Somebody Elses Bad Dream

I got up this morning to go shopping with my dad. (tia yaya had to work) I met him in the kitchen and we started chit-chatting. Then he suddenly starts laughing and says, "Oh! I had a dream about you and Aaron last night. It was so funny!" Immediately, a red flag goes up. Anytime dad laughs at something that's funny to him, 99.9 percent of the time it's not funny to me. He goes on to explain, "I had a dream that we were in San Angelo and you came into the room and you were so excited that Aaron had just proposed to you. I mean, you were going on and on. You were really excited. In the middle of all of that me and Tia Yaya saw the ring, and it was ugly. It was so ugly! It looked like an oval with these little diamonds on the side. It was so bad! And me and your Tia Yaya just looked at each other and she was saying, 'Lionel, you better not say anything!' But man, I really wanted to tell you, 'Cheli, it's ugly!' but your Tia Yaya kept saying, 'Lionel, you better not!' So after a while you calmed down and then you noticed that the ring was ugly. And after that you got upset. Aaron was in the room, and he looked sad and we could all tell that you were not happy with him for getting you an ugly ring. So I went to Aaron and said, 'Come on, Aaron. Let's talk.' But yeah, it was an really ugly ring! It looked like an armadillo or something. Ha ha ha......."

Um, not funny! OK, I'm going to be very honest. I'm kinda nervous about the ring. I have no idea what it looks like, but I do know that I trust Aaron's good taste and style, but then again I'm nervous. Aaron has told me several times that I'm going to love the ring. SO, everyone just delete this bad dream from the record. I will not allow my dad's dream to legitimize my fear.

But just in case.... armadillo's are kinda cute, right?

If Mom Says No, Ask Grandma.

Last night as you may know, I went to go see my grandparents. These are my dad's parents. I was really nervous about what they had to say because not long after I called them and told them about my plans for Araceli and I, my grandmother called me and asked me to drive to Aransas Pass and pay them a visit. DA DA DUM... Let me just say that I have been really busy this week and last night was no different. Because I got home late again last night, Araceli and I haven't had a chance to talk about it so... you're just going to have to wait and see what happened at grandpa and grandmas house. I need to talk to Araceli about it first. -aaron

(The two beautiful ladies pictured here are my mom's mom on the left and the lady on the right is my dad's mom...yeah, that's her. She's cute, but don't let that grandma face fool you.)

Esperando por Aaronsito

Aaron called his grandparents one night last week or a couple of weeks ago. He talked to Grandma Gutierrez, his dad's mom. Since his grandma was the one that picked up the phone, he spoke with her about his plans to get engaged soon. They had a great chat. I don't have all the details on that one. I'm not sure how long they were talking, but I don't think it was very long or very short either. He just basically called, checked up on them and then told her about his plans. WELL, she called him earlier this week and asked him to go to their house, which is about 30 minutes away, for a visit. So our wheels started racing. What do they want to talk to him about? Did she have a dream about us where our kids were super hairy? So he went tonight and he's been over there for like 4 hours already. I'm thinking, "Man, this lady stays up late!" He can't even sneak away to text me even a little bit of information?What are they talking about!?!?! Is she telling Aaron secret family recipes? Are they teaching him the correct way to mow the lawn after your married? I want to call but then I wonder, "Are they praying? Are they looking at family pictures? Is she making him a taco?" I just want to know what they wanted to talk to him about?? I'm sure it's marriage stuff, but ugh, just give me a little info. Throw a girl a bone here!

Dad Gutierrez, PI

Aaron here. My day started very early today. I was up at the crack of dawn driving to the shop to make a very large order: 12 large fruit trays that serve 35 people each.... to be picked up by 9:30am. Whew!!! By the end of the day, I was really tired. Oh yeah, something funny happened today.

We just had CallerId installed at the shop so that we can screen calls before we answer them. Sometimes we get suspicious phone calls that sound like our competitors down the street. These "curious customers" will call just asking for prices and information. Well, today the phone rang and dad answered. He normally doesn't work at the shop, but since my mom is out of state right now, my dad is helping out. So today when the phone rang, he picked up, answered a few questions and then hung up. He then writes down the number that he thinks called. He comes to the back of the shop where I am and says, "Aaron, a customer called asking a few questions and they seemed... suspicious. I wrote down their number. Do you know this number?" I looked at it for a few seconds and thought to myself, "I know this number." Then it hit me. "DAD! It's your number!!!" My dad was about to start this huge investigation on his own cell phone number! Oh well, he'll figure out how to work the CallerId eventually. Well, that was the highlight of the day.

A Night in the Homeless Shelter.....Almost

The homless shelter. That's where I almost slept tonight. My Tia Yaya was making a Christmas card on the computer (of course, it's her speciality!), my dad was watching tv, and I was sitting quietly in a corner praying to de Lord for strenngthhh. After dad came down from upstairs, my tia yaya sweetly asked, "I want a tortilla." So my dad gets the tortillas out of the frig and turns up the one of the burners. (they're electric btw) My dad puts the flat cookware on the stove and starts telling tia yaya that the Christmas card that she is making for his boss is too wordy. He wants it to say Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Tia Yaya wants the card to say something like, " May this Holiday Season be filled with Joy and Peace....bla bla bla." All of a sudden my dad says, "Something smells funny." He immediately turned around and picked up the pan. When he did, we saw white smoke, and smelled a foul burning smell.......a lot of smell. Come to find out, in some weird way, a pot holder was stuck to the bottom of the pan and my dad never saw it. What is really weird is that my dad rinsed the pan with water and dryed it off before he used it, and he still didn't see the pot holder. So we put the pan outside so that it could cool off and stink off before we threw it away. We also left the door open so that we could get rid of the nasty smell. Um, are you thinking what I'm thinking? Yeah, it's cold outside. So we're inside with the door open and the fan on. Below you'll find a picture of the burned pot holder stuck to the pan, the open door, and my Tia Yaya chillin on the couch. So in the end, Tia Yaya had a peanut butter and jelly foldover, and my dad had the Christmas card for his boss.........Mr. Burns!!!

(He's looking toward the pan cool off area. His face says it all)

Catch Up Time....

I forgot to do a lunch blog today! I think i'm going to discontinue those anyway. It's too hard to remember to do those. Plus, I need to work on my social skills. I just had a ramen noodle today. Blah. There's only one thing more worse than ramen noodles.......cup o'noodle. Hey, I have my standards! However, I did make dinner tonight.

Tia Yaya says: "It was delicious. The texture of the noodles was perfect. The taste of the spices was perfect. It was so good that it made me want a glass of wine, and I don't drink wine!" Araceli's Note: She did drink a beer. Rootbeer.

Dad says : "There was a hint of oregano. The sauce was not too tart nor too flat. It was GOOT!" Araceli's Note: Dad ends certain words with a "t". No reason.

Lunch Break with Araceli

Today for lunch I had: Pasta from Pizza Hut (chicken alfredo-leftovers)

Ingredients:
Pasta
Chicken
Alfredo Sauce
Goodness and Wonderfulness