tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6227013983730679862024-02-20T11:57:25.044-05:00Live Everydaythe personal blog of Valeria MendezValeriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09182271229344941413noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-622701398373067986.post-4193789577943262452010-05-19T23:22:00.000-04:002010-05-19T23:22:51.272-04:00I'm still alive.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>WOW...I disappeared for a month in a half, but now that my life is somewhat organized again; all I have to say is that "I'm Back." It's been an exciting and eventful last month in a half. I miss Blogging. I always think about what I want to blog about and I archive life events in my mind. But I've reached that point in which I had to find the time to empty out the hard drive. I left off with the BIG News that I resigned. <br />
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<strong>Update</strong><br />
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Well it's been about a 1 month in the new job, and I have to admit that I really like it. Everyone has been more than nice to me and I'm finally getting the hang of things thanks to great training and feedback. I already have a "Valeria Project" her name is Melissa (she is the sweetest girl ever). She's been working out with me for a week now. I love that she is determined to make a change. <br />
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Because I have so much to share with you. I'll leave the fun stories till next time with up to date pictures. All you get tonight is just an update of my past month. <br />
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<strong>Girls Night Out</strong><br />
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<strong>3D How to Train a Dragon and Ice Cream </strong><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB5VyG-_TEaNbiN6IwirHvC1yYxWAzgRdAczc5V6QLXwCS2bgDkJ85d0jhYR0hAcNlgDIyScfJeXD-6Os7tqfFXRxqUbH6WdvCoAVvqUy26NPqGREHBWGS8WIVaPK9xrus9ytISXeYe2SX/s1600/Picture+118.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB5VyG-_TEaNbiN6IwirHvC1yYxWAzgRdAczc5V6QLXwCS2bgDkJ85d0jhYR0hAcNlgDIyScfJeXD-6Os7tqfFXRxqUbH6WdvCoAVvqUy26NPqGREHBWGS8WIVaPK9xrus9ytISXeYe2SX/s400/Picture+118.jpg" width="300" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Making a Mess</div><strong>Our trip to Mexico</strong><br />
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</div><strong>Blog Project 10 of 10</strong><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;"><strong>Figure Drawing Class</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghv26aQSVDA15D1n4zEP7cahUGMvlCquDaYSGHM0x-RuueyqNNcp4viKJncz4B2GH7sqWSWa_m49X_M6vVNjpA_1SIrmxfcn3JPf521X0bbJBRXcAL_IF6GW-qbXDGuef08sWxd0uDYgaG/s1600/Figure+Drawing+Class.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghv26aQSVDA15D1n4zEP7cahUGMvlCquDaYSGHM0x-RuueyqNNcp4viKJncz4B2GH7sqWSWa_m49X_M6vVNjpA_1SIrmxfcn3JPf521X0bbJBRXcAL_IF6GW-qbXDGuef08sWxd0uDYgaG/s400/Figure+Drawing+Class.jpg" width="400" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm doing a "pipi collection" </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">I missed the last two figure drawing classes because I've been working really late...my plan is to get off from work a little earlier on Wednesday's so I can attend. Here is<strong><span style="color: #e69138;"> </span></strong><a href="http://littleredhare.blogspot.com/2010/04/brighter-day.html"><strong><span style="color: #e69138;">Ily's page</span></strong></a>, she blog about our art class. You'll be able to see a picture of the model. lol</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><strong>Antonio's Birthday</strong><br />
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<strong>Mothers Day</strong><br />
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</div><strong>My Dads Birthday</strong><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Thanks for dropping by!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> xoxo,</div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/95/D29CFBDD477F4ABDB1F1F5B60BAF11BA.png" style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px;" /></a>Valeriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09182271229344941413noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-622701398373067986.post-66703662963405886542010-04-09T11:39:00.011-04:002010-04-09T14:34:45.983-04:00BUSY BEE<div style="text-align: center;"></div><strong><span style="color: black;">Anniversary & Art</span></strong><br />
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Last Wednesday March 31st was my 4 yr anniversary; both my husband and I took off from work and spent the day at the beach. We had an amazing time we were both able to disconnect from our hectic schedules and enjoy our time together. <br />
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When we got home, I found a package in the mail box. It <span style="color: black;">was </span><a href="http://granan10.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #b45f06;"><strong>Granny Annie’s</strong></span></a> sketchbook yey from the 10 of 10 Project. <br />
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I promise I was going to post pictures of my drawing & packaging that I sent to Paul.<br />
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<strong>Out of the blue Hockey game & Burgers</strong><br />
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Last Saturday my friend Megan scooped me up and went to do some cardio together. I hadn’t seen her since her birthday. We are going to try to meet up once a week to motivate each other by doing some cardio together. OMG, she showed me her two pups.<br />
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Our friend Alex got Javier and I off the couch to join the gang to go see the Florida Panthers vs. the Rangers hockey game. We had a great time; that was my 4th hockey game ever. Too bad we lost (“we” meaning FL Panthers). Of course Alex always has to cheer for the opposing team and we all have to deal with him getting CRAZY especially if his team wins! After the game we all ended up at<span style="color: #b45f06;"><strong> </strong></span><a href="http://www.theletub.com/"><span style="color: #b45f06;"><strong>“Le Tub”.</strong></span></a> I’ve wanted to go there for a while but never got around to it! The place is small and fun, it’s right on the intercostal. I bet it’s gorgeous if we go when the sun is still out. The concept of the place is Tubs. They have AWESOME 16oz Burgers.<br />
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</div><strong>Easter Homemade Sunday</strong><br />
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My mom, my cousin Alejandra and Giselle all got together to make HOMEMADE everything. They made four different types of pasta, the sauce and meatballs. It was Delicious! It’s soo nice to get our family and friends together especially during a holiday. I wish everyday was like that. <br />
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</div><strong>The BIG News</strong> <br />
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Last week I had to do make a tough decision. Either I waited out the hard times with my current company and grow within a year in a half or move on to a company that is growing at the speed of light and I'll grow immensely. I officially turned in my 2 weeks notice in a resignation letter on Wednesday, April 7th. A huge opportunity crossed my path and I couldn’t let it go. I’ll be working as one of the Directors for one of the most prestigious Nursing Homes in all of South Florida and Israel. My last day at my current job is Wednesday, April 21st. Wish me luck and stay tuned because I know I will have the best stories ever from my adventures in the nursing home. <br />
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Thanks for dropping by!<br />
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xoxo,<br />
<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/95/D29CFBDD477F4ABDB1F1F5B60BAF11BA.png" style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px;" /></a>Valeriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09182271229344941413noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-622701398373067986.post-69330716803467836652010-03-30T14:18:00.002-04:002010-03-30T14:28:02.881-04:0010 of 10 & CupcakesYesterday was the first mailing for the 10 of 10 Project (10 bloggers, 10 sketchbooks, 10 art pages...to be completed in the 10th month of 2010).<br />
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The project was initiated by <a href="http://littleredhare.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #b45f06;"><strong>Ily</strong></span></a> . She managed to get 10 artistic bloggers together to buy/draw/and send out a sketchbook to another artistic blogger in line. Each blogger will add their art to the sketchbook and send it on to the next blogger until each blogger receives their own sketchbook back filled with all the art work from the other 9 bloggers.<br />
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I have to send my sketchbook as well as all the other sketchbooks to <a href="http://writingfromthehip.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #b45f06;"><strong>Paul</strong></span></a> and I receive all the sketchbook from <a href="http://granan10.blogspot.com/"><strong><span style="color: #b45f06;">Annie</span></strong></a>. I would hate to ruin the surprise for Paul of what art my page and the packaging looks like. <br />
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</div>I will post the pictures after I know Paul got my book, and I will post pictures as I receive the other sketchbooks.<br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">Lunch with "The Cupcake Diva" & Stephanie</span></strong><br />
