Keep Romance Alive

I got into my car this morning and found a cute little love note from my husband! :).
Sure, sometimes I think he is not the most romantic guy ever; but I guess he has some potential haha (joke).

When I start getting in my mood swings, that means I am missing something in my life! and most of those times is a little romance! I am glad he knows how make me bounce back to "some kind of normal" haha with his thoughtfulness.

I used to read articles of people being married for many many years, and it was because they did little things for each other (like this) that kept them happy!. Who would've thought that a little love note in a car would make you smile and actually make your morning?! :) NOT ME!

As I grow older I realize being romantic and finding happiness in your relationship, is not about spending thousands of dollars on a gift; being romantic is about the little details and little gestures in life that make a couple happy.
For example; my husband knows I don’t like to do the dishes, so our rule is I cook-he cleans; when it comes to laundry, I wash- he folds and puts clothes away; with our daughter, I bath her-he changes her (or vice versa).

I love how we know what we don’t like and like about living with each other, this makes the living situation easier on us. Specially, if we already said "I DO" and we kind of have to live with each other for a while! haha. Might as well make it peaceful and fun right?...

I am not gonna deny it, I still got a LONG way to go my romantic ways; but I sure appreciate that my husband is thoughtful enough, because this helps me realize that I also have to do things for him to make him happy.

So, if you are married or have a boyfriend or girlfriend try to do something nice for them today! put a smile on their face. "write them a little silly love note"?... and Make someone's day better!! :)

Mother Nature- Hurricane Issac

The joy of living in Florida!!

Totally enjoying hurricane Issac right now; so far it has been fun until I woke up late this morning and realized school was not canceled and work either.
So, here we are at work enjoying this beutiful weather.

We just cant control mother nature, it will always do its thing.
Hope everyone who lives in Florida stays safe and dry!!

Miracle Noodles!

This friend just totally made my day today!!!!... She posted this awesome food picture on Facebook. So I was interested on her recipe, because it looked super healthy and tasty! So she goes on to tell me that the noodles she used for this dish are FAT FREE, ZERO CARBS, ZERO CALORIES; I was in disbelief. Of course I had to Google it to find out more about them.
They are called MIRACLE NOODLES; so far it sounds too good to be true.

I am a noodle maniac! I could eat pasta every day of my life and my daughter can too. But we try not to because of the consequences of CARBS! So, for this friend to share her recipe is like a dream come true to me LOL. I will order these TODAY! And try them ASAP.

If you are a noodle maniac and are scared of carbs like I am, you might want to give these a try.

Good luck!! J

For more healthy recipes visit my food blog: http://letseatquality.blogspot.com/

Where to find these miracle noodles:  http://www.miraclenoodle.com/p-1-variety-sampler.aspx

Memorable Wedding Picture

Weddings are fun, special and memorable; but nothing like a good memorable picture!

I am a newlywed and having my daughter at our wedding was the most special part of that day. She got to see her mommy and daddy re-confirm their love for each other, and I am very blessed she was there that day to witness it.

Well… when it came time for pictures she was already tired and hungry. It was around lunch time and her nap time, so my toddler was feeling it! Haha (pretty sure you can relate if you have kids). So while taking pictures she was not in a very good mood, and was not very happy.

So for us to have a family picture like this on our wedding day, I think is amazing! Haha.

Every time I look at this, it makes me smile and reminds me how special she is and how much happiness and joy she brings to our lives.

With that said, enjoy every moment and every picture with your kids! Because they grow up too fast and every moment is special and memorable! Just like this picture!! J  

$5 Saving Plan

I found an article about a lady who saved up to $12,000.00 by doing this funky but yet awesome method.

Most of us do not carry cash around most of the time, because of this so called convenience and technology of using our DEBIT/CREDIT CARD. Well, I encourage you to start taking money out of your bank account and start using cash more often, not only to apply this saving method, but also to avoid IDENTITY THEFT!

Yes, this happens to a lot of people! just by one little swipe strangers can get your card information ! (IT HAPPENED TO ME!).

