mandey's world

so, here's my post of the year...really this is for me...i do reflect a lot. More reflection than i should at times but still, new years always makes me want to think of what has happened and what will come. instead of writing a long drawn out explaination, i think i will just do a 50 things that happened this year. No order in particular so if this seems random or boring, feel free to skip on through and go to someone else's site.

***just a heads up, some if not most is vague and only makes real sense to those who know of it.***

1. got training for peer counseling job in educ 3335 or as we secretly called it "roommate therapy" as we all had life issues
2. instructed for the first time of very many more times to come (many as in a lifetime;))
3. became an aunt to the most adorable baby EVER
4. Moved into my NEW ROOM that is so 'Mandeyish'
5. great roomie's with awesome rooms
6. girls' nights
7. comfortable couches to sleep on in times of need
8. 3 am phone calls/all phone calls that were very much needed
9. '5 minutes and a basket of rope'
10. hair holding and great friends
11. the truth
12. talking
13. broken computers
14. late night talks w/mom
15. pow wows at starbucks w/frape's and good talks and advice
16. dinners with Megan at la isla just to get away from it all:)
17. aim blocking
18. Messaging heart to hearts/fights
19. one too many 'nine good things'
20. finishing papers minutes before they were due
21. being the person stuck in the middle
22. finally saying no
23. sleepless nights
24. my own car!
25. driving to arlington
26. show toons...no other way to explain it...it's a have to be there type thing
27. corny jokes..'so there were two prezels...'
28. being cornered in my own room
29. being dragged out of bed
30. tired to the point of laughter
31. stressed
32. complete breakdowns
33. overemotional analyzing
34. putting myself through 'overcoming paranoia 101'
35. counselors
36. career questioning
37. spluging at barnes and noble just to make myself feel better...some people go shoe shopping; i go book shopping
38. hilarious birthday presents..enough said there;)
39. 'share time' with christine. damn, if you think you have crazy drunk stories, then try joining our share time b/c you'll probably be blown away!
40. Hearing myself for the first time being referred to as a college Junior by my boss
41. unforgetable party memories
42. having courage
43. being brave (yes, courage and bravery are very different;))
44. crying as the first of many friends got married
45. realizing time and time again that i am forever changing and can never be the same person...EVER
46. regrets...one two many regrets throughout the year.
47. letting go of what i cannot control and what is holding me back
48. laughing
49. learning to smile again
50. and most of all accepting life

so fifty things...done and said...with that said, i welcome in 2006. Hopefully a brighter and better year than 2005...i will study, love and learn...sorry guys, i have to study especially if i want an ounce of chance of staying for the summer;) 2006 will be awesome. more opportunities, more memories and much more fun...by the end of 2006 i will be one very awesome 21 year old;) Happy New Years to all! Now it's off to begin cleaning my clothes and packing my bags...i am just one of those people that prefers to begin that kind of stuff early although i will admit that i will probably not finish packing until saturday night;)

seriously! last night after christmas mass, delicious tamales were unwrapped and eaten at my grandma's house. It's a Flores tradition. one of my favorites. let me tell you, traditional mexican tamales are a lot better than...well actually, i mean extremely better than those cruddy tamales that Aramark attempts to make;) since yesterday i've had my share of some very awesome food. i bask in the tamales b/c of the tradition behind them. For a traditional hispanic family (which all of my family is) tamales are on the main course for christmas b/c even if you don't have much at christmas, or even if you do, this is a present that everyone gets to unwrap and don't even have to wait for santa to come! mmmm...my grandpa's tamales...his were awesome! i'm going over later this week to see if he'll send me back to arlington with at least some to eat with my friend and her family;)

so i'm waiting in line at the toy store in the mall with my mother...her hands are full and i'm holding the shopping bags. the lady ahead of us is checking out and she has the most adorable baby girl who's maybe 2 months old...The lady has to move up to the counter and pay the cashier and the baby goes crazy..she's upset and crying. my mother tries to help the lady by making cute faces but nothing helps...i wasn't right next but when the baby became fussy, iwalked up. All i did was look down at her and smile...I then asked her what she wanted...i saw her pacifier and slipped it in her mouth and she was silent and started cooing... My mother was SHOCKED and Jealous! THe mom thanked me of course. Later at church the babies sitting in front of us were commented on their lovely behavior thanks to me;) for some reason the 3 or 4 times they started to become fussy i just so happened to glance over and they calmed down! It's a gift, what else is there to explain it? Ironic in a few ways but still it's a gift.

yea, i guess that's how to explain this.season. there's not a lot like how my house usually is this time of year and in some ways i am extremely happy. so many changes this year. a nephew...yeaso we hung our new stockings up by the chimney...oh thankgoodness i finally got a new one! i've had a soccer girl stocking since i was like 9 or 10! we have sucessfully run out of room in the center and had to compromise the spacing for the stockings. let's see how the 9 stockings make out this year! lol. my mom said there is only room on the chimney for maybe 2 more so it's a first come first serve;) i told my bro that the space is all their's for more kids b/c duh...yea.