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Danielle aka <a href="http://www.thecupcakedivamiami.com/"><strong><span style="color: #b45f06;">“</span><span style="color: #b45f06;">The Cupcake Diva”</span></strong></a> invited me and <a href="http://theoccasionalglutton.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #b45f06;"><strong>Stephanie</strong></span> </a>out to lunch to the Bistro inside Nordstroms. <br />
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</div>The way I met Danielle: Stephanie was always bragging about her friend <a href="http://www.thecupcakedivamiami.com/"><span style="color: #b45f06;"><strong>“The Cupcake Diva”</strong></span></a> that makes delicious cupcakes, I didn’t believe her up until she bought me a batch and gave it to me after competing at Nationals (in which I was cupcake deprived for months). The only words that came out of my mouth when I bit into one of her cupcakes were “WOW these are soo GOOD”.<br />
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</div>Yesterday’s lunch was the first time I actually got to hangout and got to know Danielle better. She is awesome, crazy, funny, creative and loud just like me. (LOVE IT) Of coarse Danielle brought a little treat for us, they weren’t cupcakes they were “Mini Divas”. All I have to say is that they were sooo YUMMY; she put together a little box with 3 different flavors. <br />
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</div>The first one was a cookie cup with chocolate peanut butter. <strong>Taste Test:</strong> AMAZING, out of control (she also gets brownie points because I LOVE peanut butter) The second one was a little a lemon coconut cup cookie cup. <strong>Taste Test:</strong> yummy, because I’m a lemon freak I would make the lemon part a little stronger. The third was a turtle chocolate caramel pecan cookie cup. <strong>Taste Test:</strong> smooth, nice taste like a chocolate treat.<br />
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</div>We had a great time and are planning our next lunch date!<br />
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Thanks for dropping by! <br />
xoxo, <br />
<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/95/D29CFBDD477F4ABDB1F1F5B60BAF11BA.png" style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px;" /></a>Valeriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09182271229344941413noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-622701398373067986.post-38840978255220485362010-03-24T16:31:00.009-04:002010-03-25T13:24:31.423-04:00Food + Conversation + Coffee + Cupcakes + Great Friends = LOVEI invited my friend <a href="http://www.remotography.com/default.html"><strong><span style="color: #b45f06;">Ann</span></strong></a> to lunch yesterday. I took her to my new little hole in the wall restaurant called <a href="http://www.offthegrille.com/"><strong><span style="color: #b45f06;">“Off the Grille Bistro”</span></strong></a> many thanks to <a href="http://theoccasionalglutton.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #b45f06;"><strong>Stephanie</strong></span></a> & Maria for the recommendation. I go there about 3 to 4 times a week. The food is good and clean. I ordered my usual grilled chicken with mixed vegetables and sweet mashed potatoes and Ann got the parmesan chicken sandwich with a salad. We enjoy each others company a lot, we can talk for hours. We talked about our current and future endeavors. I’m soo proud of Ann her business is growing and growing. I love checking out her latest work on her <a href="http://blog.remotography.com/"><strong><span style="color: #b45f06;">blog</span></strong></a>. <br />
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We both talked about wanting to check out the new cupcake shop that opened in the South Miami area called <a href="http://www.sweetnessbakeshop.net/index.php"><strong><span style="color: #b45f06;">Sweetness Bake Shop & Café</span></strong></a>. Ann treated me to mini cupcakes and coffee. We ordered 5 mini cupcakes in order to do the sample tasting. <br />
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Third we tasted the Oreo Overload: which was an oreo cake topped with an oreo buttercream. <strong>Taste Test Results:</strong> We both absolutely loved it. We both like chocolate but not too much and this cupcake was delicious!<br />
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Fourth we tasted the Mango/Pineapple: I’m not sure the exact description but it was a yellow cake with mango filling and a pineapple Swiss meringue frosting. Sounds delicious! <strong>Taste Test Results:</strong> Too fruity, too sweet.<br />
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The bake shop was cute and cozy and my coffee was delicious, I was the first customer that asked for half dark and half medium roast coffee. Lol Ann couldn’t help but to take some cupcakes back with her. I’m going to start calling her “Addicted to Sweetness” What I also like about Sweetness bake shop is that it’s a family run business and everyone that works there is so nice and caring. They really go the extra mile for their clients. Congrats to them and trust me Ann and I will be back for more!<br />
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Later on that night I had dinner with Javier, Omar and Christiane we ate at <a href="http://www.misssaigonbistro.com/"><span style="color: #b45f06;"><strong>Miss Saigon</strong></span></a> a Vietnamese restaurant. It’s one of my favorites. (Gosh now that I think about it, I have a lot of favorites) When my office was bigger I used to take parties of 8 to 12 people all the time. They loved us and they would hook us up all the time. They serve the Best Vietnamese coffee!<br />
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Today I met up with Javier, Omar and Christine for lunch at <a href="http://www.jaguarspot.com/"><span style="color: #b45f06;"><strong>Jaguar</strong></span></a><span style="color: #b45f06;"><strong>.</strong></span> Gosh you guys must think we are piglets (Well we are…LOL). We only go out to eat whenever we have guest staying at our house (which is basically all the time). <br />
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Every afternoon around 2:30pm my guy best friend at work Andres stops by my desk to see if I would like to join him for coffee or yogurt. LOL We either go downstairs to our buildings little French Restaurant called <strong><span style="color: #b45f06;">“</span></strong><a href="http://www.lexpresssandwicherie.com/"><strong><span style="color: #b45f06;">L’Express sandwicherie</span></strong></a><strong><span style="color: #b45f06;">”</span></strong> for coffee or we walk to <strong><span style="color: #b45f06;">"</span></strong><a href="http://www.myyogurtbliss.com/"><strong><span style="color: #b45f06;">My Yogurt Bliss</span></strong></a><strong><span style="color: #b45f06;">"</span></strong> for yogurt. <br />
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Thanks for dropping by!<br />
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xoxo,<br />
<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/95/D29CFBDD477F4ABDB1F1F5B60BAF11BA.png" style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px;" /></a>Valeriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09182271229344941413noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-622701398373067986.post-62162312442945935142010-03-23T10:31:00.001-04:002010-03-23T10:32:47.891-04:00Mexicans in MiamiMy husband’s friend Omar, is in town with his girlfriend from Mexico. He came to Miami not only to see his friend but to also compete. He races remote control cars. You might laugh, just like I did but the truth is this sport is serious and expensive. I went on Sunday to the Homestead Speedway Track to see Omar compete in the World Championship Finals. People from all over the world came to Homestead to compete. Omar came with 18 other people from Mexico in order to compete. It seemed like miniature Nascar, the final race was 45 minutes, each car has to refuel roughly every 5 to 7 minutes depending on the engine. I got to see cars flip, cars crash, some engines giving up, oil changes, etc. It was hilarious to watch and super entertaining, I never pictured myself in that type of environment. <br />
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Thanks for dropping by! <br />
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xoxo,<br />
<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/95/D29CFBDD477F4ABDB1F1F5B60BAF11BA.png" style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px;" /></a>Valeriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09182271229344941413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-622701398373067986.post-52195895401304698292010-03-17T17:53:00.001-04:002010-03-18T12:15:50.153-04:00Sick of being average Joe'sMy cousin Alejandra and I are fed up of just being average Joe's. You see, last year we both did a complete body transformation. I was transform into a Figure competitor and she was transform into a Bikini competitor. We didn’t take a magic pill or go under the knife instead we put in the 120% hard word, the discipline, and dedication in order to both achieve our goals. We both competed in the NPC and we both won in our categories. <br />
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</div>The process takes an average of 3 months (it really depends on your body). To the average person 3 months seems easy and attainable. But the reality is that it’s not as easy as everyone thinks. If not everyone would be doing it. We see it as a day by day challenge and sacrifice. <br />
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Alejandra’s last competition was in October and mine was in November, we are not sure if we will ever compete again. “Never say Never” But what we are sure of is that we are done being average Joe's, we want to be fit and maintain a fit look all year round. Our transformations started on Monday, March 15, 2010. I promise to keep you posted on our journey to reaching our goal.<br />
