hula-hoop olympics..

Readers.. i am gifted.. and i am going to the Olympics for my hula-hoop skills, yes.. you read correctly.. Nounou is going to the Olympics!!!!!! But seriously now.. if there was a category for hula-hoop twirling and throwing, then i would totally be in!! I wish i had some pictures to share with you guys from yesterday.. because as much as i will try to describe this, there are absolutely no words that will give you all a visual of what my eyes saw.. but i will try. Try and picture this.. my best friend is here visiting from NYC, the one we called "D"... and she's 29 and she's SUPER fit, we call her a tiny arnold because of how muscular she is.. ahahahahah.. now she is going to bitch me out.. oh well :) Anyway.. so she's 29.. and i'm 28.. as you all know.. and we've been best friends for 20 years now.. and it just happens to be that everytime that we're together, we end up doing some really stupid stuff.. basically, we go back to being 8 and 9 years old..

Anyway.. back to the hula-hoop.. we decided to pretend that i was in the olympics and she was the pretend commentator.. comments like "as she goes for a release move.. ohhhhhhhh.. there goes the hula!!!" Anyway.. because of the fact that i was so good at it.. and she's super competitive, she decided to give it a shot.. and ladies and gents.. let's just say that she was not as good as one would expect.. ahahahahaah.. the fact is that she has some issues with her aiming skills.. so she would throw the hula up.. and it would go everywhere but straight up.. eventually though, she got it down.. So.. on to the highlight of my month.. because we turned this into a contest.. we needed to have a winner.. and in order to do that, we needed an impartial judge.. hence my dad being dragged into our mock-olympics.. I went first.. threw my hula up up up.. and then when it came back down, i was all.. hell yeah.. beat that!! And then D went.. she threw it up up up.. and was hell-bent on catching it when it came back down.. and since it wasn't coming down straight.. since she didn't throw it straight.. she was forced to run backwards to try and catch it.. Mind you, we were playing in the garden.. there are rocks, trees, flowers and all kinds of potential hazards there.. I noticed that she was getting really close to one of the trimmed hedges.. it was like seeing something in slow-motion.. the hula coming down.. her still going backwards.. her foot catching on the ledge.. one shoe flying off.. a final jump in an attempt to catch the hula.. and a huge crash down.. the only thing i saw, where her legs sticking out from behind the shrubs.. one shoe on.. Maybe most of you would have wanted to check on her to make sure she was ok.. but not i.. that's what a 20-year friendship does to you.. i just fell on the floor and laughed and laughed and laughed.. i'm actually still laughing!!!!

Oh, what i wouldn't have given to have a camera there at the moment.. oufffffffff.. :)

happy new year y'all!!
nounou :)

may all your wishes / dreams come true..

Happy Holidays!

Merry Christmas and almost Happy Hanukkah to everyone!!!

For those of you celebrating.. i hope that you all got whatever you were hoping and wishing for this holiday season!! Regarding my gift list.. i have to say this was one of the better years.. seriously.. it included lots of fun gifts.. the Narnia Collection, a choice of pink or white sneakers.. which i have until Jan. 2nd to decide on, a Peyton Manning Jersey (GO COLTS GOOOOOOOO!!!), some cash.. nice shoes.. a cute bracelet.. and a jacket that i plan on returning.. all in all, i'm happy and that #18 is not coming off till the Colts win the Superbowl!! :)

Other than that, all's well in Mexico City.. the weather's been spectacular.. lots of sun and now that the New Year is coming up.. we're planning a quick trip to San Miguel de Allende.. so far we're 4 people.. i think that it'll be lots of fun.. i haven't been there yet.. but every single person that i know that has been there only has great things to say about it.. anyone have any tips / advice on that?

