Tornado in Toronto!

Pic from here

Last evening around 6pm we noticed the dark skies in our area of Vaughan just north of Toronto. Husband and I left our home in Vaughan to head downtown Toronto right at the start of the storm, as we drove out of our street we noticed an accident. Lightening hit the light post and the light post fell on a mini van, from what we could see I think everyone got out safe.

But this was the start of the storm, I do not think anyone new what was coming next!

So we headed south and we can see in the rear view mirror the flashes of lightening and loud thunder. Once we were off the hwy the storm caught up with us. Sky was black wind was strong and rain was so hard cars were pulling over and stopping. Then my phone was ringing off the hook, my mom, sister, cousins, friends calling to see if we were home safe and that tornado's were hitting our area in Vaughan. We turned on the news and heard about the horrible disaster this storm left our city with. We waited until the storm calmed and rushed home. Luckily our home was not damaged, but we drove just a couple blocks away and homes were destroyed.

We are all praying so much for all the families that lost their homes and were injured. To see the full story Read it here

pic from here

Hump Day Update

Do you see that, the pic above... Yes that is the cake, that heavenly Sfoglia cake. MMM strawberries and cream with soft wafer like pastry in between... It's Torture! Why do I do this to myself. I can't get myself to throw it away! I have been good and only had 3 bites of it last night, but really why is it my fridge, for what reason other than to torture myself. Not sure how long the cake would be good for anyway, it has been in the fridge since Saturday, it's life is surely coming to an end soon ahah.

As for my weight loss and eating healthy goals, I have been doing pretty well. (other than the cake issue I'm having) I went and did large groceries and bought lots of fresh fruits and veggies and lean meats. I also bought some avocados this week to add to my salads YUM!
Walking through the aisles I noticed this Soy Gluten free chocolate pudding so I decided to try it. 120 cals and 1g fat and it is delicious! It really helps with my sweet tooth and really good for my evening snacks when I feel the most need for sweets.
Today my body is soo sore! I went for a nice long jog on Monday and then a brisk hour 1/2 walk last night. I feel great. Yesterdays walk was so long and I was so upset that I forgot my pedometer. I'll to that same walk tomorrow night and log my steps, I'm pretty sure the walk was over 10000 steps!

As for my weight, no change yet :( and 18 days to vacation - 7 days in a bikini!!!

Green Tea ALL day!

Today I decided to drink as much Green Tea as I can! I need to flush all the bad bad sugar I ate this weekend.

The culprit is below! Sfoglia Cake
This cake is heaven! I had 2 pieces this weekend and I have left overs in the fridge! I forgot to send off pieces to the guests we had over and now there's a plate of cake in my fridge! I could just throw it away... but oh what a waste of delicious cake that wood be! I could go give some to my neighbors... hmm but all these kids have nut allergies and I have no idea if this cake is nut free! I cannot eat more of this cake this week, that is a big no no! I have my mini goal to accomplish by Wednesday and trip goal by September. Self discipline will be needed this month that is for sure.

Husband decided to join me in my beach ready goal, so tonight we are starting our jogging sessions, fun!

Also, I just read online that coffee grinds help with cellulite.. have you heard this? I just made a pot of coffee( not to drink ha!) but to save the grinds in a bowl. Tonight I will rub those grinds all over Mrs Thighs and Bum and hopefully be beach ready by Sept!

Good weekend!

pic from here

Friday evening I went to watch Julie and Julia and absolutely loved it! The movie was so fun to watch and very inspiring as well! It shows us that no matter what, we can always achieve our goals as long as we stick by them. If you have not gone to see this movie, I suggest you do! I just may go see it again!

As for my weekly goals I am proud to say that the only thing I ordered at a Coffee shop drive thru this week was a coffee! (and small one!) I am really happy that I was strict on this goal this week and had NO donuts!!! Whoohoo!

