Thank God for Wednesdays

   I love word less Wednesdays, its the only day of the week  I don't feel guilty of updating  the  blog with  pictures. Here are a couple of my favorites from this week. These were taken with my iPhone. I love my iPhone :)

Short and sweet..

Just a quick post  to tell you that Ralphy ended up going on the field trip.. thank God because I think I would've been more upset then him. If  you have no idea what I'm talking about  then read this.

That little talk with the teacher seemed to work. He has been good ever since and I'm glad because let me tell you, I don't handle "talks with  the teacher" very well. I know what you're thinking " girl you better get over it" and I know this, but I'm not ready, give me time.

 In other news, I'm still working out like a mad woman, working and everything else in between. My birthday is this month and I've always loved my birthday while I was  growing up, but I'm not as excited anymore.. wonder why.

Ralphy's school  is celebrating Hispanic heritage week this week and he had to wear a hat  that represents the country our family is from,  in our case its the  Dominican Rep.

If that's not the cutest face on this entire planet, I really don't know what is... He is the cutest, EVER- said his mommy :)

Hello lovies

I know, I know I suck!! I haven't been posting as often as before. Its been a crazy month and its only the October 5th!.. Anyways, let me give you some updates:

I've been working out like a mad woman and I love it! I really want to get in shape. Its more than just to lose weight and look sexy, because you already know, I'm one sexy b***h!

Ralphy is growing faster than I would've ever imagined. He is coloring in between the lines and getting dressed all by himself.. well mostly.

I did have my first serious talk with Ralphy's teacher, about his behavior. He's having a bad week. Today after I spoke to the teacher and we both spoke to him, he had a much better day. Maybe the fact that he's having a field trip tomorrow has something to do with it? hmmm I wonder. I did tell him that if he did not behave he will not be going. You know I was at work praying that he did better. It would break my heart if he had to stay behind while the rest of the class went on the field trip. Thankfully, it all worked out. For now.

If you guys have any tips on how to handle bad report from the teacher, pass them along would you? This is a new phase of motherhood for me..

One more thing, I opened a Tumblr. Check it out when you get a chance. I needed a place where I could just write about random things, hence the name Random thoughts. Its something that I just started. Some feedback would be appreciated.

I hope you're all doing well and thank you so much for sticking around.


Smooches!!!

My fun filled weekend

This weekend was great, it was fun , it was simply amazing! First, it started Friday night, I came  home from work and daddy was in charge of dinner, which translates to either pizza or Chinese food. The last couple of  Fridays, its been pizza because that's what Ralphy wants to eat. I really don't care what we eat as long as its well cooked and I'm not the one cooking it. Friday is mommy's day off from the kitchen. I heart Fridays

 Then came Saturday,usually we are up early because like my son says" I'm done sleeping" and Ralphy  is usually "done" sleeping by 7 in the morning and this Saturday was no exception. If you follow me on twitter, you know that the one thing I can't live without in the morning is coffee. Once I have my cup or two, I usually go to the gym with my mom and sister in law. This Saturday, was different. My cousin was visiting from New York and we hadn't seen each other in years. Needless to say, I was super excited to see her.

After my morning manicure and pedicure appointment with my mom, we got all dolled up and headed to South Beach. I live in Miami and I never go to South Beach because its just not my thing anymore, but since my cousin was visiting, we made it an event. We decided to meet at Monty's. Its a seafood type of place and its very yummy, Not only was it yummy, but the view was not too bad either. I enjoyed some great appetizers and Margaritas.

If you ever come down to South beach, this is a place you might  want to visit. Good food, good drinks great ambiance.

The ambiance was really amazing, but what made it even more special, was the fact that  it was  being enjoyed with family.  I hadn't seen my cousins in years and it was really nice to see everyone.

Sunday, is grandparents day. We took Ralphy to see my in laws and it was a very relaxing and low key evening. By the time we got home, Ralphy was knocked out and I got to relax with the hubby and watch  TV. Oh and did I mention that it was our 7th year anniversary? We didn't do anything special, just having some down time at the end of the day was enough for us. Perfect ending to a perfect weekend.

Milestone Alert!

Ralphy sleeping in a big boy bed, without a railing!
My little angel, I love to watch him sleep, he seems so peaceful
and then he wakes up :)

Missing in action

I've been missing in action, I know and I'm sorry. I've been busy with other things and I could sit here and make excuses, but  I don't really have any. So there. I said it. Don't be mad. What's new? well let's see...


I've been working out and it feels good.  I've been going  to the gym 6 times a week and I've lost 6 pounds.. awesome.. I know!!


My munchkin  is loving PK-3 and he's an awesome little boy... but  if you have been reading this blog for awhile, you might already know that.


I hope you are all doing well. Thank you for keeping me in your blog roll and not deleting me. I will try to post more often.. even if its just once a week.




That is all for now.




Smooches!

