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About Me

I married the love of my life after 13 years!!!Our son Mason was born on May 5th 2007, and we are so in love with our little boy!! He is a true gift to us. I have a wonderful family who have supported and loved me me all my life and make me the person that I am today. And, now, I have a "new" family (the Endrigas) whom I love! I have the greatest friends in the world who have added much laughter,love, good times and some unforgettable memories to my life. I work hard and am proud of what I have accomplished in my career, but now that I have gotten older and am starting a family with my husband,priorities have changed and I refuse to let work encompass me or my life. My husband, my child and family and friends ARE my life and nothing will ever change that Get Your Own! | View Slideshow

My Interests

Spending time with my husband Rodney, family and friends. Faith in God. Shopping, shopping and even more shopping (then usually feeling guilty after I do!), eating and even more eating (especially desserts, thanks to my sweet tooth), working out at the gym, watching my LAKERS, watching TV (Friends is my ultimate favorite show, but I'll watch all kinds of different shows), I'M A COFFEE ADDICT (Starbucks!), traveling/seeing new places, I like studying and learning about all kinds of different stuff, love browsing throught bookstores, but otherwise I just like to lay low and enjoy as much free time as I can get.

I'd like to meet:

I would have loved to meet Florence Nightengale and Mother Theresa. The Rock (of course, have YOU SEEN THE GUY?). I'd love to meet the cast of FRIENDS as well.

Music:

R&B, slow jams, Raggae, some hip-hop

Movies:

I like different types, but prefer love stories and/or romantic comedies. I love a good comedy!!

Television:

FRIENDS is my all time favorite ever! I have the entire 10 season collection!! I also like Everybody Loves Raymond, Desperate Housewives, Sex and the City. I loved Dawson's Creek (YES!! No Joke!) American Idol. Of course the nurse in me loves ER and HOUSE, Grey's Anatomy is the BEST show EVER!

Books:

Men Are from Mars Women are From Venus, A Walk to Remember & A Bend in the Road (Nicholas Sparks novels), Chicken Soup for the Soul Books, The Five People You Meet in Heaven, books related to faith and God, self improvement/spiritual books

Heroes:

My family (parents and brother), my new husband Rodney (my computer hero since I am so computer illiterate) and Florence Nightengale for paving the way to my current career!

My Blog

Balancing motherhood and a career

Well, I have gone back to work. It was hard, I kept thinking of my lil boy the whole time. I really am learning how tough it is to balance a career and motherhood.......I am grateful for my job and ho...
Posted by Gemmalin on Thu, 06 Sep 2007 08:08:00 PST

Going back to work!!!!

Well, cant believe that my maternity leave is ending :( I am headed back to work on Tues Sept 4th (after Labor Day). I have loved being able to spend all day with my lil baby boy Mason. Now, I h...
Posted by Gemmalin on Thu, 30 Aug 2007 11:27:00 PST

Update!

Our little boy turned 2 months old last Thurs. Gosh it went by so fast already! I have been out from work since mid April. I will prob go back end of August. Geez cant believe thats next month already...
Posted by Gemmalin on Fri, 13 Jul 2007 04:52:00 PST

Our little boy has finally arrived!!!

Our son Mason Donovan Endriga has arrived! He was bon May 5, 2007 at 355am. He was 7 pounds 6 ounces, 20 3/4 inches long. I started to have contractions late Friday night on May 4th but after mon...
Posted by Gemmalin on Fri, 11 May 2007 11:30:00 PST

Our little one is coming soon!!

Well, here I am 6 1/2 months pregnant and getting bigger and bigger by the minute. This pregnancy stuff is not easy, esp as you get closer to the due date! I feel like I am carrying a 25 pound basketb...
Posted by Gemmalin on Fri, 02 Mar 2007 05:51:00 PST

ITS A BOY!!!!!!!

Well, just to let you all know...we had an ultrasound done this past Friday and found out we are having a baby BOY!!! Of course, Rodney was ecstatic. He's one happy daddy! We are very excited! Everyth...
Posted by Gemmalin on Wed, 03 Jan 2007 11:24:00 PST

Baby news!!!!

Well, if you guys havent already heard, we are expecting a new little arrival to our new family! Yes, I am pregnant. Going on 15 weeks now....Yes, we didnt wait too long after the wedding! Pretty much...
Posted by Gemmalin on Sun, 19 Nov 2006 10:49:00 PST

Less than one month away!

I cannot believe our wedding is less than one month away!! Yikes! Thanks goodness mostly everythng is taken cared of already, but still lots of little details to deal with!! I cant wait to just ...
Posted by Gemmalin on Thu, 08 Jun 2006 10:19:00 PST

wedding update

well, just a lil update...our weding is set for July 1, 2006. We've booked the church and reception site, now its just planning all the rest of the details. Needless to say, its quite a lot of work pl...
Posted by Gemmalin on Tue, 30 Aug 2005 09:07:00 PST

WE'RE ENGAGED!!!

Some big news: Rodney and I are FINALLY engaged! We were on vacation in New York and he proposed to me on top of the Empire State Building! Ohhhh how romantic!! Hehehe! Needless to say I wasn't quite ...
Posted by Gemmalin on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST