Happy Monday....err I mean Tuesday!

Holidays weekends are always the best but it also leaves you feeling like you're crazy. Is it Monday?? Or is it actually Tuesday??  Anyway, today is actually Tuesday. Congrats! You're already closer to Friday than you were yesterday!

Today feels like a Monday to me -- especially since I feel just B L A H. Do you ever have those days where you just feel gross? Everything you put on makes you feel ugly? Any which way you do your hair makes you feel disgusting?  Your clothes just don't look right? Well that's me today and I HATE IT!!!!!!!!!  How come I can feel perfectly fine one day and then the next day feel like I shouldn't be able to leave the house without a mask on?  Oh the joys of being a woman.....I wonder if men go through this same thing. God I hope so!

I hope everyone enjoys their short week.  And I hope that I feel better about myself tomorrow.  I'm sure a candy bar will make me feel a LOT better. Right?!!

This is some damn good advice.

2014 Emmy's

Did anyone watch last night? I watched the beginning and the end -- the middle is all fluff anyway right?  The show was good (Not the "Ellen hosted the Oscar's" good) and had some great parts to it.  The tribute to Robin Williams from Billy Crystal was touching and made me cry.  The jokes from Seth Myers were OK but still enough to make you lol....not LMAO...just lol.  But I'm not here to talk about who won awards, I'm here to talk about who looked the best and of course who looked the worst!

So here are my nominees for best dressed....

Julia is 53 and looks UHMAZING! I thought the neckline on this dress was perfect for her. And I love the color!

I don't even know who this is but I LOVE this dress. It's simple yet elegant and I just love it!

I don't watch Modern Family so I don't really "know" Sarah Hyland but I thought this was lovely. It's young enough but not "too young" and I thought the color was divine on her.

I LOVE Orange is the New Black so I was REALLY hoping that Taylor Schilling didn't disappoint and she did NOT! I'm not usually a fan of flesh toned dresses on white girls but she pulled this one off. I LOVE the sparkle on it -- not too much to make it look gaudy. And I love the neckline and the way it shows off her back. This might be my favorite of the night.

I was on the fence on this one when I initially saw it on tv. I'm not a fan of the velvet but the color is great on her. And when she won her award for "Mom", she looked fabulous on the screen.  Her make-up was perfect and her hair was great too.  And because I LOVE her, she's on the good list. :)

Ok now for the ones I HATED!!!!!  

What was this girl thinking? I mean seriously??? First of all, she isn't even smiling -- if you're going to dress like that, at least act like it was on purpose! Try to make me think it was your idea to wear this awful thing.  I can't.  It's just so bad!!!

I like her (not enough to know her name) but I remember seeing her on something I've seen before.  Anyway, this was so ugly. What the heck are those red things? And why is there so much tulle on the OUTSIDE of the dress?!?!  It's just bad.

I used to really like Kathering Heigl but then she just kind of fell off the planet for a while.  Anyway, this dress is so matronly and it looks like an old silk bed cover I saw in a magazine 25 years ago.  And remember how I said earlier that I HATE flesh toned dresses on white girls -- this is a perfect example. It doesn't nothing for her skin and her almost matches. Hated it!

I'm torn over this one. I absolutely am obsessed with this color.  I would wear this color every single day if I could. BUT the top of this dress bothers me. A lot.  If the neckline was different I think it would almost be perfect.  A sweetheart neckline...even a modified sweetheart...anyway, I don't HATE this dress but I'm mad because it had so much potential!!!!!!

Anyway, those are just a few. I may do a follow-up post on some that I see that should have been mentioned.  

I LOVE AWARD SHOWS!

The Emmy's!

I absolutely LOVE award shows.  I really don't care who wins, I just like to see what they wear! Can you imagine being a celebrity? Looking for that PERFECT outfit knowing that the WORLD (at least me) will be judging EVERY SINGLE SOLITARY thing about the dress you picked??!?! Thank goodness I'm not famous because I would cry when I read the first comment that said I looked hideous! Or imagine if you were picked for WORST DRESSED??! #firstworldproblems

Anyway, I will be keeping a close eye on the outfits and I actually do care about some of the awards tonight. Orange is the New Black is nominated several times and I hope some of my favorite characters win something!!

