When hope surrenders, life may surprise you

Happy late-night post (again),

BIG NEWS y'all!! My parents invested in Smart phones! I still cannot believe it.  After years of text messaging being the new phone call and updating Twitter being the new Facebook status, my parents have finally caved and joined the modern world.  My mom even got an iPhone! She loves her iPad that she's had for awhile so she thought it was time to update her slider phone and learn to text, Skype, and the whole enchilada.  I have spent most of my evening teaching both her and my dad to do different things on their new devices.  I am not kidding when I say that neither one of my parents have ever sent a text message until today.  I love that this new form of communication with my parents will bring us closer together.  I can already see my mom texting me videos of new outfits for me to critique.

Some not so great news: I missed spinning this morning.  I woke up a tad later than I intended to this morning and made it to the gym with a minute to spare, and of course the Monday morning spin class was full.  I took it as a sign from the universe that I was meant to do the intense ab centered workout instead.  I definitely feel the after effects right about now.  Glad to know I targeted my obliques.
I am confident I will make it to spinning in the morning and sign up for my favorite-- bike number seven in the front row.  If I'm lucky maybe "Call Me Maybe" will also come on at some point.  Wishful thinking.  Oh, and NO I have not gotten over that song for those of you thinking I'm crazy for still fancying it.  Anyone else dance to it like those boys do in the video I linked?

I've been cracking my head about how to become a better blogger.  I love it, I think about blogging all the time.  I look up blogs on my free time and I am considering moving to my own domain or to a different hosting site if I keep up the good work within a couple of months.  I am a big fan of BlogHer, a publishing network that empowers women bloggers and engages them online :) I am very much interested in submitting my blog to them in the future.  We'll see...

It was through BlogHer that I found this great post on why blogging matters.  I suggest you read it, I hope it intrigues you as much as it did me.  "Dear Anonymous, This is Why Blogging Matters"

I was pleasantly surprised this evening, just when I had given up hope.  That'll show you, don't give up hope.  Now it's a matter of how I handle what happens next.  Sorry to be so vague, but vagueness is all I can handle at the moment.

Two last things:
1. I am not a fan of this Raw Meal shake mix my sister-in-law gave me.  Blegh.  I'll stick to my Green Monsters.

The raw cacao makes it better, but it's too grainy.  

 2. Day #2 photo is titled "busy" and you can see it below.  Wasn't feeling too creative there was I?

Busy working for my sister-in-law on some Spanish translations for parenting psychology

Have you ever given up hope or were about to give up hope and been pleasantly surprised in the end?

Easier thought than said

Seems as thought I haven't posted in so long my friends.  I feel like I've abandoned y'all.  I just finished recapping on my blog stalking reading and realized that I wasn't the only one who didn't give a play by play of my weekend.  Others seemed to have a busy weekend too, or maybe they were just lazy.

As I last told y'all my Friday was crazy and it has been an eventful weekend.  Saturday my cousin got married!! Exciting! I was feeling anxious about it as I mentioned previously and I didn't quite understand why.  I should've enjoyed the wedding, but the weather was screwy and I suddenly became moody.  I had made plans about two months ago with my boyfriend at the time to come down and be my date for the wedding.  I was so very excited about us going together and him spending time with my family.  I think I was doing fine until so many people began to ask me about him.  It's difficult to tell others you are not together anymore, especially when you're in awkward public places and you aren't interested in voicing the event to your big Mexican family.  This happens to you too? Phew...thank goodness I'm not the only one ;)

I had no shame busting out my iPhone in the catholic church.  

I just know I haven't reached a place in my life where I can voice it to family as easily yet.  It all sounds so easy in my head, but when it's time to get the words out I can't do it.  One of those "easier said than done" situations, or rather "easier thought than said"?  Sometime after dinner at the reception my aunt (mother of the bride and my dad's sister) asked me why the boyfriend didn't make it to the wedding.  I took a deep breath, paused for about three seconds and cue in Spanish, "he's actually not my boyfriend anymore."  Awkward pat on the shoulder followed as I swallowed the enormous lump that filled my throat.  I was falling apart, but where was it all coming from, why was I so emotional all of sudden?! I was fine, really I was fine.  I walked over and convinced one of the caterers to cut me a piece of the groom's chocolate cake.  This girl needed some chocolate and badly.  So you can imagine how the rest of the night went as I dwelled on what once was now wasn't.  I just allowed myself to feel what I needed to feel and today I awoke feeling much better and slightly hungover from the emotional exhaustion.

He always said that I only get headaches when I don't allow myself to feel what I need to feel, and I guess I needed to feel sad last night.  The rainy, stormy weather didn't help the mood either.  Alanis Morissette would've said this wedding was ironic.

Let's lighten the mood of this post though, my hair was lookin' mighty fine despite the bad weather.

The cascade french braid

I blame the rainy weather this weekend for my sleeping in past noon today.  A warm cup of pomegranate green tea was calling my name and I splurged a little food-wise.  I swear my body was aching for some pasta.  I had a little bit of penne with shrimp, veggies, and a spicy tomato sauce.  So perfect.  One of my best friends later called me to join him for a late dinner, I rejected having dinner again, but did join him with a Shiner Bock.

In my Sunday lazy pants

Anyone else slightly intrigued by this Katy Perry movie?  

Not that I want to see it or anything...

Today I started one of those "Photo of the Day" challenges.  I am not usually that person, but July is my favorite month (birth month).  If you'd like to join me the list is below.  

July 1 - Self Portrait 

Questions of the day night:

• Have you seen People Like Us and/or Moonrise Kingdom? Yay or nay?
• Is there a song you can listen to on repeat these days?