12 days of Christmas

I seem to only be able to/remember to blog while I am at work, so it's not too frequent seeing as how I work 3 days a week but oh well. Honestly, I think I'd bore the pants of you if I blogged every day cuz I'm not that interesting (it's ok, I said it, not you). I was sitting here thinking, what the heck can I blog about today? I've been in the Christmas spirit so I decided to do 12 random things about me like the 12 days of christmas song. It'll let some get to know me a bit better, you've been warned, and it'll be entertaining for me :D

1. I like the way gasoline smells...no, I don't go and sniff gas on purpose.
2. I am a homebody. I would rather be at my house then pretty much anywhere. I was in Hawaii and I loved it but after a few days, I wanted to go home.
3. I am technologically and domestically challenged. Cook a turkey? Sew a button a shirt? Put pictures on my blog? hahaha yeah right (Bestie Jenn will show me hehe)
4. It hurts me to sit Indian style. Since kindergarten I haven't been able to sit like that comfortabley.
5. If I could have any eye color it would be the color of my good friend Chrissy-poo's eyes...they aren't an exact color. I love them (her too for that matter)
6. I like ketchup and spaghetti sauce but not tomatoes. go figure
7. My husband and I are high school sweethearts but we did not meet at school.
8. I don't like the feel of cotton balls..makes my teeth itch (yes, it feels like that)
9. My middle fingers are crooked...my husband always asks why I'm flipping off the wall.
10. I have a love affair with cuss words. I'm trying to break it but it's super hard!
11. I cry at everything lately and I also can't remember crap. I'm a mess.
12. I'm a bit OCD. Everything in my house has a spot...please don't move it, I will hurt you. I also have to match my jammies every night.

I hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas! Peace out!

Miss McNugget or Mr. McNugget

As I mentioned in a previous post, my little sister Sarah is currently baking a baby (one of the many that will be born next year.) I have nicknamed said baby McNugget because that is my sister's fave food and that's what it looks like to me. I have been betting that it was a boy and that my bestie Lisa was having a girl (then Bestie Geana popped up and said, "I'm preggo again!" but found out pretty quickly that they said they 90% sure it was a boy so I didn't have too much time to guess about her lil sprout.) We have been all set to go to her 3-D ultrasound this Saturday at 5 PM to see if we can catch a glimpse of the "area", it's on my calendar at work and everything. So needless to say, I was super surprised when she called me a few days ago and told me a story that involved her getting an ultrasound. Wait, what? She was with her best friend (currently 26 weeks along with her third baby) who was having an ultrasound and the guy doing them offered Sarah a chance up there so she could save her money and wait til the baby was "cuter" and not so "scary" LOL Well, who can turn down anything free? Not Sarah, so she hopped up on that table and was told "butt cheek, butt cheek, nothing in between." IT'S A GIRL!! I cried when she told me. My little sister, having a baby, a little girl. I thought my lil heart couldn't get any bigger but with each new baby, it makes room to accommodate all that love. Hailey Kay is due June 12th, 2009 and I seriously cannot wait. Bella and her cousin will be only 11 months apart . I am so looking forward to the bond that these two girls will share, hopefully like the one their mother's have. Hurry up June!

Jingle Bells

I love Christmas. For those that know me, it is my favorite holiday. Christmas carols, trees, Santa, presents (giving and getting), misteltoe, christmas lights, I love it all. This year is extra special though, it is my daughter (it is still mind blowing to me that I have a daughter!) Bella's first Christmas. She's only five months old but we still shopped carefully, wrapped her gifts, even though we will be the ones to open them, and placed them under our tree. We have a tradition of getting an ornanment made every year that we have been together. This year was our ninth ornanment and it is by far my favorite. It is three snow people, a mommy, a daddy and they are holding a baby. It has each one of our names and under them it says proudly "Hullings Family First Christmas 2008" and I have to say it makes my heart swell everytime I look at it. Even though times are hard right now, I remind myself of all that I have. My fam, my friends, my health and my familie's health, a home, a job...and so much more. Tis the Season to be Jolly friends, and that's what I'm going to be. Merry Christmas!