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</div><div align="left">Happy St. Patricks Day</div><div align="left"><br />
</div><div align="left">Thanks for the support and stopping by!</div><div align="left"><br />
</div><div align="left"> xoxo,</div><div align="left"><br />
</div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/95/D29CFBDD477F4ABDB1F1F5B60BAF11BA.png" style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px;" /></a>Valeriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09182271229344941413noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-622701398373067986.post-40875820807494669432010-03-16T10:41:00.002-04:002010-03-16T10:44:11.304-04:00Breakfast for DinnerDo you ever crave breakfast instead of dinner? I do. When I was a teen, we would go out till 4: am and always stop by Denny’s before the night was over. We would either go there because we were trying to sober up before getting home, or we didn’t want the night to end, or we were starving after a long night of partying. I remember I always ordered breakfast no matter what time of the day it was. <br />
Last week my husband was out of town on a business trip, he was arriving on Friday night. I wanted to surprise him with a candle light dinner, but my taste buds were really craving breakfast. I had a feeling that I should ask him if he wanted to eat pancakes for dinner before I make them. <br />
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So, I called him…<br />
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<strong>Me</strong>: “Babe, I have a great idea for dinner. I’m going to make you White Chocolate Coconut Pancakes for dinner. Would you like that?<br />
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<strong>Javier</strong>: What! Are you crazy, pancakes for dinner? No, I want to eat real food. <br />
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<strong>Me</strong>: oooook, I’ll make turkey burgers instead.<br />
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<strong>Javier:</strong> I know you’ve wanted to make those pancakes for a while, why don’t you make them for breakfast in the weekend. <br />
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<strong>Me</strong>: Yey, ok I will. <br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><strong><span style="color: #b45f06;">(</span></strong><a href="http://valerialicious.blogspot.com/2010/03/babies-are-following-me.html"><strong><span style="color: #b45f06;">I posted a picture of the pancakes in yesterday’s post)</span></strong></a></span><br />
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I know you might think I’m silly if I told you that I still haven’t adjusted to the hour change. The thing is that I wake up at 4:10am Monday-Friday so I can go to the gym before work. Yesterday I woke up at 4:10am in which it really felt like 3:10am. By 1:00pm I was literally dying at work, I had to use tape so I can keep my eyes open. LOL But once I got home my energy switched turned on and I felt that I had all the energy in the world. The Bigstew came to pick me up and we headed out to the gym to do abs and cardio. I was starving by the time I got home and too lazy to marinate chicken, chop vegetables, etc. So I made myself Breakfast for Dinner…FINALLY! <br />
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<strong>Turkey & Tomato Scrambled Eggs a la Valeria </strong><br />
<strong>with a side of Soy Toast spread with peanut butter</strong> <br />
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5 egg whites<br />
1 egg<br />
3 slices of low sodium turkey (chopped)<br />
2 slices of tomatoes (diced)<br />
A dash of black pepper<br />
1 tsp of Olive Oil <br />
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<strong>Directions:</strong><br />
Preheat a nonstick skillet over medium high heat. Add extra-virgin olive oil. Add the turkey and the dash of black pepper. Cook for 1 minute and then add all the eggs. Scramble until the eggs are fully cook and then toss in the diced tomatoes.<br />
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Thanks for dropping by!<br />
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<em><a href="http://blog.remotography.com/2010/03/burgers-brownies-blogs.html"><strong><span style="color: #b45f06;">Enter to win a FREE session with Ann</span></strong></a></em>!<br />
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<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/95/D29CFBDD477F4ABDB1F1F5B60BAF11BA.png" style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px;" /></a>Valeriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09182271229344941413noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-622701398373067986.post-74797792241259136262010-03-15T11:42:00.002-04:002010-03-16T10:46:31.211-04:00Babies are following me...My friend Sandy finally had her baby on Wednesday March 10th; her name is Ella Nicole Cupertino. I took Thursday off from work so I can spend the day with my college roommates, and Ella up in Boca Raton. <br />
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</div>Last week, I had a rough emotional week at work. I have reached the point that I want more challenges, and growth. I’m not sure about my future and that worries me a little bit. Because I have been very hard on myself lately; it has lead me to binge eat. I know it’s wrong but I couldn’t control it. Enough is enough and I need to get back to clean eating. My sister in law is getting married in April and I need to loose a couple of pounds.<br />
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I cooked these pancakes yesterday morning for Javier…they were Delicious!<br />
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<strong>White Chocolate Coconut Pancakes</strong><br />
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1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour<br />
3 1/2 teaspoons baking powder<br />
1 teaspoon salt<br />
1 tablespoon white sugar<br />
1 1/4 cups milk<br />
1 egg<br />
3 tablespoons butter, melted<br />
1/2 cup white chocolate morsels<br />
1/2 cup coconut<br />
1/4 cup toasted coconut<br />
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<strong>Directions:</strong><br />
In a large bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, salt and sugar. Make a well in the center and pour in the milk, egg and melted butter; mix until smooth. Fold in coconut.<br />
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Heat a lightly butter griddle or frying pan over medium high heat. Pour or scoop the batter onto the griddle, using approximately 1/4 cup for each pancake. Drop in white chocolate morsels. Flip when bubbles appear on the top. Brown on both sides and serve hot. Garnish with butter, syrup, and toasted coconut.<br />
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Yesterday I went up to Coral Springs to hang out with my great friends Ann, Steve and their beautiful daughter Madeline aka Mady (she is a year old). I hung out at their house all day...literally. I could talk to Ann all day and never run out of subjects to talk about. Steve made awesome burgers from scratch…love them, Ann made amazing mashed potatoes and brownies while I got in the pool with Mady and did magic bubbles, kicks and went under water 2 times. Ann and I used to work together. Ann is an incredible photographer; you have to visit her <a href="http://www.remotography.com/"><strong><span style="color: #b45f06;">website</span></strong></a> and <strong><a href="http://blog.remotography.com/"><span style="color: #b45f06;">blog</span></a></strong><span style="color: #b45f06;">.</span> I can’t wait to do another photo shoot with her, Ann shoots daily and she gets better and better each and every time. Here are a couple of shots I took of Mady.<br />
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xoxo,<br />
<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/95/D29CFBDD477F4ABDB1F1F5B60BAF11BA.png" style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px;" /></a>Valeriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09182271229344941413noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-622701398373067986.post-74582825780769077122010-03-10T12:00:00.001-05:002010-03-16T09:24:13.741-04:00A Night with the “Bigstew”My guy best friend Alex also known as The Bigstew came to pick me up to go to the gym last night. I was excited because I had turkey burgers marinating in the fridge so we can have a nice dinner when we were done. We worked out LEGS together. It’s always a pleasure to workout with The Bigstew, he is super knowledgeable, hard worker, fun to be around with and last but not least he pushes me to my limits. I got in his face a couple of times last night and pushed him as hard as he pushed me. After a long two hour workout I was pooped and very light headed, but couldn’t wait to get home to cook my turkey burgers. I put my skillet on med/high heat in order to get the pan hot. I forgot to turn down the heat after I put the burgers in. Suddenly, after a few minutes I couldn’t even see Alex’s face because of all the smoke. I thought my house was on fire. But no…it was the burgers. Of course Alex gave me crap about it, but as usual he will eat anything which I think it is awesome. At least he still thought they were yummy. He called up his mom aka Martha and told her what happened, she is a trip and we are very much a like. LOL I hope some day when I have kids, my kids grow up to eat anything and everything. <br />
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<strong>Turkey Burgers a la Valeria</strong><br />
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<strong>Ingredients</strong><br />
¾ a green pepper (diced)<br />
¾ a yellow pepper (diced)<br />
1 red onion (Chopped)<br />
2 packages of Jennie O extra lean ground turkey<br />
2 tbs of worchestire sauce<br />
½ cup of Oatmeal (quick oats)<br />
