Manic Monday

So its been one of those days... so many things running through my mind most importantly I miss Mark. We decided that in order to save some money for the wedding we would only see each other Friday through Monday. I come home Friday and spend it with Mark until Monday morning when I have to leave for work. I miss him so much and I just saw him this morning. This weekend was pretty amazing we just lounged around and hung out. Last night I spent the night at his house in Spring, we slept with the windows open. I fell asleep cuddling with my best friend and listening to the wind blowing best night ever. This morning was rough leaving my sleeping fiance but seeing waffle this morning kept me from crying. I really don't like Mondays and since Im having a crappy day I decided that I should fill this post with a cure for the Monday blues...

1. Kittens

Some people call me a cat lady but seriously how can you resist?!!!

2. Picnics with amazingly cute picnic gear

I need cute picnic baskets

3. Drinking out of mason jars 

These are amazing to pack for picnics because they don't spill at all and are cute!!

4. SKINS!!!

I spent this weekend watching Skins with Mark and catching him up and he loved it almost as mucg as I did

I freaking love CASSIE by far hands down my favorite!!!

5. Blueberry Tea

I have never tasted any thing as amazing as blueberry tea Iam Obsessed

6. Love letters

I of course am a hopeless romantic and I hope one day before I die Mark will write me a love letter and make it as cute as these

I'am also obsessed with these cute little coin purses

7. The Belle wedding!!!

8. Ignoring my insecurities

9. CUPCAKES!!!

I will be getting a couple more cupcake tattoos soon. I just cant get enough!!!

9. Floral Print

My favorite print ever

10. Endless love

I hope everyone has a great night. I know that tomorrow will be a better day.

Im about to go night night with waffle and dream of Mark and cupcakes 

;)

FRIDAY!!!!

Good Morning my lovelies

I am soo ecstatic today I feel like the world is on my side for once in my life. I went to go view Aveda last night and that is exactly where I want to be. The school is only 9 months but you learn so much and it’s an all green school. Which means its friendly to our earth and I definitely want to lessen my carbon foot print here on earth. Omg it was beautiful I have never wanted to do anything so bad in my life. I feel like this is my chance to make something of myself and this is something that Iam actually good at. It’s close to 11000 to go to the school with everything included, which isn’t bad at all. That is almost as much as my wedding, maybe a little more expensive than the wedding but totally worth it. I asked my friend An to help me fill out my FAFSA sheet because he had to do it for the University of Houston every year so I figure he is a pro at knowing exactly how to fill it out. I’m sooo excited I need to go to this school. Another cool thing I found out about this campus is that we do their landscaping!! It’s not an important fact but its cool that we do their property. When I was there I was actually able to experience a 30 minute facial. One of the girls I met there said that it was a way for me to experience what it would be like on the other end of things. It was truly an amazing experience and I hope that the government will help me get there financially if not I’m going to get loans loans loans.

On other news Marks mom is in town so we will be having diner with her tonight which should be fun, she gets to see the ring in person!!! J

I am so excited that she invited me to do something for Easter. This year I have so many plans for Easter Sunday!!! My friend Marisa invited me to go to church with her, I love her and she’s always inviting me to go with her so I think I finally will. I was also invited to go to Mark’s family picnic by his MOM I’m sooo excited and then wolfie is getting baptized and I have to be there for my little prince I love him sooo much. I can’t wait this Easter is going to be amazing. I even bought him a present; I bought his a scentsy frog!!! It’s a frog that has a cubby like thing on its back where u can stuff a scent pouch and I bought him a comforting scent. I hope he likes it. This year Im going to try to make cutesy little Easter treats for everyone and wrap them in cellophane and hand them out to the adorable children I know maybe some adults will get some too I don’t really know yet. Exciting!!!!

I have been feeling so boring lately I totally want to get some new work done. I’m for sure going to get my whale done before my wedding, I’m also thinking of some phrases in Latin. Maybe in the weird writing Mark has on his chest, I think it looks cool. I like the phrase “She flies by her own wings” something cool and inspirational.

Something else that I really really want to do is learn to sew so I can make so many cute things for myself and have a little shop.

I have so many ideas running through my head I wish I had more money and more time during the day to just work out all of my ideas.

Ok well I guess I better get to work!!!

Have a glorious weekend guys

What a fabulous day

Good Morning to all my wonderful muffins and cupcakes out there!!

It’s a muggy gloomy day in Houston, TX but I’m feeling completely fabulous. I have started feeling so much better after I started taking B12 shots, now I don’t feel so tired all the time. One of my coworkers bought be a little 1oz shot that’s Tropical punch flavor at this really cool place called My Fit Foods where he buys his lunch from and now I’m addicted. Today I’m really excited because I get to go view the school that I want to go to, to be an esthetician. It’s called Aveda and it’s in the Woodlands, its one of the few schools in Houston that offers that program. Its soo far from my job and I don’t get out till 5pm so I really hope that my boss lets me get off at 4:30 because classes start at 6pm. I really hope they can help me with financial aid too, I know that tuition wont be completely covered by financial aid but I hope that a good amount will be covered so that my loan won’t be too much. This time I have decided that if I need to I will take out a student loan and that it will be worth it in the end.

So now some

Wedding Gossip

So I think Mark and I have decided on a venueJ!!!! I am soo happy about this because since we had changed the date to March 2012 we really weren’t able to find any places that were reasonably priced, but we did it. Our new venue is Hidden Oaks Bed and Breakfast!!!

It’s a really pretty plantation style home with a party area in the front yard. I love it. When I saw it online it looked kind of skeptical but when we went to visit it I was sure that, this was the place I wanted to have it. Mark liked it too and so this is our place

http://hiddenoaksbnb.com/

There’s only one problem!!! The date that we wanted which was March 24, 2012 has already been booked and the only other March date available is March 17^th which is St. Patrick’s Day, and I really don’t want to have my wedding on any holiday so that’s my internal conflict. So then I started talking to Mark when we got home and I was thinking. Well the only reason I really wanted and outside garden wedding on that date was because the azaleas are at their prime around that date and at this venue there aren’t any azaleas around so it really doesn’t matter when the date is. All I really want is no rain, no humid gross heat or freezing unbearable cold and no holiday on the day we decide to get married on. So April – September are out because of the gross humid heat so that only really leaves October or the beginning of November. So if we decide to have the wedding in October it will October 27, 1012 and if we have it in November it will be either November 3rd or the 10^th when its still not super cold. We just have to talk to Mrs. Kimberly Franco and see what dates are available. I am sooo excited. After looking at the place I have so many ideas burning in my head for the decorations and the whole shebang, I just have to fill my cupcakes in on everything. We have decided on dresses for them which are very pretty and the dresses for my 2 main cupcakes too.

Oh and since Iam having a fall wedding I thought the colors should be tweaked a bit and so my new colors are:

Hot Pink, Robin’s Egg Blue, Candy Apple Red, Cotton Candy Pink and Mimosa

Accented by Polka Dots

Now that everything is settled Iam so not stressing over anything and Iam as happy as a clam. I can’t wait to find out exactly what the date of our wedding will be. I have always wanted a fall wedding, since fall is by far my favorite season. I am super excited about everything. We totally didn’t get the garden I wanted of the azaleas but I get to plan it around my favorite season with colors that are more me. I don’t know what I was thinking lol.

On other news Marks mom knows about our engagement now, which makes me super happy because now I see it as omg this is really happening because Mark doesn’t tell his mom anything unless he’s sure about it. He was so so nervous about telling her that he was kind of dreading telling her. I know that he didn’t want her to know because he was scared that she wasn’t going to approve but Iam so happy that he did and Iam extremely happy that she’s happy about it all.

She seems super excited about it too, unlike my mom. His mom was way more excited about it than my mom was which makes me a little sad. I want my engagement to be like it is in the movies when most girls tell their moms they are getting married. I want the whole jumping up and down and screaming with excitement, I want the mom butting in and trying to put in her two cents, I want her giving me my something blue, going to try on wedding dresses and all the cool fun stuff that brides get to do with their moms, but I guess my mom isn’t into all that and I’m totally not going to let it bring me down. Oh well!!! Tonight is girls night so I’m going to go eat drink and be merry with two of my favorite girlfriends Haley and Marisa!!! First I have to go to the Aveda Institute wish me luck that they give me nothing but good news!!!

More than a feeling

Ive been following this blog that I think is just freaking adorable and so I decided to go back and read all of her previous posts and I came across one that had these few sentences

“Before you can grow up, you must fall in love 3 times.

Once you must fall in love with your best friend, ruining your friendship forever. This will teach you who your true friends are, and the fine line between friendship and more.

Once you must fall in love with someone you believe to be perfect. You will learn that no one is perfect, and that you should never be treated as anything less than what you deserve.

And once you must fall in love with someone that is exactly like you. This will teach you about who you are, and who you want to be.

And when you’re through with all that, you learn that the people who care about you the most are the ones that you hurt, and the ones that hurt you are the ones that you needed the most.

 But most of all, you learn that love is only a concept and is not something that can be defined, it is different to each person that experiences it.

And you will learn to respect each and every person on this earth, knowing that everyone only wants to be loved.”

