2009 In Review

So here it is. Another year of blogging everyday done and done. For the last day of the year I give you our year in review.

January

• started the new year in a very mellow fashion
• new bedding for The Phi, PR Dad and Uncle Matty
• we review the gripit flosser
• i give you mine and PR Dad's top 5 list
• Phis school is vandalized
• despite being too busy The Phi give thanks
• more Chicana guilt at the spa
• The Phi called me stupid. TO MY FACE
  
• Phi invents Cramalina soup
• I fall in love with bangs again
• I give an interview for HAU
• We go to a hip-hop video shoot
• I cried and The Phi clapped at the inauguration
• we discover the buffet at the casino
• we ended the month at our favorite place, Santa Barbara

February

• Project 365 #1-31
• We went to the Zoo
• The Phi blogs about Baby Eli
• we made lip and mustache valentines for The Phis class
• we visit the stuffed animal/egg museum
• valentines day in the snow with heart shaped pizza and bowling
• The Phi is the Student of the Week
• The Phi becomes memorized by live mariachi music
• Roo gets a haircut and is almost unrecognizable
• Phi asks A LOT of questions
• my photography makes it to Baby Eli's walls
• We end the month with plumbing problems.

March

• project 365 #32-59
• Phi the art collector
• weather warms up and we head to the park
• we plant some flowers and gain a gnome
• I take an HR law class with Dr. King
• we start reading chapter books for bedtime
• PR Dad changes his facial hair, again
• my photos get rejected
• The Phi goes on a green photo shoot
• we meet with a douche bag doctor
• we meet with Crystal and Ben for the first time!
• The Phi get bangs and changes her whole look
  
• my parents walk for days in Mexico
• we take The Phi to see a 3-d movie
• Phi spends the night with her godparents and PR Dad and I have a 24 hr date in San Diego
• The whole family stops to grab a hoagie at Tommy's shop
• I re-vamp my photo blog

April

• Project 365 #60-90
• The Phi begins rehearsing her life
• my parents celebrate 34 years and my sister and Luis celebrate 2
  
• we went to the science museum and caught a bubble show
• we missed, loved and remembered Roman
• we throw the devil horns at catholic school
• we get a visit from Baby Eli
• i finally saw the movie Twilight
• the easter bunny left tracks all over my house
• we take The Phi and The Chone to the LA Zoo
• we go to Booga's soccer game
• i apologize to my parents for 1989-1991
• we went to a NKOTB concert
• another amazing weekend in SB
• The Phi and I visit with Aunt Crissy and Baby Eli

May

• Project 365 #91-120
• i get stood up by my 7th grade boyfriend
• Flip has a birthday
• The Phi introduces us to "Cash Money Eyes"
• my parents are evacuated. again
• i do a college grad portrait photo shoot with the beautiful Holly
• i pay respect to my Mom on Mothers Day
• we celebrate mothers day with family and fun
• i confess to a weird thing
• The Phi gets a big girl bike as an early birthday gift
• The birthday celebrations begin
• we do up Disneyland...big time
• Baby Eli get rid of his original sin
• We end the month in Santa Barbara

June

• project 365 # 121-151
• The Phi has a sleepover at Nana and Tatas with her cousins
• we get stuck with The Phi all summer long
• we celebrate Day-Days birthday at CA Adventure!
• The Phi begins her Adventure Book
• we see some amazing side walk chalk drawings
• i lose a hub-cap and have to drive around all ghetto
• Grandma Watt visits from Florida
• The Phi tries Pop Rocks
• we headed to Venice, Ca
• i cried at the bank
• The Phi finishes her first year of school
• I interview The Phi about her Dad
• we celebrate Baby's Daddy Day with glitter and lowrider bikes
• PR Dad and I celebrate 3 years of wedded bliss
• I get spoiled with Coach and perfume
• we are shocked by the death of Michael Jackson
• i get some amazing necklaces from my cousins Sass

