Happy First Day of Summer

Today is the first day of summer although living in Miami it feels like it's summer all the time and everyone here practically wears flipflops all year long, the kids definately look forward to their time off from school to go out and play in the sun.

As I sat with my nieces over the past few weeks, and sorta interviewed them for this post. I asked them what were a few things they would like to do over the summer. Realistic and Affordable of course, I was afraid that one would ask me to take them to the moon.  So here's what they've requested.


☀ Pool party

☀ Go to Disney World

☀ Go to the beach
   

☀ Go to the park

☀ Visit Samantha and Sabrina (my other 2 nieces)

☀ Bake cupcakes and cookies

☀ Go to the SpongeBob Hotel... (Nickelodeon Hotel)

☀ Get a facial, mani, pedi☀ Go to the Zoo

☀ Go to the Water Park

☀ Fly Kites

☀ Go to the Icecream store (Menchies)

☀ Have a sleepover


☀ Go to the movies
☀ Go to Jump A Roos

After their requests, I began doing some homework on some outdoor activities and putting together a spectacular pool party. Every year I have a Summer Bash for the girls, last year I took a break from it all, but this year's Bash is going out with a BAM. 

Check back at the end of the summer to see what we've accomplished!

33 by 33

Last year I attempted to complete a list of 32 things by my 32nd birthday and I totally failed! Perhaps it was because I started working on my list a little too late, or it could've been just pure laziness.

Since my life has now become a little less hectic, I'm almost positive that I'll be able to accomplish everything on my list. *Keeping my fingers crossed*

Here it goes...

1-  Add 33 New Posts
2-  Try 33 NEW things
3-  Find a place that I love & Move
4-  Be Debt Free or atleast really close to it
5-  Lose 33 lbs
6-  Watch 33 new movies
7-  Bake a carrot cake
8-  Get a bike
9-  Visit 7 new places
10- Complete at least 3 scrapbooks.
11- Take the girls to the Zoo, Parrot Jungle, Seaquarium, Monkey Jungle
12- Have lunch with an old friend and catch up
13- Take the Huns somewhere he's never been
14- Have a weekend movie/tv show marathon with the Huns
15- Cook a new recipe from a cook book
16- Have a Sister Day
17- Clean out and organize our storage...scary
18- Finish moving my stuff from Mom's house
19- Have a Garage Sale
20- Host a Summer Party for the Girls
21- Start planning our wedding
22- Save $$$$$$
23- Eat at the Food Trucks
24- Pick Strawberries
25- Read 3 books
26- Go to the beach
27- Host a Blog Gift Swap
28- Have a Girl's Night
29- Visit Mickey
30- Finish the Office Project
31- Go to the Keys
32- $330 Spoil Me Spending Shopping Spree

33- Treat myself to a Spa Day

Now that I've finished my list, time to get started...Only 133 days left. Yikes! 

I will be adding this list as an additional page, Labeled 33 by 33 so we can track my progress. Hope you'll stop by and check it out often and see what I've checked off my list. :)

Results of my 33 by 33 will be posted on July 2nd, 2013.

My Life in 99 Questions...

My life in 99 questions

I've borrowed this from the lovely Danielle who borrowed it from another friend.

Sharing is Caring!

The idea is that you go through this list of 99 things and mark off what you have done. 

Let's Do This!!!

1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland (Does Disneyworld count?)
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables (I grew Strawberries)
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Take a sick day when you're not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied (Actually yes But spent it on my NKOTB addiction)
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo's David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant

44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets, or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check (Ugh! One too many times)
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square (Greatest Experience & Memory Ever)
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job (laid off/fired same effect)
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been a passenger on a motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the paper
85. Kissed a stranger at midnight on New Year's Eve
86. Visited the White House (Took a picture in front of it)
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone's life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Got a tattoo (Does a temporary one count?)
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee

32 out 99 that's HORRIBLE!!!

Think it's time I start working on some of these. :)

Now you try!

 

 

 

My Latest OBSESSION...

