A helping hand may remind you

The other day while I was out shopping I had noticed this little old man walking to his car, he was taking really slow steps and seemed to be in pain or something. I was holding Ry, my purse, the diaper bag and pushing the stroller, was super tired and had a stomach ache myself. I thought about how no matter what I would want someone to stop and help my grandma or papa if they needed it so I strolled over to him, threw everything except for Ry in the stroller and asked him if he was ok. He had tears in his eyes and said all he wanted to do was buy sees candy for Christmas and told me it took everything he had to make it in there and out. He had fallen the other day and really hurt himself. I felt so bad for him!! I told him to stay put for just a minute, took all the stuff to my car and then Ry and I quickly returned to him. We helped him walk to his car and talked about life, he said he was so thankful that we were there, he mostly just felt lonely and we made his day by taking the time out to care for him. He enjoyed rylans smiles and felt happy after talking for a while! After I was sure he was ok we headed to our own car. It only took a small amount of our time but you could tell it was appreciated! It made my heart happy to bring a smile to this little old mans face, And Rylan seemed to think he was a pretty funny character too. This felt like a little gift, that we got to meet and chat with him. It was a gentle reminder to pay attention to my surrounding no matter how full my hands are, and be there for people when we can. I truly feel he helped me as much as may have helped him.

Once you have a baby or s child it sometimes feels as if your moving faster and some days your just making it through because of all the things on your list. This to me, served as a reminder to slow it all down. The laundry, dishes, shopping lists and all the other things will still be on my do to list tomorrow, but today I should make the most of every moment. Everyday should be about the small things in life, the things that truly make you happy. Trying not to rush through it, and remembering to really treasure each moment, and live the happiest life you can live. Because one day we will all be older with the shadows of our past looming behind us, and wishing we would've bathed in the beauty of what once was. So take your own happiness by the horns, push yourself to the fullest, be kind to strangers, share your smiles, love yourself and others, live with intention, trust with your gut, and fulfill all your dreams!

I am, my dream was to be a mommy. Every day I get to live this, and every day I'm thankful.

:0)

Happy Friday everyone!! Sorry I haven't written in this for a while.

Remember your lists will always be there! :0) work on them just enough to be productive but not so much that they are all thats present.

Birthday Love

Today happens to be a date shared between two woman I admire so much! Although they have never met, I am and will always be grateful they are in my life. Happy birthday to

Zarah and I at Kandee's Glaminar

Zarah Villarreal and Katy Smith. You ladies are so amazing! I have learned different things from both of you and feel like I am an overall better person because you are in my life. These woman are the type to put needs of others ahead of their own, smart beyond their years, gracious and kind. I'm completely grateful to have you both as my friend, and in different ways you are more like my sister... Z my glam sister, and Katy my twin and soul sister.

Katy and I in LA (pre babies) lol

I want to mirror the wonderful qualities you both own, Katy you are the most amazing mom, always give such great advise, somehow knowing my worries before I speak them aloud, so incredibly smart, full of so much love and you are so much fun too be around. I have loved every moment we have ever spent together and I'm looking forward to many more to come and looking forward to our little ones meeting and budding a friendship of their own one day :0)

Zarah I will be forever thankful to you that you included me in the glam sister/kandee baby shower celebration. I have met the best, most inspiring women from that weekend, one being you! I love the fact that you and Ivan give so much of yourselves to other people in need and do so in a manner that is completely honest and real, and in return all you want is to inspire others to do the same. Which I can tell you,for a fact you do, in fact because today is your birthday I am finally making a trip to the women's shelter to donate Ry's small clothes, unused formula and diapers. There's no day better then today to improve, give more, love more and that's what both of you ladies inspire people to do.

 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY GIRLS, I love you bunches!!

 

 

Your Trishica

 

Halloween 2011

If you know me you know I love Halloween, it's funny though because I scare really really easily, making it odd I love this holiday so much! We normally throw a huge party with all the decorations and themed food you can imagine, but until we get back into a place that has a lot of space, that gathering will be on hold. Until then we will make the most of it, and enjoy watching little Rylan learn what Halloween's all about. So on to last nights adventure, I learned it is really hard to get 3 people in costume and out the door, I'm surprised we even looked at all like vampires. I was somehow able to put my makeup and lashes on with one hand and Aaron's on while my little guy kept kicking my arm. Which made Aaron's first experience with guy-liner a very scary ordeal lol All the while Rylan was crying/fussing because his top teeth are now making their way in. I was thinking who's idea was this anyway?? To have us all matching and out the door by 7 to go surprise our family. When Aaron doesn't even get off until 6 and we prob gotta throw dinner in there somewhere too... Oh that's right it was my idea! lol Even though it was a challenge we were able to get out the door by 7:30, and I managed to leave both of my poor hubby's eyes undamaged. Although I'm pretty sure he will raise the question next year is makeup Involved?  and may quickly decide on a costume that doesn't involve any makeup and especially eyeliner lol
He is such a good sport.

Here's a few pictures of last night costumes
hope everyone had a fun and safe Halloween

First stop on our surprise trick or treat mission was my grandparents! Success!

