i have been doing so much lately let me catch you up: i got the most amazing tree ever let me show you...see....pretty freaking amaze-balls if you ask me. here is a before and after picture. Happy

holy crap a month since i have written?? what am i doing? after dallas, that same friday i flew over to chicago, to see my little sister run her first marathon. she was amazing!!! i love her she is so stinking cute and she did it. I jumped in at mile 17 and ran with her till 25 then ran from there to mile 26 to document her getting to the finish. i felt so lucky that she let me jump in with her. i came back to nyc (thankfully) and have been hanging out in new york, going out with my girls and enjoying life, then well you know we got hit by hurricane sandy, which was super scary. thankfully we never lost power here in brooklyn, and i heard from so many friends (thank you). here are some pictures of my favorite moments.

this last one is on my block after sandy, it was really scary here. i was able to volunteer on friday, before they cancelled the marathon with team for kids. it was so hard telling so many runners that they were no longer able to run. sunday i volunteered at the armory in brooklyn.

this past weekend i was in dallas for the CHICAGO BEARS GAME, which we won by the way..here are some pictures enjoy..this friday i am off to chicago to see my sister run the marathon...see you on sunday nyc and i promise after this i will be here for a while.

i had to post this as i just recently found it...and because i love him..

need art/headboard/stuff for my place

chasing pavements... seriously love this song... can we talk about these amazing commercials about finding our inner strong ..check them out!

i was surfing my blogs and one of my favorite is The Daybook and sydney, has this amazing quote: "I beg you to have patience with everything unresolved in your heart and try to love the questions themselves as if they were locked rooms or books written in a very foreign language. Don't search for the answers, which could not be given to you now, because you would not be able to live them. And the point is, to live everything. Live the questions now. Perhaps then, someday far in the future, you will gradually, without even noticing it, live your way into the answer." - Rainer Maria Rilke, Letters To A Young Poet today this quote spoke to me.

i am truly blessed. i have some of the most amazing friends, ever. yep, i am truly a lucky lady!!

i love frank ocean. i love the way he sings. it reminds me of old school r&b, the good stuff. the stuff you can replay over and over and over. i have been jamming to his cd's for about a month. get on it if you aren't yet. you can thank me later this is just one of my favorite songs of his...just one. i really love them all.

when my the man of my dreams....this is what i want it to be like my windows are open

if you haven't heard of frank ocean yet then clearly you have been living under a rock, here is his song dust, that i have had in consistent rotation for almost a week. the only issue with this song is that it reminded me of someone that i had not thought about in a long time. maybe its because his birthday is coming up or maybe its just because. no reason no need to call or email, he has just been on my mind.

thankfully the AC man came this a.m. at 8:30 and i was so happy to be here to let him in. he has one AC unit it and one to go...i can actually sit on my sofa. now i just have to get my cable box working and i will be back in action. in other news...have i told you about PARTYGIRLFIT? my girl Rupa a.k.a. mommas, rupie, or the mother to my godson Furious...you know this little ham right here. anyway check out her blog..she is HILARIOUS and she keeps it real. have a great weekend and if you are anywhere that it is over 95 degrees stay cool and drink lots of agua! and now i present to you....PARTYGIRLFIT:

just when i was losing faith....i got a sign...more to come on that soon. till then keep your head held high and do not lose the faith.

living. it is so easy to say "i am living my life to the fullest" and at the same time not be. for the first time ever, i can say that i am living my life to the fullest. i see something i want i go for it, i am not happy i look to see what i can change. i live in one of the best cities in the world, and lets be honest i have done a lot in my life and its no where near over. so here's to you: i hope you are living your life beyond your wildest expectations

hey all! what has been going on with you? with me a lot!! i have been working on everything and then some stuff in between, i have to say that life has been pretty freaking awesome. here are some pictures of mi vida ;) me in san fran, i didnt leave my heart there but i do love this picture.

my new wheels for the summer...his name is mister. say hi!

i love my brother luis, he is an amazing brother, father and incredible human he also has broken the cycle. my brother constantly tells my nephew how much he is loved, cared for and he shows him so much affection. if you ask my nephew who is nephew who his best friend is he always says "poppa" i love the relationship that they have. it truly makes me a firm believer.

weekend....great no amazing times.

i love great weekends, yesterday was this special guy's 30th bday. his wife made him wear this outfit for a part of the day..which was an improvement, before this outfit all he had on was david beckham underwear. it was amazing

i love the photo collage app for my iphone, here are my siblings and nephew. i love them and i miss them so much.

i cut my hair about two weeks ago and i love the layers i got.

i love alicia keys "fallin"this cd is still one of my favorites

from our dinner on saturday at fette sau...bbq...uhmmmmm it was auuuummmaaazzzziinnnhhg

i love my neighiborhood, this is the side of someone's stoop... i love brooklyn.

it is almost friday....thank goodness

classic r&b...happy almost friday i was also on youtube and came across a different world...i forgot how much i love dwayne and whitley together. i remember when i used to watch this show and want to go to hilman because i wanted dwayne, to be my math tutor and for him to fall in love with me..hey we all have dreams, right. enjoy

bulls bulls bulls bulls

i love the bulls. i do but there is one team that i cannot stand, that would be the silly old heat.

i am so over all of them especially the three main "poor losers" here are some of my favorite pictures i have come across...bahahahah

a new leaf

today was a stellar day one of my closest friends found an apartment today. her dream apartment and as lick would have it she is living right behind me!!

i am so excited for her and excited to have her so close to me!!


also i found this link on nicole's blog



check her blog out..she left her home in san fran to follow a dream and is now living the life in barcelona, spain (my favorite city).

keeping it going....accept it...accept it all.

have a great sunday.

jm