Festivities

Day three into my new place and we already had some people over for festivities!

I carved my very first pumpkin ever!

It was a lot harder than it looks and the pumpkin guts are SICK! However, we had a great time showing off our new place with no furniture but we had cookies and drinks and counters to sit on.

I feel very festive and I am even thinking about passing out candy.

On another note, I am still not use to sleeping in my new room or bed. So I have been watching movies every night in hope I fall asleep during it. However, I have yet to fall asleep and end up staying up to 2:00am, in which my 7:00am alarm comes way too soon.

New place, new adventures, enjoying life-

New....

I moved!

I no longer am a 24 graduated professional living with their parents.

However, I cried like a 14 year old little girl when I left my parents home this pass Sunday. In my life there have been times where I tell myself....... "I need to move out, my family is driving me crazy" but from the last time I moved out to the dorms and returned home within two semesters (five years ago) I have never truly pictured myself from moving again. I did spend a summer away from my family but I came for a visit home once and constantly convinced people to come to the bay area to visit me.

So, when I said my goodbye and had a dramatic moment like Laguna Beach when Lauren moves to LA... it was only natural to cry when I put my big sun glasses and waved as I drove away. Although, I then realized I live 15 minutes way from my parents and I really am not alone at my new place, so day 3 living away from home feels okay.

Enjoying life trying to make the new place feel like home....

Life...Events and photos.....

So life is a little boring/busy right now....I work!~ but that is not the reason for this post.
This is called catch up in photos. Events in my life for the past three months or so.....

Brace yourself,

FAVORITE PICTURES IN MAY
Jonathan and Megan came down for a visit with Charlie!
Josue Graduated high-school!!
My baby brother graduate, which means I'm getting super old.
FAVORITE PICTURES IN JUNE
Jacob went to CHINA!
Ya, my little brother performed in China with the Phoenix Children's Choir. AWESOME

FAVORITE PICTURES IN JULY
Lina turned ONE!
As you can see she enjoyed her party, cake, swimming and everyone's full attention on her!Sadly, Armando's parents moved.
However, we got to spend quality time with them before they left. We miss them all!

Nichole came to visit AZ for the first time!
Nichole is one of my besties from California. She loved AZ and we spent five packed days showing her our beautiful HOT state.
As you can see below we got fake Tattoo's in spirit of our thug side.
Okay, so I still owe you all a couple of pictures but enjoy these for now!

GUILTY!!!

I know.....I'm guilty as charged. It's been two months since I posted........ it's awful!
Tears......... Tears........... more Tears............. okay I am done!

I'm back and ready to start writing, Please forgive me, let's put this in the past :)
Wait my excuse....... I have none...... except living my life without adventure, working too much and not expressing my feelings. However, my sad two months of boring..ness is over.

So today marks a new day of adventure............two months needed to make up.
Stay tune for day one.

-Living, breathing and trying to enjoy life again.

Drum Roll Please...........

The day has finally come….my good news. Oh wait so I am a little late but finally I’m back here and still not married :)

I got a new J.O.B, yup its official, I am employed by ASU. In December I started my search for a new job. My contract with AHMI was ending in mid-January and I had no idea what I was going to do. Luckily I had a good friend refer me to a job opening at UMOM. I jumped on the opportunity and sent over my resume and cover letter. A couple of days later I received an email from an employer here at ASU. I was referred by another friend that works for ASU in the Dean’s office. The Student Engagement Department was looking to fill in a position and my name made their list. That same day I got a call from the UMOM employer to set up an interview.

How exciting right, two job opportunities! It was a thrill but it was super hard to make a choice. Each job had their pros and cons, each job sounded great. I talked to family and close friends about the jobs and which one to take. They all had great insight but I knew it was going to come down to me. So instead I prayed, and prayed and prayed and fasted and prayed some more. After much waiting and thinking I was never going to get my answer, I did. It was simple and worked out perfectly. No great voice came down from the Heavens and I didn’t see it in a dream. I felt it and I said it and it felt good. On top of that it all played out exactly how it needed too.

So here I am 2^nd week into the job and I love it.

Enjoy life, enjoying my new job, and enjoying my new adventure,

Great, Amazing, Fantastic, News

I have some really great AMAZING news.
It's not official so I cant say it on this post.... But I will be posting very soon.

And NO I am not getting married, Let's make that Clear! :(

Can you guess what it is???

How to enjoy the holiday foods!

Let's all give thanks and enjoy our family this holiday season. Love, laugh, and be of good cheer. However, beware of the brownies and other sweeties that loom around your kitchen! With that in mind, here is your "I can make it through the Holidays without gaining weight" check list!

1. Prepare

Choose now what foods you will allow yourself to enjoy. Decide what they will be, when you will be allowed to enjoy them, and how much you will allow yourself. You will get the best results by choosing small amounts, infrequently. Caution! Don't enter the Holiday season defenseless!

2. Strategize

Memorize your holiday rules and pre-determine your strategy of attack to any opposition you might face. Don't forget that It's ok to say "no" when offered goodies from a well-meaning relative or friend! You can always accept it graciously, then give it away to those less fortunate.

