Hello Friday :)

Happy Friday everybody!

Even the air smells fresher on a Friday, don't you think? I do...

So, have I mentioned lately that I saw Madonna live in concert last week?

Thought so... And to give you guys an idea of how cool the concert was, here's a little video of it!

Look fun, eh? Like I said before, she was amazing and specially the dancing, WOW, what a show!

Also last week I could have crossed off another item of my bucket list (well that's if only I had such a list, but I don't)... I am talking about seeing live and holding a real Lemur.... I've always wanted one, then I saw Madagascar 1, 2 and 3 and King Julian became my must have dream pet!!!

Well, my wish sort of, kind of, came true, when I stumbled upon a REAL Lemur, his name is Charlie and he is just adorable!!! Check him out...

Don't we look like the perfect couple? I though so... If only I can have him, but I can't. At least it was rescued from an animal show by a very nice man that gave him a good home.

Hope everybody has a fabulous weekend... 'Till we meet again.

Happy Friday and Weekend to come!

Throwback Thursday

It's official, today is the day my brother and sister in law move back to Canada.

It's a sad day and although I don't want to see them go, I am happy for them as I know they are going to be at a great place and they have lots of new opportunities of a new, better life waiting for them.

I wish them all the luck and a future filled with blessings... Already looking forward to go visit them next year. May God takes them by their hand and keeps them safe through their travels and new life.

And now, it's time for another edition of Throwback Thursday

So, in honor of they departure, here's my blast from the past photo from 2010.

And 5 fact about this photo:

1. This was the first photo of the four of us (from left: my brother Mau, sis in law Gaylene, Me and my hubby) back when they moved to the island in May 2010.

2. We were eating at a local dinner called Timbuctuu, food was plenty and very good back then... it's been a while since the last time we've been there!

3. My favorite food at this dinner was their coleslaw, yumm!

4. My Brother and SIL are moving back to Alberta, Canada.

5. Having family on the island was great, although I never got to see them as much as I wanted, I will miss them.

Now, if you feel like joining in with your own Throwback Thursday, please do... Can't wait to see your blast from the past!

a darling award

Besides having a wonderful trip to Florida last week, seeing part of my family, being able to enjoy a great show at the Madonna Concert, I was also very fortunate to be nominated for a blog award.

I received the "Liebster" Blog Award from Mrs. T, which made me feel very happy!

So Thank You Mrs. T for the special honor.

The award (like a mentioned above) is called Liebster which is German for beloved, or darling!

Here are the rules:

1. List 11 facts about yourself.

2. Answer the 11 questions given to you.

3. Create 11 new questions for the bloggers you nominate for the award.

4. Choose 11 bloggers with 200 or less followers to nominate. 

5. Go to each bloggers page and let them know about the award.

As far as the rules go, I am afraid I will be breaking a few, like the part of choosing 11 bloggers because I am not even sure I follow that many... 

So instead today, I am going to be just thankful and nominate anybody that reads my blog regularly, please go on a grab the award if you feel like it and answer the questions on the comments... thanks! 

I hope nobody calls the "blog award police" on me, LOL!

Now, off to the other "rules", first is the 11 facts about yourself:

1. Although I like Christmas time, I am not very fond of Christmas music.

2. I have been on a diet for the past 4 weeks and so far I have lost a total of 16 pounds... My goal is 20 so I am getting very close!

3. I love to drink coffee, I take it black and no sugar!

4. My favorite new brand of jeans (as of last week) is Lucky Brand, they are just awesome and fit like a glove!

5. My favorite city (that I've been to) is definitely Jerusalem, there's just so much meaning to it, even if you are not religious it should mean something from the anthropological point of view. It is a place where you can stand in the middle of a plaza, close your eyes and perhaps listen to more than 5 languages at once... love it there!

6. I love dark chocolate in all shapes and forms.

7. I love to sleep, so to me insomnia is like my kryptonite, a bad night makes my day miserable and my mood not a happy one.

8. Photography makes me happy.

9. I am scared of frogs, mainly because they are cold and slimy... Although I do think Red Eye Tree frogs are very cute (as long as they don't come too close to me)!

10. I love having animals to share my life with, if I had more money and space I would probably have many more!

Here are Mrs. T's 11 questions:

Questions:

1. Electronic reading, paper, magazines or paper reading, paper, magazines?

I love reading in every way, nowadays I am more into my kindle but real books are great too

2. What item do you collect on vacation? 

Shells if I go to the beach or any local souvenir

3. What is the best Vacation spot you went to?

Tabacon Hot Springs in Costa Rica

4. Are you a white gold, gold, or silver kind of person?

Silver all the way, well, unless I am wearing something that looks good with gold!

