I do this every month :) June 2016

We are already half way through the year :S its CRAZY :S the time  keeps on just flying bye, I swear :S i thought I had only recently said it was Easter.

Its funny i do this every month not for anyones benefit but my own :) This helps me work on my memory by reflecting on my month and gives me something to look back on :) this will probably help me later on when I get to writing a book.  i am SO in the preliminary stages on that but its coming.  i think I have a GREAT story & want to share it :)

Started off the month by going to my monthly group.  Its funny its a group that I LOVE to go too, & it SO tickles me, especially because I use to lead groups & now I am a participant in a group. Things like that still keep me in AWWW....its funny how life works out.  Its funny cause I think about my life these days & contemplate volunteering or something but I am SO against working for free & am still working on my severe speech impediment :S I HATE it :S but it is what it is.  So overall I just find healthy ways to occupy my time.  I have a daily routine where I plan my day and work my plan.  Having a routine is SO beneficial too me.  I exercise, garden, go for walks, clean up cook dinner & stuff.  I think I have the cleanest house ever that is until I went to our neighbors house to meet their new baby Isabella Hope, I LOVE her middle name :) their house was emaculit & Isabella is only 2 months old. The mom isn't working right now so I was like ok, but STILL LOL.  I was like what can I do differently to my house.  SO feel like I needed to pick up my game, and here i thought my game was solid.

Then I had a baby fix.  So we went to the Davis residence to watch game #2 of the playoff finals.  We got to spend time with our god son and had a GREAT time.  Ive been on this baby kick lately.  No pictures of our gathering though :S

I am still on my workout grind and have been going for walks doing this 3 minute arm workout and this ab workout I found on Pinterest :) I LOVE my IPAD :) Im my own motivation and I am dedicated to myself.  Still just ultimately trying to stay active & hit my goal in the process.  I like having healthy time killers :) My elliptical broke this month :S I was SO heart broken so I had the hubby do a little magic & try to fix it but I still need to look into a replacement machine.  I LOVE my home gym :)

Then it was our anniversary :) Still the greatest day of my life :) I SO remember the day like it was yesterday.  So this year we did the exact same thing we did last year :) We hit up Palm Springs again and did it the right way :) We were able to watch the game and sit pool side all weekend.  We were in heaven :) Brandon SO needed it :) I say we did it right this tine  cause last time we didn't know what all the timeshare had to offer, but since we knew we had a legit game plan.  We were supposed to go to the Flemings they have out there but decided not too and went to a spot :) We still had a GREAT time with no regrets :)   We attended a owners meeting to keep learning about our time share and get our gift :) $100 american express card :) Prepaid vacation and all the meals were paid for :)

Then that Monday we went to watch game 4 at BWW with some friends :) The warriors will come back I have hope :)

Well we didn't come back and I was SO disappointed.  My pastor had it SO right :) he said they got cocky :S Same thing happened to OKC, they got cocky and lost 3 games in a row.  Same thing happened to the warriors :S It SUCKS :S they had such a GREAt session and then Curry didn't show up in the finals :S

Happy fathers day to all the dads out there :) we had my parents over in this HOT ass weather and Brandon BBQd of course. #nopictures:S  No matter if it is day or night hot or cold he LOVES to BBQ.  This summer has been HOT :S I feel like every year it gets hotter & hotter, sooner & sooner :S and I have been melting :S we don't have an AC unit in the house :S I don't know how we use to survive.  Must be the small AC we have in the room :S to bad it took a dump and isn't working anymore in this heat :S So I am cold when it is cold and hot when it is hot :S I feel like there is no in between :S #80degreetemperature:) So we decided the air is defiantly coming this year :) not soon enough though.  We are just trying to survive this heat wave :S So I go out and about to stores, I LOVE to shop :) I just go looking & thankfully it hasn't hurt my wallet to bad just a little purchases here & there :) 

 Shopping adventures :) betting the HEAT :) 

