burrrrr, its a bit nippy, isnt it?

sorry i havent post in a while. been busy planning the fundraiser. ill update as soon as i have free time :( but heres a quick tip.

at the end of your shower rinse with cold water. it helps close your skin pores and close your hair cuticle, which can help prevent split ends.



that is all...

manuel... you made me late for work this morning...

so last night we decided to go to manuels- el tepeyac cafe. this place has become well known since it appeared on man v. food, but for the locals, it been around for years.

mark ordered the 2 enchilada plate

ive been here a few times so i already knew what i wanted. the #7 - two tacos. but i have bad news to report... to start, i got there starving so when they brought the food to our table, i didnt waste any time, dug in, and forgot about the pictures.

i guess ill just have to go back again.

wtfruit! i thought you said it was henna!

many years ago i started tattooing my lower back... first tattoo started in 2004.

 my first tattoo... my nickname

started adding lil by lil. 

one night i had a dream, my entire back was covered in tattoos. it looked like one of those walls you see in the streets all tagged up. i loved it so decided to go towards that but also wanted it to be a tribute to my fav band, Sublime.

painful...hahahaha

 inspired from everything in the sun

 you can see major swelling n blood in this pic... upsets my tummy a bit

2 hours later

hopefully in the future i can add more and and start building on top of this piece

 healed and hairy hahaha i hate that they shave you every time. grows back 20x's thicker

doodie, doodie, dooooo!!!!

so about a 2 years ago... some one special came into our lives... and we had us at hello. one day we went to the animal shelter "just to look at the dogs." as we walked in i noticed this cute lil chocolate dog humping another dog. i laughed and thought he was cute. we walked around, looked at the turtles chickens, cats and dogs. and as we walked back to the front gate we noticed the dog was still humping the other dog. we started admiring this cute pup. one of the volunteers comes to us and says you can hold it if you'd like. and thats when we fell in love.

 this was literally when he first held him.

the volunteer came back and said "ohh he loves you!!! hes ready to go home now, the owners dropped him off here they didn't want him any more." "ohhhhhhhhh no" what a way to sucker us in! and in less than five minutes we were walking out the front gate thinking of names. we decided on "the dude." 

he loves to kiss 

he seemed like the perfect dog... we were so pleased that he was not a barker since we were in a no pet building. but then he became the dog from hell...

 

the real problem child

you cant prove it was me

i swear it wasnt me

why do you sit on the toilet just go in the hallway like me

 "what does it smell like coco??"

new room mate coco

with his brother charlie 

dog beach

too fanny!

you think we spoil him??? nahhh! 

aloha!! 

he seriously sleeps like  human

but i still wouldnt trade him for anything!

follow the dude on twitter @the dude gonzales.

you can be a farmer in those clothes...

i've been lucky enough to start a lil garden in the back yard. noticed the other day the mexican squash and radishes are coming out. now just gotta be patient for the cucumbers and bell peppers.

as soon as they are ready im giving them to my dad 

 

 here are the watermelons that have been growing in the back yard

 watermelons and tomatoes 

 cantaloupe