!

I had the best time with my friends from Illinois! I always find that people from Illinois are nice and so down to earth and just great to be around! Jaime and Brent had the best time here in Hawaii and we enjoyed their company. Here are some pics of their vacay. Some of them have me and matthew in them.

Waterpark Adventure

We headed out to the Hawaiian Adventures Waterpark on Sunday for the very first time since we moved here two years ago...it was so much fun! Matthew had a blast going down all the slides and I had a blast going down the cliffhanger.....okay it was a little scary. You basically free fall six stories. It happend really fast, and I was like in a daze for a couple of minutes. I told Camilo that he had to do it as well...so I got a picture of him coming down putting his hands in front of his face! Too funny! Here is some pics from our little adventure, of course I am not in any of them because I was playing camera woman! The pic on the bottom is from the website to give you a good idea on how freaky the thing is. The rest of the pics I took.
Oh and Matthew acquired a girlfriend while there.....:) Good times!

Too much time!

Now that school is finito, i have too much time on my hands!!! I found myself cleaning the floors in our living room square by square...bootcamp style...scary. All the things I wanted to do while Camilo was on vacay went out the door because of my wisdom teeth and dry socket. I still have it and I am getting soooo annoyed.

Camilo's brother Ruben is going to Iraq in a week. We are worried about him, but we think he will be okay, he is in the air force...so they have more cushy jobs than Marines do. Still it is a scary place to be.

Projects

Camilo has been on vacation since August 11th and unfortunately we haven't done much with our time because of my dry socket that is still bothering me. We stayed at a hotel on Sunday in Waikiki and went swimming in the pool and got stupid with some wine. Monday I was feeling like total crap because the pain in mouth was coming back and the wine made me kind of sick to my stomach, but we hung out at the beach and helped Matthew build sand castles. Monday night I didn't get any sleep because I was sick all night, so Tuesday I slept half the day. Camilo has these projects that he is working on (a huge toy chest for Matthew and a stand for me) so I have been to Home Depot more times than I care to mention. Last night I helped him sand some wood and later stain it. I asked him "How many wives do you think would actually stay up until 2:00 am to help their husbands sand and stain wood?" He said "A lot actually." I was like "dream on senor." My friend Jaime is coming next week..I can't wait to see her! My mom is flying out for Christmas...which I am so excited about. I miss my family so much!

Unbearable!!!!!

So i went to the oral surgeon on Sat to get all of my wisdom teeth yanked....bad bad bad juju. Two were partially impacted the other two were completely impacted. I was sedated and I don't remember anything...
However it is now tuesday and I still have major swelling and major pain. I think I am a victim of dry socket, which I called the dentist this morning because I was in unbearable pain and guess what they don't open until 12:30 in the afternoon. I just want my face to go back to normal, I look like a chipmunk on drugs....it totally sucks!

Latest Songs on my IPOD

Newest additions to the IPOD, I am constantly adding songs to it, it holds 7,000 songs ( don't know if I will ever fill it up)

The Walk Imogen Heap
Hide & Seek Imogen Heap
Sexy Back Justin Timberlake
As the Rush Comes Motorcycle
Canned Heat Jamiroquai
24 Jem
Sexy Love Ne-Yo
Too Little Too Late JoJo

That one place

Saturday we went to the beach and I went snorkeling. I snorkeled in the cove. Now I haven't snorkeled in a very long time but while I was in the ocean, I felt the world disappear. It is an awesome feeling! I think everyone should have at least one thing that makes them feel totally at peace and where they can escape from the rest of the world. Snorkeling is mine. :)
Camilo has the a couple of weeks off, so I am looking forward to being a complete beach bum, since my last day of school was yesterday....can I get an Amen?
I am going to enjoy myself this week, because next Saturday I am not going to be a happy camper after I get my wisdom teeth extracted. It wouldn't be so bad, buuut they are impacted. My teeth hate me! I guess I am going to look like a chipmunk for a couple of days :(

A difference in opinion

My friend Claudia had her baby Paulina on Sunday. We went over to her house last night to see the new baby. Camilo is crazy about babies, especially little babies. I am kind of the opposite. They are so small and tiny and they cry all day, all night. I like Matthew's age, he can tell me exactly what he wants and doesn't want, we can just throw him in the car and go, he loves to watch movies at the theater and is quiet the whole time.