So, this is how this works:

**Every time a $5 bill comes into your possession, you will put it in your little saving magical “jar”**

THAT SIMPLE!

I personally have been doing this for about 5 months now, and I notice the difference in my jar!. I am all about saving extra cash; I sometimes throw coins and $1 dollar bills in there as well… HEY it can’t hurt right? Hehehe

Even my 3 year old daughter knows that every time she finds coins around the house, parking lots, cars… she knows to  hold on to them until we get home to put them in our JAR! It really makes her day every time she puts money in our jar. This is not only helping us save, but it is also helping her learn the concept of SAVING MONEY J

So try this little method and you will thank me later J

The Joy of Having Pets

If you love animals you will understand that pets bring joy and happiness to families all over the world. But, this happiness is also connected with a lot of responsibility.

This weekend I learned my lessonL; our poor little Dexter (black lab) was not feeling well, doc said they were going to have to open him up to figure out what was up with him. Turns out he chewed on one of his toys and it was blocking his stomach and almost reaching his intestines.

Of course reasonable thing to do is to open him up and get him better ASAP. Thank gosh we are blessed to have somehow of the financial means to make this happen.

BUT! Most families are not as lucky and can’t afford such a responsibility/surgery and it is sad that families have to go through this when all they want is their pet to get betterL.

Our baby boy is now getting better and recuperating from such long weekend.

Most importantly, this weekend I learned that no matter how much a surgery costs, my husband is willing to make our family happy! And I am thankful that he has such a big heart and is so caring. *cough cough* I need to learn more from him in that aspectJ.

Over all; if you took the ownership and responsibility be a pet owner; then, you will try your best to make your pet happy and make your family happy.

Learn to enjoy and love your pets! Because just like anyone else in your life; they will not always BE THERE!!!

Groom's Cake

I had never heard of such thing as a Groom's Cake; until my husband's cousin's wedding!
The day of her wedding there were 2 cakes at her reception and apparently one was ALL for the groom???...

I thought this idea was super cute and decided to ask my soon to be husband if he would want one, his answer was "OF COURSE, BUT I WANT A COOL CAKE!!", so I said to myself, great! now time to get creative LOL. I told him I was going to think about it, but it was not for sure that he was going to get one (this was part of the surprise, I already knew I was getting it!)

Well... I finally got it!, he sure loves his beer and he sure loves his sports (typical guy) why not put them together?.. BUT I wanted to surprise him on the night of our rehearsal dinner and not on our wedding day, that way is less expected.

I actually pulled it off!! I came up with the design and the logos! and it worked out great!, the night of our rehearsal dinner after everyone was done with speeches and eating dinner it was time for dessert!.
TIME TO BRING OUT THE CAKE!... when he saw it for the first time he almost cried!! I was so excited! and happy that he appreciated this cake.

So! with that said, ladies!! if you are planning a wedding, please make sure to please your groom and surprise him with an awesome CAKE like this one! :)

Aspirin Mask

Please dont be freaked out by the picture! haha. BUT! this is just to show you how the Aspirin Mask works :)
I came across this little recipe and it works wonders!

Ingredients
2-3 ASPIRIN PILS
Couple drops of water

Instructions
Dissolve pills in water, and apply to face

Very simple! it helps acne, oily skin. It will start drying out on your face, when that happens go ahead and wash it off.

Try it and let me know how it goes!!

TRASH THE DRESS

I decided to "TRASH MY WEDDING DRESS".

Most women keep their wedding dresses in the closet forever and never wear it again!

Tradition says your daughter is suppose to wear your dress... to be honest I would love for my daughter to pick her own dress and have that feeling of "YES!! THIS IS THE ONE!" I wouldnt want her to wear mine! LOL... not trying to be selfish! is just that I want her to have HER MOMENT TOO!..

So, with that said I decided to have a paint fight with my husband and thank gosh he was all about it! hehe  so here is our little experiment! hope you all enjoy it!!!

Pictures taken by:
Shannon Rose
http://urbanstreetstudio.com/