My Big Eights

So Sharon tagged me. Which is a good thing, because I haven't been a very good blogger lately. In the past month, I have had tonsilitis, a double ear infection, and strep throat. No, not my kids, me. So, I am finally feeling better and you are blessed with another blog.



8 TV Shows I Love To Watch:
1. Criminal Minds
2. Grey's Anatomy
3. ER
4. Celebrity Rehab
5. The Big Bang Theory
6. CSI NY
7. CSI Miami
8. What Not to Wear

8 Favorite Restaurants:
1. El Charro (Tyler)
2. Pei Wei
3. Taco Villa
4. Olive Garden
5. Tacos Garcia (Amarillo)
6. Julian's (Tyler)
7. Chiyo's (Amarillo)
8. Hooters



8 Things That Happened Today:
1. I took a nap.
2. The girls have actually been playing upstairs for 3 straight hours without anyone crying or arguing.
3. I finally folded the laundry that has been piled up.
4. The Cowboys are winning!
5. I went to the grocery store.
6. I got to eat Lucky Charms for breakfast.
7. Jillian and Jorja slept until 8:30, then came and cuddled with us.
8. I took my last dose of antibiotic.



8 Things I am looking Forward To:
1. Seeing my family this week
2. Cowboy game Dec. 20
3. Christmas vacation (no school for 2 weeks!)
4. Finding out if Jaime is having a boy or a girl
5. Reading a book over Thanksgiving break
6. Having breakfast for dinner tonight
7. My girls meeting their new cousin, Joie Kathryn
8. Turning 30 in January

8 Things On My Wish List:
1. Sleep
2. Health
3. My family making it through the holiday season
4. Safe travels for my family next week
5. Nintendo Wii
6. A bigger house
7. Alice from The Brady Bunch
8. Energy

8 People I Tag:
1. Jennifer
2. Julie
3. Jaime
4. Jammi P.
5. Shada
6. Jennifer J.
I don't know anyone else who actually reads my blog!!!

6th Photo in 6th File

This picture was taken in December 2006. This is Jillian and her best friend Gunner decorating a gingerbread house. This is not the best picture of either one of them, but it is still cute! This is a tradition that we have started with our friends, the Browns. They come over when the Cowboys are playing on the NFL Network and while the guys are watching the game, the moms and kids decorate a gingerbread house. It is a lot of fun!

How Do You Know My Name?

I finally figured out how to upload this cute background. Yea!!

The strangest thing happened on Friday. Gooch and I got a wedding shower invitation for a couple in Amarillo. The weird thing is, we have no idea who they are. We have never heard of them or any of the hostesses. The really weird thing is that it was addressed to Chris, Jodi, Jillian and Jorja Alderete. All of our names were spelled correctly and they had our correct address. Freaky! Hope they aren't expecting a gift!


I had a funny conversation with one of Jorja's daycare teachers the other day. She is from another country and has an accent, which made the conversation even funnier. It went like this:



DCT: Jorja talks about your husband all the time.

Me: Really, she talks a lot about daddy?

DCT: Well, she always talks about Gooch.

Me: Oh, that is his nickname.

DCT: She walks around all the time saying, "My Gooch!"



She is too sweet. Jillian's class wore caps on Friday because they were studying the letter C. She doesn't own any caps, but I have a swim cap from my "triathlon days". She insisted on wearing it, so she walked around all day looking like this:

Our Busy Schedule

Well, I might just be the worst blogger ever! School started, dance started, soccer started and choir started, and I just can't seem to find the time in between. Jillian started PreK in August. After much consideration, I decided to take her to my school with me. She loves it and I know we made the right decision. She wears a uniform and it is pretty fun to accessorize with bows, tights, and socks. I've added a couple of pictures below. Jillian also started dance. She takes ballet and tap. Not necessarily my field of expertise, but she loves it so I play along. She has her first soccer game tomorrow. Somehow I wound up being her coach. My soocer experience consists of watching a couple of Connor's soccer games when he was 8 or 9. I have absolutely no idea what I am doing, but no one else wanted to coach so I volunteered. It gives me an interesting perspective on my own child. Her teachers when she was in daycare used to call her "Party Girl". I never quite understood why. Now I get it. She runs up and down the field screaming, "Woo-hoo!" and giggling the whole time. She seems to truly enjoy herself, but it is quite a site to see.

Jorja is my same sweet, happy Jorja. She floats through her days with a smile on her face, following and mimicking Jillian every chance she gets. She loves The Wizard of Oz and spaghetti. The picture below proves it!

Everyone else is doing well. I have a new niece! Joie Kathryn was born August 5. She is very sweet and I am so glad Jennifer and Joey have a little girl!

That is about all I know for now. I will try to be better about blogging...

Our Summer

Our summer is quickly coming to an end! I wanted to update you on what we have been doing the past couple of months. We started our summer with a trip to San Antonio and Sea World with the Williams Family. We don't get to see them very often anymore, so it was fun catching up with them. The girls had a blast playing with Preston and Payne. Jillian's favorite thing at Sea World was feeding the dolphins. Jorja loved it all, but wasn't too fond of being splashed by Shamu! While we had lots of fun, we were worn out by the end of the day. As you can see, Jillian fell asleep at dinner EVERY night. Jorja was a trooper, often being the last one to fall asleep each night. For our first family vacation, I would say it was a huge success!

Our next big adventure was for the 4th of July weekend. We went to my dad's lakehouse with our good friends, the Browns. We had a great time boating, playing in the sand and watching fireworks. Jillian and Jorja love hanging out with Gunner and Zoe. We decided that we would make this a yearly tradition!

Welcome to our blog! This is my first attempt at this, and I will try my best to keep it updated. Our girls are growing fast. Jillian turned 4 in April and Jorja turned 2 in May. Gooch and I will celebrate our 9th anniversary in September. Quite a long time to put up with either one of us!

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