I know that Camilo has wanted another child since we had Matthew. I feel extremely guilty because I am not ready, I don't know if I ever will be. I keep telling him that I would probably have to have a c-section again and I don't want that. Not only that I would have to worry about losing weight all over again. I was miserable after I had Matthew, I felt like I was in somebody else's body. But there is also that another baby brings a lot of extra stress, and money. I am not about to stress myself out any more than necessary. I just want to know where it says that if you have a family you have to have more than one kid? Sometimes I feel like I am being selfish, it is just such a touchy subject for me. I am just whining :(

Beaching it up

Saturday we headed to the grand opening of Tiki Island. It's this new bumper boats/mini golf place a couple of blocks from our house. It was sooooo unbelievably crowded. But we suffered the disney land like lines for the bumper boats. The boats had water gun things attached so you can drench everyone around you. My mission....soak Camilo! I completely soaked him because the whole time we were in line "I don't want to get wet, especially my sunglasses." Ha ha! After that excitement we headed to the beach where the water was completely crazy. That didn't stop Camilo from getting in the water with Matthew despite the do not swim signs. Our friends Jairo and Claudia were also there with their son Tomas (a year younger than Matthew). Claudia is 9 months pregnant and still skinnier than me..lol!

Virus City!

We had such a busy weekend and now we are all very sick people! Camilo has allergies, Matthew has a bad stomach virus (his first illness ever)! I don't feel so hot myself.
Friday me and five other ladies went to Ruby Tuesdays for margaritas and appetizers. We are such pigs because we managed to buy all the appetizers and split it between all of us. There was no room on the table.....it was scary. Anyway while we were at Ruby Tuesdays, Jeff, Camilo and Christian were in charge of five kids..lol! Camilo looked like he was going to drop on the floor from exhaustion.
Saturday we went to a B-day party for Matthew's friend...Matthew. There was at least 16 kids there....germ city! That was the night Matthew started getting sick. We went to watch Monster House and Matthew was fine, but the minute we pulled in the driveway, he threw up everywhere, it was bad. We had to take his car seat out and spray it down. I figured that it was just motion sickness, he has thrown up in the car many times..but never in the house. Sunday we had a baby shower/cook out to attend and on our way to buy a gift it was throw up in the car part 2. This time we were on the H3 and couldn't turn around...it sucked! Anyway he seemed fine the rest of the day. BUUUUt today he threw up like three times in the house. I can't handle it....I hate seeing him sick :( So we are feeling sick and I don't think I will be leaving the house this week.

Crazy weather

When I say crazy weather, I am not talking about Hawaii. I am talking about the wonderful mid-west. Every time I hear that they are about to have another storm, I freak out just a little. I had no clue what was going on last night in the midwest, because I was out enjoying a really good steak, celebrating my b-day.

I woke up and checked the internet and saw the headlines....I felt very scared and worried. I called my mom and she was okay..thank-god. They didn't lose their power or anything. I don't know what is going on with this crazy planet, but I think it is very angry with us! I hope everyone that I know in the midwest is okay....

Happy B-Day to Me

Another year older... :)
I got flowers two days ago from Camilo, the delivery guy screwed up and delivered them on Monday..lol.
I got Godiva Chocolates and white gold earrings from Camilo..:)
My mom sent money and a sweet b-day card! I feel so loved! Thanks to all who remembered, you make getting older kind of fun!
The flowers had a balloon attached, some little munchkin confiscated it...little balloon thief!

Missing in Action

I have been seriously neglecting my e-mails and everything else in my life for homework. I have four and half weeks left before I am done with my undergrad in Business Administration. I am not excited, at this point...I just want it done. Since last July, I have been stressed out over homework and getting good grades. There are sometimes in life you ask yourself "What the hell am I doing?" Unfortuantely, I am asking myself those kind of questions. I am questioning everything in my life, my marriage...everything. It really sucks. Maybe everybody goes through this crap sometime in their life....

:( Woe is me.

UFC

We watched the UFC this weekend, a group of 20 people all in one room..yikes! I thought the fights were kind of boring this year..except the one with the projectile blood gushing all over the place...that was kind of cool. Tito Ortiz and Shamrock...ummmm disappointing....come on 1:18 seconds? Just a teaser. The last fight....well the guy in the tighty whities should have won! Whateva...it didn't go my way :(
Sunday sucked, I got woke up at 7:30 in the morning from my neighbor needing a ride to the ER. She was okay....but did I mention how far the ER is? It is across the island my friends...
I was an unbearable grouch the rest of the day. I think I am feeling down in the dumps because I am getting older.....28 next week....yucky.