Here are some of my favorite outfits from previous years...I will post my faves from tonight tomorrow!

I LOVE blue!!!  And I love her hair and her jewelry.

I love the simplicity of this dress and the color. And I love how she didn't over-do her hair. So pretty!

I love women in red. And I LOVE Kate Winslet.

 

School is back in session!

A lot of the kiddos are back in school today -- the traffic wasn't as bad as I thought it would be (THANK GOODNESS!).  I love seeing the pictures on Facebook as the kids go back as the parents fight back tears as they realize that their babies are growing up.  I will be that parent next year but let's not get in to that. :)

I have fond memories of the back to school jitters.  I was always so excited to use my new supplies, put them in my new Jansport (with the leather at the bottom) and pick out the PERFECT outfit for the first day.  If you're from Houston you may remember the store Weiners -- well this was our spot! As a single mom, my mom would take us early in the summer and let us pick out ALL of our clothes and then put them in lay-away.  And we would anxiously await the weekend before school started because we got to see ALL of the clothes that we got. It was THE BEST!!!! 

When I was a kid, before Facebook and cell phones, (God I sound old) I didn't see my friends all summer -- I was at home being lazy and eating all my mom's food and using up all her light. At least that's what she told me I was doing. :)  So the first day of school was actually really exciting because I got to see my friends!!  We got to catch up on what we did during the summer (they used up all of their mom's light too!) and look forward to another exciting year of school.  Of course all of that excitement went away on day #2 but let's not get in to that!

I have such great memories of school - from elementary to high school. I miss the days of the simple life -- although when that boy broke up with me in 7th grade I thought my life was O V E R. Boys suck!  Oh sorry -- I promise I'm not bitter. 

I hope the kiddos have a great first day!!!!

Please tell me someone else had this backpack! I LOVED mine!

It's been over a YEAR!

Every time I say I'm going to start blogging again, I don't! And then I get so mad at myself for not doing it because blogging is a GREAT way to detail my life and have a place I can come back to when I'm 80 and have forgotten everything! I'm giving myself way too much credit. I will forget everything tomorrow.

Anyway, I miss blogging and I know that there are lots two people that miss reading my blog so I will try AGAIN.  Bare with me people....you two, I'm talking to you. Or just remind me!

This is the kind of inspiration I need!!!!!!!  I will print it and tape it to my wall.

Isn't he beautiful?

I love stupid people

No description needed.  Just open the link. :)

http://houston.craigslist.org/fuo/3747726752.html

What year is this?

I read an article today that made my stomach hurt in disgust.  This sometimes happens when I read awful stories of murder, rape, etc.  This one was a lot different.  It's an article I read that talked about segregated proms in Georgia.  I thought that was a joke...maybe it written 60 years ago.  But the pictures of the seniors in the article were very much modern.  So I began to read it and the disgust grew bigger.  In Wilcox County, Georgia, there is a high school that has two proms.  One prom for the white kids and the other for the black kids.  WHAT THE FUCK AMERICA!??!?! WHY??? Why is this necessary???  This makes my blood boil.  For the last 40 years, it has been this.  Which means way after segregated schools were outlawed...and this is STILL happening??

The story has a sort of happy ending....a group of seniors gathered together and created a "normal" prom for all of the kids.  There were even interracial couples that attended.  But even though there was this "normal" prom, the ALL white prom was still held.  AGAIN....WHY?!?!?!?!

As a minority myself, this is undeniably the worst thing ever. Being born in the 80s, I've never had to live through segregation. I can't even imagine what that's like. But to know that it's still happening in 2013 is preposterous   How is this ok?  How are people still so ignorant!??!  The excuse they use is that the kids can't agree on whether to listen to Country music or rap music...ummm...how about you play both??  How about WHO CARES?!?  The more I think about this, the angrier I get.  We have a BLACK President for God's sake!!!!  And if anyone remembers, it's 2013!  Gay people can marry each other. Women can vote! Women even have jobs!
 *sigh*

At least some of these kids that are being raised in this sheltered town of Wilcox County are realizing that this is NOT ok.  It only takes a few to make big changes. I hope that one day there is only ONE prom.  Until them...WHAT THE FUCK? :)

