Universal Horror Nights

The Samoza's have been planning on Universal Horror Nights for Halloween. Everyone was a go except for Jeric, me and Patrick. I couldn't go because it wouldn't be a good idea for me and Jeric didn't wanna go cause he'd be singled out since everyone else was coupled up and Patrick never said if he was going. Even then, if Patrick said yes, he would bring a girl. Anyways, Ivan ended up buying Jeric a ticket anyways and was like, you're going, we'll find someone for you. And then, I was able to go, so Jeric bought my ticket. And, well, here we are! We were all scurred, except for Jeric. The worst part? Jeric was not scared, so he volunteered to always go first! Which means I am right behind him. Gahhhh! Stupid things still get me! Lol. I just hate when they're all up in your face with their creepy growls and snarls and also when they pop-up out of nowhere. Or even when they chase you or follow you!! Go away you creepy things!! The mazes were pretty scary, especially the Walking Dead one! The Clown one was pretty trippy too, especially since it was in 3D. The worst part was the freaking lines!!

They all were like 2 hours long! We only made it through 3 mazes together and then the last maze was just me, Jeric, Ivan and Marianne.

In the end we rode Jurassic Park.. and sat in the front. Bad idea? Probably! Lol. Luckily none of us got soaked, just wet.

Will we do this again? Probably not. Not worth $80 a ticket! Then again, if everyone ends up going next year, we probably will too. Who knows! LOL.

Jeric's Friend's Wedding

Jeric's old co-worker, Moyses, is getting married today and we were all invited.

We kinda wanted to skip the ceremony and get their right when the reception started, which we thought we totally did. The invitation said everything started at 3, we got there at 4, but boo, they were JUST starting the ceremony! LOL.

We all couldn't understand anything because it was all in Spanish. So we just took pictures, spoke in hushed voices, and tried to make it look like we were paying attention.

Immediately after was cocktail hour. They had ceviche as an hors d'oeuvre, a candy bar and drinks! We scooped up as much candy as we could and filled our bowls with ceviche as well and then headed out to our table. But then, we were told that they needed to move our table, so we had to get up. When it was finally in its spot we all sat down again. Then the boys went out to the car for a smoke break. Meanwhile, me and Marianne hung out and chatted. But then, they made an announcement stating that everyone had to stand up so they can move the tables because they weren't in the correct order. Me and Marianne were the only ones who listened! Apparently no one should've been sitting since it was cocktail hour. Everyone was supposed to be standing and enjoying the hor d'oeurves. Whatevs. When the boys came back, they just put our number back on our table and told us to come back! LOL

It was pretty chilly and Jeric noticed a bin that had blankets to use! Me and Marianne got one. Totally needed it too!

We spent the rest of the night enjoying the wedding and relaxing. We all also took a bunch of photo booth pictures.

As for dinner, it was buffet style and ewww, our table was called last! Actually, scratch that, they never called us, we ended up just going up anyways. Another table of Asians followed us. LOL. I think we were the only two tables who weren't Mexican. Anyhow, by the time we got to grabbing dinner.. the enchaladas were all gone!! The rest of the food was meh, not bad, but not great.

After taking a photo with Moyses and after the boys did the money dance with him, we were out!

Congrats you two!

Leah's TMNJ Birthday Party

Leah, Jeric's niece, had her birthday party today. They decided on a boys theme and did Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. The reason for TMNJ above? Ate Ween had a typo in our group chat and it stuck! LOL.

All the older boy cousins were supposed to dress up as ninja turtles, but because everything was so last minute, only three of them had actual turtle looking shirts. Geoff only had a plain green one. All us girls wore green shirts and tutu's of the same color as our significant others' turtle. Jeric is Leonardy, Ivan is Michaelangelo, Marky is Donatello and Geoff is Raphael. Except, we no one informed Marianne that Ann (Geoff's gf) would be there. So instead of Ann, the red tutu was for Denise. I did get Ann a green shirt though. And now that I think of it, she might not have worn the tutu since she denied the turtle mask when originally we needed some to fill the void of missing turtles because Jeric and Marky weren't going to come until later, when Ivan gets off work. But then, they changed their minds and came earlier with me.

Anyhow, the theme was ubber cute! All the tables were deco'd and Denise made a super cute birthday cake! The giveaways were awesome! It was a pizza box personalized for each kiddo and inside was a TMNJ t-shirt, a turtle mask, and a pair of nun-chucks. Our boys were jelly, they wanted one for themselves. Hahaha. Not gonna lie, I wish I had me one too.

Happy Birthday Leah!!

What's Cookin?

We've finally made some home cooked meals! Hahaha. About time, right??

On Friday, Jeric made some yummy spaghets! We just boiled the noodles and tossed a container of Prego in another pot. We added parsley and thyme and turkey meatballs to the mix. When it was done, we topped our dishes with crumbled pirate's booty!

Saturday morning, I made egg omelet (a different rendition of the one Marianne made). We only had 4 eggs left, so it was smaller. The bigger one took 6 eggs. I added spinach, onions and mushrooms. Topped both of ours with salsa and then cottage cheese for mine only (Jeric is not a fan).

Marianne came by and hung out all day on Saturday too, Jake the Kid was also dropped off mid afternoon. Jeric ended up going to his parent's since he was down there for a haircut.

For dinner, me and Marianne cooked up a delicious meal for us and the boys. We had way too many sides, but it was alright! LOL. The main dish was Pan Fried Salmon with a lemon pepper and garlic rub. The sides were Sauteed Asparagus in butter with pepper and salt, Rosemary Potatoes and Onions broiled, Cauliflower Mash, and Steamed Broccoli. Everything was delicious, but boy was it a lot!