AM Friday and Saturday Lolita Coords

Here are the outfits I wore for both days of Anime Matsuri.

As usual I took the pics at the end of the day so I look pretty tired and disheveled. lol

Friday

Went for a bittersweet look. Considering I hadn't been wearing Lolita for too long I don't it's that bad;
 but if I did wear this one again I would probably now make changes to it ^^;

Dress: Handmade (Bought off Etsy)

Top/Jacket: F21

Otks: Sock Dreams

Shoes: Angelic Pretty

Headbow: Innocent World

Hehe. Chibi Me <3

My handmade patch to represent HLC. Stole this pic from Visual Heroine. lol

Majority of my accessories are handmade and the rest I got at F21/ Hot Topic/ Ebay

Saturday

Since I was attending the Tea Party I wore something with a more formal feel to it

Dress: Bodyline (bought 2nd hand off EGL Sales)

Socks: Bodyline

Shoes: Secret Shop

And with my awesome star purse that I lusted after for so long <3

I didn't specify all of my accessories (too lazy. lol) but if there is something you'd like to know where I got it from please feel free to ask ^^

That's pretty much it since I already wrote entries about my AM experience so until next time!

Spongebob's Baby Shower

A few weeks ago I was able to attend a baby shower for a good friend of mine from high school. I hadn't really spent much time with her or any of the people I went to HS with so I was a bit nervous. Although my nerves were unwarranted because once we were together it felt natural, almost like we were back in time :)

I was one of the first people to arrive (I'm usually ALWAYS late. lol) Since I love to take pictures I asked the Mommy to be if it would be OK if I took the pictures for the event. And she said yes. Yay! I ended up with over 200 pictures. It was so much fun!


Some of the goodies/decor set up

Close up of the sweets <3 They were all yummy

Everyone wrote their wishes or advice for the MTB on the clothes and hung them on the "clothes line". So Cute

Me playing the TP game. I didn't win anything :( and was one of the first people out on musical chairs (I even fell) lol

Mini Softball Class of 05' Reunion
Top: Me (2nd Base) Olga (2nd/Outfield)
Front: Rocio (Outfield) Priscilla (Catcher) Janet (Pitcher)

These girls are awesome and it was so good to catch up. Hope we can hang again soon (^-^)

And more details and pictures of my outfit. I wanted to "try" to look mature. lol

I ended up being dark compared to everyone with all my black. Oops (plan fail)

Dress (Marshall's) Jacket (F21) OTKs (Sock Dreams) Shoes (Shoe Dazzle)

First time I wore my hair like this. I liked it alot, especially the way the color looks with it <3
Some people thought I was wearing a head band. lol

And better view of my shoes. They are TALL. But very pin upy <3

Overall I'm glad I had this experience. I really need to put myself out there more, because you never know how things will end up but if you just never do it then nothing will ever be able to come of it. You can do it! (Sorry, trying to keep my spirits up ;P)

2nd Thanksgiving

This year my family got together Friday for Thanksgiving. I'm really glad because it gave us the whole day to hang out. Family time is really one of my most cherished times and almost all of my siblings made it out :)

My Little Brother's Bday was on Wednesday and my Step-Mom's was Thursday (Thanksgiving Day)so I surprised them with a cake and of course we sang Happy Birthday :)

More Thanksgiving food... Oh yeah! Kinda want more now

 

To get everyone in a more thankful mood we cut out some paper and everyone wrote down what they were thankful for. I then strung them up with some ribbon for display

Close up of some of them. That ribbon came handy. I bought it for a dollar at Michael's a while back and matched really well :) Ended up a great back drop for pictures, which I made everyone take ;)

And my outfit shot. These are cell phone pictures so they didn't come out that great -_-

 I wanted to dress festive so I busted out my fall colors. Of course my family was like why are you a pumpkin when it's Thanksgiving. I told them that pumpkins are fall not just Halloween and Thanksgiving is Fall ;P

Dress (Hautelook - Jack, BB Dakota) Undershirt (Marshall's) OTKs (F21) Cardigan (Old Navy) Shoes (Shoe Dazzle)

Bonus: I usually don't put my family's pictures here but my Nephew is too cute and getting so BIG :)

I can't believe we are in the last week of November and I know it's going to fly by and we'll be in the New Year (o_o) Have to try to make the most out of every day then ;) How did everyone else spend Thanksgiving? Did anyone else had a double Thanksgiving? Love to hear about it...

 

Thanksgiving Day

Thanksgiving is one of my favorite Holidays (although I pretty much say that about all of them ;P). When you're in a serious relationship things like holidays can sometimes get tricky. So, me and my husband divided the main holidays. Thanksgiving is for his family (since it's the one time a year his Dad's side of the family gets together) and mine is Christmas (because I love Christmas).

So on Thursday we went to his Uncle's house for Thanksgiving. It was wonderful, I always enjoy getting together with family and his Little Sister and Fiance were able to make it down from Dallas :)

As usual, the decor was very festive. I always feel so fancy ;)

And of course there was plenty of food

My Plate: Salad, Turkey, Ham, Spaghetti (his family is Italian so his Dad makes it every year. It's very good), Yams (I made them), Green Bean Casserole, Stuffing and a roll, I also made a couple of Pumpkin Cheesecakes but I forgot to take pictures (oops) It was delicious though (not jut my thought ;P)

Since my husbands family is a little more appropriate I dressed in something a little more classic though still very me. And got a chance to wear my new shoes :)

Dress (Marshall's) Cardigan (Old Navy) OTKs (Sock Dreams) Shoes (bought off EGL Sales)

 My family FINALLY decided to hear me out and we decided to have our Thanksgiving on Friday. Which was great, so we didn't have to rush over to my family's and instead got to go visit Adrian's Mom's side of the family :) There we got to see his Grandma and Aunt (who stays in Dallas). They even played Loteria (Spanish Bingo) and I decided to play since it had been a very long time and I won 4 times in a row! Then on our last game (w/$1 cards) I won with another girl so I took home an extra $8.50 :) I never have much luck so it made me very happy

 

Once we got home we relaxed to get ready for another family filled day the next day...

