the weather outside is weather...

For the holiday weekend we headed out to the sequoia national forest. our first stop was camping at kern river. the drive up was beautiful. the road is right next tot he river. beautiful! it didnt get scary until we went off road. for those who dont know... i get car sick and motion sickness... ohh man was i shitting my pants. the road was so small and bumpy.the fact that we were carrying a camper didnt make me feel any better. mark was in a truck behind us, and apparently he was screaming "they are gonna flip over!!!! they are gonna die!!!!" hahahhahah i could only imagine him... nice to know he was worried about us. but we finally made it down and it was time to set camp. we slept in a tent, hit the sack at 930... i woke up feeling i slept for days... and when i checked my watch it was only 1130!!! hahahahhahaha! and at about midnight the cold and rain came in and ruined the whole trip. we left to the lake because we feared of getting mud in. made it to lake isabella. it was still chilly but the sun was coming out. i was fisihing for the first time in my life. i was having fun but then it seemed like the rain followed us to the lake :(  boooo so we called it a day, packed up and head home... i definitely wanna come back in the summer! check out some of the pictures below.

started off in traffic in the valley

the dude did great in the car

nice views

wheres the manuel?

my first time sleeping in a tent

it was soooo cold in the morning

the drive up

lake isabella

hey mom look at me im pishing!!!

breathtaking...

aye aye aye this guy...

35th annual pasadena doo dah parade aka old drunk people...

what can i say? i wasnt prepared for my first doo dah parade. why do you ask? i didn't wear sun screen and ended up getting a horrible tan on my nose and my left leg. yes only one leg.

so the parade kicked off at 11 am with a car honking and swerving down the street. we didnt know about  the tradition of being able to throw marshmallows and tortillas at every one. i felt a lil left out. i wish i couldda' dressed up and have a bag of marshmallows. any hoot. man were these old pasadena ppl weirdos. there were a group of 80+ year old ladies in bride veils being loud. i told mark they have to be drunk. they were acting as if they were having a bachelorette party... good times. here are some pics from the parade. i tried loading a few videos but it was just taking way too long. enjoy.

have i turned him into a metrosexual?

here is a review from our winner from the american crew give away! best review yet! thanks travis from luna image co.

Earlier this week I received a package from the awesome Luz (Love, Lucy blog) and the contents were everything I had hoped for. She does this thing, a giveaway, fairly often and I was lucky enough to win! What I had won were products from American Crew, a company that specializes in hair products for men. Personally I am not picky when it comes to shampoos and conditioners, so whatever is cheap (and smells good) I get. But, these products have changed my views on the significance of quality goods. Let's start with the conditioner, American Crew's daily conditioner is by far my new favorite thing. Imagine a mountain of mint, pulsed into a smooth creamy lather, that leaves your hair silky and smooth as Adam Sandler would say, well that's what this conditioner is. Mint for your hair? Don't know, don't care, it is just plain great! The shampoo and body wash are pretty standard men's products. They aren't overly fragrant-y (which I like) and they get the job done. She also sent me a thing of their pomade, which I haven't used yet. But all in all, American Crew hair products are legit, and the only thing more legit is Luz. Thanks again!
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hello my baby, hello my darling, hello my rag time doll...

help my cousin. vote for her baby Abbey.

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here is what Consuelo had to say about her give away prize- lady gaga viva glam lip glass. why did you sign  up for the give away?


I won!! I won!! I’m so excited I won this giveaway, first of all because I love MAC cosmetics, and second because I won the Lady Gaga Viva Glam lipglass!! This lipglass is such a pretty and creamy nude that you can wear day and night! I wore it all weekend in the day with a very simple, clean eye and at night with a smokey eye. Both looks worked great with this lipglass. I highly recommend this for everyone to have in their makeup collection! Thanks Lucy, for having these great giveaways! I can’t wait for the next one!


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aye, aye, aye, aye... canta y no llores!!!

so i went to the gym last night. its 9 am and the pain is sinking in. i know that by this time tomorrow, imma be hating life. it is hard for me to get back in the routine of working out. im just too lazy. but i feel like this time around i will stick to it.

sat down for a while and almost fell asleep. true story.

am i ready to say good bye to these 20 pounds? but they've been so goo to me these past 4 years. we've been through alot together...

hey grandma' these boots were made for walking!

so last night we stopped by the eagle rock plaza just to look around. stopped by famous footwear and me being me i hit the clearance section first and saw these cute heels that have a vintage look...

so i tried them on for fun and ohhh man were they the most comfy heels i tried on. i was so surprised i thought, they are on clearance for $20, should i or shouldn't i. so i thought i have a wedding and a party coming soon. my dog ate all my heels, why not, they are on clearance. and as im walking to the res with them im thinking how are they so comfy, i wonder what other shoes they have on reg inventory. so i went to the front of the store. looked for the same boxes marked "what's what," and ohhh myyyyy gaaaaa i couldnt believe it. they are old lady shoes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! hahahahahahaha am i at the age where comfort is more important than fashion? for $20 and comfort, yes!

my short term memory sucks... wait what was i gonna write about?

so you can say my short term memory is bad.

this one time when my nephew was 1, i was sitting on the couch playing with him. he started to get fussy, so i stood him up on the floor and was making him dance... but then for some reason i let go of him so he could walk and oopppsss!!!! he fell and started crying murder... i forgot he didnt walk yet!!!!! sometimes i will feel bad when he does something weird (hes now 4) and i think is it my fault... did he hit his head that hard.

true story.

im too sexy for this shirt... no i lie it just doesn't fit any more :(

its so hard for me to be excited to work out. you see all these ppl on fb saying "10 miles not even tired" or "gym time, cant wait." like do they expect me to believe them? i know they are full of shit! working out for me has been an issue lately... im not motivated at all. ill get home relax for a few mins. next thing you  know its bed time.

i tried the whole calorie counting diet. i never understood calories until now. i lost 1 pound a week, total of 6 pounds. heres what i was doing:
max calories per day 1,450
each meal 450 calories
100 calorie snack

its hard but the results are amazing. and a good thing was now when i go to a restaurant and i see the number of calories for a burger i get grossed out and actually get something more healthy. incase you didnt know, the chicken alfredo at olive garden is over 1,400 calories. thats a whole days consumption in one meal, yuck! unfortunately, i stopped counting calories and gained them pounds back. :(

how do you stay motivated? what makes working out fun for you? what is your work out schedule?

lakers nation meets espn zone

So i was lucky enough to be invited to a special event this past friday. lakers nation was hosting game 3 at espn zone dtla.

espn zone here we come!!!

we had a private bar closed for us which was so cool. a kiss fm dj was also spining good jams! you know i was dancing in my seat. they had fun games, great prizes, all you can eat buffalo wings and chicken tenders. MMMmmmmm you know i pigged out. so the game started... and i didnt have a good feeling about it. yup we lost...

our own private bar

they were looking good for a bit

Mmmmmm beer

 one of the give away shirts

fear la himself updating his fans on twitter

now that the season is over for the lakers, who will you be rooting for?