Chapter 3 of 12. Welcome March!

Another month went by and now we are in a new month; hello my dear March. A brand new month... the Green Month as March brings St. Patrick's and lovely Spring (plus, allergies lol). 

Nothing much has happened. My husband has been working around the house and he's been more "happier" since he quit his job. He says he's going to have relaxation and enjoy this time before he starts looking for a job (right after we return from our vacation in July). We are OK.

In a more happier note, for me, I decided to go ahead and give myself a new fancy new phone. I've never had a "fancy" phone so this time, I decided to give it to myself. So, I pre-ordered the new Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra... it's going to take some time before I have it in my hands as it's going to be shipped between March 24 - April 20 (estimated date/s). I already have 6 new cases for my S22 Ultra even before my phone lol; I can't wait to have it. I was actually going back and forth between an iPhone 13 Pro Max and the Galaxy S22 Ultra... but, the S22 Ultra won. Currently, I have an S8 and I felt in love with Android as you can customize your phone in soo many different ways... something you can't do in an iPhone unless it's Jailbroken. I was an iPhone gal for soo many years but decided to give Android a try and love it. Don't get me wrong, iPhones are nice phones and they have a lot of good things and that's why I was thinking in going back to iPhone but after researching between the iPhone 13 Pro Max and the S22 Ultra... I made up my mind to keep using Android.ツ

Let's talk about creepy

I've been a Ghost Adventures' fan for many many years... ever since I watched the documentary before the series of Ghost Adventures even began; I think the documentary was aired in 2007 and in the SciFi Channel (same network as Ghost Hunters back then as I used to watch that one before Ghost Adventures). Well, Zak Bagans has a new series on Discovery+ called The Haunted Museum which he worked with Eli Roth, which he is an awesome Director in the Horror world, to create this series about the relics and collections Zak has in his museum in Las Vegas, Nevada (The Haunted Museum). Well, yesterday I saw the 2nd episode called Monster in the Machine and I seriously can not wait to see more episodes.

These episodes are well done that they are creepy and give you the horror and suspense you want... but, what did you expect?!...Eli Roth's the Director so obviously these are going to be great. The 1st episode was Dollhouse of the Damned and that was a great episode also. At first, I thought it was going to be similar to A Haunted series but I think these are better (in my opinion). I am a horror fan and I'm always looking for that feeling of getting scared when I watch either a movie or a show. So, this is great to watch and specially during this spooky month of October.

Found an article in Deadline that was published in May 2021 talking about The Haunted Museum series that I just found. So, whoever reads me loves horror and the paranormal, The Haunted Museum series is a great one to check it out.

Just wanted to stop by and write my thoughts.

Welcome back October! Lovely to see you again.

And, we are finally in the awesome month of October; my favorite month of the entire year. Hoping this month brings us (and you) joy, health, spookiness and total enjoyment.

Well since my kids are now 17 and 20 years old, they aren't much into Halloween nor the month of October... but, I've always loved this month since I was a child and I still continue to enjoy the "hell" out of it as an adult.

Since it's October, I will try and do this Inktober for the 31 days that October has. I like to draw (I am not that good at it nor I am a pro at drawing) as it really relaxes me a lot and I truly enjoy it while listening to music. I think, this is my 3rd year doing Inktober... could've been my 4th but I quit way too early on that year that I didn't even got to my 8th day/picture lol 👎.

11 Years In Time

I'm without words at this very moment. My last entry in this blog was in September 21st of 2010... 11 years ago! Time flew, I grew older with grays, my little boys are no longer little kids anymore but young men now... life just changed thru these 11 years that passed by. When I came across with this blog again, I wasn't sure to delete it... leave it alone so I can come back and read some of the posts and go back in time for myself... or, pick up where I left off which is back to writing and use it as a journal for myself. So, I decided to come back and give my blog some life again. I'm not looking for "subscribers" or to have a famous/well-known blog but to have somewhere I can go write and express what I'm feeling; similar to a journal/diary. But, friends and friendships are always welcome and nice to have since... specially other moms.

The update-

∙My "little boys" are now 20 and 17; one is in College and the other in High School (11th grade). My husband and I are still together on our 22nd year of marriage... of course, marriage is not easy and we have our ups and downs but still with each other.

∙My lovely mom is still alive (she is 95 years old) and still living in Mexico. Sadly, my mom can not drive anymore so my sister is the one taking her to the doctor's appointments, to the store/grocery shopping, etc. as my sister lives in Mexico too and just ~10 minutes away from my mom. Not too long ago, my mom had eye surgery to take a cataract out from one of her eyes; all went well with her surgery.

∙We moved out of the apartments in late 2010, or 2011, and into a lovely home and we're still here. My husband wants to leave California and move to Maine... MAINE!!!! I am very sad about this because I am a California girl and one thing I love about living in California is the weather. Reason my husband wants to move out of California is because the cost of living is ridiculously expensive and its taxes... but, we'll see. I know Maine has a beach and it looks lovely but I am afraid of its Winters because I've never experienced a REAL Winter nor snow... not to mention Maine is just next to Canada and I know Canada gets way too cold; but I'm a bit tiny open to the idea.

