Biggest Loser - Finale

Is tonight!!!! Actually it's on right now and OMG the results are AMAZING!

I just love being healthy and totally fit.

One of my NY Goals is too help my family and friends get healthier and lose weight.

Me and the hubs are big fans of the BL show, but this season we both were a little pist due to a few contenstants who were just plain mean and were there for all the wrong reasons.

We are hoping Michelle from the black team wins....SHE ROCKS!

Lessons Learned

Well I have just finished studying my brains out and I feel so relieved!!!! This past school semester was a tough one! I didnt put a 100% in due to work and life in general, but I have learned how to balance it all.

For a long time I didnt know what I wanted to major in but now that I do I am finally going full force with it. Oh and my major is business!

After going thru a stressful semester I am now going to put this behind me and learn how to better balance school with my busy life. I want to succeed in college and not just be a half ass student.

I just need to reamin positve and focus!

So school is over for me in 2008....2009 here I come!

Busy...but GREAT!

School started which meant my free time is either running, studying, or sleeping. Here is an update:

Vegas with the Hubs was AWESOME! We ate, slept, danced the night away, layed out by the pool, rode the gondola's at the Venetian, went shopping, walked the whole strip and just enjoyed one on one time with each other.








It's now Fall which means more time inside for scrapping and movie dates!

My training for the half has been good,although my shins have gotten bad and i was told to not run for a week and have to go thru therapy. Ok, more therapy!!! Geez am I ever not going to be in therapy, lucky for me it's phyical this time. But the doc said I "PROBABLY" can run the race. Of course I was crushed cause running has been an important thing for me in the my life. It has helped me overcome alot of issues in the past few months. But I am remaining positive and I will run the race!!!

Well off to see the doc, think good thoughts for me!!!

New Hair....New Me

Everything Comes to An End

Summer 2008 has been AWESOME!



I loved: the beach, shopping, painted toes, running @ 530am and watching the sun rise, MITP w/Maria and our little bottles of vino, camping with the fam bam, reading 3 books, the beach with Alex and Maria "WHAT U SAID", dancing like no one is watching, catwalking DT, La Vics after da club, going thru therapy (one of the best things), becoming a Scientologist, my bday pool party, movie dates w/Yvonne and my favorite waking up everyday with a great hubby, awesome friends, and my family!



I will end my summer in Vegas with a romantic weekend w/the hubs!

Half Training Day 1

Today was my first day back to running. I started off slow and steady...ran 2 miles. 1st mile=10 mins and 2nd mile=9 mins. My goal is to finish the San Jose Rock and Roll Half Marathon in 2 hours and 30 mins. I am sure I can do that!

I have a great running support group and a running journal that will help me stay on track.

I am PUMPED!!!

My Vacay Has Come To An End (sniff sniff)

I so do not want to go back to work! I wish I could win the lottery and just work PT, but in my world I have to work. But if I didn't I wouldnt be able to afford a family camping trip, Las Vegas with the hubs, scrapbook supplies, Starbucks, my shopping trips and days with friends and family!

With that said I spent the last few days at the beach, scrapping with my gals, and shopping!

In a way I am ready to get back, so hopefully tomorrow I walk in with no drama! The last few vacations I have left or came back to work with some bullshit! So yeah I am a little nervous but thinking good thoughts!!!

I will leave u with a few pics.

I'm Home!

We came home from our trip this morning. We were due back yesterday but once the family left me and Alex decided to stay another day and have some alone time. The trip itself was F-U-N!!!!!!

We hiked, ate lots of food, made fires, ate S'Mores, hiked some more, laughed and overall just created good memories as a family.

The downfall of camping is no Starbucks, sleeping on the floor, and packing/cleaning up! Those are my only complaints.

I also celebrated my 28th birthday yesterday!

Tomorrow I am hitting the beach with Alex and a friend!

Toodles!

And We're Off!

Tomorrow we leave for our camping trip!

We are all pretty excited!

I will be sure to blog and post pics upon my return~

Happy Trails!

The Kickoff Has Begun

Effective Friday @ 2:00pm I will be on vacation from work for a whole week! No getting up early, no work email, no bosses asking for this and that and no phone calls!

Me, Alex, my dad and siblings, and Alex's parents are all going camping for 4 days! It's going to be great because all I have to do is have fun and relax in the woods.

