ABC's

 

A- Age: 23
B- Biggest Fear: heights
C- Current Time: 1:04 PM
D- Drink you last had: Mountain Dew
E- Easiest Person To Talk to: Scott
F- Favorite Song: A line in the sand

 G- Greatest Memory: Swimming in FL with my love

 H- Hometown: MKE
I- In love with: my boys
J- Jealous Of: Nothing

 K- Killed Someone?: noooo
L- Longest Relationship:6 1/2 years
M- Middle Name: Thao
N- Number of Siblings: 3
O- One Wish: to always be kind and happy
P- Person who you last called: Scott
Q- Question you're always asked: Have you picked a date for the wedding?
R- Reason to smile: Life
S- Song last sang: Just a kiss
T- Time you woke up: 8:30 AM

 U- Underwear Color: Blue

 V- Vacation Destination: Hawaii, Europe, (anywhere)
W- Worst Habit: stressing bout everything
X- Xrays you've had: teeth,

 Y- Your favorite food: Taco Salads
Z- Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Wedding Date, Planning, Money - Part 1

Part 1: Pre-Planning and Updates

If you've read my previous posts you all know I got engaged back in December. If you don't read my blog or are new to this blog WELCOME and now you know. Let me start by saying I appreciate and am truly grateful for all the kind words, cards, gifts and gestures from our family and friends. I don't expect anything from anyone but for those who have sent my fiancé and I gifts we truly appreciate it. It truly touches me that you take the time out of your busy lives to do such a sweet gesture.

Sometimes I still can't believe we are engaged. With that being said people often ask, "have you guys picked a date?" or "when's the wedding?". To answer your question I don't have the exact date narrowed down yet. I am deciding between a few dates and am finalizing soon! I am in no big rush nor is my future hubby. We are enjoying life as is and when we select a date we'll let you know. I have been looking into venues and I'm in the process of calling the venues for pricing. But let me just say I never knew how much weddings cost till now. I need to win the lotto soon!

Recap: So as of now all I am doing is looking and researching locations for the wedding. I do have my wedding party selected and they pretty much know who they are, but I still want to ask them in a cute way (Blog post about this as soon as I've asked).

I am truly am excited for the wedding but the planning and costs are definitely frightening.

I'll keep you posted on any new updates! xoxo

Manners, Moochers, and Facebook

****WARNING:**** This is going to be a long blog post of me just venting. I've debated on posting this blog for a long time. But today I said, why not? It's my thoughts and my own space on the internet. Also because sometimes you just need to vent. I apologize in advance if anything I say/write offends you as that is not my intention at all. I don't expect everyone or anyone to agree with me.

Read at you own will… . You've been warned!

Manners: Does anyone have manners these days? What happened to saying Please & Thank you? I bring this up today because I've had recent events in my life when people were extremely and truly rude and disrespectful. I've had several individuals communicate with me via talk/call/text/message just for something they need. First and foremost, it's rude when you reach out to someone without saying hi or asking how they are. Or when you make a conversation with someone and they don't even ask nor care how you are doing. RUDE! It is common courtesy. I am normally an easy going person and help whenever and wherever I can. But lately I feel so taken advantage of. 

Being present and on time is another manner lots of people have forgotten about. When you are supposed to be meeting with someone you should be early. Sure, I get the occasional 5 minutes late but 10 minutes or more is way rude. There is no need for it. If someone can make the time and arrive early you should as well. 

Moochers: Are by far the most annoying individuals EVER (in my book)! Never again will I ask the "moochers" in my life if they need anything because their list will be forever long. They don't appreciate it and almost expect for you to do things for them. But when someone else is in need they are never thoughtful nor the one to give.  

Facebook: I honestly can go on and on and probably even write a book about what people do on Facebook that is extremely annoying.  With that being said, I will get right to it and keep it short.

• When people on Facebook like their own statuses and pictures (Really, why?)
• When people constantly post things on Facebook (especially when their posts are irrelevant to anyone but themselves)
• When people tag others in statuses when the posts doesn't pertain to the tagged individual whatsoever
• When people are having a conversation with someone on Facebook who is sitting right next to them
• When people constantly blow up my feed by tagging each and every photo of the same individual (Is that really necessary? Because I am pretty sure that person is going to see it)
• When people complain about every single thing in their life
• When people go on Facebook to brag all the time about their significant other all the time (I get if you do it on anniversaries or when they do something extremely exciting otherwise don't post it)
• When people constantly share photos and videos

Short and sweet. It hits all my points. Most times I just unfollow those individual, but it's still so annoying. 

