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So I have to say this week kicked my butt, time-wise. I didn’t have time for ANYTHING. How do you people with kids do it, I still have no idea!
I had to study for an exam and take some continuing education classes for our licenses.

NO biggie, usually. But when you also have to work and blog, and cook and work out and clean and rest…. well let’s just say you always end up skipping one of those activities.
And all I really wanted to do this week is play drums. I am finally well enough to drum away to super loud music and I can’t find the time to do, besides 10 pm when I am honestly collapsing.
I do have to say my routine isn’t that perfect nowadays. And I crumble without a routine – get nothing done.

So today is Friday and I have the following that I HAVE to do:
1. work
2. finish two units of the classes and 2 exams for both me and hubby
3. work out (pilates)
4. Post 2 blog posts from GET FIT and Selfie Saturdays and actually make them educational.
5. Go to the mall to buy hubby a suit or at least dress pants, because his old suits are about 4 sizes too big, now that he lost 30 pounds (YAY to that!)
6. Go to the private symphony performance ( hence the suit) at 6 pm
7. Cook breakfast, lunch and dinner, because mostly likely the symphony dinner isn’t going to be vegetarian (for me) or vegan ( for hubby)
8. Wash hair/style hair, find a dress, shave my legs (TMI) and look presentable.

yeah, so how about that, bitches?

I am only now realizing that I  am going to have to MOVE to get all that accomplished.

On a more positive note, we made me a “princess castle“. That’s what we call a fort! I totally got the inspiration from shutter{mama}. I hadn’t done one in years and I definitely never had an idea of lights.
But I love it….sitting in it as I type this post. I feel so safe!
{disclaimer: not a selfie. Had the hubby take these pics}

And then when it gets dark!
I am wondering if I should cover the top too.

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A WEEK IN IPHONE PHOTOS

I’ve been meaning to participate in this for a while now, but had nothing to show unless you count pictures of my swollen cheeks and my bed.
Well, upon close inspection, it turns out I have over 3000 iphone photos (woops)

So here is the latest stuff:

1. My cat loves towels. He loves them so much he will sit on a towel regardless of where it’s located. Even if it’s on my head
2. Swollen from wisdom teeth surgery ( i can’t believe i posted this monstrosity)
5. I got flowers from hubby out of the blue. The training has been paying off.
6. Cats attacking me for my oatmeal. You’d think I don’t feed them.

3. Going for a rollerblading run in the neighborhood
4. Our community is blooming like crazy. Mental note to self: love February and March
7. Cool Floridian shadows on our driveway
8. Gorgeous tropical flowers bought from a local farmer’s market.

9. My typical afternoon: sitting by the fire reading a book
10. First time out after the surgery. As you can see, NOT HAPPY about being out.
11. Rollerblading again
12. I got my Apron Queen apron from taking 4th place in this contest. YAY to that.

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STEPPING OUT SATUDAYS

I have to make a confession. I have WAY too many clothes. I have a huge walk in closet stuff with tees and dresses, and polos, and tank tops and jeans. I rarely get to wear even 1/10 of the outfits. To be honest, I don’t like most of my clothes. I like buying new, until that new is not new anymore, and then I don’t like it anymore. So this year I set a goal for myself not to buy any more clothes. First of all, there’s no point in buying something now if I am planning on getting pregnant. Secondly, I need to learn to use the clothes I already have. Mix and match it, layer it, wear it!
So rather than throwing a tee and a pair of jeans this morning, I decided to finally do something with the least worn pieces that have been gathering dust on my shelves.
Today  I wore

• high wasted shorts
• short sleeved off white jacket
• glittery tank underneath
• colorful bangles
• elephant necklace
• stupid shoes I don’t even like

  So there you go, I am done stepping out.

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I read about this really really awesome Glee drinking game.

And it so happens that we got 4 disks of Glee via Netflix in the mail, so I am going to definitely try this out, with something other than drinking…

GLEE DRINKING GAME

brought to you by More is Better

The rules of the game are simple:

1. Drink whenever Sue says something that would create a lawsuit in a real workplace
2. Drink whenever Sue makes a comment about Will’s hair
3. Drink whenever Rachel wears Argyle
4. Drink whenever Puck says anything sexual
5. Drink at your desecration whenever something happens that’s drink worthy, such as Blaine & Rachel’s duet of “Don’t You Want Me” in last week’s episode and all the times you want to beat Emma in the face for marrying John Stamos’ character instead of sleeping with Will, because even though John Stamos is hot and Will has gotten kind of sad and pathetic, you’re still rooting for them to bone because come on.

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I think only when you’re sick and in need do you truly understand how important people you live with are.

While I’ve been suffering with pain and low grade fever ( pain due to swelling), my baby has been the most loving and comforting and accommodating I’ve ever seen him.
He’s been running back and forth from bringing me water and salt water rinses and liquid foods to working and answering the phone and closing loans and deals to lying down with me to give me some attention to cleaning the house!