SALAD

My diet these days  has consisted of A LOT of  fruit & veggies :) I LOVE salad and found some GREAT recipes that I wanted to try out :) This is a yummy chicken salad I found on my the allreciepes app :) I LOVE that app :) thanks for the recommendation Monica Hernandez :) Im up to 8 glasses of water a day minimally :) I have eliminated soda completely from my diet & working on eliminating pink lemonade and turning to water.  I think I'm doing a decent job but still ask for lemonade every now & then, I'm not to bad though #turningtolemoncucumberwater:) 

I am beyond proud of myself I hit my goal of 135 :) and continue to stay active active because I throughly enjoy it :) it is a healthy time killer and healthy coping skill :) I LOVE focusing on myself & it is paying off :) My elliptical broke this month & I still haven't replaced it :S SO my workouts this month have consisted of A LOT of walking :) #minimumof2milesaday:) I have the workout support group that I created that keeps me motivated :) #itsfree#hitmeupifyouwanttojoin:) have this arm and ab workout that I started this month :) staying active is paying off :) 

I swear it seems like I am able to hit my goal and once I do I let loose and gain a few pounds back :S I think its all the  mini vacays we do :) I LOVE our mini vacays :) We hit up Laughlin mid June :) We were able to survive the 115+ degree weather by staying in the water :) the red jet ski took a dump :S #ROCKS:S but we still had a GREAT time :) I LOVE our mini vacays especially when I look back on what I remember and see how far Ive come it makes me SO proud to know we can SO do this on our own :) Beyond thankful to god for all he has given to us and continues to give us :) he is GREAT #hallelujah

Of course we have to hit up the Range steak house :) we were both so tired but going here is a must for Brandon :)

 set up for 2 :) quick & easy :) I <3 it :)
it was a perfect beach :) we made new friends :) we never had a bad experience on the water :)
#Chris#Bigtimers:)

Departing meal :) in N Out :) some things never change :) I think this is where I packed on the pounds other then all I had here, I only had wraps I made, water & gatorade in the heat and a salad at dinner,and like 2 beers, but here I had a yummy chocolate shake, animal style cheese burger and animal style fries :) #ofcourse:)#traditions:)

it was an overall GREAT trip :) Im SO excited about what is to come & the fact that we can do it on our own :) #lastminutetrip#Parker#Laughlin#stillwaitingonHavasu:S#SUMMER#Fallplansalreadyunderweigh:)#excitement:)#Priasegod:)

Ive learned to love my life these days & all it has to offer :) Stay blessed people :)

Review of May 2016

Hello everyone :)  

Its been a FUN crazy year so far and I only anticipate it getting better :) We are full swing jumping into this summer and are going to ENJOPY it :) We went to Laughlin last month and are going again this month by ourselves :) we got this and can SO do this :) Im SO happy that we have been able to do this and get back into the swing of things :) I LOVE our mini vacays :) So far we definitely have Parker lined up cause we have family coming to visit :) Laughlin, well depend on  a lot of things :S More then likely they well be a last minute decision where we will just pick up & go especially cause we know we can now :) & we are on a waiting list for Havasu :) our time share is already booked up out there :S #Hopefullywegetluckyagainlikewehaveinthepast:)

I don't do much with my time :) but I do need to follow up and get to reading again :S I have asked and people have made several recommendations SO I need to get on it :S 

What do I do with my time :S a whole lot of nothing :) don't be jealous :) I find ways to occupany my time :) like staying active and working out, cleaning up all the time, and working in my lovely garden :) My garden is lovely and is SO therapeutic #ILOVEIT We have a lot growing out there still :) #CollardGreens,BellPeppers,Jalapeños,JumboJalapenos,Strawberries,Papaya,GreenOnions,Lettuce,

Squash,Tomatoes,Cilantro:)

my lovely garden 

Im about to add Cantaloup and Watermelon to the mix :) well see how that goes cause last time I grew them the leaves grew like crazy and I only got 1 cantaloup :S but, my friend gave me a  recommendation and she explained to me as to why I only got 1, so Im going to try to self pollinate:) Another friend made a recommendation to make my own compost and my mom showed me how to make it so Im trying :) I'st ok and hasn't been to hard at all :) 

