November Is here!! :)

Hello All!! :)  been a while since I've Written to you!


November is here!! :)

So end of October real quick.. I painted my nails and to match I dressed as Frankenstein's... sister ;)  and handed out candy.  I also did Star's makeup and she looked like her brother with a beard and stash :) I did quiet a good job it freaked me out lol

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 Starts with my visit to Austin <3 I missed my family and friends so much!  I got to see Brency and Yasmine :) they took me to Mothers cafe and garden It is a great Vegan/Vegetarian restaurant Star and I LOVE IT! :) I had the Chile Reyeno with Vegan cheese! OMG it was Yummmmmy!

Then they dropped me off at my brother and sister-in-laws house where I got to meet one of my two new nieces Dylan Josefina! :)  She is so darn precious!!  I could not get enough of her she melted my heart! she is Beautiful!

 Oh I dont want to fail to mention that Bonnie was so excited she ripped open her head... for the SECOND TIME!  ugh I took her to the Vet so they can close her up OMG this picture doesn't even begin to describe the image like this picture is nothing compared to the real thing poor baby.  Fyi she is doing great now :) all stitched up! 

I fell in love with little Dylan she has the silliest faces and is so ADORABLE!   Rachel wrapped her in one of the blankets I made for the twins and OMG She was so stinkin cute!

Then I got to meet The Garza Super Girl Abigale Jesse! <3 

 Abbi has the sweetest smile and the strongest heart! She is so strong! My sweet Girl!

 I have three Beautiful nieces now and they are all so Amazing! I can't wait to move back to austin so I can be the best Tia Mary EVER!!

 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FRIENDS!!!!!!~~~~~~~~~~~~~

When I was in Austin I also go to see My HoodRat Vanessa! and her little man Jaedyn he is quiet a kid :) He'll do as my adopted nephew lol. 

Can't wait to move back and hang out with my bestie more!! EEK Sushi and saki dates!

 

RICE AND BEANS UNITE!!!   I love my rice and bean! We went to Kerby and caught up. 

OOH and might I mention Kerby lane is taking off anything vegan which I think is outrageous! they don't want to be associated with being "vegan" they are just a Diner,  hello you are a restaurant in AUSTIN and there are a lot of vegan's who live there. I'm not Vegan but I do have Vegan friends and I don't think taking off the Vegan options cause 'you want to serve more meat options cause you aren't a vegan restaurant' is ridiculous. Just my opinion.

On a happier note I made Mole' for my sister-in-law and I made Menudo for my Big brother! :) it's like a must now. I think my menudo needs some work but he loves it. :)

So far November has put a great big smile on my face it just makes me excited for December!! but first... TURKEY!!!  I mean.... Thanksgiving :) 

Till Next time my loves! Enjoy November and Get ready for thanksgiving!! :) 
<3

Another Day in the life of Me!

 Hello Love,

A couple of day's ago we had decided to try Sweet potato paleo waffles... which I panicked and ended up doing pancakes cause the dough was coming out of the waffle maker and freaking me out lol I thought It was going to burn so I went to plan B... Pancakes :)

 You can tell this is where I panicked lol But on the Bright side... Star LOVED the pancakes! :)  These had

•  2 1/2 cups egg whites   
• 1 cup of Oats
• 6oz Sweet potato
• Cinnamon
• trivia to taste.

These are one of our faves now. They taste amazing with the vegan cream sauce we made for the strudle last week :) Oh and Star likes them with Peanut Butter

So today started out with a Very beautiful Breakfast that That ehhh well It was ok I mean Jasper Liked it lol and Star liked it but it was too dense and dry.

Sweet Potato Waffles.

• 1/3 cup Coconut milk
• 1/2 cup Egg whites
• 4 Eggs
• 4oz sweet potato (Microwaved and mashed)
• 1tsp Baking soda
• 1cup and 2 tbls Coconut Flour
• Cinnamon to taste.

 I blended it all together, popped all that in the waffle maker and ...... TA DA!

