O-TOWN HERE THEY COME...

WELL THE BRAVO FAMILY IS MOVING OUT TODAY...THE PAST 1.5 WEEK HAS FLOWN BY...OUT OF THE TEN DAYS SINCE I FOUND OUT SHE WAS MOVING, SHES BEEN GONE FOR 7 OF THEM...LOOKING FOR A HOUSE, SCHOOL, ETC...THIS IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE HARDEST THINGS TO DO...AND THEY HAVE MOVED FROM MEXICO TO SAN DIEGO TO MIAMI TO ORLANDO ALL IN 6 YEARS...I WISH THEM ALL THE BEST...THEY WILL BE MISSED...MOVING MAKES ME SAD! (HA, HA, HE, HE)

WHERE ARE YOU?....

GET-TOGETHER...

THIS SATURDAY NIGHT WE HAD A SMALL GET TOGETHER...DAVID & PATTY, BEN & LISSETTE, RODGER & KIRSTA, RUSS & MYSELF, AND CHARLIE BERNDT...IT WAS LIKE GOOD OLE TIMES...MINUS ANA, PLUS PATTY...WE SPENT THE NIGHT LOOKING AT OLD PHOTO ALBUMS AND DRINKING...THE SAME LINES ALWAYS POP UP WHEN THE ALBUMS COME OUT..."LOOK AT HOW YOUNG I WAS", "I WAS SO SKINNY", AND EVEN SOME "OH, MY...LOOK AT MY HAIR!"...IT WAS FUN JUST HANGIN OUT WITH THE OLD BUNCH!

I CAN SEE...I CAN SEE....

I'M SO EXCITED...I CAN SEE...MY ENTIRE FAMILY (RUSS, MADISON & ME) WENT TO THE EYE DOCTOR LAST WEEKEND...RUSSELL'S EYE SIGHT HAS REMAIN THE SAME...MADISON IS 20/20...AND ME WELL, I'M ALITTLE NEAR SIGHTED...BUT I KINDA KNEW THAT AND THATS WHY I WAS THERE...I GOT MY GLASSES UPDATED AND WHEN I PICKED THEM UP THIS WEEKEND ...I COULD SEE...I MEAN EVERYTHING!...KIRSTA WAS WITH ME AND LAUGHING... BECAUSE I WAS LOVIN' IT!...I WAS DRIVING AND I COULD SEE THE BLADES OF GRASS, I COULD SEE THE LICENSE PLATES INFRONT OF ME, I COULD SEE THE STREET SIGNS...I'M SO GLAD THAT I WENT! I GUESS I'M GETING OLD!

SUPERNOVA????

WHAT ARE THEY THINKING??? DON'T GET ME WRONG I LOVE LUKAS...BUT TO PASS ON DILANA! THAT GIRL ROCKS!...I GUESS THEY DID HER A FAVOR...SHE IS GOING TO HAVE A GREAT SOLO CAREER AND WON'T HAVE TO ANSWER TO ANYONE...LUKAS, UNFORTUNATELY WILL ALWAYS HAVE TO ANSWER TO TOMMY, GILBY, & NEWSTED!!!...I ABSOLUTELY LOVED THIS SUMMER'S SUPERNOVA...IT FELT LIKE I KNEW ALL OF THE ROCKERS PERSONALLY...RYAN STAR WAS TOO HOT FOR ME...I GREW TO LOVE STORM LARGE...MAGNI HAD A SEXY FEEL TO HIM, AND TOBEY WELL...OH, OH, OH..OH,OH,OH!(YOU HAVE TO WATCH THE SHOW TO TRUELY UNDERSTAND THAT!) I'M GOING TO MISS THEM ALL...I CAN'T WAIT TO BUY THEIR CD'S!

CHEESECAKE....

TONIGHT WE WENT TO CHEESECAKE FACTORY IN THE GROVE TO SAY OUR GOODBYES TO MARTHA...WE BEING LISELY, LARI, LILY, AND ME...IT WOULD BE OUR LAST DINNER TOGETHER FOR AWHILE...WE ATE, DRANK, AND LAUGHED...I THINK LILY HAD A GALLON OR TWO OF WATER...I HAD THE BANG-BANG SHRIMP AND CHICKEN...OMG, IT KILLED ME! I THOUGHT MY STOMACH WAS GOING TO EXPLODE...AFTER DINNER WE HAD PLANNED TO GO TO MARTHA'S TO HANG OUT...UNFORTUNATELY I NEVER MADE IT...I HAD TO GO HOME...MARTHA BROUGHT HER CAMERA AND THIS WAITER TOOK OUR PICTURE...HE WAS SUCH AN IDIOT...HE MADE ME LAUGH SO HARD I CRIED...I COULD NOT KEEP A STRAIGHT FACE EVERYTIME HE POINTED THE CAMERA TOWARDS ME...I REALLY RUINED OUR FRIENDSHIP SHOT...EVERYTIME I SEE THAT PICTURE I'LL BE REMINDED OF HOW MUCH FUN WE ALWAYS HAD!...CBFB FOREVER!...