 It had me thinking about it pretty much all day and I believe I have fallen in love 3 times and Iam finally ready to love and be loved I fully understand myself now and what I want as of relationships and I’m ready to marry my one true love. The greatest  love I have ever had and it just makes me smile thinking about how happy we make each other and how lucky Iam to have found someone as amazing as Mark to be my husband. He is the goofiest, funniest, sweetest lovable guy I have ever been with and he has all of my love. For him Iam grateful and now I can’t wait to go home and run into his arms and love on him.

Welcome back CHRISTIAN!!! jeesh

AHHHH I need to be better at updating I feel sooo bad because alot has happened since my last post.
     -Mark reproposed to me
     -Our wedding plans have changed
     -Waffle had surgery
     -Wedding party has changed


OK so Mark re proposed to me on Friday March 18th. My ring is beautiful it makes me feel like a princess; to me it looks like a tiara and that's why I love it so much. When he gave it to me it was the cutest moment ever. I was having a really grumpy day people were just so irritating, especially this one chick in particular. Every time I talk to her its like she has to make the whole conversation about her, put in her two cents or one up me and make it seem like her life is way better than mine. I had finally had enough and I just couldn't handle talking to her anymore. Mark and I were going to go on a date to a psychobilly concert that night at this place called Mango's so I was getting ready. Whenever I am really upset and Im getting ready to go somewhere I always find flaws about me and I make them a big deal and it hinders me from enjoying the night. So I was battling my hair and getting pissed of and getting ready to give up and say that I didn't want to do anything when Mark comes in. He looks at me and says " Are you having a bad day baby?" and I look at him and say "yes!!!" and he was like I will make it ll better and kisses me on the forehead and walks away. So I continue to get ready and he comes back and tells me to close my eyes. I was so sad and pissed I really wasn't thinking about anything at all. So Im closing my eyes and he says "OK open them" and then when I opened them he was kneeling down on one knee with MY RING!!! He is the sweetest it totally made my day after all of that I wasn't thinking about that cray girl anymore all I could think about was my future and I was better and I got dressed and everything turned out amazing. We went to the concert and it was great I really like 2 bands that were playing the Returners which are from California and Ghost Storys which are from Houston. We actually were supposed to see the Coffin Cats but by the time we saw Ghost Storys I was really tired so we decided to go home and spend the rest of the night enjoying each others company.

Now I really feel like this is going to happen. IM REALLY GETTING MARRIED!!!!

So now that I have my ring and Ive been doing alot of thinking I have changed my mind about the wedding date and I have decided that I want to have the wedding next year. So our new wedding date is March 24, 2012. I decided this because I feel like 2013 is way too far away and I want to start my life with Mark as soon as possible. Also because of the Azaleas!!!

 In the south they have these beautiful flowers that bloom only once a year and they really dont last very long, 2 wks tops. This year these flowers were ridiculously gorgeous and every garden that had these was beautiful. Ive been trying to contact Bayou Bend to see if we could use their gorgeous garden for our wedding in March and Im going to make it happen. I have so many ideas for that garden wedding I hope it really happens. Its been decided that I want an outside wedding and I want our little reception area to look like a 1950s diner. That would be totally cute. I also have so many ideas for the decorations now and Im getting really excited we just have to find a place at a resonable price becasue I dont want a freaking 15000 dollar wedding I want a small budget friendly wedding because I would rather spend the money on the honeymoon or a down payment on a house.

One like this!!!

Another thing that has changed is that I had to include my sister in the wedding so I made her co maid of honor and Im still deciding which one of my friends will be my maid of honor. Im still planning on having the brides maids I had chosen in the first place if they still are up for it, its just my sister had to be included as well.
These past 2 weeks have been filled with fun. First of all I got to spend time with the cutest baby boy next to my wolfster. No one is cuter that wolfie and thats a fact!!! Baby Valentino Cristiano. I like to think that Anitra named him after me because she loves me so much hahahaha. But for sure he is one cutie and I love to play with him.

Then there was the dreaded Dr. Appointmet from when I fell off the couch and couldnt move after hat. I had gone to a kickboxing class and twisted my ankle but kept going like the little trooper Iam but somehow I also messed up my knee. After class I felt awful I could barely walk and I complained about it to Mark but then we ignored it. A little later as Im getting up off the coch Im standing and my knee gives out and I fall on the hurt knee then its game over for me. I was crying and in pain frm then on and so the  next day Mark and I went to the Dr. Here is our photo montage as we wait.

Also waffle has been declawed and he is the cutest friendliest cat ever now that he has no claws yayay!!!

Mark and I have been trying to fix up the apartment and Make it more ME so this weekend we painted my vanity in two of my favorite colors robin's egg blue and cotton candy pink yay I will have to take a picture of the finished product its going to be totally rad!!!

Well that is all that is up for now but I definately will be posting more soon. Just for the heck of it here are 2 of my favorite pictures!!!

huzzah have a good night