Our Mini Get-Away

Alfonso and I wanted to take a mini trip together before the baby was born (I hear you don't get out much after that) so we booked a day trip to New York City! We caught a bus in Baltimore at 6:30 a.m. and showed up in NYC around 10:00 am. I was a little worried about being severely uncomfortable on the bus and running back and forth to the bathroom for the full 4 hours of the trip-- but none of that happened! I was 100% comfortable! It was magical...

As soon as we got there, we headed to catch a ferry to see the Statue of Liberty. For your future reference: An all day pass on the subway: $8, dr. scholls shoe inserts for the long walks: $13, a ferry ride to Liberty & Ellis Island: $12.00, and a delicious lunch for two at Cafe Liberty: $20.00-- and it is all so worth it! We had a great time and the weather actually worked in our favor! Not too cold, not too hot. We were complete tourists and saw Ground Zero, the bull statue in the movie Hitch, Wall Street, Chinatown, and Times Square. Making a deal on faux Guess and Coach purses with the street vendors is a must if you ever go!


Last but definitely not least, we met up with Hyeku! She took us to a really neat Garden Exhibit, and before we knew it-- it was time to catch our bus home.

Excellence in YW

Since I was called as Young Women President, the event of the year I had been dreading was the YW in Excellence night in November. It would be all in Spanish, in front of all the parents, and all about Personal Progress (which my girls are a little behind in). Well, the night finally came and I was nervous but said a little prayer and headed out the door. Well, aside fron the fact that the weather made traffic so bad nobody was able to get there until 7:30 p.m.( it started at 7:00 p.m.)AND all the girls who signed up for refreshments completely forgot so we didn't have any-- the night was amazing!! My girls made me so proud! Each girl presented a value/project that they had worked on and by the end of the night the room was full of tears. There was such a strong spirit there and I was so impressed with how everything turned out! My little Presidency really stepped it up that night, and I truly appreciated all their hard work. Sigh, now for New Beginnings....

The first weekend in November took off to a great start because my mom came into town to visit! It was such a wonderful weekend! She spoiled us by cooking, cleaning and pampering us every day she was here. I am so blessed to have the best mom. I can't wait until she comes when the baby is born :) Ya know, sometimes it is really nice for someone else to clean up the house and decide what we are having for dinner every night ( not saying Alfonso doesn't sometimes do this but ya know what I mean). She even did my laundry while I was at work! I think we talked about babies non-stop that weekend and neither of us cared! It was so nice to have her here-- I definitely wish my parents lived closer. And this week during my annoying, dragged out 3 hour gestational diabetes test, I found out my dad is flying in to visit on Christmas Day!! Yea!!!