Hey there!

I've been thinking about coming back to the blog for a while now. I just feel so behind. I haven't been feeling very well and reading my favorite blogs hit the back burner. Do you ever feel so behind it seems overwhelming just thinking about catching up? Yea, that's where I'm at.

Anyways, I thought I would start by catching you up on what I've been up to since my time off from "blogland". Warning: It's pretty picture heavy! :)

At the end of April, a friend of mine who attends a make-up design school, asked me to be her model for a 1940s/50s photo shoot for her portfolio. I was honored and a little nervous! I've never done anything like this before but I'm so glad I did. It was so much fun! I felt so beautiful that day!

This was the first look. A very glamorous 1950s housewife.

The second look was a glammed up Rosie the Riveter.

I still haven't received the pictures from the shoot back yet, but when I do I'll be sure to share them here!

In May my husband was honored with being chosen as the Best Representative for Judo by his Judo Club.  Martial Arts has always been something my husband is very passionate about and he  dedicates all of his free time to not only learning but also teaching. It was an honor for me to attend the award ceremony with him that was for all the clubs in the Southern California area.

The end of May into early June I started to embrace change a little more and get ready for my birthday. I make a big deal out of my birthday because my Mom always made me feel like it's supposed to be your special day. No other day in the year is just about you.

So as I started to think more and more about my birthday the only thing I wanted to do is look good! Haha! I've lost 43lbs and I may not always know how to feel about my new body but on my birthday at least I know I'll look good!

I started by a haircut and coloring my hair back to red. I had it red for so many years and decided that it's time to go back. I love it!

I also bought my first pair of shorts in well over 10 years! They're not short shorts but they're perfect for me and where I'm at with my body image. :)

The week of my birthday finally rolled around and my best friend decided to have a dinner at her house for me the night before. What I didn't know was that she had invited some of our closest friends to surprise me! It was amazing and I cried! Haha. Here are some tidbits from that night. Comment below if you'd like to follow me on instagram for more. :)

It was an amazing night and I felt so incredibly blessed to have so much love in my life.


The next day on my actual birthday, I enjoyed a lovely lunch with my Dad and brothers and a great dinner with my husband and close friends.

The following day was my final birthday celebration with my family. My Dad likes to cook and entertain so he offered to have a get together at his house. He's the best. :)

My Aunt brought the most delicious birthday cake!

My Uncle who is 78 years old gifted me his mothers graduation pin from 1924. As he was telling me the story of the pin he began to cry and then I started to cry! My Aunt (Dad's sister) and Uncle never had children. As my Uncle is getting older he is starting to gift a lot of his things to close family and friends. I am so honored he chose me for such a sentimental gift. I will post pictures of it soon!

It's been a great couple of months. I'm trying to live a little more and not let my disability limit me too much from doing things I enjoy. The cherry on top of all of this is of course:

My favorite hockey team, the Los Angeles Kings, won the Stanley Cup!

It was a tough season but they got through it and came out on top. I'm so proud to be born and raised in a city that has such an amazing team. I'm hoping I can get out to meet some of the players and of course the Stanley Cup sometime this summer. :)

Hope you enjoyed catching up with me! I'll try not to leave so much time between posts next time but no promises. I would also love to catch up with all of my favorite blog friends. Be prepared for lots of comments from me!

Hope you're having a great week!

My Birthday Week (in pictures)

Yesterday I turned the big 2-8! It was a great day and wonderful reminder of how truly blessed and grateful I am for all my friends and family.

My birthday week officially started on Sunday when my great friend/co-worker invited me out for lunch. We were chatting and having a great time when I told her how much I've been wanting to go to the beach. She had the great idea of going right after lunch and we were off! 

 

It was an overcast day but I had such a great time and loved digging my toes in the sand. 

After a much needed day off from all the excitement from the day before, Tuesday was my next birthday outing!

My Aunt took me to a wonderful day at the nail spa with a mani-pedi and full leg,arm and shoulder massages! It was my first pedicure since I was 13 years old and very first massage of any kind. Lets just say those massages hurt so good! Lol. It took a little bit of pain to feel that relaxed! ;)

After our spa appointment we headed over to lunch and a little shopping. It was so much fun! I didn't get any pictures from that day so here is a picture of my lovely nail colors and a little drawing I posted on my instagram a week before my birthday as a hint to family. ;)

Later that night I met up with my friend Stephanie for some Sushi! She gave me some sweet gifts and did some much needed catching up. 

On Wednesday I received two large packages from my mom and sister. They both came at the same time! My sister sent me a custom made birthday card along with comfy sweat pants and make-up. She's the best! 

My mom got me this beautiful humming bird feeder and super soft pajama pants as well as a sleep mask. I loved everything and I'm so grateful to have such wonderful ladies in my life!

Yesterday was my big day and it was great! I woke up to a ton of messages on my phone from loved ones. After replying to as many as I could, my husband and I got ready and went out to lunch at Outback Steakhouse. It was so good and I had a great time with my hubby. :)

We then headed off to the market to pick up some carne asada and veggies to BBQ later. After watching our L.A. Kings play we had dinner with my husbands family.

With all the excitement of the week it ended with me blowing out the candles and making a wish!

