A night out with my honey

This past weekend Lamont and I went to a biker's party hosted by the Cut and Burn biker group. We went with a group of our friends and arrived to the Hilton ready to party. Now when we first heard it was a biker's party, we didn't know what to expect. Okay so do you remember that movie "Biker Boyz", well it was like a scene out of that. There were different biker groups representing with leather vests that donned there nicknames on it. It was a sold out event so the place was packed! There was alot of female bikers, that came wearing matching outfits. The most interesting one, was a group of girls that had on tuxedo jackets with the tails, white boustieres , white shorts. and tall white boots. Interesting is the only word I can say about that..... All in all it was a fun party. We danced, we laughed...we laughed at other people dancing.....j/k. Till next time.......

Happy Easter......a little late i know!

Well what can I say, that's how our family rolls. I've been meaning to come and post pictures of our Easter and talk about how much fun we had....but life happens. So here is the run down.

On Saturday we took the kids to our church's Easter Egg hunt. It was Ysabella's first time hunting for eggs, and it was so funny to watch her do so. After a couple of eggs she decided the ones in her basket were more interesting then the ones on the ground.

On Easter day we all put our Sunday best on and went to church. It was a great service, despite the fact that I was in the nursery the whole time. We came home and relaxed for a bit, before we headed off to a friend's house for dinner. The kids had another egg hunt, where the older children dominated. I had to help Bella and Mayson out or they would have ended up with nothing. We had a great time, and even better we were all together as a family. You can't ask for more then that!

A Surprise Worth the Drive

About a month ago my best friend's husband called telling me that he had won a trip to South Carolina with his company. I have been friends with them since '98 when we met in Puerto Rico while both our hubby's were in the Navy. We were both working at the Navy Relief Society and our love for talking turned into a great friendship. She had two girls that were the same ages as Anthonne and Aly and they all became instant friends too. We went everywhere together, the beach, the mall, the clubs. Our families were inseperable. So when it was time to leave PR we decided that Washington would be the best place to go, being that Sherry and Marty are from there. The next 3 1/2 years were wonderful. We felt like we had family there. Unfortunately the good times had to come to an end and we had to move across the country in 2003. It's been 2 years since we've seen them and when Marty made that call there was nothing that was going to stop me from seeing them! Thankfully Lamont was ablt to take leave and I drove 6 1/2 hours to South Carolina and surprised her.

I drove into downtown Charleston where Marty and Sherry were walking around. I parked my car in front of the visitor's center and Marty convinced Sherry to walk over there saying they were meeting some friends for a drink. As I was walking away from my car, Sherry spotted me. She said to Marty, "Hey that girl over there looks just like Lissa," Marty said, "Yea a little, but not really." So they continued to walk away, but I panicked! I hid behind someone elses car until I didn't see them anymore. Marty called my cell phone pretending to call his friends and asked where I was. I told him, "Hiding behind a car!" So he told me to go ahead and meet them in front of the visitor's center. As I approached them, Sherry points and tells Marty, "Look there's that girl I was telling you about that looks just like Lissa." All I heard was my name so I started nodding my head. It took her a few more minutes and then she realized that it was me. She came running towards me and we both hugged and cried! It was a wonderful moment. It didn't even feel like 2 years had gone by.

So for the next two days we just relaxed and enjoyed eachothers company. We lounged by the pool and drank all day on Wednesday and then on Thursday we had to say our goodbyes! I took them to the airport and with sadness said one last goodbye. I know it may sound dramatic, but it was really sad. It had been 2 years since we last saw eachother and now after 2 days we were going our separate ways again. When you have a friend that you can feel completely comfortable with, it's hard to see them walk away. We both live such busy lives that we often don't get the time to reconnect with one another. You have to hold on to those friendships that really mean something to you. Being a military family we see friends come and go, but it's the special ones that you don't let go.

*Kisses*

Not a Failure With Me

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Ok, so I went to go see Failure to Launch with my friend April last night and as you can tell by the second picture.....it was a joy to watch....*blushing* I was never a fan of Matthew, but after seeing him in this light, i'm reformed! The movie was very cute and MM and SJP worked really well as a couple. This would kind of fall into a chick flick, but I can see guys going to see it and having a few laughs. There is one scene that is a little disturbing and it involes Terry Bradshaw....those who have seen it are probably rolling around laughing at this point! So all in all I would say this is probably a 3.5 star movie. Not bad for a girl's night out movie, but also would be a good rental.

A Time to Replenish

Okay, so we finally got a night to go out and let our hair down, so to say. We don't get to go out that often as a couple, so when we do we appreciate the break. The club we went to is called Peabody's on the Oceanfront in Va Beach. It's a pretty decent place with a good variety of music and people. I don't think i've danced more in my life then I did last night! The club was having a MILF and DILF contest, for those few who may not know what that is....it's a Mother or Dad I Would Like to F... i'm sure you can fill in the blank on that one. Well Lamont and I played with the idea of it, because the prize was 250$ per person! But in the end we didn't get enough liquid courage to get us up there and the prize went to a mother of 7 and a 40 year old who happend to be a father of the 2 school-girl dressed dancers on stage! Yea, not sure if that had anything to do with it! It's an annual contest, so I told Lamont that hopefully next year I will be down to my goal weight and I will gain enough courage to get up on that stage and fight for that MILF prize! *nervous smile*

All in all I had a blast! Last night taught me alot. Not only do you need to take a break for yourself sometimes, but you need to take the time to find out what made you fall in love with your signifigant other in the first place. I was able to find that out last night. Lamont is fun loving with an infectious smile. We love to dance with eachother and most of all we know how to have fun together. It's nice to fall back in love with him after 11 years of marriage. We both needed to feel that again, and thankfully we did.

Welcome To My World!!

Welcome to my new site where I've decided to bring you all into my appropriately titled...Crazy Beautiful Life. Let me introduce myself for those who don't know me. My name is Mariaelissa but my friends call me Lissa. I am a 28 year old mom of four amazing, wonderful children. My husband felt that he hit the jackpot when he "gave" me 2 boys and 2 girls! Yes he stills brags about this to anyone who will listen. I'm not complaining because I ended up with 4 beautiful babies. Our babies are Anthonne who is 10, Alyxandrea is 8, Mayson is 4 and Ysabella is 13 mos. They attribute to the crazy and beautiful part of my life. My husband Lamont and I have been married for 11 years, we have one wild story about how we got together and the trials that we have been through, but I will have to save that story for another time. He is in the Navy and that has been very difficult. I once told my parents that I was never going to marry a military man. My dad was in the Army and I saw what my mom went through and I never wanted that. Yet I marry a man in the Navy, where they are gone for at least 6 months up to a year at times! Then I go and make 4 babies with him!!! And now I've decided to start my own photography business. I have always loved photography and never thought I could make it into a business until last year. I'm enjoying having something that is all mine!

Well that is just a small glimpse into my life. There is never a dull moment in my house, and I will share every gory detail with you!! *Smooches*