"What's in a name?

That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet"...   huhuhu

This past Saturday I was lucky enough to attend my little brother's play. He was playing the lead in Romeo and Juliet. I joined my big sister, her kids, my dad, step mom and all their kids (yes, lots of family. lol)

Although it was only a high school theater production and their first one (this is the 1st year the school opened). I had  a really good experience and would love to go see another play or better yet a musical :) Some of the kids in the audience needed some manners in how to act when watching someone giving their all in their performance (I'm looking at you there in the front laughing and taking pictures with the flash on) but the performers stayed in character for the most part and my little brother did great. :) He looked so handsome, and delivered all of his lines. I was quite proud.

Didn't get many pictures with my phone

Afterwards we headed over to the small carnival they had going on in the parking lot to benefit some of the extra curricular activities for the school. Since I didn't have to pay my entrance fee to the play (Thanks, Daddy :)) I decided to use my $5 there. I bought a bottle of water ($1) and gave a go at the pie toss ($2), which I hit the girl right in the face ONLY the pan turned around at the last minute so the foil hit her instead of the whipped creme :( lol. Then, I bought some sweets at a tent where they had everything 50% off since it was coming to and end. I got 2 cupcakes, 2 cookies and 1 rice crispy treat for $1. The last dollar I spent getting a couple of my little sisters faces' painted. $5 well spent :)

My pie tossing attempt

The carnival ended around 2pm which was perfect because as they were putting up it started to sprinkle so we all said good bye and headed home. I spent the remainder of the day singing karaoke, making some crafts and watching The King and I, while my husband went to visit his friend. It was a great day and I knew that Sunday was going to be awesome too.

Below is what I wore to the play. It was my first play so I wanted to dress up but not too ott, since I didn't want to embarrass my siblings. (They said I actually looked "normal". Yay! Mission accoplished.) Dress (Marshall's) Cardigan (Old Navy) Socks (Sock Dreams) Shoes (ShoeDazzle) Necklace (F21)

 Sunday we all met at my big brothers house because our Aunt was in town from Honduras. It was so good to see her and my Uncle again. Since they stay so far away we usually see them every few years so this meeting was long over due. It was a lot fun as usual (it usually always is when family's in the mix) and we got lots of pictures together. When she first saw me my aunt said I changed a lot (i said Thank you, as I take that as a compliment) and that I seem to be getting younger. lol Maybe ;P She has such a great sense of humor (so that's where my mom got it) and we really enjoyed all the time we got together. It was sad when she left but since she's going to be in town for a few more months while she gets knee surgeries (both knees) we'll get more chances to see her before she leaves.

Above is what I wore on Sunday. I knew that there would be lots of running around so I dressed really casual and tried a new hairstyle :) Undershirt, Shorts, OTKs and Necklace (F21) Cardigan (Target) Shoes (Journeys - Harajuku Lovers)

The weekend went by WAY too fast as usual, although that extra hour couldn't have come at a more perfect time. Work week has started once again and I'm looking forward to the weekend as usual. Wonder what's next...

Anniversary

This past week my Husband and I celebrated our anniversaries. Our dating anniversary was Sunday (7th) which made 8 years together and our Wedding anniversary was Wednesday (10th) which is 4 years. We used to celebrate our wedding anniversary every month and as a gift I would get a new pair of heels; my Older Sister used to make fun of us and said that it would get old and boy was she right. LOL! The getting new shoes didn't (how could it ever); but we started forgetting, and it also got kinda expensive >_<.

Not even going to lie, our dating anniversary passed by without either of us remembering (I usually don't know what day it is unless I have work), but I knew Tuesday that our anniversary was the next day so I woke Adrian up Wednesday with a Happy Anniversary ;)

We had work as usual, so off to work we went :(

On my way home Adrian called me and asked if I wanted to go out to celebrate instead of him cooking like usual. Normally I would have said yes, but I really wasn't in the mood to be out and about and we should be saving money so I told him I'd prefer a nice low key night at home.

When I got home I decided that just because we were staying in didn't mean I couldn't make the day feel a little special, so I jumped in the shower and got dressed in something quirky and fun to make it feel a little more like a celebration. I had to clip my bangs back since they grew too long and I didn't wear any make-up since we were staying in so please forgive my bland face ;P

Dress (Marshall's) Cardigan (Target) Stockings (Ebay) Shoes (DSW - Steve Madden)

Adrian made beef stir-fry with carrots, broccoli and mushrooms with a honey-terriyaki sauce served over fresh steamed white rice. It was very yummy. Instead of eating in our room in front of the tv as usual, I cleared the table and we ate under the twinkling Christmas lights in the dining room. It was soooo romantic with the dim lights and Adrian's brother in the living room watching Big Bang Theory. LOL!

After dinner we cleared the table and went to our room for some "alone" time. We watched some tv and relaxed and took a few "pictures". It was a nice night and I got a couple of stockings out of it ;). Can't wait to place the order. Next year since it'll be 5 years we might do it a little bigger. Guess we'll see......