Twilight, Wedding & Recliners, oh my!

Last weekend was full of fun and friends. Full Moon Friday meant Jacob took the night off from work. We stayed in and made popcorn using the Nostalgia popcorn machine my mom gave us last year. I loved using this machine! I need to buy some interesting sauces for popcorn, any recommendations? I bought different popcorn seasonings and added some butter. We put on Twilight, our newest Netflix dvd, and we both fell asleep within thirty minutes. Since we will most likely see Breaking Dawn in the movie theatre, he wanted to catch up on all the movies. It's actually ridiculous when I actually catch him up on the books and say "In Breaking Dawn, Bella gets married, has a honeymoon in Brazil, gets pregnant with a half human half vampire baby that's killing her from the inside and then Edward eats through her placenta to get the baby out." Yes and I like this series for some reason. It reminds me of when I liked all the WB shows when I was a teen such as Buffy, Roswell, Dawson's Creek, Popular and etc. It brings me back to that teen world when the only responsibility I had was to do well at school. Now I am adult and have bills to pay, meals to cook, a house to clean, a husband and a dog to care for, parents that I see slowly aging, a 9 to 5 job that I have so many rules to remember, and etc. But I wouldnt trade this life for any other including my teen years.

On Saturday I made eggs and bacon and whisked a few eggs beforehand more so than I usually do and then put the pan on low heat. The eggs were so fluffy and yummy! Later that day, we went to our friends, Candice & James' wedding at the River Center. So glad we are a 5 minute drive away from the venue. We made it with plenty time to spare. Candice and I worked together a few years ago at CCA. I was able to catch up a bit with a former co-worker Martin and his family who were present as well. Candice is one of the most kindest and generous people that I have been so lucky to call my friend. Jacob and I both teared up a bit during the ceremony. Candice was so happy and glowing the entire time :) Her mom is a florist and took care of all the flowers. The brides bouquet was full of peonies and so pretty. J and I went into the photo booth twice and they had some cool props. The food was yummy and all organic and they had many vegan options too. The cake table was pretty and the cake topper was so adorable!




On Sunday I met up with my friend Tani, her hubby, her cousin Jill and her hubby and friend Megan at the Rose Bowl Flea market. Meghan was looking for a dining table and chair set, Jill a mirror, and I was looking for a Glass Cloche Bell jar and I bought a nice punch bowl set instead! Once I got home Jacob and I went to a few stores in Glendale to look for recliners and we lucked out so the search continues. I did buy some thanksgiving necessities at Macy's since we are having Thanksgiving at our place this year!

Night with the Boys and Brawny Man!

On Saturday I ran errands with my mom…Then went back home to get things ready before the boys came over to spend the night. Whenever the boys come over we need to baby proof our place for Benicio by blocking off the staircase, closing the bedroom and bathroom doors, removing coasters and small items from his reach and etc. We may need to purchase outlet protectors and latches for the lower kitchen & bathroom cabinets. We talked about doing this until we had our own kids but since the boys our coming over more often, we may need to do it sooner rather than later!


I set out some arts and crafts items that I have accumulated over time so the boys and I could work on together. Pinwheels, a clothespin robot and a harvest leaf crown were our accomplishments for the night. Benicio drew on paper and put Mickey Mouse stickers on his art, you can never be too young to create! We had pasta for dinner and then I put Benicio to bed while Tio Jacob and Gael played a Lego video game.

On Sunday after a breakfast of pumpkins waffles, eggs and turkey bacon, my sister came to pick up the boys. She stayed for a few hours and Jacob tried to teach her how to use iTunes and how to download music to her iPhone. She then left and I went on my way to pick up Bailey from the groomers at K-9 Loft in Silverlake. I bought a new harness for Bailey called the Easy Walk harness. We bought a prong collar when we first got Bailey because he pulled so much. The Easy Walk harness pulls from the chest and not the neck like the prong collar does. Bailey is a much better walker than he used to be and I don't think we need the prong collar anymore. After I dropped him off at the house, I went to Target. I bought some pretty sweaters as well as boring house stuff. I also bought Jacob a flannel shirt and with his new moustache he looked like the Brawny man. All he needs is to grow out his hair to look exactly like him.







After target I met up with my friend Zahava who was in town for a few days and we caught up at Starbucks. Once she had to go I headed to CVS and bought Sally Hansen Nail Strips. Ever since I heard of these I was curious to test them out. I got the Laced up color and was thoroughly pleased with it.


For Dinner J & I treated ourselves to go to Maximilano’s in Highland park. A new restaurant owned by the same chef as Oinkster. The restaurants' design and decor is modern and interesting. We shared the mushroom and sausage pizza, Jacob had the chicken ravioli and I had the vegetable soup and we shared the olive oil ice cream with salted caramel. All very delicious. Zack de La Rocha from Rage Against the Machine was also having dinner a few tables away from us. This is the 5th or 6th time we have seen him around our neighborhood.




I borrowed these pictures from Yelp, is that allowed? I forgot to bring my camera with us that night :(

Halloween, has come & gone

Halloween was fun this year...I made cake pops for the first time which was not an entirely fun process. My original plan was to do the first part on Friday night and the icing and decorating portion on Saturday with my nephews. I felt under the weather on Friday so I didn't cake pop prep, I just slept! I did all the the cake pop prep on Saturday and it's quite a lengthy process. My nephew Gael enjoyed decorating the cake pops :).
Our nephews spent Saturday night with us and we watched It's a Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown. They loved the movie and it was the first time they watchied it, defenitely a halloween staple.

On Halloween my nephews came to our place and we gave out candy and then the oldest and I went around the neighborhood for trick or treating. I was surprised how great the candy was, two big candy bars, one huge stick of candy and his bag was filled. We just encountered one odd candy giver, she came out with a strange looking box with skulls on it reminiscent to the day of the dead skulls and threw pennies in his trick or treat bag and a skull bracelet for me for good luck. I think I was more scared of her than Gael was!

Pumpkins!

Fall is such a pretty time of year (except for the cold weather that reeks havoc on my skin). I love that I can bring out my scarves, coats, boots and mittens! I probably look so silly to some, because I wear all these items in 50 to 70 degree weather.
I also thoroughly enjoy going to Trader Joe's this time of year and purchase all the pumpkin and/or cranberry items on hand. I love the change of color of the leaves. Another awesome trait of fall are PUMPKINS!!