Believe

It's always a tradition for me to stop at Macy's and write a letter to Santa Claus. This letter is not like any other letter. 

For each letter received through Dec. 24, Macy’s will donate $1 to Make-A-Wish, up to $1 million. 

Visit Macy’s Believe website at macys.com/believe for more information.

Photo taken by my baby sister 

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Somewhere over the rainbow...

On our way to the mall with this beautiful view. 

Taken by yours truly ❥ 

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Thanksgiving Day

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Thanksgiving Day, the holiday that I most dread. Don't get me wrong, I love it because it's the official start of Christmas and of course I love being with my family. I'm just not a fan of Mr. Turkey, that's why. I would rather eat at Subway or Chili's Bar & Grill or yummy Applebee's. I ate around 3 in the afternoon or so at my grandparent's house (GRANDMA = BEST CHEF IN THE WORLD). I was literally HUN-GRY! My first taste of that turkey was magnificent. Because I don't eat arroz con gandules (translation: rice with pigeon peas) nor potato salad nor dulce de batata (translation: sweet potatoes), my grandma usually cooks an additional side for me to eat with my turkey. She usually cooks french fries (YES, french fries on Thanksgiving) or tostones. This year she cooked mofongo for me. Yum-o! One of the very few Puerto Rican dishes that I enjoy.

Family

A few of my grandma's relatives came to celebrate with us. Like her sister, nephews and their kids. While avoiding annoying conversations (future plans or work related) (*rolls eyes*), I as usual, began taking pictures of the Christmas tree, the food, dessert and an annual family photo. Me not included, boo!

                    Foooooood

Tree decorations

                                   

Oh, there I am!

                                 

                           

Thanksgiving-ish/Christmas cupcakes 

My aunt made those scrumptious cupcakes for dessert. They were delicious. I was relieved when I saw them. I was like, "Yay! No need for my emergency chocolate bar anymore!" Sadly, I don't eat pumpkin pie anymore. Yeah... THAT picky!

                                  

       My face says it all

Even though there was blah moment after dinner, I actually had a good time. Spent time with relatives, laughed, took some cute pictures and ate yummy food & dessert. 

Even though I'm not a fan of this holiday, I always give my thanks. 

I am thankful for my grandparents...

Besides being lovable, giving, awesome, always-there grandparents, they have been a second mom and dad to my sister and I. 

I am thankful for my sister... 

She has been with me through it all. She is my bestfriend, my partner in crime and my personal psychologist. 

                         Sisters 

I'm also thankful for my job. I am thankful for my students! What would I do without my kiddos? I'm forever thankful for each and every one of them. Whether it'd be past and present students.  

Anyway, here are more shots of my Thanksgiving Day. I hope all of you had a great one! 

              Los Tres Reyes Magos 

(translation: The Three Wise Men)

     Cousins (more like brothers) 

                        Mr. Turkey

             Cooked by: Le grandparents  

                    Christmas Tree

                 Cupcake close-up

                 Baked by: Le aunt

Outfits:

1. My outfit: 

Blue dress: Zara 

Shoes: Rainbow 

Wrist watch: Valija Gitana

2. My sister's outfit:

Tee: American Eagle

Skirt (by yours truly): Abercrombie & Fitch 

One thing that is most exciting when Thanksgiving is over is the arrival of BLACK FRIDAY! I'll blog about my first experience ever and will upload the goodies that I got on sale. Serious pandamonium this year! 

Turkey clipart and Rule #5 clipart taken from Google images. Credit to the creators!

The rest of the pictures were taken by yours truly. 

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In love with Christmas

Who would've thought I'd start a blog? This is actually my first post and I'm so excited! As excited as I am I hope I continue posting because I usually leave things half way. 

Anyway, I can't believe it's Christmas time again. I'm so excited! A couple of months ago I realized winter is waaaaaay better than summer. Even though I live in the Caribbean, you actually feel when the season is approaching. This year in particular I am way too excited for work to be over so I can enjoy Christmas break. 

           Source: Google Images

So, while Thanksgiving is on it's way and Christmas decorations are being hung all over, I've been enjoying taking pictures of the cute unique decorations. I'll be decorating my classroom soon so I'm pretty excited about that too. 

I'll hopefully post pictures of my classroom in my next post. Until then, here are a few shots I've taken. 

           Me with the humongous tree

           

        Location: Plaza las Américas  

               Santa Clause's station

           Location: Plaza las Américas 

                  Christmas tree #2

           Location: Plaza las Américas 

          Crafty neighbor's creation

                  Location: Home

     Rudolph The Red Nose Reindeer 

                          Daylight

         Rudolph's brother, maybe? 

All pictures taken by yours truly.

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