We also had the family over this weekend which meant lots of yummy desserts. There was a big possibility that lots of these yummy desserts were going to be leftover and if they were I knew I would totally gobble them up myself! So to ensure this disaster would not happen I made a plate of goodies for all the guests to take home instead :)

Yummy custard tarts and I only had 1! :)

This week I have a mini goal to achieve and must lose 5lbs by next Wednesday! This is going to be a tough one since it's my bday this week too! I will make sure to use the 3 bite rule (only take 3 bites of a high cal food, like yummy cake)

My weekly goals to achieve this week:
1. No donuts or french fries!!!!!! (I'm totally on this!)
2. Eat as many home cooked meals in a week at least 5 days of the 7
3. Limit carb intake at dinners
4. 1/2 hour a day on the gazelle (Need to really focus on this)
5. 5 mins a day on the trampoline
6. drink plenty of water/tea
7. Supplements; Take fish oil pills with lunch.
8. 2 sea salt baths ( I read it is good for water retention)

show us your life-wedding-receptions

Friday is here! And the fun posts of show us your life continues. I love sharing my life with my new blogger friends and love reading about your life even more!

So today on Kelly's Korner it's show-us-your-life-wedding-receptions.



As I mentioned last Friday, I love white weddings! So that is why I had all my decor in white! I remember when I walked into the hall and saw my cake. I absolutely loved it!! I found a lady that makes cakes from home and I emailed her a pic from the net, and she made it exact!

This was our first dance, boy was it long. We played the full version on Michael Bubble "You and I". Together husband and I weathered so many storms at such young ages so we had a strong connection to the songs meaning.

Our reception was so much fun, everyone had a great time! Young, old, we all partied! I had first thought that there may be some cultural clashes as my family is Italian and Husbands is Hispanic, but to my surprise, everyone got along so fine! Guests that never met each other were even dancing with each other! It was a happy fun day, my happiest day yet:)

Our Honeymoon was 2 weeks in Punta Cana DR. At the Majestic. I 100% recommend this resort to all! Amazing resort, gorgeous! and the food sooo delicious! I think this is where my weight gain began haha! They had fresh Churros every morning! Who could resist!
Have a great weekend everyone. I'm off to read your blogs :)

(Tonight I'm going to watch Julie & Julia movie, very excited to see this movie!)

Hump day update (but on Thursday :)

This morning I decided to have just a fruit salad (strawberries/banana and a plum) with water. I'm trying to cut down on the coffee. That way I cut down on the sugar and cream I put in them, not to mention the nervousness it gives me as well. I will have tea throughout my day just not with fruit, the hot and cold mixture doesn't sound right to me lol.
I also started eating on a smaller plate and only 1 serving, to control portions. So far it is working well.

As for my weekly goals I can say I'm doing just ok. BUT, I have a mini goal I need to accomplish by next week. I need to lose 5 lbs by the 19th! Husband and I are going with a different company for life insurance and the nurse is coming on the 19th to do blood work and weigh us. I need to make sure I get the preferred rate, last time I wasn't because of my height and weight :(. So I will hit it harder the next week in a half!!! This means very healthy eating to eliminate toxins too.

Hope I'm a good girl on the weekend!

Random Thoughts

Zoe loves books too! Ha! Some people post pics of their adorable babies that I love reading about, but for me, I currently just have an adorable furbaby Zoe :)

Speaking of Babies, husband and I are considering starting our family in about 2-4 years. I'm turning 28 this month and the more I get older the more I feel absolutely terrified with the thought of being a mom. Are these normal feelings? Like the feeling of: what if I'm a bad mom?, how will I know what to do?, or what if my child grows up to be a meany? LOL ,What if I drop it?, forget to feed it?, or forget it somewhere! and what if my body changes so much and I hate it (selfish, i know, but I hear stories!) what if what if what if! I really try not to think about it too much because this is what happens and sends me running the other way!

If having a furbaby is anything like a real baby (ahah!) I can see that I may be a paranoid, helicopter mom, wanting my child to live in a bubble . Since we have our trip in Sept for 1 week I'm looking into Kitty hotels for zoe since I don't really trust family to watch her with the fear she might run away... and shes a cat, imagine a baby! Poor family will never ever be left alone with my children.

These are my random ramblings of today. Am I alone on these crazy thoughts?

New Goal Date

Mr. Husband decided that we will take that much needed vacation in September after all. So now this means new weight loss goals especially since vacation equals all day in a bikini for a week! Yikes! Ha! Also means new bikini shopping for me and also means I must get that much needed job ASAP.

So much to do!

Ok since my goals were these last week:

1. No donuts or french fries!!!!!! (please tell me why this part is sooo hard!)
2. Eat as many home cooked meals in a week at least 5 days of the 7
3. Limit carb intake at dinners
4. 1/2 hour a day on the gazelle
5. 5 mins a day on the trampoline
6. drink plenty of water/tea
7. Supplements; Take fish oil pills with lunch.

