30 posts tagged “friends”

first of all i'm sorry i've been neglecting my blog and all of my neighbors.  i will be back i promise.  i've been in a funk and i can't seem to get out of it.  anyway...

on a lighter note, i turned 35 last friday.  my friends and family celebrated with me all weekend and i've got to say that it was one of the best birthdays ever, ever, ever!  my co-workers got me a cake, some gifts, and lunch.  some friends and family met us for dinner at home in los feliz.  i decided to open gifts first instead of the usual tradition of eating dinner, cut the cake and open gifts. 

i thought for sure i was going to get a ticket for the dodger game so i rushed through all the gifts.  LOL!  sadly i didn't get to go but i got something even better. i got some gift cards, some pink converse, hoop earings, money from moms, and some really touching cards.  my sister dug up one of my old albums from the 80's and she gathered some pics from the old days.   very touching gesture.  i made myself not cry.  my brother rc also wrote me a very nice card and so did moms.  my bff got us tickets to see the smashing pumpkins in december.  am i loved or what?

after dinner we met for drinks at the big foot lodge and had a ball...

on saturday night we wen to see our drummer friend bob play with his new band at the knitting factory in hollywood.    they are called cascade array and they were pretty good.  more good times...plus the dodgers won! =)

the friday before we left on vacation we went out to dinner with some friends and family.  we had dinner at maggianos at the grove which was one of the best dinners evah!  and of course the company was stellar...good times!

after dinner we decided to have a night cap at a nearby pub.  what a great decision it was.  my bro rc spotted one of the comedian's from SNL, chris parnell.    we wanted to ask for a pic with him but then we were like whatever.  no biggie.  right after that my bro spotted another celebrity.  this time is was dermot mulroney.  do you guys remember him?  he is hawt!  when he was about to leave my bro said, "come on M you must take a pic with him, you have to!  it's a once in a life time chance".  since i has just had a stella i was brave. does anyone remember georgia rule?

me: hi, do you mind taking a pic with me?
dm:  oh, of course not.
me: oh, thanks!!!  btw, i love all your movies. (mind you, when we saw him we we could not name one movie until my bro googled him)

rc:  (getting the camera ready)  ok, ready?

me/dm:  yes (as we hugged)  meow!
dm: oh wow that was bright!!!  i'm sure that came out.
me:  *blushing* yes, i'm sure it did.  thanks very much for taking the pic with me, i appreaciate it.
dm:  you're welcome (holds my hand while he shakes it) and you are very sweet.

MEOW!!!!

tada....

i have been so tired this week and i'm sure it's due to lack of sleep.  i usually have to be in bed by 10pm no matter what but a couple days last week i went to sleep around 11pm because i was out gallivanting (as hubby calls it) playing "dr. phil".  so i must have at least 8 hours of sleep otherwise i'm a zombie the next day.  during the week i get up at 6am-ish and leave work at 4pm.  so thank gawd for naps because i needed them plus this humid heat has not been helping me...zzzz.

last week, as i mentioned before, we celebrated my brother frank's 33rd birthday.  we had a nice little crowd going and had a great time.  our friend cindy, bob, my bff paulie, sis, brudder raymond, hubby, mom and i joined in on the fun.  we had dinner at our local thai place (poor peeps that had to hear us LOL and talk soo LOUDLY).  we had some extra time before the flick so we headed to my house for some cake and drinks before heading back out to watch pineapple express.  ZOMG the movie is sooo darn funny, you must watch it!  check out the visuals...

so i went back to work today and i was busy all day.  this time change really messes me up, i hate it!  last night i decided to go to bed at 9pm which was really 8pm because i always get up at 6am and i wanted to be functional at work.  i think that helped plus i had soo much work on my desk that i didn't have time to "feel tired".  i do however have a huge headache!

i've been having some really weird and disturbing dreams lately...here's a recurring one, hope you don't picture it too much! 

i have to go to the bathroom.
i go into the ladies room (duh).
i look for an empty stall but most of them are taken or they are dirty, dirty with urine or feces and some don' t have doors!
i go to the cleanest one and tip toe around.
my pants hit the floor a bit and i'm trying to hold them and not sit on the toilet at the same time.
i am grossed out by everything around me.
i stare at people all around me.
i am disgusted.
end of dream.

what do you make of it?

on a lighter note, we are going out to dinner with some friends tonight that we haven't seen for a while...can't wait! :D

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the other night one of my girlfriends from high school came over with her family.  ever since we reconnected about 2 years ago we get together every once in a while and during the holidays.  this time her hubby wasn't working so we got to catch up with him too.  here are a few pics..

