Monday, October 31, 2011

Halloween 2011

I went to a halloween party at a funeral home in my neighborhood on Saturday night and I have to say, it was 100% better than what I thought it would be. The drinks were in a coffin (spooky, BoooooooOOOO), and my friend and his band performed (they were awesome!). My brother was there too with a different group of people, so that was a pleasant surprise for us all!

There was a pool table and we got a grand tour of the whole funeral home, caskets and all. : O

Pretty damn cool I have to say!




Halloween 2011, cool beans!

Sunday, October 30, 2011

upcoming marathon

One more week until the marathon and I'm having major anxiety...

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

family visiting

I went from living alone to having four people in my little apartment in one week!

When family visits from Florida, interesting things happen. 
More soon.
The cuzos and I at the statue of Liberty!! KWEL!!

my boo's back

Spanish guy is back in Brooklyn. Today makes one week of him being here. It's definitely an adjustment...

(us going to my HS reunion)

Monday, October 24, 2011

breast cancer walk with my mom-- a breast cancer survivor.

The breast cancer walk with my mom last weekend: She actually walked through the whole 3.4 miles (with one shortcut)! I was so happy!

It was an emotional experience. We had a picture of my aunt (my moms sister) who passed away from breast cancer with us. Sad.

Two more weeks until I run 26.2 miles for the American Cancer Society!









Wednesday, October 12, 2011

work


I love my job (certain parts of it, haha). 
Working with young people to make art that will/does make a difference in the world creates such a good feeling inside me!

Here, they are learning to use Final Cut Pro, FCP, to edit their video together!


When I'm in the classroom I'm in my element!

PLUS-- I have great students this semester! lucky lucky me!

Now, let me get it together in the other areas of my work! I can do it!

Thursday, October 6, 2011

a love poem

I've been going through a lot recently and I woke up to the most beautiful poem from my husband this morning:


Mi objectivo son tus sentimientos,
uno a uno, de mi a ti,
riendo tristezas,
llorando sonrisas,
mi objetivo eres tu,
y solo tu, para amarte.


I don't normally share these special moments on here, but this one had such an impact on me, that I wanted to make it part of my life documentation.

xo

Monday, October 3, 2011

work stress

I've been super stressed from my new position at work. Its great, I love what I do, and I feel so lucky to have this job, but the more responsibilities I have, the more I cant enjoy my personal life. It's all new to me I guess, and I have to find a way to manage it successfully and happily. Here are some tips I got from an online site:

  • Exercise more (I do that almost all the time, I cant imagine adding in more!)
  • Sleep well (last night I only got 4 hours of sleep, but usually I get 9 hours a night)
  • Make good food choices (I guess I can work on this, although I think I eat healthy)
  • Drink Alcohol in moderation (I can cut back a bit)
Looking at these tips, I'm wondering how much worse people are that dont do all of these things! Sheesh. I mean, its not so bad, but I do feel a lot of pressure. I think the key for me is managing my time better. I just have to be a bit more focused and put in a little extra work to catch up and then maintain that flow.

Not so hard to do, right? Lets see...



Sunday, October 2, 2011

Car Party in Brooklyn!

I had a car party last night. Yeah you read that right, A CAR PARTY! We stuffed as many people as possible into my friends car, blasted the music, danced, sang, stopped and danced outside, and thats now it went.

awesomeness.