I'm really not making this up. Check out the article:
http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/30/living/wilcox-integrated-prom/index.html

The Breakfast Club

This movie was on yesterday and it's been a long time since I've actually sat down and watched it.  We were at a friend's house last night and it was playing while I was eating dinner.  I wasn't able to actually watch it, but I could hear just fine.  And it was last night that I realized how freaking funny this movie is!!  When I was a kid and watched it, I thought it was good but I was of course too young to actually appreciate the movie.  AND I remember watching it as a young kid and I thought Bender was a complete asshole. Well last night he was CRACKING me up and I thought "I would totally be friends with this guy!"  I remember watching Molly Ringwald and thinking "she's sooo pretty! I want to be like her"  Last night I kept thinking "who the fuck does this bitch think she is??? I would never be her friend!"

I didn't get to watch the entire thing because it was changed after the first 10 minutes or so.  But I need to buy this movie on watch again so I can give an entire new perspective on it.  I can't wait!

Am I the only one that feels this way???

I would totally be sitting next to Bender... :)

The Boston Marathon

Since September 11, 2001, I have always been afraid of something ELSE happening.  And after each year that passes I think to myself "maybe we are finally done with being scared!"  And then the bombings at the Boston Marathon happened.  My heart always drops when I read things like that.  I got a Breaking News email that two bombs went off and I knew it was not going to be good.  And when things like this happen, I become OBSESSED with reading updates. I want to look at every picture regardless of how awful they are.  For whatever reason, I want to be as informed as possible.  And there are times when I just stop reading and feel incredibly sad.

The world we live in makes me sad for Sofia.  I can only pray that when she gets older things will have calmed down.  They say history repeats itself. I can only hope that we can go back to the days where we don't have to worry about some tragic thing happening at a public event.  Every time I am somewhere like the Houston Rodeo, a Houston Texans game, a parade...I think "what if someone bombs us?"  What an awful way to live!! It doesn't stop me from going to these places but it's always in the back of my mind.  I don't fly often but when I do, I think "what if someone on here wants to kill me?"  When I'm in traffic and on a  big bridge I think "what if someone has placed a bomb underneath this thing and it goes off and I die?"  I know a lot of these thoughts are just paranoia and a product of the times I am living in but it's hard to turn off. I pray that my children don't have to live like this. I pray that somehow the BAD people GO AWAY!  That's the eternal 5 year old in me that thinks that way...unfortunately, the 33 year old knows that it's not that easy.  But I will still hold on to that 5 year old way of thinking.

I pray for the families that are waking up this morning knowing that they will never see their loved ones again.  I am praying for the parents of that precious 8 year old boy that was taken from this earth way too soon.  I am praying for all those affected and I hope that some how they find ways to cope with this awful tragedy.  And I also pray for the people that are responsible.  May God have mercy on your soul.

Dr. Sofia Ramirez

Oooooh...a mother can only dream right???

Well my Sofia really wants to be a doctor...well at least this month she does. :)  She is totally into the Disney Jr show Dr. McStuffins!  And it's actually really cute and very informative. Just this weekend Sofia proclaimed that she was Dehydrated! At first I was like "did she really just say that?" and so I followed up with a very educated "WHAT??" And she responded with "mom...I haven't had enough water today".  WELL EXCUUUUUSE ME!   So to Dr. McStuffins...thank you for making my child smarter than me!

The premise of the show is really cute! The series is about a six-year-old girl who can "fix" toys, with a little help from her stuffed animal friends.  Each show the "sick" animal has some sort of ailment and Doc tries to figure out what's wrong them. Sofia gave us a quick check-up last night and we all had Mystery Pox.  But our heartbeats were "perfect". I really like this kid. :)

So like any good mother would...I went to the store and bought way too much Doc McStuffins toys.  Sofia was ecstatic!!!!  And it was the best money I spent in days! :)  Look how cute she looks!!!!!

This is what the "REAL" Doc McStuffins looks like.  Next time I need to put Sofia's hair in pig tails.

And yes....Doc is black!! One point for the brown people!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  :)  

If you have toddlers, let them watch this show.  It really is informative and cute all at the same time. 