Upon my return from the outdoors, Alex and I have a day planned at the beach and then I have a spa day with a good friend, and POSSIBLY a scrap fest with the gals.

I also plan on getting organized like sign up for school and get my half marathon training started get some summer reading done, and finish my "SELF" mini album. Speaking of which I need to post pics of that...

Oh and 1 more thing it's my BIRTHDAY on Tuesday...the big 28!

Cheers to the good life!!!!

a few pics:

1st Pic: Me and Yvonne...been besties for 10 years!
2nd Pic: Vincent, me and Victoria on 4th of July...they make me so happy!
3rd Pic: I starting to love thy self in my own skin!

Here goes....

i have neglected my blog due to my crazy and busy life which lead me to the "D" word: Depression!

Yup I said depression! I was fighting it for awhile and I just thought it will blow over, but behold it didnt. What really triggered it was a argument I had with my mom a few weeks back. I have shared with you about her and her issues have gotten to me. I dont want to blame her completely but she had a big part. Other things were school, the house buying process, money,certain "friends" and body issues I was having. I finally saw a doctor and he referred me to a place that I wish to not disclose just yet. Still testing the waters.

But the past 2 weeks have been good/bad.

Bad:
Mom and I are still having issues.
House Process is on hold
Family is concerned about me
Letting go of the Super Woman attitude

Good:
Ran the Lance Armstong Lifestrong Challenge and came in at 26:55
Getting Better
Working on ME
Taking one day at a time - SERIOUSLY
Will be on vaacation for a whole starting Friday @ 2:00pm
Learning not say No and not feel guilty
I have found out who my true friends are

I have realized in this new journey is that I have my whole life to do it all. I focus to much on what other say, like do this, do that! I know they mean well and all but in the end only Angela can make those decisions. I have a great husband, friends and family that support me with my battle.

It's a scary ass ride but there is nothing that I cant fight. I dont always have to be SUPERWOMAN....just take one day at a time...literally!!!!!

Peace out!

Pocket Full of Sunshine

OMG I am so loving this song right now!!!!!!!!! I just love the lyrics and lately my mood has felt that way. =)



My mom, me and my sisters make me happy!


I got a pocket,
got a pocket full of sunshine
I got a love that knows that it's all mine
oh, oh, oh
Do what you want,
but you never gonna break me,
sticks and stone are never gonna shake me
oh, oh, oh

[Chorus]
Take me away (take me away)
A secret place (a secret place)
A sweet escape (a sweet escape)
Take me away (take me away)
Take me away (take me away
To better days (to better days)
Take me away (take me away)

[Interlude]

I got pocket,
Got a pocket full of sunshine
I got a love that knows that it's all mine
oh, oh, oh

Wish that you could,
but you ain't gonna own me
do anything you can to control me
oh, oh, oh

[Chorus]

[Hook]
When the slaves that are go
Where nobody knows
and I call it home
When there's no more lies
and darkness is light
and nobody cries
there's only butterflies

[Chorus 2x]

[Chorus + interlude]

The sun's on my side
Wave me for a ride
I smile up to the sky
I know i'll be alright

The sun's on my side
Wave me for a ride
I smile up to the sky
I know i'll be alright



Today so far has started off on a good start...had an amazing boot camp workout, went to Starbucks and go tme prety yellow happy flowers. Goin to get ready for a family BBQ.

Happy Sunday!

It's HOTT!!!!

The past few days have been scorching hot! I usually love the sun and laying out the pool, but not this time around. I am inside, AC going full blast, and scrapping!!!

Feels good though!

Not much is going on...just been running, scrapping, and enjoying the Summer Days. Next week is my 3-year wedding anniversary! The past 3 years have been the greatest. I do have to say I have a great hubby! Plus he has an AWESOME Wife! We just get along great, have tons of fun, and both want to acheive many things in life. The "kid" talk has come up lately and we will be "trying" in 2 years! Yup 2 years once we get back from our 5 Year anniversary Hawaii trip. By that time I should be closer to finishing school too.

In the meantime we are going to enjoy being a couple!


