my nephew's 3rd birthday party!

hey guys, i'm here to show you all how much fun i had at my nephew's yo gabba gabba inspired birthday party. my mother in law made "arroz chaufa" basically combination fried rice (minus the shrimp) peruvian style and my sister in law's mom made guisado salvadoreno, i guess you can call it a beef stew, but you don't drink the stew...it's used at a liquid gravy for the salvadorean rice. it was all so frekkin good!

happy birthday junior!

the weather was perfection!

our montgomery county transit system (bus) along with our DC transit system (train)

my sis-in-law went through so much trouble to make these party favors for the kiddos perfect

my sweet mother (do we look alike?)

how come no one told me my scarf was all outta wack?!

what was i wearing?

h&m shirt - size 4 (should have bought in size 6)

h&m scarf

express cargo pants in beige - size 0 (cuffed twice)

nine west pumps - size 6 (quickly traded for sandals, can't run in the grass with pumps!

can you tell my mom took the last 3 shots? she took a whole bunch but i had to pick the best from the batch --- on another note, i look like an ELF in this pic, tehehe

the table set up was too cute

one of the kids was playing with his spiderman from a distance (he was "shooting" at spiderman from 20 ft away) and i decided to put a birthday hat on him, hehe

there were so many different kinds of plates, but i won't post all the pics, this one however was my favorite, it reminds me of my fox, rocky

this one my sis in law pointed out as looking like my bro, lol, b/c he's such a mono (monkey)!!

there's the happy bday boy!

he was having so much fun that day

he knew it was his birthday, he took full advantage of it

i could just eat him up!

here we are having fun (at least i was, lol)

see the perfect parking spot i got in the background? i never get a good spot, but that day was my lucky day

you don't have double vision, it's just my gut

here he is with his other auntie

my bro's in laws

the kiddos havin at it!

she was jumping like a mexican jumping bean but had no punch

i was growing impatient, no one told me why i waited 2 minutes to get the stick, i was so ready to tear it up

i may be small, but i carry a strong punch!

right after this is where i killed it, my bro kept yelling "hey, that's my sister" over and over again, i thought he was drunk acting all proud. he came up to me afterwards saying he thought he was watching kill bill while i was up, ROFL

we tried to keep away from being a very typical hispanic family in the dc area and we didn't feature bachata or beer, hehe

one of my favorite shots of him, ever

made by the mom herself at my house the night before, she slaved over it until 3 am!

i couldn't get enough of his facial expressions!

here he actually started to blow, it's like he was holding his breath and preparing to blow

the best shot i could get of the family (bro, nephew, sis in law)

yummm, red velvet, vanilla, chocolate (all made by scratch)

what's a bday party w/out gifts?!

these are the slums of silver spring, which border langley park, do yourself a favor and never go there, eva eva eva (lp that is)! i grew up in ss most of my life, don't think i'd move back if i had a choice =/

i just noticed i lived in the apartments in the back on the right...that's where dona azucena's pupuseria started...her business thrived and continues to thrive (it's across from the apartment complex in the pic). sadly her and her son are no longer with us due to the rising corruption and crime in El Salvador. someone extorted them for over a million dollars (while they were vacationing in ES) and they didn't comply with the demand and were both murdered. rumors say it wasn't a fast death either.

enough sad news

here i am ready for two more birthday parties that day! i'll show you those pics soon ;-)

Happy Central American Independance Day! (that exact date it kinda tricky...go here to see why)

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Happy Birthday, Erika! and a quick video of my baby

hello loves, i'm on my sofa as sick as a dog, have been for weeks, so, again, i've gone mia, mea culpa! so here you go guys!

my cousin-in-law, Erika,  turned 28 recently and G & I decided to take her out to Ultra Bar along with her cousin that turned 19 the same day and many others. check out the pics!

Erika had been out all day long celebrating, she needed a major touchup, i of course was glad to help

love my alice in wonderland urban decay palette <3

everyone being ever so patient for Erika and I to get ready!

i think people were more inclined to wait as long as we kept the champagne flowing, lol - ignore rocky, he's very nosey, hehe

um, yes, that's my brother, he um, has a unique sense of communication, lol

i told my bro to shave...he refused! me*lil bro*cousin-in-law

my love and i <3

i was sooo happy to get to the top floor (Chroma V.I.P. level...it was sweaty hot!)

the guy behind me was soooo drunk, he kept doozing off
what was i wearing?
express cargo pants - size 0, cuffed twice
aldo stalcup pumps - size 36
two target sleeveless tops - size small
saks fifth avenue owl necklace
ann taylor chunky rope bracelet

kissy kissy

everyone rockin out on the Chroma level

Bar @ Chroma (name of the V.I.P lounge)

