New member of the family

Avien Richard Romero born at 11:20 am weighing 8 lbs 7 oz and 20 and a half inches long

He belongs here to my sister Johanna in this picture. I am so excited for her

She already has a son named Isaac that is 6 years old. He is so proud to be a big brother

I am already in love with him and I can't wait to see him grow up to be a wonderful little boy!

4th of July weekend festives/Update

The one thing that I don't like about Utah is that if there is a holiday that is on a Sunday they have to change it to a different day. The only good thing about the 4th of July this year was we were able to spend it all weekend because different cities were having it different days. My thought on a holiday on Sunday is if no one wants to spend the holiday on a Sunday then they shouldn't but leave the holiday alone.

This was the first 4th of July in years that Chris was able to spend it with us. Due to circumstances. We started to 4th of July festives on Saturday. We woke up early and went to the Clearfield Parade. Clearfield always throws the best parades. Then we went to the Kaysville park and looked around there because the Fisher park in Clearfield wasn't doing anything until later on that day. Then after that we went to Chris' parents and had a BBQ and watched the fireworks in their backyard. It was a fun time with family and friends. I was so blessed to have my sister there with her family so it was great.

On Sunday we went to two BBQ's and went to our friend Luke's parents house and watched him light fireworks. No cities were doing anything on Sunday so we decided to have our own 4th of July because its still the 4th and you can't have the 4th without fireworks. We don't care if a holiday is on a Sunday we will celebrate it anyways because we want our kids to have the best time of every holiday.

Then yesterday; Monday we went to the Layton Parade and it was ok. Clearfield's was better. The Layton Parade wasn't even an hour long. Then we weren't doing much for that day because we were already practically burnt out by the time Monday came around. We tried to go to the Layton Fireworks later on in the day but that wasn't going to happen. It was complete meyham in Layton. I couldn't believe it! It was like the whole state was in Layton. We couldn't find a parking spot because they had the road blocked off by the library and Layton High school. Everywhere we turned we either saw a car or a person in the streets. See this is what happens when Layton is the only city that waits until Monday to celebrate the 4th. That made me so mad because everyone wanted to go to the Layton Fireworks. We were so frusterated that we ended up going to my mom's and watching them from there. We could barely see them but they were better than nothing. All in all it was a great and busy weekend. Constantly going. I was trying to make the best of it because we didn't know when Chris was going to have another 4th of July off so I wanted to have a lot of fun while we had the chance together.

Chris lost his job on Thursday. It was a worst time, right before the 4th. They fired him for something completly stupid. They have been trying to get rid of him for a while so in a way we weren't surprised but at the same time no one wants to hear those words. It was like a punch in the stomach when I heard it. The reason why they fired him was about a game system. A customer came in a few weeks ago and traded in a XBOX and when someone trades in a game system you have to enter in the serial number in the computer to show that it came in. Well Chris did that and they said that he didn't. He was suppose to get it off the game system itself but he got it off the box because he couldn't find it on the game system itself so they fired him for that. It really sucks because now his boss left a bitter taste in my mouth and all I want to do is go there and beat the crap out of her but that isn't going to change anything. We feel like it was a blessing in diguise because he was really hating his job because it seemed like whatever he was doing wasn't good enough for her. He got his last check on Friday and we paid some bills so we will be ok for a month. He filed for unemployment and there is a good chance he will get that. We just have to take it a day at a time. I am very proud of my husband though, he is trying to stay positive and he is enjoying the time with his family. Its nice for him to be home because when he was working we weren't spending a lot of time together. I want to thank everyone that has been supporting us and being there for us through this tough time, I know we can make it, we have a lot of good people on our side. Hopefully he can find a job soon.

The boys' checkups

Today Rocky had his 5 year old checkup and Brody had his 18 month checkup. They are both doing well and growing up so fast. Rocky is 37.4 pounds 37% and 44 inches long 69%. Almost 4 feet tall. He is going to be a tall little boy! Brody is catching up to his brother 24 pounds 33% and 31.5 inches long 26%. They both are caught up on their shots so no shots. That makes me so happy! Rocky is all ready for Kindergarten and Brody is growing like a weed. I am so proud of them!

Rocky my oldest is 5 today!

I can't believe my oldest is 5. Where did the time go? He was born 5 years ago at 1:42 am weighing exactly 7 pounds even and 20 inches long. I went into labor on my own because we were moving at the time and going up and down the stairs was making me go in labor. I wasn't dilating so I had to get induced when I got to the hospital. I wish I went natural with him but usually with your first one you don't because you don't know what to expect. I was dilated to a 6 before I got the epidural and I think I could of went all the way without it. I was in labor for 6 hours also. I guess I have my children fast.
He is going to start Kindergarten this fall and I couldn't be more proud. He loves his brother and is always helping out with him and around the house. His favorite color is green and he loves cars. He is a little sassy boy but I wouldn't want it any other way. He is really smart and he knows it. I think when he grows up he is either going to work at a car lot or be a NASCAR racer because he loves watching NASCAR, I don't know why. He is such a great big brother and I couldn't imagine my life without him. He also loves his little cousin Aaron, they are such best friends. I am looking forward to the future with him and what a great man he is going to turn out to be.

