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NATALIE'S TURN!!!

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I had so much fun making the Vid of Joey yesterday, that I decided to make one of all the kids..... HERE'S NICOLE!!!!!

Last But Not Least

I realized today, that my blog has been has been lacking some testosterone.. it needed some JOEY MOEY!!!!!! ENJOY

This Blog is Brought to You By

I thought today, would be a good time for you to get to know your blogger. Be prepared to learn useless information about the man that brings you this blog. Warning this information may be disturbing for some audiences. You will read at your own risk, please do not send me any therapy bills, for they will be promptly filed away in the blue recycled bend with all of our bills.(Just kidding). We actually pay our bills now as part of this whole trying to be an adult kick that we are on. So here we go, you are about to go into the dark and scary place that is my brain!!! The interviewer and the interviewee are one in the same.. ME!!!!! BE AFRAID BE SO VERY AFRAID!!!!!

A.J. - Can I call you A.J. or do you prefer Anthony?

Anthony - You can call me what ever you want, except Stupid.. that always makes me angry, and you do not want to see me angry! (Little known to the world, the character Hulk was based on me... They just changed the name to The Hulk, so they wouldn't have to pay me royalties.. Bastards!!)

A.J. - What is the Proudest moment of your life?

Hulk - Every night when I tuck in, and say good night to my three precious little dudes. I love them so much!!!!!!!!

A.J. - What is Your Life's Motto?

Hulk - Be Yourself, because who else can you be? It took me a real long time to learn that.

A.J. - What is your biggest Pet Peeve?

Hulk- Wow, I could write a book of Pet peeves of mine that would be about 1000 pages long. I get pretty annoyed with people in general. You could even say that my biggest pet peeve about myself, is that I have so many Pet Peeves. For example, I get postal when someone comes into my store and purchases something that costs lets say 4.50, they break out with a 20 but then spend ten minutes(holding up my line) fishing through thier pockets or purse for 50 cents so that I will just give them back dollars. I mean come on its .50 cents - two quarters, go buy a coke and get over yourself!!!! Other big peeves of mine would include, parents who walk around blabing on the cell phone not paying any attention to their toddlers who are 5 feet behind sprinting to try to keep up, teenagers with tattoos (pretty much teenagers in general), and School Crossing Guards ( Talk about power trips, you put on an orange vest and suddenly you are omnipotent???? I think not!!!)

A.J. - Easy guy, lets change the subject. Why do you like to run?

Hulk - I love to run because each workout teaches me something about life. It teaches me how to persevere through hardship and pain. It teaches me to slow my breathing, and appreciate the moment. It teaches me to play the air guitar in the middle of a crowded street, without the least bit of embarashment. It shows me the euphria of a job well done. I love it because it helps me discover who I am, and to connect to the invisible powers that make up the unknown.

A.J. - So if you are playing the air guitar while you run, your listening to music I hope!?

Hulk - Yes, I lured Adriana into letting me buy an I Pod, with the promise that I would start running again.

A.J. - What is on your current running playlist.

Hulk - I have an assortment of music from all kinds of music genres. Basically, when I run I want music that inspires me, music that makes me think of anything other than the pain in my legs, and music that makes me move my booty down the road. My current playlist is as follows:

Lose Yourself - Eminem - when I need to kick it up a gear, this song does it every time.

Makes Me Wonder - Maroon 5- I love anything Marroon 5 as does Adriana, so it makes me think of her, which always gets me through the rough spots because she always gets me through the rough spots of life.

Take a Chance on Me - Abba - Little gay, I know.

Stronger - Kanye West - that that doesnt kill us makes us stronger

Shipping up to Boston - Drop Kick Murpheys - Great Song!!! Plus reminds me of my love for Red Sox!!!

Wont Go Home Without You - Marroon 5 - yet again

Rehab - Amy Whinehouse - Lady a nut, but boy can she sing!!!

Viva la Vida - Cold Play - Puts me in the Zone

Smooth Criminal - Alien Ant Farm - no offense to Michael but....

Paper Planes - MIA

Gives You Hell - All American Rejects - Even though Adriana has crush on lead singer.

Bittersweet Symphony - The Verve - one of my favs of all time

Dont Stop Me Now - Queen

I Will Survive - Cake - An angry and much better version of the Gloria Gainer hit.

A.J. - O.k. Well weve run out of time, because lets be honest you talk alot!

Hulk - Hey Hey Mr. Man easy with the attitude, what did I tell you about the whole don't make me angry thing? I was serious !!! They really did base that charector after me, though Lou Ferigno was kind of puney by my standards!!!!

Reminder, I will not pay any therapy bills that come as a result of reading this blog, nor will I reimburse you for the 5 minutes to 10 minutes (for you slow readers) of your life that you will never get back!!!!

THANK YOU COME AGAIN!!!

And the Winner Is........

Well believe it or not our little Spanish speaking mamasita turns 3 on Sunday!!!!! Or at least I think she does, let me check my tattoo of the kids birthday's, Adriana implanted with a Fishbone chisel on my forehead. O.k. ya, Sunday is the Day!!! I really cant believe that Nat Na,t my little Daddy's girl with the Chupis permanently attached to her lips, is going to be 3!!!

Yesterday she received her first birthday package, which of course had to be opened right away. Who won the right to have their present opened first??.... The winners were Mare and John!! Thanks guys so much hope you enjoy the videos.

Sorry about the lighting..my bad. Well she got the Hulk face down now we just got to work on the upper body strength!! Good thing she had the help of Nicole, and her cousin Luisa.

She was so Happy that she did a little Celebratory Dancing!!

O.K. truth be told she did this dance a couple of months ago, but I thought that now would be a perfect time to display it's cuteness. She definitely got her dance moves from her Papa's side of the Family!!!!

GOT THAT RUNNING FEVER

I have always loved sports. As far back as I can remember I dreamed of being a star athlete. I would spend hours and hours watching sports (any sport), and pretending to be one of the athletes. I cant tell you how many superbowls I won, leaping over the couch cushions for the game winning score. There was only one problem with my sports ambitions; I am lets just say athletically challenged, o.k. I am a klutz. I cant even catch a cold. I tried every sport imaginable, and failed miserable at all, except two. I was able to swim and I was able to run. I was not particularly fast at either, but I could go forever.

The problem is, that it wasn't till I was much older (2 years ago actually), that I realized where my talents were. I think that my A.D.D. also hindered any hope of being a successful runner or swimmer, as my interests in anything never lasted very long. Luckily, I think I am growing out of my A.D.D.. Uh... What was I talking about again?

Anyway, 2 years ago, I finally gave up smoking (and except for the occasional relapse have stayed off it), and started running again. I trained for about 10 weeks, and successfully completed the El Paso Half Marathon, in a respectable time of 1:43 (I finished 101 out of over a thousand). After that my crazy work schedule, an office Christmas party mishap (resulting in Joey), and that pesky A.D.D., kept me from continuing my training.

But I am back!!! I have started running again, and have big plans for the future. First up, the El Paso full marathon in March. Final goal: the Boston Marathon. You have to actually qualify to run in that one, which I hope to do eventually, but for now the goal is to finish the El Paso. I have a plan and a goal, and right now that's all I need to focus on. I will blog more about my training each week, to keep you updated, and to keep me motivated and focused. What was I talking about again?