i've wrapped so many presents that my head is spinning. I really like my mom's family list more than my dad's! my room still has a small walkway for me to get to my suitecase to my bed and out of the room...just another week of doing that though. i am bored beyond boredom. not a lot to do around here...i feel like my brain is dying. Oh i sure hope not. I need it when i get back for the spring semester! Well Merry Christmas to you ALL!

oh, my bro had his christmas program tonight and it was so cute! this is the last year that so many grades were together since next year six graders will go to middle school. My bro did wonderfully...then oh the kindergarten and first graders...they were as usual adorable! they did motions for their songs and one of the little girls led them b/c she taught everyone the moves she learned from 'barney'. it was so SOOO cute! The orchestra did a splendid job for there only being 5 of them...elementary orchestra is always small..i think we had 9 people when i was in orchestra...josh gets to start violin this summer! can't wait for that...fun times...

ok, i'm gonna say this now...i have the most adorable nephew EVER! he is sooo sweet and precious. and of course can wrap everyone around his little fingers;) he's always asking for me and we play our little games...he then goes to his 'Nana' and tries to get her to play the games...we play 'up/down' and 'weeeee' i lift him up in the air with big jumps..he goes into giggles all the time. but boy, if he's upset, he'll let everyone within a mile know. but he's oh so cute and fun to play with...boy, i'm gonna hate going back to school...i won't see him until easter! i'm gonna take the next few weeks and spoil that boy rotten!

well i love my mother SOOO much! i love our 3 am drives/talks...i love sitting and talking with her...i love just having 'us' time when no one else is around...i love just hugging her...boy, barely anyone knows how much i've missed my mother and being able to give her a hug.

so i've been contemplating a counterplan to all of the annoying questions of 'so do you have a boyfriend?'...i've been told it's too bad and that i should just think but not act it out...but come on, it would be hilarious...if any of you know me very well then you know what i've been thinking...i won't post the plan b/c don't want it to fall on the wrong ears. if you want to know my hilarious/devious plan, im me or email me...believe me, it will make you laugh...later all

HELLO Lubbock...(for a few weeks) thank goodness i decided that astronomy was not worth my effort b/c if not then i would be really out of luck...seriously. would have ahd to reschedule my flight and tons of other things. anyways, i am writing from good ol' west texas. I've been here for a little over 12 hrs now and things are good minus my room still being used as a storage bin as the remodeling guys work on other parts of the house and finding the dog sleeping on my favorite comforter...that's ok. i'll just wash my sheets once again...it isn't like i did it before i left a few weeks ago so i would have clean sheets to come back to or anything like that;) hear that sarcasm. I will just sleep in my parents bed since they are thousands of miles away!

packing at 4 am is so great;) it's all good..it was well worth it all. i wonder if my roommates were kept awake...i really hope not. fear of waking them up is what kept me from busting out with the vaccuum.;) anywho, needless to say, i was really exhausted and slept almost the whole flight which wasn't too bad in itself. This lady traded me seats so she could sit with her husband and i didn't have to share seats with anyone. how sweet is that?

I've already babysat my nephew once and it was so MUCH FUN! He and i had a blast. He now has the walker and omg...it is hilarious with him trying to walk...especially since all he had was his socks on. baby on a walker in socks on tiled floor...yea..he's more of a 'sliding' baby. I think this kid is getting the wrong idea about walking. anyways, have a long weekend ahead of me full of judging, babysitting,basketball and babysitting...laters

so i really should be studying for finals right about now but i just got home from PC christmas party and well not ready to study just yet. staff party was awesome. The house was gorgeous, the food delicious and the conversations memorable.i'll steal pics from amber once she posts them;) It was so awesome how everyone's gifts really fit them. It was so cute! our bosses know us soooo well! i got a book of poems: Essential Poems (to fall in love with) yea, there were a few jokes made towards the title and how it fits me. darn..i'm pathetic.

so i finished my english analysis paper a whole three minutes before it was due and turned it in. i feel so bad w/the way i treated a few people while i was writing that god forsaken paper. i chewed someone out when all they wanted to do was bring me food. oh and i showed up to teach w/out shoes...great times there let me tell you! needless to say i got some sleep after all of that. Thursday my english teacher sent me home...great times...did some christmas shopping thursday evening. That was so much fun! Know the Frosty that buid-a-bear has been advertizing? well i got to buy one! it is so soft and adorable. I am so jealous that my mom decided to get it to give to my nephew but it's all good. i get to take it as a carry-on:)

so i have two finals.one monday night and the next the following morning...and then i get to pack and i fly out friday morning. so excited aboutthat...this is the first time i'm flying something other than southwest. I am flying to lubbock and once i get there i meet my mom at the gate and get the car keys from her and she gets on the plane i just got off of...same seat and all and leaves. i have babysitting duties all weekend so my little bro and i have the house to ourselves...party? ha..whatever..well i can feel my medicine kicking in...laters