San Francisco Baby!!

During Labor Day weekend  back in September, Rudy and I went to San Francisco to visit our friends. They had a bambino in April and I wanted to meet her really bad! 

We ate soooooooo much and I enjoyed every second of it! Everything was just soooo good! They took us to all the best spots and I knew I'd have to jump a few times to fit into my jeans on Monday. Lol, but seriously....;-)

They told us that they had wild animals that roam around their street....deers, bobcats, turkeys.

That's right....turkeys! Turkeys that I wanted to see so bad. The first early morning, I woke up at about 7ish and keep looking in their backyard, but nothing. Sunday morning, I saw nothing. They told me it was usually super early, between 3-6 and in the front of the house, roaming the streets. I woke up at 5:30 and sat by the front window for 10 minutes, and nothing. I was too sleepy to stay up and wait. Next time, I will set alarm. Yes, that's how serious I am about wanting to see turkeys roaming the streets. What a weirdo! We got to see 2 baby deer/fawns though, so that was awesome. 

Baby Mia is absolutely adorable and one of the happiest baby I have met to date. She only cries when she's hungry and has the cutest laugh. Maybe I'm just biased since she's the daughter of some of my closest friends. But seriously.....cuutie pie!

Of course, we went to Fisherman's Wharf and had the Clam Chowder bread bowl. It's just so good! I got a little starstruck when we saw UFC's Josh Koscheck there too! I almost wanted to go up to him, but he was with his family having lunch, so I didn't want to be one of those people. Now if it was Georges St. Pierre, that'd be another story. 

We also went to the Disney Museum, which was so interesting. I enjoyed looking at all the memorabilia and listening to the major events. They had the old school Disney books with the gold spine that I remembered having when I was little. I pretty much bought all of them for my own little book collection. 

We ate at Fenton's Creamery right before our flight home, which was in the movie "UP." I, of course, had to get some ice cream after. 

It was such an amazing weekend and I didn't want it to end. It was great seeing the little family and parts of the San Francisco. While we were in the car, Nach had mentioned that we've known each other for 10 years. 10 years! I can't believe that much time has passed. 

Sea lions.

Clam Chowder bowls.

Disney Museum.

One of my dearest friends. 

Yummy seafood.

Rudy with his Red Velvet Chicken and Waffles.

It was definitely one of the best weekends/trips I've had! And yes, I promise not to take so long to visit again. :)

 Love you guys!

Breanna & Antonio's Wedding

Rudy and I went to a wedding in Riverside over the weekend. It was definitely hot. When we got there, it was actually raining! Raining! What the heck man?? We got their early, so waited in the car. Luckily it stopped right before the ceremony started. 

They had buckets like this with all of the bottled/canned beverages. Such a cute idea!

Everything about the wedding was absolutely beautiful. I must have said, "I love (fill in the blank)" a million times. I loved the bridesmaids' dresses and their hair, the idea of the beverages, the mason jars, signs....pretty much everything. 

The flower girls were so adorable. One of them wanted to make sure that the petals were actually on the aisle, so she picked up ones that were outside of the aisle and placed them where they belonged. They were a bit restless waiting though. Luckily the maid of honor, Tarren,  watched over them. 

 Here comes the bride! She looked beautiful!

Mr. and Mrs. Guerrero!

They had games that guests could play. Rudy was excited for the horseshoes. Later we found out from one of the other guests, that we were playing it wrong. Lol, oh but of course! They even had an area where you could build a tent!

 Cupcakes and ice cream. Yup, they had an ice cream stand!

I'm thinking of keeping the beard. Rudy's not too fond of the idea.

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I met Breanna through her sister, Tarren when we were dorm mates about 10 years ago. Breanna was 16 when I met her and I've seen her grow into a beautiful young woman, who is now married! I am so proud of her and love her very much. 

 I love these girls!

What a wonderful night it was!

Congratulations Breanna & Antonio!! <3

Dana and Jeff's wedding

A few weeks ago, I went to my rosebud Dana's wedding (9/10/11, awesome date, right?). I've only met Jeff twice (once at my birthday and then at the wedding), but I can tell that he is perfect for her by how he acts with her and the way she glows when we've talked about him. He is really one of the nicest guys I've ever met. 

The wedding was at the beautiful Candlewood Country Club. The weather was perfect (it had been super hot that week, so thank goodness) and everything was beautiful. 

They are such an adorable couple and Dana's dress was gorgeous (Vera Wang). Their wedding scheme was based on their love for the Los Angeles Lakers. Yup, hardcore fans. The colors were purple and gold, the program had Lakers, and the wine bottles had a quote from Phi Jackson. It was so cute. 

I sat at the San Francisco table (the party table) along with my other Delta Zeta sisters. We had so much fun laughing, eating, and celebrating. 

Oh and look who caught the garter again, lol. He caught it the first time in November at my cousin's wedding. It's just so funny. 

Congratulations Dana and Jeff! I am so thankful that I got to share your special day with you and I wish you both all the best! <3

Awesome week!

