February 2016

Today is an exciting and sad day :) it is 2/3/2016 and we are getting out of  Dodge :) going to Alabama for Mardi Gras :) Such an exciting time :) its a new family tradition :) we plan to go every year now :) this is our 2nd year in a row :)

Its great that our trip for Mardi Gras also landed on Super bowl weekend :) We had a great time doing it all :) We SO enjoyed seeing the family :) We had our share of waffle house and home cooked fried food :) We always get church in when we go down south :) I LOVE it :) GREAT sermon :)
2/3/2016 before we got out of dodge we had to lay Man down to rest :S it was the hardest decision ever :S but we had to do it :S So, we finally did after going to the Vet 3 times.  He is one of the best dogs EVER :) truely mans best friend.  He was just in bad shape :S he couldn't hold any food down, couldn't get up on his own and was limping A LOT :S we said we would never have a dog living in misery so we did it :( still was the hardest thing EVER :S he's playing with his brother Bear.  All dogs go to heaven.

The Man
Mans best friend :)

Photo op with Granny :) Williams family :)
Franklin Street Baptist Church
Then we got back home & back too our regular routine which didn't consist of anything :S
I had crafts to do with the kids but those plans got cancelled but I still did some things for B :) I bought him a frame with a love saying on it :) made him gifts :) A lottery bouquet and a bucket of cheap date ideas :) We werent big winners and well see when we embark on our first date :) I bought him a stout and made him a cake :) I like being crafty :)

That weekend we went to the Riverside Black History parade/ car show :) it was cool :) totally an experience :S can't believe we went from Mardi Gras to this :S 

 We had lunch at Heros in Riverside with the Burrell family to end our day :)

Then I got to go baby shopping with my mom & sister :) we had a fun filled day and got all our shopping in for a GREAT bargain :) we got all this stuff & didn't have to pay much at all thankfully :) we had tons of coupons & went on a good sale date :) we are so bargain shoppers :) I don't do anything these days without a coupon 

We are such bargain shoppers :) we got a hell of a deal on all this stuff :) 

I got another date night in like I usually do on the weekends :) I am SO blessed & spoiled :) On the Border Restaurant has picked there game up to :) totally an  enjoyable menu :)

Then my cousin and BFF came over and I enjoed the day with them.  I got my 1st hike of the 52 hike Challenge in and I was SO excited :) I decided to challenge myself this year and have been bummed I haven't gotten any in until now :) it was a GREAT girls days :) we enjoyed GREAT girl time on our hike and ended with a fabulous brunch that was much needed after our 2 hour hike :)

Etiwanda trails 2 hour hike so glad I got this in :)

Then we got to attend Coopers 1st birthday party :) such a CUTE kid :) and was GREAT seeing everyone :) Happy Birthday Cooper :)

Coopers 1st Birthday Party :) had a BLAST :)

Then I went on hike number 2 out of 52 :S with my friend Michelle :) it is always an experience with her and I love that being with her pushes me :) she loves to push me :S and I may be bitching & complaining the whole time but I love it too :) She motivates me :) We found a new loop in Chino hills that was 2.1 miles but we added to it for the day and did 4 miles :) We both love to be active :)

Overall this is my month of February in review and I plan on staying active in March :) and my diet has been ok as well :) Ive been doing a good job staying away from soda and I have no complaints when it comes to lint :) My diet welcomes all the fish :)

Yummy fish dinner I whipped up :) Fish, asparagus and baked red potatoes :) all recipes has been doing me right :) I LOVE that app :)

My month in review, i plan  to pick it up in March :) I like to stay active :) nothing better to do and I have tons of time to kill :)

Im obviously taking a break from Facebook.  Ive just made a conscious effort to not post as often and not check it as often either :) Im doing OK :)

So now we are into March :) time just keeps flying bye :S In some respects I'm like slow down time  and in others I'm ok with it flying bye a lot to look forward too, like the return of my brother from deployment, the birth of a new niece / nephew and a couple of other things that I'm working on ;)

