Waiting

People see what the want to see. That's just how we all are. We fear what we don't understand and cherish everything we do. Why is it that we always remember what we want to forget, but forget what we want to remember? These memories are testing time and just like the stars, they're always in place, always accessible, always remembered. The things we don't want to remember haunt us, but so do the things we forget. Digging in our minds only uncovers the bad things we've done while the good things are harder to find. Why? Keep digging, they say. You'll find it. But you never do. You always remember something when you least expect it, or when you aren't even searching. The little things, a brush of wind, the scampering of squirrels, the distant laugh; all of these add up to a memory you are trying to find. The good ones are harder to remember because you forget the good things in life while concentrating on the bad; the NOW. It'll pass. Surely it will. But how long will it be before that smile crosses your face again? The laughter of the past always shines in the darkness. Memories keep us in the past while dreams sail us into the future. Those future memories, the ones that are waiting to be remembered even before they've happened, they haunt. They haunt because they can. They haunt us because we anticipate them. Will they be good? Will they be bad? Just wait and let them happen, then choose what to remember.

L O V E

I remember the first time I ever saw him it was seven years ago and I remember it as if it was only yesterday. I knew I wanted to spend forever with him. He is wonderful! He always knows how to make me laugh, sometimes he makes me cry, but he always knows how to make me feel like I’m one in a million. What we have is special it could never be forced with us it comes natural. He is always there for me through the good times and bad times, if I need him he never leaves my side. He is my best friend, my fiancé, and soon he will be my husband. I am so excited to spend the rest of my life with someone as wonderful as he is. Falling in love is not easy to do but we have fallen and we’re never letting go. No matter what we are always going to be there for each other until the end.

Life

I am tired, but not like a normal tired were you can sleep and get rest.

My mind is tired, I feel broken and complete all at the same time.
Could this be or am I going crazy.

I lost my grandma, my husband got a great job teaching, and my baby girl turned 5
ALL on the same day.

I want to scream, run, be there, cry, laugh.

What is the matter with me?

My emotions are being pulled every which way.
I want to be in control of my feelings, but I just cant.

I am feeling emotions I do not want to feel when I should be grieving,
and feeling emotions I do not want to feel when I should be happy.

I want to be calm like a ocean right before a storm.

I need, NO I WANT to feel free of my fears of being inconsiderate.

I have the right to be sad, glad, scared, and elated ALL at the same time, right?

Am I a bad person for still seeing the Good in my Life?

Love

Some Say Its a Mixture of Emotions

Some Say It Cannot Be Explained

I Wonder Why They Say That

Is It Because They Have Never Loved

Or have Never Been In Love

Te Od!o PeRo Te AmO aT tHe SaMe T!Me

You blew me away the first time i heard your voice I said to myself "Oh wow este chico tiene que ser Para mi" You were just perfect for me there was nobody else for me than you

Tu me hacias arastrar la cobija y me tenias cacheteando las banquetas Wow...eras mi cielo, mi sol, mi luna y las estrellas, Eras mi pan de cada dia...

Te ame tanto que hasta porti pense matarme cortarme las venas Lo dejaria todo porque you would be with me right this moment pero no lo estas y te odio por eso

If only you could have been more patient and had valued me like i deserve You would have been so happy with me and not kept away from this world

Me duele decirlo pero te odio, te odio como nunca Te odio porque como tu nunca encontrare a alguien mas Te odio because you didn't know how to value me for who i was Porque no me pudiste esperar Te odio por ser como eres

Pero lo que odio mas es... AMARTE

Because i can't help who to love and although you were never here for me physically you were always here emotionally and mentally Y por eso TE ODIO

Pues me ensenaste todo pero no me ensenaste a olvidarte Te odio con la misma pasion y fuerza con la cual te AMO Pero tengo que olvidarte

I am from...

I am from a family full of drama

They tend to be loud and annoying

Sometimes I can't stand them!

But would die without them!

I am from I don't care what others think

I am from treat me as

You would like to be treated

I am from sleeping in on weekends

Hanging out with friends

Horseback riding and enjoying life

I am from a Mexican family

Moms home made rice and tortillas

Huapangos, corridos, and family bbq's

I am from jeans and t-shirts

Flip flops and vans

Being comfortable and confident

I am from competing with siblings

Being successful in life

Achieving my goals

I am from knowing that everything

Happens for a reason

I am from speak-from the heart

I am me and forever will be ME!

EL AMOR DE MI VIDA

A ese que desde el momento en que existe
ya nunca vuelves a dejar de sentirlo,
a ese gran amor,
que desde el primer instante
que lo tienes entre tus brazos
nunca mas puedes dejar de amar,
a ese gran amor
que vez día con día crecer,
que cuando oyes su voz por primera vez
todo lo demás no importa,
todo es bello,
a ese gran amor,
que en las buenas y malas
tu estas con él,
a ese amor que te hace sentir
la mujer mas feliz
y la mas orgullosa del mundo,
a ese amor que solo puede sentir una mujer,
a ese amor que con el paso del tiempo
me ha enseñado a madurar,
si aunque a veces este amor me hace enojar,
llorar por como se porta también
fue este amor el que mi hizo llorar de felicidad
cuando por primera vez su boquita dijo: MAMA.
Si a mi gran amor,
a este amor verdadero,
a esta clase de amor que jamás termina,
a este amor que es de por vida...

