Happy Fourth of July!

Happy 4th of July everyone! 

You might think that island living is spent at the beach 24/7... Not really! Today was our FIRST visit to the beach this summer. First visit where we actually got to swim in it...  in JULY! Crazy, right?! I spent it with family at our favorite beach, Balneario de Luquillo. We've been going there ever since we were babies!  It was crowded! We had lots of fun. 

Here are a few pictures. Enjoy! 

Finally rocking my new swimsuit and hat! 

Grandma getting her pose on!

Birdies 

Mysterious coconut 

What did you do during this 4th of July? 

Did you get yours?

Today is the day.... Old Navy's $1 flip flop sale! It's a tradition for me to go every year and check out their new colors. We headed to our local store and got myself two pairs. One in hot pink and the other in gold. I also wanted an aqua-ish green-ish pair but they were all out of my size by the time I got there. Boo! :( 

Anyways, I got to take a picture with one of the workers dressed up as a sandal. lol

What flip flops did you purchase and how many pairs did you get? :)

Disney On Ice: Let's Celebrate

On Friday my sister, mom and I attended Disney on Ice: Let's Celebrate. I'm a 25 year old that is SO obsessed with their shows it's pathetic. lol We try to go every year because I force my mom and sister to go with me. (Tee-hee) I've always wanted to get seated in the V.I.P section but they are always the first tickets to go. This year I got lucky because I had a heads up by the end of January or so on Ticket Pop's Facebook page. I've had these tickets since FEBRUARY!

The day finally arrived. People, I had planned my 'outfit of the night' since February! How crazy is that?! 

Here I am! Pink Minnie Mouse ears and all. No shame at ALL! 

I have to say that the show was spectacular. It was completely different from all the others we've seen since we were kids. We saw new characters like: Jack Skellington, Princess Tiana, Malefecient, The Witch from Snow White, just to name the ones remembered. The music was amazing! I got pretty excited when they played my favorite song from 'Lilo & Stitch' 'Hawaiin Rollercoaster Ride'. 


All in alll we had an amazing time and I can't wait to see what they bring next year. Crossing my fingers real tight for Disney on Ice Frozen. 

So I'll leave you guys with a couple of shots taken with my iPhone. Enjoy!

Movie night premiere

Yesterday morning thanks to a contest that was held on De Pelicula's Facebook page, I was one of  the five lucky winners that won two passes for a special premiere event for The Fault In Our Stars. I was incredibly excited when I received an email from them telling me I was chosen. My sister accompanied me and I was so very glad she did. The premiere was at 9:00 p.m but started around 20 to 25 minutes later. I for one read John Green's novel a year ago tomorrow to be exact, well before a movie was in the works. I absolutely enjoyed the entire film although some minor things weren't mentioned. The room was crowded! We all laughed numerous times and to be expected.... cried A TON! The music was fabulous! I'm still searching for the bacground music that played at the very beginning of the movie. Kind of instrumental... Anyways, for those of you heading out to see it today (Puerto Rico) or tomorrow, be sure to bring your TISSUES! Okay? okay.      

How did you like the movie? Comment below and follow my blog!

Summer, come soon

It's practically summer all year round here in Puerto Rico. These past few days have been hot as heck! Can't wait to hit the pool and beach. 

While on the topic of summer, I bought this cute swimsuit at Kmart today and it was on sale! I have always been a fan of Joe Boxer. I was actually pretty surprised when I laid eyes on this beauty... at KMART! Can't wait to wear it. 

Isn't it adorable? Polka dots and a bright pop of color. 

Cupcakes

 

Mom bought one of my favorite cupcakes at Los Cidrines. The vanilla ones are my favorite.

Cute as a button

One of my favorite shades of pink. My new pearls which were $1.00 each and my gray cardigan which was on sale for $19.00 at JCPenney. Great combo!

           Week: 03.16.14. - 03. 23. 14 

Color used: 

Essie 

1. Cute as a Button 

Weekly nails

Hey guys! Hope you had an amazing weekend. Here's how my nails were painted this past week. 

           Week: 03.07.14 - 03.15.14

Color used: 

Essie: 

1. In the cab-ana

Yoshi

On Friday "Yoshi's New Island" was released so I obviously woke up early and headed to my local GameStop and purchased it. I'm a huge fan of the Mario franchise so I was excited about this one. I bought the last Yoshi game (pre-owned) and I completely disliked it. I think it was because it was boring and I'm not used to that old Nintendo DS quality. 

So far I have to say the game is really fun. 

Birthday family fun

This Saturday was all about celebration. Family, friends, food, cake and music filled her house. It was my grandmother's sister's birthday (my mom's aunt and godmother). The big 95. Wow! Have you ever wondered if you'll get to that age? I have. I've always wondered how I'll look like, feel and where I'll be. Her birthday was this past February but they decided to celebrate it a week after.  