Kim Kardashian

I have been following the "news" of Kim Kardashian's pregnancy and ALL the weight she is supposedly gaining and it's on my damn nerves.  I'm not a huge fan of hers but Lord have mercy....give the girl a damn break!  She's growing a HUMAN in her body!! Let her eat whatever the hell she wants!!!!  I know a lot of the pictures that are posted online are taken at bad angles to make it seem like she weighs 600 lbs but I promise you, she still weighs less than half the population at Walmart!

Here is the most recent picture of Miss Kanye at the MTV awards:

Ummm...I look like that plus another 300 lbs every day of my life!   Granted I'm not a celebrity but whatever!  My point is, she's not even fat!  People need to freaking relax.

So to Kim I say....eat ice cream every day and follow it up with a Hershey bar. :)

I have a confession...

If you follow my blog you will know that I have talked a LOT of shit about Bruno Mars and his songs.  I still stand by those words (that Grenade song is ridiculous!)  Anyway....I have a confession.

I LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE his new song and I belt it out every.chance.I.get.  Have you heard it? If not, watch the video here!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekzHIouo8Q4

And I never said that Bruno Mars is an awful singer because this fool CAN really sing, I just hated his stupid lyrics.  But this song is REALLY good!! So there...I said it. I like a Bruno Mars song!!!!

I'm back! I hope...

I have been thinking about my poor little blog for weeks now and I have been telling myself to blog again!  Every day I have things that I want to write about but I never do it! I know....I'm an awful person and you hate me. BUT I am going to try YET again to keep this blog going. I really do love it and I think I make people laugh so be on the look out for more posts. :)

My Heart is Heavy

We are all reeling from the shootings that happened on Friday in Newtown, CT.  I read updated articles and I still can't fathom the happenings and what these families are going through. 

When I first heard of the shootings and read that it was at an elementary school, my first thought was "God, I hope no children were hurt".  And when I received the updated breaking news alert and read that there were indeed children hurt and killed, my heart sank.   I had never felt sick to my stomach the way I did that day.  I knew that no matter how bad I felt, there were parents that were having to deal with losing their CHILD.  I can't even imagine the pain and the anguish they felt.  My stomach continued to churn.

I went back to my desk and played the press conference from the President and my first tears fell.  The emotion that he showed as a parent and not the President of the United States made me sob.  His words touched me and I could not contain myself.  It was after his press conference that I decided to look into the faces of these angels that were taken too soon from this earth.  I had been avoiding it because seeing them would make it all too real.  And when I did, my heart broke even more.

How could someone do this to innocent children who at no fault of their own were at the wrong place at the wrong time.  But when did our elementary schools become the proverbial "wrong place"?  Elementary school is where I made a lot of my favorite childhood memories and I hold them close to my heart.  This monster came and in an instant made this elementary school a place of traumatic and scary memories.  How dare he!

I would call myself a person of faith and I always go back to it when things like this happen.  And I am usually the one looking for the "silver lining" to every situation regardless of how horrible it is.  But this time...I'm at a loss.  I have no idea why this happened. I have no idea why these sweet angels were taken a week before Christmas. I have no idea why these parents and families are having to go through this.  But I do know that they are on my prayer list and from hundred of miles away, that's all I can do. I will continue to pray for the souls of these children (and adults) that were taken away. May they rest in peace.

Situations like this really do put life into perspective for me.  Sofia is only 3 years younger than most of the children that died on Friday and I can't imagine only having her with me for 3 more years.  We must enjoy every day like it is our last.  We must tell our loved ones every day how much we love them because life is so short and we really do not know how much time we have on this earth.  I hope that all of you hug your kids a little tighter, are a little nicer to your sister or brother, will not get as angry when the kids make a mess...because I promise you that the parents of those children would give anything to have to clean up that mess.

It's that time of year!

It's insane to think that the year is almost over and that Christmas is almost 3 weeks away.  They will arrive in opposite order but I so don't feel like re-writing that sentence! :)

So have you started Christmas shopping yet? I have purchased one gift and it doesn't even really count because it was less than $10...with tax!  I will blame Houston's weather on the fact that I am not in the Christmas spirit 100%.  It's like 80 degrees outside and hoochies are still wearing their shorts and flip flops!  I can't get in the mood of Christmas if people's ass cheeks are hanging out!!! Work with me Mother Nature....PLEASE!!!!