ANOTHER BLOWS...

OK, WHATS UP WITH EVERYONE MOVING AWAY...IS IT A SIGN?...I JUST FOUND OUT THAT A FRIEND OF OURS "GENEVA A.K.A CHEEVA" IS ALSO MOVING AWAY BY THE END OF THE YEAR...SHE WILL BE MOVING TO NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE...YOU ASK WHY NASHVILLE?...WELL CHEEVA IS A CLOSET HICK...SHE IS FROM ARKANSAS....SHE WILL BE CLOSER TO HER FAMILY, AND WE ALL KNOW FAMILY IS IMPORTANT! WE WILL ALL MISS GENEVA...GO DOLPHINS!

ROLLER QUEEN...

TODAY WE WENT ROLLER SKATING....RUSS HAS BEEN PROMISING MARTHA BRAVO FOR SUCH A LONG TIME...HE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT HE TOOK HER BEFORE SHE LEFT TOWN...WE WENT TO THE 5PM SESSION AT HOT WHEELS...IT WAS JUST TOO FUNNY...RUSS AND MARTHA ROLLERED AROUND LIKE IF THEY WERE TEENAGERS...I GUESS AS SOON AS YOU PUT ON THOSE SKATES YOU TURN BACK TIME, TO THE EARLY 80'S...YOUR FEET AUTOMATICALLY START DOING THE SHUFFLE...I WAS SURPRISED TO SEE MADISON SKATE...SHE STILL SKATES WITH JUST ONE FOOT, THAT DOESN'T SEEM TO CHANGE...BUT WHAT SURPRISED ME WAS THIS OBSESSION SHE HAD WITH THIS TEENAGE BOY....I THINK SHE ACTUALLY FELL INLOVE WITH HIM...SHE HAD A NICKNAME FOR HIM "LUKE" (LIKE LUKE SKYWALKER) THE BOY WAS A VERY GOOD SKATER AND YOU ACTUALLY FELT ALITTLE MEZMORIZED BY HIM...SHE FOLLOWED HIS EVERY MOVE...EVERYONE WAS OFF THE FLOOR GETTING READY TO LEAVE AND MADISON WAS STILL SKATING AROUND HIM...IT WAS CUTE BUT KINDA SCARY...SHE IS WAY TO YOUNG TO EVEN THINK ABOUT IT! ***EDITED TO INCLUDE OSCAR, ANA P., AND SANTIAGO***

IT BLOWS...

WHAT CAN I SAY...I'M HAPPY BUT VERY SAD AT THE SAME TIME...I'M TALKING ABOUT MY FRIEND LEAVING ME...I MET MARTHA BRAVO ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO...SHE INTRODUCED ME INTO THE WORLD OF SCRAPBOOKING...I CAN'T RECALL A DAY THAT I HAVEN'T READ AN EMAIL OR RETURNED ONE FROM HER TALKING ABOUT ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING...NOT THAT BY HER LEAVING I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO EMAIL HER BUT IT WON'T BE THE SAME...YES, MARTHA BRAVO IS LEAVING ME, SHE IS MOVING TO ORLANDO...HER HUSBAND OSCAR GOT A JOB OFFER FROM SOME COMPANY IN O-TOWN...O-TOWN IS STILL ONLY 3.5 HOURS AWAY...WELL NOT IF YOU GO WEST (INSIDE JOKE!)...BUT IT STILL WON'T BE THE SAME...I CAN'T LEAVE WORK AND DRIVE TO HER HOUSE AND JUST HANG...I'M GETTING EMOTIONAL! THIS SUCKS!...IF YOU KNOW HER, YOU KNOW SHE IS A SPECIAL PERSON...SHE SEES THE WORLD THROUGH A DIFFERENT LIGHT!...SHE SEES THE GOOD IN EVERYTHING!...SHE HAS EFFECTED ME IN GOOD WAYS!...I'M GOING TO MISS HER ALOT! MORE THAN SHE EVEN KNOWS!...MARTHA AND I HAVE MADE A PACT TO NOT DISCUSS THE MOVE IN PERSON OR ON THE PHONE...WE JUST DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT...BUT I JUST HAD TO LET HER KNOW HOW I FEEL! YOU AND YOUR FAMILY ARE LOVED MY ME AND MY ENTIRE FAMILY!

