This working mom thing really blows sometimes.

 

But then I do things like take a vacation day and we get a 3-day weekend together and all stress is forgotten.

 

Friday, we took V to her first Fiesta event - Mexican dress and all. I can't even handle the cuteness. The dress was huge on her but it was just so . damn. darling.

 

The parentals got to enjoy some beer (ok, one each.), bratwurst and good conversation while V took in the scenery and did some roaming around. Then the crowd and the freaking humidity showed up so we were out. I'm just glad we finally made it to something for Fiesta!

Saturday was spent lounging around together and then taking V to the park. We stopped at the large park near our house where we had her birthday party, but it was crowded and there were too many unsafe areas for a newbie walker. And for the newbie walker's parents' nerves.

So we headed to the rec center at a nearby neighborhood, pretended like we lived there and had at their playground. (It's not like they asked for proof or anything and hey, it was empty ;) There was a huge open space, a basketball court and a playground so V just had the best flipping time walking around wherever she wanted. Per usual, the swings were a hit :)

Yesterday was the day we finally cleaned house, which I had been neglecting all weekend.

But to be quite honest, I'll sacrifice a clean house any day to have more time with these faces :)

How was your weekend?

I may be bad but I'm perfectly good at it

I had been doing so well for over a month and then Fiesta came...and I was "forced" to blow my entire diet.

I pigged out for 3 days straight on burgers, fries, gorditas, kettle corn, beer, a corn dog, more beer...and I was in heaven. Fattie heaven, that is...Then Monday came and Ronnie and I said "this is for sure our last bad meal" {I've lost count of how many times we've said that phrase around here}...So we went to live it up for our "last meal"...We had our favorite burger ever, The Cheddar Cheeze from Chris Madrid's and I'm still salivating at the thought of it...It's ooey gooey cheesy and probably the best worst thing you'll ever eat.

{oh you KNOW I took a picture.}

{and you KNOW Ronnie got mad at me for keeping evidence of our horrible cheating.}

Then came Tuesday...then Wednesday and as each day passed, I talked myself into believing that it was "just a break" and I'd start it up again tomorrow. It's always freaking tomorrow. Hello, waiting until tomorrow is what got me to this point! I'm a damn good eater but I don't know when to stop. And if you are struggling or have struggled with obesity, you know what I mean. It's not setting an alarm to eat a tub of ice cream in the middle of the night kinda addiction, it's almost like in the moment your brain completely forgets that healthy food options even exists. It's just way too easy to always say yes to the bad food.

Just writing about the food I ate makes me want to hide in shame but I know if there's any place I can go and not be judged, it's my own blog! I'm glad I'm writing it down though because it makes me realize yet again just how important healthy eating is. So today, I tried. And I ate much better and waaay less. I'm actually within my calorie limit and as long as I do good with dinner too, I'm golden. I'm feeling less bloated today and I LOVE that feeling. I've missed that in the past week.

I leave on a work trip next Sunday and I had grand plans of buying all kinds of cute clothes, at least 2 sizes smaller..But is that going to happen? No. I'm down 1 size and while that's great and all, it's not good enough. I didn't try as hard as I could've in the past month and I totally freaking gave up in the last week. I need to step it up, y'all! It's already 90 degrees here and I NEED to be in tank top shape for the summer {I hate my chunky arms FYI}...So anyway, here's to hitting publish and keeping myself freaking accountable. I'm excited to start kicking ass FOR REAL this time!

Thanks for listening :D Hope y'all have had an awesome Thursday!!

Giveaway Goodness!!

My my my...I.AM.BEAT. Fiesta was great but I am soooo glad it's over because I can only handle so much breaking of my diet and so much of breaking the bank. Oh but it was fun and the weather, it was PERFECT. It only got up to the low 80's instead of 90's like the temps had been getting up to and there's been a constant breeze since Friday. We couldn't have asked for better weather! {Ok I'm a brat and I'd have asked for weather in the 70s but that's just me :p}. My sis and Ronnie took most of the pics because my phone kept dying on me but I got a few of the parade, the marching band goodness {Don't judge - I was a band nerd :p} and I made sure to get evidence of the bad eating and drinking. Mostly so I can admire it later as I'm eating my 100 calorie pack of almonds. Wah wah.