Well, hopefully I will keep coming back here and write my mind. I do miss reading the blogs of other moms I used to know that were in the same Mommy Boards I was back then... but like me, they stopped blogging here. I guess, it's time to fine new blogs and new "friends" around here.

'Til next time 👋

My tongue pierced experience

Other than my ears, I don’t have anything pierced. I always wanted my tongue pierced, lip, and/or eyebrow. On Monday, September 13, 2010, I decided to go to a Tattoo Piercing place and do it… get my tongue pierced. I searched a place with a good reputation and good piercers until I finally found one.
I won’t lie, I was VERY excited but at the same time I was nervous as hell. The shop looked kinda empty with one tattoo artist and one piercer. There were three girls in front of me (as it was first come first serve thing) so the tattoo guy told me there was like a 15 minutes wait after it could be my turn. I began to fill up some paperwork as you have to be over 18 and show some ID before hand.
One of the girls before me was having her belly button pierced. I thought the three girls were together because they were in the piercer’s room but apparently they weren’t and only the last two girls were together as they were sisters. When one of the girls left, another girl sat on the bed (she was getting her tongue pierced too). I was very nervous that I was walking around the shop but I couldn’t concentrate on one thing nor to calm myself down LOL. The other girl was talking on the phone and checking her sister that was sitting on the bed… she then asked me what was I getting and I told her a tongue piercing. Then she told me, come on in so you can see what you’re getting yourself into LOL. I got behind the counter and into that little room and sat on the stool that was there. Man, the girl that was getting her tongue pierced was extremely nervous, afraid, and got a panic attack. The piercer tried to calm her down but her sister was laughing so much and telling her it wasn’t going to hurt that much. I asked her if she was getting one too but she already had her tongue pierced a week before. I asked her several questions LOL. I was nervous!!
The guy that was doing the piercing was very cool and down to earth… and he was cute too. The girl was ready for her tongue pierced but apparently she was having second thoughts LOL… until her sister changed her mind. Time for the poke! When that needle passed through the girl’s tongue, a HUGE scream and tears came out of her. Man, by that point I started to be MORE nervous but I still wanted this piercing done. I couldn’t believe this girl was screaming so loud. I wasn’t laughing!!… but her sister and the piercer were laughing LOL. Afterwards, she couldn’t talk nor shallow LMAO. Her sister asked her if she wanted to stay and see it done to me so she could feel better but she just wanted to leave and kill her sister for making her do it LOL. It was over for her.
For me, it was just starting. I was very shaken and nervous when I sat on that bed. They guy began to tell me that it’s not THAT bad. He was getting the things ready and I was getting more nervous. I was texting one of my friends to see if I could calm myself a little but didn’t worked LOL. It was time!! I took some Listerine to rinse my mouth, spit it out… the guy cleaned my tongue with a paper towel… then he marked “the spot” on my tongue and told me to close my mouth and swallow. Saw the freakin needle that was gonna do the work and Oi!!!! Guy told me to stick out my tongue… by the way he told me I have a long tongue LOL which is good because it was gonna be more to the inside than usual and it’s less painful. Oh boy… did he said “less painful?” We were ready!! Told me to take a big breath in and then out… THEN he passed that needle through my tongue. I have to say that IT DIDN’T HURT!!! That girl really really exagerated with the tears and her screams… totally!! It was a very quick procedure. I didn’t screamed, nor closed my eyes, nor jumped. The piercing was perfect!! I was very happy afterwards. Also, because of my long tongue, the balls on the bar aren’t close to my teeth… I have to stick out my tongue in order for the top ball to hit my teeth… so I guess that’s a good thing as I heard you can crack some of your teeth.
Now, the only bad thing was the day after. My tongue got swollen and it was extremely sore/painful from the bottom (he did it from the bottom up not top to bottom). Eating was painful so I basically chewed on ice, drank lots of iced water, soups and anything soft or liquid. I stayed away from cheese (as it has bacteria) and spicy food. I didn’t wanted to end up with an infected tongue afterwards so I followed the rules. I brushed my teeth after every little thing I ate and rinsed my mouth with mouthwash… I also used sea salt water to rinse.
After the 3rd day, I could feel my tongue was getting better because the soreness was getting less and I could eat a little more of other things. Today is the 6th day after I’ve got my tongue pierced and it’s back to it’s normal feeling. I’m starting to get used to having the bar in my tongue and to eat normal and anything. I also was able to brush my tongue on the 4th day (if I don’t brush my tongue, I feel like my mouth is dirty).
I had a very good experience in getting my tongue pierced. If someone is thinking in doing this, go to a place where they are professionals and have a very good reputation. I would probably go again there to get my lower lip pierced on the side. I’ve seen places where they don’t do a good job and you end up with damaged nerves in your tongue or the bar won’t go in the hole, etc.
I’m happy to say that I’m officially tongue pierced!