3 years ago today

I had the best Grandma in the entire world, no, make that the universe. She was my mom, my grandma, my sister, my best friend all rolled into one fantastic person. We just had a connection, a bond from the minute we set eyes on eachother, love at first sigbt I like to say. She was hilariously funny, super smartand the most self-less and beautiful person I have ever met (besides her husband, my papa). I could count on her for ANYTHING. We even lived together from the end of my sophomore year til I moved out when I was 20. I told her everything, we did so much together. June 2005: She watched me graduate from community college and was helping me plan my wedding for the next April. December 9th, 2005- The four of us went out for dinner an drinks (which I almost turned down) and had a great time. December 10th, 2005- I got up and went to work that Saturday and then went to the mall for some Christmas shopping with my then finace. We were in Miller's Outpost when Joe got a phone call from my papa. I didn't hear what he said but I saw his face as he came toward me. I held out purse I was considering for his step-sister, "what do you think?" I asked. He told me that we had to go. now. My heart speed up but my feet wouldn't move. He called my sister and told her to come to our house right away. He was pulling me and I was crying, not even knowing what was wrong, but feeling in my heart that is was bad and it was about my nana. We made it to the parking lot, tears pouring from my eyes as I begged him to tell me what was going on. He said he didnt know for sure but nana was sick and papa had called the ambulance. We got in the car and I just remember praying as hard as I could that she was alive. The next call was from papa. Joe looked at me with tears in his eyes and all he coudl say was I'm sorry. He didn't have the words to tell me that my nana, my best friend, was dead. I can still feel that pain right now, it's like I'm back there, in the car. We drove to our house and my brother pulled up at the same time. He was home with my papa and had been told nothing but to go to our house. Joe told me to pull it together, I did my best. I ran past my brother into the house and just stood by the couch sobbing. He came up behind me and asked me if it was what he thought it was and nodded. He hugged me and my legs just gave out and he had to carry me to the couch. I watched helplessly through my own wet eyes as my little brother gripped the counter in my kitchen, dipped his head and cried. My little sister was on her way home from santa barbara and papa didnt want us to be there when they took her away, so we waited. Two of my best friends came over and waited with me. The third would be there shortly. My aunt was in her way from Gerogia and I still couldnt get ahold of my dad. We finally went to their house and walked into the living room. Papa was there, sitting in her chair, holding annie, smiling at us the saddest smile I have ever seen. He told us that she hadn't been feeling well that morning but didnt want to go to the dr. Insisted on some alka seltzer. She went to take a nap and when he went to wake her, she was gone. The next few days were almost unbearable, none of us could eat, sleep was my only escape and every day I hoped to wake up from this nightmare. I never did. My whole world was a disaster. How the hell do I live without her? I'd pick up the phone to call and tell her something ot just to chat only to remember I couldn't. I'd get so mad! I'd get so sad! my emotions were so up and down. It hurt to breathe, it hurt to be alive. She was going to miss my wedding, she was only 61 years old, this wasn't fair! I worried about us all, my papa especially, they were married over 40 years. He got sick right away and after watching him waste away, he died 5 months and ten days after she did. That first year was rough. Thank god for Joe and my besties. They picked me up when I thought I would never be able to get up, when I didn't want to. 3 years later the pain is still so fresh some days (esp. today) that it takes my breath away. But I look back and know how lucky I was to have those people in my life, to be loved so much, for 21 years I had them. They taught me how to be a good person, they made me the person I am today and I am grateful. So today, I smile through the tears and send a big I LOVE YOU up to heaven where they are watching over us.
In loving memory of Barbara Kay Tiley. Gone but most certainly never forgotten.

Blah, blah, blah....and I'm still going lol

After only starting this blog on Friday, I am already neglecting it....I forget I have it. I forget many things these days. I forgot to put my daughter's pants on last Thursday, poor kid. It seems that along with my darling daughter, I also pushed out my brain last July. I also have the attention span of a goldfish. I literally will start zoning out in the middle of conversations, immediately forget names or instructions or whatever. I used to have a superb memory, now, not so much. Sigh. Anywho, enough about my crazy brain. Let me tell you about my weekend.

Friday, can't remember LOL I don't recall doing anything particualrly interesting so it's ok.