Now, the Fiesta wreath must come down and be replaced with an Easter one...And the hot pink nail polish will get replaced with some Easter-y baby blue....Til next year, you wild Fiesta, you!

And just in case you haven't entered yet, 

TODAY's the last day to enter my giveaway for this supa cute necklace!

Giveaway closes tonight @ 10pm CST and I'll announce the winner at 10am tomorrow!!

Also, here's some other great giveaways to enter!!

Lauren at A Modern Day Wife's Journey is giving away a great pair of Stella & Dot earrings here. {Hurry because her giveaway ends tonight at midnight!!}

and Steph at House for Two just recently hit 25 followers {go, girl!} and is giving away a great Clinique product here.

I currently have 100+ blog posts to catch up on in Reader on so I have no idea what y'all have been up to! I'll be spending my afternoon catching up on your biznass! ...then it's back to the grind tomorrow. This Monday will be a good day for once - I'll be announcing my giveaway winner!! 

A Quick Quickie

Hiiiiii! I'm rushing around today but I LOVE Meg O.'s Passing Notes Link up so much that I couldn't pass up joining in. You can link up below!



I did this really quick so, sorry it's so short! {haha Do you remember writing that on the bottom of your notes? "Sorry So Short"? Love it!}

I'll be gone all day today and tomorrow but will catch up on all your blogs this Sunday. I hate getting so behind!! Oh and I'll also be choosing my giveaway winner on Sunday night. I can't wait!! Don't forget to enter here!

And shout out to my new followers! Thanks SO much! I hope y'all have fun hanging around here! :)

Have a great weekend, lovelies!!

Secret Secret, I've got a secret

Oh it feels good to finally be at home and relaxing, I was on my feet all day! Even if Ronnie is yelling at the Spurs game on TV right now, I'm fine which whatever keeps him out out of my hair. Ok that's mean, I'm just kidding... Or am I.

So today was the "Annual Fiesta shopping trip" with my mom and sis which we do every year at Fiesta time {obvs} and it.was.so.fun. The day was full of laughs, sh*t my mom says, a yummy lunch and we shopped to our little heart's content. Of course we had to include stops to a couple Fiesta stores too...and to our favorite cupcake spot for some red velvet looove. Only thing that got thinner today was my wallet!

The colors and craziness inside one store, Fiesta On Main

love this pic of sister outside Fiesta On Main

I wish I could've taken all of these little guys home :)

mom and sis outside another of our fave stores, On Main Off Main

I found these cards there and this one would for sure get raised plenty in my office. 

Behind the boss' back of course.

But you know what's NOT lame?! 

My exciting exciting secret that I'm going to share on Monday morning!

I hope y'all will check back to find out what it is!

Hope your weekend's been FUN so far!!

{and for crying out loud, I am so embarrassed. I do own other shirts besides just this one. I have one in blue and one in purple and have only worn them each twice but somehow they always end up on this blog.}

What I'm Loving Wednesday!

Happy Wednesday, guys!! The week is actually flying by for me and I hope it is for you too! Join in the fun over at Jamie's blog and link up too!

I am loving that I finally put together a blog layout I like! It's pretty amateur but I'm so happy with it!

I am loving my new phone case...It's a clear purple and just so so pretty :) It's the little things, y'all ;)

I am loving the semi "cool front" that came in this week. It gave us some relief from the already 90+ degree temps!

I am loving Starbuck's Passion Iced Tea something fierce lately...Maybe it's the warmer temps but I've already had 3 this week. I may have a problem.

I am loving that Fiesta starts this week! It's a 10 day long party here in San Antonio with over 100 events to choose from! There's festivals, parades, tons of different food and drinks and just overall a ton of partying! I go to at least 5 events which is more than enough for me! This time of year is is also kind of like a second Christmas to my mom so she throws a big party at her house after one of the big parades. Good times!



One of the river parades! I love seeing everything so colorful!
{Via}

You'll see a lot of this stuff too. So much fun!

{Via}

Seriously.

{Via}

I am loving my honey so so much. He's been so stressed with school but still finds time to leave me little love notes. I couldn't ask for a better person to share this life with!!

I am loving all of you, my new friends and followers. It's so fun getting comments and e-mailing back and forth with some of you. It seriously makes me so HAPPY!!

So what are you loving this week??