 Aahhhh!!!! How do I make it STOP!!!! Not sure when, where or how, but I'm obsessed with Bucket Lists! I've always been a list person, you know your daily to do lists, shopping lists, etc...and I totally love scratching off what I've gotten accomplished. After watching "The Bucket List" a few moons ago I decided that I should create one for myself, and here I am today and have a My Someday List, and a  32 by 32 & I find myself starting a Summer Bucket List! I think it's time I some professional help soon!!!

Summer officially begins on June 20th and ends on September 21st...that's 14 weeks!!!  14 weeks of fun!!!!

So now that I will officially be over with school, and my Saturdays will again be FREE and I'll be able to sleep in some and enjoy spending time with the family. Here are a few, ok a lot of the things I'd like to do this summer.

- Visit the Zoo
- Visit the Seaquarium
- Go to Butterfly World
- Go to the Beach
- Get a nice tan
- Get a massage
- Go camping
- Take the girls to Build-A-Bear
- Take the girls to get manis/pedis
- Girls Day Out with Mom, Sister, and the Girls
- Watch a Sunset
- Have a picnic
- Take a bubble bath
- Lay on the grass under a tree and read
- Laugh till I cry
- Go Fishing
- Give my bedroom a makeover
- De-Clutter
- Blow bubbles
- Play a board game
- Have lunch with a friend
- Make a new friend
- Visit Miami's Tourist Attractions
- Buy myself a bike
- Go on a bike ride
- Go Skating
- Have a slumber party
- Go Bowling
- Get weekly mani's
- Play Bingo
- Take Public Transportation for a day
- Build a sand castle
- Pay for the person behind me order at a drive-thru
- Bake bread
- Recreate an outfit from a magazine
- Visit an old friend
- Make a photobooth collage
- Try Vodka Gummy bears
- Fly a kite
- Exercise Daily
- Play Minituare Golf
- Make someone's day
- Hangout with the Bestie
- Take the girls to the water park
- Visit Lion Country Safari
- Go to the Children's Museum
- Add change to someone's meter
- Visit the Petting Zoo
- Attend a wine tasting
- Spend the day with my little cousin Daylin
- Adopt Sophie for a day
- Surprise someone
- Make my bed everyday
- Watch 14 new movies
- Finish Planning my 2012 trips
- Visit Mickey Mouse



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Fifty

"You didn't know about me"

Zero- Who was your last text from? My cousin Jesse
One- Where was your default pic taken? West Palm Beach Convention
Two- Your relationship status? Taken
Three- Have you ever lost a close friend? No
Four- What is your current mood? Chillen
Five- What’s your brother(s)/sister(s) names? Edrei and Majela
Six- Where do you wish you were right now? Disney World
Seven- Have a crazy side? Perhaps, you want to find out?
Eight-  Ever had a near death experience? No
Nine- Something you do a lot? Work, work, and more work
Ten- Angry at anyone? Angry-No; Dissapointed- Yes
Eleven- What’s stopping you from going for the person you like ? Work...but gotta make that paper
Twelve- When was the last time you cried? Thursday night
Thirteen- What are you really good at? Traveling :D
Fourteen- What do you think about when you are falling asleep? My honeybee
Fifteen- What were you doing yesterday at 10:00 am? Processing payroll
Sixteen- Do you prefer light or dark hair on the opposite sex ? Dark hair
Seventeen- Who was the last person you talked to on the phone? A Sales Rep
Eighteen- What is/are your favorite band(s)? Mana, Camila, NKOTB, Aerosmith
Nineteen- What are you doing right now? Answering these fifty about me
Twenty- Who do you trust 100% right now? My Parents
Twenty one- Where did you get the shirt you are wearing? TJ Maxx
Twenty two- Heavy metal music? Uh-No
Twenty three- Who Was the last person you hugged? was DOUBLE hugged by my nieces :)
Twenty four- Is there anything you’re hiding from someone? Unfortunately, Yes. :(
Twenty five- Who are you thinking of right now? The bartender who's going to make my XL margarita on Saturday after class.
Twenty six- What should you be doing right now? Revising a spreadsheet
Twenty seven- What are you listening to? The voices in my office
Twenty eight- You need new jeans. Quick where do you go? Whatever is closest.
Twenty nine- Who was the last person who yelled at you? I rather not say.
Thirty- Do you act differently around the person you like? Yep...I'm very mushy
Thirty one- What is your eye color? Brown
Thirty two- Who was the last person to make you laugh? My cousin Jesse- he's a riot!
Thirty three- Who was the last person to make you angry? Rather not say.
Thirty four- Hello Kitty or dora ? None...Why not Mickey Mouse?!
Thirty five- Is your hair naturally curly or straight? Curly
Thirty six- Hug anyone of opposite sex in past 24 hours? Yes...Daddy's hugs are the BEST
Thirty seven- One thing you want right now? To see my honeybee
Thirty eight- Will you fall in love in the next few months? It's on my to-do list
Thirty nine- What does the 5th text in your inbox say? Ok...Yummy...See U Soon.
Forty- Are you worried about the future? Actually, I'm looking forward to it.
Forty one- Are you happy with your life right now? That would be a YES!
Forty two- Are you currently jealous? Not really.
Forty three- Who's your best guy friend? My Old Man
Forty four- Do you forgive or forget? I really try to
Forty five- What do you miss the most about elementary school? Summer Vacations
Forty six- Favorite Disney Channel show ? Phineas and Ferb
Forty seven- Who’s 3 of your best girl friends? My Mom, Emily, Grethel
Forty Eight- What are you looking forward to? My Daddy meeting my Honeybee
Forty nine- Does anyone like you right now? Yep. I think he ♥ hearts ♥ me.
Fifty- Lyrics to the song you’re listening to? Baby let me love you down...Theres so many ways to love ya...Baby I can break you down... Gotta love Usher!

This was kinda fun...Atleast killed 5 minutes of my day. Now you try!

I "WILL"...

As some of you may know, Mickey Mouse, is the 2nd love of my life, and Disney World is my Happy place.

I take a few mini trips to Orlando throughout the year, and the next one I have planned is for this upcoming weekend. Unfortunately, things didn't work out as planned, so I will miss visiting Mickey, but since the Resort has been pre-paid for, I will definately take advantage and get some R&R.

Lately, I've been a little busy with work, school, and a few new changes in my life, that I haven't really had time to hangout with some of my favorite people. So this weekend it will be ALL about THEM!

Last night as I was babbling on the phone with the Huns, I jotted down a few things that I "WILL" accomplish this weekend.  I'm sure more will come to mind, but for now this is what I have.

Here it goes!

1- Sleep, Sleep, and more Sleep. I'd like to get atleast 8 hours of sleep.

2- Have breakfast with my Mom, Sister and my little princess daily.

3- GET some SUN!!!! I've been told I'm waaaay past pale. (that's mean, right?)

4- Read! I've purchased about 10 books since the beginning of the year, I have yet to open one.  So sad I know.

5- Bake- I totally love that our Villa has a kitchen. My nieces love baking, so we will definately get some baking done! Mickey Cupcakes, anyone?!

6- Spa Night... I haven't given the girls a spa night in a while...so manis/pedis/facials/and non-alcoholic piña coladas while we watch The Little Mermaid. The girls will totally love this!

7- Dress Up/Photo Shoot- Since Lydia will be graduating PreK in a few weeks, and I've promised her a graduation party, this will be the perfect time to dress her up and have a photo shoot to prep for her special night!

8- Tango!- I know this weekend is strictly to catch up and spend time with my Mom, my Sister, and the Nieces...I'm sure they won't mind if I share a few minutes of their time so I can Tango with the Huns! Hmmm....maybe while they sleep. ;)

9- Have some ME time...As much as I love hanging out with the family, I can really use a little ME time, even if it's just a few minutes away!

10- Enjoy my Mom, my Sister, and my Nieces...god knows we need each other right now and can definately use this mini getaway.



Is it Friday, yet?


Can't wait to share my weekend with you all when I return.