I've been really bad at keeping up with the blogging, so I wanted write about an AWESOME week I had 4 weeks ago. At the beginning of the week, I had a feeling that it was going to be a great week. I'm not sure what it was, but I just got that feeling.

The week started off with the Dallas Mavericks winning the NBA finals. I was soo happy for them and wanted them to win soo bad. I'm a fan of Dirk Nowitzki and know they're an older team, so YAYY!!

On Tuesday, my friend Kim came down from up north and we went to eat at Boiling Crab. She recently got engaged, so I love hearing about all the wedding planning and excitement. Plus, Boiling Crab is so delicious. It was great catching up and seeing her.

On Wednesday, I went to get an early dinner at a small Mediterranean restaurant in Pasadena with Tara, who was moving to New York for grad school. I've known her since my freshman year of college (9 years now). It was fun hanging out and I'm so proud of her. I know she is going to do great and hope New York's ready for her!

Friday I got all dolled up for our fraternity formal. It was at the beautiful Disneyland hotel in the Sleeping Beauty room. I love seeing all my brothers and sisters dressed up in all their fancies. Plus, Rudy looks pretty spiffy in a suit. Rudy got Alum of the Year and his paddle from his little bro. It was so f-r-e-a-k-i-n cute. I absolutely LOVE all that stuff. I got Sweetheart of the Year, which was shocking, but truly an honor. It was very unexpected. We took lots of pictures and danced/chatted the night away with our second family. 

On Saturday, Rudy and I went over to our friend Tarren's house to celebrate her birthday AND passing the BAR exam. Yes, the BAR. I can only imagine how much she had to study and study, but she did it! All her hard work paid off and I am so proud of her. I've also known her for 9 years. She was my other housemate with Tara! It's always a good time with her and her family. I love them!

And then come back around to Sunday and it was Father's Day. We went to Rose Hills to visit my grandpas and then to brunch with the family. I love my dad and I think it's funny when my mom and sis say we are exactly alike. I always enjoy our family times together. 

And so the week was awesome and that feeling I had at the beginning of the week was correct. I've never had that feeling before where I was like, "It's going to be an awesome week," so it was great. 

Hoping for many more awesome weeks! :)

Saturday Recap

It's taken me a few days to write this, but here we go!

Since February (it seems like), Rudy and I have spent our Saturdays at birthday parties/dinners/nighttime events. I love seeing all my friends, especially since we're all grown up and busy bees.

We went to Verdugo Park in Burbank for Diana's baby shower. Diana and I have known each other for about 8 years now. We met in college and became sorority sisters. I hadn't seen her in over 3 years and now she's pregnant! I went with Rudy and my sorority little sis Jennifer. We also got to meet her husband Eric, and I must say, he is absolutely awesome! He came up to us and introduced himself and when we were leaving, said "not before I give you guys a hug," went to quickly drop off some cake to guests, and came back to hug us. He was so nice and I think they're just great together! I am so happy for them! They are going to be awesome parents. I can't wait to see the baby. The little man is due in June!

 With Diana and Jen.

 The mommy to be with the delicious cake.

Aren't these adorable? These were the party favors. 

For dinner, Rudy and I went to Palmero's Restaurant for my friend Tara's birthday. We were roommates for 3 years in college. We've known each other for 9 years now! Happy birthday Tara! 

What an awesome Saturday! I had so much fun with great people!

Valentine's Days

I love Valentine's Day.

Not because the boyfriend and I get to be all lovey dovey (well of course that's a small part). I've loved it since I was a little kid. I enjoyed picking the cards at the store and writing each one out to my friends and teachers. I still gave out Valentines in high school and college. My freshman year, I bought heart shaped balloons for my roommates and treats. I love how the students get so excited exchanging their treats to one another. Even now, I send Valentines and make goodies because I enjoy it and I know it'll put a smile of the face of my loved ones.

I titled this post "Valentine's Days" with the extra "s" because for me, it felt like it started on the Thursday before, not Monday. I got a Valentine in the mail from one of my dearest friends, Jennifer. I was so excited, especially because it was unexpected and so personal. 

On Friday, I came home to a bouquet of roses from Rudy that were delivered. It was a total shocker since he usually brings them. He is just the sweetest. I had the biggest smile of my face. :-D

I got another Valentine card for Lei and Nach on Saturday. I love their cards!

Rudy and I also went out on Saturday on our full day date since we both work on Monday. We went to watch "The Green Hornet" (I gave it a 6.5, he gave it a 7.5 outta 10), got foot massages (definitely what I needed), and had dinner at a little Italian place nearby. 

We exchanged our little gifts and he got me an awesome waffle maker that makes heart shaped waffles. So Sunday morning, he made me waffles for breakfast. I love breakfast food!

 

On Monday, we took my sister along with us to dinner. We love her and wanted her to celebrate with us. We went to a fantastic hole in the wall Italian place the next city over and had some delicious food. They gave fantastic portions for a great price.

On Tuesday, I came home and these adorable things were sitting on my bed from my sister.

 I love sharing Valentine's Day with all my loved ones. :)