Grandma made the food and my aunt made the birthday cake. Grandma told us to bring our camera (Nikon D5000) because as she said, it takes better photos (lol). We snapped a ton so she would be happy. 

Three of her siblings came to celebrate it with her. One couldn't make it because they left her at her house. These are the 3 siblings left of the family including the one that didn't attend. They are 18 siblings in total. Yes, eighteen. Only 4 of them are left. My grandma is the baby of the bunch. 

Here a couple of my favorites that my sister and I snapped. 

Happy Birthday! 

Homemade cake made by my aunt. 

The birthday girl with her two sister and brother. 

The birthday girl with her two daughters and son. 

Make a wish! 

One of her lovely friends surprised with her with a song.

Great grandson with the birthday girl. A new friend was made. 

Party people! 

Mom got the birthday girl these gorgeous flowers. 

Close up 

Pretty munchkins

Krispy Kreme 

Sprinkles 

They have arrived to Puerto Rico. Yes, I finally went out and bought them. I was dying to try them. I got myself these completely covered with sprinkles. I got my mom the mixed batch that included chocolate glazed, original glazed, powdered and sprinkled covered like the one's here posted. Sadly, I forget to snap a picture of them. After I got them, I couldn't stop staring at how beautiful and colorful they looked. So of course, SNAP!  

Now, the taste. I'm not a HUGE fan of Krispy Kreme like most Puerto Ricans are. I'm not kidding, people here  are obsessed with them. I absolutely don't understand why. They are way too sweet for me. I on the other hand, am a Dunkin' Donuts kind of girl. So like I was saying... Taste. They are pretty good. But like I said, TOO sweet for my taste buds. I am a HUGE fan of their nutella donut. Yes people, nutella. I believe this donut is only available here in Puerto Rico. On the contrary, my mom and sister enjoyed these lil' munchkins. Especially mom. 

If you are the kind of person who loves extremely sweet goodies, go for them! 

All photos snapped with my trusty old iPhone 4S. 

Spring/ Easter nails

Decided to go ahead of time and post my current nails of the week. March is here and spring is soon to be upon us. This season means pastel colors for me. They are my favorite so this is what I ended up with for the start of March. 

     

     Week: 03. 02. 2014  -   03. 09. 2014

Colors used: 

Bettina: 

1. Orchidea

2. Giacinto 

Sunday fun day

This past Sunday we had the chance to go to "El Mercado Urbano" at Ventana del Mar in Condado. Since reading about in the newspapers years ago, I always wanted to attend one. This activity is celebrated every first Sunday of a new month. 

Here you can find fresh fruits, desserts, pastries, local artisans, books, jugos naturales and of course, food. I never expected artisans. From handmade jewelry, to handmade dolls. Music, locals, tourists, fresh air and an ocean view. All in all, I enjoyed it and I hope to attend the next one in April. 

Here are a few snaps that I took. 

Saturday...

Here's a little recap of what I did on Saturday. 

After shopping and heading to Grandma's house, we ate at Longhorn's Steakhouse. We hadn't been in months so we changed up our routine eats. I, as usual, got the yummy chicken tenders with french fries and honey mustard. Before my main plate, I gobbled down a delicious caesar salad. It was absolutely delicious that I forgot to take a picture of it. Not anything out of the ordinary because everyone knows how a Caesar salad looks like. 

 

I think you can see a smidge of the salad (lol). 

Mom had the Firecracker Chicken Wraps. The plate looked so colorful that I had to snap a pic. 

After that, I obviously had to eat dessert. A meal isn't complete without DESSERT. I always crave chocolate 24/7. I had the Ultimate Brownie Sundae. Succulent! That is all. It's chocolate, what do you expect?! 

Here are some scrumptious looking chocolate covered strawberries we saw at the mall. Yum! 

Hope you guys' weekend was great! 

Nails of the week

I'm back guys! Here are my nails for the last week of February. 

                 

   

                             Week:   02. 23.14   -    03. 02.14 

Colors used: 

Bettina

1. Orchidea

2. Giacinto 

Nails of the week

I've decided to post how my nails were looking throughout the week. 

                         

   

                                               Week:   02.17.14    -   02.23.14

Colors used: 

Essie

1. Sand Tropez

2. Fifth Avenue

       

Goodies and cutes

Just sharing the goodies that I got the last weekend of February. I know, I'm late!

Leopard shoes purchased at La Defensa. 

Closer look. 

Cute "Hopeless Romantic" skull shirt purchased at Aeropostale. It was 50% off. Thank God I didn't purchase it before. 

Purchased this adorable polka dot case for my iPad mini at Abercrombie & Fitch. It was also 50% off!

Crop-top from Forever 21. They also had it in black. 

I love decorating my classroom's window depending on what holiday is coming up. The kids also love seeing what I put up each month. Got these at Walmart. 

Hope you enjoyed my purchases!