5. Would you rather wear shoes or bare feet and why?

Love to be bare feet but know it's not very good for you

6. What is your favorite book?

The Alchemist

7. What is your favorite song?

"Redemption Songs" by Bob Marley

8. What is your favorite movie?

don't think I have one

9. Would you rather have a heavy fall scented candle burning or a light spring scented candle burning?

Any scented candle would do, in fact it's got more to do with the time of day

10. Name one secret obsession.

Dulce de Leche

11. Why did you decided to blog?

I wanted to put my thoughts into words and share a bit of life with others.

And now off to my questions (please feel free to answers them if you feel like it)

1. What is your favorite part of the day and why?

2. If you could meet anybody (death or alive) who would that be?

3. Are you a "Half Full" or "Half Empty" kind of person?

4. If you could ask me any question, what would that be?

5. Have you ever been to place that you feel as if you've been to before but you haven't?

6. What is the one thing you’d most like to change about the world?

7. What are you most grateful for?

8. If you just won a million dollars, would you quit your job and if so, what would you do?

9. Who do you consider your best friend?

10. What would you like me to blog about someday?

Well, hope everybody enjoyed my fact and answers and that you take a bit of your day to answer some or all of my questions.

Thanks again to Mrs. T for the award and for those that always read my thoughts and share their lives with me by comments or your own blogs.

Have a wonderful Tuesday!!!

finding my way back...

Hello All!

I have been back home for a few days now, but I have to admit that I just didn't have it in my to get back into blogging, so here I am trying to find my "blog mojo" again.

My trip to Florida was A-M-A-Z-I-N-G... Every day, every minute was so much fun, loved spending time with my favorite girls from my family (and my brother)... and the concert was just the cherry on top.

From left to right; My brother Mau, our Mom and me!

Madonna was simply great and she has an incredible show and an amazing physical condition, she can totally dance along her tons of dancers, the outfits were great and even the lighting/stage was incredible. I would love to see her live again!

At the beginning of the show we didn't have good seats, but we managed to move and then the view was great! Here are some pictures (but all taken with my phone, so not the best quality, sorry!).

I have a few videos as well, but I haven't really had the time to go through them and decided which ones I will share here, so please give me sometimes to work it out, promise it would be soon!

Those that do follow me on Instagram have seen some already, so soon I will have some here.

This past weekend back home was simply what I needed after days of fun and lots of shopping walking I did in Florida.

Unfortunately on Sunday I got some sad news from back home, a very dear friend of mine, Grettel, passed away after a very short fight with stomach cancer. She was an amazing girl, friendly, honest, always willing to lend a had and with the most contagious laugh you can ever imagine.

She will be missed by many and specially her Daughter  Mom and Brother who were very closed to her. She will always be in heart and prayers and I know she is in a much better place close to God and her loving Dad.

Well, that's all for now... Hope everybody had a great holiday weekend (those that are in the US) and are enjoy this week!

Happy Tuesday!

Happy to be thankful

On a day like today I think it's specially important and necessary to remember that;

Every day is a brand new opportunity to be the best possible version of ourselfs.

Every encounter with others is a chance to have a positive interaction and perhaps add/leave something valuable in their life.

That for whatever you do, whomever you meet and for every single one of our decisions (whether are correct or wrong) we need to be thankful for.

Even the smallest of actions have reactions and they affect us or others whether directly or indirectly.

So, today and every day, let's practice and attitude of respect and thankfulness towards each and every minute of our days, our families, pets, friends, acquaintances and even those that we are still to meet.

I am thankful for so many things and people in my life that it would be impossible to put it all down on a list... So instead all I am going to say it Thank You to you for reading my blog, commenting and finding the time to give me a space in your lives.

Gods Bless you and your family today and always!

Oh Yeah!

Hello Ladies and Gentlemen out there!!! Yes, today is all about being calm while enjoying the fact that the week is finally over and by tomorrow I will be boarding a plane and leaving this rock for a few days. 

To say that "I am looking forward to really disconnect from it all" is perhaps an understatement in this case, it's been more than 6 months that I haven't travel any farther than 22 miles (to the other side of the island) so imagine that!

Plus, It's been a busy few weeks with a lot of changes in my life, including some pounds shed [insert celebratory dance here], so trust me IT IS TIME!!!

But besides the going away part, I am mostly looking forward to good quality time with the most favorite girls from my family (Mom, Aunt Cynthia and my favorite cousin Maria Jose), plus the amazing MADONNA who gladly agreed with serenading us while we are in Florida... How nice of her, right?