My Romo- by Natalie Cantu

small marble eyes.....cute button nose
sharp little teeth.....likes biting toes
furry little bundle.....smelly little paws
runs like a rabbit.....scratches with his claws
long sticky tongue.....hyper little man
chews on all the sandals.....likes to chase vans
wiggles his tail.....loves to eat
drinks a lot of water.....thinks he cant be beat
messes up everything.....scratches his ears
worse than a two year old.....cant get near
sleeps like a person.....spoiled little Yorkie
bites me during the nite.....acts a little corky
loves to run around.....never gets tired
friendly little puppy.....always gets admired

Writing Pedagogy Blog

The most important thing that I learned from this activity was how to teach a child to write, I learned that they do not know how to put ideas in order and that I as a teacher will have to help them, but not tell them that they are doing it wrong, we as teachers have to find a way to let them know how they can improve their work. I also learned that writing with a child can be fun, you imagine things like they do, it is like if for a while, you become a kid again and start thinking of all kinds of ideas to put in this fiction story.

Una vida nueva!

Como cambia la vida,

cuando encuentras esa persona perfecta todo cambia, empieza un nuevo capitulo, lleno de emociones, deciciones, y de amor.

es tiempo de creser y de ser responsable y crecer como persona.

Porque de ahora en adelante

juntos haremos una nueva vida!

Dark Love

Their's no sun it's like dark.
Dark in the wild of my heart,
Knowing I lost you in the dark
And no sunlight to bright it up
It's so sad but just a fact
I had you once but lost you twice.

Love By Olga Alejandro

A Glace At once Eyes

Love's on the sight

One moment to realize

The loves on his eyes

A life to share

An eternerty to remember

A Glace At once Eyes

Beuty of Life

As wE continue our JournEy through lifE,
do wE stop for a MomEnt to contiplatE
the bEuty of lifE?
ArE wE cought up in this disposablE sociEty?
what wE dont nEEd wE throw away
disrEgarding thE harm wE might causE
lifEs bEuty onE day.
God crEated this world for us to carE
not to turn it slowly into dispair.
So as your day goEs by, plEasE noticE the bEatiful sky.
As you drivE by, plEase noticE thE grEEn trEEs waving
Hi!
lEts takE timE out of our busy livEs
to contiplatE thE
bEuty of lifE.

A Reflection On Life

Life is unpredictable and you never know what's going to happen next. It's just a long journey that's full of obstacles that we all have to take. A journey that will have many ups and downs, but it's up to you to stand tall. Don't give up when you have your first fall! Just learn from your mistakes. Life can be perceived as a mountain. A mountain that will have many boulders standing in your way and the higher you climb, the harder it gets. It's up to you to find a way to surpass these obstacles. So don't give up! We only live once, so take advantage of it.

"Desde La Distancia"

Temando un ABRAZO
Por sientes FRIO
Una SONRISA
Por si te encuentras TRISTE
Un angel para que te CUIDE
Pero sobre todo este MENSAJE
Para que nunca me OLVIDES!

  What is FRIENDSHIP in Reality?

wHaT bRiNgS yOu uP wHeN yOu aRe dOwN

ThE lOvE tHaT yOu HaVe fOr EaCh OtHeR

wHeN yOu kNoW sOmEoNe Is tHeIr fOr yOu aLl tHe tImE

                                                                               WhEn FRIENDS aReN't JuSt "FrIeNdS"

                                                    FRIENDSHIP Is wHeN tHeY aRe tHeRe fOr yOu UNCONDITIOALLY

HIJA

Eres La Luz y La Esperanza mas GRANDE que puede existir.
Eres lo mas Bello que me pudo occurrir.
Jamaz pense tenerte en Mi,
y cuando al fin te tuve.......FORTALEZA uvo en Mi.

Myself

I no longer walk in fear nor with tears
I no longer walk in dark nor with doubt
I've found my path
I've found myself
I've found my savior

Aryellah by Vaness Guerra

ARYELLAH

As I see her grow

I see how both of our eyes glow

It seems so difficult at times

But I know everything will be just fine

I can't imagine my life without her

She means the world to me

And without her I just cannot be

College: Mother and Daughter

Sitting here I think and wonder

why I didn't come to college right after

highschool, I waited and waited thinking

its never to late, and then its like time

just flew, I'm happy at times that

I waited cause now I'm in college

with my one and only daughter

but I'm unhappy cause twenty

years just went by, Did I wait to

long?