In Memory of John Vasquez

In Memory of John C. Vasquez Jr. Sept. 4, 1977-May 6 1995

You don't realized how precious they are until their gone and then its too late for hugs and kisses and saying you are sorry. Valuing your family is more precious than silver and gold. Silver and gold will never love you back. We will always miss you! We love you so much John. I looked up to John when I was growing up, to me he was the smartest teenage out there. You will always be in our hearts in spirit. I know you are looking over us! We don't have any pictures of John when he was a teenager, all we have his memories in our hearts.

What has been happening lately

Ok lately I have been feeling down lately. I feel like I ruined my chance to get that Data Entry job. I don't know exactly what happened but all I know is I am confused and I don't know how to change it. Some of you are going to say I told you so but I don't want to hear that right now. I guess in some ways no one knows what I am going through. It was a hard decision for me to make and a lot of people are probably saying it was easy, maybe for you but for me it was really hard. First of all I have been out of a job for a year and it would of been weird for me to go back all that time. Second I have never done anything like that so it would of been a new experience for me and third I wasn't too sure about the circumstances the lady was under and it scared me. All I know is I kept asking her questions via e-mail to learn more about the job because we all know that its good to ask as much questions as you need to get the answers and then after that she sent me an e-mail telling me that she still is in the interview process and she probably won't make a decision until next week, that was over two weeks ago and I still haven't heard back from her. I tried to e-mail asking her if she has made a decision and she never responded back and that was almost a week ago. To me it sounded like I already had the job I just had to think about it and get back to her so I am really confused. A lot of you are also probably thinking is it worth it to look for a job and go through all of this. And I am beginning to think about that myself.


It would be just easy to say just to give up and stop looking but if I do that then things won't change in our household. We really want to go on vacation and the only way we can do that is if I get a job and put money away every month to save up for it. Right now we can't save any money for anything, all our paychecks go to bills and we rarely have money left over to do anything else. We also want to take the boys to the zoo and things like that and we can't afford that right now. A lot of you are probably saying those things don't cost that much but where you are in a tight budget like we are we just don't have the money for that. The last time we went on vacation I think it was me and Chris' honeymoon, I am not sure of that though. I just don't remember that is the thing. Lately Chris' hours have been cut because what his boss says is that he isn't being a good manager so in a way its to punish him. In a way it has worked because it was like a wake up call for him and he is doing a lot better. I feel his old boss almost ruined his old attitude about the job because he blamed everything on Chris so hopefully this new boss does the opposite and tries to help him. And since his hours have been cut its been taking like 100 dollars off our checks and that money could make more of a difference. I am not trying to complain I am just being real and trying to explain to everyone how I feel.


The boys on the other hand are happy and that is all that matters. They have each other and I am so thankful that they love each other so much. Rocky is going to start kindergarten this year and he is getting smarter everyday and going to get even more smarter once he starts school. It will be a whole new experience for all of us. I am so excited for him because I think he will enjoy being with other children other than his family. He loves learning and loves being around other kids so I think he will love the time away from his family especially me. I think since me and him get on each other nerves sometimes because we are constantly with each other so I think this new change will help us all. Brody is getting bigger and smarter everyday. Sometimes I think he too smart for his age. All the time he understands what we are saying to him and it amazes me everyday. He never sits still anymore, he is constantly walking around and playing. He wears me out most of the time trying to catch up to him but I wouldn't want it any other way. He is almost off the Binky and I will be so thankful when that is gone so I don't have to worry about it anymore. Rocky's 5th birthday is coming up and we are trying our hardest to give him the best birthday with little money we have. That is why I was hoping to get that job before his birthday comes so we can have a little bit more money coming in but I just don't see that happening any time soon.


Another reason why I am so down is I can't do any hobbies or hang out with my friends because I have no money to do any of that stuff. I guess the whole point of being down is money. I truly believe money is the root of all evil. I hope some miracle happens because I am kinda sick and tired of living this way.

Decisions, Decisions, Decisions.

So today I went for that Data Entry job interview. It was kinda interesting. The lady's name was Valerie and she owns her own business inside her home. She needs someone to enter Data into the computer using Quickbooks, kinda like an assistant. She is constantly busy and doesn't have time to enter in all that info. Its pay 8.50 an hour and its part time 5-10 hours a week and I can work whenever. I can come in whenever I want and I can wear whatever I want. The ideal job right? A lot of people right now are probably saying I should take it since I have been looking for a job for a long time but I just don't know if I really want to take it. I guess she has several businesses that she runs and on top of that she works a full time job and a part time job, she says she always has to be busy or she will go nuts. I don't know how she does all that when she has two kids, its crazy. The best part of it is she is very flexible so I can work whenever and that would be great with Chris' crazy schedule. I guess I just really have to think about and think if its going to benefit me and my family very well and if its going to be worth it. If anyone has any advice I would love to hear it.