Law & Order: SVU and Grey's Anatomy FINALES!

LAW & ORDER: SVU

The finale was pretty good overall. GLAD Olivia and Elliot weren't shot! I can't tell you how much I actually love Sharon Stone's character. I think she was written into the show pretty well. I also hope she comes back next season and doesn't just mysteriously disappear as does "Alex" almost every season. What the hell happens to Alex anyway?

So I liked the story line BUT again like with Grey's Anatomy's first few seconds of the finale opener, YOU KNEW WHO THE BAD GUY WAS! I kinda like the mystery plot of thinking you know who it is then BAM, it's someone else. Law & Order: SVU is pretty good about doing that. I don't know, my opinion. But I did like the the episode except, the son's death DID surprise me. However, I didn't like that a portion of the episode was in the room with the dead son.

I also didn't like that the doctor friend, who's name escapes me, gets shot. DAMN IT! However, from the "sneak peek" I thought it was honestly Sharon Stone who was killed off. THANK YOU FOR NOT SHOOTING HER!

Can I just say that I LOVE Fin's character and they don't put him in enough. I also love the Chief who they don't use too much either. Still got mad love for Mr. Ice-T.



But the REASONS I watch the show in the first place are my sexy co-stars (whom I wish they would eventually marry) are Mariska Hargitay and Chris Meloni. LOVE their characters and their dedication for one another. DAMN IT NBC, do I hear a confession of love yet???

My love for Chris came from his show "OZ." Does anyone remember that series on cable? I actually bought the entire series because of him. DAMN!

Again, another great finale. Can't wait for next season!



GREY'S ANATOMY

There are a few things I didn't like about this finale.

First, they made it 2 obvious who the shooter was in the first 10 secs of the show. I knew that man wasn't just going to let the death of his wife go.

Second, I don't like how the young nurse (who just hooked up with Sloan) was shot that fast and that cold (even though I didn't like her character AT ALL).

Third, Karev shot? and Lexie suddenly realizes she loves HIM and not Sloan when she was JUST jealous not but two episodes ago at Sloan's philandering with the other nurses/doctors? Huh?

Torres and Arizona FINALLY are on the same page? Actually, I like that because I like them together.

Bailey being pulled from under that bed scared the shit out of me. I also appreciated how she stood with the new doctor (again, another character I didn't care for) until he died. But I kept wondering....where was her new man to save her? Hmmm. But I DO like that they finally gave her a "love interest."

SIDE NOTE: Who besides ME loved that Mandy Moore made a cameo? I LOVE her!

Meredith finds out she's pregnant then miscarries as Derek lays shot! THAT pissed me off when Derek was shot! NOT McDREAMY!!! But I liked how Yang FINALLY did a surgery on her own! lol Oh and LOVED that Meredith says to the young "doc in training who has a crush on McDreamy" that she "waited a long time for him and even when she got him, she didn't know if she wanted him, but now that she has him, the young doc didn't have the right to cry." LOVE THAT! McDreamy is HER MAN!! Go Meredith!

A little glad Hunt was shot because he FINALLY knows (although Yang needed to be in a locked down hospital with a shooter running loose for him to choose her). I also thought it was "crap" when he says, "that's the woman I love...blah blah blah." Poorly written part.

LOVE that Webber comes to the rescue in the form of getting the "shooter" to give up and ultimately shoot himself. Yeah promo for suicide! Not really, just made him do the right thing. Loved Chief Webber; yeah I said CHIEF WEBBER because he should still be Chief. Derek wanted the job but I think realizes that Webber is a better suit. However, I do think that Derek is just keeping the seat warm for Webber's return!

All in love, loved and appreciated the 2 hour finale. I think the story plot could have been a little better written as some parts were a bit too overly dramatic and not well thought out. Plus, I had "E" the whole time sitting next to me telling me so! He thinks it's the lamest show on television that I watch. Oh that and Gossip Girl! lol.

Can't wait til' Fall season when both return!

Waiting.....waiting.....waiting....

Em*

Who Knew?

