Weekend

My weekend started a day early on my birthday, really didn't have anything planned, and then my cousins from Tooele came to visit and convinced my dad to let us go to the movies. First time in a while since the last time we went. When we got to the movies I knew exactly what movie to watch, I had been waiting since the first official trailer came out and I find out that it was going to premiere on my birthday of all days. The movie contained my favorite actor "ZAC EFRON" and the story line is great and what else it was based on a book that is written by my favorite author Nicholas Sparks.

This movie is amazing, I loved every single minute :)
However , be caution on who you take because even though it is rated p-g 13 there are a few scenes that are much more mature than that.

After the movie we decided to get a snack so we went to McDonald's where we order some spicy chicken, mcdoubles, small fries and drinks. This birthday was one of the best birthdays I have had thank you to my cousins and siblings who went to the movies with me. Also thanks to all my Facebook friends who wished me a happy birthday every single message means a lot to me. :) My aunt  and her family gave me a birthday present two cute blouses, and make up. Ironically, I don't wear make up and if I do its because of very special occasions. :) With that said I really appreciated the present

Saturday was a fun day too, in the morning we cleaned the house and worked on homework then my cousins came over again and so did my other aunt and we had carne asada with chicken legs and grilled onions. We all received a great surprise on this day because we finally got to meet my cousin's fiance, who is living in the Dominican Republic not face to face but through Skype. He is very nice and talks super fast but I am happy that my cousin is happy with him. I can't wait for their wedding.

Finally yesterday we went to go sale as usual, however, I wanted to do things differently with taking homework so that I could work on it while selling however that did not work because I kept getting distracted, so instead of working on my homework, I helped my parents sell. Then we went to an ice cream shop that sells natural flavored Popsicle  which were delicious then we went and ordered dinner from Tacos Daniel (best place to order authentic Mexican food), Finally we went home and ate dinner and then we did homework and watched a little bit of television.

Right now as I am writing this post, I am finishing my math homework and studying for my anthropology final tomorrow and getting really excited for my little field trip I am taking with my sister on Friday to the Living Planetarium in Sandy :)

Teenage years are gone.

I will no longer be a teenager tomorrow, why well because it is my birthday and I will be turning the big 2-0 :)

It seems like just yesterday I was getting ready to celebrate my sweet 15 in big :)

Even though I do not have anything planned for tomorrow, I hope that I can go to the movies with my siblings and cousins as a small party.

I hope that I can watch The Lucky One featuring Zac Efron based on the book written by Nicholas Sparks :)


On another note tomorrow is also my parents 21st wedding anniversary :) They show my siblings and me what a happy couple and marriage should be and look like.

If you pay attention you will see that they celebrate one year extra than me :) that is because they were married exactly a year before I was born.

Their wedding anniversary was April 20, 1991 and I was born April 20, 1992 and in the Mexican culture that makes me the little mermaid of the family or how you say it in Spanish

La Sirenita de la familia :)

Anyway, this post was talking about how big of an importance the 20th of April is, because it represents my birthday and it also represents my parents wedding anniversary :)

Happy 21st Wedding Anniversary to the best parents in the whole entire world :) 

Happy 20th Birthday to me! No I am not being selfish or anything but  I wanted  to wish myself a very happy birthday :)

El Consulado de México

or Mexican Consulate is where all the Mexican nationals have to go and request/ receive the Mexican passport and the Matricula consular which is the official Mexican Identification Card. So today was our appointment and  it wasn't until 8 am however, we arrived at 6:30 and did not leave until 10:30 because there were confusion with my passport and my I.D. card. Anyway since it was my sisters and my first time getting the passport and the I.D. well it was very nerve wracking, and extremely stressful and to add to those feelings the building was in full chaos, since there was no organization at all between the manager and the employees. There were errors on behalf of the staff, because they did not know to operate correctly, they made us wait one hour in a half because of unwanted errors. 

A funny thing is that half of the people who went were from the same state and area that my family is from :) it was amazing to finally meet people who were from the same state as me.

This is my home state :)

Yesterday......

was one of the scariest day in my life, because my brother and sister's school was put on lock down, because two students (sophomore girl, and junior boy) set a bomb in the spiral staircase where it exploded, luckily it exploded during the time that the students were in class so no one got hurt.

Anyway my mom and I, we were scared when we first heard the news, however, after they kept updating us on what was going on we felt a little better, especially since my sister was able to text my mom to tell her that they were okay.

We were so grateful to know that it was solved and that the children were able to continue with their classes, however, there is one thing that I find weird, which is why put the kids on lock down when there are chemicals in the air that the police officer could be dangerous instead of having them go outside. But I guess it was because they didn't want the two suspect to get away.

Anyway here is the link to the video news report on ksl: http://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=148&sid=19946458&title=2-students-arrested-following-chemical-explosion-at-school

Weekend Recap

On Friday my aunt and uncle and their three kids came to visit which was  a surprise especially to see my cousin who goes to school down in Cedar City with them, anyway we hung out and talked about everything and anything and we just chatted and as they were leaving my little boy cousin wanted to have a sleepover with my little brother and after the adults talked and it was decided that they were going to have a sleepover and then my other cousin was going to have a sleepover with her "big sister" from her college sorority group. With my cousin sleeping over it was a good combination because my aunt and uncle were going to come over on Saturday because we were going to make Tamales. My brother and cousin did not go to sleep until 2 am.