Hope you are staying cool. =)

Happy Father's Day

Today me and the fam bam got together for Father's Day. It was fun! While my parents went and had cocktails, me and the kids hung out. We did some crafts for dad, the kids played in the water hose. Then we had a YUMMY dinner made by my mom and cake too. We watched some family flicks. Overall it was fun!

ALthough my mom was feeling a little bummed..she deals with depression so I was getting concerned about her which kinda put me in a funk. I know I can't let her depression control me but its still hurts at the same time. I just want the best for her, but she is getting better each day and lately she has had better days than bad days.

On a happy note tomorrow a friend is coming over aftework to SCRAP! I can't wait!!!!!!

Overall today was a good day.

Ready to get the week started: Gym, Work, Sleep, Stress, Be Happy, Enjoy the Summer Days, Read, and Live Life!!!!

I will leave you with a recent pic of me and the hubs....we tend to take pics of us!!!!





PS: I am starting a ME mini album!!!

Weekend Recap

Ok...so i am back from a wonderful summer weekend! here is a recap!

Friday: I watched Sex and the City with my favorite scrap gals! It was soooooooooooooooooooooooooooo GOOD!!!!! I laughed, cried and AWE!! I was very satsifed in the end!

Saturday: Spent the day with my mom. We went to the Flea Market and went and got pedicures. Towards the middle of the day I went shopping with a friend and got a dress for Vegas...it's SEXY! But not slutty..LOL Then in the evening as I was "napping" my friend called to see if I wanted to go to the New Kids on the Block concert......UM YEAH! So I told her yeah and she is getting us tixs!

THANKS FRIEND...I HEART U~~~~

Sunday: Me and the hibs went to the Art and Wine Festival! It was alot of fun...i some saw old "friends" but for sure not going to KIT! DRAMA and I just don't have time to rekindle, if you know what I mean. If we didn't remain friends maybe it was the best thing...but it was still nice to see them. I got a funky tan from my dress, drank some good vino and enjoyed being cute with the hubs.

Here are some pics!


Me and Kristen!


Me and the Hubs





Me after a few glasses of wine!!!




So yeah that is my weekend and so not ready to get back to work tomorrow!! One more week and back to school!

Giving Back

Some of you may know that I am a Crisis Counselor for the Suicide and Crisis Center. If not...I am and I love it! Tonight there was a screening for new volunteers to come and see what our organization is all about. It gave me the chance to share my experience with sucicide, depression and my time there! I have been there for a year and I love it! It is truly very theraptic for me and it allows me to give back to my community and also helps me cope with my mother's depression and sucuide thoughts.

I truly beleive that I was an inspiration to the newcomers and I like that feeling.

So not to get you all depressed I just wanted to share my feelings on that. It was very rewarding and I have blessed to have the life that I have. Even with the good and bad..it only makes me stronger woman!

Starting Off Young!

I needed to get my "fix" after I picked up the kids which meant we headed to Starbucks...one of my favorite places to go. So Ms. Victoria got a Vanilla Bean frap and Vincent got a cookie and I got my usual: Skinny Vanilla Latte. Since I liked to sit there at times and read I figured why not experience that with the kids minus the reading. It was cute and I told them this is one of my favorite places to come.

Here are a few pics:





The rest of the day was fun! We made dinner together and had a yummy dessert: Strawberry Shortcakes. My mom used to make them for me when I was little so I wanted to make the for them. They sure were yummy, although since I am watching my figure I just had the strawberries with low fat cool whip. YUMMY!

The kids are now settles down and I am here blogging and enjoying the peace and quiet.

Man I am just thinking like a "mother" would...lol! My day will come and we can't wait. Until now I will suck up all the practice!

Good Night!

Feeling Great....

woke up at 7am, did laudry, cleaned the apt, made coffee and ate breakfast. No gym cause my body is sore! I am having the kids this weekend. Later today I am either taking them to Build a Bear or the Borders. They wanted to go to Toys R Us, but they have enough toys!

