Christmas is Here and I Love it...

This year for some reason I am more excited about Christmas than usual. On Thanks Giving weekend I had Will go in the atic and get down all our Christmas decorations and we put more lights outside than before. He kept asking if I wanted to seld and deers and I said yes, the Nativiy scene yes that too, and wreath yes. Of course he started to joke about the light bill going up with so much decorations outside. What I loved the most is that this year Carina is old enough to get excited about Christmas too and she wanted to help decorate. We hope everyone has a great Christmas and New Year. Below are some pics of the house and us.

Carina helping Papi with the lights.

Mami & Carina

(Carina was playing with markers, hence the mustach)

This Weekend we spent Thanksgiving at My Mom's house here are a few pics.

Abuelo and his grand daughter's.

ROAD TRIP!!!!!

Hilton Head, S.C 2008

Hi everyone so it has been a while since I updated the blog. Let's get caught up, on the weekend of November 21st we spent 4 days in Hilton Head, S. C. & Savannah, GA. We try to make the trip every year in Nov. and this year we made more new and great memories. We spent our first night in our villa which was beautiful, we stayed at the Disney Vacation Club Resort and this year we got a 2 story 3 bedroom villa. Needless to say we could stayed there longer, it was like a log cabin, with a fire place and 2 balconies.

Friday we went to Savannah, GA we walked around the shops and then went to dinner at "The Lady & Son's" it is Paula Dean's restaurant. We were all disappointed to with the food, it is southern food, but the was nothing special or delicious about it. I do not know why so many people stand in line day after day to eat there. We expected a much better menu and food, what we do know is that when we go to Savannah next year we wont go there again. That night we also did what they told us would be a ghost tour, it was more like a walking history tour of Downtown Savannah in 30 degree weather. We were freezing our butts off and not 1 scary thing happened. I was hoping at least someone would jump out of a bush to scare us and then maybe my adrenaline would warm me up, but no such luck. So once again we will no go do that again.

Saturday we hung out at the resort a little and then went to a town in S.C., then ate dinner in the resort it was my sister Nadja's Birthday. Sunday we packed up went to a different part of Savannah by the dock and walked around then headed home. We had a good time and hope we can make the trip again next year. I attached some pictures below.

This picture on the stairs took about 7 tries to get the camera to take at the right time. The pictures on the tree once we were up we had no one to take the picture.

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Last night we took Carina to the neighborhood Halloween Festival. She had the chance to play some games, do the hula and dance. By the end of the night she was pooped. Here are a few pictures.

Hi Everyone

I just wanted to give an update on the Gonzalez Family. We have just been enjoying spending time with each other. After many different events, surgeries, showers and birthdays, and now we have some down time. Today we had a trip to the park I attached some pics below.

Update on Will

Some of you may not be aware but Will had been diagnosed with a nodule from his thyroid a few months ago. They advised him after some test that he had a cold thyroid on the right side, and it wasn't producing hormones. Also the thyroid was 4 times bigger than it should had been, and because of all this they decided to take it out because they said it could turn into cancer. So Will had his surgery on Thursday and thanks to the Big Man upstairs everything is good. He went in at 9am and by 10:30 he was out of recovery. They tested his thyroid and there was no cancer cells, now he has to wait until the29th for his follow up. He only stayed 1 night in the hospital, so he will be out of work for a week and after his check up he should be able to return to work. I am very thankful for everyone that was praying for him. I am very happy that it all went well and that my hubby is OK, I plan to keep him for a minimum of 50 more years. So please let this be a lesson to all if us if you have a lump or bump or anything weird growing on you please get it checked and don't wait a year to do it. Feel free to come by and keep him company for the next week, just give him a call he is on pain killers and may be taking a nap.

This has been a crazy year first the house flood in January, then in May our motor cycle accident and now in September his surgery. Even though all these challenges have come our way we still have many blessing be thankful for. Thank you Lord always staying by our side.

Carina's 2nd Birthday

Make a Wish Baby.

Another year has flown by and our little Carina is now 2 years old. On September 8,2008 I took her to Disney, she saw Beauty & The Beast, Disney Play House and The Little Mermaid Show. She also got to meet The Little Einsteins and Jojo & Goliath, and best of all Mickey Mouse. It was another hot summer day so we only stayed half a day. We have to say a BIG Thank You to Abuelita for giving us the tickets to go. That night we came home and sang her Happy Birthday and the next Saturday was her Birthday Party. On the 13th she had a few friends over from daycare and her cousin Tatiana slept over. She had a blast playing in the back yard and dancing. Thank you to all that were able to come. We thank God all the time for giving us such a happy, healthy, and smart little girl. Time is flying by, before I know it she will be off to school, snif, snif.... ;0( My little baby is not so little anymore, she is learning so fast, and she is very independent little lady.