Staind Concert

So we went to the Staind concert on Sunday night and it was awesome! I just love them!
The fourth of july was pretty chill, we went to a friends for a cookout and then we headed over to the Bayfest for the fireworks...good times. Here is some pics from the Staind Concert!
Some of them are kind of dark :(

Hammerhead at my door?

this weekend was pretty busy..to say the least. Sat I had a little party in the morning for all my lady friends..food and talk. Good times everyone had fun. Later that night we headed over to our friends house to watch 16 blocks with Bruce Willis...pretty good movie. Sunday we had a cookout with a couple of friends...it was pretty chill. Anyway after everyone left me and Camilo were watching a special on Sharks and spearfishing....when all of sudden there is a little knock on the door and here is our friend Matthew with a little hammerhead shark...how ironic. I felt really bad for the poor baby hammerhead, it's not like you can really eat them or anything. He was still alive a little bit and that just made me feel worse. Our friend said he was going to throw him back in but I think the poor guy was done for. :(

Writers Block?

Lately I have had a hard time figuring out what the hell to write in the blog. There really isn't a whole lot going on with me. I have about 7 weeks until I get graduate....hallelujah! I can't wait! July 4th brings the wonderful BayFest in which Staind will be playing....whooo hooo! I was thinking about going to the high school reunion...but I don't know if I can. Camilo is scheduled to go to Fuji at the end of Sept. Whatever...I would like to see some people and probably avoid others at all costs....lol! It's still a maybe if I will go or not. Oh I went to see the movie Poseidon..which really freaked me out. The whole scenario of being upside down in a ship underneath water is terrifying to me. I don't think I will be getting on any cruise ships any time soon. :)

Remembering 10 years ago!

Okay so ten years ago this month...I was dating a fellow belleville east graduate....great guy! Not going to mention any names due to privacy rights..lol! Wow I can't believe it has been ten years since I graduated...I feel so old. I look back at the person I was and the person that I am now....big difference. Although my roots will always be in the midwest, I feel much more worldly now! I have learned to be independent and responsible as opposed to ten years ago! I was the queen of irresponsibility :) I have been to places that I thought I would never see...Times Square on New Years Eve, Central Park in the spring time, Rockafeller Center on Christmas, Washington D.C. and clubbing in Georgetown, San Diego and La Jolla, St. Petersburg, Fla....where I watched two grown men go skinny dipping....yes I hid their shorts, Losing Money in Atlantic City, Skinny Dipping in Virginia Beach, Bootcamp at Parris Island, S.C. and here I am now in Hawaii! I can only wonder where I will be ten years from now!!! :)

Diamond Head Torture Climb

Yesterday we climbed the Diamond Head Crater! It is 560 feet to the top with steep terrain and a lot of stairs! At one point there was 74 stairs going straight-up...very steep stairs. It has some wonderful views once you get to the top....if you don't pass out first from heat stroke! Here are some pics:

Vacation but not!

Okay so Camilo has two weeks off...buuuut he is spending all of his time with Mommy dearest! I am stuck doing homework while they are out beaching it up! I am not bitter..really...I'm not. Monday I got a little break by going to Waikiki to stay at the Hilton Hawaiian Beach Resort and Spa. That was nice. I forgot my camera though, so I have no pics to share. I also went to see Mission Impossible 3...which was really good! Tuesday we were going to rent mopeds but decided to get this little dune buggy thing instead. It was alright if you like cars passing you by and laughing....:)

Exhausted!

I have been so busy since Camilo's mom has been in town that I haven't had a chance to write in the blog. We picked her up on Sunday and Monday was a full day of activities. Yesterday we were at the beach all day so that wore me out. She has a lot of energy! Here are some pics: These are of Mokapu'u Point. It is a long hike up a hill.

