June 2015 half of the year :S

We are in the summer :) half the year has gone bye :S it's incredible before we know it the holidays will hit :S but thankfully I love to SHOP :).  I'm looking forward to a fun filled summer even though we don't even have it all planned out :S  but I am looking forward to some events :) #BLESSED:)

This month like previous months has been productive :) This is our anniversary month :) 13 years together and we gave been through a whole lot but I am SO blessed to have this awesome man by my side :). So, it's been 13 years together and 4 years married :). In some respects it seems like SO long and in others it just seems like time has just flown bye :S I guess it depends on how you look at things :)

Anniversary Dinner at Flemings :) His new favorite steak house :) 

Their lemon drops are the bomb :) 

Anniversary gift 

I also made him some beer labels which he LOVED :) DIY Crafts :) I got creative :) 

This year for our anniversary the hubby went all out :). We went out to dinner to Flemings :) his new favorite steak house :) then we spent the weekend in Palm Springs at our timeshare :). Our timeshare is the best investment ever :). It's a vacation home that is paid for :) we love it :) it is perfect :) we had such a good time :) it was both our first time there :). things started great :). We decided to do the Ariel Tram and eat at the top of the mountain :). It was SO high and such an incredible view :)  then things got really rocky for us :S we experienced the night from HELL :S we went out on that Friday night to a Cigar bar and had a GREAT time :). But then that changed :(. We got lost going back to our timeshare SO we had to walk back because we couldn't find the free bus stops :S. It was a LONG walk :S we got back around 1am :S hit up a local Denny's and then we couldn't get back in our room :S there was a malfunction with the door so the Keys wouldn't work :S and by this time it was around 2am :S so no maintainence available :S SO :S they opened up another room for us to spend the night in :S but we had nothing on us :S no phone charges no toothbrushes, nothing :S that night was HORRIBLE and we spent our night in another room :) it was the night from HELL :S we were SO uncomfortable :S bright and early the next day we got up and went to the front to see what was up :S and still no maintainence :S and we waited  :S  and of course we got hungry while waiting around :S SO they were kind enough to go get us some yummy food at a local restaurant :) so a FREE breakfast :). Then around 10am that morning they finally were able to access our room :) SO we did some self pampering and then took a nap to try to recovery from the uncomfortable night before :S then we spent the day by the pool :) it was awesome :) we would walk out of the room and the pool was right there :) then we got ready and went out to another steak house :) Brandon loves him some steak :) then we spent the night out on the town and we were able to get back alright and no difficulties this time :) we were able to find the bus stop and the door was fixed :) Then that Sunday we signed up to go to a presentation in Indio and get some free stuff :) I always love getting free stuff :) the Indio spot was really nice and a little more family orientated :) So all in all the weekend started off GREAT then got really tough but overall was perfect :). We got to spend the weekend in Palm Springs for free cause they gave us credit due to the difficulties, we got a free breakfast and a free gift card and overall free weekend :) SO all in all a pretty free weekend :)  I would go through those difficulties again if I had to for another free weekend :S

Palm Springs ariel tram was spectacular :) We had lunch at the top of the mountain :) 

Then the following weekend we finally got the Claremont loop in :)  I was beyond happy :) I have been wanting to go for months :S It was not to bad :) it took us an hour and 50 mins to go 5 miles on the loop :S I want to be able to do it in 90 mins :)  that is my goal :) 

 Claremont Loop :) I LOVE my camo gear :) always have my brother on my mind when I sport it :) 

Then it was father day :) We had a good time and I decided to take one of the greatest men I know my dad out to eat :) We were going to go to Outback because like I said Brandon loves him some steak :) but it was way to crowded :S so we hit up a local BBW and you would think it would be packed as well :) but thankfully it wasn't.  The crowd came as we were living :)

I am still on my workout grind :) and I am beyond happy that  I hit my goal this month :) So now I am trying to hit my ultimate goal and ton up all over :) I'm hoping to hit my ultimate goal by the time we go to Parker in August :) The self wraps that I got from my Comadre Gaby Davis is working wonders :) I wrap myself up all the time :) I'm already fly :) I would love to be SUPER fly though :) I need July to fly by for several reasons :) The main reason is so that I can see my niece and nephew :) and SO we can go to Parker :) We love it there :)  #comeonweekendof8/6/15