Regarding my last post.. yeah.. definitely a very merry christmas to meee.. ahahahahha.. i haven't spoken to "C" since then.. but we're planning on speaking next week.. and then meeting up before i leave.. so i'll let you know how that one goes.. of course, you'll all get the "censored" version.. ahahahahaha.. kidding kidding kidding.. :P

Ok.. i need to sign off since it's December 25th and i still need to shower and maybe hit the movies later on in the day.. so once again.. i'll probably "blog" more regularly in January.. so if you don't see anything from me for a few days.. that's why.. take care everyone.. and i send you lots and lots of hugs and kisses!!!

a bientot!!
nounou :)

Merry Christmas to meeee!! :)

Readers..

Hey everyone!! I hope that most of you are done with your Holiday shopping by now.. whether for christmas, hanukkah, kwanza.. or whatever else is being celebrated out there :) As you can tell from my title, ladies and gentlemen we have confirmation.. of what or who.. just read on..

Last year, while living in Mexico City.. i went on a serious diet.. including a nutritionist, exercise and all that other good stuff.. I did this all in order to get ready for a surgery that i was about to have.. if i told you, you might not believe me.. so let's leave it at that.. (for the nosy readers.. if you want to know, post a comment) :) Anyway.. i lost a total of about 18 pounds.. and right before my surgery i was at a friend's party where the girls had to wear all red and the guys black.. suffice it to say like 3 girls actually followed that rule, me being one of them! For those of you that have tried to match reds.. it's nearly impossible.. so i ended up basically looking like a beach bum.. totally different shades of red.. thinking that it was a small party and whatever..

I could not have been any more wrong.. we walked in.. my brother and two of my friends.. the only 4 people in the party that followed the dress code.. and the apartment was packed.. even the neighbors' apartment was being used.. it was a pretty big party.. and i looked like a complete fool.. a few minutes later.. one of my other friends walked in.. and with him, one of his best friends.. and for my readers.. seriously.. my jaw dropped!! The super-hot guy.. who we'll call "C".. seriously caused quite a stir when he walked in.. and his friend, as well as my friend.. brought him over to us.. and we.. the girls.. all made small talk.. i mean, you know when you meet those people that you know you have no chance in hell with.. so you don't even try?? Anyway.. he was perfect eye candy.. and then i went to get a drink.. and there he was.. actually flirting with me.. i didn't realize that's what was happening at that time.. it took my brother to point that out.. and yeah.. i was 27.. NO EXCUSES!!!

Anyway.. he was flirting.. but i had NO idea how to flirt back.. so i was just kind of acting stupid.. and after a few minutes.. he made his move on someone else.. she definitely played that game way better than i did or ever could!! So, i thought nothing of it.. a few weeks later though.. i get a call from him.. inviting my brother and i to his vacation home.. so yeah.. we went.. and it was fun.. he was still super hot.. but you know.. not that unattainable anymore.. only because of his goofy personality.. That day was fun.. a few days after that.. he called me to go out to the movies.. are you thinking SCORE?? No no no.. we went to the movies.. it was nice.. And a few weeks after that, i had my going-away party.. for when i moved to San Diego.. he was one of the first to arrive.. and the last to leave.. my friends tried to give us "alone" time thinking something would happen.. but no.. his friend refused to leave.. so it ended up being the 3 of us chatting it up till 6 in the morning!!!

Fast forward to this year.. i hadn't seen "C" since my going-away party last year.. and though i've been back in mexico city for about 3 weeks now.. we didn't have a chance to meet up.. that is, until tonight.. He called me to go out for a drink.. of course i said yes.. so we went out.. we talked.. about everything.. and nothing.. he was being flirty.. and i guess that my last year in San Diego at least taught me something.. i was super flirting back... his friends called.. and we ended up meeting up with them at another bar.. we stayed a few hours.. and then.. on the way home.. he straight out goes.. so, what do we think is happening here?? And i was playing dumb.. i am good at that, it seems.. so he repeats.. you're single.. i'm single.. we're both adults.. what do we want here? And i go.. what are you offering? And readers.. he leaned over.. and kissed me!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yeah yeah yeah.. maybe you were expecting more.. but this is confirmation for me.. he's super attractive.. he's smart.. and though i've gained back some of the weight.. this just confirms one thing.. it's all about attitude.. last year, i never really thought i had a real shot.. and now.. i totally do.. and that's more of an ego-boost that i can EVER explain!!! I think that we all have that one "test" in our lives.. so he was mine.. and i passed.. Merry Christmas to meeee!! :)

wow...
nounou :)

shattered dreams..

