Hello June!

                                




            It's June!!! I can't believe it! Where did May go?! June is one of my favorite months! There is so much going on in the month of June. For starts we have father's day! Then in that same week it's Charlie's ( my incredible hubby) 21st birthday!. Because it is his 21st birthday we have to go big! You only turn 21 once! So his birthday is going to be a week long affair. We will be doing several different family party and friend get together. We both have that week off and I am over the moon excited! A week after Charlie's birthday is my brother in law John's  birthday. Not to mention our 4 year and 4 month anniversary is on Charlie's birthday. Add in blogging and work! We have a very busy month a head of us! WELCOME JUNE!

Scariest Thing Tag!

                 

                           SCARIEST THING TAG!!!!

          I am not ashamed to admit....I AM A BIG FAT SCAREDY CAT! I am afraid of the dark! I can't watch scary movies I just hide my head in my hubby's chest and shake in fear! I tell myself it's just a movie but that doesn't stop me from freaking out then having to watch old Disney movies to calm me down! I thought this tag would be a perfect for a scaredy cat like me! Enjoy!!! Feel free to leave a comment what scares you! 

1)  Scariest real-life experience?

              Three years ago I had to get surgery to have my gallbladder removed. I just woke up in the middle of the night with the worse pain I had ever felt. I was terrified because I had no idea what was going on. I was rushed to the hospital where they gave me different pain pills but nothing worked until they gave me a morphine drip! When I came out of surgery the doctor told me the infection was much worse then they thought. When they opened me up the air hit the infection and it started to spread. My heart rate and blood pressure started to plummet. They almost lost me on the table. I ended up in the hospital for a whole week! 

2)   Scariest paranormal experience?

              This happens a lot in my family. We are huge believes of spirits and the paranormal. My biggest and scariest experience was one day I was pulling my clean clothes out of the driver I bent over and I felt something extremely cold go through the center of my chest lingers for a moment then exiting through my back. I felt like I was blacked out for hours but it was only a few seconds. I didn't even know it but I let out a blood curtailing scream! I wasn't myself the whole day after that!

3)   Have you know anyone convicted of a violent crime?

             Yes

4)   Are you afraid of the dark?

              Yes! I hate the dark! If I have to pass through a room that is dark I just run through as fast as I can! The only was I can sleep in the dark is when I have my brave hubby to hold on to.

5)   What is your greatest fear?

              My greatest fear is losing the ones I love more then anything! I have lost so many people that mean the world to me. It is the worst feeling in the world.

6)    Scariest movie?

              I hate the SAW movies!! If I even see a second of them I won't sleep for weeks!

7)   Does your hometown/city have any scary stories tied to it?

           YES! Baltimore is full of scary urban legends! 

New Year! New You!

                                               
                                                 New Year....New Me!



          With the 2014 year upon us I have totally been focused on a new chapter in my life. This year I plan to buckle down! Buckle down with my future, my health, and my finances. I finally have an amazing job that I enjoy so much! So 2014 is the time to focus on my hustle and my money. I have been working a few days a week so I have saved up a few checks. This week is going to be a big week in buckling down for me because this week me and the hubby are heading to the bank to open my very first my very own bank account. This is defiantly a sign of growth and it will help me a lot with saving my money. My plan it to put all my money in the bank, starting to pay of my debts, and saving up for our car. If everything goes as planned I will have my dept cleared in the next year! Also big for me in the new year is getting my health where I want it to be. For a while I was getting back on track but then I fell off a bit. I am really determined to get my body and mind right! My goal weight is 120. My goal size is small. I also want to be able to complete a hike by the end of summer and look good in high waist shorts and a crop top. My goal for the new year is just to perfect my body and my life. What's your goals for the new year? Comment below!

Hello march! <3

It's hard to believe it already march! I do have to admit it doesn't feel like March with this crazy Baltimore weather! I sure am ready for spring! I'm ready for the nice spring days full of sunshine and the freshly  bloomed flowers. I am welcomeing March with opened arms! March is all about the money and the hustle! This month I am slowly going back to work. In March I will be working 1-3 days a week. Then in April I will start working full time. I am very excited to get back to my hustle. This month I will be opening my first bank account. I will also start putting money away and saving up. We are very busy with football this month. My hubby now plays for a semi pro team. Of course I am the camera lady. Very proud to be! We are working with a great team! We have practices and games every weekend so football is definitely keeping us busy in March. We are also starting to look at car! This is very exciting! We are both saving up for a car that is going to make life so much easier. Right now we are just window shopping to see what works best for us. I am also getting my body back where I would like it! That means hitting the gym and working out at home. It also means cutting of fast foods! Ugh! Dreading that! I love me some McDonald's! But I want my dream beach body and I am willing to work hard for it! So what's ya'll plans for March?! Comment below! <3

I GOT A JOB!!!