Only time will tell..........

October

October

fall is here
colors change
orange and brown
is what we see around
pumpkins and trick or treat
and nothing but good things to eat

STRENGTH

I FELT I WAS A PILLAR
UNBREAKABLE
STRONG

WHO KNEW THE CRACKS WITHIN
CAN'T KEEP TOGETHER

PIECES...
PIECES OF ME
ONE STRONG, LIKE I ONCE WAS
ONE WEAK, AS I AM NOW

MENDING MY WOUNDS
FIXING MY CRACKS

PREVENTING THE CRACKS HE MAY ONE DAY ENDURE

My Goodbye....

It’s really hard to say goodbye
I don’t really want to leave you
But now she found your heart
And must my soul
stay away from you forever…

What we shared was a special secret
But deep down I’ve lost your heart
So now I have to go away forever
For you will be happy and I will be lost.

A Pocket full of Trees...

I love to hug trees. I'd hug them right now, but I'm not. Curious eyes will start to stare, perhaps chuckle, and I'm not one to entertain. Besides, I'd probably stumble over something and try to catch my own fall with some minor cussing. Who knows-but I'm clumsy as hell, and not a lot of people know that. Anywho, about these trees...with the many I see around here with the exception of the trio that live before me-Panam could have more. My mom says that I have a 'pocket full of trees', because I seem to love them so. If Bella (my dog; my daughter; my pit; my head tilter) could talk back, she'd probably tell me to feed her more and not be daydreaming over a tree. I'm glad she doesn't...she's the bonecrusher afterall, and who knows what the outcome would be.
The sound of water is sooooo relaxing...almost seductive-well, extremely sexy. The closer I am to the sound, the more I feel relaxed. Oh my, the music I now hear-the trombone. What a fascinating insturment indeed. The bass-sounds as if the trombone is playing games with the H2O I hear splashing. If I were barbaric-wait!...sometimes I am...but what if I were feeling like unleashing my inner barbaric-ness, I'd rip off my clothes like a beast and throw myself in this water, without a care in the world. Now I must tinkle....
So, I'm back and I now hear a guitar. I only heard it for a short while, but the water-still very soothing. I saw a woman with silver hair pass by with a huge suitcase. She's probably carrying a dead body in there. I'm waiting for the guitar sound to distract me, because I feel like jumping into that little circle of water with no clothes-no cotton. Ugh, I don't like being around a couple of love birds. Okay, she likes you-you like her- so just kiss and jet. And this guitar sound-sounds too churchy. I told the guy playing it-he smiled. What a great...quick distraction-this group of young men-music men. They seem interesting. One of them had long wavy hair, looked like hundreds of tattoos, and a Pink Floyd tee shirt on. he was remarkably quiet. I figured he bust out into heavy metal mode, release his tied hair, and start head banging. He didn't. Another guy looked as if he was one of the members of the Big Bad VooDoo Daddy. He wasn't. He laughed pretty funny-made me chuckle. You know, I like musical fellas-they sing to me. Whatever the genre-I appreciate it. Even in this case-the churchy sound, mixed with a slight sound of country and classical-all worth absorbing while I sit here listening to the water splash.

LlEgAsTe

Al fin llegaste a mi vida,
Para llenarla de alegria.
Anterior todo era tristeza,
Pero ahora todo es belleza.

Fruits of the Earth

The Peace of the gentle breeze;
The blueness of the sky;
The love of the earth;
The longing in people's eyes.

The gentleness of the butterflies;
Being free in the air;
The meekness of the grass;
Below all and bare.

The temperance of the tree trunk;
Baring the load of the weight;
The humbleness it has for the tree;
Being perfect mates.

Aun sin Conocerte

Guadalupe Tijerina

Aun sin conocerte te llegue a querer
Aun sin conocerte te senti en mi
Mi Corazon latia junto al tuyo de alegria
La esperanza de verte y tenerte en mi latia
El dia que te perdi, de dolor y angustia yo tambien moria
Como fue no lo se…. un gran hueco dejaste en mi
Te perdi, te llore, porque aun sin tenerte te llegue a querer.

Las Chicas guapas de Pan Am

Guadalupe Tijerina




Las chicas guapas de Pan Am, they are tall, slender güeras.
Some wear tennis shoes, others high heels.
Some wear jeans, others short vestidos
Las chicas guapas de Pan Am, walk around with an expression on their face that says “Stop what are you doing, and look at me”
They laugh, they smile.
Others talk on their phone for a while.
Las chicas guapas de Pan Am, like channel glasses and channel purses.
They care only for fashion and whatever is going.

A visit outside

I really enjoyed being outside for class today. The setting brought a sense of peace to my mind. Being away from the classroom setting brings my mind to an ease. It was also a beautiful day. The location was very peaceful. We were all sitting outside under three huge trees that gave off plenty of shade. This gave me time away from my worries at home.