Then on to Aaron's sweetie mama's :0) We really surrprised her since Aaron is a good trickster and had her on the phone all the way until we got there, saying nope we're just at home, and no we didn't dress up lol. He's good!! lol

Then to my mom's house. They were worried we were real trick or treaters because they had so many, they were pulling things from the cabinets like friut snacks and bagged chips lol

We are scary! lol

my little Family! yay I would say our first Halloween was a success! :0)

immortalized in wax



Lisa Niemi with her late husband, Patrick Swayze
at Madame Tussaud's wax museum, Hollywood,

I must have watched dirty dancing 500,000 times. I can sing you every song, repeat every word (although I try not to do that because people tend to not wanna watch movies with you if you do that kinda thing) lol and dance out all the dances, not as well as they can but hey I still try! I wanted to be in love like Johnny and baby and wanted to find a resort like that somewhere, ohh the stairs... why don't all resorts have those stairs so we can all live out our dirty dancing moves! I wanted to end all days with a bunch of people walking towards a stage doing the same dance! I love when a group of people are doing the same choreography! There is something so powerful about that! Thank god for So you think you can dance :0) lol

Ohhh and how I would love to do a beautiful lift!! My step brother and I would try to mimic this and always fail, along with my friends, cousins and well just about anyone I could talk into trying it! lol. For the record it is both safer and easier if your in water! Probably why Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey did some work in the water. That and it was incredibly sexy with their wet clothes...well it's true! lol Anyway I loved loved and still do love this movie. Its so sad that Patrick Swayze was taken so early, he had such an amazing spirit and fought until the end. I'm glad he is being immortalized in wax and in this role. It almost brought tears to my eyes to see him standing on that log with his beautiful widow,  Lisa Niemi, in front of him. there are constant reminders to take life by the horns and LIVE! Lets all do our best to make each day a happy worthwhile day and make sure the ones you love, Know they are loved!
As for the remake of this movie....I don't know how I feel about that. I will watch it but it is going to be a hard one to redo with die hard fans like me to please. Although I do appreciate any movie with good music, good story and good dancing. So we'll see. Footloose was good remade but footloose isn't Dirty Dancing in my book :0)

Keeping my dreams to do a perfect lift alive!!!
Love you all,
Trishica

Pumkin patch on a whim

So what do you do when all your plans for the day fail... visit your local Pumpkin patch, we were driving after our plans fell through and saw a sign for the pumpkin farm and thought why not?? It is fall afterall and we might as well. It was such a fun day! I think my mom and I may have had even more fun then Ry lol. Not only was it free to get in, it was super cheap to do the activities too! Babies are free! I think its only a $3.00 fee to park on the weekends. They had pumpkins, a hay ride, jump house, train ride, go karts, slide/tree house, corn maze, haunted barn and petting zoo. I totally recommend this place and if you can go during the week you really have the whole place to yourself or at least it feels that way! :0) Heres some fun pictures of our day! Its always way more fun when its spontaneous!

the haunted barn! This made me realize I am not going to the real haunted houses! Kinda creepy in there and everythings behind a fence lol

Ry loved this the most

we were laughing so hard,my moms like I'm not gonna make it, i'm stuck lol Shes made it no prob! lol

I flew down this thing, my mom and Ry were waiting at the bottom and Ry laughed so hard when I popped out lol

Soooo Adorable!

We had so much fun and made some memories.

Hope everyone is enjoying this time of year as much as we are! Lots of love and pumpkins 

Dreams of LA

Ok so I really wanna go to beauty social but I'm not sure I will be able to attend this year! :0( Ohh well! It's my baby brother Nicks 21st birthday on the 22nd and my sister Mariah's sweet 16 on the 23rd! I can't believe how time flys! I'm so excited that I get to be in charge of Mariah's sweet 16 day!! I have the best day planned for her! Yay!! I'm so excited! I still need to pick up a few things to make it perfect but it's going be great! Do you remember what you did for your sweet 16? I didn't have much of a celebration, I think I went to work or something lol.. I already had my own bills and apartment by then. I'm so glad Mariah isn't in such a hurry to be an adult we get such little time to be kids/ teenagers, there really isn't any reason to rush life! I hope when she looks back she remembers her 16th birthday as sweet :0) off and planning this important day!

How time sure does fly by

I can't believe it's already October! It makes it hard to get in the spirit of fall when you get all dressed in your cozy fall clothes then walk out into a heat wave lol. I'm looking forward to it cooling down. We have managed to keep seriously busy though! I'm excited to have a fancy phone now, so that on those busy days when we're out and about into the evening I still may be able to get to the blog! We are having tons of fun doing mommy and me yoga twice a week, Gymboree glasses, kindermusic classes and having lunch w grandmas and daddy. On the weekends we've been even busier going to pumpkin patches, and well just about saying yes to anything were invited to. Lol we may need to slow down a bit, it's a sign were doing too much when every time we sit down to watch tv we fall asleep, well Aaron does lol... I just want too! Lol oh well. We're living life and loving every moment! Ok well that was just a ramble post.. More interesting things to be written about soon