I’ve been sick before but I’ve never seen him be so attentive. I think it has to do with the fact that men need to see proof to sympathize. So seeing me be the size of a 300lb woman in just my face alone (Why? read here), makes him realize that yes, I am in fact sick. I remember dying from pain from my root canal a year ago and while he was very sweet, it wasn’t to the same level and there was definitely a limit to his patience :)

I’ve been definitely taking advantage of his niceness. I don’t really need him to help me go to the bathroom, but i like the company so I call him. I could get my own ibuprofen on the bedside table, but if he’s around, I ask him. It’s comforting to have him around at all times… So sue me :)
I know I’m spoiled rotten, but how often do we get to feel like little princesses? I say not often enough! So I’m gonna milk it!

I love my rock star husband!

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This morning I found out that one of my photos entered into the above mentioned contest at Six Cherries was picked as a part of top two. I’m new at this , blogging, challenges and stuff, so it’d be very nice to win …or get into the top 4.

I am asking you to go to Six Cherries and vote for me there. It’d mean a lot to me. My photo is third from the top and voting is below the post. It takes only one vote from each person, so that’s all you’ll have to do. I won’t bug you from then on.

Thanks, guys! I appreciate your help!

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Valentine’s Day also happens to be our wedding anniversary, which makes it very hard to celebrate. You never know whether to keep saying “Happy Valentine’s day” or to correct yourself and add “and anniversary”. The fact that it’s our anniversary gets lost in a slew of heart shaped candy and red and pink madness. As romantic as it had seemed to get married on Valentine’s Day, it’s really more of a hassle.

But you deal with it.

We used to try and separate the  holidays and celebrate them apart in its own special way, but after a few years it was just too much work.

So now, we call it Valentine’s/Anniversary and make it one thing. The whole gift gifting thing stopped after a few years simply because, well if there’s something each one of us needs/wants we buy it. If we hadn’t bought it until now, then it’s too expensive and neither one of us would approve the expenditure. So we take trips: sometimes big ones, sometimes small ones, sometimes day trips.

This year, since I am back on the photography kick and we couldn’t get away for long, we decided to go to Universal Studios in Orlando, and then for VDAY Sarasota and Central Florida and spend the day touring their beautiful gardens and taking pictures. I was given a green light to take as many pictures as my little pink heart desires. AJ was wonderful and put up with all the pictures taking and participated in it like a champ with only a few pissy/exasperated comments that we, photography people, are oh so used to from our spouses regarding our picture taking habit.

The result is 948 breathtakingly beautiful pictures. The place we went to was out of this world. As we were walking out of it after a day of strolling around and taking pictures, I sighed “This is the most beautiful place I’ve ever seen in my life”.

We both agreed that OUR day was spent in the best way possible.

As soon as I get done editing all the pictures and sifting through a thousand of them, you will get to enjoy the special day with me.

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Aaaawwww!! I was going through my past pictures to find good examples of couples self portraiture for the upcoming week’s challenge and I stumbled upon this photo I don’t remember seeing. The photo in itself is no big deal, but seeing and remembering that first morning of sailing up to St Thomas with the sun barely peaking from above the mountain and me still in my nightie holding a cup of coffee on the balcony.
I just love that shot and that feeling!
I love taking leisurely cruises!
I love exploring the islands on our own rather than taking tours.
I love the first moments of the morning as we slowly move toward the mountainous mass that will become our adventurous hostess for that day.

I think the coolest thing about being an amateur photographer is having those little unexpected memories waiting for you every time you open Lightroom.

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: It’s been so busy at work! My husband and I work in real estate and things are booming. I don’t have time to even think about posting.. OK no, that’s a lie, I can’t stop thinking about posting and that completely distracts me from working. I’ve been getting up at 8 am, doing some cleaning , making breakfast and working up until 8 or 9 pm, while all I really want to do is post on my blog. Due to that, I’ve been really very ineffective at work. Things just don’t get done. Sometimes I think about how much I wish I was a stay at home mom without deadlines and crunchtime rather than a stay at home workaholic, but then realize that I’d miss being productive if I wasn’t working.

WORK

BABIES: I keep having people ask me if we have started TTCing, and I have to tell them the whole story about this health insurance bullshit. I wonder what’s going to happen if we start trying and it takes us a while… Hahaha! I bet I’ll have everyone wondering if we’ve conceived yet. But I’m such a NOT secretive person. I just don’t care to keep things to myself.

FUN: Last weekend we had a nice yacht trip with some friends of ours. I will be posting pictures soon (HOPEFULLY). And this weekend we’re taking off to Universal with neighbors. That will mean more pictures (that I have to edit- fun!)

MSC: In the meantime, i have been posting on my photography blog, because it’s easier to upload a beautiful picture with a handful of words, than try to come up with a whole post worth of vowels and consonants. If you aren’t subscribed, you better go and do that, because all the “pretties” go there.

BAD: I haven’t had any time to practice drums this week. When I am done with work and too tired to blog, hubs wants to watch movies/shows. We’re on the latest DVD season of DH and United States of Tara ( Love it!)

WEIRD: I’ve been also watching SOS MI VIDA, an Argentinian soap opera with Natalia Oreiro, in Spanish. I understand about 30% from my Spanish knowledge and another 30% from context. It’s fun and it helps me learn Spanish when I am too exhausted to study.

Disclosure: all photos taken by me, except for the last one.

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Sorry for being MIA. I’m in Colorado visiting friends and having a blast skiing. Still reading everyone. I can’t wait to get back and publish some posts I’ve been writing. Plus I have to do a New Years post, my goals for 2011 post, and Colorado trip.
Miss You all!