The new addition to the Aleman Clan- Oreo

After a bit of research on Petfiner.com we wanted to add a new addition to our family. We finally decided to go head and adopt another doggy this time from Friends Forever Rescue. Originally I wanted a Pug but the one I wanted to adopt, Hugsly, had already been adopted, so we decided to go head and adopt another breed.

On Saturday, Mario, Gaby and I went to the PetSmart by The Falls and saw 3 doggies together in one cage. Of course one of the puppies was very calm, sleeping and curled up. The other two were going crazy jumping, crying, barking- the works. Finally, Mario and I spoke about searching for other places that carried Pugs, but I wanted a puppy that day! It took me about 15 minutes to convince Mario about adopting Jack- the calm puppy.

I finally got the "Okay, fine fine this is going to be your Valentine's Day, Birthday, Anniversary, Christmas, New Years gift." Before he could change his mind I filled out the adoption application and got interviewed. Which let me mention I was SUPER nervous, the lady kept asking me questions and looking at my answers. At one point I thought she wasn't going to approve us, finally she said "Okay I don't see anything wrong". Those were the longest 10 minutes of my life! (I think I gave birth to Gaby faster than the time it took to interview us).

Gaby and Oreo
Right after we adopted Oreo- we were shopping for his food!

We went home with our little Jack and noticed we didn't like the name too much. Mario then decided to change his name to Oreo. Which is super cute since our other fur-baby is named Cookie!

The first night with Oreo was super rough, I felt like I had just come home from the hospital with a new baby. Oreo has adjusted very well to his new family and sister. He is very calm, loves to sleep, snoop around and doesn't like to chew on shoes. Which is a major PLUS!

We were told Oreo is a 3 month old mix between a Rat Terrier and a Miniature Pinscher, he is mostly black with white areas around his tiny tiny body.

Oreo's First Ride to his new home

Wedding Pictures

I can't believe it's going to be 3 months since Mario and I got married! It seems like it was yesterday. Last week I finally met up with my fabulous photographer Carmen from Studio by Carmen and saw the pictures with my mom ,dad (who wasn't able to make it to the wedding- health reasons) and Gaby. The pictures made me re-live my day all over again. Carmen and her hubby Favio captured moments that I forgot or I wasn't paying attention to.

In this post I would also like to give a BIG shout out to my good friend who took charge of all the details, from flowers, to linens, the cake, the decor, the center pieces. Ale and her hubby Carlos made everything possible. I don't think I can ever thank them enough for everything they did to make the day happen.

I also want to thank Justine from Fabulous Fetes for helping on the day of the wedding. Justine also made the menus, invitations and RSVP cards for us, which turned out beautifully. We actually became friends on TheKnot, then became gym buddies, now neighbors and finally I'm her second coordinator of her business! I love it! I know she is going to do great in her Wedding and Event Planning business. One word: FABULOUS!

Here are some pictures by Studio by Carmen:

The Aleman's

Est. 11.3.07

*A special shout out to a lovely friend with the big chi chi's, a chubby husband and an ugly doggie! *

HAPPY 2008!!!

I can't believe we are starting a NEW year!

How crazy was 2007? I got married to my high school sweet heart of 10 years, we moved into our new place, and we have made it through A LOT of storms. We only expect great things for 2008. We wish you all the best this year, may many of you have babies, start great jobs, travel to fabulous places, party hard and make tons of memories!

We actually went to Orlando with my mom, dad & our dog Cookie to spend some time with my older sister. It was great to see the kids play, argue, sing, dance and have a ball! It was a quite a trip! Barley making it to Downtown Disney to see the fireworks with only 15 minutes left until the new year! Note to self: Travel alone!

Yesterday- The clan actually went to Dolphin Mall and watched National Treasure (Good Movie) and Gaby got a brand new stroller in a hip new color and bad ass name! Then while taking a stroll in the Marshalls Home goods store we came across the section of picture frames and decor. You will never guess what we found! Not only have I NEVER seen such an item for sale but I had to share our new findings with you all! I must confess I did get super excited and this is the reason why I love pictures, taking pictures, random moments and my camera phone!!!!!!!!! Many of you might have read or have been told about a great story about a cool keyboard that for some reason or another has a sunflower on it.

(Note: I've been checking E-bay and no luck finding a Sunflower image on any keyboard)

Drum roll please..................... my new admiration for A-GIRASOL (A-Sunflower)

My First Post!

Welcome to the cRaZy world of the Aleman's where everyday seems to be an episode of
"Que Pasa U.S.A".

Where Dad: Mario struggles to make it to the top and open his own bar/ pool hall,
Mom: Brigitte works in the legal department for a french engineering firm for 3 years, drives 80 miles a day and tries not to kill her co-worker with his famous sunflower keyboard,
Daughter and Diva: Gaby goes to school to learn the ABC's and the 123's along with getting away with murder from her parents and yet still has the time to look fabulous!
We hope you enjoy our version of "Que Pasa cRaZy Aleman's"
Mom- Brigitte