Is That It???

You have to love it when the first thing out of your children's mouths when the turn the corner to see what Santa brought them is....."Is that it?" At least when they were done opening their presents they did say thank you to Santa for giving them presents.

WE DID IT!!!!!!

On Saturday my Procast soccer team took 1st place!!!! Our team made it to the top four out of twenty teams. The season was so fun and totally crazy. I think I take after my mom when it comes to “cheering” my team on. All the teams pretty much knew me as the “Gringa” who screams all the time. I don’t think I was prepared for the drama that came with coaching a men’s soccer team. They fought with each other more than any girls I have ever seen. The hard part was that I had no idea what they were saying. I could only recognize some swear words every now and then. The only thing that matters is that they pulled together this Saturday for a double header. Our first game was at 11:00 and believe me that is early for the guys. I have to be pretty proud that they show up even though they are still nursing a hangover. The first team we were playing is a team we have struggled with all season and I was extremely nervous. The other team scored early in the first half and my guys took it pretty hard, but they played their best game ever. I was trying to remain calm and positive throughout the game but it wasn’t looking good. With two minutes left in the second half we scored a goal to put us in a tie. We all went crazy. We went straight into penalties (which I hate). I picked the five that I felt most confident in. We shot first and made it. They made their first shot but missed their second and third. We never missed one. We were in the play offs playing for first or second! Our final game was at 5:30 that night. I told everyone to go home, sleep and eat some pasta. I’m pretty sure they went home sat on their couches and drank beer. Our final game started late and we were playing a team that we have always won so I was a little nervous that my team was going to get over confident. We scored a quick first and second goal in the first half, but they answered back with a goal in the second. I was freaking out. They only needed to score one goal and we would tie. With ten minutes left we scored our third to clench the first place position. I can’t say enough how proud I am of the team. I had so much fun and can’t wait for next season.

Miss Hollywood

OK, I totally need to brag about my little sister Chalis. In 2005 she graduated from California State University of Fullerton w/a B.A. in Radio, Television & Film - Magna Cum Laude. She is going to be a producer. On her way up the Hollywood ladder she has worked on the following shows:
American Idol Season 7
Next Great American Band
Kitchen Nightmares Season 1
Producer's Guild Awards
American Music Awards
Family TV Awards
New Year's Rockin' Eve
America's Got Talent - Los Angeles Auditions
A Home For the Holidays
Celebrity Duets
She is currently working on NCIS. She started last year for season 5 and was asked to come back for season 6. I told her I am totally all about exploiting my kids but so far she hasn’t delivered. She is hoping to get into a directors program. She probably will because she is a genius at what she does. So in the future when you watch TV show or a movie make sure you watch the credit for Chalis Romero. I hope my kids get the same smart gene Chalis got! She's AMAZING!!!!

Memories

I saw this on a friends blog and thought how fun so let's try it and see what happens.Here are the directions:

1. As a comment on my blog, leave one memory that you and I had together. It doesn't matter if you knew me a little or a lot, anything you remember! Good or bad but be nice.

2. Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you.

You can lease a post even if you don't have an account!

First Camping Trip

Two weekends ago Jarrod took the girls camping for the very first time. They had a wonderful time. They went out on a raft, looked for wild flowers, had hot chocolate, and got very, very dirty! It was a very good thing that their mom was not there because I probably would have been wiping them down the entire time. When they got home I could barely recognized them under all the dirt. They can’t wait to go again.

First Day of School

Today was Jais and Dre'a’s first day of school. Jais started the first grade and Dre'a started Pre-K 3. We met the teacher last Thursday and Dre'a was very upset that she couldn’t stay. That made us feel very at ease considering this is our “baby” and she is starting something new. So while we were getting them ready this morning there were no butterflies in my stomach. I new they were both very excited and love where they were going. We dropped Dre'a off first and Jais showed her the ropes (she thinks she is the pro now that she is in the first grade). All was fine until we went to say good bye then all of the sudden Dre'a had the look of “where the hell do you think you are going?” She just looked at us and waved. Then it was off to Jais’s class. She just said good bye and ran in. I did pretty well until I got in the car and called my mom. As soon as I started to tell her about Dre'a I lost it. I new she would be fine, it was just seeing that face that killed me. I made Jarrod promise that he would wait for me to pick them up and I think it took me forever to get there. We got Jais first and when we saw Dre'a she looked at us like “what the hell do you want? I’m busy!” Yep, that’s my Dre'a. Dre'a informed us on the way to the car that her day was good because she didn’t hit anyone or spit on anyone. So I guess they both had a very good first day.

A day at the lake with dad.

On Friday Jarrod had taken the day off and decided to take the girls to Silver Lake. The girls love the mountains and are always asking if they can go. Sometime we cheat and just take them to Cabelas. They were very excited to tell me all about it when I got home. They had wonderful stories of how the chipmunks ate their toes, the fish were swimming right by them , and how they got to eat their lunch on a pick-nick table. They get to go camping with Jarrod and his family this weekend so they are counting down the days.