3. Stick to it

Stick to your rules. And remember, it's better to stick to 95% of a game-plan, than to not have one at all.

4. Enjoy

There is no greater high than the one you receive from self-discipline. When you feel it, you will strive for that "high" all year long.

Lastly, whatever you do, DO NOT allow yourself to believe that little voice in your head that says, "I'll simply enjoy this food now and diet LATER." Unfortunately, it's not that easy. For when later comes, you will have more than just unwanted body fat. Amongst many other health issues that this may cause, you will have a sluggish digestive system, a sweet addiction to withdraw from, and worst of all, skin that has been stretched from excessive weight. Yuck! Don't listen to that naughty little voice!

• Tips courtesy of Pure Fitness Group X Director

Enjoying life trying not to listen to that little naughty voice~

Is this really how the Singles Ward works?

Let's discuss singles ward drama.

Boy A: Charlie
Boy B: Adam
Girl C: Jane
Girl D: Victoria
(Please note these are fake names to protect the identity of the real messed up people)

I feel like I'm watching Dawson's Creek. Why? Glad you asked!

Charlie and Adam are best friends, actually family and even roommates. They are close, tell each other everything, you know BFF but in guy version.

Well (Oh So Sweet) Adam likes Jane which very pretty, simple and kind overall a good match for Adam. So Adam like any other single man in a singles ward decides to start trying to work his magic on Jane! Doesn't get too far, when he realizes Jane has a serious boyfriend, yes Jane had a boyfriend.
Jane breaks up with boyfriend........ (Single again, good thing for Adam)

One problem...!

Let's meet Charlie and Victoria
Charlie, very attractive Charlie was dating the real thing; beautiful, happy, easy-going Victoria. It was a going thing, where both of them seemed pretty perfect for each other.
BUT
They dated and HE decided it wasn't going to work because of very stupid reasons. (What is wrong with single ward men?)
Victoria is sad, pretty upset sad, (but she will get over it) and decides to talk to her friend Jane about it. Yes, Jane, remember Jane the one Adam likes very much.
They talk about Victoria and Charlie and then talk about Adam. Girlie Talk, trust talk, true friend talk!

(4 weeks pass, something like that, probably shorter)

Let's go back to the problem, Adam and Jane.
Sunday comes and Jane and Charlie are now setting next to each other all loving cuddling couple! Adam sits at the end of bench with the sadness sickness face. Yes people, Charlie goes for Jane although his BFF, roommate and family member was in love with Jane!

ReCAP:
Adam doesn't get girl
Girl goes with other boy
Victoria loses Boyfriend and good friend
Now I am waiting for Victoria and Adam to be the next big thing!

Dose anyone else see the problem in this story. I might be new to this whole singles ward thing and the whole dating in a singles ward but I can't watch this sick square/triangle mess.

Is it wrong, or is this what I should expect in a singles wards?

Umh, Hello

New MOON is HERE!

What else is there to say but have fun tonight and be safe!

Can't wait to hear what you think about it!

HELLOO Jacob BLACK!

November, where are you?

Flagstaff, AZ By:Candi

Its November.......... did any one notice that? I mean it would be very easy to get it confused with December since they are playing Christmas music in stores OR maybe you got it confused with September since it is still HOT outside.

Well, Ladies and some Gentlemen, it is November! Actually almost two weeks into November, which means the following things I look forward to:

1. Cold Weather......wherever that is at?
2. NEW Moon release.... 8 days counting!
3. Thanksgiving......... PanChupe, not sure how to spell it but all my El Salvadorians appreciate it.
4. Black Friday......... I love shopping, I love shopping with great deals.
5. 30 actually work days left till my conference is here........ Oh smacks not looking forward to that.

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Dear November,

I love you so much, it's a wonderful month full of food, love and thanks. Please send me cold weather, I am ready to ROCK my fall/winter wardrobe. Enjoy the many weddings; everyone wants to get married in the fall. Please don't worry about December and it's Christmas event trying to take you over. We still love Thanksgiving and we love Twilight, so thank you for bringing both of them to us.

Love one of your many biggest fans,

Candi

Have I missed anything, thoughts about November, feel free to leave!

Emilee & Me: Looking for November

Enjoying life and November~

Happy Halloween!

Every year I spend hours upon hours preparing for the Henriquez Halloween Party. Ever year it gets better, and more complicated.

Enjoy the pictures........... but the video is the best!

Hope everyone had a scary, spooky and awesomeness Halloween!





Enjoying life with the crazy family I picked~

What are you looking at?

A young couple moves into a new neighborhood.
The next morning while they are eating breakfast,
The young woman sees her neighbor hanging the wash outside.
"That laundry is not very clean", she said.
"She doesn't know how to wash correctly.
Perhaps she needs better laundry soap."

Her husband looked on, but remained silent.

Every time her neighbor would hang her wash to dry,
The young woman would make the same comments.

About one month later, the woman was surprised to see a
Nice clean wash on the line and said to her husband:

"Look, she has learned how to wash correctly.
I wonder who taught her this."

The husband said, "I got up early this morning and
Cleaned our windows."

And so it is with life. What we see when watching others
Depends on the purity of the window through which we look.