last night we got together with my other high school girlfriend mari and my god-daughter clarissa that i haven't seen since summer.  she is growing so quickly!  i think she can pass as my daughter. =)
here she is opening her gifts. is she a ham or what? LOL
when mari and i were in high school everyone used to think we were sisters.  we always played along and said we had different dads.

after they left i went to the mall to pick up one last gift for hubby.  the parking lots were packed but i lucked out right away.  i found myself a jacket and some stuff for hubby.  i left at 9pm and once i got home i pigged out on a slice of pumpkin pie.  ah, what the heck, it's the holidays.  LOL!

today i am home waiting on hubby and wondering what we should do tonight...we had plans to go to disney but i think we might meet up with friends instead....

omg you guys the party turned out to be a blast.  i think this was our best tamale party by far. i had the worst headache all day but once i got home it was forgotten.  weird how that happens right?  hubby got some of the stuff ready before i got home plus roxy got a quick bath so he wouldn't offend any of our guests since he was certainly going to be the center of attention and oh boy was he ever! 

i made bobby flays pomegranate sangria (3 bottles of red total), we had 3 different types of beer, tequila and wine of course. 

Pomegranate Sangria
Recipe courtesy Bobby Flay, 2007

Ingredients
1 bottle fruity red wine
2 cups pomegranate juice
1/2 cup brandy
1/2 cup Triple Sec
1/4 cup simple syrup (equal amounts sugar and water, heated until sugar dissolves, cooled)
1/4 cup pomegranate seeds
1 large orange, halved and thinly sliced
1 green apple, cored, halved and thinly sliced
1 cup red grapes, sliced in 1/2
Instructions
Combine all ingredients in a pitcher, cover and refrigerate for at least
4 hours or up to 48 hours before serving. Serve over ice.

i didn't add the pomegranate seeds because they were so pricey so i bought blackberries instead and omitted the grapes.  it was a success!!!

our guest didn't arrive until a little after 7pm so i had time to catch up and have dinner with mom and hubby.  she left with my bros to mexico on saturday morning so i was happy to have a little more time with her.  her chorizo beans were the bomb and the tamales kicked butt!  big thanks to paulie for bringing his own bottle of booze, i think everyone had a shot of that sweet tasting honey liqueur.  can't forget to thank those peeps that brought us gifts too...much appreciated! : )

pretty much everyone showed up except for my girlfriend rosie, my buddy andreas who's been sick, and my other girlfriend who always flakes out...boo!
my brother raymond brought rock band and guitar hero and we had a blast. i think almost everyone had a shot at it, and yes even me.  i would never ever be one to do kareoke and didn't think i would try to sing this time but once you get some alcohol involved, i'm there!  and let me tell you, i rocked the house!

by the end of the night i had lost my voice from so much laughing and singing.  hubby said he is going to sign me up for "america's got talent"...bahaha!!!  i loved rock band so much that as soon as my bros get back we're having another  party...can't wait! : ) 

i cannot believe how much i danced that night and omg i think i over did it on the drinking but i kept myself hydrated which i was getting crap for from all corners but i was going to be the one with the hang over- not them, well they were too...lol.

i was very happy that we had a good turn out and everyone had a blast.  can't wait till next year.  thanks to everyone for the big laughs and all that good stuff.

you're early...yay!  i must have been nice this year!  or perhaps you were too busy with everyone else and forgot to check on me?  : )

i got an early xmas present from my buddy millie tonight.  she came to check out my tree and to drop off part of my gift.  how thoughtful is she? 

i get all embarrassed when people think of me and go out of their way to get me a little something.  i so appreciate it, i just feel awkward.  =S

anyway, she got me some pretty beveled shot glasses with snowflake cocktails stirrers for my tamale party.  how thoughtful!  i said to her i didn't want to use them because someone might break them.  you know how drunks are...LOL.

thanks girl, you're the best!

it's that time again for our annual tamale holiday party.  we decided to plan extra early for it this year so i'm happy to say i'm ready!  we are having about 20+ peeps, of course there are always those flakes that don't end up showing.  nevertheless we have a good time.

we are serving red chile and green chile with cheese tamales (bought not homemade), rice and beans with chorizo.  for a merry cocktail i am going to make sangria for those peeps that don't care to drink beer...ME!  can't forget the dessert and snacks too. 

my bro and his buddies are into playing guitar hero and rock band (not sure if that's the name?) so that will be fun to see them play.  i think they have been getting together at his place on friday's for drinks...fun right?!

here are some of the pics from last year...

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