                  



          I am so excited to announce that I am officially employed! I am now a full time nanny for two great families! I am caring for two newborns. A baby girl named Ryan and a baby boy name Leo. I love the families and the kids are amazing. The families contacted me through the website sittercity.com. We hit it off right away! I can't wait to finally start working again. I am so grateful for the time I had off to just be a wifey and focus on my blogs but I can't wait to start making money again. When I got the call I got the job I felt like a weight had been lifted off of me. After looking for so long and interview after interview it felt great to get that call. It also feels great that the families are excited to work with me as well. I feel like I am ready to turn to the next chapter of my life. It will be hard for a while. It will take a while to adjust to not being there and waking up with my hubby. It will be hard leaving him in the mornings and by the time I get home he will already be at work. So we are going to loose a lot of time with each other but he will also  be getting another job in June and then we will be on the same work schedule. I am so ready to get my hustle on! :)

My Ohana

                             

                                          MY OHANA

          Ohana means family. Family means no one gets left behind or forgotten. Family is a huge apart of my life. They are so key to who I am today that I wanted to share my family with you all. I come from a huge Greek, German, and Irish family. As you can imagine we are very loud! We don't yell. We just talk really REALLY loud. We do big very well. Big meals. Big Family. Big get togethers. Big dreams. Big hearts. BIG LOVE. We may not always see eye to eye but we always have each others backs. We may fuss with eat other through the day but we always kiss each other good night and say we love each other. I grew up very blessed. I grew up in a house filled with love. I lived with my aunt, my two uncles, my little brother, my mom, and my grandparents. Yup all of us in one row house. We only had one bath room! You can all just imagine how that was. A nightmare. We struggled. Somehow we managed to keep it together. We always had food on the table and a warm bed to rest our head. I am so thankful for my family and what they have instilled in me.

                            

                                              MY POP

          I didn't have a birth father in my life. I was lucky enough to have an amazing grandfather who made an incredible father figure. Growing up it didn't faze me that my birth father wasn't around because I have my grandfather to fill that void. He did everything a father is suppose to do and more. He was protective and always keeping me on the straight and narrow. He wasn't the biggest guy in the world but he was tough. He didn't take crap off of anyone no matter how big they were. He was the strength of our family. He worked hard and long hours just to make sure we had everything we needed. He would get up at the crack of dawn to go grocery shopping. When we all woke up he already had the house clean, hot coffee made, and our favorite fresh doughnuts. Every Saturday we would watch cops and Americas most wanted. On the weekends I would wait up late and he would take me on his nightly rounds at his work. He would hold my arm when crossing the street no matter how old I was. Everyday he would pick me up from school and wait right out front the doors. Some may see that as embarrassing but it was love to us. He didn't say it much. He didn't need to because we showed it through his actions. He was the man in my life for a really long time. I grew up wanting my prince charming to be just like him. Sadly we lost him almost 6 years ago to a bad heart. It was very hard....still is....much I know and I can feel him always looking over my shoulder. He is always there to show me the way. R.i.p pop gone but never forgotten!

                                                      

                                                                     MY GRANDMA

            My grandma is the heart and soul to our family. She has such an amazing heart! She gives to everyone. We are extremely close. Growing up we couldn't be away from each other. If we spent more then a couple hours one of us would get sick. We where inseparable during my childhood. Every night she was the one who tucked me in. She would tell me stories and sing me to sleep. One of my favorite memories is every night she would sing me the guardian angel prayer. She taught me to be a lady but not to let anyone walk all over you. People say I get my attitude from her. She is the sweetest woman on earth until you mess with her family. She taught me how to be a home maker, a dedicated wife, and beyond amazing loving mother. Now that I am madly in love with my husband I have a huge new found respect for her. Just the thought of me losing my husband brings me to tears. I don't know how she has the strength to get out of bed everyday after loosing my grandfather. She not only gets out of bed but she really keeps this family moving. She is honestly the warmest, strongest, caring, loving, and classiest woman I have ever met. I am so proud to be her granddaughter and to follow in her amazing footsteps.


                                           

                                                                         MY MAMA


          Me and my mama don't have your typical mom and daughter relationship. My mom isn't your typical cookie cutter mom. This mite not make scene to a lot of people but if you watch the show sons of anarchy you'll get it.  My mother is Gemma Teller! My mom is a wild one! She rode on the back of Harley's and guys had epic battles over her! She has no filter and says whatever pops into her head. She has her faults and we butt heads often but she has a special kind of strength. She raised me and my brother without either of our fathers around. They only support she got raising  us was her family. Our fathers didn't support us financially so my mom had to work three jobs. She worked three jobs and put herself through nursing school. She worked her butt off so we didn't need to go with out. She taught me the meaning of hard work and how to hustle for what I want. She taught me that hard work pays off. My mama is one bad bitch and I wouldn't trade her for the world! She may not realize it but I do love my mom to the moon and back. I will forever love her and defend her. I don't want the typical cookie cutter mother and daughter relationship. I wouldn't trade our special mother and daughter relationship for the world.