You took my hand, you showed me how
You promised me you'd be around
Uh huh, that's right

I took your words and I believed
In everything you said to me
Yeah huh, that's right

If someone said three years from now
You'd be long gone
I'd stand up and punch them out
?Cause they're all wrong

I know better
?Cause you said forever
And ever, who knew?

Remember when we were such fools
And so convinced and just too cool
Oh no, no no

I wish I could touch you again
I wish I could still call you a friend
I'd give anything

When someone said count your blessings now
For they're long gone
I guess I just didn't know how
I was all wrong

But they knew better
Still you said forever and ever
Who knew? Yeah yeah

I'll keep you locked in my head
Until we meet again
Until we, until we meet again
And I won't forget you my friend
What happened?

If someone said three years from now
You'd be long gone
I'd stand up and punch them out
Cause they're all wrong

And that last kiss I'll cherish
Until we meet again
And time makes it harder
I wish I could remember

But I keep your memory
You visit me in my sleep
My darling, who knew?

My darling
My darling, who knew?
My darling I miss you
My darling, who knew?

Who knew?

(I should've know because you told me all along!)

Em*

The Rose That Grew From Concrete

Did you hear about the rose that grew
from a crack in the concrete?
Proving nature's law is wrong it
learned to walk with out having feet.
Funny it seems, but by keeping its dreams,
it learned to breathe fresh air.
Long live the rose that grew from concrete
when no one else ever cared.
~Tupac Shakur

Her beauty will shine again......

Em*

HAPPY 19th BIRTHDAY CHRISTIAN COREY!

The day you were born changed my life. A year and a half later when B got here it really turned my frown right side up!

I had grown up side by side with Joe, but really never understood what it was like to have a baby brother because he and I were close in age. I also never thought in a million years that I would love someone SO MUCH, that my only concern was to make sure they were happy and safe. That's what happened with you and B!

I have so many memories of you and me. I remember the day mom told us she was pregnant. I thought, "YES finally a sister!" I went out and bought these adorable Baby Boop earrings and necklace and awaited your arrival with anticipation. Then that ended the day we were told you were a boy. I was SO IMMENSELY upset!

I talked mom's ear off in the car about how I wanted a sister, about how I would not hold you until I was ready because I felt duped! The ONLY thing I wanted in on was your name. Mom wanted all "saints" names for her boys. Who was I the devil? Well, wait a minute, don't answer that. LOL. I was more than INSISTENT that we call you "Corey." Mom thought it was cute but said, "not for a first name." She settled on Christian Corey. After my favorite "crush." I was happy she gave it to you at all. I never thought I'd sell her on it! Then when B came, since the first 2 (me and Joe) didn't have middle names, she gave B "Corey" too! I loved it! But "B" turned into "B" because you couldn't say the word "baby" and you TO ME will always be "MY Corey."

The day you were born, I was even more upset because Joe and I were starving and mom was going to order pizza. She sat down on bed to do so when her water broke. I thought, "this kid is already affecting my life, damn!"

You were born. 9 pds, 12 oz, 21 inches long. WOWZER!

I felt BAD for mom for having carried you the whole time. Then in one swift push, you were here, MOM was a trooper (she didn't even cry, except for a little alligator tear). I walked in and the doctor through a pass to mom (it was you). OK, so maybe THAT didn't happen, but it should have. When I walked in, I felt like I had arrived on the set of SVU shooting on location at a football field! There was blood on the floor, on your face and your head was shaped like a football! ;-) I said, "yeah, cool," or something to that affect and went about my biz.

Mom brought you home and still I did nothing. I paid you no mind. Then the dreaded day came where she decided to shower during one of your many naps. "Mar, I'm going to take a shower, the baby is asleep in the middle of my bed, watch him. I'll be out in 5 mins." "Oh HELL NO," I thought. GREAT! Not one second after she was in the bathroom, did you start to cry. SHIT. SHIT. SHIT. "Mom, the baby is crying." She yells back, "well pick him up." And so I did and I never put you down again!