I am beyond HAPPY that I hit my weight goal in June :) I also LOVE all the compliments I get from others :) they see a difference :) I SO saw a difference as well when I put my bikini on for our Laughlin trip :)  I officially hit my goal and 3.7ibs away from my ultimate goal :)  We hit up Laughlin the last weekend of the month and where able to comp it up :) Glad we went by ourselves :) We SO needed to get this in :) It was our first trip since the accident that we went ALONE and we needed to see if we still had it and would be ok.  And, thankfully we were :) #SOBLESSED  Everything was super easy :) 

                                                                                                           

                                                          Set up for 2 was SUPER easy :)                                                          

 

                                                                   Summer 2015

                         The Range Steak House               Harrahs :) We comped it up :)

My garden is doing SUPER :) It gets SO much of my attention :) The cucumber tree seems to be coming along nicely :) as is the grape tree :) homegrown is WAY better then store bought stuff :) The collard greens are still producing and I make them all the time :) I had to pull our Jalapeño tree up because ants were attacking it :S So I just planted new seeds :) The hubby LOVES our jalapeños :) He makes shark bites all the time :) The one tree that has flowers but hasn't produced nothing yet is the bell pepper tree :S The tomato trees are getting to be huge :S We have so many tomatoes in the house, in the garden, everywhere :S And the birds netting is doing their job but handling it SUCKS :S It SO gives me a job :) Thankfully I love being out there in my garden and I am SO pleased when it produces :)  It is SO therapeutic to me :) it gives me something to look forward to and work on :S Cause it is such a job :)  the hubby has made things easy for me :) he LOVES tomatoes SO our tomato tree is producing so it is beneficial to him so I love when it produces :)

Do you see this :S They are bowls of tomatoes :S and, we still have a whole lot out in the garden :S

Overall I  have somewhat come to terms with things :)  Sometimes, I think WHY, but then I realize we are OK . So its OK :S God intended this to happen to me and for me to heal  so wonderfully so that I can be home, and keep our lovely home up, our garden up and exercise :)  We are beyond blessed :) #wishyouwereme:) #Beyondblessed

I hope everyone else is having  a GREAT summer as well :) Looking forward to what else the summer has to bring :) #SUPEREXCITED Stay blessed people :) 

May 2015 Fun Filled Adventurous Month :)

Its already May incredible :S Where has the year gone :S Time just keeps flying bye and before we know it, we will be hit with the holidays :S CRAZY I actually really LOVE the holidays and LOVE to shop :) So, shopping on a strike budget that I gave to myself and really don't have to have thanks to the hubby is a little more challenging to me now and makes it more fun :) So, I love to hit up black friday sales and I don't shop without a coupon these days, or go out to eat :) I have LOVED shopping for our hiking adventures these days :) I actually REALLY love to walk and hike :)

This month has been a lot of fun :)  I started off this month with these terrible headaches because I had an EEG exam done last month that came back all good.  Thank the lord :) Then we enjoyed the fight of the century at friends house :) We so LOVE hanging out with our friends :) Thanks for the invite Andrew and Michelle :) We SO love having like minded friends :)  There are SO many mixed emotions when it comes to the fight :S I thought it was alright :S

Then we attended a brew festival at the pomona fairplex and used uber for the first time :) It was defintielty an experience using uber but it was well worth it :) We had a great time and ran into a friend :) It was a great day and experience :)

Then we had cinco de Mayo :S and everywhere was CROWDED #NOFUN :S But, we still tried to go out :S and then the next day I still wanted Mexican food :S I was craving some :S So, I made a yummy dish :S I made my bean dip that has become famous and some chicken enchiladas :) The food was SO easy and yummy :) This girl was a happy lady :) I LOVE the all recipes app that I have now :) Thanks Monica :) Cooking is my new favorite thing to do :)

It was my mom's birthday and mothers day as well this month and I got to spend time with the family.  My brother is out in the great state of Texas with his family and wrote a REALLY nice post on my moms timeline for her birthday :) The post had me in tears :S

I had a surprise date night this month as well :) I LOVE when I get spoiled :)

