January 2016

Happy New Year 

I welcome 2016 with open arms :) only seeing positive things in  our future :)  Today was a much needed LAZY day :) after laying it down at 6am today I have been LAZY all day :) 

got this in :) We spent the day watching the rocky movies  :)  Rocky 1,2,3&4.  we are getting ready for Creed so I needed the back story again :)
Then on the 2nd we enjoyed another Clipper game with the Burells :) We had such a good time :) Premiere access to everything is the only way we do things these days :)

Then last minute we decided to sneak away to Laughlin.  Our neighbors go every year and we decided to join them this year :) it was a good playoff weekend and we didn't come back big winners :S but thats ok :)

On our vacay he had to get his steak in so we went to his favorite spot out there :) I SO over indulged in the buffets and throughly enjoyed it :)       So I need to keep my activity level up.   I came back at an OK weight around 140 so no complaints over here :) my new jeans still fit :) I dropped a size back in October and those jeans still fit :)
Then the following weekend we were busy little bees but I like to try to get everything in :) Brandon had been sick as a dog :S So we had to reschedule an important meeting :S #Ihatethistimeoftheyearforhisbusiness:S
So, on Saturday we spent the day at the Schumann residence and enjoyed the playoff games and some really good jambalaya :) thanks Jamal for everything :) lets see when I actually try the recipe :)
then on Sunday we watched some more football games at home and had friends over :) Thanks Michelle and Andrew for coming over :) We had a GREAT time :)
Then back to a regular week :S and Ive had a stiff as heck neck for the past month :S I need a deep tissue massage so I need it to warm up so I can hit up Glen Ivy.  on MLK day I spent the day with my parents :) they massaged my neck and gave me a warm neck pillow that I had to go invest in because I SO needed it:S
Brandon has been SO sick :) poor guy :( this sickness took him out completely :S we even had to go to the doctors and everything :S I've never seen him SO bad :S but thankfully he got better and we were able to enjoy the playoffs :) There weren't any games on Saturday so we got that important appointment in :) well see what Uncle Sam takes from us this year :S I HATE him :S Then we spent the day with my bro Sean and our god son Isaiah :) Such a good time hanging out with the little man :) Then that day we planned to get together for the playoff games on Sunday ) We are SO last minute planners :S we had no set plans but that quickly changed :S like the night before while hanging out we planned it :) We are SO last minute :S it will be interesting to see what we do for Super Bowl :S no set plans yet :S I only know 1 thing for sure :) #ThanksforcomingoverSean&Andrew

Still on my workout grind :) I like being an active person :) I decided to do this 1x a month this year :) so the last week of the month I did this :) It is SO much easier to do it when he's not home :) It was HARD this time :S I don't remember it being so hard the last time I did it :S I missed chewing it wasn't that I was hungry :S I started off at 142.8 ended at 139.8 so a 3 pound difference :) ill take it :) I think I'm a 140 girl so I need to get over the 135 and embrace my natural curves :) just still trying to tighten it all up :)
The garden is still coming along wonderfully :) A lot died this winter :S but we also got a little something out there :S Our orange tree finally produced us with some yummy oranges this year :) our lemon tree has produced ALOT and is still producing :) we have only 1 collard stock out there :S this spring I will plant more :) our bell pepper tree is giving us bell peppers as is our Jalapeño tree :) the only thing bad about natural Jalapeños is that they are SO hot :S our strawberry tree has been producing here and there but is looking good now :) natural strawberries are SO good :) its like a strawberry with powdered sugar on it :) we also have potatoes growing out there :) our tomato trees are still there :S I'm hoping this spring they come back into full affect :) I also plan to plant some lettuce this spring and maybe some cucumber again too :)
This year/month has been good to us :S the only thing hard about this month is seeing how SAD my parents are with my brothers deployment :S I try to stay positive because at least we got to see him for christmas before he left :S but they have been SO sad :S I try not to think about him being out of the country :S being out of state is one thing & out of the country is another :) his family in Texas is trying to stay strong until he comes back safely :) #militarylife:S
its been a rough month for the man :S he totally isn't himself and just seems to be in a lot of pain :S he just lays there and cries some days its devastating :S  He's thankfully starting to do a little bit better and we trick him to tacking his meds LOL