I would sleep next to you when you napped. I would smell like your sweat after holding you for hours on end. I would rock you to sleep in the rocking chair. I had many a damaged shirt because you spit up on me and formula stained! LOL. The many times I was upset and would hear a faint tap on my door, only to open it up in a rant and find you on the other side. I even opened so fast one day that the moment I did, you fell in because you were barely learning to walk and were leaning up against it.

The memories of you throwing everything you saw that you wanted into the basket at the market, while B was openly jacking every gum brand he could ;-) The day you crawled upstairs and were shaking the bars on the mini terrace and sticking your head through and me and mom talking to you while one of use went upstairs to get you. The fact that you crawled up the stairs and back down the stairs LITERALLY backwards!

CALL 911! CALL 911! CALL 911!

Oh remember the day you burned yourself with coffee because "someone" put his HOT coffee mug in the middle of the table and you being nosey, pulled the tablecloth to find out what it was, only to have a nice surprise when the whole cup spilled onto your chest? Mom grabbed you, clothed and all and jumped into the shower. You looked like Gizmo getting wet...your chest bubbled so bad! You were a TROOPER. I barely remember you crying. I think you freaked because we FREAKED! Amazingly enough, no scar. Only a small shadow would appear each time you got fever and the one time you ate scrambled eggs! HAHA

Let's not also forget the time, YET AGAIN, you walked into my bathroom and got into my stuff under my sink in my bathroom. When you walked into my room afterward, you were making this face and sticking out your tongue. I picked you up and smelled something funky on your breath. You pointed. I walked into the bathroom to find the peroxide on the floor, opened. YOU DRANK IT! WHAT! Okay, stay calm. Tell "someone" and get some milk stat! See mom was at work so she had no clue. But of course, this was after the whole "coffee incident" and we KNEW we had to tell her YET AGAIN because how could we not. I grabbed the milk, made you drink it and instantly you threw it up. THANK GOD! Poison Control said if we hadn't, it could have been bad!

THIS IS WHY IF I NEVER HAVE MY OWN CHILDREN, I WILL BE OKAY WITH IT. YOU AND B HAVE GIVEN ME THE MEMORIES ANY CHILD OF MY OWN WOULD GIVE ME AND YOU TRULY HAVE FILLED THAT MATERNAL PART OF ME. AS WILL YOUR CHILDREN THE SAME WAY CHA-CHAN AND THE GIRLS HAVE!

I REMEMBER the day you got your first hair cut and mom took you. When you got home, I walked into the kitchen saw you and placed you up on the counter. I said, "what happened Papa?" You were crying, put your hand on your head and said, "Momma hair." I cried too!

The day you drank from a straw for the first time and the first time you ate a McDonald's fry. GOOD TIMES!

The fact that no matter how my day went at school, you were always there in the car when mom picked me up from school, singing "Hey, ho, hey ho, Hip Hop Hooray!" Also when I asked you who my boyfriend was, you would say, "Eddie Vedder."

We could not find you a "dress" which was the uniform for ALL baptised babies. Since you were NOT normal baby size and looked like a linebacker already (see it was destiny), we instead opted to put you in a mini tux (white) and you were the man of the hour. Everybody loved you and you had a blast opening all your gifts before you knocked out.

I also remember the day I brought home the costumes I bought for you and B with my own paycheck. I went to the Sesame Street store in the Glendale Galleria and bought you Cookie Monster and B Elmo! TOO CUTE!


The many, many, did I say MANY times you would NOT go to sleep until you had your milk/cookies, brushed your teeth and then would decide to look for "Dobe." When you could not find him, we would search and search until we did. A few times, you would cry because his arm was torn, or his stomach opened up, and there I'd go stitching him up to make him as good as new before you headed off to sleep. You and Dobe and B and his "blankie."


I also remember your first day of pre-school. You were wearing your little outfit with your denim jacket (which is STILL in my closet). You were SO excited. You didn't cry once. I thought you would. You were always the more sensitive of the two of you. B wound up being the one who cried.

I also remember telling you we were going to see "Nana." God how she loved you and B!

Oh and let's NOT forget, "I love you, you love me, we're a happy family, with a great big hug and a kiss from me to you, won't you say you love me too!" BARNEY & FRIENDS. No matter what we were doing, one of us (either mom or I) had to stop, and go sit down with you and sing. Then we had to dry your tears and explain that Barney would be back again. lol. You and B were such a trip!

Oh my Corey, my Papa, my best friend, there are SO many things I could go on and on about but then I'd wind up in more tears, more laughter, and this old body can't take it. LOL

I just want to say that I am as proud as anybody can be of YOU and all you've become. I am even prouder to say that I am your sister. You have never disappointed me, have always been by my side, and have always made me smile. I will forever be indebted to you and B for changing my life. I LOVE YOU and I wish you the very best of your 19 years. I will always be here for you til' the day I die. All you have to do is ask. You and B are the "true" loves of my life!


HAPPY BIRTHDAY MY CHRISTIAN COREY!

p.s. I HOPE that you aren't embarrassed by this blog. I only wanted to share with you the many memories I have. Though this doesn't cover nearly half of them, it does cover some of the BEST!

31 Random Questions and MY Answers!

1. What is more difficult for you; looking into someone’s eyes when you are telling someone how you feel, or looking into someone’s eyes when they are telling you how they feel?

Answer: I think it's always been hard for me to look someone in their eyes as I am explaining my emotions. I'd much rather write them an email or a letter or even better, talk to them on the phone. I have just always been too uncomfortable because since I am a forward person, I don't want to hurt anybody's feelings to their face. On the other hand, I also don't like to feel vulnerable.

2. Think of the last time you were REALLY angry.

Answer: The last time I was really angry, I was quiet. When I am truly upset about something, I tend to stay quiet, hold my tongue if you will, and NOT say a WORD! This resulted in one of the WORST migraines from hell. I honestly thought my head would explode and actually prayed to God in the even that it did! I'd rather not say why I was so angry but let's just say when I am like that, I could easily be somebody's cell mate.

3. You are on a flight from Honolulu to Chicago non-stop. There is a fire in the back of the plane. You get enough time to make ONE phone call. Who would you call?

Answer: My momma because I know she'd be with my brothers or at least would tell them everything I'd say. I wish I had ONE phone of which ALL of my brothers would use and be together at the same time because then THEY would be my only call.


4. You are at the doctor’s office and she has just informed you that you have approximately one month to live. a) Do you tell anyone/everyone you are going to die? b) What do you do with your remaining days? c) Would you be afraid?

Answer: a,b,c) I don't believe that I would tell my family nor anyone I knew. I honestly would just live my days like they were my last and take in all the memories and the love I feel for my family. I would definitely be with ONLY them during my last days. I wouldn't be afraid because I KNOW we will reunite again and in the meantime, I will await their arrivals with my great-grandparents and my Aunti by my side.

5. You can have one of the following two things: trust/love.

Answer: Well without "trust" there is no love at times. But without "love" there is no life worth living. So I'd say LOVE. I can LOVE you and not trust you all at the same time. Sounds dumb but it's true.You are walking down the street on your way to work. There is a dog drowning in the canal on the side of the street. Your boss has told you if you are late one more time you get fired. What do you do?

6. If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go?

Answer: I think if I had to travel the world as in "out-of-the-country," I
I'd visit Japan. I love the culture, they have great beer, it's a beautiful country from what I know, and it is the birth place of my girls Hello Kitty and My Melody. Plus they originated the Harajuku rage and I'd love to experiment with that fashion and makeup trend!

7. Think of the last person who you really knew that died. You have the chance to give them 1 hour of life back, but you have to give one year of your life. Do you?

Answer: I can only say this: If I could give my Aunti one hour of her life back; I'd give up 30 years of my life just to see her one last time and tell her that she gave me SO much love at a time when I needed it most and that because of HER, I will always know what a real childhood was because even though she didn't have much financially, she had a RICH heart and it showed in the ways she loved us.