Grand Marnier...made no effect on him, lol

view of the crowd on level one from the back stairs, i quickly turned back around and walked to the other side through the basement level (which is always empty...)

bloopers - the guys in the back were stopping my hubs from taking pics so they could be in the pic! they thought we worked for Ultra Bar, um, no

i had to do a little boggie and photo shoot

we walked by the woodies building and i remember going to woodies as a very little girl with my mom <3

according to the dcist, forever 21 took over the 65,000 sq ft, 3 floor woodies building, i can't believe i still haven't ventured out to dc to take a look see! here's the article.

i just found out today forever 21 took my shot and published it on their tumblr page here!

driving back home through georgetown (washington dc) - if you haven't been, it's a must go, great bars, shopping and eating! <3

hope you enjoyed the shots! my summer is chock full of birthday after birthday, and many days i've been having multiple bdays in one day, oi vey! btw - i opened a tumblr page the other day, i'm still very confused with all the features, i'm sure i'll get the hang of it, check out my page :)

since i'm giving you all sorts of links today, here's a short video of me making a complete fool of myself talking to rocky in baby talk and i sound uber annoying, lol - also, ignore all the laundry in the background, i was too tired to put it all away! here's the vid, enjoy! (took the vid with my blackberry, i know the quality sucks =/)

how YOU doin?

well, thanks for askin! i'm pooped, work is insane, my puppy still isn't potty trained, it's been 2 months now...come on now, baby sitting my grown brothers, sis-in-law, and nephew, haven't done my eyebrows in 3 months, pedicure since cancun/playa mujeres, manicure in 6 months or longer, the list goes on. regardless of all that's going on, i still have some amazing co-workers that uplift my day. one of my dear co-workers gave me a couple Georgia Peaches and boy oh boy they are delish!!

thank you, Moni!!! I love you!

then there's my puppy who drives me insane and also has me madly in love with him

walked him to panera bread 2 nights ago, 30 minute walk one way, it was a sauna outside so I carried my purse to carry his water bowl and doggy treats. many of my fellow pet owner neighbors have told me they've taken their dog to panera bread on several occasions to pick up food (with dog en tow), i asked them all if the dogs were allowed in, they all said, yes, as long as you carried the dog and did carry out only. i was very happy to hear that, so i decided to take this long stroll, walk into panera bread with Rocky in my arms, credit card in hand and ready to order and leave to eat outside, i had one person in front of me, very slow night, and some random guy (not the mgr) kicked me out, i explained to him the amount of people that order there with their dog daily, he refused to even listen to me and kicked me out. i should've been really pissed, i walked in a sauna for 30 minutes to order food and didn't get any. whatever, i decided not to get pissed, i frankly didn't have the energy. i started strolling out and noticed the chinese restaurant i order delivery from all the time so i gathered cajones and walked in with Rocky, they took my order inside, gave them my credit card and immediately strolled back outside to place Rocky down (he's getting heavy). they brought out my cc receipt, brought Rocky and myself water and everyone that walked in and out of the restaurant wanted to play with Rocky, it was pretty fun. i only had one other concern, my baby had been limping on his right front leg for 2 days and i thought it would go away, but it didn't and i thought i made it worse by walking him for over an hour! thankfully today he walks perfectly fine and see's his vet manana :)

it's still summer so that means, lots of parties and outings, which i personally enjoy to the fullest

 let's go over a few of those events, shall we

here i am walking (sitting, lol) out of a block show at the University of Maryland College Park Campus

so freakin hot that day and humid on top of the heat!

guys part of the show 

 

 

despite the heat, it was a beautiful day

it's not summer unless you attend some outdoor happy hours

stairs to the famous Metro train system, Bethesda station to be exact

sitting on top of the metro station, lol

 
hubby - lil bro - awesome co-worker

lucky me another chick @ the bar (Caddie's in Bethesda, MD) was wearing my same dress and her whole entourage just grilled and pointed at me, how awkward. . .

then there are the beautiful saturday afternoons, sometimes i have to go to work, no biggie, i make it fun, comfy outfit and yummy drink and snack in hand

then there are the putting ranges, which are a lot of fun (this place has batting cages and putt putt too)

this picture explains why my husband says i have a diaper ass, which means, everytime i wear jeans, i look like i'm wearing a diaper :(

yeah, i know, total fashion faux pas, shouldn't have worn skinnies with sneaks, frankly, i didn't give a crap that day, lol  --- also, my first time picking up a club!

here's G practicing


i doubt anyone enjoyed this post, lol, if you did, i'm giving you a big diva hug!