The Princess Bride

Woke up this morning to some news... EEEK!! Happy/sad day, haha ;) 

Congrats to the happy couple! I've always been a fan of the royal family,

my mom and dad got married and (separated) around the same time

so naturally my mom was a huge fan of Diana's and it's carried over. 

He's a bit nerdy but I have always had a big crush on Wills! 

(....and of course, I'm interested in the BLING!!)

a royal wedding :)

beautiful mother and her boys... Prince William and his love.

SO adorable and sweet that he gave her his mother's ring. He said it was because they wanted her to be included in the happiness. That tears at the heart. What a style icon and an amazing woman. She is definitely one of my idols. Happy to see her son found a perfect match. Kate seems like she'd be a fun gal pal. One of my bestie's is getting married next summer too and I'm waaaaay more excited about the coincidence than she is, haha. (I know I'm a nerd!)

birthday week wrap up

Wild weekend wrap up. What a difference a week can make... I feel really great, rejuvinated and happy. Crazy week with many bar nights, dinners, laughs, tears and hugs. Safe to say I got my birthday kiss! ;)

birthday din with the family

drinks at the dark room for my bday - martini's for mel's bday - ballyhoo! show w/kelly - all day celebrations in hermosa

One down...3 to go!

Just finished my first week of boot camp! My arms and legs are a little shaky but I am feeling good! Whoa exclamation points. Excuse me, I am really excited though, I'm becoming a salad junkie too. I'll throw up some of my faves this week. There's a cute spot by my work that has amazing salads but I can't rationalize paying more than $10 for a salad for lunch. For now, thank you Trader Joe's!

the view from the M-F spot, did the monday session & 2 sessions on weds!

Here's some snaps I took of the  5.5 mile hike we took this morning.  Man, I

 am in pain but it was awesome and it's going to be worth it for sure :)   Great

way to end a bad weekend & start the week.   Not so tough to keep yourself

motivated with such a beautiful view! I almost psyched myself out a couple

times. I'm no quitter!! Excited to start seeing results soon. How do you keep

motivated?? I'm kind of happy about the time change, I'm going to use it as

a jumpstart to get up early & hit the AM session or start my day at the gym.

Enjoy the end of the weekend and have a great week!

xo

birthday lust list

well well well... it's that time of year! one week until my day of birth! I'm not too phased by age or numbers and I have always said 25 was the scary number for me and I'm glad to be leaving it. 26 sounds like a rounder, more mature age. Plus it's been kind of an intense year and I am more than happy to put it behind me. My mom asked me yesterday what I wanted and I started to think..... what DO I want? hmmmm.....

deffo need a new blackberry!! can't decide which to get

 oversized sweaters via urban

oh hey, the rack is having an event on my

 b-day! prob be buying myself a gift or 2 :x

practical: a flickr pro account :) so i can share my pretty pix

my best friend Kelly is currently in transit, moving back

to LA.  I couldn't be more excited&can't imagine a better

 way to spend my weekend than with my two gals. I think

I see two tat's in my near future as well.....stay posted!   ;)

this pic made me smile :) a little example of the moments I'm looking forward to

southernwisdom via uo

maybe a spicy bday make out sesh?  ;)

peep more spicy kisses

hey hey, a girl can dream......

xxx

Happy Halloweeen

I am a sucker for Halloween. Fall is def one of my favorite times of year. I don't usually ever mind the end of summer especially since I am a socal resident. The weather stays beautiful and it means college football, Oktoberfest and my birthday! I love all the scary stuff and the decor. My birthday is in early November and my latin roots fuel my love of the Day of the Dead and all the beautiful art that accompanies the holiday. 

I found these charms too late to add them to my etsy store...maybe next year! I did scoop some up for me though:)

Halloween is very special because I come from a really big family and we've always done big holidays. It was always fun times with my cousins when I was younger and now it's an excuse to get dressed up and glammed up and go out with the girls. I've done the West Hollywood Parade and last year got to see the madness of a NYC parade. This year I had a low weekend. Went to grab a couple drinks with my girlfriend last night and tonight I cooked turkey chili and cornbread and handed out candy at my parent's house. Saw some fun costumes but this year I didn't really feel like putting much time/effort into a costume and crazy plans. Maybe next year!

verrrrry easy indian DIY costume...basically just cut up a sheet and shredded the edges & tied them together.

^^^with Carlos from the Hangover :) laughs with Melissa // my Dad & Pedro handing out candy to kiddos

Glad I took this weekend easy.... now it's time to get ready for the month of November.... my best friend is moving back to LA and she'll be here this week. Going away for the weekend with my girlfriends for my bday. Either Vegas or Palm Springs and both will be in the upper 80s. Very excited to hit the pool! There are a lot of November babies in my group of friends so it's going to be a month of celebration. I also have a $450 jetblue credit to use by the end of the month. Where should I go?! I can't decide.

Hope everyone had a good holiday. Have a good work week! Excited, I already have Friday off. yay!

xo

Time to kick butt

I'm back.  I was thinking of folding up the blog because of some bullying and such I was getting, but after some time off and consideration I don't really care. I say what I feel and I don't need to hide who I am.

ON THAT NOTE!

Tomorrow, it's time to get down to business. 

These last six month have been pretty intense. Good, bad, sad, emotional... I've never really felt all of these emotions or learned so much about myself, my life and the people around me. I've had a lot of moments of happiness in the saddest part of my life. I don't know how much faith I have but I do believe that things happen for a reason and even the hardest things are things we should value, appreciate and grow from.

Now, it's time to really make changes. I need to get back in my happy place, mind AND body... I totally read (listened) to Eat Pray Love and got the new Kings of Leon CD in the same day. The end of Eat Pray Love made me so happy I wanted to call everyone I've ever met and tell them I love them. The KoL CD makes me yearn for and desire every ex-love I've ever had. I wept listening to "The Face" WEPT! I called my ex to tell him that I think he's amazing and special and beautiful and I still want really good things for him, always. I don't want to say more than that because I am in a good place with that. I respect and love the time we spent together. I can't think about the what if's anymore. I'm happy now, today, in my heart. I even had the healed heart to form a crush. I totally blew it and disappointed myself but it knocked me on my ass but also showed me that there is potential out there. I will find someone to laugh, dance and adventure with. And until then, I have some amazing people to be with and dance with and cuddle with and adventure with. 

So, back to TOMORROW! I bought myself a month unlimited Boot Camp!! I'm really scared. I'm not at all good at getting up early. I'm really bad at going to bed (it's already past midnight...ugh) BUT! I really want to do this but mostly I think I really need to do this.

snaps of the last time I was comfortable in my skin...

 fun/ideal body type goals...

gaga's sexuality, kate's arms, beyonce's legs...

So tomorrow the journey begins to be comfortable and happy in my skin. I know what parts of me I love yet it baffles me when I feel at my worst and I STILL get hit on. It does happen. So now I am going after the body that I've missed. I want to feel healthy and sexy and most importantly comfortable in my skin. 

 

^I am excited to eat A LOT OF THIS. Salmon, cherry tom's &

trader joe's spinach, raspberry&walnut salad. I do love to eat but

I am more &more aware of the things I should eat. Funny it took 

me a quarter of a century to fall for tomatoes &tom juice. Blame

my love of bloody mary's ;)I will report back tomorrow&OFTEN!

Wish me luck.xo