Our Anniversary date

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Last Sunday, Rudy and I celebrated our 4 year anniversary. 

4 years. :)

It was so cute when he walked into my house with the flowers and gift bag. Just seeing him always brings a smile to my face.

We went to the Hollywood Museum for the Lucille Ball: 100 Years gallery. I absolutely love "I Love Lucy." It's my favorite show and I can watch it over and over. 

We went to dinner at Eden bar & Grill, a Mediterranean restaurant. We've never been there before and were so glad we went. We got the meal for two and got enough for three! And the baklava was delicious too! 

When we got home, we saw a beautiful double rainbow outside. It was a great way to end an awesome date. 

I am so lucky to have met someone who loves me for me. He accepts my little crazy quirks and makes the funniest faces. I love when we sing in the car together and how I get to see the side of him that no one else gets to see. He makes me laugh like no other person could and I love him with all my heart. <3


Here's to 4 wonderful years. :)
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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. :)

Downtown Disney

On Saturday, Rudy and I went to Downtown Disney. He's never been and I've been wanting to go for awhile now. The weather was also perfect for our date. :)

When we got there, there was this beautiful, huge Christmas tree, so I had to take a picture with it (of course). 

We got to the Lego store and he really wanted to take a picture with Woody. How cute. :)

I absolutely love Harry Potter, so was excited to see these made out of legos. 

I was SUPER excited to see that they had Harry Potter key chains. I got a younger Harry about 5 years ago and needed an upgrade. I bought Harry, Ron and Hermoine. 

We went into the Disney store and Rudy bought me Remy from "Ratatouille." He's so sweet. "Ratatouille" is one of my favorite cartoons of all time. It taught me about mixing the cheese and grape. Lol. 

We ate at Rainforest Cafe and got some beigneits for dessert. This was one of the main reasons why I wanted to go to Downtown Disney. I was introduced to these about 6 years ago and fell in love with them. I described them to Rudy as "little pillows of heaven." I wish I knew a place closer to me where I could get them. So good! 

I hope you had a wonderful weekend! 

Denis & Yung's wedding

Last Saturday, my cousin got married at the beautiful Millennium Biltmore hotel in Los Angeles. I was super excited since we hadn't had a family wedding in awhile. It was so great seeing everyone dressed up and having fun. After the ceremony, we all moved to the reception all to mingle and snack on the appetizers (and open bar ;-)). Everyone ate like we hadn't eaten it days; plus they were all a-m-a-z-i-n-g and I/we couldn't help it. I absolutely loved seeing my aunts, uncles, mom, and cousins getting down on the dance floor too. 

 With pops, momma, and big sis. 

 The bf looking spiffy. 

 Cousins. 

 The happy couple. :)

Look who caught the garter! Lol. 

Now I was no where near the girl that got the bouquet, but it's not biggie to me. Rudy was actually in the back of the group of guys (since most of them were friends and pushing each other), so I was pretty surprised that he caught it. My sister later tells me when my mom had no idea who caught it and was trying to look to see who did catch it. All my uncles, aunts, and cousins at that table saw, and were laughing and cheering. When the dj said "Congratulations to Rudy!", my mom was like "RUDY!!" I thought that was pretty hilarious. It's not that she doesn't like him, she loves him; but she wants us to wait, of course, till we're all ready (financial, career-wise, etc.). My mom told me later that she almost had a heart attack. Lol!

I'm happy he caught the garter, but it'll be at least 3 years before we're ready to get married. No rush. :) I love where we are now in our relationship.

What a beautiful wedding..congrats to Denis and Yung!

Labor Day Weekend

This three day weekend was pretty awesome. Rudy had his birthday bbq on Saturday and some his bros and family came over to celebrate. He turned 25 and had a blast. 

The cake was sooo good. It was a white cake with custard and strawberry filling. Yum!

On Sunday, it was my dad's birthday. We went to my uncle's house for a Labor Day bbq. The food was soo good. Skewers, ribs, and other awesome food. 

Yesterday, Rudy and I celebrated our 3 year anniversary. I can't believe we've been together for 3 years. He is such a wonderful boyfriend and I am so lucky to have him. 

We first went to Auntie Em's for breakfast. I just l-o-v-e their food. I got the honey orange french toast and he got the BLAST sandwich. Both were just so good. 

Then we went to The Arboretum in Arcadia. I've lived in the area all my life and this is the first time I've been. Luckily the weather was beautiful for the long walk.  

 

After we got foot massages (which felt awesome after the walk), we went to the Santa Monica pier. We ate at Bubba Gumps and Rudy won me some prizes. We love "The Simpsons." :)

What an fun and relaxing weekend. I hope yours was, too!