Let me start this off by saying boooooohoooooooo!! :( Today was a traumatizing day for me.. i am sure that some of you out there will be able to empathize.. as you can see from my previous posts, i am a Colts fan.. i love the team.. and i absolutely love Peyton Manning.. they play smart football.. most of the time.. which explains how they have gone undefeated so far.. that is.. until today.. i won't get into the nitty gritty details.. but suffice it to say.. that even though i used to live in san diego (some more info. on me).. there isn't a worse team that the colts could have lost to.. Not that San Diego isn't a great team.. they are.. but it's a personal mannings vs. san diego thing that goes back a few years.. And i said i wasn't going to get into the nitty-gritty.. but to end the football part of this post on a positive note.. the Colts are in the playoffs.. they have home-field advantage.. and if it took this loss today to ensure a trip to the Superbowl.. then so be it!! :)

Other than that.. i actually had a pretty good weekend.. i chilled out on friday night.. and then on Saturday, i went to a really good friend's going-away party.. he will be moving to Belgium for work.. and even though the "couples" seemed to be overwhelming the "singles".. we eventually took over.. they left pretty early.. probably had better things to do.. ahahahaha.. while the rest of us hung out.. had indecent conversations.. and basically got to know each other just a little bit more.. (think nice / decent thoughts!!) :P

So, that was my weekend.. oh yeah.. i also went to watch The Chronicles of Narnia with two of my friends tonight.. and for whoever hasn't seen it yet.. it's FANTASTIC!! I keep reading reviews where it's compared to the Lord of the Rings and all that.. but seriously.. i loved lord of the rings.. but this one.. i don't know.. i thought it had more to it.. you leave the theatre feeling good.. positive.. hopeful.. how many movies do that these days?? I would definitely place this movie as one of my top 3 of 2005..

Ok kids.. i'm off to bed.. it's almost 1:00 am here.. and even though i have no reason to wake up early and nothing to do once i do roll out of bed.. i still like to pretend that i am on some sort of schedule.. smart or sad.. you tell me..

goodnight and keeping those Colts Superbowl dreams alive!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)

mrs. peyton manning

oh yeah.. one more thing.. i am a total COLTS fan.. yes.. you read correctly.. the Indianapolis Colts are my team.. and no, i didn't get on that bandwagon this year (for those of you that don't know.. they are currently 13 & 0!!!).. anyway, i was checking out espn's page 2.. and this picture of peyton manning just cracked me up.. check it out and let me know what you think of King Colt!!

*mrs. peyton manning (ok, i know he's married.. but let me dream, ok??) :P

and so it goes..

hello everyone!!

I'm sure that my avid readers missed me in the last few days.. and if you haven't.. then shame on you :( Ahahahahaha.. funny how i can almost believe that.. the power of wishful thinking, i swear!!

Well.. let me see what i have to share with you today.. as you all already know, i'm unemployed (until Jan. 16th.. woohoooo!!) and living at home with my parents.. which, as you can all tell.. is super duper exciting! :) Today, i went out for breakfast with a friend of mine.. who is also currently out of a job.. so we were one of those women that look like they do nothing all day but go out and eat with friends.. after spending the entire morning at the gym.. right now we're 1 for 2 :)