8. Are you the kind of friend that you would want to have as a friend?

Answer: I would DEFINITELY love me as a friend. I am giving, a nurturer, caring, LOYAL, loving, and I will give you the last $1 in my pocket and my time if I feel you are truly an endearing friend in return.Does love = sex?

9. What is your happiest childhood memory?

Answer: Sharing Dino's meals with my cousins and my brother Joe.

10. What song always makes you happy when you hear it?

Answer: "Sugar, Sugar" by The Archies

11. What was your favorite sitcom growing up?

Answer: What's Happening. I LOVED that show!

12. Who's the funniest person you know?

Answer: That would have to be my baby brother Matthew. His comebacks are priceless sometimes but he has always been the little daredevil comedian in the family!

13. Is revenge sometimes justified?

Answer: I would have to say yes. It's not always justified because sometimes when done, it's done merely to make the other person feel as bad as you did but it doesn't always turn out that way.

14. If you had to move to a state besides the one you currently live in, where would you move?

Answer: Pittsburgh, PA---Y'all KNOW WHY!!!

15. Would you give your life to save someone else's?

Answer: Only if that someone else was my immediate family (i.e. my brothers/nephew/nieces)

16. What is your quirkiest habit and how long have you had it?

Answer:That would be that I use a small spoon to eat everything. I don't know why but I'm more prone to using spoons than forks. I've had this habit forever!

17. Give your 7 favorite songs. Why do you like each one?

Answer: a)Sugar Sugar--The Archies, it reminds me of some good times in my childhood.
b)Rock With You--Michael Jackson, I love the groovy beat and the video! R.I.P. M.J.
c)Black--Pearl Jam--Reminds me of the sadder part of my teenage years.
d)Doll Parts--Hole, because it's true, I could be made up of doll parts and who would really know the difference.
e)Hip Hop--Dead Prez, the beat is sick, the rhymes are ill, and hip hop IS where it's at. This song will stand the test of time.
f)Square Dance--Eminem, his flow on this song is sick! and Cleanin' Out My Closet because it hits close to home. (THESE BOTH COUNT AS ONE)
g)Young Forever--Jay-Z, the title says it all!

18. What is your saddest memory?

Answer: The day I was told that my Aunti had passed on. I'm still not accepting of that one.

19. If you had one day in your life to live over, which would you choose and why?

Answer: There's too many too name because so many days changed my life. But if I could pick two days to live over, they would be the days my little brothers were born.strong>

20. Name one thing you could do to improve any important relationship in your life.

Answer: I've exhausted trying to fix "THAT" relationship.

21. If you could change anything about the way you were raised, what would it be?

Answer: Too many things to name and too deep to get into.

22. What did you call your grandparents?

Answer: Grandma and Tata

23. What do you do in your free time?

Answer: Blog, read, makeup looks, SHOP (well I used to).

24. Is there something you've dreamed of doing for a long time?

Answer: Yes but that dream is now lost in fantasy world.

25. What's the worst thing about being your gender?

Answer: Monthly periods, bloating, sappy emotions, boobs, cellulite, and the constant upkeep.strong>

26. Describe three things you like about yourself.

Answer: My hair color, my nails because they grow long and are strong, and my small feet.

27. What is one talent most people here don’t know that you have?

Answer: I have a few. I can draw, I know Karate, and I can do make-up really good.

28. If someone made a movie about your life, what would they call it? Who would you want to play you?

Answer: Title would be, "The Woman who sought the Lost Little Girl Inside Her." The actresses I would want would be either Alyssa Milano or Jennifer Lopez.

29. What is your favorite ice cream flavor?

Answer: Rocky Road

30. What did you look like in 5th grade? Describe you to us.

Answer: Small in height (YES shorter than I am now), very skinny with long legs, looonngg hair to my butt (although I hacked it all off a year later for my 6th grade graduation), shy but sassy, crushing on a boy named Walter, envious of her teacher Mr. Overhault, and very lonely when she got home except for Wrestlemania time with my brother Joseph.