We also celebrated Rocky's 4th birthday yesterday! It's been some of the best years of my life and I'm so grateful to have this little guy around. :)

Tomorrow I'll be heading over to my Dad's house for lunch, swimming and a final birthday celebration! Have I mentioned how much I love my family and friends?! Lol. :)

I hope to be blogging more but it's still hard without a computer. I'll be catching up a lot this weekend with all my bloggy friends!

Have a great weekend!!

My Weekend

This weekend was pretty good. Because of my injury I don't get out much and do many things but I try to make the best of it. :)

Friday, my husband and I took a trip to Walmart! I know, so exciting! Ha ha. We didn't need anything in particular but it was nice to just get out of the house. I ended up getting this wonderful maxi dress. It's super long and comfortable! I added a belt to it to dress it up a little. It comes in other colors and I can't wait to go back and get more. 

Saturday, we stayed in and did some chores around the house. Our L.A. Kings are in the playoffs so we spent the evening watching the game and cheering them on. 

Sunday, we had a wonderful date night at our local Poquito Mas. It's a small Baja Mexican franchise restaurant here in California. Not sure if they are in other states but its one of my favorite places to eat. I got a chance to wear my new dress and had a great make-up and hair day! 

I also started doing Simple Pilates this weekend! I have a great video that walked me through all the exercises. I was surprised at how many of them I knew from physical therapy. I skipped a few of the higher intensity ones and spent a lot of time focusing on my breathing and "scooping" my lower abs. Stronger core leads to a stronger back.  Slowly but surely I'll be ready for surgery. 

I hope you all had a great weekend! :)

Wordless Wednesday

Since I took a bit of a break from blogging, 

here is a little bit of what I've been up to. :)

(Warning: This post is picture heavy!)

 March started with some time spent with my Mother-in-Law. 

Here we are at a neighbors baby shower. Being there definitely gave both of us baby fever. She began planning my "future" baby shower right there! Ha ha!

My husband and my Mother-in-Law started walking together around the neighborhood. I've been getting a bit of cabin fever from staying in so much, so they took me along with them! 

Here is my husband pushing me in a wheel chair. :)

I found this wonderful flower maker on Facebook 

and purchased some of her flowers. 

The top one was one I found in her shop that I love! 

My husband likes it too ;).

The bottom one I had her custom make for me. 

I love that I can represent the best hockey team in the NHL on a flower! ;)

Speaking of hockey! Here's an OOTD on game day! 

I'm wearing my Kings flower with one of my favorite Kings shirts.

{My mirror is lined with all of my flowers. I'm a collector. :)}

On Easter Sunday, we had some beautiful weather here in So Cal.

This is the view from our balcony at sunset after a brief rain shower.

My husband's best friend just had a birthday,

so we all went out to our favorite local deli for lunch.

No one wanted their picture taken but my husband. He's such a good sport! Ha ha!

On Sunday, Wan and I got ready and headed over to my Dad's for lunch. 

I got some new make-up I've been playing around with 

and got all dolled up just because.

I'm a lucky lady to have such a sweet man in my life. :)

That is all I've been up to! 

I hope you enjoyed catching up with me 

and can't wait to get back to blogging more. 

I know I don't have many readers, but if you have any questions you'd like to ask me I'd love to answer them!

Happy Wednesday!

Busy Weekend

First, I'd like to thank those that left such sweet words on my last post. I'm not fully recovered but I'm working on getting better every day. :)

Well I had a pretty busy weekend! For the first time in a long time I had things going on for me both Saturday and Sunday! It was refreshing to know that I could handle it. One day at a time.

Saturday was a sad day. My husband's best friend had to lay his dog Samson to rest. I'd never been to a pet funeral or new that they even had them but understood that this dog was part of our family and I had to be there to support our friend. It was a very emotional morning with lots of tears. I came home and hugged Rocky just a little tighter that night.

After the funeral we went out to eat at one of my favorite places, Brent's Deli. It's a pretty popular local place and is always packed! They serve pickles at every table and most of the waitresses are middle aged Jewish women with raspy voices. I love it! Ha ha.

I ordered my usual. Matzo Ball Soup and Mini Latkes (potato pancakes). It's the half Jewish girl in me that grew up with this food and take advantage of any moment to indulge in it! We ate and reminisced about all the great times we had with Samson and toasted our meal to him. We're definitely dog people, friends!

 This was my yummy meal! 

We headed back home after lunch and spent time with our little man. He ran around with my husband for a while and I snapped some pictures of his sweet face.

Just hanging out in Wan's truck. I think I might frame this! :)

Finally it was time to settle in for the night with a good 'ol fashion hockey game! I always get so excited on game days. I love my LA Kings and after a 5 game winning streak I was so looking forward to another win. Sadly, that didn't happen. We lost and I was sad. Just need to brush that one off and look forward to tonight's game! :)

Sunday was a very low key day. I made plans with one of my dearest friends Dani and we had a great time. It's been months since I've seen this girl but we caught up like we saw each other yesterday! She's been one of my closest friends since middle school. 17 years! I love that we're still close. :)

After brunch we snapped this as we were saying our goodbye's. 

Hopefully we'll get together again soon!

So there's my weekend! It had it's highs and lows and I'm just so happy I got out of the house!

I hope you all had a great weekend! :)

It's back!

That's right. Hockey is back! I am a huge Los Angeles Kings fan and followed them all the way to the Stanley Cup last season. After a long summer and an even longer lockout, the Kings raised their banner today and started the new season! I'm so excited to watch these games again.