Other than that, i spent some time chatting with some friends online.. here is a tidbit of my last conversation with d.. (aforementioned best friend in nyc..).. Just to give you some background.. she's getting her passport renewed so as to travel to mexico.. and it's taking way longer than it should.. so after doing some research.. we figured out that she could come here with other documentation that her parents need to send her from Lebanon.. real conversation below:

n: 72 hours is perfect.. because lebanon is way ahead of you.. so that means you could even have it by monday!
d: are you sure that that is possible?
n: it's dhl.. of course it's possible.. those things go in planes
d: yeah but it's lebanon
n: so what? it's still dhl.. they have guarantees..
d: yes well i better get it or else i will cry till i die
n: wow.. how nice is that?
d: and you know i could
n: till you die.. i don't know.. but you can definitely cry your ass off.. if there was a competition for it.. you might win..
only getting challenged by reya
d:awwww.....you're just trying to butter me up

And that my friends.. is how it goes..

nounou :)

my super exciting week!! :P

Readers (all 3 of you, including me) :P

I hope that you're all having a fantastical weekend (remember that word.. it's going to be BIG!).. anyway, i just got back from a night out with friends drinking wine and having pizza.. you might think i'm "blogging" from italy.. but you'd be wrong.. i'm actually in mexico city at the moment.. and yeah, i know that i have Los Angeles as my location.. and i'm not really lying.. i'll be there.. next month.. :) (Tyler.. you can't rat me out anymore!!!!)

Believe it or not, i actually don't have much to say this time either!! i know, it's shocking.. but when you're not working.. living at home with your parents (reminder: i'm 28).. and all your friends ARE working.. well, you can see where this is going.. not much happens in my day.. for example.. the only productive things i did this WHOLE week include buying a christmas tree, going out for breakfast.. and to top it all off.. a trip to the movies.. as you can tell.. my life is SUPER busy these days.. ahahhahaha :) Speaking of going to the movies, i went to see "Bee Season" with Richard Gere.. (in mexico, it's titled palabras magicas.. go figure).. anyway, i'm still not sure what i thought about it.. it's by far, one of the strangest movies i've seen this year.. any takers?

Ok, i guess this is enough nonsense for the day.. if you're checking out this blog.. first of all THANKS.. and if you want some real internet entertainment.. the best site.. by far can be found here..
http://www.dooce.com


hasta la proxima!

day 2

Hey everyone.. it's thursday today.. for those of you working.. one more day till the weekend!!! For me, though.. it's just another day.. i'm not getting back into the workforce till January.. and yeah.. i should mention that i've been out of it since August!! I guess that if i were to sum up 2005 the word "vacation" would probably wrap the year up :)

So, i checked out some other blogs and noticed that they all seem to have some sort of theme.. so any ideas on what we should do with this space?? I mean.. i'm all about keeping it simple and fun.. and most importantly honest. I don't have any sob-stories to tell.. and i'm sorry for those of you that do.. but this blog, i guess.. is about the "good" things.. those moments in your day that make you laugh.. or smile.. or remember something from the past. For example.. i was chatting with my brother last night.. and this won't mean anything to most of you.. but it just takes one word.. that i haven't heard in years to crack me up.. in this case "wattaa wattaaaaaaaaaaaaa".. ahahahahahaha.. or another example.. today when logging into msn.. and seeing my best friend refer to a two-week period as a "fortnight".. who does that?? D, i won't make you famous here just yet.. maybe tomorrow, if you're good! :P

Anyway.. as you can tell.. i have nothing of substance to share.. and i guess that's what this space is about.. just saying what's on your mind.. whether or not it makes any sense.. until the next time.. be good!

moi! :)

me! :)

So.. this is me.. and some friends of mine at a party a few months ago.. i wonder if they'll mind that they're on the web?? Oh well.. all publicity is good publicity.. that's what they say, right?? Anyway.. c'est moi.. i can't figure out other ways to upload pics.. so this will have to do for now..

signing off (for tonight)
nounou :)

a day in the life of..

Hello everyone.. so it's December 7th, 2005.. and this is my first post.. I'm not exactly sure how this works.. or who will be reading this.. but if anyone's out there.. then post a message.. seriously.. if this becomes HUGE.. you can always say.. oh, i wrote back when she just started.. Oh, talk about wishful thinking.. anyway, it's Day 1.. let's see what tomorrow has in store.. until then.. carpe diem y'all! :)