Hello November, Hello 8 years of marriage for is today

Happy November everyone! Let's bring on the cooler temperature that were suppose to some what happen in October here in Texas, but nope and yes my hopes are still high and I'm waiting...lol. I like October for halloween but I love the last two months of the year due to the holidays, and of course more memories to make, cooler temperatures for sure, and good food for thanksgiving and Christmas, Christmas trees, christmas decorations, Santa, and so much more!

You know beside it being a new month it's also my husband and I 8th wedding anniversary. Yes, we made it to 8 years of marriage we hit a bump but we went over it with no problem and so glad we are and still HAPPILY married. 

Who have thought 3 years of dating and 8 years of marriage! Within those 8 years of marriage we had a baby and got a house...I'm not sure what else is in store for us, but one thing I do know for sure is I'm glad it's with you. 

So here is to my wonderful husband happy 8th anniversary babe! Thank you for taking a chance with me and asking me to be your wife at the age of 21. Many people thought I was to young, I wasn't going to be a good wife, we were not going to make it, or my favorite I was pregnant..but little did anyone know we were in love and knew what we wanted.

Fast forward 8 years later here is our life, and what we have is a blessing and is good. Everyday I thank God for giving me you, and for letting me be your wife. I'm proud of you, and proud to be your wife. Thank you for loving me, and for everything you do for not only me but for our little one. 

I love you than, love you now, and will love you forever! I'm truly thankful to God for everything we have and will always be. Here is to many more with you and only you!!

Let me tell you the last 8 years have not been easy well more so the last few weeks haven't been easy due to my husband working so much where to the point I felt like us his family was on the back burner with his job. Until this pass Friday we had an early anniversary dinner date while someone we trust watch our son for a few hours. I must say it was much needed and the night was wonderful from the moment we walked in with complimentary drinks to the salad and main course, even to the complimentary dessert all thanks to the owner who my husband email to let him know we will be coming to celebrate our anniversary early. You know I felt so good fixing myself but yet I felt so guilty leaving my son behind, but the food being hot and the quiet dinner with my husband was so amazing and wonderful that the guilty I was feeling went out the window as I deserved this and needed this night with my husband. Date night doesn't happen often but after Friday you bet your socks off it will happen as my husband understood why it was important for us to have a date every once in awhile. Oh yeah before I end this posted let me tell you my outfit for the night was so out of my comfort zone, but the way I felt with it on, my hair fix up, and cute shoes on was amazing. Plus side is I could use my dress more than once(blog post about how many ways I could use this outfit..stay tuned). See I'm staying at home mommy and I normally don't get fix up on a daily basics well at all, and when I do I'm loving it and seeing my husband reaction when he see me....is priceless!! Oh yeah and no matter what he has on he still give me butterflies and is truly handsome. 

Since it's a new month please do share what are you looking forward to this month?  Anything special going on like us? Can't wait to read them! 

Lauren 

Happy Halloween 2016

Happy Halloween everyone! We just got in from trick or treat and it was a fun night. This year was a little different as my little one was a walker, and going from door to door grabbing the candy and putting it in his bucket. As well as was taking notice of the different decorations and the different costume. You know what was funny was that my son was not scared of certain costumes but this mommy was...lol. Here are pictures of our adventure on this Halloween with a walker:

Before Halloween...We have some fun

Hey everyone! We decide to have a little fun before Halloween with a project and recipe I found on pinterest. And of course it would not be right if we didn't curve a pumpkin or visit a pumpkin patch nor do a trunk and treat. 

First let kick off with our handprint pumpkin project we did. 

Supplies 
Paper or Canvas
Orange, Green, and Brown paint 
And of course your child handprint 

I started by putting orange paint on one of my son's hand and started to make somewhat of a pumpkin. Green paint was for leaves and the brown was the stem. 

Next up was a Halloween float I found on pinterest...was a PASS and very good. 

Recipes calls for ice cream, gummy worms, sprite or lime soda, and green food coloring. Scoop your ice cream in a cup than in another cup mix your sprite and green food coloring...once done pour that cup into your ice cream, top it off with worms and Enjoy your Halloween float. Cheers! 

Third was M&Ms brownies with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. FYI we love the mix in the bag instead of the box and of course follow the directions on the back. Once done and cool top with chocolate icing and mini M&Ms. Can you say Yum!?! 

Than we had a little Halloween party with a mommy group I am in, which I made spiders lollipops for the kids. 

How to make spider lollipops: 

Pipe cleaners

Lollipops 

Fold pipe cleaners in half and cut. Once you three half on a pipe cleaner center it on the stick of the lollipops and twist it. Once done you have three on each side making six. Fold the tip on the pipe cleans down as feet....and you are done.  

