Braces

So yesterday was a very big and exciting day for Ciara because she finally got her expander taken out and got her temporary braces!! Just look at her new beautiful smile!



If you can't tell, her braces are pink and turquoise :)
She was so happy that she had to show everybody! But all that excitement was short lived, by the end of the night she was crying because her teeth hurt :(
I felt so bad for her, but there is nothing much I could do. She really didn't eat at all yesterday, and last night she only got a few hours of sleep. I've been telling her that it might hurt right now, but in the long run she will be glad that she had it done fairly early. I really hope she starts feeling better soon, and eating too. I don't think she can last that long without eating since she is already so small :)

Differences

So I have been thinking a lot lately about how my girls are so different from each other. Even though they share the same bedroom and family, they are WAY different. So I'm going to share with you guys.
Differences:
Ciara:Likes T-Swift and Top 40 music. HATES Justin Beaver (see previous post to get this if you don't already)
Allison: LOVES Justin Beaver, and alternative/punk music. Tolerates T-Swift because Ciara always has her playing on her ipod

Ciara: Loves to sing and write her own songs
Allison: Really doesn't like to sing

Ciara: Wants to be a Pop Star when she grows up
Allison: Wants to be a movie star when she grows up (already has 1 movie under her belt)

Ciara: Only wants/gives affection when she wants it
Allison: Always wants affection. She likes to be touchy feely (kinda gets on my nerves sometimes)

Ciara: Drama Queen
Allison: Will put up with anything until she gets mad at you, then watch out

Ciara: Goes with the flow
Allison: It's her way or the highway

Ciara: Follower
Allison: Bossy

Ciara: A natural at gymnastics
Allison: Goes to gymnastics just to play

Ciara: Small for her age (there is only a 4 pound difference between Ciara and Allison)
Allison: Average for her age

Ciara: Loves to go to church
Allison: Hates to go to church

Ciara: Loves to go on photo shoots with me :)
Allison: Only will do photo shoots if she gets paid :(

Similarities:
They both love the colors pink and purple

They both love to color

They both have blonde hair (I'm stretching on this one)

They both love to have their hair done

They are both girly girls

Love the same movies

Always has the other's back :)

Act like they are older than what they really are

They LOVE shoes

Even though my girls are completely different, I love them both oh so much!

Snow Sucks!

I just wanted to make everyone aware that I really HATE driving in the snow! I mean a little bit of snow on the roads are alright, but when the snow is sticking to the roads way bad and its snowing like crazy it's horrible! I just had some experiences that just makes my hatred for snow so much worse.

So I was on my way to pick up the girls, and I have to go up 94th South past 13th East and up that hill. Well everything was going alright, besides a little sliding here and there, and then I turn the corner to go up the hill and the traffic is backed up. I kept a good distance from the car in front of me so I didn't have to stop. Well I ran out of room so I had to stop. And what do you think happened??? I got stuck on ice covered by snow :( I tried backing up, turning, everything I could think of I tried. I was holding up traffic and I started to have a panic attack. After about 15 minutes of have my hazard lights on, and no one helping me,a nice guy flipped around and pulled my car up the hill. I was so thankful for his help. So then I turn on 20th East and there is another hill, but not that bad, I got stuck on that! It wasn't that bad, and I got up the hill. Right after the light, there was an accident. I sat there for what seemed like forever, so then comes another panic attack :( Finally it got cleared up and guess what it was...3 buses (UTA buses, not school buses) and 2 cars slid or something and they got wrecked. I finally got to my ex-in-laws house where the girls are and I find out that Ciara changed her mind and wanted to sleep over with Allison. (Both girls were going to spend the night, but Ciara called me at work and said that she wanted to come home.) So I went through hell just to get to her and then she changes her mind...go figure. Oh well that's life.(I wasn't that upset when she changed her mind again)

So on my way home I took a different route to avoid going down the hills. All was going we, besides the occasional slide.I get to State Street and 90th where I need to turn. Well lets just say good thing I had the right of way because right when I put on my brakes, once again I slid. It wasn't a small slide, I slide all the way across all of the lanes! I hate driving in the snow!

Ok so some of you might say 'well maybe it's your tires.' Well of you that say that are WRONG! I just got new tires so thats not the problem. I really think that the snow plows should plow BOTH sides of the street, not jsut one. That was the problem on 90th. Only the east side was plowed, not the west side.

Really?!?

