Onsie Christmas

this is how this happened..

Jamie and i were wondering about target and came across their pajama section.

i spotted the onsie, she spotted the onsies

we tried them on.

had a few laughs.

both admitted that we wanted one. but couldn't bring ourselves to buy them for ourselves.

what a silly purchase. right. right. we walked away...

then i had a bright idea.

buy them for each other! DUH!

 

so last night we exchanged our super secret presents to each other.

we were so surprised. :)

skipped around the house in them. ate breakfast for dinner, and painted Christmas ornaments.

 

my "surprised" look

our onsie Christmas shoot.

 

here's a few of the ornaments we painted.

 

 

a new favorite to add to our tradition book.

14 days until Christmas!!!

 



disconnect

last night i disconnected from certain social websites.

the only two besides blogger i used, facebook and instagram.

they both give off this false sense of community.

you could be friend on one of them, and then, if you ran into them out and about

they wouldnt say anything, just hurry by.

then i would be tempted to look at pages, i knew i shouldnt, of people i know are toxic and they would change my mood for the day.

i dont need things like that.

it will be hard but im going to do it.

especially at this time of year its a good time to reflect.

so thats what im doing by disconnecting from facebook and instagram, and will be focusing on this...

in the mean time, I'm busy busy finishing classes for this semester,

registering for next, and planning my moms surprise 50th birthday party happening this Saturday.

she has NO IDEA! i cant wait to see her face!

ya she's pretty awesome!

<3

Friendsgiving!

This past weekend my dear dear friend from northern California came to visit

the first time in the 10 years I've been away! lets just say it was waaay over due.

 

So of course i brought her to Friendsgiving!

a bunch of friends, eating and drinking. it was so much fun!

plus i love dressing! Indians and pilgrim. (just one)

 Melissa. you have heard about her here

 a first for both of us.

a trip down rodeo dr. then sunset strip.

 

Loved her time here!

I can not believe thanksgiving is here tomorrow!

I'm in charge of the mashed potatoes, its my first ever for thanksgiving.

30 plus people...easy breezy.

<3

have you started yet?

i started a month ago, and I'm almost finished already.

i thought i was getting a head start since last year i did it alllll like the week before Christmas

then a co-worker told me, "when you start early, you just end up buying more"

I AM NOT

and then i realized i had been! NOOOO!

 my nephew and nieces made their Christmas list already.

for the 11 year old boy

2 year old girl

10 month old girl

it may be fun for the chillins, although it helped me check them off and not buy multiple things

i think it takes some of the fun of figuring out the perfect gift away.

do you believe in Christmas lists?

this would be number one on my list!

such an upgrade from...

do you remember these?

mine was pink and white...and i was BALLIN'!

(yes i just said that)

Just-In...

oh my!

its happened...he is everywhere!

I'm sorry if this seriously disturbs any of you.

but i find this freaking hilarious!

 

to all who laughs at this...

you're welcome!

 

happy hump day! (no pun intended)

 

 



Apple Picking!

Last Sunday my hunk a lunk and i were invited on a last minute apple picking trip.

as in the night before at like nine o'clock.

im so glad he can be spur of the moment and spend the whole next day with my friends and i.

we spent most of the day in Oak Tree Village in Oakglenn. The second we drove down the street pass this place i was instantly in love. i was caught saying, "i want to live here." its the closest this so.cal country lovin' girl could get to real country out here. If i could, i would have never left! 

To the left: the boys and their girls. There were so many things for the kids to do. Pony rides, train rides, petty zoo, pig races, bounce houses, huge slides. it had a great "family" atmosphere, but still plenty of things for people without kids to enjoy too! To the right: the view. priceless.

in the apple grove

just an instagram favorite. found this barn in the grove and what do you know? perfect photo op!

It was so much fun just relaxing in Gods perfection, with good people whom i love to death, and the innocence and curiosity of little people. i should have become an elementary school teacher, they are so much fun!

Hands down, the most perfect day!

November the fifth

this day ten years ago marks

the worst days of my life.

it changed almost everything about the way i viewed the world, my parents,

my friends, the authorities but mostly myself.

i often wonder how i would have turned out if this event hadn't happened?

or if i had dealt with it differently.

i was fourteen

one out of every six American women will be a victim of sexual assault.

if you know someone, or you are someone who has experienced something like this,

please talk about it. you can try to run and hide from it like i did.

you cant change the past, but you can change the future and what you make of it.

this is the first time I've ever said anything like this on a public basis, but I'm done hiding. it happened. i want other women around the world to know that they are not alone, and to please reach out to those around you.