Compost

Happy 5 de Mayo falks :) We had a good 5 de mayo at the house :) I whipped up dinner :) My tasty version of this chicken enchilada bake that a friend posted on Facebook with a side of refried beens, tortilla chips and homemade guacamole :) 

5 de Mayo Fest :) 

I decorated the house for memorial day and SO had my brother on my mind :) #MilitaryFamily:S

Christina came home with Cyrus for mothers day :) He is getting BIG :) She did that LONG drive alone with the baby :S Something these days I wouldn't even consider to do but she's a kid :S So, glad she came home and we got to see the little bundle of joy :) So happy we all went to a wonderful Champagne brunch at Pomona Valley Mining Co :) 

Like, I said before I occupy my time a lot and one of the things I do is work out to stay active :)

I figure its a healthy time killer :) So, this month I decided to hope on my elliptical for an hour at a time, go for a 2 mile walk minimally, do a the countdown workout and this rubber band workout the hubby showed me :) I also started drinking a gallon of water a day :) I always just add cucumber and fresh squeezed lemon to my water and its SO yummy, it just makes me pee A LOT :S I wake up several times at night to pee :S  So, people ask and other may wonder where am I at these days with my weight lose, and its not a grand weight lose because I didn't have a lot to lose in the first place especially cause I lost a lot of weight in the hospital :S So, I will start from where I first started to track my weight on September 12th, 2013.  I weighed in at 152.2, now I weigh in at 138.4 :) so a 13.8 pound lost :) I lost the most weight last year when I started eating :) prior to that my body was in starvation mode :S the hunger sensation still hasn't fully come back, I just kind of know when I should be eating especially because my head will start knocking :S I don't think my current weight is to shabby, only 3.4 pounds away from my ultimate goal :) especially because I don't restrict my diet to much just make healthy choices :) Glad when I went to the doctor this month they told me why weight was perfect and I weighed the same as I did last time on their scale :) So I hit my goal so Im satisfied :) just working on toning up all over still and if I hit my ultimate goal in the process GREAT:)

 My Strolls 

 1 hour elliptical session

Gallon of lemon, cucumber water 

Current weight

SO glad we got Laughlin in this month :) we went with friends but were able to do everything on our own which is GREAT

Summer 2016

Treating ourselves to Room service breakfast :) We stay comped up :)

Branon took of to Vegas for a bachelor party and had to make last minute changes to his trip because of work but I am glad he got it in :) While he was gone I spent the night at my parents house and socked in baby Cyrus :) had a GREAT time over there :)

Family Dinner outing

Christina's friend Amber got to join us :)

Socking in baby Cyrus :)

Happy Memorial Day Peps :)
We sat back and did a whole lot of nothing this memorial day which we are okay with :) we opted not to leave the house and do much cause we didn't want to deal with crowds and law enforcement.  This weekend I SO had my brother on my mind though :) we are SO a military family now :S I let loose this weekend and ate everything and anything I wanted to :) and of course Brandon had to BBQ everyday this weekend :) Friday, Saturday,Sunday & Monday :) So, we had a lot of shark bites :) he did them 2x's.  They are his favorite now :) its like he can't fire up the grill and not make shark bites LOL they are a must.  So, after the mad weekend on indulging on everything and everything and gaining a few pounds, we decided we are going to do a self imposed detox :) this self imposed detox  is fruit and veggies all day and a chicken salad for dinner. Well see how this goes :)

Happy Memorial Day people :) I hope everyone had a GREAT holiday :) We did :)
We did a whole lot of nothing and cleaned and organized a little bit and enjoyed our time together :)

Now I will be getting ready for our trip to Palm Springs for our anniversary :)

Stay blessed people :)

Have a good summer we plan to :) 

April 2016

So the last 2 months have gone bye in a blink of on eye :S this summer should be interesting.  

It is the 1st of April so happy fools day :) it is this characters birthday :) He played the ultimate joke on us during his  birth :S was not fun, he had his heard totalyl drawn back in the birth canal and was born with a dropped long so he had to spend his first few days of life in the NICU :S Then, he had his first surgery at about a month old because he wasn't gaining any wait something to do with the flap that goes from your esophagus to your intestines.  He is the healthy and such a vibrant kid now :) he just had a rough start to life :S 

Happy 2nd Birthday Joseph Manuel Ybanez Jr.  

