Governor Schwarzenegger signed the bill Wednesday and as of Jan 2009- no more texting while driving!

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MEN ARE JUST HAPPIER PEOPLE

NICKNAMES

*If Laura, Kate and Sarah go out for lunch, they will call each other Laura, Kate and  Sarah.

*If Mike, Dave and John go out, they will affectionately refer to each other as Fat Boy, Godzilla and Four-eyes.

EATING OUT

*When the bill arrives, Mike, Dave and John will each throw in $20, even though it’s only for $32.50.  None of them will have anything smaller and none will actually admit they want change back.

*When the girls get their bill, out come the pocket calculators.

MONEY

*A man will pay $2 for a $1 item he needs.

*A woman will pay $1 for a $2 item that she  doesn’t need but it’s on sale.

BATHROOMS

*A man has six items in his bathroom:  toothbrush and toothpaste, shaving cream, razor, a bar of soap, and a  towel .

*The average number of items in the typical woman’s bathroom is 337.  A man would not be able to identify more than 20 of these  items.

ARGUMENTS

*A woman has the last word in  any argument.

*Anything a man says after that is the beginning of a new argument.

FUTURE

*A woman worries about the future until she gets a husband.

*A man never worries about the future until he gets a wife.

SUCCESS

*A successful man is one who makes more money than his wife can spend.

*A successful woman is one who can find such a man.

MARRIAGE

*A woman marries a man expecting he will change, but he doesn’t.

*A man marries a woman expecting that she won’t change, but she does.

DRESSING UP

*A woman will dress up to go shopping, water the plants, empty the trash, answer the phone, read a  book, and get the mail.

*A man will dress up for weddings and  funerals.

NATURAL

*Men wake up as good-looking as they went to bed.

*Women somehow deteriorate during the night.

OFFSPRING

*Ah, children.  A woman knows all about her children.  She knows about  dentist appointments and romances, best friends, favorite foods, secret fears and hopes and dreams.

*A man is vaguely aware of some short people living in the house.

THOUGHT FOR THE  DAY
A married man should forget his mistakes.  There’s no use in two people remembering the same thing!

She may be small but she’s no different than her peers!

How short is short?

Sometimes it’s almost strange how everything in my life seems so perfect. When everything seems to be going so well I forget what it’s like when things go wrong.  I knew things in my life seemed too good to be true, among school and my social life.  Yet, this past weekend, I realized once again who my true friends are.  No matter how much I enjoy spending time with my friends from school or friends from home, in the end I always know that I will have the best time with my family.  

No matter what, I know that my siblings will always be my best friends.  Regardless of what we do when we are together, either sitting in the library, chatting over coffee or laying in bed watching movies, we will always enjoy ourselves to the max.  No drama, no complaints and no urge to have the time pass quickly so we can start the next activity.  Time spent with my siblings, or my parents, is always time well spent.

Enjoy spending time with your children, parents or siblings.  It’s so easy to forget how much you love their company.  Nothing is better than the millions of moments and unforgettable memories we share with the ones we love—cherish the times and cherish the people….in the end, they will always be there to put a smile on your face when things aren’t the way you want them to be.

Never have I ever had any problems when it comes to waxing my eyebrows and about a year ago I switched from regular wax (such as the wax product that comes with gigi225, you apply it with the popsicle stick and they remove it with wax strips) and started going to a spa that uses strip less hard wax.  

Before I left for my New Years vacation, something came up and I had to cancel my eyebrow appointment with my regular spa and had to go to someone else due to the scarce availability. The type of wax being used never crossed my mind because I had used each type before and I figured it wouldn’t be a problem.
As I arrived at the salon where I had to get my eyebrows done, my friend and I were discussing if I was allergic to certain types of wax and I quickly answered no since I had never come across this problem in the past.  This said, I got my eyebrows done using wax removed by the wax strips rather than hard wax, and I continued my day.  

As usual, my eyebrows were red and had a few bumps among them but nothing happened differently than when I usually get them done.  Little did I know what I was in for.  As the day went on, the bumps turned into clearly what can be considered an allergic reaction and they didn’t go away.  Just in time for my brothers birthday party and new years two days away, I broke out where the wax on my face was.  Besides the fact that this was completely ironic, I realized that once my skin was used to one type of wax, it was and is not a good idea to switch to a different type.  

I suggest that everyone takes this into consideration because those extra few bumps/pimples that have arrived on my face due to the type of wax are definitely inconvenient and unnecessary considering I could have avoided them.  I think that everyone should keeps this in mind when changing spas or having to go on an “emergency eyebrow wax appointment” because I know at times, we will all go anywhere just to fix our brows…..

with that said…

have a great and safe new years and may everyone be healthy and happy!

Life away from home

Moving out from home was so very difficult yet so exciting.  It’s hard to be so happy and at the same time sad.  I knew that when I moved out before school started that I was going to be starting my own journey, without my siblings and without my parents. At first, it wasn’t too bad, I realized that it was going to take a lot more to keep me busy, hence I didn’t always have a sibling lying around the house to hang out with if I was bored.  Yet, I knew that if I wanted to be “independent” and enjoy this living without my family, I would have to keep a positive mindset and keep moving forward.  The first three months have been great.  I definitely miss my family so I do come home and touch base every two or three weeks, it’s impossible to stay away longer because every time I talk to them they are undergoing another adventure I wish I was a part of.  What shocked me the most however, was this past week when I got sick.  At home, the minute my little sister would hear me cough I would have a cup of tea by my side with options of what kind of medication to take, yet here I was in LA without my little sister…it was definitely a reality check that my family was two hours away and I could not depend on them at a time like this.  It is weird how I thought moving out was going to be amazing, and yes I definitely enjoy living in LA and being on my own adventure, yet there is nothing better than going home and reuniting with my siblings and my parents. The bond that we share….words cannot explain.  The moment I feel lonely and out of place, I know that I can drive to somewhere where people love me for who I am and the goofball I like to act and no matter what….. I know they love me and nothing could change that.  I am so excited to head back home for the holidays so I can be with my family and reconnect with them. Although I speak to my parents and siblings throughout the day on a regular basis, it’s not the same as being surrounded by them.  A family like mine is something you have to  be present for to understand, I cannot wait to sit at the dinner table with them, all six of us so we can be all together again and complete as a whole.  I am SO excited to head home, I’ve packed up all my things and I am ready to be back in my house where I will be reminded what it is like to live in a chaotic, upbeat household.  Enjoy your families for the holidays, as I know I will