So Christmas came way too fast this year. This year I put all my presents on layaway so I wouldn't be scrambling at the last minute to buy gifts. I have to admit, it went way smooth and I liked it :) When Christmas Day was here, it just didn't feel like Christmas. Maybe it was because we opened our gifts on Christmas Eve because my Dad had to work Christmas Day, or maybe because it came too fast. Whatever the reason is, the day just felt off. The girls enjoyed all of their presents and it was fun watching them open the gifts and get all excited about it. Both girls liked the presents that Santa brought them, but they weren't their favorites. Ciara's fave gift was all the My Littlest Pet shop stuff that her Grandma Rita gave her. Allison's fave was a Justin Bieber shirt that Grandma Rita gave her....go figure. If Santa would have known that she really wanted Justin Bieber stuff then he wouldn't have spent all that money on her present :) Once again the girls got WAY too much stuff from their grandparents and now my house feel cluttered. I hate that feeling! I finally got all the empty boxes out of my house so I feel better about that part. Now I just need to find room to put all of their clothes and toys. I think I just might have to buy another dresser just so all of their clothes aren't all over the place. That's just another thing to add to my list of things to do.

Next week I start yet another semester of school...yay for me! I really not looking forward to my classes, they seem and look very hard. I'm taking a business statistics class and business calculus class these are the ones I'm scared of. I've never taken a calculus or statistics class...I think that's why I'm scared because I think that it's gonna be way hard. I was talking to my Mom about it the other day and she said that since I've taken a graduate level class before (I took it because my council said I should but I wasn't in grad school yet) and got an A in it then I should be fine. That is true but I guess I'm just scared of the unknown and I don't want to get any grade below a B. Oh the joys of school. I hope I'm just worried over nothing.

Don't Touch the Elves!!!

So there is a Christmas tree lot right by our house, we pass it a few times a day. They always have reindeer and Santa, you can see him in his sleigh when we pass. The other night, it was the first time that Santa was out walking around, and Alli gets all excited and asked if we could stop. I said no because it was past their bedtime and that maybe I will take them to the mall to see him tomorrow. Alli then says "How can Santa be with his reindeer and the trees at the same time he's at the mall?" I then proceeded to tell her that Santa has helpers that help him whenever he needs it. The next thing she said surprised me, but it really shouldn't have, well because its Alli I'm talking about.....Alli said " I don't think so mom, the only helpers that Santa has are the elves, and you can't touch them because then they will loose their magic. If they loose their magic then they can't help Santa anymore and they can't go back to their homes in the North Pole because all their magic has gone away." So what's the moral of this story?!? Don't touch the elves whatever you do, because if you do, they can't go back home :)

Justin Beaver

So Alli likes Justin Bieber, what can I do? I just think that it's kinda funny that whenever she says that she likes him, I just say "well good for you, I don't like him at all." Then she goes "I don't like him either." She is so eager to change what she likes just because I don't like something. I guess it doesn't help when Ciara teases her over it. Anyways I did say that she can like whatever she wants and that sometimes I won't like the same thing as her. That's the good thing I told her. She then changed her mind yet again to liking Justin Bieber. The one thing that I did that is kinda bad is....I convinced her that his last name is Beaver,is that so wrong? So now she says that she loves Justin Beaver hahahaha :)

Concerts

Ok so I have to admit, I love going to concerts! I think they are so much fun :)
Last Thursday I got to go to the All Time Low concert, it was awesome!! I also have a great stories that goes along with it. It's kinda funny now, but it wasn't at the time. So first off people started to crowd surf, nothing wrong with that, but you have to be paying attention. So of course, I was facing front and then all of a sudden I get hit in the back of my head, way hard. I then realized that a guy started to crowd surf behind us and his head hit the back of mine so hard that I fell to the ground. I think this next story takes the cake...when the bands are finished playing they throw out their guitar picks and drumsticks out into the crowd, well once again I wasn't paying attenion and I took a drumstick right to my head! Barbie (my ex sister in law, but I don't refer to her as that, I love you Barbie!) grabbed it after it bounced off my head and was so excited that she got it, she didn't even know that it hit me until I told her. I got a big goose egg and a ginormous bruise. THe bruise started at my eyebrow and went all the way to my hair line. I wanted to hide it with make up, but it was too tender :( A week later I still kinda have a bruise and I mark where it hit and it's still way tender. Here is a pic, it's not that good, but you get the idea :)


So if that concert wasn't enough, I went to another one last night :) This one was for Hey Monday. This one wasn't as crazy as the last one, but it was a little crazy. Let's just say that it wasn't the best concert I went to. I really didn't care for the opening bands except for The Redy Set, they were good. So I really don't get why people shove and push their way to the front. If they want good seats they should show up earlier. I got shoved so much that I fell down multiple times over these stupid benches that the have at The Avalon. I think the must anoynning person there was an old guy. I would have to say he was in his late 30's maybe even 40's. Yes, I still think that's old and I'm in my late 20's. I got bruises on my back and arms from this dude. Here is one of them, I used my finger as a guide so you get an idea. Once again, the pic just dosen't do it justice.


So after everything I've been through in the past week with concerts, do you think I will stop going to them....of cource not! I think that everyone should go to them! I can't wait until the next time :)