I love that he is a junior :)

Then as the month carried on we got invited to a wonderful wedding in  Fallbrook and had a BLAST. We made a weekend out of it and stayed at Pala Casino :) We like to get away.  We had a GREAT time and were able to see a lot of friends.

Congratulations Steven & Megan

Mr. & Mrs. Davis 

Then that week I got another hike in :) I have been trying to stay really active so Im hoping i will get more hikes in now that its warming up.  I went hiking in the 90+ degree weather :S Not cool :S but at least I got a good sweat in :) Hike # 4 out of 52.  Still need to do a lot more but Brandons back has been messed up since last month so IDK if ill get to 52 but ill do as much as possible :) 

This girl right her is a GREAT motivator :) I LOVE hiking with her :) we always explore new places :) Schabarum Regional Park #PuenteHills#6+miles #Wildcatloop:)

Then we have this BITCH right here LOL Ever since we had to part ways with the man in February we spoil her :) This month when we went to the wedding was her first night alone :S We usually take her to my parents house so she can be with someone, but not this time :S It was SO hard leaving her but we knew she would be ok since we were only going to be gone 1 night :) She did fine thankfully :) she does everything with us these days though even run errands :) 

This is us out & about running errands :) 

I got hide #5 in with Brandon :) Thankfully his back has been feeling better :) So I had us go to the La Sierra Loop in Chino hills I LOVE that hike :) it is SO doable :) we even ran a little of it :) for some reason these days I've been a little motivated to try to run :) I still feel EXTREMELY ACKWARD and it is SO uncomfortable :S but I still do it :) I forgot to snap a picture :S my BAD :(

my parents sold there boat :S it is SO bitter sweet :S that boat has SO many wonderful memories :)

This month is my dads birthday SO all the family got together to celebrate his birthday :) 

This month is also Dominick Burrells birthday :) Happy Birthday Dom :) 

So we went to this new steak house :) Brandon has another favorite now :) 

#TahoeJoes#ChinoHills

We ended our month by making our first river trip this year and attending the River Run :) We didn't get in the water but had an awesome time with this couple :) All we did this weekend and having them go with us was kind of our early wedding gift :) $RANDOM 

in 2 months exactly they are tying the knot and will be 

Mr. and Mrs.Davis #excitingtime

We also went to Salt Grass restaurant while we were out there :) I totally had Deia Schumann on my mind :) this is SO her spot :) and of course we went because Brandon had to get a steak in him while on vacation :) 

This is always a must when we go to Laughlin and I so indulged and LOVED it :) 

I felt like I deserved it :) I worked hard in April :)

The rest of the time we were there I made semi-healthy choices :)

So, even though my mini vacuum resulted in a little weight gain I'm ok with it :) I will work it off in May LOL :)

Thus is my month in review.  I started off on my elliptical a little under 500 calories every session and ended here :) I worked my way back up :) I also started drinking a glean of water s day :S seems like a lot nut it isn't just helps :) makes you feel foul and gives me energy :) I drink lemon water made with my freshly squeezed lemons :)

My free workout accountability group that I created is working fabulously :) I hold myself accountable every day for my workouts :) #STAYACTIVEPEOPLE:)

if interested in the group hit me up :)  all you have to do it hold yourself accountable for some level of activity everyday :) 

It is now May, I can't even believe it :S 4 months have gone by in this year already :S CRAZY :S

we are still trying to figure all of what we are going to do this summer :) I just know Laughlin, Parker and Havasu are in our future for sure :)still no set dates yet :S  Especially since we went to Laughlin by ourselves last year and SO did it :) I am SO proud of myself :) Im getting back into the swing of things slowly but surely :) 

The end of April was semi-busy and I just foresee it getting busier :) In a good way I believe :)

Stay blessed and active people :) I am SO looking forward to summer 2016  :) In the month of May I plan on being extremely active and making all healthy choices :) I am determined and staying after it :)