 

Really pretty waffles. BUT they aren't really our favorites lol But it's ok trial and error :) 

On another note...

I've been looking at a bunch of cookbooks and different Pin recipes trying to see what new things we can try that are healthy yet savory :)  

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Today at the gym was chest, Shoulders, aaaaaand other upper body stuff lol I don't ever remember by the time I come home, I'm so worn out!   As always we do an hour cardio, And that god for wifi I can just watch HuLu on my kindle and the hour goes by so fast! :)

 I have to have the best girlfriend EVER!  even though most of the time I'm basically convinsed she secretly trying to kill me cause of the work outs lol I know she does it out of love and encouragement. She's the best!

 My workouts would suck without her! She teaches me the right way to do everything and I mean come on, look at that mug! CUTIE!

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 ZUCCHINI PIZZA's

dinner! :) 

 

• Spaghetti sauce ( your choice)
• Daiya Mozzarella cheese
• 2-4 Zucchini's
• Black olives (star's fav pizza topping)
• Dole Pineapple's in 100% juice (the best) 

you can add whatever toppings you want :) make it your own!

 

Mine and her's :) 

after about 10-15mins (or till you notice the cheese is melted) :) TA DA!! 

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NAILS!

So this weekend I've decided on CutePolish 's Recreation of her Day of the dead and a mix of her Doodle flowers! I think I did a pretty good job recreating it. Instead of the Nail Polish dots around the eyes of the skull I decided to use some sparkles I had. I was feeling Sparkly :)

I had a lady stop me at the store and complement my nails she loved them so much she even got her daughter to chase me down so she could look at them. Her daughter was so cute and sweet and her name was Abigale! :) I like being an inspiration! It make me happy! 

So Monday I colored Star's hair and mine and well lets just say the flowers and sugar skulls were purple and red when I was done (Yes I did wear gloves) lol
So Last night I decided to remove my acrylic nails.. It was fairly easy.. I got a bowl of warm water (microwaved it for about 2mins), a Ziplock bag with 100% acetone in it. I soaked one hand at a time. removed it every like 5mins and scraped off the goopy acrylic after repeating that about 3 times it was all off!

 I buffed my nails applied Nail Magic botanical strengthener (bought it from sallys) and TA DA! my nails kept their length and I love them!

 

:)

<3 

Tea Time...? Yes Please!

Hello All :)

So lets see Yesterday we went to visit Celestial Seasoning Tea Factory. We learned so much! It was amazing!  Here's a couple snap shots :)

 YAY! I was so excited!!  I love tea lol

This was right at the beginning of the parking lot. It's the sleepy time tea bear! They also had tea pot mile markers Soooooo Cute!

 Their Tea shop! My god did they have every tea you could ever think of!

 :)

 Tour Center. This is the sleepy bear! he sleeps all day in the tour center.

 We got to wear these Fashionable Hair nets! ;)  Ooooh Yeahhhhh! 

Behind us is where they mix the teas they have them in big barrels and they stick them together and then shake them so the tea's mix. 

 These were Our tour tickets and Our sampling cups :)

 So this dress was made entirely of tea packages lol including the shoes, hat and purse!

This is The Actual Sewing machine they used to make the Muslin tea bags!! So cool!!

We were not allowed to take Pictures in the factory but It was pretty amazing.

It started off with us watching a 10min Video about how they got started. And guess what... They didn't even start out with Tea it was just herbs they found around the mountain area's in Boulder, CO.

CraZY! 

We then got to see were they milled the herbs that day they were milling Lemongrass from Guatemala and WOW it smelled AMAZING!!!  

Then we went into the tea room and learned how tea was actually made and where it comes from. White tea can only be picked one week out of the YEAR! crazy huh?! It used to be known as the The of the royals. since it was so rare and expensive. Celestial Seasonings does not have their own White tea line anymore but they do mix it in with their Green Teas (to cut the bitterness that green tea can sometimes have). 

Green Tea is High in antioxidants and they sell Lots of it.