I bought these decorations for the house :) I LOVE them :) they are so true :) all you need is a dog and love and it has been so hard watching this dog be so miserable :S 

In the mist of all this the hubby surprised me and called me last minute and told me to get ready that we were going to a Laker game :) #wonderfulsuprise:) We have been SO fortunate that we attended 3 Raider football games last year 2 Clipper games and 1 laker game so far this year :)#beyondblessed#enjoyinglife:)

We got to enjoy the game with the Schumann family :) 

Of course we had premiere access to everything :) the hubby wouldn't have it any other way :) 

At the end of the month I was blessed and found out that I am going to be an aunt again :) another monster to join the family :) So happy and SO excited :) it is something my brother has to look forward too when he gets back from his deployment :) Kid # 3 is on its way :) Glad y parents are excited and happy too :) 

Its been an eventful and blissful entry into 2016 so hopefully we are able to keep this going :) Stay blessed people and stay just enjoying life :) thats what I'm doing :) being a housewife has grown on me :) I'm not missing work, just the social aspect of it all, not the work at all :) Looking forward to an event full year and becoming a great aunt and aunt agin this year :) #BEYONDBLESSED#LOOKINGFORWARD:)

December 2015

Well its the end of the year :( but as you can see by all my post i've had a very eventful year :) I believe next year will be enjoyable as well and life changing :) We shall see what the future holds :) 

Its the beginning of the month and its this Angels birthday :) she's 21 years old on 12/1/15 :) but, we are not going to party like we are rock stars when she comes home for christmas #wedidntgettoseeherforthanksgiving:S because yes she is pregnant :) go ahead and be in shock cause I think I still am :S its something that I am still trying to process :S not only did my brother have a kid already my niece is about to have one too :S still in disbelief :S but like it or not I have to get ready because the new bundle of joy will be here in March :) 

 12/1/15 my thoughts are with my niece as she is celebrating away from home but also with my cousins in Arizona :) My cousins 2nd bundle of joy is coming today :) #prayers #theyshareabdaynow:)

This month has been extremely eventful and Santa came to visit us early this year :) I've been a really good girl :) he replaced my washer & dryer, which was much needed :S its been a hassle to wash close in my house :S So we SO took advantage of the black friday deals and were able to replace ours :) washing is no longer a headache, its SO easy and actually enjoyable now :) Brandon has been a good boy too :) he's totally on this health kick which is fine with me :) So, he bout himself a treadmill :) I was in shock :S but he got a really good deal :)

new Samsung washer & dryer #bargain:) 

his new baby :) Our garage is a full on gym now :) No excuses :)

he got a hell of a deal on this too :)

Im still on my workout grind and came up with a few new years resolutions :) I gave up coffee 2 years ago cold turkey, I drink hot chocolate now to warm me up on these cold mornings :) its been really COLD we went from extreme heat to freezing temperatures in California.  No real fall weather.  I am also going to limit my carb intake and try to reduce my rice intake which will be hard since I am cuban and rice goes with a lot of meals :S No more soda for this girls either :) I don't drink to much soda anyways I usually opt for lemonade or water when I am out and about so this shouldn't be too hard.  The workout accountability group is doing ok.  i still post stuff and keep myself accountable for my workouts :) I just wish everyone else would do the same :S If you want to join the group let me know  :) its a free workout support group where you just have to hold yourself accountable for your workouts ;) 

Santa thought we are the best people ever cause he surprised us completely :) on Friday 12/4/2015 Brandon called and informed me that he was trying to buy us plane tickets to Oakland cause his work friends have a suite and invited us to go to the game :) but of course trying to get last minute plane tickets was not happening :S and we had to many things going on Saturday :S We had a very important appointment to go to and Saturday evening and I was hosting a holiday party with some very important ladies :) So, we had to buckle down and do that 6 hour drive :S it does not compare to the bus trip last month :) that was well worth it :) the drive was no fun :S but we did it :) all for the love of the game and being a true fan :) 3x this year we attended a game :) incredible :) His friends had GREAT tickets :) we had VIP access to everything :) we got there around 10:30am cause we left at the butt crack of dawn :) he drove there :) we tailgated for a while then headed in :) I was in AWE...it was all amazing :) they have remodeled the coliseum a little bit since the last tine we had a suite 8 years ago :) the suite area was plush :) I loved not having to wait in a line to use the restroom and they had TVs and bars everywhere :) it was off the chain and well worth the drive :S So glad we buckled down and did it :) 