Replace the horns with a halo!

okay so my mother-in-law is coming which means that my normal opinionated, stubborn self must start acting like an angel. This is going to be hard!!! I Love my mother-in-law, she is a pillar of strength and genuine character, we usually get along..but we have our disagreements on things like child-rearing and other issues. I must bite my tongue for Camilo's sake. He will get very very angry with me if I don't behave!!!! :)

Slow weekend

This weekend was very slow and Sat sucked! Friday we went to our friends house where we all got into a group discussion about cultural differences. Everyone there was Colombian except me...sooo I always feel a little on the outside. I really miss down to earth midwestern people! Colombians are really nice people they just tend to think they are better than everyone else. Anyway Camilo ended up getting a little drunk...soooo Saturday sucked. We didn't do anything because he was sick. Sunday we went bowling (where I totally won!) I don't let Camilo win....ever! After bowling we went to the movies, we were going to see the Da Vinci Code....but we had lil Matthew with us. So Over the Hedge had to do. After seeing Magadascar, The Wild and this one...all animated films are starting to look the same... :) That was the last weekend we will have to ourselves.....mother-in-law is coming on Sunday....until June 16th...gulp..double gulp.

Camera Happy!

So I got my braces off yesterday! That was an experience!
Anyway I am soooo happy with the results. Camilo went a little camera happy, so he took some pics of me last night. Taking pictures with Camilo is not fun, he is like one of the those photographers that takes an hour before taking the pic....oh and he gives you directions.. look left, look right, chin up, chin down. But he takes good pics.

Catch of the Day!

Camilo went spearfishing on Sat.
I just uploaded these pics of the fish he caught.
Personally when he comes home with fish..I get a little aggravated.
Fish are stinky!
I make him clean the fishies outside...:)
I don't like fish...

Finally!

Last year I made the decision to get braces.
I hated my teeth, so I got them on last February.
Wearing braces sucks! I got the clear ones...but still.
Everytime I went out to a club or ordered a alcoholic drink from somewhere..I got the "How old are you?" LOL!
I hated having my picture taken.....but all of that will change on Wed!!! My teeth are finally breaking out of prison!!! I can't wait!
Camilo says I look sooo cute with them...(love is blind)

Pics from last night

Camilo took me to this spot that is around the cove. This is the area that he goes spearfishing in. This was the first time I have ever been there...and it was absolutely tranquil and gorgeous. The funny thing is, is that this spot is like a five minute walk from my house....:) The pics are kind of dark because it was about to rain on us!!

Mad!

Wow, I have no motivation to do homework or anything this week! I hate feeling like that. I have so much going on next week that I am trying to get as much of this weeks and next weeks homework done...I am just mentally exhausted. Camilo and I are going through a situation from hell. Back in July of 2004..before we moved out here, Camilo let a friend (a fellow Marine) take over his Grand Cherokee Laredo's car payments. The whole deal was that the Marine find a loan of his own...yea right. I was dead set against the idea from the beginning....forseeing the worse possible scenarios. Well the scum bucket stopped making payments, got kicked out of the Marine Corps for drug use and was hiding the vehicle from us. He moved to Texas and we could not reach him. We talked to his mother and father who both covered for his punk ass. Camilo got the police involved and they were excellent. They located the vehicle but the jeep is no longer running and has a huge crack in the windshield. It just sucks! I mean Camilo is going to have to fly to Texas and figure out what the hell to do with this vehicle that we are still paying on. I am soooooo unbelievably frustrated because I told Camilo that this would happen. That you never mix vehicles, money and friends together. :(

Cinco De Mayo and Goofy Pictures!

Cinco de Mayo turned out to be pretty fun! We went to Aloha Tower where we had some Margaritas...it was waayyyyy to crowded! So we left and went to a latin club called Los Palmas. We had more margaritas, dinner, more margaritas! Anyway I got serenaded by a mariachi band...that was soooo sweet! I felt so special. Here is some really bad pictures!
Oh and we danced salsa... The pics are awful...we were a little gone by the time the sombrero reached us!! I didn't know whether to laugh or be serious when the sombrero reached me..hence the weird face!

Perks

Sooo I got my mothers day present early! I wasn't expecting it and it was an out of ordinary present for me....but I am not complaining. Camilo suprised me with a brand spanking new IPod yesterday. It has 30GB so I can download 7500 songs..yeah right! Anyway it is sooo cool, Camilo must have sensed my need to drown out the world!! My new favorite song is Over my Head by the Fray.

Nice Wake Up Call!

Well if there is one thing that I don't want to hear first thing in the morning it is : The State of Hawaii is under a Tsunami Advisory.
I was really scared there for a little bit. The Marine Corps Base is a little peninsula and there is no escaping water. We are completely surrounded! Anyway the advisory was cancelled....and all is normal..for now anyway. The pic above is the aerial view of base.