Our summer bucket list this year involves a lot of planned family time, with a few family road trips together and some wish list of places to visit. Visiting an aquarium was on our list and since our little hula girl/my niece had a performance at the Long Beach aquarium with her dance group, it […]
This past weekend, us girls celebrated Irene’s birthday by hiking the Runyon Canyon trails by Hollywood. 5am was my wake-up call, we met up in at 6am and drove to L.A. together. We were playing it safe and making sure we beat the heat. Weekends are my only chance to sleep in and as much […]
We had a wonderful Valentine’s Day celebration. This is our last Vday as a family of two and Chris gave me a very sweet card, in which he signed it from him and baby :), so cute. Valentine’s was celebrated during the whole week, and I was happy to be surrounded by pretty things, love […]
Early Saturday morning, we drove to L.A. Our destination? The backlot of Paramount Pictures for the She Runs LA 10K race. Look at all the TV shows that are filmed on the lot….GLEE!!! The race was 80s themed and it was fun to see everyone wearing their neon and 80s gear. To keep all the […]
I rocked 80s gear this weekend. My friends and I ran the She Runs LA 10K race (my 2nd consecutive year of running this fun race) and it was a blast. It was a new course, new location and new theme = extra excited!! The race festivities and concert were at Paramount Studios in L.A. […]
Veggie Bars
Chocolate Avocado Cake
Chocolate Strawberry Shortcake Cupcakes
White Bean & Roasted Tomatoes Pasta
Petite Lasagnas
Coconut (Chickpea) Waffles
Grain Free Cake for One
My toddler is starting to show interest in cooking. He watches me whenever I’m in the kitchen, cooking, baking and prepping. Mama, what’s that? I’m cutting onions. I love onions. I want some. (Grabs raw onions and take a bite. Sames goes for cauliflower, tomatoes and any fruit he sees me cutting). Weekends are […]
In this holiday season, I am choosing to be very protective of my time. Well, actually, this has been my theme all year. I don’t want to be soooo busy that I become exhausted. It’s so easy to get caught in everyone else’s busyness, that you really have to recognize when it’s time to […]
Being a newlywed, the most common questions you hear are? How was the wedding? How was the honeymoon? How’s married life treating you? When are you going to have a baby? I’ve had my share of conversations with friends and family with all the questions above. Sometimes I give short answers, sometimes lengthy answers, it […]
When it’s raining and dreary outside, seeing your tropical vacation pictures help brighten things up. I wanted to do a twist on my What I Ate Wednesday posts. To continue my wedding recap, here is What-I-Ate wedding day edition. I got a lot of advice from people on what to eat on my wedding day. I […]
Maybe Someday by Coleen Hoover – Reading this book was an experience. This is the first book I’ve read from this author, as well as the first book I’ve read with a soundtrack. I listened to the soundtrack for free on Amazon (I have Amazon Prime) while reading the book. This […]
enjoying taking mine and Baby H’s weekly portrait, it’s my #project52 this year. A picture of both of us each week for 52 weeks. So far I’ve only taken phone pictures using the timercam app. debating whether to have a birthday party this year for our little man. We had a big celebration last […]
We had a fun time this Easter weekend with the family. Sunday was my sister’s actual birthday so we headed over to her house for some BBQ celebration. My sister is going on a week vacation with my mom, so we kept the food simple and tried to use up every food they had left […]
We are 7 days from Halloween and we still haven’t decided on our costumes. Me personally, I own three costumes and will start recycling them this year. We have a high employee turnover at my work that I figured, if I wear a costume I’ve worn 3 years ago, nobody is around to remember […]
Healthy Coconut 