Then it was memorial day weekend and the hubby had a 3 day weekend :) So we enjoyed ourselves by going camping with friends :) I LOVE having new experiences with the hubby :) We opted to do this trip with friends cause we don't like to do the lake in May its to cold for me :) :S We are looking forward to going this summer though :) We SO lucked out with the weather :) It was perfect :) Camping was SUCH an adventure :) We got to go fishing, hiking and exploring :)Best thing about the whole experience was the company we had :) We also learned a few things, that way when we do our next trip :) Worst part about this trip was sleeping on the ground :S I SO need an air mattress for the next car camping trip #yosemite:) Dehydrated food wasn't that bad at all :) I went into it with no expectations.  So I think that was good :) So overall I don't love camping but it is SO doable :) and I enjoyed myself :)

This has been an INSANE month :S I have stayed on my workout grind in preparation for the summer.  I have ben able to hit my goal this month :) SO I am SO proud of myself because I have been working out hard :S #NOFUN So, now Im hoping to keep the weight where it is.  In the process if I lose a few more pounds then that is awesome :) My new goal is to maintain and ton up all over :) To make me even more fabulous :)

The garden is also doing VERY well :) I replanted the tomato trees and they are producing and the hubby is loving it :) The grape tree is doing AWESOME as well.  This winter I thought it died because it was all brown and nothing of it was really left :S But, now its all green and producing a whole lot of grapes.  The birds netting that we put on them is helping :) So, we have a whole lot out there :) I also planted a new cucumber plant to and I'm, starting to see flowers already.  So, we have a whole lot out there.  Collards which I cook all the time :) Bell peppers which is growing but not producing yet :S Jalapeños that are SO hot :S I don't enjoy them but the hubby loves his shark bites :) Cucumbers, grapes, papaya, cherry tomatoes and regular tomatoes, strawberries, and green onions :) It is incredible how much the garden produces and how therapeutic it is.  I recently got this awesome idea from my friend Monica.  She sent me a link that said to be creative and paint rocks to make labels for the garden.  So I need to get crafty with it and make them :) The idea is AWESOME :) Thanks Monica :)

Towards the end of the month we had awhole lot going on.  A baby shower and 2 graduation parities :) The baby shower was a GREAT BBQ :)  I love hanging out with old friends :) I was able to attend the Baby Shower and 1 to of the 2 graduation parties because 1 had a last minute change in locations which through a monkey wrench in my plans :) Still very proud though :) Even though I was not able to attend the graduation or the party :( #tomuchgoingon:S

We are officially in summer :) So, we ended the month on a good note :) We went hiking with our friends :) it was SUCH an adventure :) The whole way up I was bitching as well as the whole way down :) It took us all day to do this hike :) But, the view was spectacular :) and overall I'm glad I did it :) Thanks to the hubby that dealt with my bitching slow ass the whole day :S our friends dealt with me too :) They have this CRAZY idea of doing all 6 peaks in :) With is a GREAT goal and I was all down for it until now :S I accomplished 2 out of the 6 peaks so far :S and thought I could do all 6 but NO :S The pain was SO massive and this technically disabled girl with a jacked up equilibrium can't hang anymore :S I tried though :S  I probably will still hike but won't try to do the 6 peaks :S Im ok with 2/6 peaks  #payingthepricenow:S

These are my 4th of July decorations :S and, I am over here beyond proud of my brother :S Hopefully, him and his family get to come this summer :S #praying#Ineedtoseethekids.

Fight of the century :) #selfie

I LOVE cooking :)

On Tap Brew Festival  

Dare Night :) Johnny Carino's :) Great Italian Restaurant :)

  

        Camping Camo gear :)                       B had on Camo gear from head to toe :)

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                                         Campground               Campfire :) We had some yummy smoress :)

                                                      Lake Isabella   #Hikingview

 Audrey baby shower :) #GREATOLDFRIENDS

 Hiking Adventures

 Cucamonga peak :) 

 12 miles round trip :S 

4th of July decorations :) 

So, that is our month :) it was a fun filled adventurous month :) I hope everyone else had a good month too :) Stay blessed people :) 

April 2015 A quarter of the year has gone by :S

I can't believe that a quarter of the year has already gone by :S It has been a GREAT year thus far:)  Nothing much has gone on this month.  Of course resurrection day and Easter :) I hope everyone had a blessed Holiday :)