This month has been good :) I had a girls day/night that ended early :S  Brandon went to a bachelor party so I had the girls over :) he did his thing & I did mine :) :S We hiked, made a yummy homemade brunch, went to a baby shower ate pizza made the oreo brownies and watched part 1 of magic mike :) we had a GREAT time :) it was cut short though :S my niece went into labor so I had to take off :S me and the fam bam made a 12 hour drive 10.5 hours :) we made it in time for the birth of Cyrus Mohammed-Rida Hazzouk :) he is PRECIOUS  we left at 2am and made it there by 2:30pm and he was born at 5:06pm :)

Ive done this hike 2x now :) I like it :) time to keep exploring new trails though :)

Brandon took the train to enjoy himself in LA at the bachelor party :) I had to drop him off and we had to part ways :S

This oreo brownie is so yummy its worth all the calories :) I would SO suggest it :)

the prince and I :) he was 19 inches long and weighed 6.12lbs

The prince and his Great Grandparents :) my parents are so blessed to have witnessed this :)

My niece and the prince :) she did GREAT and had a good natural labor :)

 my dad & I with the Prince :) my dad so took in every second :)

the Grandma and the prince :) she is a Glam-mom and looks wonderful :)

 on his way home :) its incredible he looks big in here and then there is this :S

This thing looks HUGE for him :S he will grow into it :)

Ive taken a break from Facebook at first it was rough but not so bad anymore :) I just post everything here now to keep myself posted & up to date on all my life events :)

SO, since we spent some days apart we enjoyed our weekend and took this bitch out LOL thats here technical name :) but she is one of the best dogs :) we take here everywhere :) she did ok except for her occasional moments :S she SO has a soul of a rot :) she was trying to get into fights with dogs bigger then here :S she is such a nerd :)

On March 14th I also decided to celebrate Maleventines day as a thank you to Brandon for all he does :) SO, I did what I always do, I cleaned up and made him dinner :) Made his favorite :) Steak, Greens, mashed potatoes and watergate salad for dessert :) It was GOOD and I believed he enjoyed it :)

 New Garden Design

The garden is coming along wonderfully :) I LOVE that it is producing :) Brandon gave me a great idea and I ran with it :) I had other labels that I made out of rocks that I got from my friend Monica, but he was saying to be clearer use the wall and chalk, so I did and I LOVE how it turned out :) The strawberry tree is producing wonderfully, as is our bell pepper and jalapeño trees.  Our papaya tree has 2 full on papayas growing and a bunch of other seeds.  We only have 1 bundle of greens out there :S but that will change :) I will be planting more :) we added squash out there and I planted a new cherry tomatoes tree.  I can't wait for it to start producing :)

We bought this pear tree last month and it was brown and damn near dying :) but it has leaves now and is looking lively :) Cant wait till it gives us some pears :)

Fresh squeezed OJ is the best :) we only drink fresh OJ these days, our neighbors tree has so many oranges and they are hanging over to our yard so I pick them :) our lemon tree still has a bunch of lemons on it and our orange tree is going to have A LOT of Oranges this year hopefully :) it has a lot of flowers and I see it producing I just hope they stick :)

She is SO spoiled like I said she does everything with us :) she is Brandons new best friend :) they are SO attached :) she has a nice big dog bed upstairs, downstairs and outside, everywhere but where does she decide to sleep, with us of course, so we have to keep her clean because of my allergies :S and they have been crazy already this year so we will see how the year goes, Benadryl has been my best friend in the beginning of Spring when my allergies started to flare up :S

 We went out on a family outing for Easter and had some yummy Bubba Gumps :)

My nieces know the way to my heart :) I LOVE this time of the year because I get yummy Thin Mint cookies :) #GirlScootCookies#ILOVE THINMINTS

Its Easter So happy resurrection Day :)

Today is 4/1/2016 and is a BIG day for me and Joeys birthday :) Happy Birthday Jory #suchasweecharacter:)

We have had a BLAST the last couple of months and I hope everyone else has too :) We are beyond BLESSED :) I took a break from Facebook and it wasn't too bad :) but I am still here :) Thats part of the reason this post is SO long as well, its 2 months in review while I was on break from Facebook

Stay BLESSED people we plan too :)