Another thing that has concerned me is myy 9 year old brother has been watching WWF! I am not sure if it's a bad thing or a good thing. He is a good kid and doesn't do bad things, not to say he won't ever but i just don't want him to be inspired by all that! Especially now a days boys can be mean and aggressive and honestly little punks. So i will have to see how is behavior is while he is watching it here at my place.

i also have decided to open a college account for all 3 of them. i know it should be my parents thingy to do, but i want to help and encourage them to go to college. so each month for the two that are in school i will put $10 a month in savings and when they turn 18 they will have a check for school.

i am their big sister and if anything want to be a role model to them! i know they look up to me already which keeps me going.

speaking of Borders, I have been reading "Beautiful Boy". It's a memoir about a father writing about his son's addiction to drugs. so far it's good but a tad slow.

i hope you all have a good weekend!

will post pics later from my weekend with the kids!

A few happy moments.....

I'm Back!!

Alot has been going in the past few months, good and bad.

First I will start with the bad: Had a few family issues that I had to deal with...it was a tough road, but there is light at the end of the tunnel. My mom deals with depression and it can take a toll on the whole family. But she is a strong woman and I just know that she will get through this.

School: I finally come to terms of what I want to be when I grow up! At first I thought I wanted to be a Social Worker, but with all the hype of my own family drama, not so much. So I have instead got on my 2 year plan to finish and leave City College with an AA in Business and then transfer to San Jose State and get my BA in Business. Work has defintely turned around for me and I am very happy there!

Now on to the good stuff!

I just finished running the Bay to Breakers: 12k = 7.34 miles and finished in 1 hour and 13 mins!!!!

I am going to sign up for the San Jose Rock n Roll Half Marathon! I am so excited to finish this game.

I have been doing alot of scrapbooking and I just have to say that I am an official Close to My Heart snob! LOL I did some spring cleaning and went thru all my scrappy stuff and good lord i have way too much...so i have been selling it and what is left I wil donate to the YMCA.

Me and Alex are doing well and we will be going to Vegas together in September and we so can't wait!

Well it really felt good to write this and I will be posting more as I realized this is a good therapy for me.

Off to finish my coffee and watch 90210!

Oh Sunny Day!

WOW isn't this weekend's weather GORGEOUS! It has been a great weekend I might add. My friend Rachel and I had a great time catching up and doing we what we do best..SCRAP! We had breakfast, went to an awesome scrapbook store in Berkeley and then headed back to my place for some scrappin. We got quite a few layouts done! I scrapped my Napa trip and NY Eve. The NY Eve layouts were my favorite!

I truly cherish my time with her. She rocks!

Today I did my morning spinning class and then went to Starbucks and had my skinny latte! Now I am getting ready to head out and go tutor and then off to my parents for family day! YAY!!

Hope you are having a great weekend!

~~Toodles~~

I'm Still Alive

I haven't blog in awhile, but things are well. Just been super busy with school. Trying to cram as many classes as I can by end of next year so I can transfer to San Jose State! YAY!

But other than that I have been working out like crazy, scrappin almost every weekend, and just enjoying life. So far my New Years goals have been working out just fine. =)

V-day was awesome! I got pretty flowers and a jewelry box from Alex. My grandma got me The Secret book.

Well off to hit the books!

YUMMY!

My brother and I baked these cookies. Well we just took them out of the package, onto the cookie sheet, and placed in oven.

Dance Like No One is Watching

Tonight I decided to get some scrappin done along with some red wine. Well after a few glasses I figured hey why not put on some music! I did and ended up dancing in my living room to Britney's Gimme More! Super fun!

Alex was like "what are you doing??" I told him "I'm dancing"...and of couse he laughs and says "go ahead..enjoy yourself!" AWE!

Had to share!

Healthier Coffee?

I'm sure you have heard of the new SKINNY LATTE'S at Starbucks that are only 90 calories!

Yup your probably thinking why are you concern with calories...you are skinny! Well behold I may be skinny but I am eating healthier these days.

So when I heard the my favorite treat is only 90 calories I'm all over it! It still comes in my two favorite syrups: Vanilla and Cinnamon Dolce!

And they are soooo tasty!

Get this....I even have cut backed on trips to Starbucks too! YAY FOR ME!

Go and out try one today!

Scrapped Out!

A majority of my day consisted of scrappin. I did 3 LO's and 4 cards!

Here is some of my work.

Off To A Good Start

One of my scrappin goals was to use what I have a complete one layout a week. Well guess what I did! Not only did I use two kits that I had for awhile, I also got 6 layouts done! YAY!!

Tomorrow I'm going to work on two cards for a swap!