1 egg<br />
3 tbs of yellow Dijon mustard <br />
A dash of balsamic vinegar<br />
Black pepper<br />
Olive Oil <br />
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<strong>Directions</strong><br />
Combine all of the ingredients in a large bowl. Shape each patty into a 3/4 inch thick. Place a large nonstick skillet coated with Olive Oil over medium high heat until hot. Add patties. Cook 5 minutes on each side or until done. ENJOY!<br />
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xoxo,<br />
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</div> My best friend finally gave birth to Antonella on Friday at 2:40 pm. I went to visit her at the hospital with Javier; she is so precious. Karina’s put to use her maternal instincts right away. I think at one point Javo glanced over at me and gave me the “let’s make a baby look”. <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Saturday night was all about Javier and I we just hung out and bonded at home with China. We watched a Netflix movie and ordered a pizza. I love those types of nights. On Sunday we cleaned the house and went to go play paintball for my friend Megan’s Birthday. It was my second time ever playing; I had a lot of fun. We invited our friend Adien to come along with us, he had never played before. It was a great group; her friends were a lot of fun! </div><div align="center" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9MszB3CqrLc9Z28nDplDMVlKvFNffPV60n3QUx1EqjucHpu4f4wd6izKmdPQ2xfiBIW1nk-Jzt9V1TlGCDJLjGomK2pjMUGty3riUJp_LORfXtK09yTV3dwoyM3YESH51gJ-XHMiiXgLM/s1600-h/CIMG8218.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9MszB3CqrLc9Z28nDplDMVlKvFNffPV60n3QUx1EqjucHpu4f4wd6izKmdPQ2xfiBIW1nk-Jzt9V1TlGCDJLjGomK2pjMUGty3riUJp_LORfXtK09yTV3dwoyM3YESH51gJ-XHMiiXgLM/s400/CIMG8218.jpg" vt="true" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Later that night my brother was having a party for his birthday at my parent’s house. We got there a little late, but hey better late than never. We were still able to say hi to a couple of his friends, but most importantly we were able to hang out with my brother Andres. As the night got colder he made a bon fire where we all sat around and melted marshmallows. I call them “Marshies” They were yummy.<br />
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Yesterday Monday was my brother’s actual birthday and we had a little gathering at my parent’s house, what we like to call “para soplar las velitas” to blow out the candles. Obviously just buying a cake will never fly with my mom. So she went to buy a paella with maduros from her favorite Spanish restaurant. We had a great time just the family and 3 great friends. In which I consider David and Alex both Family. <br />
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Healthy Scrambled Eggs <br />
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Ingredients<br />
¼ of an orange pepper (diced)<br />
2 slices red onions (chopped)<br />
5 egg whites<br />
1 whole egg<br />
1 oz. low sodium turkey<br />
A pinch of Black pepper<br />
2 slices of tomatoes (sliced)<br />
1 tsp. Olive Oil<br />
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Directions <br />
Heat the Olive Oil over medium heat and sauté the orange pepper, red onion and turkey. Then add all the eggs with the black pepper. Once the eggs are more than half way cooked add the tomatoes. Finish cooking the eggs and serve. Wala Enjoy!<br />
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Thanks for dropping by!<br />
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xoxo,<br />
<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/95/D29CFBDD477F4ABDB1F1F5B60BAF11BA.png" style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px;" /></a>Valeriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09182271229344941413noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-622701398373067986.post-27546210078704979382010-03-04T16:49:00.003-05:002010-03-04T16:55:52.365-05:00My husband “The Spontaneous”I’m a planner; I always have a million plans in my brain. My brain is my agenda; I always tend to say YES to everything. Have you ever seen the movie Yes Man? Well, I’m that person. This is a good and bad thing, because sometimes I can’t do everything I say yes to. Whenever I have a plan I do research. For example, our dog China is a boxer, and boxers love to dig holes in the back yard. So our new homes back yard is covered of holes that China has dug up. We did our research and found out that if you put a sandbox in your yard she will eventually love her play area and just dig holes in the sand box and won’t destroy the yard. Javier and I have talked about it but never got around to how we were going to build it and when we were going to put it in. I like things a certain way and I always want to know the outcome. Well last night when I got back from the gym I see Javo in the back yard. He had bought everything in order to build China’s sandbox. My immediate reaction…I got nervous. I was nervous because we never talked about how it was going to look like and where we were going to place it in the back yard, but I took a deep breathe and let him do it. After all he had the initiative to go out of his way on a Wednesday night after a long day at work to go and buy everything. He was spontaneous. <br />
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Today I was going to run a couple of errands during my lunch time, but as I got in my car Javier calls and asks me if I wanted to meet up with him for lunch. Of course I did, I barely ever get to eat lunch with him. I couldn’t pass it up. We went to get a healthy bite to eat and then we craved some espresso. I suggested we get coffee at a local Cuban little window known as “la ventanita”, but he insisted to have coffee at a French restaurant called <a href="http://www.cafepastis.com/"><strong><span style="color: #b45f06;">Caffe Pastis</span></strong></a>. It was a great idea, I’ve been there for lunch once but I sat outside. I never had gone inside. The place is tiny but super cozy, it really gives you the feeling that you are in France having coffee. We ordered our café au lait along with a tarte tatin and my favorite crème brulèe. We barely shared our desserts…lol It was absolutely delicious, I didn’t want to leave, everyone that worked there was French. Again my husband “The Spontaneous<br />
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</div><div align="left"> xoxo,</div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/95/D29CFBDD477F4ABDB1F1F5B60BAF11BA.png" style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px;" /></a>Valeriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09182271229344941413noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-622701398373067986.post-8370173424581936072010-03-04T10:06:00.001-05:002010-03-04T10:27:21.342-05:00Cooking a la ValeriaFinally I’m getting back to the routine of cooking. My cooking might bore you, but I enjoy it. It’s easy, fast and super healthy. I primarily cook chicken, steak, or ground turkey. I always marinate all my protein with red onions and green or red peppers (basically any pepper). I try to always cook enough for 3 days, so we can take food to work and to not have to cook every night. I create all my meals based on what vegetables I have in the fridge. I don’t follow any recipes I create my own; I never cook on high heat because it ruins your cooking pans. Here is last nights chicken :)<br />
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<strong>Basic Chicken a la Valeria</strong><br />
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<strong>Ingredients:</strong><br />
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1 ½ lbs of chicken breast (diced)<br />
1/2 Red Pepper (chopped)<br />
1/2 Yellow Pepper (chopped)<br />
1/4 of a red onion chopped<br />
3 tbs yellow Dijon mustard<br />
1 tbs of Light Extra Virgin Olive Oil<br />
Black pepper<br />
Cumin<br />
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<strong>Directions:</strong><br />
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<strong>Tip:</strong> You can serve my chicken with a ½cup of brown rice, or couscous, or even make a nice mixed salad. You can make a wrap; I sometimes mix my chicken with egg whites in the morning. <br />
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Enjoy!<br />
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Thanks for dropping by!<br />
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xoxo,<br />
<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/95/D29CFBDD477F4ABDB1F1F5B60BAF11BA.png" style="border: 0 !important; background: transparent;"/></a>Valeriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09182271229344941413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-622701398373067986.post-36905794140413108542010-03-02T12:12:00.013-05:002010-03-25T13:26:07.099-04:00On the GoThis last week I was a little busy. I'll give you guys a recap of my crazy week. I'm very happy to say that I didn't miss any of my workouts the whole week. Finally my friend Stephanie was able to join me again on Tuesday & Wednesday's workout. She was slacking the last month...no just kidding she's been sick and really busy with work. I decide to stop living the high roller life (eating out every night) and being to cook homemade meals again. <br />
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<strong>Vegetable Chicken a la Valeria</strong><br />
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1/2 Green Pepper (chopped)<br />
2 garlic cloves (mashed and diced)<br />
1/4 of a red onion chopped<br />
1 handfull of mushrooms (chopped)<br />
2 handfulls of broccoli (stem free and chopped)<br />
2 strips of Jennie-O turkey bacon<br />
Black pepper<br />
A splash of red wine<br />
1 tbs of Light Extra Virgin Olive Oil<br />
1 tbs parsley<br />
Cumin<br />
2 lbs of chicken breast (diced)<br />
