Saturday, March 26, 2016

Tea anyone?

Saturday, March 26, 2016

Last Sunday my sister took me to the St. Regis for tea as my birthday gift. We had a lovely time. Sandwiches, scones, patisseries and tea. What's not to like? A lot of women were dressed up.  There were a few in jeans and some were even wearing hats. We opted for simple dresses and heels. Nothing fancy. We were there from 3-5. We ate and chatted. It was fun! At one point I was sitting there as my sister went to the restroom and I started fantasizing about Drake of course, being at the St. Regis and all.  So here's how my daydreaming went down.  I pictured my sister coming out of the restroom, running into Drake in the hallway and telling him it was my birthday and then Drake coming into the tea room, meeting me, hugging me and then we would end this perfect encounter by taking a selfie.  Well, that didn't happen.  Haha! Later on I realized Drake had been in town and performed at a block party so maybe it just wasn't meant to be otherwise he would have met me and probably fallen in love with me as many do and I'm married, with a son and pregnant.  I couldn't handle a tabloid scandal . . . sigh.  

Outfit deets below!

xoxoxo
 
 
Outfit deets: Zara mid length dress, SJP Fawn, similar here and here, LV ALMA PM bag
 

 

Wednesday, March 23, 2016

Birthday thoughts

Wednesday, March 23, 2016

This past year was probably one of the hardest of my life. I never thought I'd lose my mom at such a young age. When she was diagnosed with colon cancer I really thought she was going to be ok. I really did. We couldn't go through all this suffering and not have a good outcome right? Wrong. My mom passed away surrounded by family and friends on October 26, 2015. I miss her everyday. Every single day.  You know how in Sex and the city Charlotte says: "I feel happy every day. Not all day but every day." That's how I feel about being sad. I'm sad every day, not all day but every day. There's not a day that goes by that I don't feel sad. This isn't meant to be a depressing post because amongst all that sadness I do feel happy. I have my family. I have my hubby and my little boo bear, Niko and another one on the way. We recently bought our first home and we are both working and are healthy. I have my dad and my siblings and my nephews. So yes a lot to be grateful for and I am. They bring me so much joy and I just have to realize that the pain I feel now is just one that I have to learn to live with. I smile every day. I'm happy everyday but my happy is different than a lot of people's for sure. I am thankful for another year and look forward to many more. I am thankful for my family and all the blessings.  I love you Mami and I know you're blessing us from above. xoxoxo 

Kesy, Mom and I at my baby shower Jan 2014
The one time my mom knit me all those scarves and hats
That onetime my mom made us all perm our hair
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Mom happy at our wedding October 2009
Family at Graduation

Monday, March 21, 2016

Night of Mystery

Monday, March 21, 2016

On Saturday we hosted a murder mystery party for my 34th birthday. I'm almost 34!!! I can't believe it.  I'm 33 weeks pregnant and 34 so what to do? What to do? I've always wanted to host one. So we did. We participated in one on our honeymoon and even though it was during dinner in a cruise it was still lots of fun. 
I knew I wanted a 20s theme so I began my online search. I found one on nightofmystery.com  There were no online reviews but the website had good reviews posted so I took a chance. The instructions were pretty straight forward though it was pretty detailed. I liked it. Everyone had a great time. We wanted to keep everything authentic but it was soo much work. Lol. So we had mini quiches, penko shrimp, spanikopita, spring rolls, salad and lasagna. Random I know but it was good and we were hungry and we ate it. 
Everyone had a great time and a few people solved the mystery. I did not. I was completely off. Lol. It was so much fun!!  Everyone dressed up and had amazing outfits.  I loved night of mystery, they even provided wanted posters and labels.  It was great!
















Monday, March 7, 2016

Niko's 2nd birthday!

Monday, March 7, 2016

Over the weekend we celebrated Niko's 2nd birthday.  On Saturday we hosted a carnival themed party and on Sunday, the day of his actual birthday, we went to The Cheesecake Factory.  I was a bit dissappointed on Saturday because even though everyone had fun, it was soooo windy that all my decorations just kept blowing away.  So we ended up with bare tables.  I had draped the tent and had table runners and centerpieces.  Well, they were pointless because the wind kept blowing them away so I had to remove them.  I had also printed signs for the tables and they kept getting knocked over.  Overall all the kids had fun.  These kids went crazy for bubbles!! I should have just had a bubble party and they would have all been happy.  I cannot believe my little Niko turned two.  Time flies!!!!

Our concessions included cotton candy, snow cones and popcorn.  We rented them through Sky High Party Rentals.  We rented the bouncy house and chairs at Tierra Linda Moonwalks, they probably have the best prices in Houston.  The bouncy house was $80 for 24 hours!  The balloon arch, face painting and balloon artist was through Twist it up.  All our vendors were awesome and the kids had a great time!

All in all it was a great weekend and my little man and all his friends had fun!! I already have my next one's first bday in the works, lol.  Until next year!!!










The cardboard decorations had to be secured onto the fence or else they were going to be blown away :(
Balloons

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