July

• project 365 # 152-181
• Artful Chica enters our lives and her art adorns our walls
• Phi goes to the dentist
• we spend 3rd of July in moorpark
• i get into the show 6 feet under and did not understand the hype about the ending
• The Phi and PR Dad fall in love with "Wipeout"
• did a Senior portrait shoot with my cousins Mikey and only get yelled at by the cops once
• PR Dad and I spend a day in Santa Barbara without The Phi
• Roo has dental surgery and we miss him
• The Phi and I have a perfect evening under the stars watching a movie
• we get a free upgrade at Dodger Stadium
• i fall for mineral water
• we end the month stressing about vacation

August

• Project 365 #182-212
• Roo comes home. Yea
• we head to Bass Lake for 5 days of tent camping
• we get a glimpse at a WAN weekend
• we enjoy a baby shower for Rosie, Gio and Baby Vivi
• The Phi adds to her list of medications
• Lili and Felix turn 3
  
• i give you a glimpse of our Bass Lake talent show and my Ode to Bass Lake
• Angelica turn 10 years old!
• Uncle Matty gets a giant mug for his Diet Coke
• The Chone hits the jackpot
• We find a cute local shop
• Baby Vivi enters the world
• As school nears The Phi learns the important rule "don't talk about butts at school"
• I end the month by launching The Altaristas Co-lab with Artful Chica

September

• project 365 #213-243
• The Phi starts a new school with uniforms and everything
• Mom celebrates her birthday
• I bitch about the school pick-up line
• Phi flies high in the air at the LA County Fair
• we discuss the hoop-la about the presidents speech on education being shown in schools
• we hit up a motorcycle stunt show
• The Phi becomes DJ Eczema
• Moorpark High C/O 95 loses a very good man
• The Phi rules the dance floor as the flower girl at Crystal and Ben's wedding
• Tio Luis has a birthday
• we spend a hot day at Route 66 car show
• A classic Malibu make me write about my friend Ozzie
• Roo goes missing and I panic
• Nina Patty and Tia Uh-laine celebrate their birthdays
• The Phi becomes a published author
• The Dre's have a great baby shower

October

• project 365 #244-273
• i wonder if parents have favorites
• we celebrate Grandpa Andy's 80th birthday
• The Phi gets a giant list of allergies
• The Phi is not the next Tiger Woods
• My family partied until 4 am
• Lunch and Wine with my Boo
• we find a car show in Temecula and PR Dad looks hot in glasses
• We go with The Phi on her first field trip
• Her first college lecture and she falls fast asleep
• I can't believe that Roo is already 6 years old
• I refuse to use the drop off line at school
• I turn old
• After a rough start we have a good time at the pumpkin patch
• I have an amazing birthday weekend
  

November

• project 365 #274-304
• the kids stay close thanks to the internet
• Baby Matias is here!
• we head to Riverside for Dia de los Muertos
• we head to Arizona to meet up with Artful Chica
• i read the bell jar
• i rock a Caboodle
• The Phi brings home a neck-less turkey
• Uncle Matty turns 20-11
• We finally cut The Phi's hair
• Thanksgiving is here and we share our amazing news
• The baby gets a nickname already
• Our house becomes Christmas-y
• Santa needs help deciding between a nintendo and a leapster

December

• project 364 #305-334
• i do another photo shoot for my cousins business
• we get to meet Sweet Baboo
• I am humbled and honored at the HAU 10 year anniversary
• PR Dad finally gets his Drank on
• The Phi meets Santa and shoots stuff
• we head out to the LA Auto Show in the rain
• The Phi shines in her school Christmas Paegant
• the doctor drama begins
• Baby Eli turns 1 and we celebrate Sesame Style
• Christmas was amazing
• I try to teach The Phi to dress herself
• The Phi gets a Leapster and Roo gets a Snuggie
• The Chone comes for a visit and the girls make an awesome movie

We are spending New Years Eve here at home. Day-Day, Luis, Lili and Felix are coming and we are going to eat pizza, play board games and ring in 2010 together.

2010 holds a lot of promise for the PR Family. We wish nothing but awesome and amazing things for our friends and family for this new decade.

Happy New Year