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<strong>Directions:</strong> <br />
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There is a tasty and inexpensive pizza place in south beach called Pizza Rustica. I believe the owners are Argentinean. Pizza Rustica is the place we end up at after a long night of partying in south beach. Well I'm very happy to say they opened one about 3 blocks away from my work. The parking is a little tight, but there is no need to drive when we can walk. Last week I had the bar-b-q chicken pizza. mmmm <br />
You can also create your own salad and the sky is the limit!<br />
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My cousin Alejandra had asked me if I could take some pictures of her daughter Dali, she was going to present them to a Nickelodeon audition. Javier has a lot of different size lens and a great flash so i could borrow. I'm not a professional and I’m not that good, but I love taking pictures as you can see. Dali is 13 years old she is in 8th grade, and is in the drama program at her middle school; she just finished her second audition to get in the most prestigious performing art high school "New World School of the Arts" here in Miami. She tried out for Theatre; I went to school there for Art. I LOVE her name, it's like Salvador Dali. At last minute I second guessed myself because I really wanted Dali to get quality pictures so I asked Javier if he would help me out with the shoot. Gladly he said yes and also proposed that I should ask his friend Tim that was in town from Nashville to come and help out and that i would treat him to some beers at the Yard House. :) Here are a couple of shots from Dali's shoot...it was a three man process. <br />
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</div>So as I promised the three of us headed to the Yard House in Merrick Park in Coral Gables. Since it opened I had always wanted to go, but I never went because i herd the line is ridiculous if you want to have dinner. Luckily it was a Thursday and there was no line. Javier's friend Tim is a beer expert. SERIOUSLY he belongs to different beer clubs which they travel around the world to taste the best beers and they host beer tasting nights at there own home. This guy knows all the beers on the Yard House menu and more he can tell you where it's from, how it taste and how it's made. I love beer, but I stick to the basics Heineken...lol. I told him to order for me, well he got me a sampler of three different types of beer and he was right on the money. I loved all three. :)<br />
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</div>I have a coworker named Marilyn she is one of my closest friends in the office, it's weird we’ve been working in the same office together for the past three years and we recently connected 7 months ago. Once we started talking more than just your regular hello and goodbye we realized we had a lot in common and that we both enjoy each others company. She is so genuine, fun, caring, fashionable, intelligent and loving person. Marilyn is 50 years old and takes amazing care of her skin it's like silk soy milk…it’s beautiful. I’m not sure how we started talking about skin care last week, but we got into a deep discussion about how she takes care of her skin and what products she uses. Omg she uses a moisturizer called <a href="http://www.cremedelamer.com/home.tmpl"><span style="color: #b45f06;"><strong>Crème de La Mer</strong></span></a> it runs for $230 for 2oz. It’s suppose to be the best cream ever made, it was created by a aerospace physicist Dr. Max Huber which he set out to help heal the appearance of the scars he suffered in a lab accident. <br />
She put me to shame; I realized I’ve been doing everything wrong. I learned so much from her. She wanted to kill me when she herd that I would just wash my face with soap and then I would apply moisturizer. I was a little embarrassed that no one really taught me or I was never curious to ask anyone. My mother always told me to wash my face and put moisturizer, but never to this extent. All I can think about is why I didn’t start when I was 17? <br />
Well now I’m obsessed, all I want to do is go to the mall and learn about every single beauty line and try out which are the best products for my skin. On Friday night I headed over to Macy’s with my mom and I stopped by the Clarins booth and asked about their toner. Well the lady noticed how intrigued I was that she sat me down and gave me a full makeover with their skin products. When my mom met back up with me at the Clarins booth she was amazed of the difference it made on my face. I was sold.<br />
Marilyn taught me to clean my face first with a cleanser in order to take off all the dirt, then with a cotton apply the correct toner for my skin type, with my ring finger apply the eye cream around my eyes because the skin around your eyes and above your lips is the most sensitive skin in your body and you need to apply a different cream (I thought eye cream was only for older ladies, I was wrong), then apply an anti-aging serum that is full of vitamin C and other ingredients to my face, let that dry and then my moisturizer. Sounds like a lot but she was right it only takes 5 minutes morning and night. Since I had the chat with Marilyn I haven’t failed in taking care of my skin! <br />
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Do you take care of your skin? If you do what is your process and products that you use?<br />
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Saturday the two cleaning ladies came over and left my house spotless. I was inspired by the cleanliness and decide that it was about time that I unpack all the boxes from when we first moved back in September. The boxes were taking up the whole room in which we wanted to make into an office. About 5 hours later I finally finished, I categorized all my books by size. I have to confess I have over 60 cook books and have only cooked from 2 of them. You name a cook book I probably have it. Lol I assorted through all my crap and threw out about 3 big garbage bags full of nonsense. I also put in bags all the things I want to sell at a garage sale (knowing me that garage sale will never happen). I’m so excited that we now have an office with a desk with our huge 27” iMAC computer Santa brought us and our all in one printer/scanner/copier. I just now have to design the room and make it cozy. <br />
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At night I had a coworkers Surprise 60th birthday party, it was a James Bond theme. The party was a hit over 120 people went. They had a red carpet with a photographer taking picture under a huge arch that read “Casino Royal”; they had an ice sculpture with the 007 logo, they covered the pool with black and white dance floor plywood, they hired a catering company and the girls that served were dressed as bond girls, they had over 50lbs of Joes Stone crab, sushi, quail eggs, filet mignon covered in bacon, shrimp cocktail you name it, they also hired a casino company with a roulette table, a poker table and a blackjack table the dealers were a lot of fun and they set the mood of the party. Also all the picture frame around the house had picture of all the James Bond movies. <br />
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</div>I hosted Family Sunday Brunch at my house because my very first roommate from college was coming to visit with our mutual pregnant friend Sandy (by the way she is due this week) I haven’t seen Beth (my roommate) in about 2 years since she last came to visit, she is a traveling nurse. She had just got back from Uganda it was a voluntary trip; she had to pay for everything even though she went out there to help everyone. I love her, she is an Amazing person and I love that even though we don’t talk every week that we are still amazing friends. I was happy to see Beth and Sandy. Sandy has only gained 27 lbs with her pregnancy she looks fabulous. Beth is originally from Vermont but she is a traveling ER register nurse her so called home is everywhere; her last travel job was in San Diego, I loved hearing Beth stories about where she lived and where she had to work. When she told us about Uganda my heart broke, I wanted to pack my bags and leave, but at the same time I know I could never. If I’m in the sight of blood I faint. You guys will be seeing more pictures of them as soon as Sandy has her baby. <br />
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xoxo,<br />
