6 Weeks!!

Love isn't perfect. It isn't a fairy tale or a story book and it doesn't always come easy. Love is overcoming obstacles, facing challenges, fighting to be together, holding on and never letting go. It is a short word, easy to spell, difficult to define and impossible to live without. Love is work, but most of all, love is realizing that every hour, every minute, every second of it was worth it because you did it together.

Our engagement shoot was taken by Tony at True Love Wedding Studio. At True Love Wedding Studio, they offer amazing wedding packages at great prices. Everyone there is very accommodating and easy to work with. I highly recommend their services and suggest that anyone who is interested should pay them a visit. They just opened up a new location on Northern Boulevard in Flushing. For more information, please visit their website at: www.tlwedding.com

Just 42 days to go!

♥

New Manicure & Only 45 Days To Go...

Seriously, I worked so hard on my new manicure that I had to post it, even though it's not a Monday! Anyways, these nails are so darn cute and I am absolutely in love! Too bad I'll have to take them off by Monday because ::DRUMROLL:: I have a job interview at 10! I don't want to say too much about it since it's not definite and I absolutely don't want to jinx myself, but I really want this job! Please wish me the best of luck, I'll probably need it!

On another note, wedding planning has been going pretty well. We have decided to get cake pops as our favors. The ideas that the vendor and I have worked on together sound like they will work really well and that they will be super cute too. I can't wait to show you guys a sample when it's ready!

Only 47 Days To Go!!

I'll love you forever,

I'll like you for always,

as long as I'm living, my baby you'll be.

47 days until I become his wife & I couldn't be more excited.

Just a sneak peak of our engagement shoot last week.

♥

Updates: Wedding, Wedding Planning & Engagement Photo Shoot!

I probably have the world's worst track record of keeping up with my blog. It's seriously been over two months, no wait, THREE months since I've last posted. I can't express how sorry I am for not having kept up with this. To say the least, it's been a very hectic and busy last few months for us because of wedding planning. Totally not an excuse, I know. BUT! To make it up to you, here is a teaser of our engagement shoot that took place this past Monday at the True Love Wedding Studio and outdoors by the Brooklyn Bridge. Yes, this is a selfie of US after a long day of picture taking.

Weekend Getaway at Ocean City, MD!

Just a glimpse of our awesome weekend at Ocean City, MD.

Good company, good food & great memories.

Weekend Adventures at Smorgasburg!!

Despite the rain last weekend, my fiance and I with a couple of friends trekked out to Brooklyn to check out Smorgasburg in Williamsburg. Though it was raining and a bit chilly since we were close by the water, we still managed to have a pretty great time. If you have never been to Smorgasburg, I would highly recommend that you go and check it out. It's a great place to hang out with friends, grab a few bites and get a couple of homemade yummy drinks. If you do plan on going though, I would suggest that you go by noon since most of the shops were either sold out or closing up because of the inclement weather. I was a little bit disappointed since the rain really wasn't even that bad. It was only drizzling at most and it began to taper off later in the evening anyway. (Beverage in the image was from Bolivian Llama Party. Unfortunately, we did not try any of their food, but their homemade drinks were unique and really good!)

My Birthday Weekend!

With my horrible luck, I actually got sick again shortly after my birthday. Hence, my lack of updates for the week. My birthday was eleven days ago and my sweet and thoughtful fiance had prepared the most precious of weekends for us. Here is a quick summary and just a few snap shots of the wonderful weekend that we had.

Updates: Where the Heck Have YOU Been?!

Oh my goodness, where has the time gone? It's May already and I do realize that I haven't blogged in over a month. Please accept my most sincerest apologies. This past month just flew by. With being sick for over two weeks with the flu and losing my voice, it hasn't been a very happy nor productive month for me. In short, a lot of things happened (mentioned later in this post) and well, to say the least, life is finally returning to normalcy, somewhat. Anyway, the good news is that I'm finally better, (believe it or not, not nearly 100% though) but way better than what I've been in the past couple weeks. So here I am trying to catch up with updates and blogging. So where shall I begin?

Happy Friday - New Blog Cover and Updated Theme!

I finally updated my blog cover/banner. What do you guys think? I changed the theme colors around too because I know it was a little hard to read prior to this.

On another note, Happy Friday and enjoy the weekend! I'll leave you with this. I love this quote and find it so motivating. I hope you do too! (Yes, job hunting has been difficult this week, but I must keep trying!)

Happy Weekend with much love from our family to yours!

Soups and Salads Galore, Yellow Split Pea Soup Recipe Included!

With Spring coming and bikini season shortly after, I've really been trying to eat clean and healthy. Let me tell you, I actually gave up rice and have been doing super well! So far, I've lost 3 lbs, I know a small success, but I'm so, SO excited to do more. We're even looking into getting a treadmill so that I can exercise at home as well! You might wonder, why not just run outside? I actually have really weak ankles and have a tendency of rolling them a lot (yes, A LOT!) outdoors on unlevel pavement so I'm doing what I can do strengthen them and be healthy!

Hurry Up Spring!!

What a tease... it was beautiful in New York for the last couple days. Then, it was only 30 degrees outside this morning, not to mention windy as hell too! It's supposed to be Spring in a week and I already see snow in the forecast for the weekend and rain on Monday & Tuesday. This weather really sucks and Spring is not looking likely.

Sweet Potatoes, So Good and So Healthy!!

Mmmm, the smell of sweet potatoes baking in the oven right now is so amazing. I wish you guys could smell this! I have had them baking in there for about an hour and 15 minutes and they are just about done. Some easy ways to check if they are ready are 1) if you can smell them, 2) by squeezing them gently and testing for softness and 3) they generally begin oozing out their sweet and natural juices once cooked through.

Valentine's Err Singles Awareness Day...?

thank you bubbie, you truly are the best!

You know that awkward moment when the delivery guy calls you and ruins a surprise? Or how about when said man continues to call and text you after the delivery has been made? I mean seriously? Are you for real?! As my sister would say, this really only happens to you and only you.

On a brighter note, Happy Valentine's and Singles Awareness Day my little love birds! This morning, I was the lucky recipient of some beautiful flowers from my bub! I love surprises, don't you? It's not everyday someone comes around and delivers flowers from that special someone. 

Now, why is that? Shouldn't we be celebrating and expressing our love to our family and friends not just today, but everyday? I'll have to admit, I am just as guilty as many of you are. It's not everyday that I call my grandma or my mom or my dad or my sisters and tell them that I love them. It's always I'm just too busy, I don't have time right now and I'll see them over the weekend anyway. 

Really? I shouldn't be taking everyday for granted and I know that. I'm extremely lucky that they are still here with me and that I have their love and support everyday. So, from this day forth, let's all make a more conscious effort. Let's tell our family and friends that they are important to us and that we love them, not just today, but everyday.

p.s. Please bear with me as I work on and design my blog while posting at the same time. Any tips or suggestions are greatly appreciated!