I have been listening to Christmas music since the 2nd week of November in hopes that would be help.  It isn't. But I'm still listening to it. I LOVE IT! Although the same songs come on every other song because let's be honest....how many versions of Rudolph are there? Not very many.

But tonight we are finally going to go and get our Christmas tree.  Sofia has been asking her daddy to go buy it for weeks and amazingly he's been trying to ignore her.  BUT we finally con viced him and we'll be shopping for that "perfect" tree tonight.  Wish us luck...it usually takes forever to agree!

I hope you aren't too far behind on shopping!  Let me know if you find any good deals!!

Is too much to ask for this kind of weather?!?!?!

I need some feedback!

One of the reasons I love my job is I work with some CRAZY ass people. They keep me entertained on a daily basis. With that said, today at lunch I had an interesting conversation with a co-worker.  We started talking about our habits at home and other things and the topic of "Lazy Sundays" came up.  I told her that there have been many a Sunday that I will look at the clock and it's 8pm and I look down and I still have my PJs on.  She looked at me with disgust! I thought she was going to throw up.  Thankfully, she didn't.

She said that she believes that staying in your PJs all day long breeds laziness.  I think she's INSANE!!  She says that she never, ever wears PJs all day and that she MUST take a shower before noon or she feels as though she's a failure.  She may not have said that but that's what I heard. :)

I know there has to be someone else out there that has stayed in thier pajamas ALL damn day!!! Because I have no shame in my game...I have SO done that.  I can't do it as much now because I have a child but I know that I used to do it alot when I was younger.  I don't see the big deal if your ass is going to be home ALL day and you don't have anything to do.  AND I don't understand why you would dirty more laundry just to impress the couch! She even wears make-up everyday. Even if she doesn't leave the house!  I think she's crazy!!!!!

So please, let me know your Lazy Sunday routines. I know there has to be some AWESOME people like me out there. :)

OH and before I forget. She also doesn't believe in naps.  I think she's an alien. Or we should banish her.  She's not a native Texan either.  That may be the real issue.  :)

Exactly my friend.

I'm a bad blogger!

I haven't written anything since June!!!! The last post was about my purse being stolen. I must have really been distraught to never write again. LOL!

My purse being stolen did suck but I'm over it. Well not really but whatever!!

Today is Tuesday, November 27. Which means that the year is almost over. I'm getting closer and closer to 33. Sofia passed her 3 year birthday and is on her way to 4. When did I become a 30 year old?!?!? I swear I was just crimping my hair and listening to New Kids on the Block like last week!!! And for the record, I refuse to call them NKOTB! Just I like I refuse to call Snoop Dog, Snoop Lion. But I digress....

Where was I? Anyway my point of this post is that I suck at blogging but I am going to try to be better. I really do love doing it and I get so happy when people make comments about it so again, I will try to be better.

Look for more posts this week! Happy Almost New Year!

I hate dieting.

I think dieting has to be the worst thing on earth. Like forreal.  WHY DOES FOOD MAKE YOU FAT???  I wish all salads tasted like greasy cheesy pizza.  I wish broccoli tasted like chocolate ice cream. I wish Dr. Depper had ZERO calories.

My point is, why do ALL things delicious make you look like a big fat cow?!??!?!  It's so not fair.

Well if anyone knows me, you know I don't look like Jennifer Lopez...more like her fat ass cousin. NO wait, she's Puerto Rican. I'm Mexican. And no it's not all the same! ANYWAY, my point is that if I were on Match.com, I would have to pick the "fat ass" box on the profile.   I have struggled with my weight since I was young. I was NEVER skinny...ever.  But as I look back at old pictures I think "damn, I was skinny!"  How's that for irony. 

So to help me with my weight loss journey, I made a bet with a co-worker.  Money is a great incentive!!!  And not to mention bragging rights!!  So we made a bet that whomever lost more weight by August 25 would win.  The loser pays the winner $2 for every pound lost.  I am proud to announce that I have lost 6 lbs.  I know in the grand scheme of things that's not worth writing a blog post about BUT it's progress and I'm proud!!!!