<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/95/D29CFBDD477F4ABDB1F1F5B60BAF11BA.png" style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px;" /></a>Valeriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09182271229344941413noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-622701398373067986.post-61138929910241397692010-02-25T11:54:00.006-05:002010-03-25T13:26:57.443-04:00Sugar High Naked Fun<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">What a Night? I decided to take some cupcakes last night to the art studio because the classes are being put on hold until April 28. I know Jorge and Lana love cupcakes. Who doesn’t? </div><div align="left" class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNmhIZ0PhFw9ZjyJ2x2KxruguG3CEFbd0EFSciQKA0Nh1m90swhNI3I55tDsNOaD_G6u0-yUSUukJmj99Q0Gv7JnkCoq-PS34kSpX1_zh7ZhFxyTymdMiNUcF_iCBtc1xydjAwaK9eNkZ1/s1600-h/butter.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="138" kt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNmhIZ0PhFw9ZjyJ2x2KxruguG3CEFbd0EFSciQKA0Nh1m90swhNI3I55tDsNOaD_G6u0-yUSUukJmj99Q0Gv7JnkCoq-PS34kSpX1_zh7ZhFxyTymdMiNUcF_iCBtc1xydjAwaK9eNkZ1/s200/butter.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE5O9ZC20TJctNetkGTG4VgObTbZCCCfjSEoPZzoerYRFNCMJJs-TNTU-jY-i6n4oEvyyw9SPmhsxfcOUQpz45KwcCNMtFQPqrQgtx6g-VnDBP2Wjkw90JbpckiH4CbHAZLqD8qYNmhp-a/s1600-h/Picture+011+(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" kt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE5O9ZC20TJctNetkGTG4VgObTbZCCCfjSEoPZzoerYRFNCMJJs-TNTU-jY-i6n4oEvyyw9SPmhsxfcOUQpz45KwcCNMtFQPqrQgtx6g-VnDBP2Wjkw90JbpckiH4CbHAZLqD8qYNmhp-a/s200/Picture+011+(2).jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">I shared the sugar love with Ily, Holland, some old lady and the class monitor (he is about 87 years old). He has a hard time remembering who goes to class, he asked me twice if it was my first time and both times I replied this is my third time. The five of us (Ily, Holland, Jorge, Lana and I) were a bit delirious as we waited for Vesna to arrive. </div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicpEn7pCeD0XKeWtloLY_Qbg4i2fFSemqZNZvvBhgraeqqTX4sC5Ckf3hw0P9Xq_5HpwpWcJjzX5cRqBGpuG5AallXkOtLLNcTnqEfWe4OkhjrQIAjPRR-YUVGcJxxPU9Cju8jRiaw2xlG/s1600-h/jorge.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" kt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicpEn7pCeD0XKeWtloLY_Qbg4i2fFSemqZNZvvBhgraeqqTX4sC5Ckf3hw0P9Xq_5HpwpWcJjzX5cRqBGpuG5AallXkOtLLNcTnqEfWe4OkhjrQIAjPRR-YUVGcJxxPU9Cju8jRiaw2xlG/s200/jorge.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOiyWdJvbKBgIbCdwZdHt4AmORuu7pb9EDU3KRZT0VJdCcU-W0MIUH390p0rj3ElRz_2ia4pHi4dfq1RQ8qaUWBBbXia4AbO9BYc2gL8MBBYHvwy0uuoEAgGH3M8QVDMLZEnRsw3B0UfTD/s1600-h/val-jorge.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" kt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOiyWdJvbKBgIbCdwZdHt4AmORuu7pb9EDU3KRZT0VJdCcU-W0MIUH390p0rj3ElRz_2ia4pHi4dfq1RQ8qaUWBBbXia4AbO9BYc2gL8MBBYHvwy0uuoEAgGH3M8QVDMLZEnRsw3B0UfTD/s200/val-jorge.jpg" width="166" /></a><br />
<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUbbdpGb5zk60kGdL0LefQpIL1nrnbEhjS14b-Zq1b84ldxlpoYsOQ9R9-f1nuptcjQ8YPSsbg4SygTbFOpJSnfDhAntRWjXVdra1Kq1tGZvGEvleRCZvFIArh9JI82ye2fyHDCfELG_O2/s1600-h/Picture+014+(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" kt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUbbdpGb5zk60kGdL0LefQpIL1nrnbEhjS14b-Zq1b84ldxlpoYsOQ9R9-f1nuptcjQ8YPSsbg4SygTbFOpJSnfDhAntRWjXVdra1Kq1tGZvGEvleRCZvFIArh9JI82ye2fyHDCfELG_O2/s200/Picture+014+(2).jpg" width="150" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">She was running late due to the rain and we were getting sillier by the minute. Vesna walked in hyperventilating…OMG I loved it! She was Rock n’ Roll. She was rocking her jean jacket; her poor wet hair was pulled back in a pony tail with a pink barrette holding up her frizzy hair. She seemed a bit hippie, but almost all Europeans do. The Vesna I had imagined was someone totally different. She quickly took off her wet clothes and wrapped herself in a big tide dye blanket. I told the monitor we should be listening to Jimmy Hendricks or The Grateful Dead instead of 91.3 the classical radio station. Everyone laughed. </div></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuJxtMDNkLko53RvqCQo9LLb6d_3vET6SQcybwvoRl3ens02TRvBihLdZH_8YSh43IblrL8fV4czrvPZlBgrnk10YhIZrCcQJ8ksL8Zxt8mFIoIj8bMf9VqGC2zmFDYqEYj3yeAaz2NFVC/s1600-h/vesna.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" kt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuJxtMDNkLko53RvqCQo9LLb6d_3vET6SQcybwvoRl3ens02TRvBihLdZH_8YSh43IblrL8fV4czrvPZlBgrnk10YhIZrCcQJ8ksL8Zxt8mFIoIj8bMf9VqGC2zmFDYqEYj3yeAaz2NFVC/s320/vesna.jpg" width="181" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7bAddHUDk_2M2cv3VkjSILB8jWFHg8_QXFuAZLTboHmn_rlwAxslcezzby_epQIbI5L5Cgtf05WtkUql3ytCS-GpWHFf199f4wR8s3I-pbzej6woIxbSgBwBoqkzbgXx-Doa6sRSFN96A/s1600-h/vesna+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" kt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7bAddHUDk_2M2cv3VkjSILB8jWFHg8_QXFuAZLTboHmn_rlwAxslcezzby_epQIbI5L5Cgtf05WtkUql3ytCS-GpWHFf199f4wR8s3I-pbzej6woIxbSgBwBoqkzbgXx-Doa6sRSFN96A/s320/vesna+1.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOkrY-YMsJNp8vkKlCnGWwQbVMUwiQjDzsnayU3WPYeh__RdG-TLDEGpU6Xa8KGXN8knaJ6EPcqel5PQmAPwBsfJ6U9LB8u-xCVLkFoO5iWYkzMoPjkhTmtKib1FiZutP9b3VK5iVwDImZ/s1600-h/vesna+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="307" kt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOkrY-YMsJNp8vkKlCnGWwQbVMUwiQjDzsnayU3WPYeh__RdG-TLDEGpU6Xa8KGXN8knaJ6EPcqel5PQmAPwBsfJ6U9LB8u-xCVLkFoO5iWYkzMoPjkhTmtKib1FiZutP9b3VK5iVwDImZ/s400/vesna+2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">Vesna was in a rush, her body shape was odd but that is the beauty of figure drawing. We hadn’t notice the hair under her arms until she did a one minute pose with her arms up, immediately Jorge and I looked at each other and couldn’t help but laugh behind our drawings. She had natural hanging large breast, big shoulders, big back, hairy armpits, no butt, a big belly, hairy punany, and skinny legs. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Rd4IRNpbI3ELlVyLMW4ry8ySCP1sM5NDgdXuGqZBwphdVlkBCwR55aboDtfK8-RAHgRH-hcxAAOUlWnKTWK0rXqNoVMqlsN-CzUBDFkO5Aa-_dk7VcOPQ_Ksjv630y8e0ybQ59gQnjut/s1600-h/vesna+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="352" kt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Rd4IRNpbI3ELlVyLMW4ry8ySCP1sM5NDgdXuGqZBwphdVlkBCwR55aboDtfK8-RAHgRH-hcxAAOUlWnKTWK0rXqNoVMqlsN-CzUBDFkO5Aa-_dk7VcOPQ_Ksjv630y8e0ybQ59gQnjut/s400/vesna+3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>She had a harsh face; Jorge kept complaining that whenever he drew her face it was looking like a man. I quietly whispered “don’t worry, that’s because she does look like a man.” <br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtoSVR7f-d7C31-85JXo4ucdW_1uVJE_TgJhGRGT9c9zoxZVGgZf39m7B1TP-z9RZcmVPTQObRLgCm1AVf8EL5HV9H4TI0HQqwmHGYjlDmWif9PfNniOVKRsiyFfqr9FKO8GYTj0uOgtjr/s1600-h/vesna+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="305" kt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtoSVR7f-d7C31-85JXo4ucdW_1uVJE_TgJhGRGT9c9zoxZVGgZf39m7B1TP-z9RZcmVPTQObRLgCm1AVf8EL5HV9H4TI0HQqwmHGYjlDmWif9PfNniOVKRsiyFfqr9FKO8GYTj0uOgtjr/s400/vesna+4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In one of her breaks I asked her where she was from, she said she was born in Yugoslavia, but Croatian nationality. I felt different when I was drawing her compared to all the other models. I felt as she was posing nude not because she loved it but because she needed the money. I actually thought she was very interesting to draw and can’t wait till she poses again.</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9zIf78C2vfpWeuMoGPVP-EjjbnWTz7FHaeHBMl5RYY5VmySWKMjjFTt94e_a5hL2DHzDoLN31ayI9zz6w2BIhyphenhyphene4ihyphenhyphenKYr1Mo-sd3OByYaKs3m8iM41EYPnFUakkJKZVlRMDphrEpFG3X/s1600-h/miss-yip-419.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" kt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9zIf78C2vfpWeuMoGPVP-EjjbnWTz7FHaeHBMl5RYY5VmySWKMjjFTt94e_a5hL2DHzDoLN31ayI9zz6w2BIhyphenhyphene4ihyphenhyphenKYr1Mo-sd3OByYaKs3m8iM41EYPnFUakkJKZVlRMDphrEpFG3X/s320/miss-yip-419.jpg" /></a></div>I had to leave the class a little early in order to meet up with Javier and a friend of his for dinner. We went to Miss Yips it’s a Chinese restaurant. Delicious!<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3M7ipaG_t3W3AMgGAjuOipaxyYyEiqLHUgFKOt-K4j1STmrr8H6D1Dp2gfif3gf7M3o9kr7lPDRDHgGYubTDSKelThrEIR78AiWCtaqI69BVbJb61ePB3gue3ZMPsIwH6M2GxelqJoXKv/s1600-h/fortune.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" kt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3M7ipaG_t3W3AMgGAjuOipaxyYyEiqLHUgFKOt-K4j1STmrr8H6D1Dp2gfif3gf7M3o9kr7lPDRDHgGYubTDSKelThrEIR78AiWCtaqI69BVbJb61ePB3gue3ZMPsIwH6M2GxelqJoXKv/s320/fortune.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">So it’s tradition to always finish your Fortune Cookie Fortune with the saying “in bed.” So mine read…</div><div style="text-align: center;">”We are very happy together in bed” LOVE IT! </div><div align="left" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Thanks for dropping by!</div><br />
xoxo,<br />
<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/95/D29CFBDD477F4ABDB1F1F5B60BAF11BA.png" style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px;" /></a>Valeriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09182271229344941413noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-622701398373067986.post-11760251601884815722010-02-23T14:40:00.008-05:002010-03-03T15:53:36.606-05:00Strawberry Tuesday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguEn824_HVK-33bzC4iAHeLvc9j_GIpBcq_C3M3pBk-t1urBa_KRNhzFXliIBX8sc6d4nP3Axi6tp8z-mrOZ3TGPu_QkeuUxDbFeET1YZqpjlV49QDrBdFbHAEnAabrUsc8deSqFNSS_vj/s1600-h/strawberries.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ct="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguEn824_HVK-33bzC4iAHeLvc9j_GIpBcq_C3M3pBk-t1urBa_KRNhzFXliIBX8sc6d4nP3Axi6tp8z-mrOZ3TGPu_QkeuUxDbFeET1YZqpjlV49QDrBdFbHAEnAabrUsc8deSqFNSS_vj/s320/strawberries.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Do you ever get attracted, lured, or inspired by the weirdest things?</div>Well I do. I came across these strawberry earrings the other day and I just knew they had to be mine. I love strawberries. I love everything about them…their texture, color, taste, antioxidant, etc. <br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Fresa (which is Spanish for strawberry) is a slang term often used in Mexico for a cultural stereotype of superficiality to youngsters of whom many come from a high class and educated family. LOL</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnmhRE6mOiZHV3sJXPOHmANa9DOYk5ueCsLdDqHcKx2-mJyiyexTxCHnhkbmek7cC3CZ9FPbMpqDr8U8n7RpP6WSICM2tHbtP8hSNjCXkcjGFCz_L3H83TYLKYK-ZIWH4eboQIzbLmbuTq/s1600-h/strawear.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ct="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnmhRE6mOiZHV3sJXPOHmANa9DOYk5ueCsLdDqHcKx2-mJyiyexTxCHnhkbmek7cC3CZ9FPbMpqDr8U8n7RpP6WSICM2tHbtP8hSNjCXkcjGFCz_L3H83TYLKYK-ZIWH4eboQIzbLmbuTq/s320/strawear.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQWVzJxPZzPnZP6B6b75nrjSTtfee6aiOR_8WM7Or7NY37ltaH40FIZf6sMQu7md6EmH2aG0a7cTdRApZsQLCIL2fRw5hl2rhSiR2_s-LYER_xnvLHipEoBucHmd8d9OI6mtQVns8l9jx6/s1600-h/Strawberry-Shortcake-bike-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ct="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQWVzJxPZzPnZP6B6b75nrjSTtfee6aiOR_8WM7Or7NY37ltaH40FIZf6sMQu7md6EmH2aG0a7cTdRApZsQLCIL2fRw5hl2rhSiR2_s-LYER_xnvLHipEoBucHmd8d9OI6mtQVns8l9jx6/s320/Strawberry-Shortcake-bike-1.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">When I turned 5 my parents threw me a Strawberry Shortcake birthday theme party in Argentina, my cousin Mora made me a spectacular strawberry shortcake cake</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div>In order to stay within my inspiration…ENJOY<br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><strong>Green Salad with Strawberry Balsamic Vinaigrette</strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Recipe courtesy Rachael Ray</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Serves: 4 servings</span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVDAR-1-pJYbmaizsF1O2i-iLZEOiEEvPvrj7B5B51lgTz72SZhHu1tyisC-_rC7HgqiC4Sd3cVeGCNLtA2OUfTKFwWT2lbIt1Ln-cWDQuYtwYtgcwGGwpBO3EwQmfUz92JbC76RP8HfNP/s1600-h/straw-salad.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ct="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVDAR-1-pJYbmaizsF1O2i-iLZEOiEEvPvrj7B5B51lgTz72SZhHu1tyisC-_rC7HgqiC4Sd3cVeGCNLtA2OUfTKFwWT2lbIt1Ln-cWDQuYtwYtgcwGGwpBO3EwQmfUz92JbC76RP8HfNP/s320/straw-salad.jpg" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><strong>Ingredients</strong><br />