The month started of with Joeys birthday :) I SWEAR time just keeps flying us bye :S YES he is a year old now :) and the cutest little boy :) and a part of me is SO sad that we didn't go to Texas to celebrate with him :S

Then of course I went to church on Easter to go praise the lord and give all my thanks for all that he's done :) Praise the Lord HALLELUJAH :) I was also able to see some of my favorite girls as well :) I swear they are SO adorable :) I LOVE their cowboy boots :)

Then it was my dads birthday :) We had a intimate family BBQ at his house for his birthday :) I always LOVE spending time with my family :) I was also able to see everyone there :)

I am SO still on my workout grind :) and its going WELL I love setting the standard :) Brandon is doing well as well :) I hate men and their metabolism  :S they drop weight with little effort :S and us women work HARD to loose weight :S   Overall I love our home gym because it is such a huge part of my recovery :)  It has been the best investment ever :)

Since I have SO much time on my hands I spend a lot of time reflecting :) So, I spent a little time reflecting :) I have been through one hell of a storm but thanks to my family and friends I am a survivor that has pulled though :) Im now enjoying life and all it has to offer :) I have been incredibly blessed and think god isn't done with me yet :)

We are SO prepping for the havasupie hike as well :S  We are slowly and surely starting to get all of the things we will need for the hike :) So, far we have our bags, tent, water filter and I got HATS :) We are ALL camo'd out :) I SO love camo :) and had my brother on my mind the whole time we were buying our gear :)

My friend Monica advised that I get this new app and its AWESOME :) So, I was able to try it out and make this chicken dish that was yummy and oh SO quick :) The all-recipes app has a bunch of stuff on there so I was in heaven with all the recipes it had on there :) #mynewfavoritepasttimeiscooking:S

I also got my wisdom teeth pulled this month :S and I was SO nervous :S right until the moment before the dentist took the teeth out :S He actually did a really good job :) #THANKGOD:) The pre-treatment to numb me up was worse then taking the teeth out :S  I thankfully didn't feel anything :)  and then later on came the pain :S that evening was SO bad :S I kept popping as prescribed pills and antibiotics and they seemed to be kind of be working but I could still feel the pain :S  Day 1 and Day 2 don't compare :S its like I was 2 different people :) night and day :S Getting your wisdom teeth taken out is NOT something I would recommend but doing it is not that bad :S

The new football schedule has officially come out :) It looks like San Francisco and like always San Diego is in my future :) Lets go RAIDERS :) #lookingbetterandbettereveryseason:)  Happy Birthday to me and Merry Christmas to us :) Perfect Dates :)

I also picked up scrapbooking again this month :) While cleaning out stuff last month I found ALL this scrapbooking stuff I use to have :) SO I'm assuming I use to love it :) SO now I use it as a healthy thing to do while passing the time :S I'm still  really slow at it and only sit and do like 2 pages a week :) Which is OK with me :)

Its the end of the month and summer is upon us :S So, we are all still trying to get ready for the summer :S SO in preparation I have been hiking more frequently :S So, we went to griffith park with some GREAT friends instead of stagecoach :S which we were all praying on the hook up to come through but wasn't able to :S   It is so GREAT to have like minded friends :) It was a HELL of a hike but enjoyable :) We are still trying to figure out what we are going to do this summer :S Our dates don't match up with anyone at all :S SO we need to get it together :S only 2 dates in June are for sure right now :S but we are kind of free the rest of the summer :S  I think Texas is in my future again this summer :S #HELLOFADRIVE :S

The angels 1 year old picture ;) #ILOVETHISPICTURE:) #ISONEEDACOPY

                         EASTER 2015                                             Easter with the family

Look at these cutie pies :) 

                                                Home gym :) Best investment ever :)

   

         Dads Birthday BBQ                          Refelction                             Camo gear :)  I LOVE Camo :)

New Chicken Dish :)( Emergency Chicken

Wisdom teeth extraction :S #OUCH:S

A picture from last year :) We will most likely be doing the San Diego game again with these GREAT people :) We aren't 500 YET :S #wewillgetthere #dontHATE:S

  Griffith Park Hike :S Hell of a hike :S

So now it is May :) We don't have anything planned this month :S But Are SUPER excited about Palm Springs in June :) #Anniversarytrip#EXCITED

Stay blessed people :)