Finally, is not halloween without a visit to the pumpkin patch, pumpkin carving which is a family tradition for us. It was the third time but second time in our house. Oh yeah can't forgot the trunk or treat to get us pump for the actual day of fun and some trick or treat. As well as story time at our local bookstore with a sing along, a Halloween story, and finish off with a Halloween coloring page. 

Hope you and your family have some fun activities plan leading up to halloween or on Halloween. We had much more plan which I will be sharing with you on another post plus our trick or treat fun on Halloween....stay tuned!

Lauren

My little break

Hello! I'm back from my little break. It was some what of a break but as well as its been crazy in my household to last few weeks from my husband working a lot  and I mean a lot of LONG hours, and me pretty much being a single mother. See I'm blessed to be able to stay home with our son while my husband work, but his job was being way to demanding even to the point our son would not see him when he would wake up or before bed and that was hard. Don't get me wrong I love that I'm able to be at home while he works but being on the back burner with my husband job plus taking our family weekends was truly making me upset and getting into beginning of depression stage. I didn't hold it in I let what and how I felt be known. As well as when I cook dinner every night and having my son and I eating dinner by ourselves every night was getting old.

Don't get my wrong I'm never ungrateful for my husband working and for his job, but I do want my husband home with us at a decent time and our weekends. As well as its even harder when you don't do date night and take time for yourselves was taking a troll on me. Half of the time I thought why did we get our house so far away from my friends that I felt so alone but knew they were a phone call away.

It's now a new week it's a little better but I don't want to get my hopes all high. I have also let myself go but I'm getting back on track so I can at least feel happy about myself again.

Also I have told my husband many times that I don't think we will make it to celebrate our 8th anniversary in two weeks, but to be honest it's not that easy just to call it off just for a minor bump. Almost I love that man with all my heart that something so minor can be fix and changes can be made instead of calling off so quickly and just giving up!! Plus we have a son it truly is not that easy when you have a child involve.

Hey you may ask yourself our we happy and I can tell you 100 percent we are very happy just hit a minor bump! And ley me tell you money is not everything to me and my husband knows that. Money and material things won't keep me warm or play with our son. He, his health are way important to me than his job(it pays our bills and let us have our house) but he works to hard and I think we should for sure be able to enjoy it....like that saying You work hard to play hard and that's exactly what he needs to do as work will be there the next day. Let me add he works with wonderful people that if he has an emergency or need to get off early he can, but all other stuff should change too and I hope it will...stay tuned!!!

Lauren

P.S.
So now with that being said I'm here I'm back to do what I love and that blogging.

Also many thanks for sticking around with me!

P.S.S. Major love to the ladies who have to do it single every single day because it's truly is hard....thank God it was temporary but hey I found out I'm SuperMom after the last 4 weeks!!

Must-See Spanish-language Movies Available at No Additional Cost During Hispanic Heritage Month

Must-See Spanish-language Movies Available at No Additional Cost During Hispanic Heritage Month

In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, Comcast’s annual Xfinity FreePass Latino gives customers a two week all-access pass, at no additional cost, to discover and re-watch hundreds of Hispanic movies. From September 26 through October 9, 2016 FreePass Latino will be available across all Xfinity platforms including, Xfinity On Demand, Xfinity.com/Latino and via the Xfinity Go app.

This year, Comcast has partnered with Pantelion Films, Hollywood’s first Latino studio, and will make available several of the most popular movies at no additional cost during the two weeks of FreePass Latino. These titles include the highest-grossing Spanish-language film of all time,  Instructions Not Included; the first Spanish-language animated film to be widely released in the U.S., Un Gallo con Muchos Huevos; Casa de Mi Padre, featuring Gael Garcia Bernal and Will Ferrell; and Ladrones, starring telenovela superstars Fernando Colunga and Eduardo Yañez. And with the recent updates to Comcast’s state-of-the-art set-top box, the X1 platform, consumers can more easily navigate and access these films via the Voice Remote Control. This voice-activated feature allows consumers to simply say phrases in Spanish or English, like “Eugenio Derbez,” “Peliculas Mexicanas” or “Pantelion” and they will be taken to a screen with a list of all the appropriate titles associated with their request.

Don’t miss your chance at catching up with some of Pantelion Films’ best movies during this Hispanic Heritage Month. The following rental titles will be available to watch at no additional cost between September 26 and October 9 during Xfinity’s FreePass Latino. Find them under the “FreePass Tops Picks” folder.

Instructions Not Included

This 2013 import surprised the industry by becoming the highest grossing Spanish-language film in US history. Director/co-writer/co-producer Eugenio Derbez, tells the story of a man ill-prepared to be a father who finds himself in the custody of a daughter he fathered with one of his exes. This movie is filled with heartwarming moments and clever comedic sequences that demonstrate why Derbez is beloved both south and north of the border. To see more titles during FreePass Latino from this admired actor, you can say “Eugenio Derbez” into your X1 Voice Remote.