• 2 teaspoons strawberry jam <br />
• 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar <br />
• 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, eyeball it <br />
• Salt and pepper, to taste <br />
• 1 pint strawberries, sliced <br />
• 4 to 5 cups chopped romaine or mixed greens of any kind <br />
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<strong>Directions</strong><br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Place jam in a medium bowl and whisk in vinegar then extra-virgin olive oil. Season the dressing with salt and pepper. Add the strawberries and greens to bowl and toss to coat evenly in dressing.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">My friend Elaine did a similar salad for Valentines; she added some caramelized pecans and feta cheese. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><strong>Chocolate Covered Strawberries</strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Recipe courtesy Food Network Kitchens</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Serves: 1 pound chocolate covered strawberries</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><strong>Directions</strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Put the semisweet and white chocolates into 2 separate heatproof medium bowls. Fill 2 medium saucepans with a couple inches of water and bring to a simmer over medium heat. Turn off the heat; set the bowls of chocolate over the water to melt. Stir until smooth. (Alternatively, melt the chocolates in a microwave at half power, for 1 minute, stir and then heat for another minute or until melted.)</div><br />
Once the chocolates are melted and smooth, remove from the heat. Line a sheet pan with parchment or waxed paper. Holding the strawberry by the stem, dip the fruit into the dark chocolate, lift and twist slightly, letting any excess chocolate fall back into the bowl. Set strawberries on the parchment paper. Repeat with the rest of the strawberries. Dip a fork in the white chocolate and drizzle the white chocolate over the dipped strawberries.<br />
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Set the strawberries aside until the chocolate sets, about 30 minutes<br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">In order to accept my award I am supposed to list seven interesting things about myself and then pass on the trophy. </div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyvRwtT2_ZBloBVXHJN4RDn2QpMirZYTy8UltSQwdVySPJjIsNCJQMz3zdpJMpsfHKclY-fO_M97KgVxsiF0vT_a1U27oPDLmaVqnEylZobmdeGy88Yw_EI4QruIkaNkDvs-askq3FxZD_/s1600-h/bday.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ct="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyvRwtT2_ZBloBVXHJN4RDn2QpMirZYTy8UltSQwdVySPJjIsNCJQMz3zdpJMpsfHKclY-fO_M97KgVxsiF0vT_a1U27oPDLmaVqnEylZobmdeGy88Yw_EI4QruIkaNkDvs-askq3FxZD_/s320/bday.bmp" /></a></div>4. I’m addicted to Burgers & Cupcakes & Coffee. Honestly, I’m a fat kid at heart. If I’m having a bad day I can fix it by just having a burger, cupcake or delicious hot coffee. My cousin made me burger cupcakes for my birthday!<br />
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7. I’m the office manager at an international architecture and interior design firm an only 2 employees know that I was an artist or that I’m creative.<br />
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Now I'd like to pass the award on to <strong><a href="http://santayanapower.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;">Elena</span></a>,<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;"> </span><a href="http://contenticupcakes.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;">Contenti Cupcakes</span></a>,<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;"> </span><a href="http://loucarvajal.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;">Lou Carv</span></a></strong>.<br />
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Thanks for dropping by!<br />
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xoxo,<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizpAoYqNsnrxJEyqHbeB-ULbltl7eVj3Rp7qxbZ4ZHC_4eVrfjGIbz6VqiUkWvflrV4sfYgl-36f2-JsFWLBuvC8e5Miiw6EEi8_h4wtkF_tvnOs3aIAIOM3Nu6JqQtsLYROkW0ZQ9ix_V/s1600-h/baby+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ct="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizpAoYqNsnrxJEyqHbeB-ULbltl7eVj3Rp7qxbZ4ZHC_4eVrfjGIbz6VqiUkWvflrV4sfYgl-36f2-JsFWLBuvC8e5Miiw6EEi8_h4wtkF_tvnOs3aIAIOM3Nu6JqQtsLYROkW0ZQ9ix_V/s320/baby+4.jpg" /></a></div>I got extremely sick on Saturday due to all the cheese I ate the night before…food prepping (LOL). My body couldn’t take the overload; I hadn’t eaten cheese in over a year. I sucked it up in the morning and finished all my duties in the baby shower as the game organizer. Later that night when I got home I went straight to bed my fever was off the charts. <br />
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Finally my mom has learned to text message! She had texted me throughout the night that she was hosting Family Sunday Breakfast at her house and that my cousin Alejandra and her kids were going to join us. I woke up with a slight headache but I was doing much better. I love our Family Sunday Breakfast tradition it brings our family together weekly. My parents usually host it because they have a big house and we all fit with no problems, we rarely change whose house we do at. <br />
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After our family gathering we headed to my best friends family Sunday gathering at their new home. Antonio and Karina are finally moved in; I helped her sister Nilza build her entire baby room furniture and sort through all the gifts that they gave her at the baby shower. I can honestly say I can build any baby room…bring on the challenge. Her furniture is to die for; it’s all from Pottery Barn. The boys cooked the first meal in the new home: Argentinean parrillada mmm it was so good.<br />
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Thanks for dropping by!<br />
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xoxo,<br />
<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/95/D29CFBDD477F4ABDB1F1F5B60BAF11BA.png" style="border: 0 !important; background: transparent;"/></a>Valeriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09182271229344941413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-622701398373067986.post-48672260460327260792010-02-18T12:24:00.006-05:002010-03-03T15:55:35.108-05:00Drawing Naked PeopleMy friends and I decided to take a figure drawing class at an open drawing studio at the Art Center on Lincoln Rd on Wednesday nights. Last night was my second time. The studio is small and cozy, and filled with different talents. Everyone uses different types of mediums such as charcoal, pen, markers, pencil, acrylics, color pencils you name it. I haven’t drawn a live model in 10 years; I have a lot of catching up to do. Last night I met another fellow blogger at the class, her name is Ily vist her blog <a href="http://littleredhare.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #b45f06;">littleredhare.blogspot.com</span></a>. She and a friend have been attending the open studio classes for 2 years now; they both were super friendly and very talented. <br />
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Last week I went with my friends <a href="http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=18711155&ref=search&sid=33401533.654228031..1"><strong><span style="color: #b45f06;">Jorge</span></strong></a> & <a href="http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=18711155&ref=search&sid=33401533.654228031..1#!/simplycool7?ref=mf"><strong><span style="color: #b45f06;">Lana</span></strong></a>, we were so excited to see each other and an anxious to see what our model looked liked. The model was named Kendal he had to be past his 60’s and he looked like an old captain hook…to me. I thought he was a bit boring. For the longer poses he just sat on a stool, instead of using the little stage. (Gosh, I’m making him sound like a stripper) The class monitor had mention that the following week the model was an actual model. So we were all looking forward to the next class. <br />
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Last night I went to class with Lana. Jorge wanted the scoop on the model because he couldn’t make it. Ily was kind enough to describe the model before he got there; she said he looked like Prince. I thought to myself at least Prince looks a lot better than Captain Hook. I believe this week’s model was named Alan, I did see the resemblance of Prince but with long dreadlocks. <br />