I'M SO SICK...

I HAVE BEEN SO SICK FOR THE PAST THREE DAYS...I DO NOT KNOW WHERE I PICKED THIS FUNK UP FROM?...MY THROAT FEELS LIKE ITS ON FIRE, I CAN'T BREATHE, AND MY HEAD HURTS...RUSS IS ALSO STARTING TO FEEL SICK...GREAT, BOTH OF US SICK...WHO IS SUPPOSE TO TAKE CARE OF WHO?...I AM STARTING TO FEEL ALITTLE BETTER NOW, ATLEAST I'LL BE BETTER FOR THE WEEKEND!

THE WINDS!

THE WINDS ARE BLOWING NORTHWEST! I DON'T WANT THEM TO BLOW PERIOD!

ERNESTO...

HERE IT COMES....ONE MORE TIME...LONG LINES TO GET GAS...FIGHTING FOR THAT LAST CAN OF SOUP OR TUNA...THIS IS WHAT WE LIVE FOR HERE IN FLORIDA!...IT CAME AND WENT AND NOT A LEAF FELL FROM THE TREES...WHAT A JOKE!...I'M GLAD BUT OMG ALL THE HYPE!

I THINK I'VE LOST MY MOJO...

WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME I GOT TO SCRAP?...SAD!

ADVANCED SPANISH!

THERE IS NO REASON WHY MY DAUGHTER SHOULD BE IN ADVANCED SPANISH! MS. TRAVIESO I GUESS THINKS THAT IF THE CHILD UNDERSTANDS SPANISH, THEN THERE IS NO REASON WHY THEY SHOULD NOT BE IN ADVANCED SPANISH...I DISAGREE...MADISON'S PRIMARY LANGUAGE IS ENGLISH AND SHE DOESN'T EVEN READ ENGLISH THAT WELL...I'M NOT UNDERSTANDING! GOD HELP US ALL! HA, HA!

THE FIRST DAY OF SECOND GRADE...

ACCORDING TO MADISON...SECOND GRADE IS AWESOME...THE ONLY PROBLEM IS THAT THE ONLY FRIEND THAT SHE WANTED TO BE IN THE SAME CLASS IS IN ANOTHER...I TOLD HER NOT TO WORRY SAVANNAH WOULD PROBABLY HANG OUT WITH HER DURING RECESS...THEN SHE WAS OK...SHE IS REALLY PROUD OF HERSELF FOR BEING ABLE TO SPELL HER TEACHERS NAME...MS. MAZZEI...SHE LOVED THE NEW UNIFORM THAT SHE GOT TO WEAR TO SCHOOL TODAY OF COURSE IT WAS PINK...ITS A TRADITION TO WEAR PINK ON THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL, SHE'S BEEN DOING IT FOR 3 YEARS NOW!...THERE IS NO OTHER BETTER COLOR THAN THAT ONE! MADISON HAD HOMEWORK LAST NIGHT...SHE NOW HAS 20 SPELLING WORDS TO LEARN BY THE END OF THE WEEK...SHE ALSO HAD A MATH PACKAGE TO DO FOR THURSDAY...WE GOT INSPIRED AND FINISHED IT ALL LAST NIGHT...SHE WROTE HER SPELLING WORDS 3X'S...WE DID ALL THIS IN 1 HOUR...NOT BAD, FOR JUST GETTING BACK INTO THE GROOVE OF THINGS! I SEE THIS BEING A GOOD SCHOOL YEARS FOR MY CUKES!

JURASSIC CAPTURED!

JUST WANTED TO LET EVERYONE KNOW THAT I WILL NOT BE TRADING IN MY CAR THIS WEEKEND!...JURASSIC WAS CAPTURED WEDNESDAY NIGHT @ 9:23 PM...FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT DIDN'T KNOW, THERE WAS A LIZARD IN MY CAR SINCE MONDAY...I HAVE NOT DRIVEN MY CAR SINCE THEN BECAUSE I AM DEATHLY AFRAID OF THEM...I HAVE BUMMED OFF RIDES FROM LISA AND KIRSTA...BUT NOT ANYMORE, MY HUBBY THE "GREAT WHITE HUNTER" CAUGHT IT!

THE CURL WEDDING WEEKEND...