I'm noticing a trend here ahah! A trend that is not working. Also, since I now live much closer to coffee shops, I find myself or husband coming home with no so healthy treats all the time!

New goals:

1. No donuts or french fries!!!!!! (totally not working! Lets say, we can have these only 1 day in the week, hmm but I had timbits yesterday so no more for the rest of the week! Do you see this Mr. husband ha!)
2. Eat as many home cooked meals in a week at least 5 days of the 7 (one area I'm doing well in)
3. Limit carb intake at Lunch and dinners
4. 1/2 hour Gazelle 3 times a week
5. 5 mins a day on the trampoline
6. drink plenty of water/tea
7. Supplements; Take fish oil pills with lunch.
8. 10000 steps on the pedometer 3 times a week

ok fresh start, I have 1 month!!!

Any tips on how to curb my sweet tooth?

SHOW US YOUR LIFE - Wedding Party and Flowers/Ceremony

Today on SHOW US YOUR LIFE on KellysKorner - Wedding Party and Flowers/Ceremony

Heehee Love being part of the fun here in the Blog world.

Our wedding was 2 years ago and I must say that it was the happiest day (so far) in my life :) I had the most wonderful bridal party and every thing went so well that June day.

I got ready at my grandparents house as my parents house had construction on their street! It meant so much to my grandparents that I was at their home, and that meant so sooo much more to me than anything. However, the sleep the night before was not fun. Long story but their mattresses are as old as I am ahah! Not that I could sleep much that night anyway.

Here we are decorating the front of the house. The whole theme of my wedding was "white" When I think of weddings in my head I think of white white white! So that's the way I kept it. My decor and flowers were Ivory or white and just very light soft colors. For me having the light theme meant love and tranquility, just the way I like it! You'll see what I mean when we show receptions next week.



Our hair and makeup team were amazing and I love love the way they did us up!


The most memorable part of the whole wedding was the ceremony. Our church was beautiful Mr. groom was so handsome ;) and we had so many guests come and see us. Father Ernie gave the ceremony and was just as excited as we were. He had so many inspiring words and really gave so much more meaning to our lives that day.

Below is my grandfather walking me down the aisle. (Dad was watching from heaven)


Me and Mr.Groom above :) and my maid of honor my sister below :)
Thanks for stopping by :) Have a happy weekend!

Humpdate Update

I wore this new outfit I bought on the weekend. You'll never ever catch me in those Bermuda type shorts, but I was brave to buy a pair the other day and decided to wear em. However, I did wear my good ol Spanx underneath them hhhahaha! It did smooth out the bumps and humps :) but let me tell you it was a painful evening. Tucking in everything so hard that I had ab pains like I had a workout the next day ahah! I also decided to wear my spanx yesterday with my jeans, and I was pretty happy with the way it looked. I think Spanx will become one of my daily wears!

Today is Wednesday and still no movement on the scale! GRR. I'm heading out to do some groceries and stocking up on fruits and veggies. I'm thinking of going back on my banana and tea breakfast, quick and light.

Before I go I wanted to do this little game I copied from here


Here’s how it works: USE ONLY ONE WORD!
It’s not as easy as you might think. Copy and change the answers to suit you and pass it on. It’s really hard to use only one-word answers.

1. Where is your cell phone? pocket
2. Your hair? ponytail
3. Your mother? interesting
4. Your father? passed
5. Your favorite food? Japanese
6. Your dream last night? unknown
7. Your favorite drink? Coke
8. Your dream/goal? happiness
9. What room are you in? Kitchen
10. Your hobby? Blogging
11. Your fear? Alone
12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? happy
13. Where were you last night? Out
14. Something that you aren’t? employed
15. Muffins? blueberry
16. Wish list item? BBQ
17. Where did you grow up? Toronto
18. Last thing you did? Dinner
19. What are you wearing? Jeans
20. Your TV? off
21. Your pets? sleeping
22. Friends? home
23. Your life? blessed
24. Your mood? ok
25. Missing someone? dad
26. Vehicle? driveway
27. Something you’re not wearing? Ring
28. Your favorite store? Winners
29. Your favorite color? Green
30. When was the last time you laughed? now
31. Last time you cried? yesterday
32. Your best friend? sister
33. One place that I go to over and over? Caribbean
34. One person who emails me regularly? sister
35. Favorite place to eat? McDonalds

Almost Friday Whoohoo!