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</div>Can’t wait till next weeks class our model is going to be a heavier lady. I’ll keep you guys in touch.<br />
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Thanks for dropping by!<br />
xoxo,<br />
<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54488/95/D29CFBDD477F4ABDB1F1F5B60BAF11BA.png" style="border: 0 !important; background: transparent;"/></a>Valeriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09182271229344941413noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-622701398373067986.post-1377940698209020922010-02-17T12:41:00.006-05:002010-03-03T15:56:36.100-05:00Protein Pancakes<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">People always ask me for the recipe of the Protein Pancakes I make before I go to the gym. A lot of people may think this is too much food, but I don’t think so. I’m actually starving by the time I leave the gym. You can either make 2 small pancakes or 1 big one. Enjoy.</span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Protein Pancakes</strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Serves 1</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">¾ cup quick cook oatmeal</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">6 egg whites</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">¼ cup blueberries</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2 Splendas</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pinch of cinnamon</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sugar-Free syrup</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6sig1TLf1l8S_Ga0-cmK2oLfe4RWyy3ZAZLDqjjzIgaNXHfE3tDS4SLzYMjOqmaC8btnVk10RCLa93J0IuZksbXBP2S4JEmhCHefZP3j98G0Wd6G3ZDsa3oVlj9OYXWgekh-6raKF3qmy/s1600-h/Blender.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ct="true" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6sig1TLf1l8S_Ga0-cmK2oLfe4RWyy3ZAZLDqjjzIgaNXHfE3tDS4SLzYMjOqmaC8btnVk10RCLa93J0IuZksbXBP2S4JEmhCHefZP3j98G0Wd6G3ZDsa3oVlj9OYXWgekh-6raKF3qmy/s400/Blender.jpg" width="287" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lightly butter or mist pan with olive oil spray. Combine in a blender all ingredients</span></div><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thanks for dropping by!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> xoxo,</span><br />
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<div>My friends over at <a href="http://www.brickhousemiami.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;"><strong>Brickhouse</strong></span></a>, founders of and amazing clothing line called <a href="http://www.unbreakablegear.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;"><strong>Unbreakable</strong></span></a><strong><span style="color: #b45f06;"> </span></strong>have invited me to workout at their gym tonight. Let me tell you they run a couple of different intense bootcamps in the afternoons, and everyone there was working out hard, no slacking was allowed. I love it! I definitely suggest if you live in the Miami area you should go and check them out. I went over there to workout with <a href="http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=18719487&ref=ts"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;"><strong>Soolmaz</strong></span></a> one of the owners of the gym. She is an NPC National Bikini competitor but hey don't let the title fool you, this girl can lift heavier than some of the guys I know. (I won't mention any names ha ha) We did my Back workout, but she threw in a couple of different exercises that I've never done before. Such as pull-ups with an assisted band, this was great because it allowed me to isolate, and she also threw in a one arm cable pulldown in which I still have to work on my form but at the end I really felt it. :) I will be paying them a visit every now and then to change up my workouts.<br />
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Some of the things I will blog about are my workouts, cooking & baking (recipes), current book I’m reading, events, family gatherings, my life, my husband., my job, my dog, my friends, my pictures etc. <br />
SO...instead of waiting until the time is right, I'm going ahead with what I've got. Its an accurate reflection of my life, I suppose.<br />
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Here's a little personal information so we can say it’s been done.<br />
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TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF - The Survey<br />
Name: Valeria<br />
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Birthday: December 20th<br />
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Birthplace: Miami, FL<br />
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Current Location and what is cool about where you live? Miami, FL everything is about a 10-15 min drive to get to, when there is no traffic. <br />
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Own or Rent: We own as of September 2009<br />
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Eye Color: Dark Brown<br />
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Hair Color: Dark Brown<br />
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Height: 5"9"<br />
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Right Handed or Left Handed: Right<br />
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Heritage: Argentinean, Italian<br />
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Pets: Dog-Boxer her name is China<br />
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The Shoes You Wore Today: Black Nine West Pumps<br />
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Your Weakness: Chocolate<br />
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Your Fears: Scary Movies, Rejection, Being Robbed<br />
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Your Perfect Pizza: mmm pizza, i love prosciutto, mozzarella, basil, and fresh tomatoes cooked in a brick oven<br />
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Goal You Would Like To Achieve This Year: Uff I have soo many, I will write about them in my blog <br />
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Thoughts First Waking Up: 5 more minutes (snooze)<br />
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Your Best Physical Feature: my Friendlyness<br />
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Your Bedtime: Depends I’m all over the place<br />
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Your most missed memory: My Grandfather<br />
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Chocolate or Vanilla: Chocolate<br />
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Coke or Pepsi: Diet Coke<br />
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Cappuccino or Coffee: Coffee :)<br />
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Do you believe in yourself: YES<br />
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Do you believe in others: YES<br />
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Do you smoke: No, nothing at ALL<br />
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Do you swear: I try not to, but at times yes<br />
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Do you sing: Ohh Yes, just ask my husband he hates my signing<br />
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How many friends do you have: Great friends I can only count them in one hand, acquaintances I have a lot<br />
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Do you shower Daily: Yes LOL, ok maybe not on the weekends<br />
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Do you workout: LMAO YES almost everyday and most times twice a day<br />
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Do you think your Attractive: Attractive No<br />
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Are you a Health Freak: I can be, but not right now. I'm a health moderate.<br />
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Do you get along with your Parents: Yes, I LOVE THEM!<br />
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Do you like Thunderstorms: Only if I’m snuggling up with my hubby and there is a good movie on and I’m drinking hot coffee.<br />
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Do you play an Instrument: No, i leave that to my brother<br />
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In the past month have you eaten Sushi: Yes, with our great friends The Yunez<br />
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What do you want to be when you Grow Up: Still thinking...<br />
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What country would you most like to visit: Thailand<br />
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Number of Piercings: Ears-1 hole in each ear; Bellybutton <br />
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Number of Tattoos: None to date...<br />
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Favorite thing to waste $ on: Clothes, Shoes, Accessories, Presents & Food<br />
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Favorite place to eat: This one is a hard one...I LOVE Food, ahhhh I would have to say my dads parrilladas <br />
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Favorite date night: Movie, Dinner & Coffee<br />
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Something you are passionate about: My husband, working out, reaching my goals, people's stories<br />
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Random things that you totally hate: cockroaches, dirty bathrooms, when gyms aren't re-racked, micro-managers<br />
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Thanks for dropping by!<br />
xoxo,<br />
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