Now that Carina's Birthday has passed Will is having his thyroid removed this Thursday. He is staying one night in the hospital, then he should be back to work in about 10days. I'll keep you posted on how it goes. Below I will post some pics of Carina's Birthday and a video of her and Tatiana.

Ta Ta For Now.....

Carina & Tatiana Partners in crime...

Carina, Will & Old McDonald, too funny Enjoy.

My poor hubby...

OK so today Will had his appointment with the general surgeon, it has been confirmed he will be having surgery to remove his thyroid next month. We asked to have it scheduled after Carina's Birthday so he wont be in pain or recovering on her special day. The Dr. said it takes about an hour for his surgery they are only taking one side out, then it goes to the lab to check for cancer and check the edges for margins free (to make sure all the bad tissue is out)if it was malignant and then they close him up and he'll spend one night at the hospital. Honestly I just think that after all these years of working too hard my husband is trying to get extended vacations. First the bike accident and now this... After all this is done I'm ready for a cruise I'll have to start looking in to it. So for now we just wait until then and see what happens. In the mean time life goes on and our Carina gets bigger, smarter, and more beautiful everyday..

School Is Out!!!!!!

Woo Hoo!!! Thank you God I am done, 10 months and 500 hours later massage school is over. I can now have free nights and plenty of time to spend with my Carina and Will. I plan to spend 1 more month studying on my own then apply take the national board test. Once I do that I am officially in business. Once that is done I will return one last time to school to complete my Business Degree. I keep saying that is it one last time back to school then I return once more. The truth is I don't really like school, but I keep finding more things I want to learn about.

So I'll keep everyone posted on how I do on my nationsl boards. If anyone needs a massage let me know. One more thing I have to say thank you to my hubby for supporting me in all my ventures, I try my best to make you proud Babe. I Love you!

Here are some pics of my last night in school.

I Made It!!!

How our family came to be...

It has now been almost 8 years since my husband and I met. Needless to say we never new our lives as 2 single people would become the beautiful family we have now. Will and I grew up in 2 very different places and very different times. I grew up here in FL, in Poinciana where all I pretty much feared was old people in golf carts; Will grew up in Patterson, NJ in a pretty tough neighborhood.



August 10,2001


I must say that I am very thankful to my friend Heidi that introduced us at the Salsa Heat classes. We began dating and before you knew we were together everyday. Our relationship grew stronger with our good and bad times and in March of 2004 Will bought our home and on April 10, 2004 he asked me to be his wife.






On March 5, 2005 we became Mr. & Mrs. William Gonzalez. On this day I became a wife and Stepmother to Will's beautiful daughter Je'Nay. At this time we were also the proud parents of our furry Baby boy Max, our shih-tzu puppy. Later that year in July we got our second furry baby Lexy, shih-tzu #2.
Christmas 2005

Mr. & Mrs. Gonzalez

By Christmas of 2005 we conceived our baby girl Carina and we were told that she would join us on September 11,2006. She had other plans on September 8, 2006 Carina Lucien Gonzalez was born at 1:42pm, weighing 8lbs 10.5oz, 20 inches long. God blessed us with a healthy and happy baby girl.


The has become my greatest love and joy in my life. Now I understand what my Mom meant when she tells me how much she loves me. The love I feel for her in unimaginable.... being her mom is the greatest blessing. She is a very beautiful, energetic, intelligent and Sassy little girl. Everyday she amazes us and everyone that meets her loves her. She is now 21 months old and learning more everyday.

These days we are just taking life on day at a time and enjoying our girls. Let's see what surprises life will bring us next.

Below are more pictures of the girls and us.

Christmas 2004

September 2006 39 wks

Christmas 2006


Carina 1 month Old


3 months Old

Je'Nay(16) & Carina (6m)

6 months Old

Carina's Baptism 9months Old

Carina turned 1, September 8,2007

May 2008 our baby is 21 Months Old. Getting more beautiful everyday.

Je'Nay is a beautiful young lady now, 17 yrs old, and her little sister cute as ever. We love our girls...