On to the next chapter

Today  the kids went back to school. Ralphy started Pk-3(  Pre-Kindergarten for 3 year olds) and he got to wear his big boy uniform. Green polo shirt and khaki pants. He looked so cute!  He  even told me he looked like the older kids and he liked that.  Its so crazy how one minute he is born and the next he's going to PK3, I mean who gave him permission to grow up so fast?


Then I started thinking that in a few months, he turns 4 and then next year he starts VPK (Voluntary Prekindergarten) and   my heart starts beating fast, my hands start sweating, then before I know it, he will have a girlfriend and be off to college and get a job and get married and have children.... OMG!!. Okay, I'm done. I get a tiny bit carried away. Sometimes.


The important thing is that Ralphy had a  great day and he told me that he also learned that  how only babies acted like "babies", but  that he was a big boy, so he knew better. Lets see how long that lasts.



  

First day of PK-3 

On my mind this week

   Because I want to look like this :

What?  I'm in denial .. I know, but I want to get as close to that as possible. So, I've been eating every 3 hours and doing a lot of this:

 

And this:

And  of course this: 

And a little bit of this:

Why didn't anyone tell me that exercising in the morning gave you so much energy? Its like the world's greatest kept secret. Side note- if you're new to my blog, this is my attempt at humor, sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. You decide.

What's on your mind this week?

P.S. Just in case you were wondering, these people are not me. This is me:

This  was me on 8/6/2011 going to a party. I  clean up well don't I?

Weekends

I hope you all had a great and relaxing weekend. I for one, had a very busy weekend, but then again what else is new?. I had a lot of things to do around the house. If you read my previous post, you know I was having major issues last week because I was so behind with my cleaning. Doing the bare minimum can only get you so far, but I digress.

I also started working out!  Yes, people I finally did it. I set my alarm clock for 4:50A and I was at the gym by 5:11A. I'm not going to lie, when I got home after my work out and I took a shower, I felt great, I felt accomplished. I felt like I could do it all.  I like that feeling and I plan to continue going not only to  look better, but feel better as well.

Speaking of feeling better,  I also went for a manicure and pedicure.  My mom and I have being going every other week. I think its so important to treat yourself to a little girl time. Wether its with a friend, your sister  or your mom, nothing makes you feel better than some girl time, especially if  it  includes  a mani and pedi, well  a pair of new shoes would work just fine as well. :)

So how was your weekend? What did you  guys do?

Overwhelmed much?

This is how I'm feeling this week, don't really know why.  I've noticed that I get like this when my house (and by house I mean our 2 bedroom/2bath apartment)  is not as neat or clean as I want it to be. The last couple of weekends have been busy, so I really haven't done much, but the bare minimum. Is  it bad that the state your house is in, determines the way your state of mind is? or even your mood? But, that's just part of it, between work, Ralphy and of course, the husband, it takes work and it can feel a little overwhelming sometimes.

I'm planning on getting things back on track this weekend and do some major cleaning and organizing. I'm also adding working out to my list, but I  see that as a good thing.  I will keep you posted on that little project. In the mean time,I will be content  just by having a  clean house... Well, a new pair of shoes would be nice, but for now, I'll take the  clean house.

Mommy, I want a little brother..

This is what Ralphy said to me a couple days ago. It actually caught me by surprise, I didn't even know what to say and then he added " not a sister mommy a brother, I already have a sister." My son, has an older sister that he loves. He loves to bother her and play with her, he loves to get her attention.

She is  10 years older than him and she doesn't live with us, but she stays with us during the Summer and now that Ralphy is getting a little older, he's really enjoying  the time with her even more and I love it. They are cute together in a loud and crazy kind of way. Just like a brother and sister should  be.

You may be asking yourself " what's the big deal about Ralphy wanting a little brother?" The problem is that my husband doesn't  want anymore kids.  The way things are with the economy and everything else in the world, he  thinks it would be hard for us  in the financial  department and I get that and I know his right. He wants to be able to provide for both of his kids and I guess he feels that 3 (for him)  is too big of a number and I understand, I really do, but  I want another baby. There I said it.

I have friends that were  the only  child growing up and they all  say the same thing " I wished  I had a brother or sister."  I sometimes think about that and it breaks my heart to think that Ralphy is going  to be lonely. I can't imagine how my life would have been like without my brother. We have a special bond and I would love for Ralphy to have that as well.

Ralphy is blessed, he has his sister and he has his cousins that he loves and I know he will have a great relationship with them. I don't want to sound ungrateful, but I remain hopeful that one day my husband will change his mind and if it doesn't happen, then it was just not meant to be and I will forever be thankful for the son I do have, but I'm not going to lie, it sure would be nice.

All about me Wednesday...

So unlike me, I always smile

whatever...  you know you love it!

Hi!

Sexy Bitch!

New month.. New Attitude!

  I can't believe its  already  August. Time does fly when you're having fun. I for one, I'm so happy its August for several reasons, but my main reason is that Summer is almost over. Yes,  people I'm part of the few that do not like  the heat. I can't stand what it does to my hair. I'm a complete frizz ball if I don't walk around with a flat iron. Just kidding, I don't walk around with a flat iron, but you know what I mean. Everyone woman in the  universe knows that the best hair days come after Summer. Its a fact of life. Okay, enough of that, lets move on.