Then we had to drive home after the game :S it was a BITCH but worth it :) I drove most of the way back :) my anxiety kills me especially about having to drive at night :S but self talk was SO helpful and I did it :) we got home safely :) We didn't get home until about 12:30 and B had to be at work at 6am and I had a medical appointment at 1:30.  So we rested :) thankfully he can operate on little to no sleep but i'm a different story :S I need my rest :) So after my medical procedure that was supposably not a big deal we had a lazy evening at home :) I SO needed it and deserved it after all I had to endure this weekend  :) overall it was a great weekend :) B kept on telling me this is a glimpse into our future :) which I can see and dig :) it was an awesome experience :) the drive not at all but it is a doable drive and if you have a heart like we do for the game you would do it too :)

 Brandons co-worker my new friends :) #awesomepeople:) to bad we lost the game :( but it was a GREAT experience :)

Suite view :) we enjoyed the game from up here in the suite :) I can see myself doing this more often in the future :)
Then we had another surprise in the middle of the month :) we have been really good people :) It was Brandons BFFSs birthday and she wanted to go to a Clipper game :) So, we went to a clipper game :) Spent the evening at LA live and then had premier access into the game :) it was plush as well :) We enjoyed it so much we decided we are going back on 1/2/2016 for sure :) we are planning to make a day out of it :) it was also a GREAT experience :) We are ending the year on such a high :) I see this carrying over to next year :) we can only go up from here :)

We enjoyed the clipper game with these fabulous people :)
Happy Birthday Mrs. Wendy XOXO :)

Sweat shot :) In front of the Staples Center :)

Couple shot :)

Couple shot inside the game :)
Then I hosted a baby shower for my niece and we had a good turn out :) We were SO surprised my brother even came into town for the holidays :) So we had a blast and tons of cousin time :)

My brother & his family at the baby shower :)

I LOVE her theme :) it is elephants :) This is the wonderful cake my mom's friend made :)

US :)

This is the best picture I have of my sister and all the girls :S

Great Grandparents shot :)

This little monster had a GREAT tine hanging out with his grandfather :)

Then we went to the disney on ice show :) We had a BLAST :) Then I got a little nifty and decided to be crafty with the kids.  So we made Christmas tree brownies which they did a good job decorating :) Then we had this gingerbread house that was a complete mess :S So I had to opt to just give the kids pieces of the gingerbread and to go at it :) We also made reindeer lollipops :) they are cute and simple :) gotta love pinterest :)

Family shot at the Disney on Ice show :)

Cousin time :) The gils were shocking up Joey :)

Me & my Ellie Belllie

We got down in the kitchen :)

We had a fabulous christmas :) I hope everyone else did to :) Then the day after christmas B had a work function to attend :) it was his works holiday party at IPIC theaters is Pasadena :) this is the 2nd time we have gone to the movies here :) since the first time we went to the movies here we haven't gone back to a regular theater.  You can't after going here and spoiling yourself :) RF10 is the company he is working with and they are SO legit :) We saw Star Wars and it was a good movie :) I'm not a big star wars fan :S but it was still ok :) GREAT way to have a holiday party :) this theater is plush :) I haven't gone back to a regular theater yet but with all my xmas gift cards to the movies and having to see Creed like the rest of the word I have to go back to a regular theater, which is fine :)

IPIC theaters=Date Night/ Work function :)

Ita the end of the month, so end of the year, and I feel fine :) I didn't really have new years resolutions last year, which is fine :) All year i just continued to work on myself, keep the house up and stay active :) So, overall I've accomplished my goals :) I have the same new years resolutions/goals for next year.  No more soda, limiting my carb intake, continuing to work on myself, stay active and keep the house up :) So not to hard at all :) We had a FABULOUS new years :) Enjoyed the night and brought in 2016 at the Burrell House :) Enjoyed a few games and GREAT company.  Overall, it has been a GREAT year no complaints :) Goodbye 2015 you were good to use :) Hello 2016 we await and embrace all you have to offer :)

Happy New Year everyone :)