 

im not posting this to get im sorry comments this happened and so on,

just keep in mind this is real. when a friend needs you, be there for them, even if you dont know how

just hold their hand, sit with them, anything is better than nothing.

 

 

 



picture dump

fall is my most favorite season of the year.

Halloween, apple cider, snuggling, cool crisp air, festivals

the list can go on and on.

it hasn't been cool here in the so cal at all up until the past week.

and I'm exaggerating with cool, i mean 75. but I'll take what i can get.

pumpkin patch 4 year tradition.

Flo (the progressive girl)

batman and robin

my hunk a lunk and i were pretty cute robbers don't ya think?

the Allstate insurance guy.

(check out my boots? I'm surprised i didn't break an ankle or face)

Not to mention Thanksgiving is around the corner. I have so much to be thankful for this year.

its spewing all over the place.



I am alive

school has overcome my life.

this is some of what ive been doing when its not.

Marys Gangster theme 30th birthday party! so much fuN!

(sorry for the facebook picture steal)

Angel Game date night.

perfected the curling wand. love it!

hanging out my nieceypoo. love this kid.

celebrating my sisters sweet sixteen in the park,

this is what happens with its 104 and we have to be outside for hours on end.

im ready for fall to be here.

i am fully stocked on new scarves...and they are calling my name!



the recent

 in southern california its not every day its over 90 degrees,

but for the last 2 weeks it has been.

this is my life (after the 9-5)

this is the tannest i've been in my entire life..

im proud.

let me share with you a horrific story about waves, sand, and my bathing suit.

last sunday i went to the beach with my hunk a lunk.

i normally do not go in that water, you know with all the fish gutts, shark poop and killer sea lions.

but he got me to go in and try body boarding. something i hadnt done since i was 10.

first wave i get, it takes me tumbling, i didnt know which way was up.

so when i finally come up i have salt water dripping down my face, as i take time to wipe it off, im facing the pretty people on the beach, to look down and my bathing suit top was only covering my side boob.

thats right i flashed the entire beach.

i hope they liked their show, cause it sure mortified me. and i had sand in places i didnt even know possible.

so waves/sand/bathing suit = no bueno flashing.

first home made blueberry martini.

bomd digady.

make blueberry syrup

boil

1 cup water

1/2 cup sugar

1 twig of thyme

1/2 cup blueberries

let simmer for 10 min.

mix

blue berry syrup

3 oz. vodka

2 oz. lemon juice.

 pour and enjoy!

What have ya'll been up to the last weeks of summer?

I cant believe its already august 16!!

lifes a beach

at least that's what it's been for the past 2 weeks.

2 weeks ago i was living on the beach at Lake Mojave with my hunk a lunk.

then last week was living on the beach at lake San Antonio with the fam.

man it was fun, but man am i glad to be home

no more squatting over the toilet, although i think my thighs are more toned.

no more snakes, and no more bugs.

my brother

we camped shortly up this hill. this is the group we were with.

the mom and i. (and boobs)

this is proof that i tent camped. I've grown up camping, and i do love it. but my back does not.

i spent most nights laying flat on the air mattress. i think next year i will need a motor home..hint hint Mr Santa. and i wont be tubing. the inner child yells, "do it!" my body yells "are you crazy?!" i feel like an old lady and I'm only 24.

the last day a storm rolled in, the first after 10 years of going to this lake.

it was beautiful, and didn't stop any fun.

only two more weeks until school starts!

summer has flown too fast!



Since it was Monday...

Slaters 50/50 mac n cheese with mushrooms...

delish!

if you're in the OC area, you must try it.

then a trip to down town fullerton to watch our friend Mike play in his band.

(i want to live here, cutest photography studio ever!)

My trip from laughlin was fun, and eventful, no sunburn though...just a speeding ticket.

pictures to come soon!

love love!

row your boat

some of what i've been up to...

Ella found my "make ip"

big brother wanted to look like an army man,

this is his tough look.

cupcakes for Ella's 2nd birthday party.

paul frank style

those monkeys were really erasers, because i couldnt find anything worthy of the cupcakes and were the laugh of the party.

yard sale.

silverwood lake

with my aunt, uncle, cousins, and mi madre.

me, mamma, and aunt debbie.

what a nice and relaxing day!

i cant believe July is already almost over, the summer is flying by!

i have 2 mini vacations coming up,

wednesday i leave with my hunk a lunk for laughlin.

then next week is my family vacation to the lake we've been going to for the past 10 years!

i cant wait!

do you have any summer vacations coming up?