I've been using an App on my phone that is helping me track my calories. It's pretty nifty.  It helps me to decide what I can and should NOT be eating.  Do you know that the big breakfast from McDonald's has 1150 calories!?!??!?!?!  My daily ration is 1800. That is pretty damn scary.  But again, it's SO DAMN GOOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!   I can even have a Dr. Pepper if I want...but I can't have anything else good to eat. But it's a nice trade off and it keeps me sort of in line.

I am not expecting a miracle in weight loss here. I know myself and will fall off the wagon and back on a few times before it's over but it's a start right?!?!?!

Check in on me later. Maybe the next time you see a picture of me, I WILL look like J-Lo! :D

I hate people. Not YOU but some...

On Monday I went to the grocery store to get a few things.  It was a quick trip that only cost me $50. Impressive huh?  I checked out like normal, put up my things, got Sofia situated in her car seat and we left.

When I got home, I went to get my purse and it wasn't where I normally put it. I thought it was odd so I got out and went to get it from the back.  That's the only other logical place I would have placed it.  When I didn't find it there, my entire body went warm with fear.  You know that feeling where you don't know whether you want to cry or scream or cry?  Well that's exactly how I felt.  It was awful.

After I realized my purse was not in my car, I raced back to the grocery store (that was 5 minutes away) and went back to where I was parked.  I figured I left my purse in the cart that I was using.  I was even a good American and put the cart in those parking spaces made specifically for carts. When I passed up the place I left the cart and saw that it was empty, my heart sank.  I went inside and asked if anyone turned in a purse. Nothing.  I searched the carts that were put up. Nothing.

I felt so defeated and so mad at the same time!!!!  I went home and told Boogie and busted into tears.  He had just bought that purse for me in February AND the matching wallet that was inside.  And for the record, Boogie is the cheapest person on earth and the fact that he spent more than $20 on a purse and wallet was/is a big deal!  I thought he was going to be super pissed but I'm glad he wasn't.  Tears usually help men be nicer...or at least not be a total jack-ass! :)

I went back to the store a second time and looked again and asked more people but my purse was gone.  After I had time to process everything, I realized that I did in fact put my purse in the back with the groceries.  When I went to put the cart in its place, I left the lift gate open. I can only assume that someone snatched it out of there as my back was turned.

And I KNOW...all the Datelines and 20/20 specials show us how easy it is for people to steal your things. And I've watched those and taken notes and thought to myself "how can people be so dumb?"  Well...I'm now in that list of "dumb people".  I wonder if Dateline will run a story on me?

And for all you women out there, you know that our purses are our entire lives!  Everything was in there!!! My bank cards, a check book, MY BRAND NEW PASSPORT, MY PHONE!!!  I could go on and on...you get the picture.  I was so sad the next day when I literally had nothing to take with me but my keys. HOW DEPRESSING!!!!!!!

BUT...things could have been a lot worse.  Whomever took my purse could have accosted me to try to get it and I'm so thankful and blessed that didn't happen.  AND I really hope and pray that whoever took it needed those things more than me.  That's how I sleep at night. BUT I also believe in Kharma...and we all know she's a bitch!

Does this mean I'm cool?

It's finally happened.  I went to the dark side.  I now own an Apple product.  What is this world coming to?  And more importantly..does this make me cool?

I am now the proud owner of the iPhone 4s...the white one. I figured since my name means White...I should pay homage.  Thank god my name doesn't mean neon green!

I will admit when I ordered it I was sort of kinda really excited.  Oh, who am I kidding? I was jumping up and down with joy. Not literally though. That would take too much work!  I ordered the phone on Monday and it was here on Wednesday.  Thank you Jesus for over-night shipping!!

When we finally got it to work, I was so excited! And it's amazing how much people notice because almost everyone that came in my office said "You got a new phone?"  I guess people are more nosey than they thought! :)

I am like a 5 year old and cannot put this phone down.  I keep looking for apps to add to it.  I keep asking Siri to tell me a joke and she won't. Rude.  She's much nicer to John Malkovich in that commercial. Bitch.  But don't tell her I said that because she sets my alarm!

I know in the next couple of weeks and months I will get to know my iPhone better. For all of you seasoned iPhone owners, give me some tips!!!! I'm brand new to this party.

This is what Whitey looks like. :)