Black Tea was pretty interesting to learn about. They take the tea leaves and Roll them so they can oxidize It is the highest caffeinated from the teas. (my favorites!)

We also learned how they clean the tea, decaffeinate it and why some tea's are kept in separate rooms.

OOOooh The Mint Room. Now that's a room you want to go in to if your congested lol It will Definitely Open up your sinuses. It had to be my Favorite room! <3

Then we got to see how they package the tea, close the boxes, and box them up for shipping. They ship internationally. 

The only Celestial Seasonings Factory is in Boulder, CO. So every box of Celestial Seasonings you ever get Came from Boulder, CO. :)

They have some tea's in their Shop that they don't sell in stores for instance my new Favorite! 

FAST LANE

It has almost as much caffeine then double shot! It is my new Morning cup of Tea! It actually worked out great as an accidental Pre-Workout drink lol

Here is our Celestial Seasonings Tea haul! :)

 

• Tension Tamer (we learned that it has Catnip in it!! Go figure! Catnip makes cat's Crazy Excited and Makes People Calm and Relaxed) Eleuthero, peppermint, cinnamon, ginger, chamomile, West Indian lemongrass, licorice, catnip, tilia flowers, natural lemon flavor with other natural flavors (contains soy lecithin), hops and Vitamins B6 and B12. It is Naturally decaffeinated, Gluten Free, and Kosher.
• Antioxidant Max Green Tea, these teas contain powerful flavonoid antioxidants that can help reduce the cell-damaging effects of free radicals in your body. Green tea, natural blood orange and star fruit flavors, Rebiana (sweetener from stevia, contains soy lecithin), green tea extract, ascorbic acid (vitamin C) and star fruit. Contains Caffeine, Gluten Free, and Kosher.
• Sweet Harvest Pumpkin (Star's Fav so far) their holiday creation combines smooth black tea with real pumpkin flavor and a hint of natural sweetness. Black Tea, Cinnamon, Ginger, Roasted Chicory, Natural Pumpkin Flavor With Other Natural Flavors (Soy Lecithin), Luo Han Guo, Cloves, Nutmeg, Natural Sweetener (Stevia Extract) and Pumpkin. Contains Caffeine Gluten Free, and Kosher.
• Fast Lane (my Fave!!)   Black tea, cinnamon, eleuthero, licorice, natural flavors (contains soy lecithin), caffeine, cola and nutmeg. Contains Caffeine, Gluten Free, and Kosher.
• African Orange Mango Red Tea (discontinued)  F.y.i. Red Tea is a Bush not a tea at all.
• Cranberry Apple Zinger (another of my faves!) Made this one into an Iced Tea... Yum! Hibiscus, cinnamon, roasted chicory, natural flavors of apples, yumberries and cranberries with other natural flavors (contains soy lecithin), chamomile, blackberry leaves, cranberries and apples. Naturally Caffeinated, Gluten Free, and Kosher.
• Chamomile  (Both our Faves!) This product contains all-natural herbs and flavors, and no artificial colors or preservatives. Chamomile. Naturally Caffeinated, Gluten Free, and Kosher.
• Wild Berry Zinger  Hibiscus, rosehips, roasted chicory, orange peel, blackberry leaves, natural flavors of black raspberries, strawberries, blueberries, red raspberries, cranberries and cherries with other natural flavors (contains soy lecithin) and citric acid. Naturally Caffeinated, Gluten Free, and Kosher.
• Honey Vanilla Chamomile. (Tour Ticket!)  Chamomile, orange peel, natural honey flavor with other natural flavors (contains soy lecithin), licorice, roasted chicory and West Indian lemongrass. Naturally Caffeinated, Gluten Free, and Kosher.

It Was a Great Trip I will Never forget and if your ever up In Colorado and Love you some Tea, I recommend you hit up Celestial Seasonings In Boulder Colorado! :)

http://www.celestialseasonings.com/  

Sweet Sleep Amores, Till Next time. 

<3 Mary