Title is available between 9/26 and 10/2

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Ladrones

In 2007, Fernando Colunga made the jump from telenovela stardom to the big screen in Ladron que Roba a Ladron. He was joined in 2015 by Eduardo Yáñez for this action-comedy sequel about a pair of thieves who plan to retrieve land grants stolen by a lethal and greedy diva from a town of humble and hardworking families.

Title is available between 9/26 and 10/2.

Un Gallo Con Muchos Huevos

Un Gallo Con Muchos Huevos, from Huevocartoon Productions in Mexico, brought lovable characters, risqué humor and family-friendly fun to American theaters in 2015. The film tells the story of a small and ungainly rooster named Toto who dreams of fighting in the cockfights to save his home and family. This movie offers positive messages about teamwork and self-confidence with a star-studded cast that includes Angelica Vale, Bruno Bichir, Omar Chaparro, Ninel Conde and Maite Perroni. FreePass Latino offers this and many more animated films perfect for the younger members of the family. Have this film easily available by adding it to your “favorites” section on your X1 platform.

Title is available between 10/3 and 10/9.

Pulling Strings

Starring Mexican TV’s Jaime Camil and the beautiful Laura Ramsey, Pulling Strings tells the story of a struggling mariachi singer who decides to apply for a U.S. visa but is rejected by an embassy employee with whom he later falls in love. This romantic comedy will make you laugh, cry, and cheer for love to save the day.

Title is available between 10/3 and 10/9.

Cásese Quien Pueda

Starring Martha Higareda, this romantic comedy will take you on a roller coaster of emotions. While being fitted for her wedding gown, a woman learns that her fiancé is cheating on her with her cousin and winds up in the middle of the Mexican jungle after nursing her heartache with alcohol. Cásese Quien Pueda is the ideal movie for the hopeless romantic. You can find this movie by browsing the “Latino” genre.

Title is available between 10/3 and 10/9

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Nosotros los Nobles

FreePass Latino is filled with box office hits like Nosotros los Nobles; one of Mexico’s highest grossing films. This “riches to rags” comedy, about a father who decides to fake bankruptcy to teach his spoiled children a lesson about spending money, will keep you laughing from beginning to end.

Title is available between 9/26 and 10/2.

Casa de mi Padre

Comic genius Will Ferrell joins Mexican heavyweights Diego Luna, Gael Garcia Bernal, Genesis Rodriguez in this Spanish-language movie about a family that finds themselves in a war with Mexico’s most feared drug lord. Watch your favorite Will Ferrell moments over and over again wherever you go on your mobile device using the Xfinity Go App.

Title is available between 10/3 and 10/9.

Más Negro que la Noche

Más Negro que la Noche is a remake of the 1975 horror cult classic that became one of Mexico’s most well-known horror films of all time. This 2014 remake became one of the few Spanish-language horror movies to succeed at the U.S. box office. Make it a horror marathon with this and many more titles available by saying “horror movies” into the X1 Voice Control Remote.

Title is available between 9/26 and 10/2.

Enjoy the best movies and series during FreePass Latino from September 26 to October 9. #QNoTeLoCuenten!

Toddler Pinterest Series: Kick off fall..PASS or FAIL

Thursday was first day of fall!!

I'm so excited and hoping Texas brings the cooler temperatures our sooner than later because this Texas heat/summer is not cool anymore. Beside that what better way kicking off fall by getting my decorations out, and with a Pinterest project. Now was is it a Pass or Fail with my toddler?

So here is it goes

Supplies
Paint( fall colors)
Wine corks
Paper
Tree trunk
Paper plate

Pour your paint onto a paper plate and use your wine corks as your paint brush. I trace my tree trunk on another piece of paper and glue it down to the one I was going to paint on. Start painting and have fun!

Here are a few pictures:

It was a PASS and so neat to use wine corks. As well as we had a lot of fun doing this project, and you know what stay tuned for so much more as I have some great projects coming up.

Have a great weekend! And let's hope for cooler weather here in Texas!

Lauren

A Toddler Pinterest Project, was it A Pass or a Fail?

Today pinterest project was Lego Painting...Which was a complete pass until I saw paint around my son's mouth, yeah not to worry he's fine after a wipe down he was back at it again. Since having a kid and having Lego around the  house I honestly thought they could only be used to count with, color learning, building things, and oh yeah step on them in the middle of the night when you are half of sleep(they hurt). I never thought lego could be use for painting and who knew it would be so much fun...thanks pinterest for yet another great project idea. Here is what you need:

Paint
Legos(I used three, one for each color) Note: you could use any size and any color
Paper
Tablecloth

Now the fun part, pour your paint onto the tablecloth(shower curtain easy to clean) or paper plate. Start painting I must say I got into as well.

Here are a few pictures of our Lego's Painting

This was so much fun and can't wait to do it again! 

Lauren 

P.S. First day of fall is Thursday come back and see what painting with a twist I have store to kick off Fall!!