On Saturday we woke up early and started getting everything ready for later in the afternoon. We also cleaned the entire house because the landlord was going to visit and so we had to fix it up. We had some of our family come over like my dad's two brothers and my dad's two cousins. It was fun and very loud, but everyone enjoyed the company and everyone was eating like nothing else mattered. Then that was when we found out that my cousin Viri is engaged to her boyfriend that she met while serving her mission in the Dominican Republic which is where she is right now with her mom and her sister. They make a very cute couple anyways everyone had a great time and they all left really late so we did not go to sleep until 11:30 pm.

Yesterday we woke up at 6:30 am to get ready so that we could go sale at the Redwood Swapmeet. Which was very busy and full of people. A great surprise we got when we arrived was that right across from our spot my uncle was stationed and I think that, that might be their permanent spot just like ours is for us. It went well we did better than last Sunday but not as good as two Sundays ago. Anyway when we were done packing everything back into our van we went to the restaurant to order take out. Then we went home and ate a very late lunch but an early dinner and then my dad talked to my aunt who lives in Indiana, who by the way might come visit us in June (*fingers crossed that it does come true). Then since none of the family had made plans to get together to do a big Easter egg hunt like other years my mom and my sisters and I, we decided to make a minituarizedversion of an egg hunt in our backyards and my little 4 year old sister really enjoyed it and then we watched a Spanish soap opera which was an oldie but very cute especially for sisters since the dog talks.

The Spanish soap opera that contains a talking dog.

Anyway that was my weekend, very unproductive school work wise, however, it was a lot of fun having
family over at our house all weekend. :)

On a side note there are 11 days until I turn the BIG 2-0, I am excited and at the same time we will be celebrating my parents 21st year wedding anniversary :)

Why?

Why, did I choose the title of "Girl living in the Shadows!" Well because that is how I feel even though I don't show it because I am always focused on my education and I am always happy. However, there are times when I feel like an outcast, like if I did not belong, or if people were talking behind mine back. I have always felt like this however, it was a lot stronger in 7th grade of junior high because that was when I found out that what I had thought all along was false because I thought that I was just like everyone else maybe with a different skin color but the same, however, then I found out that I was undocumented, and that there were many things that my friends were doing that I was never going to be able to do like travel to exotic places, or get full-ride scholarships to colleges or even attend a college/university. Ever since that day I have had the feeling everyday and especially stronger when I come to circumstances where I have to make major decisions that will affect my life forever. I feel that the decisions I have made so far have had a great impact on my life. I have grown up in a white-orientated city where I never hung out with other Latinos, because they had their own cliques, and even when I got into high school and into college I could see that everyone was part of cliques where they didn't want to have other people interrupt their harmony.

Well now you know how I feel and the reason for why I chose the title I did. Now you know a little bit more about me and my life.

I can't believe that.........

I have completed 154 hours out of the 200 hours required, for my volunteer position as an interpreter. Which includes everything from February 9 to April 4, 2012. That means that I am 46 away from my goal and I am glad that I am almost done with the requirements however that doesn't mean that I am going to quit, what that means is that I am going to keep volunteering until I can no longer do it.

I hope to one day work there as an interpreter and be part of a department that enjoys working together. Oh well one day I will be part of that department but for now I am just a volunteer who gets along with everyone and who enjoys everyday what she does.

The other day the supervisor told me that the boss was hearing my name, I felt really honored, however, I don't know if that is a good thing or a bad thing oh well. :)

Continuation of the last post........

as I stated before on my last post, I am watching a soccer game between Mexico and Honduras and after 90 complete minutes and 2 15 minutes extra time, Mexico won 2-1 barely missing the possibility of going to penalties :)

MEXICO EN LA SANGRE!!!!! 

MEXICO, MEXICO, MEXICO

SI SE PUEDE SI SE PUEDE 

Lately....

I have been doubting about my the choice I made for my major. One because I suck at math and any type of  business-related major always deals with math. And two because I want to do something that is related to healthcare since I have been volunteering at the University of Utah Hospital for the past month and a half. However, I have been receiving advice from my family and they say that I could probably do something related to healthcare and also to administration. :) Anyways beside this problem/dilemma my life is great right now. I am enjoying my volunteer job at the U of U Hospital, I am also working hard in school and trying my best on a daily basis. My weekend was productive and very funny at the same time.

On Saturday we had family pictures taken in my backyard so that my aunt's sister could take them to my paternal grandmother this month sometime and then we made plans to meet at my uncle's house and we had a barbecue with carne asada, hot dogs, grilled onions, rice, picadillo, cilantro, guacamole, Salsa Verde, and cilantro and even guajes :) it was very delicious and it was great just hanging out in family, just reminiscing the past events.

On Sunday dad and two siblings went to sell, while they were selling the rest of the family went to church down the street, then we stayed and mingled a little bit in the gym for some coffee and donuts which was very delicious and we got see chat with some old friends that we hadn't seen in a while.

Anyways while I write this post I am watching the Concacaf Men's Olympic Qualifying Final Game between Mexico and Honduras and right now they are in their second 15 minute overtime and its very excruciating. Right now they are still tied 1-1 and I hope that Mexico wins.  MEXICO EN LA SANGRE "Mexico in the Blood" The Honduran team is playing extremely dirty oh well in the end I hope that Mexico wins :)