Happy Birthday, Sam!

Today is Sam's 4th birthday! I can't believe how quickly time flies. I can still remember the big-bellied Haydee at Ronnie's coming home party. Wow...4 years old. I hope you have a great day, Sam! I love you...even if your dad has forced you into being a Jets fan! :)

Happy Tax Day!

Have you filed your taxes yet? Ronnie and I will be doing so when we get home. (Actually, Ron's dad will be doing it.) We don't have to obey th April 15th deadline since we don't owe and we're overseas. I hope Uncle Sam is nice to you!

Yes, I was a Cheerleader

My dad sent this picture to me today. I was probably 10 years old (or so) when I was a cheerleader for the Kendall Broncos, a Pop Warner team at Coral Reef Park. I loved it! The following year I cheered at Colonial Drive Park (a lot closer to where we lived) for the Richmond Rams...I was the only white girl on the squad. Maybe that's where I learned my dance moves! :) I don't think I've ever seen a single picture of me from that squad.I wonder why we were posing like flamingos.

Overwhelmed with Excitement

This weekend I have found myself getting SO excited about all of the upcoming events. I have so much to look forward to in the next month...

1. Ronnie comes home in 3 days!!
2. We leave for Miami and finally get to see friends and family after 6 long months.
3. We're going to the Bon Jovi concert...YAY! AND Daughtry is opening...double YAY!
4. 2 days later we'll be on a plane headed for Jamaica. We're so excited to finally enjoy our honeymoon. It will be so nice to relax for four days, soaking in the sun.
5. Another week in Miami when we get back.

I can't wait!! :)

American Idol

Although Ron and I don't get to watch some shows that we'd really like to (Rock of Love, Nip/Tuck, and just about anything on FOX) we are lucky to have the Sony Entertainment channel. It's basically a channel that plays all kinds of American shows like Grey's Anatomy, Scrubs, Whose Line Is It Anyway, they are sometimes older shows, but they do show this season's American Idol. Yay!! It's aired one week later than in the States, so I usually know who gets booted before I actually see the show, but it's still great to see. So, I am mostly s fan of the guys. I do like Brooke and Carly, but other than that, girls kind of bore me. As for the guys, I've like David Archuleta since the beginning and I really, really liked the first few performances by Jason Castro. I especially liked when he did "Hallelujah"...I even downloaded his performance from iTunes. Which, in turn made me download Jeff Buckley's version...and apparently a lot of other people. Jeff Buckley's version shot to the #1 downloaded song the week after Jason's performance. Then when David Cook did the rearranged version of Lionel Ritchie's "Hello" I absolutely LOVED it. It was SOOO good. I also downloaded his performance. Then week after week he just keeps getting better. Tonight the contestants sang songs from the year of their birth. When David Cook first started singing, I couldn't figure out the song. Then I realized it was "Billie Jean" by Michael Jackson. Wow! It was so good. I guess it was a version by Chris Cornell, but damn, it was good. In case you missed it:

Dancing with the Stars

I've never really watched this show in previous seasons, but as soon as I found out my NFL husband, Jason Taylor, would be a part of this year's show I was SO excited! I even marked the season premiere on my calendar. Last night was the third show and he gets better every week! I just wanted to share.

A few years ago Ron and I went to the Dolphin's training camp in Davie. He said Jason was looking right at me and I should wave, but I clammed up! Oh well, next time. :)

Happy April Fool's Day!