What an axausting day this Thursday was for me. =/ It all started early, really early in the mornig around 4 am. I was sleeping and woke up to my house phone ringing, and I knew something was wrong. It was one of those moments when you have a bad feeling and you just expect the worst. After the phone rang acouple of times, I knew my mom had answered it, because I did not hear it go to our answering machine.  I layed in my bed waiting for her to walk in, as if she would just come in and give me bad news. She never did. I wanted to go to her room and find out what was going on, but I was scared. I was afraid, I didn't want to know what had happend, so I stayed in my room. I guess after thinking about it too much i managed to go back to sleep.

I didn't sleep for too long, because I woke up at six am again to my brother's and mom's conversation. I heard them talking in the hallway and yes I was right, something  bad had happend.=( My heart was pounding and my stomach turned into a knot. All that i remember hearing was my mom telling my brother, that someone had passed away. I didn't hear who and i layed in my bed silent, I didn't know what to think. I stared into the dark ceiling with no answer. Then my brother came in my room, he told me our great grandma (my dad's grandma) passed away. I stayed silent. The first person that came to my mind was my dad. He's working in San Diego and I knew he was probably feeling really sad. He always told us many stories about his childhood, growing up with his grandma. She was a hard working woman and always cared for my dad.
I believe my great grandma was in her late 90's and the last time I saw her was about two years ago when I went to Mexico with my brother. She was so sweet and always asking us about my dad.

The one thing that sucked too was that this Thursday that we found out my great grandma passed away, was my brother's 25th birthday. He told me he was happy waking up in the morning and after hearing the bad news, his happiness went down the drain. I feel bad too because we will always remember my brother's birthday as very sad day. =( That thursday I was soo sad and tired  I had driven my mom to San Diego so she could meet up with my dad and they left to Mexico asap. And on top of everything I had to work from 4 pm to 1130 pm. I was on little sleep and had too many things on my mind.

Now my great grandma is in a better place and watching over my family and I.  

Memories

Earlier this week my brother and  I were remembering funny moments we had. All brothers and sisters have memories I think or experiences, and the one I will never forget was when my brother almost fell off a horse. Even though it was scary, now everytime we remember that day we always laugh about it. It was one of those moments I wish i had recorded. =) It wasn't too long ago so i remember it perfectly. It was one evenig i came outside my house and i saw my brother robert and his girlfriend Jasmin. My mom was outside like always waterig her garden. I approched my brother and Jasmin and said, "hi"and we just kicked it outside my house, when our friend Alex came by riding his horse.

(my brother and our neighboor )

That evening Alex had gone out to ride his horse and stopped by to say hi to us. I don't know why but my brother asked Alex if he could ride the horse. He said, "hey dude let me get on the horse." Alex said, "No, your in shorts, go put some jeans on." My brother didn't care if he was in shorts or not, he just cared about getting on the horse. So Alex finally said, "fine." So Alex got off and Robert got on the horse, he rode the horse in front of the house back and forth. He said to us, "Watch me, i'll make it gallop and go fast," I was like "yeah right," because he doesn't know how so we  knew he was just kidding. 

I don't know how but all of a sudden the horse takes off at full speed, and we thought my brother was messing around, so we started laughing but we realize he wasnt. The horse with my brother still on it was charging down the street at full speed, we run to the middle of the street to see where he was heading and all we see is my brother hanging on for his life and him yelling "Oh Oh oh!!" But the horse wouldn't stop!! Alex started running after and i was scared all that was going through my head was "oh my goodness my brother is gona eat it!" My mom had seen the whole thing and yelled at me to go see my brother so Jasmin and I started running too.

We finally got to where the horse had stopped and we see my brother is fine. My heart was still racing, I definitely was happy to see my brother was ok but all that i could say to him was "what the hell were you  thinking??" and he told us he had nothing to do with it he was not expecting the horse to do that. And he was hoping the horse would listen to his commands but the horse wouldn't. He said he was ready to jump off, when the horse came to a stop, and that was his chance to get off. Never did i think  that was going to happen I had never been so scared for my brother. =( I was honestly thinking he would be seriosly injured or something but thank goodness he was ok. And now we will never forget this experience and we always clown on him and tease him, about how he looked and how he was yelling .

This Labor Day I went to Newport Beach, with my brother, his girlfriend and friends. It was the first holiday in a long time that I had gotten the day off of work. It was about an hour and a half drive to get there, but it was worth it. The weather on the way there was not the the greatest, as we got closer to Newport I was beginning to feel bummed out. The day seemed pretty cloudy and there was a ten percent chance of rain. When we arrived we figured we would make the best out of this trip. 

We found a spot were to set our things, and as the day progressed the weather got much better! The sun was out and we decided to go to this shop we had seen to rent beach bikes. We went on a two hour bike ride, we rode along the side of the beach where people enjoyed their selves in their beach houses.  Although the houses look small they seem fun to live in, having the beach as your backyard. As i rode along I saw many people having barbeques, listening to music an having drinks with friends and family. As our bike ride came to an end i was feeling tiered,( I didn't really think I would have work out of this day). We returned our bikes and headed for the water.

I was really exited to get in the water, even though i don't know how to swim. I wanted to have fun and enjoy the nice sunny day! The water seemed freezing and as I approached the cold water I came to a stop to realize I had stepped on something and it hurt! I looked down to see what it was and i had stepped on a bee!! ;(  It hurt sooo much, the bee's stinger was in my foot! And i finally managed to get it out. The pain was crazy! I never thought it would hurt that much. As the day went on the pain became less and i decided to jump in the water (this time i looked out for any more bees on the ground. lol.) The water was indeed freezing and very salty, we enjoyed our time in the water though. I had lots of fun.

After been in the water we laid out to get some sun, some of us ended up taking a nap. After we all were awake it was time to head back home.. When we got home our families were having a barbecue and thank goodness because after all the fun at the beach we were starving! The carne asada was awsome! After a long day  I was super tired, but i will definitely go back to Newport Beach. I wish i had gone to the beach more ofter this summer but because of work its sometimes hard. Maybe next year i'll have way more beach trips that i can enjoy with my family and friends. =)