31. If you could have ONLY 2 senses for the rest of your life, which ones would they be and why?

Answer: Sight and Hearing. Why? Well, I'd always want the ability to look at my family and hearing because I could take in everything around me. I can do without taste because I'm not big on food anyhow and because of that, I could do without the smell too!

HAPPY 9th BIRTHDAY LITTLE MISS TANAYA MARIE RAMIREZ!

Today is the 9th Birthday of my niece Little Miss Tanaya Marie! She is surely a trip! Lots of smarts, lots of sass, lots of stuff to say!

Daddy loves you more than life and will always be there for you!

Grandma loves you very much and hopes you have a beautiful day!

Uncle Christian and Uncle Matthew love you "mom" and want you to have a special and fun day!

Mojo says, "Meow," which means, "Happy Birthday!"

Edgar says, "Happy Birthday pretty girl."

Aunti wants you to know that I will ALWAYS be here for you and Alyssa. Aunti would give you what she can whenever she can and wants you to know she LOVES you so much! I will always be here for you Alyssa and never doubt that!

I hope you enjoy your scrapbook I made you online!

Love you NayNay!!

Love Aunti, Daddy, Grandma, Uncle Christian, Uncle Matthew, and Mojo

Em*

This free scrapbooking design made with Smilebox

Happy B-day Audrey Hepburn / Cinco de Drinko 2010!

Let me first start by saying that yesterday was my love, Audrey Hepburn's birthday. Oh how I love her. "Breakfast at Tiffany's" is TRULY my favorite movie. I know I am a sappy, lovesick little girl inside who dreams of one day for her own happy ending but I just love the whole concept that she doesn't attach herself to anything, not love, not her cat which she brilliantly calls "Cat" and not to the past life she left behind when she headed to the BIG city lights of New York and dubbed herself Holly Golightly. She says, "If I could find a real-life place that made me feel like Tiffany's, then I'd buy some furniture and give the cat a name." WELL SAID! Anyway, just wanted to honor her because I LOVE her so much!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MISS AUDREY HEPBURN!

Oh and check out this shirt I found of her as a skeleton. I LOVED it!



Today is Cinco de Mayo which according to some, people don't even celebrate it in Mexico. Well being a smidgen Mexican, I honestly couldn't tell you but I CAN say that I celebrate every holiday, BIG, small, on the calendar, on MY calendar! Sometimes though I get a little out of hand. I take on some of the most challenging things just to make my gifts more personal when I give them. Usually this only applies to my brothers, my momma, and my nieces but THAT'S enough! Lol.

I started out by taking my monthly pictures of Mojo dressed in her festive garb. She of course always hates it but usually is a pretty good sport. I had to, what can I say! She didn't mind the hat so much nor the mini poncho, and she even played with the maraca but she did HATE the curly cues around her neck. I had to make the look more festive. Lol. I took quite a few shots but these are the ones I loved best. Enjoy!





I decided I would make homemade taquitos WITHOUT a crock pot! Talk about 8 hrs of my past 2 days I will never get back. Who knew that this task would take SO much preparation. It was worth it but geesh! I had to boil on slow heat 5 pounds of beef chuck roast for 4 hours each (pan). Then I made 4 cups of rice and a lot of beans. I also made 2 bowls of fresh guacamole and also some Margarita Delight cupcakes made with actual margarita mix and a mini bottle of tequila (YES TEQUILA). They were tasty! I also made little goody bags for my bros and a BEER for my momma!




Once I was done, I took off and dropped all of this at my casa for my bros and my momma. I HATE heat, traffic, and both on the same day! UGGHH! I got on the freeway only to exit off the 710 fwy to this drama!!


Got back around 3:30 p.m. and finished cooking for E and myself. When it was all said and done, I rewarded myself with some Tecates and gave Mojo some beef of her own! All in all, BUSY day. I enjoyed doing it but damn it, I don't know that I will start the process the day before next year..maybe a few days before ;-)



I think I may be buzzed--you think? lol

Hope everybody had a great day!

HAPPY CINCO de DRINKO!!

Em*