Oh yeah... So, here's the plan.

I am going away tomorrow to hopefully return safe and sound - full batteries recharged, with photos to show you and lots of new clothes- next Thursday... So, till then, "talk among yourself", have some coffee, don't work too hard and before you know it I will be around again.

Sure I'll say "Hello" to Madonna for you... you're welcome!

Happy Friday and rest of the weekend!!!

it's that time of the week...

Hello All!

Today is Thursday, we are half way through with the week, one more day and it's Saturday, the day I leave for Miami.

I haven't been out of this rock since May, which means 6 loooooooooonnng months and at this point everything is getting under my skin, so Saturday cannot come fast enough, but it will be here... So today it's off to more interesting things...

And just to continue on the Pirates "theme", here's today's photo from the past...

1. This photo was taken 2 years ago on Pirates Week 2010.

2. My friend Natalia no longer lives on the island and this was the last Pirates Festival we enjoyed together.

3. I still have that dress but finally this year I gave it away to one of my best friends, since I am losing weight, it doesn't fit me very much anymore!

4. This was taken right at the waterfront in George Town the day of the Pirates Landing Parade.

5. 2010 was the last year we actually watched the Parade, since then we've participated every year with a float on it.

Well, that's all for today, hope everybody has a wonderful Thursday!!!

The Photo

If I was asked to show only one photo from the the past few days, one that reflects what the Pirates Week landing Parade is all about, this photo would be the one...

I love the colors, the composition and the fact that it's such a genuine example of what a Parade is all about.

The kids look so happy and also kind of "clueless" of what is really going on around it...

What do you think? Like it, not, maybe?

Have a great day!!!!

10 on Tuesday

Hello All!

Today I am liking back to Linny's Vault again for another edition of 10 on Tuesday

1. After a full week of event planning, then the actual event and finally finishing a very busy week, plus being on a diet for more than a week, having yesterday off was a wonderful way to start a new week!


2. But because of yesterday's busy week, plus dieting, I guess my little immune system decided to officially crash on Saturday and then on Sunday I woke up with a horrible swollen lip and cold sore, yuck, it sucks!

3. So far, so good with my diet, I have lost about 12 lbs and still counting. For those that talk about loosing weight too fast, well this is what this (doctor controlled) diet is all about, the name of the diet is HCG in case you want to find out more.

4. For the past two days, one of our cats (BTK- the momma cat) was M.I.A. and I was starting to get very worried that she got hurt of killed, gladly she finally showed up again yesterday for supper.

5. Yesterday I spent most of the day with some of my girlfriend, we hang out at the beach and the weather was just superb!

6. On Saturday we stopped by a new store here on the island where they sell all things candy, the name of the store is "It's Sugar", check out the Rice Krispies Treat my husband found, according to him that is his "portion size"!!!

7. Although I don't have as much in my little brain this week, I am having a hard time coming up with things to post and it's only 10!!!

8. Lately we've been into the show Dexter, we are only on Season 2 and we are hooked!

9. Saturday I leave to Miami to see family and the Madonna Concert, can't hardy wait!

10. This is it for today, hope everybody has a wonderful day!!!

it's a Pirates tale

They came, they took over and it's now it's official Pirates Week here on the island.

On Saturday we had the famous Pirates Landing Parade and after a fabulous gallery event the night before we were ready to take on the parade... Here are some of the highlights of the day!

West Bay Shark Float

My friend Linda and her lovely girl Daniella

The lovely Jenn and myself as pirates!

My husband was our main float Marshall and distributed "Save Cayman Sharks" Foam Hats

Cloe and her son Joshua

Bruno (the Chef of the Guy Harvey Restaurant) her wife and son Emmanuele (with the shark hat on)

big crowd

Pirates everywhere!

having fun

pirates in ALL sizes and shapes!!!

I have a few more pics to share but this will do for today.

Sorry I've been soon M.I.A. around blogs, this week should be a good breather time to catch up and get back to the routine... Until Saturday that I leave to Miami for the Madonna Concert, woo-hoo, can't wait!!!

Happy Monday!

Arrrg u ready for a throwback?

Tomorrow is the start of the 35th anniversary celebration of the Pirates Week Festival in our little island, the longer I live here to more I seem to enjoy such festivities!

But before we officially kick off Pirates Week, I am celebrating today with another edition of Throwback Thursday.

This is today's "blast from the past"...