THIS WEEKEND WAS CHRIS AND JOE'S WEDDING...WE HAD THE BEST TIME...RUSS AND I DROVE UP ON FRIDAY NIGHT...WE ARRIVED AT THE PGA NATIONAL HOTEL AT AROUND 10:30 PM, JUST TO BE GREETED BY THE KENTUCKY CREW AT THE DON SHULA BAR...BY THE TIME WE GOT THERE EVERYONE WAS ALITTLE TIPSY... WE WERE INTRODUCED TO JOE'S (2) SISTERS, BRENDA & DEBBIE...HIS COLLEGE FRIEND, THE HAMMER AND HIS WIFE ROSEMARY...BRENDA'S FRIEND AMY THE HAIRDRESSER, AND TONY RAY! THE NIGHT ENDED OUT ON THE PATIO BECAUSE WE CLOSED THE BAR OUT...DON'Y WORRY IT WASN'T LATE IT WAS JUST 12 AM...WE FINALLY WENT TO SLEEP AROUND 3 AM...OF COURSE WE SLEPT IN THE NEXT MORNING ON THE HEAVENLY BED...IT WAS AWESOME...RUSS AND I WENT ON A LUNCH DATE TO P.F. CHANG'S...THEN WE WENT SHOPPING...THE WEDDING WAS AT THE MIRASOL COUNTRY CLUB ( THEY HOLD THE HONDA CLASSIC GOLF TOURNAMENT THERE) THE IRVINE/CAMERON CREW HAD A GREAT TIME...WE ALL DRANK, LAUGHED, AND DANCED! THAT REALLY HARD TO BELIEVE FROM ALL OF US...I GUESS THIS WAS THE WEEKEND THAT WE ALL NEEDED! ALL AND ALL WE HAD A GREAT TIME THIS WEEKEND BEING YOUNG AGAIN!

JUST A SAYING...

I JUST WANTED TO POST THIS SAYING THAT I LOVED FROM THE MOMENT I HEARD IT..."LOVE IS FRIENDSHIP ON FIRE!"...WHEN I HEAR THIS I AM REMINDED ABOUT HOW MUCH I LOVE MY HUSBAND AND EVERYTHING THAT HE DOES FOR ME!

SIESTA KEY VACATION...

I HAVEN'T BEEN ON VACATION WITH MY PARENTS IN 20 YEARS...IT WAS ACTUALLY NICE TO SPEND SOME TIME WITH THEM...I ALSO ENJOYED THE FACT THAT MADISON GOT TO SPEND QUALITY TIME WITH THEM...MY BROTHER ALSO WENT WITH US....ITS WAS NICE TO SEE THE MARTIN COUSINS PLAYING, I DON'T GET TO SPEND AS MUCH TIME WITH THEM AS I WOULD LIKE...MY NEPHEW KYLE IS THE SWEETIEST LITTLE BOY, HE IS VERY LOVING...KAILE IS TOO FUNNY, SHE CAN BE KIND AND IN A SPLIT SECOND TURN ON YOU...SHE REMINDS ME OF ME!...ON THE LAST DAY KAILE AND I SPENT SOME TIME ALONE LISTENING TO MADISON IPOD...I REALLY ENJOYED THAT!...I NEVER GOT TO TAKE MY FAMILY BEACH SHOT...THE DAYS THAT I CHOOSE TO DO IT, RAINED LIKE CRAZY...I WAS GOING TO WAKE UP EARLY ON THE DAY WE LEFT BUT NEVER DID...OH, DID I ALSO TELL YOU THAT MY BROTHER IN LAW RODGER WALKED IN ON ME WHEN I WAS IN MY BRA AND UNDIES...MY GRANNY PANTIES...I SCREAMED, HE SCREAMED! IT WAS EMBARRASSING AND FUNNY AT THE SAME TIME...NOW NOTHING IS LEFT TO THE IMAGINATION...ON WEDNESDAY WE WENT TO BUSCH GARDENS...RUSS, RODGER, LISSETTE, AND BEN RODE ON THE "SHEIKRA" THAT RIDE IS IMPRESSIVE...MADISON RODE EVERYTHING THAT HER 53 1/2 INCH BODY WAS ALLOWED TO RIDE...SHE WAS HALF AN INCH TOO SHORT TO BE ABLE TO RIDE EVERYTHING IN THE PARK...I WAS KINDA GLAD, MY HEART COULD NOT HANDLE HER ON THE "SHEIKRA"...

SIESTA KEY....

SOME PICTURES OF THE KIDS ENJOYING THEMSELVES AT THE BEACH...THE WEATHER HAS BEEN AWESOME...I CAN'T ASK FOR ANYTHING ELSE...NO WORK, NO STRESS, NO WORRIES!