Phew all done and it's a relief! Thank you in advance for reading my long post of me just venting! Again, if I offended you in anyway I apologize. 

Toodles & have a fabulous day!

Working on my fitness

One of the main things that I truly want to work on is being truly happy with my body. I think a lot of women feel the same way. But I want to wake up in the morning and be happy with the way I look. I don't want to be that person who compares themselves to everyone else. With that being said, I am telling the world this so I can motivate myself.

I've been walking around the neighborhood and running every few minutes. I am definitely not a runner.  But it all takes time. I've also stopped skipping meals and eating a bit healthier.

****Do you have any tips? I am excited to begin my own fitness journey. Any tips and or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. With that being said I am forever grateful to have Scott. He supports me with my goals and is very encouraging. I am so blessed to have him in my life.

I am a mommy

Time for a mommy moment 

(4 Legged, Fur Baby Version) 

Happy 6th Birthday to my baby bear, Onyx!

I am not ready by any means to bring a child into this world and experience the world of pregnancy. 

However, six years ago today, my sweet baby was brought into this beautiful thing we call life. That's when I became a mommy to my four-legged, fur baby. While I am not a mommy to a human, I sure am a proud mommy to my fur baby. I never knew that I could love him as much as I do. He makes my day brighter and happier. He is so sweet and loves to snuggle. His kisses are the best. I love the way he cheers me up when I am down, just by simply cuddling with me. Some of you reading are thinking, "a post about your dog, really?" but to me he is more than a dog, he's my family and my baby! I wouldn't have it any other way. Happy Birthday love bug! I love you more than you know <3

 "A dog is the ONLY thing on Earth that loves you more than he loves himself" - Josh Billings
*Couldn't agree more with this!

Yummy in my tummy!

Sweet, tasty and delicious!

Everyone loves sweet treats including myself. I most definitely love to bake as well. Today I present you with my recipe for Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies.

• Ingredients: (This recipe makes about 3 batches)
• 1 1/4 cups of flour (All-Purpose)
• 1 cup butter (*Room Temperature) 
• 1 cup brown sugar ( Light or Dark Sugar)
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3 cups oats (quick-cooking oats)
• 1/2 cup walnuts (chopped)
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

• Directions:
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
• In a large bowl - mix together the butter, brown sugar and white sugar until it is smooth
• Beat in the eggs (one at a time) and then stir in vanilla
• In a separate bowl, mix together the flour, baking soda and salt. Then stir into the creamed mixture until blended
• Mix in the quick oats, walnuts and chocolate chips
• Drop spoonful onto greased baking sheets
• Bake for 10 minutes into the preheated oven
• Enjoy! If you try out this recipe, please feel share your photos with me :) 

Dream BIG!

What are your dreams?

We all have dreams and goals we hope to accomplish sometime in our life. So, DREAM BIG!  If you want something in life chase it until you achieve it. I hate seeing people putting others down with negativity and telling someone they "can't do this or they can't do that". In reality you can do as you please and accomplish any dream or goal, sure sometimes it takes a while and you have to work hard, but if it's something you truly want I say go for it. You only live once and not for anyone else but yourself. Those who tell you, you can't do something are not the people you want in your life anyway. My advice is to get rid of those negative people in your life, they don't need to be there.  I am here to tell you -  you can do it, you really can. Work hard, there will be tough days and you will get through it. Stay positive! 

With that being said, I'd like to share some of my dreams and things I hope to accomplish in my life sometime. So I am going to categorize it as something you hear often which is, my very own bucket list. I think it helps writing out your goals and being able to see them everyday as they are a reminder of what you are working towards. *What are some the things you hope to accomplish in life? I would love to hear from you.

*Disclaimer I found these images on Tumblr from the following: PerfectBucketList, JustGirlyWishes & BeforeIDie

* Must READ: I will be doing a giveaway of some of my favorite beauty products (details to come). To be entered in this giveaway please follow the rules:
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3) Be sure to comment here or on my Facebook page a goal/dream you hope to accomplish.
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*** Please do so before June 1st, 2015 - this is when I will announce the winner!