1. This photo was taken back on 2009, which is my first "official" Pirates Week attendance.

2. Although I've live on the island since 2007, on that year and 2008 we were off island for the celebration.

3. This year I didn't have an official Pirate/Wench outfit but I have bough some after that.

4. For this year I actually have 2 different outfits (photos soon come!)

5. This photo was taken during the Landing Parade when Pirates come into shore to take over the Governor and the island, soon after they take over the actual parade starts.

As I think mentioned before, this will be the second year that the Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation puts on a float for the Parade, we should start decorating it today and I will be sharing lots of Pirate related pictures in the next few days.

Remember if you feel like joining in the fun, just add your link next and share your own blast from the past!

Have a great day!!!

Event ready

Event #1 done, now 3 more to go...

Yesterday's event was great and although I did not take any photos of the actual event I did take some pictures of the state of the gallery when it was ready to receive all the guests...

So today I am sharing those photos with you.

The place looked great and people had a great time, we didn't sell many items but that is kind of expected on a social event.

In unrelated news, in case you didn't know (because you live under a rock), the USA has a new president, and although it makes no difference to me I am hoping that it's going to be a positive thing for their country and their people, so may God bless President Obama and his government.

Happy Hump Day... hoping to be able to blog tomorrow and share another Throwback Thursday photo, if you feel like joining me, please stop by....

5 lbs lighter!!!

It's Monday again and although I am 5 lbs lighter (already!) from my diet, this week I am super loaded with work and activities.

Tomorrow night we have one of the two annual events at the gallery where I work, Thursday I am going to the Under Water Film Festival where my boss is the feature film presenter.

Friday we have yet another gallery event with a private group of 80 couples, hoping for BIG $ale$!!!!!

Saturday is the beginning day of the 35th Pirates Week Festival and the the day of the Landing Parade, this would be the second year we put on a float, so besides getting everything ready for those two event, I am also decorating the float...

Anyway, I am not sure I will be having much time to post anything else for the week, specially since our internet at the house went down from Sat. night and still not fixed, hoping somebody from the phone company comes by today and fix it...

In other news, on Friday I took Sheba to the beach after the Vet's appointment, she had a great time!!!

Yesterday Sunday we went to my brother's house for a BBQ and I gave my SIL her new hat and I think she loved it!!!

yummy skewers and my lil' chicken breast on the side!

new hat!

funky moth

Hope everybody has a nice week!!!

Officially Friday

It's officially Friday, which means in just about a few hours the weekend will be finally here.

Also it's official, I am on a diet and a serious one that is, because it's a doctor monitored one an all... First time I ever do something like it.

I am hoping to reach my goal to lose 20 lbs but today is only day one (after 3 whole days of "loading up" phase), so please keep me in your prayers that I find strength to make it to what I need.

So far, so good... I am totally already feeling the good vibes you are sending, thanks u guys rock!

Well, hope everybody has a wonderful weekend!!!

Trick or Throwback!

November is finally here and what I better to start it than on a Thursday which means only two things;
the week is half full and here's another edition of...

As you know Halloween was last night and although I didn't do anything this year last year was a crazy night, one full of zombie that came back from the death... like Bettlejuice

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and Osama Bin laden...

1. The first picture is my friend Tarah dressed up as Bettlejuice, she made her whole outfit out of Duct Tape and her own makeup, she is an awesome and very creative artist!

2. Tarah a.k.a. Bettlejuice was also the hostess of the Halloween party that year.

3. My brother a.k.a Osama Binladen is with me on the second photo.

4. I decided to do my make up last minute and it's my own version of the Day of the Death.

5. We had a awesome time last year, but this year we didn't attend any parties, so Throwback is the way to go!!!

Hope everybody had a nice and safe Halloween... 

If you feel like sharing your Throwback, just grab the button at the top and share on your blog.

Happy Thursday!

no tricks, all treats!!!

Just as I am a sucker for "talking animals" films, I am also a sucker for animals in costumes and although I don't get around to dress my own mainly because my husband won't allow me I don't have any costumes for them I still enjoy some pooches in "drag", LOL!!!

Now, when it comes to costumes, I've always think that buying a Halloween costume is just not as fun as when you come up with an idea and make it yourself, the same goes for animal costumes, although there are some good "store bought" ones, the home made ones are definitely the best.

So, Halloween is tonight and if at this point you decide to dress up your pooch, here are some fabulous ideas...

Of course, if you manage to get them into any of these "little numbers" you need to make sure there is at least one treat in it for them, right?!?!?

the Chia Pet

Bride to Be

Banana Dog

is that you Pepe Le Pew?

Spider Dog

probably the best costume ever!!!

But the average holiday is not complete without a "someecards", here's a great one to celebrate Halloween...

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!