This month, I'm  also trying to be a little bit healthier with my eating ( what else is new), but not only that, I'm going back to the  gym! You can all close your mouths now. Its way over due. I don't like the way I've been  feeling lately and I know  its because I haven't being  feeling great about my looks and  when I say looks, I mean my weight. So, its time to get off my lazy ass and do something about it. Plain and simple. That's coming up  soon, so as soon as I start, I will update for sure.  Should I do a before picture post?? hmmmm let me think about that some more.

 I also wanted to introduce to you my dear friend Angel, she started blogging  at  mommy all day, she is a stay at home mom ( well sort of she  just went back to work) and  she has two amazing kids. You will  have to read her blog to find out more. So, please stop by and tell her Alex sent you  :)

I hope you all have an amazing week and amazing month of August.


Smooches!

My baby is not a baby anymore.

This is post was inspired  by mama Kat's writing workshop and one of her prompts : A moment you realized your child was growing up.  I thought about this for days and I couldn't think of one single moment, but  few "little" moments came to mind.

 It all started with him wanting to hold his own bottle during feeding time, then he wanted to hold his own spoon .... I was proud and I thought.. My baby is growing up.

Then came the I- don't -want- to- be- carried  phase and I was a little sad because I no longer had a baby to hold and I thought ... My baby is growing up. Its part of life.

Then there was the I- want- to- dress- myself phase, the I- want- to- help - you with everything phase, the 'mommy I want to do everything  alone ' phase and again I thought .. my baby is growing up.

The biggest moment came when I went to Ralphy's  pre-school and the teacher said  that  Ralphy would be going on his first field trip and I  said " what do you mean field trip? he's only a baby! Ralphy, that was standing by, looked at me straight in the eyes and said  " mommy I'm not a baby anymore, I'm a big boy."

And there  it was, the moment I was afraid would come too soon came and went, to confirm what I already knew, he is growing up... FAST.

One of those weeks....

Its been one of those weeks so far. I'm hoping I can get it together by Friday. 

Weekend recap

Hi everyone,


Hope you all had a great weekend.  I didn't do anything too exciting or special. Just hung out around the house, did some cleaning and laundry while Ralphy was at the pool with his sister  and daddy. One thing I did realize is ( and this was not a good realization, actually this was more like a wake up call). This weekend, I realized that I've gained weight and I'm very unhappy about it.

 So, today I woke up and I started a  food log. I  wrote down everything I ate today and I did pretty well I think. Maybe that's why people say that its good to write down what you eat, I guess it does make you more aware.  Don't worry, I  won't bore you with the boring details. Just know that I did okay  for being the first day and for being a Monday. Now if I can only get my butt to the gym, but lets take it one step at a time shall we?

I must tell you that before I started this new eating better crap, I had  the yummiest , juiciest burger of my entire life. As a matter of fact, I wish I would've taken a picture of it so you could see it. We went to this Colombian place called Los Perros (  it translates to 'the dogs' in ). Just check out the web site. Anyways, I had the best burger ever.  It  was made fresh to order, with actual beef seasoned to perfection, this special cheese that when it melted it  was pure heaven and than they top it off with their special sauce. It was amazing and worth every single calorie, I figured since I was starting fresh today, I might as well go out and end the weekend  with a BAM! and I did and it was so worth it.

Okay, so what if I just made this post mostly about this burger and  that I'm drooling  just thinking about it,so what if that was the peak of my weekend.  Don't  judge me.

L.O.L

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My weekend in pictures..

Hope everyone had a great weekend. Mine went a little something like this:

I did laundry (not my actual  laundry) but this pictures was not too far from it.

My awesome husband let me sleep in a little and it got to the point that I was just too happy to be sleeping to sleep.. go figure.

I got my nails and feet done and yes this is actually me. I love this color and this was the high point  of my weekend.

 I was to lazy to actually write something, so  this is it. Hey, it was a rough Monday and I. am. tired. So, on that note, how was your weekend?

It's Friday!!

Friday is finally here!!!  I live for the weekends.  I really have no major plans, except I have a manicure and pedicure appointment with my mom and I look forward  to that time with her and of course you know, I have all the real fun stuff to do to before that, like the laundry and the cleaning. That fun never ends. 

I hope you all have a great weekend , have fun and go ahead get some sleep while you're at it.

Smooches!!!

Be Strong- for the mothers and children of Japan

In March 2011, Japan was affected by terrible  earthquake and tsunami. Millions of people  are still trying to put their lives together , many include mothers and children.  Horipro Entertainment Group has launched  the Be strong campaign.  The main focus, is to spread the word about their efforts to help. 100 percent of the proceeds will go to does efforts.

If I can do anything at all with this blog, its to  spread the word about  important issues like this one, millions of mothers and children still need our help getting their lives  back together.  Please check out their video and get involved,  whether its by spreading the word yourself or making a donation  any little bit helps.

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