Saturday: Bestie Jenn came over in the morning and tried to take pictures of my uncooperative child. Bella enjoys smiling and being cute when you cannot get proof. Jenn is a great, budding photog so she managed to get some pretty cute pics. If I knew how to post them, I would, but until then you'll just have to take my word for it. After our photo session where Bella Boo peed on me, we went to In & Out and Jenn bought lunch cuz she's swell like that. We then proceeded to Super Target (a fav of ours) and wandered around happily. Jenn had to go after that to a photo session with Amy and Bella and I were on our own but not for long. My lil sis (who is 3 months preggo, yay!) and her BF came over and we played Wii. I worked them at bowling and tennis but got my booty handed to me at Baseball. Then I showed off my hula hooping skills on Wii Fit and then being the tired preggo she is, sister went home. I decided to keep playing (i def. needed the exercise) and was in the middle of the Tree yoga pose when the hubbs called. He was on his way home (driving from Kentucky for work) and was calling to see what I was up to. Then the alarm went off and my front door opened. I have never ran so fast in my life! I booked it straight to Bella's room, peeking out the door, cell phone in hand, wondering what the hell to do? I then see my husband and proceed to tell him that I'm going to kill him. I have never been so scared! After I calmed down, I was really happy because I wasn't expecting him til the next night.

Sunday: The three of us went out to eat at our fav lil mexican place that has the BEST tortilla soup. Apparently everyone else had the same idea so we waited for awhile. Then we went to Super Target (told you I love that place) and did some more Christams shopping. I keep thinking we are almost done but then I remember more people! Bella got quite a few more things as I can't resist buying her stuff. It's her first Christmas so sue me. The rest of the day was chill and then we started wrapping gifts. I HATE WRAPPING. But it is a neccessary evil. If giftbags weren't so pricey, I'd bag pretty much everything, maybe wrap one gift but they are so here we are.

That's the end of my long post, I liked it though. Til next time! <3

W is For....??

Since I'm new here and can't resist these kinds of things, I'm going to do the following lil game that I got from Bestie Jenn's blog.


The rules: You leave a comment on this post, and I’ll assign you a letter. You write about ten things you love that begin with your assigned letter, and post it at your place. When people comment on your list, you give them a letter, and the chain continues on and on.

She gave me W...this may be tricky.

1. Jenn W- Bestie Jenn's new last name begins with W and I love that girl so stinkin much. (how was that Ifer??)
2. Wii- that is the most fun ever! I will kick your butt at bowling. You have been warned.
3. Winking- Who doesn't love to give or get a wink? Unless it's from the creepy guy. You know who I'm talking about. He comes in many shapes and colors but is creepy nontheless.
4. Winco- Even though I don't shop there cuz I'm too lazy to drive there and bag my own groceries, I love their low prices and impressive candy selection.
5. Winter- Beacause I love Christmas. It is my favorite holiday.
6. Wallaby- They are pretty darn cute, dontcha think? Anyone remember Rocko's Modern Life?
7. Windows- For without them, we'd look at walls all day.
8. Wet Willy's- not to get. Giving one is freaking hilarious.
9. Writing- I love to write, don't get the chance too often, and actually wrote a lil book when I was like 12. No, you can't read it.
10. Wisconsin- Just because I love cheese.

Hello there Bloggies!

Ok, I have been inspired by my bestie Jenn and decided to start a blog of my very own...so here I am. Please bear with me as (most who know me know) I am technologically impaired and this may take awhile for me to figure out. I only learned how to attach files to e-mails last year and I thought I was the shit when I learned how to copy and paste two years ago. :)
I guess this is where I tell you all about me. My name is Tricia and I am libra who loves long walks on the beach, snuggles and....wait, wrong webite. My name really is Tricia and I'm 24 from beautiful Southern California. I have been married to my wonderful hubby Joe for 2 1/2 years. We met in high school and have been "together" for nine years, oh how time flies. Together we have a four month old daughter Isabella (Bella) and she's just a doll. Except when she's hungry, then lives up to her nickname: Monster. hehehe My fam rocks, my sis is one of my best friends and my lil bro ain't too bad either...he def. marches to his own beat. I have many amazing friends including three girls whom I like to call the besties and you'll hear about them often. I love to read, sleep (def. a luxury with an infant), go out to eat, and a lot more which we'll talk about soon. If there is anyone reading this that is, I may be talking to myself. J (one of the besties) has a blog so she'll read mine...I'll make her. hahaha Anywho, enough for now. I hope to be able to think of stuff to blog about soon. Peace out!