                                
                                                                   MY LITTLE BOOGER


              My brother and I are 10 years apart in age! He is honestly a great kid and I have truly enjoyed watching him grow into the most amazing young gentleman. So first of let me explain his nickname. When he was born the movie "Hot Chick" came out and the main character's little brother's nickname is booger. I dance for 14 years and I love fashion so I had a crap lode of old costumes and heels around the house. He loved to dress up in my old costumes! He was super dooper into the wiggles and he use to dress up in my high heel boots pretending he was captain feather sword. The brother in the movie "Hot Chicks" dressed up in his sister's closed and high heels. I started calling my brother booger and I still call him booger till this day! He hates it but he will forever be my little booger! I was so mean to him when we where growing up! When he asked me where he came from I told him he was from fedex and they dropped him off at the wrong house! He has two little scars on his forehead from when he was born so I always told him he was an alien and those scars where were his tentacles where. haha. Good times! He is 13 years old but honestly he is the most mature and respectful teenage I ever met! I am so proud of who he is! He does so well in school and he is very close to getting his black belt is kenpo karate!  He does drive me crazy from time to time. He is super close to my husband so we are always fighting for his time! Booger always wants his bro time! He is spending the night at our house every chance he gets. I wanted a sister but I am so grateful and thankful God have me my booger. I love my little booger!


                                                        
                                                                      MY AUNT PATTY

   
          My aunt Patty is more like a mom then an aunt! She is my mom's sister. She was like 16 years old when I was born. The first place I went after I came home from the hospital was to pick her up from school. She use to take me with her everywhere with her! She even use to take me with her when she went to study at her best friends house. Along side my grandmother she was a huge mother figure in my life. She made sure I stayed out of trouble and doing what I am suppose to do. She taught me to finish everything I start. I am very thankful for her. I owe a lot to her. She really helped me stay focused. I know I gave her a hard time often but she really is the reason I am where I am. She pushed me to finish school and really apply myself. Show taught me to push myself and never let anyone walk all over me! Every day I push myself to be a better woman because she taught me to push my self.


                              
                                                                 MY UNCLE DAVE


          This man is the reason I am so spoiled! Charlie this is the man you have to thank! haha. He is my mom's brother. He is another father figure in my life. He did a lot of the daddy things. He bought and helped me pick out all the important dresses such as  my prom and homecoming dresses. He taught me how to drive. He spoiled me scene birth! He bought every cute outfit from every store we went to. He took me to all the circus and ice shows. He paid for my dance classes and costumes. He always made sure I had everything I needed and wanted. We spent a lot of time together when I was growing up! He even took me on vacations with him. He was at every swim class and every recital! He would stand in line all night to make sure we had front row tickets to my recital. He supports everything I do and I am so grateful to have him as my uncle!



                                
                                                                   MY UNCLE BILLY


             My uncle Billy is the survivor in our family. He is a survivor of cancer. He is currently going through cancer again. We have a very different type of father daughter relationship. He is the cool uncle. Growing up my uncle and his friends from childhood ( know as the canton boys) would sit on the stoop in the summer drinking beer and reminiscing. I loved to hang out with them! They would sit me up in the tree in front of my house. I was with my boys. I saw them all as my uncles. I used to sit with them for hours and listen to their crazy stories! He isn't perfect and he thinks I love my uncle Dave more then him but I honestly respect him and look up to his strength.




I have learned so much from my ohana! I am the woman I am today because of the wisdom and lessons they have instilled in me. The greatest lesson I have learned is the greatest thing is to love and be loved in return. Ohana means family. Family means no one gets left behind or forgotten.

Thank You!

                                 


   

           Hello loves! I just wanted to take a moment and thank you all for the support while I have been away from my blog! We have had a lot going on lately! As you all know from my instagram and twitter we welcomed my sister in law into this crazy beautiful world! We have been away because we have been spending time with baby Martha Grace. Her first week of life was pretty cray cray! The first night was rough! In the middle of the night we woke up to a house full of smoke! It was due to some kind of electrical issues. So her first night home me, her, and her mama went to spend the night at the local motel just to me safe. The men stayed at the house to make sure everything was ok. She loves to be held and that's the only time she slept! So we all took turns holding her while the exhausted mama and daddy got some sleep. We spent a whole we bounding and cleaning! I hated to tear myself away from the little beauty but we needed to come back home. Scene we have been home I have really been cracking down on finding a job! I have been on a few interviews but no luck just yet. So please keep me  in your prayers! I am sorry for not blogging for so long but now I am back and will be picking up again! Please enjoy these adorable Martha Grace pictures!

                                                                                                                                      XOXO